Samurai Studios Photography

Theatrical portraits with the marvelous Miss Clare.

Congratulations to all of the competitors from Championship Martial Arts who came out to the Tournament of Champions on Saturday! What a BLAST!

Rocking Porch Fest (part 2) at Fattey Beer Co with Gimme Gimme!

Kenmore Porchfest Highlights Part 1.

All photos ©Copyright John Stanley & Samurai Studios

Last Saturday was Rank day with the folks at Championship Martial Arts! Congratulations to everyone who ranked up, and thank you to all of the volunteers who put in the work to make it AWESOME!!

The samurai stopped by Championship Martial Arts yesterday to catch some Father's Day shenanigans with the kids and the parents all on the mats working out together. Of course it was tremendous.

I think the smiles speak for themselves.

There's nothing like making Martial Arts Memories with your kids! Have a great Father's Day weekend all you awesome Fathers and Father-figures.

See you soon!
June 15: Rank Ceremony with @ Sweet Home Middle
June 20: The 11 Day Power Play fundraiser for Roswell Park @ Harborcenter
June 29: Kenmore West Graduation @ Kleinhans
July 14: James F Lee Memorial Blood Drive & Basket Raffle @ Boys Club of Tonawandas

Prom number four! The weather didn't want to cooperate this time around, so we did our best under an awning in the yard instead of trekking out to Delaware Park. It still kinda worked for us - mostly because they looked spectacular and were willing to just have fun with it. I've been told that it was one of the best nights EVER! Congrats you guys.

©All photographs copyright John Stanley 2000-2024

A little graphic work by the samurai. This tournament is going to be AWESOME! https://www.facebook.com/share/w2RtBhVdX4kq3SYP/?mibextid=oFDknk

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I'm going to start posting "Enter the Arena" photos soon! I'm really excited to share these with you guys!

Congratulations to the Kenmore West Music Department on another wonderful season! The talent and camaraderie you've helped nurture in our children is priceless and immeasurable. My family will always appreciate what you've done for us! If you'd like to see the complete album, there are about 200 more photos here: https://samuraistudios.myportfolio.com/kenmore-west-orchestra-concert-may-2024

⚾️BASEBALL!!!⚾️
The samurai spent a few hours with the Warsaw High Baseball Team on Saturday, and they did NOT disappoint!

I'm booking dates for summer and fall sports! Reach out so I can save the date for your favorite team!

I'll be snapping photos at the "Foot to Face Tournament" at Prescott's Martial Arts Academy on Saturday with the team! Looking forward to seeing you all. Better iron those uniforms!

Ok, here's how to get yours!
I tried to keep this as simple as possible while still having some cool options for you guys! You'll have a couple of decisions to make in terms of sizes and locations, but after you know what you want, message me and I'll make the rest as easy as possible for you. I suppose the only thing worth noting is that neither of the photos featuring the bird are listed in poster size. This was a quality decision due to the heavy zoom and crop, but I can make exceptions if you ask really nicely.
Discounts are available for quantity purchases of three or more. Payment can be made through paypal or venmo.
4x6 is $3 8x10 is $15
12x18 is $25 Shipping is $5
The big ones really do look impressive and dramatic, but all the sizes look nice.
I really appreciate the support, friends! Feel free to share this post with everyone. It took a lot of preparation and a fair amount of luck to make these images. I'm hoping to share them with as many people as I can!
Big props to my friends at The Campos Group and iPrintfromHome.com; they are without a doubt the best in Buffalo. All of the prints we order will be developed (yes, you read that right) here in WNY on premium "lustre" photo paper using traditional photographic techniques. I'm hoping turnaround will be 7-10 days unless I get swamped. If you want to do a local pickup thing I'll try to make that happen as well, but that could take even longer.
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Saturday was rank day with the awesome Black Belts at Championship Martial Arts. The smiles, confidence, and sportsmanship that make famous were on full display. Such a wonderful time with the best team. Congratulations, everyone - see you in June!

Hey folks!! If you asked me about prints from the eclipse work, I just sent the first run to the printer for proofing. As soon as I have them in hand I'll holler at y'all! Here's what's coming back. I added an optional gorgeous flag background to the birds. It wasn't needed, obviously - but If that's your thing you're really gonna' dig it. I'll have pricing and availability as soon as I see how they look.

The town/coordinate options I have (so far) for the black posters are Buffalo, Tonawanda, Kenmore, Wheatfield, and Amherst. I can customize as needed!