it's time for a west coast special!

i am settled in the new house and ready to start working! i am offering 50% off the traditional session fee (a $100 savings!!) and 15% off all prints, products, files and collections for the first five people to book a session in the seattle area. (this includes newborn, baby, child, or family sessions!) the session must be scheduled to take place before the end of 2010.

all you have to do is "like" my facebook page (click here to view it) and then contact me for more details!!

a beautiful wedding...

my gorgeous sister in-law got married to a fabulous guy this past weekend, and our little girl, stella was the flower girl. stella and sydney were mesmerized by the harpist at the ceremony... it was such a sweet moment. the bride and groom had a wonderful photographer, and i made sure to stay out of his way, but i had to capture just a few photos of this beautiful day. the groom's brother, ryan, is a very talented photographer out in tulsa, so check out his site as well!

and baby makes five...

okay, so technically baby makes three, but we can't leave out the two sweet doggies these guys have at home! this was my first ever maternity shoot, but there's a first for everything, right?!? (i am so happy with how the images turned out, and i hope to do more of these!) mama's belly is just perfect, and you can tell they are so excited about what's to come. i can't wait to meet this baby when we come back to richmond for christmas!

one last shoot in richmond...

i had one last photo shoot in richmond last night with one of my favorite families. i will miss these guys (especially mom!) when we move to seattle. so glad we had a chance to do this before i left. you guys look great!!

 

first birthday storyboards!

after designing a custom storyboard for a recent client (i'll show you that one soon...), i used a similar format to create these two storyboards that commemorate my girls' first birthdays. i used some of my favorite images from our cake smash sessions. the prints are 12x12 and mounted on 2mm styrene. i can't wait to hang them in our new house in seattle!!

go BIG with your prints!

do you think an 8x10 is big enough to stand alone on your wall? think again... an 8x10 is actually considered a desk print! of course, 8x10s and 5x7s look great when framed on a wall with multiple prints (more on that in another post), but if you are looking for a standalone framed print on your wall, go BIGGER! here is an example from a recent order. my client wanted a large print of her two beautiful children to display in her home, so she ordered this 16x20 mounted image. (anything larger than an 8x10 comes mounted on 2mm styrene.) i was so excited when i saw it, and she was, too... it really looks gorgeous! but check out how it looks when simply set on the mantle... it's really not too big and definitely not obtrusive in any way. depending on the size of the frame, you might even still need some other frames on the left & right to fill the space. and this is with a 16x20 print! can you imagine a teeny 8x10 up there all alone?

don't be afraid to go BIG! :)

more!

i had to add just a couple more from my latest newborn shoot... such a perfect little baby and a big brother with eyelashes that go for miles!