Photography by Lisa: 2008 Calendars

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Appreciation Expressed for Calendars by Lisa's Pic's

"Lisa your calendars look wonderful - they are awesome!" - Rolna Pranke of ReMax, Yorkton, SK

"I attended a Christian Counselling dessert theatre and they had some calendars featuring your photography. Awesome to see your calendars and wonderful talent being used for fundraisers." - E.P. from Saskatoon, SK

"Last year I was able to purchase your calendars through a group in Caronport who used your calendars as a fundraiser to go on a missions trip to Bolivia. I would love to purchase more calendars again this year. I love them so much and I want to give them to all my family for Christmas." - S. B. - Caronport, SK

"Lisa, we recently received from the Checkered Flag in Martensville the 2010 Saskatchewan Classics calendar that you put together. I am very impressed and thrilled to see a calendar strutting local beauties. My husband and I car buffs and can appreciate the work that it takes to get these cars into “calendar ready”. Thanks for putting this calendar together. It’s a keeper!" - Vicky Giesbrecht, Martensville, SK

"You did a beautiful job on the SK Classics Calendar....it's great to see Saskatchewan cars on it for a change." - Evan Davis, Service Mgr. at Naber Ford in Shellbrook, SK and member of the Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub in Prince Albert, SK

"Took a look at your website...very well done with the calendars! Blessings to you!" - Bryan Conrad - Ebenezer Baptist Church, Saskatoon, SK

"Very impressive calendars, Lisa! Hope sales go really well for you!"

- Carolyn Bergen at Bergen & Associates in Winnipeg, MB

"Lisa, I found your calendars through Google Earth...cool! Also, we are getting many compliments on the Calendars we bought from you; they are a high quality, classy product!" - Martin

"Very nice calendars, very happy with the quality - they are very attractive. Customers were very happy with the appearance and the finish of the calendars." - Rick Casavant, Sales Mgr. at Warman Homes in Warman, SK

"Everyone enjoyed the pictures and the scripture verses. Job well done!" - Ed at Golding Service in Borden, SK

“The Saskatchewan scenes combined with uplifting Scripture verses serve as a source of inspiration for each person who received the calendar. Christian Counselling Services utilized these calendars to raise funds for people in our community in need of counselling and support. What a beautiful way to invite people to reach out and support those in need of hope, healing, and peace in our very own community!” - Bee Jay Carter, Executive Director at Christian Counselling Services in Saskatoon, SK

"I find these calendars to be a work of art - not JUST a calendar. Everybody loves to hang these in their homes and businesses." - Ted at Theodore's Bakery in Martensville, SK

"Calendars are very demanding - people always ask for them - strangers are asking for them too because they are local. I am very pleased with the product." - Grant Lehmann at Shell Lake Service in Shell Lake, SK

"People were appreciative of these calendars and loved the photography and the design. They really liked the Inspirational verses on the photos in the Inspirational calendar." - Jerry at Abe's Signs in Saskatoon, SK

"Very pleased with the calendar - it was a positive calendar that represented our province very well. The Inspirational message on each month was meaningful and added to the whole package." - Jim at Logan's Bigway Foods in Christopher Lake, SK

"Very beautiful - pictures were fantastic! Scriptures went well with the photos. One lady commented that she never hangs up a calendar in her kitchen - but this one she did because she loved the photos and the scriptures so much!" - Jodi at Prairie Christian Academy in Saskatoon, SK

"Very good calendar - everyone likes the local photos and the quality." - Brian at Blaine Lake General Store in Blaine Lake, SK

"Awesome!! Nice to see local SK pictures!" - Spencer at Bramshott Spirits in Leask, SK

"Local photos from the province have been greatly appreciated. Good quality photos and great composition. People love the local scenic pictures. Being local - all the better!" - Gerald at Dalmeny Funeral Home in Dalmeny, SK

"The clients are pleased to see the local pictures - that's what interests them the most - local pictures and photographer." - Richard at Kessler Agencies in Warman, SK

"Everything good - service is good - personal touch is excellent. Lots of people asking for them because of the local SK scenes. No complaints whatsoever." - Annette at Westbank Welding in Marcelin, SK

"Beautiful pictures - very nice calendar. Will order again and again." - Marc at Dalmeny Accounting in Dalmeny, SK

"Thank you for the calendars. The pictures were awesome. They have been a great marketing tool for us as they were snapped up very quickly. I will definitely order them again, only this time I will get more. Thanks again." - John at Vern's Pizza in Martensville, SK

"We are very pleased with the wonderful photos and appropriate scripture on the 2009 inspirational calendars. We'll be ordering double for 2010." - Ernie at Hoeppner's Insurance in Blaine Lake, SK

"The photos are beautiful and everyone loved the calendars!" - Kristina at Zak's Building Supplies and Contracting in Hague, SK

“Turning the page of each calendar month with scriptures and beautiful scenery is truly a gift. There is so much in creation that is inspirational to begin with and then adding the Word of God to it reiterates the artist behind it all, the author and perfector of our faith- Jesus Christ. Thanks Lisa for using your creativity for practical everyday use!” - Jodi Kozan Founder/Director of Women’s Journey of Faith in Saskatoon

"Calendars/pictures are fantastic! People love opening up the calendar and recognizing local pictures." - Darwin at OK Tire & Auto Service in Warman, SK

"We have been ordering Lisa's calendars for several years. Our clients are thrilled to have pictures that are symbolic of the prairies. They are especially appreciated by the clients that now reside out of province." - Linda at McGregor Financial Inc. in Saskatoon, SK

"We've really appreciated the Inspirational Calendars with the original SK photos. People that have received them from Teen Challenge have really appreciated them as well. Brad Wall and members of the SK Party have been given the calendars and have really liked them. Thank you so much! They are an inspiration to many with such a message of hope." - Drew Byers from Teen Challenge in Saskatoon, SK

"I'm a painter but haven't had the time or the desire to paint for a number of years. I was given one of your calendars from the Saskatoon Christian School and have absolutely loved it. The photos and the verses have inspired me to pick up my paintbrush and begin painting again. Praise God!" - Laura in Saskatoon, SK

"I've loved how you captured photographs of animals in the moment - you gotta be there at the right time to get those photos. Great calendars!" - Lanette Voth in Vanscoy, SK - SK Barrel Racer and Independent Consultant with Arbonne International

"I am writing to tell you that I really enjoy your calendar. It is awesome to see Saskatchewan highlighted in this way. There is no place on earth that can rival Saskatchewan for it's seasons, views and photo opportunities. Thanks be to God! Keep up the good work!" - from a letter I received in the mail

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Article in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix for Saturday Dec. 29/07

Each day of calendar an inspiration

Darlene Polachic, The StarPhoenix

Published: Saturday, December 29, 2007

If someone had told Lisa Braun when she was 15 that she would one day be back living in her hometown of Warman producing inspirational calendars, she would have laughed in scorn.

"My life was pretty messed up back then and I couldn't get away from Warman fast enough. I said I would never come back. But, never say never. God has a sense of humour."

Six years ago, Braun and her husband Roger and their children moved back to Warman, where Braun cares for her family and passionately pursues her gift for photography.

"It's not something I had training for," she says. "I know it is a gift from God. It isn't that I go out looking for pictures, or that I wait for hours for something to happen. God just seems to put me in the right place at the right time."

One example of that is an amazing photograph of a resting, snow-covered deer. "Roger and I were driving to the lake, when suddenly Roger stopped and said, 'Get out your camera.' I hadn't even noticed it, but there was a deer in the ditch with its back all covered with snow. It lay there the whole time I snapped away."

"Another time, we were going to Emma Lake for our anniversary. It was a beautiful fall day, and we were listening to praise and worship music as we drove, feeling like we were travelling with the angels. I said, 'It would be so cool, God, to see a bear right now.' We turned a corner and there was a black bear in the ditch eating berries."

Braun has loved photography since she was a child, but it was only when her youngest daughter started kindergarten that she began working at it seriously. A photographer friend who was booked to shoot a wedding and couldn't, asked if Lisa was interested in doing it. She's been doing wedding photography ever since.

"I don't have a studio," she says. "God's creation is my studio and interestingly enough, I have never yet had a wedding session rained out."

Lisa began taking photographs to Page One Printing in Saskatoon to have them made into cards which she offered for sale on the Thickwood Hills Studio Trail, a self-drive tour of artisan locations. "Page One asked if they could use some of my pictures for a Saskatchewan calendar they were producing. They ended up using six in the 2007 calendar which they sold to businesses for $2 a piece. The business could put their name and advertising information on the bottom and hand out the calendars to customers.

"I asked if I could sell the calendars, too. In three days, I sold 3,000 to about 14 businesses. I said, 'God, can it be this easy?'"

That gave Braun the idea to produce calendars of her own. She had Page One make 10,000 copies of a 2008 calendar containing 12 of her own prairie-themed photographs. In no time, she had sold every one. She decided to do a second calendar for 2008, this one an inspirational calendar with Bible verses superimposed on the photographs.

"This," she says, "is my heart. My heart is for God who gave me the gift. I love to capture what God created and bless others with it. I love putting scripture to photos."

It all happens very naturally. "When I'm taking a picture, certain words from a verse will pop into my mind. I'll already know when I'm setting up the photo exactly what verse I will use and where it will go. It is definitely God-inspired."

One such photo is of a red barn taken on a very frosty day. "I gave the duplicate prints to the son of the woman who used to live on the farm when I was a child. He picked one, and said, 'Mom would love to have a verse on it from your Bible.' I wondered if there was a verse in the Bible that mentions frost, so I looked in the concordance. Sure enough, Job 37:10 says: 'By the breath of God, frost is given.' Reading that gave me chills. I could just visualize God breathing on the earth, covering everything with hoar frost. I can never see frost again the same way."

Braun's calendars have become a popular item for fundraising. Churches, clubs, and schools buy them for $2 each (minimum of 100), imprint their own logo on the bottom, and sell them for whatever markup they want. Generally, Braun says, the calendars sell for $10 a piece.

"Osler Mission Chapel is building a new church and bought 500 to sell. Saskatoon Christian School also sells my calendars as a fundraiser."

Braun's 2008 calendars are available from her website: www.photographybylisabraun.blogspot.com or by email: lisaspics@sasktel.net.

Polachic is a freelance writer.

"WOW! I'm not used to this. This lady had given me a call, stating that she had seen my Inspirational calendar and thought it would make a good story. So, she came over and interviewed me. :-) It was fun! She was a wonderful lady and I enjoyed sharing with her. But there was a couple of things in this article that I felt I needed to clarify:

I never ever would have dreamed that someday my photographs would have been in a calendar, let alone my own calendar with my own photographs. I don't know if I would've 'laughed in scorn' as was written in the article but I definitely wouldn't have believed it at that point. I'm just continually amazed at what God has done in my life and around me. God is so good!

Even though I left home at age 15, I did remain in school in Warman until I graduated in 1987. My High School years were much better than my Junior High years although overall my school years weren't the worst. I had lots of friends and great teachers. I had a difficult upbringing but I didn't have any major issues with the town itself.

The Inspirational Calendar was the very first calendar I ever wanted to create because that was my passion. I love putting scripture to photos. About 15,000 calendars had been printed and OVER 10,000 calendars have been sold to date. Three different calendars were printed: Inspirational 2008, Prairie Scenes 2008 - both of these are filled with my photographs - and then a 2008 SK Scenes calendar which is Page One Printing's version with a variety of SK photographers including myself. So with all 3 of these calendars, about 15,000 or more had been printed originally. There are still more available to be sold. Scott's Parable Christian Store in Saskatoon has also been selling the Inspirational Calendar as well and will still have them available in the New Year.

Thanks for reading and God bless you all!
Lisa"

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

2008 Scenes of Saskatchewan Calendar

Here it is! The 2008 Scenes of Saskatchewan calendar. This calendar features incredible photographs of our beautiful province. The photos are taken by gifted photographers such as: Dennis Chamberlain, Wayne Shiels, Lisa Braun, Jodi Boyd, and Jesse Johnstone. The front page photo is taken by Dennis Chamberlain. The SK communities in which these photographs were taken in include: Warman, Minnowaka Lake, Borden, Sceptre, Fisher Creek, Moosomin, Waskesui National Park and Dalmeny.
The following photographs are ones that I have featured in the calendar.

photo taken near Warman/Martensville

sample of the calendar date pages

photo taken near Warman

photo taken in Waskesui National Park

above photo taken on Waskesui Lake Golf Course

both of these photos were taken by Wayne Shiels - above photo is taken at Borden, SK and the photo below is taken in Saskatoon, SK

If you would like to order any of these calendars, please contact me at lisaspics@sasktel.net

God bless you!

Monday, March 19, 2007

2008 Prairie Scenes of Saskatchewan Calendar

cover page

sample of the July date page

Well, here's project #2 - a Saskatchewan Scenic Calendar featuring 13 of mine (and God's) photos. :-) Another project I've dreamed of doing and now it's come true. Below, are featured samples of all the calendar photographs. Please keep in mind that the quality of the printed calendar will be excellent and the colorings in these scanned photographs are done at a lower resolution as samples only.

To place an order for these calendars, please contact me at lisaspics@sasktel.net Orders must be in by May 25/2007.

Prices for Company Calendars with a minimum order of 100 are:

$2.00/ea. with black imprint of your business information and logo

$2.50/ea. with color imprint of your business information and logo

For individual calendar orders, please contact me at the above email address.

January photo taken near Iroquois Lake, SK

February photo taken at Shell Lake, SK

March photo taken of Gabriel Dumont Bridge near Rosthern, SK

April photo taken at Dalmeny, SK

May photo taken of the lake in Warman, SK

June photo taken of the beach at Memorial Lake, SK

July photo taken on Emma Lake, SK

August photo - 18th Hole on Waskesiu Golf Course, Waskesiu Lake, SK

September photo taken near Blaine Lake, SK

October photo taken near Delisle, SK

November photo of Veteran's Memorial near Shell Lake, SK

December photo taken in Marcelin, SK

Friday, March 9, 2007

2008 Scripture Calendar

Cover photo taken at Christopher Lake, SK

view of the month of August setup

Well, it's happened! My dream has come true! God has given me the desire of my heart and has blessed me with an opportunity to create a Scripture calendar. The photos that are featured in this calendar are taken in British Columbia, Canada and Saskatchewan, Canada. The following photographs are the ones featured in the 2008 Scripture Calendar. Please note that the print size of the scripture on each page will be smaller and will be visible in the left or right corners of the calendar pages. I have already begun taking orders for these calendars. Orders are being taken until May 25, 2007. You can contact me at lisaspics@sasktel.net

Pricing for business/company orders - a minimum of 100 calendars:

$2.00/calendar with Black & White business information printed on bottom of the cover

$2.50/calendar with Color business information printed on bottom of the cover

Individual calendars are also available - please contact me for those prices.