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Roman
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Lookin' good!
Roman first met Linda Buter at Lamb's Farm where she works.  “He was in our pet shop waiting for a family.  I would visit him every day and say, ‘if he is still here tomorrow I am going to take him home.’  He agreed to come home and join our family - he actually allowed us to join his dog pack!”

Linda had long admired David's work and so could not resist having Roman’s picture taken together with her son Matt. Linda's husband Ross gave her the portrait sitting as a Mother’s Day gift. 

“My experience at Sutton Studios was great,” says Linda.  “David really captured who we are, three people who love their dog!  The DVD presentation was spectacular - better than looking at your wedding pictures. I have been telling my friends what a wonderful experience this is and to have their pets’ photo taken while it can be enjoyed.”

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Ch Ch Ch Changes . . .

By the time this newsletter reaches your in-box, our studio manager Stacey Lind will be home packing boxes and preparing for her big move to a new life in the Detroit area. We’ll miss Stacey, as we'll miss her unique sense of humor, her spontaneous dance numbers and her peculiar affection for a certain stuffed animal. We have much to thank Stacey for, including this very newsletter, which she helped us launch over a year ago and which she has steadfastly kept on track and on schedule ever since.

Stacey has also gone well “beyond the call” in assuring that our new office manager Lauren Sandberg, and our new marketing director Molly Baima, were both fully up to speed before she left her post here at Sutton Studios.

Thanks, Stacey. Best of luck and happy tails. Er, I mean trails.

Molly and Lauren have both begun to make their marks here. Each has taken over her respective role here at Sutton Studios with enthusiasm and speed. Both have shown poise on the phone and in consultations with our clients, helping people sort through dozens of images and various presentation possibilities to come up with just the right solutions. We look forward to having you meet them both.

I’m also happy to report that Sutton Studios will be working closely with The Chandler Group in Evanston to refresh our look and to make our brand more consistent throughout our various communication channels, including our website, blog and newsletter. We’re excited by the preliminary sketches we’ve seen, and we look forward to seeing all this in its full implementation.

We’re also counting on The Chandler Group to help us publicize our 2009 Dog Days Calendar. Though we’ve set production of the calendar in motion, we can still use your help. Although half of the sponsorship opportunities were snapped up within just two weeks, it’s not too late for you to become a sponsor. If you’d like to reserve a month and have your name or business mentioned on a page in this popular charitable publication, please call or email Molly to find out how [847.679.8090]. If you know someone you think might like to take advantage of this opportunity, please forward this newsletter to them. We appreciate your support.

Finally, if you haven't visited my blog lately there's another nice time-lapse video of a recent portrait sitting there for you to enjoy.

Thanks, and have a sparkly Fourth of July!

Join us for Dog Days 2009
It’s time once again for us start production on our Dog Days calendar. The 2009 calendar, like its predecessors, will be distributed free-of-charge to animal welfare organizations, humane societies and animal shelters so that they can sell the calendars to raise funds for their important work. Your sponsorship will enable us reach out to dozens of shelters throughout the Chicagoland area. Learn more about how you can become a part of this growing tradition!