Last month on 11.07.10 Corie and I had the opportunity to be a vendor at the Great Bridal Expo in Denver, CO.  By the way, Corie is my wife and an incredible second shooter and support person during weddings.  This was our first bridal show we had participated in as vendors.  Corie and I met over 80 brides during the show and apparently there were over 800 registered brides for the show in total.  All we remember from the very short couple of hours before the fashion show began was meeting a constant stream of great people.  Some were planning way ahead for weddings in 2014!  Others planning for the big day in 2011.  We also mingled with several other photographers to talk a bit of shop.  Apparently, this year’s show had a much higher turn out than previous years and all I can say is finally it appears like the economy is starting to come out of its tail spin.  If you were at the show drop us a comment or email to say hello!

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado Portrait and Wedding Photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

We are sad and excited at the same time to announce this news.  First some history, back in the spring of 2010 we moved into a dedicated studio space on S. Pearl St. in Denver, however, the space has not turned out to be economically feasible and thus we are moving out at the end of the year.  Where are we going?  Well, we are moving the business back into a dedicated home studio space on 2550 Queen St, Lakewood, CO.   At first I was very disappointed that the dedicate studio space didn’t work out. With the help of my wife, Corie, I eventually came to realize this is a positive move because we’ll be able to give a better product at a competitive price without the overhead of a dedicated studio space.

Check out the images of the new space which is still a bit of work in progress.  Indoor photo shoots will happen on the left and client meetings will happen on the right side of the room.  Studio space is isolated from the rest of the house amazingly well.  Outdoor photo shoots have many opportunities within walking distance of the front door.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado Portrait and Wedding Photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

We’ll have a booth at the Great Bridal Expo on 11.07.10 hosted at the Denver Marriott City Center. Click on the image above and get FREE tickets by using Promo Code: MMORFT

Drop by to see our booth and the other 50+ vendors!

The studio at 1801 S. Pearl St, Denver, CO is hosting another First Friday Art Walk Friday Aug 6th, 5-8PM and Saturday Aug 7, 10AM-3PM.  Drop by and talk with several artists and see their work.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado family portraiture and wedding photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

As a member of the West Chamber of Commerce for Jefferson County, I hosted a ribbon cutting at my studio earlier this month on Thursday 06.10.10.  A big Thank You goes out to all the people that attended!

Some very big scissors!

Mark giving a little speech.

Food and flowers. A big thank you to Bri and Kim for the flowers and Corie for getting the food together.

Bennie Anderson winning a fabulous door prize!

David Charles receiving a Mark Mortensen original fox image as a door prize!

Bennie Anderson the West Chamber Ambassador taking a break.

Helping my daughter, Lauren, out with an image.

Mark Mortensen Photography is running a special for the month of June 2010 called “Kids With Their Favorite Things”.  Bring in your kids with their favorite things for a 15-min studio session.  Package includes 1 – 8×10, 8 – Wallets and 1 – Facebook Image (1 pose) for only $99.  Call for appointment! 720.260.0695

Mark Mortensen Photography : June 2010 Special : Kids With Their Favorite Things

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

As you may or may not know, I recently rented some photography studio space in south Denver. The studio/gallery will be participating in the Old South Pearl St First Friday Art Walk on June 4th.  We would love for you to stop by and say hello!  My business focuses mainly on portrait and event photography, but for the Art Walk I will have nature and art pieces on display as well.  Other artists will be showcasing their work too, including a woodworker friend (Cliff Whitehouse of Bernwood Design) and another photographer (the gallery owner, Sara Frances).

Here are the details:

Mark Mortensen Photography
1801 South Pearl Street, Denver
Friday, June 4th  3-8 pm
Saturday, June 5th 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, June 6th 9 am – 2pm

In case you are interested, there are a number of other galleries and businesses in the area that are participating in the First Friday Art Walk.  Most of them are located between 1300 and 1900 South Pearl Street.  And if you would prefer to stop by later that weekend, take note that there’s a Farmers’ Market on South Pearl Street on Sunday morning.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com
(plus Nature and Art!)
www.MortensenFineArt.com

Have no idea what to get your Mom for mother’s day? How about a picture of the kids, grandkids, daughter, son, etc?

Mark Mortensen Photography is offering a Limited Edition Mother’s Day Photography Session. The Limited Edition special is a 20 minute mini session at my studio in south Denver. Cost is $150 and includes 1 – 8×10, 8 wallets and a facebook image (1 pose).

Hurry as availability is limited and time is running out!

studio: 1801 S. Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210
phone: 720.260.0695
web: www.markmortensen.com

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Big announcement! After several years of building my photography business from scratch I now have some official studio space!  Up until now I’ve been shooting portraits on location or in the living room of my house.  I still will be doing on location photography, however, any client meetings and studio sessions will mainly be done at my new retail location.  The building is an established photography studio of close to 30 years on the historic S. Pearl St in Denver Colorado. This past November I joined the West Chamber of Commerce in Jefferson County where in one of my business leads group I met a bookkeeper.  After a presentation of my photography to the leads group I mentioned I was looking for studio space to lease.  Turns out this bookkeeper works for another photographer, Sara Frances, who was looking to lease out her studio on Old South Pearl St..  One thing led to another and now I have the space.  I’m sharing the space with Sara, however, she wants to take her photography towards the non-profit documentary crowd and I’ll be focusing on family portraiture and events including weddings.

If you are in the Denver area swing by the studio sometime.  Right now I have the studio doors open on the weekends only and if you see my sidewalk sign out I’m there.  There will be an official opening at some point in the future.

Mark Mortensen Photography
1801 S. Pearl St.
Denver, CO 80210
720.260.0695

Studio front

Welcome to the lobby

The camera room with a work room in the back through the double doors.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Yet another step of the rebranding effort this year was to create a new set of business cards.  I’ve been using business cards from moo in the past and absolutely love the quality of their cards.  Plus with moo cards you can have a variety of different images on the back side of the card.  They are not the cheapest cards available but the quality of the card is top notch and having a mini portfolio in my pocket is worth the extra expense in my opinion.  For this round of cards I’m using my new logo on the front

with these images for the back to focus on my family portraiture side of the business.