"I was Here"

June 12, 2008

A fellow photographer recently shared on one of the photography forums that I frequent that her family’s most prized possession is their wall of family photos. She was looking for a quote to capture how special the wall was to her, and another photographer suggested the following:

“If these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it’s this: I was here. I was young, I was happy and someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picture.”- Robin Williams, in One Hour Photo.

The quote stuck with me, and I think it really captures the essence of the images we take of our children, or that we hire a professional to take of our children. So I ask, do you have a family portrait wall in your home? One that the kids can look at and see not only their immediate family, but past generations, and far-off relatives? I remember visiting a close family friends’ house as a child, and they had their staircase lined with photo collages of family photos. I would stop and look and ask questions about which baby was which. Now in my own house I look at the empty walls of my newly-renovated basement and consider what to fill them with. At first I thought how nice it is to have a freshly-painted, uncluttered wall. But now I’m thinking that I should consider making it our photo wall. And not just the photos I’ve taken of the girls recently, but maybe drag out some old family photos to add to the wall, too.

Announcing the "Spread the Word" Program

June 10, 2008

Most of my business comes to me by word-of-mouth. I love knowing that my clients love their portraits so much that they want to share their experience. So to thank all of my wonderful clients who do my advertising for me, I have a new referral program.

For every new portrait client you (as a past client) refer, you will receive a referral card good for a $20 print credit on your next paid session.

Collect 4 and get a $100 credit!

It’s that simple. You tell your friends how much you love your portraits, and you both win. They get to have great portraits, and you get a credit toward your next session.

So the next time someone asks about those portraits on our walls or tells you they’re in the market for family portraits, please send them my way!

Blog feature

June 8, 2008

I was excited to see our images of Ollie Girl! ‘s Jasmine dress have been featured on a number of boutique sites. We can be seen on hip boutique blog, Kiddlins, and the dress was featured on one of the boutique designers chat forums. Kudos to my good friend, Angela, on creating such a great design.

93-year-old (unwelcome) Houseguest

June 5, 2008

Yes, this is my house, and under that huge oak tree is my daughters’ bedroom, or what’s left of it. We had a powerful storm sweep through, and perhaps a twister, resulting in this tree completely uprooting into my house. While we have a lot of work ahead of us with repairing the damage, we are very grateful that we were safely in the basement when it happened, and that nobody was hurt. And we had a little tree lesson this afternoon by counting the rings in the stump of the tree and found out that this one had been 93 years old.

Fairies Slideshow

June 2, 2008

With the permission of my little fairies’ parents, I am excited to share with you their session slideshow. This year I switched from simple proof galleries to the slideshows, and I love being able to share the images this way. So sit back, press play, and enjoy

Tiny Fairies

June 1, 2008

I had the chance to work with a great family this morning. They had won a portrait package at a silent auction last fall and had been waiting until just the right season to do these very special whimsical portraits. After our marathon session, the girls were a little tired, and we convinced the older sister to take a minute of shut-eye with her sister. The last image was processed with the “elegance” finish to give them a little more classic feel.