Friday, October 23, 2009

Exciting Changes For Thompson Image


I am so happy to announce that Stephanie Heymann one of my best friends is going to be my new business partner. She has an amazing talent that she will bring to Thompson Image and I am so excited that she will be a part of the company. I wanted to share with you a letter from her, I think once you read a little about her you will quickly understand what a value she is going to bring to the company. This is her letter she sent out to her friends and family. Both Stephanie and her entire family have been a complete inspiration to me over the years on so many levels.

Dear Friends,


I have included you in this mailing because you have all played an important role in my life and my family’s life at some point.

For many years I have been helping Tyler with his business, having children and raising a family. This has been the most wonderfully fulfilling time in my life. Now, the time has come to reconnect with my passion for the arts. As many of you know, I have always had a love for photography. I studied it in school and spent countless afternoons in the darkroom developing my own film (I know, I just dated myself) and I truly yearn to be back behind a camera again, capturing moments in time and creating photographic stories.

My good friend of over a decade, Don Thompson, has built his photography business-Thompson Image, from the ground up and I have had the pleasure of watching it grow. I have lived vicariously through him for years. We have always talked about teaming up, working together, and creating something fabulous and I’m excited that that time has come.

Initially I will be assisting with the day-to-day operations of Thompson Image, booking shoots, helping clients and expanding the brand.

My long-term goal is to support the company’s vision of being at the forefront of photographic journalism and artistic photography and to gain the attention of national magazines.

Time is our most precious commodity and I thank you for extending some of it to me to read my story and explore Thompson Image for yourself.

www.thopmsonimage.com

I will conclude with thanking you for allowing me to share my news. Please let us at Thompson Image know if we can have the extreme pleasure of photographing you or your friends and family. I urge you to check out the website to see some of the amazing work that Don has produced over the years. Capturing moments and creating true beauty through his lens.

Regards,

Stephanie Heymann

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Photographing Ari Gold



















I had the great pleasure of photographing singer songwriter Ari Gold a few months ago. Award-Winning Independent Recording Artist Ari Gold, is turning the music scene on its head, rewriting the rules, and trailblazing a storm of political pop. With music that is as catchy as it is controversial, something that is unprecedented in R&B/Pop music. Ari has been seen and heard on TV and Radio on VH-1, MTV Europe, Radio 1, IFC, HBO Zone, BBC, FOX News, WOR, Sirius, XM, NPR . He has received critical acclaim from People Magazine, trade publications Billboard and HITS, and has appeared as a style icon in VIBE, W and V. He is the Grand Prize Winner (and 1st place in the Pop Category) of the 12th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, an Independent Music Award Winner.