Good Luck to Mrs Albuquerque - Adriane Callinan

We had a great time last weekend roaming the streets of Old Town with and photographing Mrs. Albuquerque 2010, Adriane Callinan. Adriane is married to a career U.S. Navy officer and is mother to an 11 year-old son.

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We were working with Adriane in updating her modeling and head shot portfolio. Albuquerque has the perfect representative in Adriane! Turns out that she was a 'natural' and we got some beautiful poses and photographs with her.

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We thought Adriane has a striking resemblance to TV actress and Golden Globe® Winner Kyra Sedgwick from "The Closer" as did some of the tourists who happened across our photo session!

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On June 19th Adriane Callinan will complete against dozens of other New Mexican women from across our state for the title of Mrs. New Mexico. Mrs. New Mexico 2010 will then go on to the national competition for the title of Mrs. U.S.A. I hope you'll join Route 66 Photography on June 19th to cheer Adriane on to the State title.

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Best of luck to Adriane Callinan!

Albuquerque is #1 in MovieMaker Magazine

As you may have seen in this morning's Albuquerque Journal, MovieMaker magazine has named Albuquerque the best place in the nation to make a film. MovieMaker magazine is targeted at independent filmmakers across the country.

Albuquerque outranked all of the other cities in the U.S. in their annual listing of the Top 10 U.S. cities to live and work in the film industry. We've made MovieMaker's Top 10 for the past four years but this is the first year that we've been in the #1 position.

Keep working and studying - there are a lot more film projects coming to New Mexico this Spring!

Steve Snowden

Route 66 Photography

http://www.route66photography.com/

Lucky for You, Most Actors and Actresses Don’t Become Successful.

There are hundreds of actors and actresses in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area, but the reality is most of them are sitting on their hands thinking they are going to be "DISCOVERED".

The movie and television industry is a business, and you have to market yourself accordingly. You and your talent are a product that you have to merchandise, improve, and sell everyday.

Most hopeful actors and actresses don’t budget ANY of their time merchandising themselves. Lucky for you, most actors and actresses don’t become successful. There are too many other easier and rewarding careers in the world. If you aren't committed to your acting career, then you might as well choose a different career instead of wasting your time, waiting to be discovered while you walk around the mall.

If you really want a full or part-time career in the Albuquerque / Santa Fe movie and TV industry, you need take it seriously. You've got to want it more than the 100's of other men and women out there who want the same thing.

The lucky thing for you is, most of them will not take to time to sign up for acting classes. Most of them won't practice their facial expressions in front of a mirror for 15 minutes a day. Most of them won't volunteer at local theater groups for a chance to be on stage and improve their presence. Most of them will rely on a Polaroid or a cheesy shot from their MySpace page instead of taking professional 8x10 glossies to their casting calls.

So get to work! Call and get information on acting classes. Steve Wilmon at Ovations Film Actors Studio www.OvationsFilm.com offers a variety of both evening and day and weekday and weekend classes.

Visit my website at http://www.route66photography.com/ and see a sampling of my headshot work. Call me today and schedule a head shot session. I can accommodate your budget and your work and school schedule.

Make 2010 the year that you take yourself, your dreams, and your aspirations seriously!

Steve Snowden
http://www.route66photography.com/

Another Satisfied Headshot Client

We recently updated the headshot portfolio for actress Jenna Brooks.

Jenna is perfecting her craft at Steve Wilmon's Ovations Film Actors Studio here in Albuquerque. Give Steve a call at 505.319.7780 for a complete schedule of the classes he offers.

We offer friendly, unrushed head shot sessions that include 5 high resolution edited/retouched images along with web-optimized versions for email and web site use, all for $95. Your edited images are given to you on CD along with a signed Photographer's Release. Print and distribute your images without restrictions.

There are a lot of exciting new and continuing film and TV projects now in the area. Set building is underway for the blockbuster new movie THOR up North of Santa Fe right now. Check out the local casting calls and start 2010 with a great new series of headshots.

Give me a call anytime at 505.401.6358 to schedule a headshot session that will fit YOUR family, work, and school schedule. Visit our website http://www.route66photography.com/ to see more headshots of Jenna and other recent clients.

TTYS,

Steve Snowden

Route 66 Photography

FinePix REAL 3D W1 Digital Camera on the way!

After almost 9 months of waiting for the latest in 3D digital camera technology, my wait is about over. The brand-new FinePix REAL 3D W1 Digital Camera from FUJI will soon join my collection of stereo 3-D cameras and surely relegate them to the back of my camera storage cabinets. Cameras in my collection like the vintage Russian Sputnik, the LOMO 3D, my (4)KODAK Stereo cameras, and my collection of over a dozen Stereo Realist cameras will finally get a rest as my new FUJI 3D joins my stables.

The FUJI FinePix REAL 3D W1 Digital Camera is the first digital 3D camera manufactured by a major camera manufacturer, ever - so I HAD to have one. In addition to the incredible still images I've seen produced by the the new W1, it'll also record video footage in 3D.

I've got several 3D books greenlighted and have just been waiting for delivery of the FUJI W1 3D Camera to start shooting and editing.

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta www.BalloonFiesta.com opens this coming weekend, October 3rd and I hope to be on the field with my new FinePix REAL 3D W1 Digital Camera for the Mass Ascension on opening day.

The new FUJI FinePix REAL 3D W1 Digital Camera has the capability to display 3D images and 3D video WITHOUT needing any special glasses. But, you'll need to get your red/blue glasses ready and watch this blog site for anaglyph versions of 3D photos from the 2009 Balloon Fiesta.

I'll also be using the FUJI FinePix REAL 3D W1 Digital Camera in my work with Route 66 Photography and offering 3D photography for celebrity, real estate, product, and special event photography.

Thanks again to the folks at FUJI for giving us 3D capability in a digital format!

Best,

Steve Snowden

http://www.route66photography.com/

http://route66photography.blogspot.com/

(photo of the FUJI W1 3D Camera courtesy FUJI)

Another Good Site for Casting Call Info

Hope everyone is staying busy as more film and TV projects are coming into New Mexico.

Here's another nice link with info on Casting Calls, Auditions, Calls for Headshots, etc.

http://www.crewnewmexico.com/moviejobs

Check back every week or so for updates to their listings.

Best,

Steve Snowden
www.Route66Photography.com

Wynn Rowell Success Story!

We received an exciting email this morning from one of our Albuquerque headshot clients, Wynn Rowell.





Wynn wrote - "I'm playing the Defense Attorney in "Jailbait," an episode of "In Plain Sight" this Sunday, July 12th on the USA channel. Take a peek if you get a chance."



Since several of our clients have gotten roles on "In Plain Sight", it is already on our TIVO Season Pass List!



Wynn is an experienced stage and film actor. You can read more about Wynn Rowell on his IMDB page.

Congratulations and continued success to Wynn Rowell and all of our friends in the Albuquerque, New Mexico portion of the movie and TV entertainment industry!


Steve Snowden
http://www.Route66Photography.com/