Santa is Coming TOMORROW Fri Dec 4!

Santa had a last minute opening in his schedule and has agreed to appear at Dream Catcher Photo TOMORROW!!! We hope you can slip by to see him!

• Date: Friday Dec 4th.
• Times: 10-noon and 5pm to 7pm
• Drop in only, no appointments.
• Photo purchase not necessary.
• Special mini packages will be available for those who wish to order photos.
• Photos will be put online (password protected) and orders can be placed through our site.

Parking is available in our front lot and on the side street (North Routledge). Please watch for No Parking signs on the side street and please do not block the side laneway to the studio. Thank you.

Halloween Charity Photo Day for the Food Bank - Free 4x6!!!

Halloween Charity Photo Day for the London Food Bank

Friday Oct 30 10-noon and 4pm-6:30pm

We’ll take a photo of your child dressed in their Halloween costume in our Halloween set and give you a FREE 4x6 (that you come back and pick up a few days later) in exchange for a non-perishable item for the London Food Bank (one 4x6 per child). Last year we collected FOUR heaping laundry baskets full thanks to our Phenomenal clients! No appointments, walk-in only.

Fast Track Holiday Photos

Fast Track Holiday Photos

Just need one great photo for your custom Holiday card? One awesome pic to get copies for Christmas gifts? Then this is for you. Simple, easy, and practically pain free.

Sat Oct 17 9am-1pm

By appointment, booked every 15 minutes. One pose on black background OR in our Christmas set (this year we have a CandyLand Christmas Themed Set). No retainer fee. Only pay for what you order, when you order it. Special Card sale prices ONLY available on this day. Prints can also be purchased if you so desire at standard rates. No retainer. $50 minimum purchase. Only buy prints or products if you like the photos!

Fall Family Photos - Outdoors

Fall Family Photo Days (and Evenings!)

Sessions booked every 30 minutes. Appointments required.
No on-location fee. Standard $97 retainer applies, payable at time of session, via Credit Card, Cheque or exact cash.

Location this year is the Elmo W. Curtis Gardens (just south of the old Guy Lombardo museum) on Wonderland Rd and Springbank Rd.

Dates/times:
Fri Oct 2: 6-8pm
Sun Oct 4: 10am-2pm
Wed Oct 7: 6-8pm
Fri Oct 9: 6-8pm
Sun Oct 18: 11am-5pm

Call or email right away to book! These spots always go fast!

Fast Track School Portraits

Fast Track School Portraits! (That YOU get to actually CHOOSE!)

How did last year's school photos of your child turn out? Does it look like the photo was taken immediately following recess? Is there jam on their face? Want better photos this year? Of course you do! And guess what... prices are comparable to standard school portrait rates!!

Wed Oct 14 4-7pm

• For one evening only, bring in your child for our Fast Track School Portraits.
• Be in the room so you can check their hair!
• Headshots/torso only, white or black backdrop.
• No session fee. No retainer.
• Special Packages just available for this day. (Package and Pricing details will be published on our blog next week.)
• $25 minimum purchase per child.
• View 2-4 proofs online.
• No appointment, walk in only.
• Sessions only take about 5 minutes (plus paperwork and the all important sticker selection time for your child!)
• Only pay if you like the photos and you order prints!
• Digital files will be available too!

Closed today - child has spots!

*sigh* We are closed for at least part of today, if not all, because my 5 year old has suddenly developed little bumps all over her body! Off to the doctor's we go! Sorry for any inconvenience.
Julie

We are unexpectedly short staffed today (Sat July 11). The studio will be closed and will reopen Tuesday with normal operating hours. Sorry for any inconvenience.

(Cross you fingers it stops raining for today's bride!)

Hours Change Sat Jun 20

Due to staff illness and a wedding that we will be shooting this afternoon... we must close the studio early today. We will be closing at noon instead of 4 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. Thank you!

Another Puptakes Day!

We are very happy to welcome, again, our guest photographer Lynn Heinitz for our next Puptakes Day. Bring in your furry friend for their very own session. Family is welcome to join in too of course!

Sat June 20th... noon until 4pm only. Spots are booking up fast so call soon!

Hours Change for Mon May 11

Due to an off site professional development seminar, the studio will be closing early on Mon May 11. We will be open 10-1:15 instead of until 3pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We are open Tuesday May 12 for our normal hours.

Phones working again!

Yippee! The phone systems are working again! And the voice mail too! What a hassle Bell caused. Please call to your heart's content!

Phone systems down Wed May 6

NOTE!!

Bell is working on our phone lines and we have no phone for part or all of Wed May 6th!

We have been assured it will be live again by this evening at 5PM.

Please email, as we can still receive emails, or contact us on Thurs May 7th.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Mom's Day!! Win a $250 gift cert and much more!

Dream Catcher Photo is proud to be a part of the 97.5 EZ Rock Mother of the Year contest for 2009!

One grand prize winner will win over $2000 in prizes -- including a $250 gift certificate for Dream Catcher Photo!

Click here to enter: 97.5 London's EZ Rock

Good Luck to all our amazing Mom's!!!

Easter Monday

Just a note that we are closed Monday April 13 for Easter Monday . We will resume regular hours on Tuesday April 14.

Run for Retina Proofs Live!!!

The Run for Retina Photos are now LIVE!

A big THANKS to our Dream Catcher volunteers, to the Run for Retina committee and volunteers, and to the Running Room. Not to mention thank you to all participants, sponsors and donors for making this year’s Run for Retina a big success. We hope to see you again next year!

Go to our website www.dcpcanada.com and click "view proofs". Your code is: retina
Follow the instructions and enjoy the photos!
Remember, if you do decide to order any prints, Run for Retina participants can order with no minimums and get 30% off all a la carte items 11x14 or smaller and 30% off all print packages.

Please note: due to many factors, we had to load photos up by camera rather than by time…. so please take your time and review the images when searching for your friends and family. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

And a note that the photos called “liam001, etc.” were taken by the 9 yr old son (Liam) of the owner of Dream Catcher Photo (Jules). We want to give him special credit as he wanted to volunteer for this event and we think he has a great talent. It’s hard to believe he is only 9 from the images he took – except for the fact that there are many duck and animal shots, he’s an animal lover. Thanks for your community spirit Liam!

Run for Retina

Thank you to all the participants, sponsors and volunteers who participated in the Run for Retina on Sunday April 5, 2009. We arrived at 7:15 in the morning so we could capture all the preparations. Hours later... we wrapped things up and are currently editing the truckload of photos we took!

The images will be uploaded on Thursday April 9. On or after that date, please go to our website www.dcpcanada.com and click "view proofs". Your code is: retina

Follow the instructions and enjoy the photos!

Remember, if you do decide to order any prints, Run for Retina participants can order with no minimums and get 30% off all a la carte items 11x14 or smaller and 30% off all print packages.

We made our best attempt to get a photo of everyone that participated, but with almost a 1000 runners/walkers... it is inevitable that some are missed.

One more thing... a big thank you to Kim Spriet (Run for Retina) and Barry Smith (Running Room) for welcoming Dream Catcher Photo at this special event. It was entirely our pleasure to capture this amazing day.

Keep up the training, and we'll see you again next year!

Puptakes

We have a very talented guest photographer, Lynn Heinitz, coming in on Sat Apr 4 to take photos for our Puptakes day. There are a few spots still available but they’re going fast. So if you want the special furry friend in your life (even though it’s called Puptakes… feline friends are welcome too!) photographed give us a call. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Facebook group

We now have a Facebook group. So if you're a Facebook junkie... log on and join our fan club! Post your comments, photos, and tell everyone how much you LOOOVVVE Dream Catcher Photo!

We'll also be using this as a forum to get ideas and feedback from our fantastic clients about new products that they want to see, new backdrops, and any other suggestions.

The group is simply called Dream Catcher Photo... Go take a peek!

Happy First Birthday to Us!

Happy Birthday to Us!!!

Although we've been around for quite a while as a home based business... Dream Catcher Photo has been at our studio for one year!

To celebrate we want to give YOU a present to say THANKS for making it a stellar year!

Until Jan 31, 2009..

You can reorder any previously ordered prints (prior to Dec 31, 2008) at

33% off our a la carte or package pricing.

• Prints must be ordered in same size/colour format as originally ordered.
• The entire package/order does not need to be ordered... you may pick and choose from your order using our a la carte menu if you wish.
• Order must be placed by midnight on Sat Jan 31. To place order, please contact Dream Catcher Photo.
• Valid on sizes 8x10 and smaller only. Other sizes or products not eligible.
• Taxes applicable after discount is applied.

So go ahead... open your birthday present from us... and you didn't even have to get a year older to get it!

Valentine Fast Track Photo Day

Valentine Fast Track Photo Day

Sat Feb 14th **BY APPOINTMENT**

Been a while since you had a nice photo of the two of you? It's time for an update... Sat Feb 14th come in for our Fast Track Photo Day with the one you love. It will only take 15 minutes and we have a minimum purchase of only $30 (before taxes).

Call or email Dream Catcher Photo to set up your appointment right away. Our Fast Track family photo days last fall booked up fast... so call early!

Happy New Year!!

Thank you.

Dream Catcher's studio is almost one whole year old and we are grateful for a wonderful year. We have caught so many memories for brides and families, met so many wonderful people, and watched so many past clients have their families grow. It is truly an honour to be a part of our client's lives in this way.

We have many exciting things planned for 2009... but we'll tell you more about that later. For now, we want to wish everyone a prosperous, safe, and healthy 2009.

Thanks again
from the Dream Catcher Team
Julie, Sarah and Leslie