New Blog-Check it out!!!

Well, it's a little late for spring cleaning but I've been trying to work on my blog here and there and it's finally ready. Check it out: NEW BLOG

Next up is a much needed updating of the website...

Back from Maternity Leave

Well, welcome to my horribly neglected blog! Oye! It's been a while! My only excuse is that it was such a busy autumn and winter that being pregnant on top of that, it was all I could do to just keep up. I hope you'll forgive me if I share some photos from my new little man's newborn session. (Well, little isn't quite accurate. He came into the world at 8 lbs. 15 oz. Yikes!!) I'd like you to meet Gabriel...

So I am back now!! Drop me an email or give me a call to book your summer sessions!! Be advised that I will be able to answer emails WAY quicker than phone calls as I don't need to wait for a rare quiet moment to answer an email. :)

A little Halloween fun

Need something fun to do with the kids Saturday? Bring them over to Annmarie Garden for their annual Halloween in the Garden! For more information go here: http://www.annmariegarden.org/Events/Halloween/index.htm Get them all dressed up for a super fun day of trick-or-treating and other spooky activities. For the second year, I will be there passing out treats as well. Current clients who stop by and say hi will receive an extra special treat. Moms and Dads, be sure to say hi please! Last year I was so busy passing out candy that I almost didn't recognize one of my cutest little models in her costume! I definitely don't want to do that again!

I didn't want to post without a picture, so take a looksie at the gorgeous sunset I caught at the end of one of my last sessions. We always get the most beautiful Autumn sunsets.

Who could resist this face??

I thought I should balance out all the talk in my last post with some super cuteness!!

I just had to share this little guy! I was smiling the whole time I was proofing his session. They just don't come any cuter or happier than this!

Lots of news

I have to apologize for taking so long to make any holiday announcements. If you haven’t heard, I’m expecting again and the last two months I was very sick and got really behind with work. I have to give extra special thanks to all my clients during that time who have been so patient and understanding. All paid orders have been placed (just waiting for a bunch of huge boxes to be delivered to me) and I am almost completely caught up now. Only two more sessions that still need to be proofed and posted and I will be ahead of the game again. Now for the news…

The holiday portrait season seems to be in full swing! The month of October is fully booked, and I have a limited number of sessions still available in November. If you would like portraits done in time for the holidays, please contact me soon.

Once I have finished the last of the studio sessions on my calendar, I will no longer be offering studio sessions in my home, and will be 100% outdoors/on-location for an undetermined length of time. With our family growing again we need to take this time to finally finish the lower level and use it for living space. I have portable studio equipment, so we can always set up in your home if you have a newborn, really young children, or if you would like a session and are concerned about the weather. Contact me and we can discuss our options. Remember, autumn is a fabulous time for outdoor sessions!! :)

I have received lots of inquiries about my holiday mini sessions. Normally I announce these much earlier, but as I said, I’ve been a little behind. :) I decided to do something a little differently this year. Instead of doing one or two full days of mini sessions, I will be offering one or two per day on various dates throughout the month of November. Contact me if you would like a complete listing of mini session dates and times. (Full sessions are available as well). Those booking a holiday mini session will have their choice of the following collections (remember, there is no additional session fee):

Sugar Plums~$175
Session
1~8x10
2~5x7s
25 holiday cards

Candycanes~$250
session
1~8x10
4~5x7s
2 sets of eight wallets
50 holiday cards

Gingerbread~$350
Session
3~8x10s
6~5x7s
2 sets of eight wallets
50 holiday cards
Mini brag album

Details:
~Mini sessions will last 15-20 minutes
~3-5 proofs presented in an online gallery
~One outfit only
~One grouping (just family or just individual shots of one child)
~If you want individual photographs of more than one child, please book more than one session.
~Up to five people (each additional person add $25)


Last, but not least, I would like to present to you a new pricing structure featuring exclusively digital collections which will be available for a limited time for all sessions beginning in November. (Regular print and print packages will still be available as well). I have been brainstorming for weeks now on how I can simplify things so that I can go to bed at a reasonable hour every night. Since I have been getting more and more requests for digital negatives, I thought this might be the perfect solution. There will be three options. The best part-the session fee is included in each collection price! There are no additional costs, other than tax of course. Each collection comes with a CD containing your digital negatives and one printed 5x7 proof of each image on your CD in a portrait box. Images are artist’s choice, so in other words you get all of the images that would normally be in your ordering gallery. How easy is this? We hold your session, I proof your images, burn a CD, box up your proofs and everything is shipped right to your door! I’ll even include special instructions with your order to ensure you get beautiful, high quality prints of your session images. Email me if you would like to receive a more detailed information sheet with everything you need to know about these sessions including restrictions and recommendations. So, without further to-do, here are your new digital session options:

The Mini Digital~$500
20-30 minute session for up to four people
10 printed 5x7s (one of each proof)
10 digital negatives on CD

The Standard Digital~$700
1-2 hour session for up to five people
20 printed 5x7s (one of each proof)
20 digital negatives on CD

The Deluxe Digital~ $1100
1-3 hour session for up to five people
40 printed 5x7s (one of each proof) in a portrait box or album (your choice)
40 digital negatives on CD

EXTRAS which may be added to the collections above:
~each additional person $25
~birth announcement or holiday card design (file included) $50
~collage/storyboard design and file $75
~of course you may still add prints, cards or canvases from our a la carte price list if you would like

Phew! I think that’s about it. My hands are tired from all that typing. :) I hope you all have had a wonderful summer! Best wishes for a wonderful autumn!

Simply Stunning

I don't have to ooh and ahh over how gorgeous this senior was. I'm sure your vision is just fine, so I'll just let you look for yourself. :)

I thoroughly enjoyed this session and was so happy to finally get to meet this senior! ;) I'm working on getting your gallery up now, so I'll have it ready for you soon! Thanks for being so patient!

One Year Later

Remember this beautiful baby? http://shootin-thebreeze.blogspot.com/2007/08/in-middle-of-senior-madness-precious.html Well I had the pleasure of photographing her again and she has grown into the cutest one year old!! She also brought along her new baby brother. I jokingly told their parents they could have saved some time and money by passing off some of her newborn portraits as his. It's scary how much their new guy resembled their daughter as a newborn. :) So, here the new big sister. Isn't she just the cutest???

And here is her new baby brother. Gotta love that hair!

Thanks for coming to visit me again guys! Your babies are so gorgeous and so good, you really make my job easy!