Changes for next year

Two changes for 2011:

1- I am so excited to announce that I am now officially booking weddings for 2011.  The funny thing is, I was always SO sure that I would never ever want to photograph weddings.  Ever.  I thought it would be too stressful, too much work.  But I have grown in my confidence and skill as a photographer, and I feel that I have something unique to offer.  I had the opportunity to photograph a dear friend's wedding this past summer, and I loved it!  I have posted a portfolio of the work I did for them under the "weddings" section at the top of the page.  Oh- one more piece of good news- pricing will be discounted for the 2011 season (since this is my first season doing weddings).  Send me an email if you are interested!

2- Pricing for regular portrait sessions will be going up beginning in January (I will post the changes once I have them set).  There are lots of factors affecting this price change, including equipment upgrades, becoming a more experienced photographer, and umm.. my pricing has pretty much not changed since I started this whole photography thing.  When this began, I was a high school student who loved her camera and wanted to become better at photography.  I'm beginning to move beyond that stage into being a professional photographer rather than a hobbyist.  Thanks so much to everyone who has supported me from the very beginning, photography has been a great adventure for me and I can't wait to see how God continues to use it in the future. 

E. Family

It was a perfect evening for pictures yesterday, and I had so much fun meeting and photographing this family!  And get this- they even brought guitars to use in the photos.  I just wrote in my last post about how much I love it when my clients bring an instrument to the photoshoot  : )  And their kids were adorable.  The curly hair on the little guy, big brother wearing his cowboy hat and boots-  they just don't come much cuter than that! 

Jill's Senior Pictures

Just a few things I want to say before we get on to the photos:

1- Jill, you are so, SO beautiful!!!

2- I had a ton of fun taking your pictures this afternoon!

3- I think somewhere in my subconscious, I just really like the guitar in photos. I am drawn to those ones the most of all the pictures from your session. Could all my seniors please learn to play the guitar before their session?? Or just pretend? : )


Anyway, here's Jill...

N. Family

What a fun evening with a beautiful family!
For awhile now, I have wanted to incorporate a quilt into one of my family sessions. Only, I didn't have a quilt to use. Literally about 20 minutes before I needed to be at the photo shoot today, I thought to stop and see if my grandma had a quilt that would work. When I asked if she had any, she said no. I checked the closet anyway, just in case. The one I found in there was perfect. It is so little used that she forgot she had it. Made my day. I get a little excited about good photo props.
This family was so relaxed, and the kids are so fun and sweet. I'm just going to warn you now, I picked out lots of photos for this post. : )

 

Brian's Senior Photos

This photoshoot began with me accidentally dropping my lens cap through the space in the boards on this bridge, into the river below.  Thankfully, we were not over the middle of the river, and I was able to retrieve the cap with a branch.  Things got better from there.  :)
Have a great senior year Brian!

M. Family

If you follow my blog, you may remember these guys from the summertime.  They came back for another photo session to welcome their newest little one- a boy!  Congratulations on you new little guy, and thanks for being such troupers on a chilly rainy day!

photos for the day 10-2-10

Some just for fun photos from yesterday.  I went for a walk and this little butterfly was kind enough to pose for me   : )