Oregon Mini-Shoots

Okay, November has been SO insane for me. Instead of keeping up this blog, I have just been trying to keep up with life...so, pardon me. I just got back from Oregon, and decided to put a few sneak peaks on here. Thanks for patiently waiting everyone! We managed to squeeze in a quick shoot moments before church started...it was a quick one, but I LOVE these pictures - almost as much as the family themselves!

Little Larkin was dressed to the nines! SO CUTE! I actually bought Haley almost the same outfit for her big 2 pictures!

Can anything say "we have teenagers" more then the next few photos? LOVE IT!

This sweet thing would NOT give me a giggle, a smile, NOTHING. One serious 'spider monkey'. HA!

Nightime Lighting Workshop

I went to a nightime lighting workshop last week. Given, by the MARVELOUS DUSTIN IZATT. I've admired his work for a long time. He is the nicest guy as well! So, some of these aren't the GREATEST angle. Imagine 10-12 photographers in a tiny alley. I was at the far end, and didn't get my preferred angle. Oh well, I like what I got! ENJOY!

Sneak Peak for the...guess who?...family!

This family was really fun! They are HUGE Steeler's Fans! They have 2 little twin boys Jake's age, and I guarantee you, that the two of them were better than my little Jake - at least when it comes to pictures!

The "A" Family

I LOVE this photo.

Sneak Peak for the "T" Family

I was SO excited to see the T family. They were in town for a wedding. It's been almost 3 years since I had seen Jenn last. Yep, she's Jenn with two - n's, I'm Jen with one. I LOVE her little family - even her hubby Luke - even though he didn't remember that it was ME who made a 16 hour trek from Bako to Portland with them! This was an impromptu shoot, but I think it turned out GREAT! I really do miss you guys! Hopefully it won't be too long before the next wedding? Right? Can there be another wedding? Shoot...work on that.

Sneak Peak for my favorite "H" girlies.

Newest little niece - Nora

Sneak Peaks - "K" Family

These are WAY overdue...Here's a slew of them...

My favorite "K" family. Directly from Oregon. It was so good to see this little family and catch up! Their kids were SO well behaved!

Family Photo Shoot, up for Auction

I decided to auction off a family photo shoot for Trent.
It includes: Family Photo Shoot
High Res disc of images
Free Christmas Card
Free 11x14

The value of this is about $500. You can bid on this at the silent auction at Chick-Fil-A at the District until 7 pm tonight. If you want to bid, but can't make it there, send me an email with the amount you would like to bid by 6:00pm tonight, and I will mark your name down. Last I checked, the bidding was at $150. THANKS!

Pricing

I have been going back and forth and back and forth when it comes to my pricing. I have finally figured out pricing that I think is good for both parties. I want to tell everyone why it has been such a hard decision:

My clients who display my photographs in their home are also displaying - in a sense - my name and reputation as a photographer. I realize that clients love having a disc of images in this day and age, for blogs, digital scrapbooking, etc... I also have realized in visiting homes of clients, and seeing my photographs printed through your local grocery/warehouse store printers, I have been very shocked at the low quality of print.

My print prices are very reasonable, and are definitely worth it in quality alone. I will not sale you a print that is not up to my standard.

That being said, I have changed my pricing. You can view it on the right sidebar, or on my website. If you have already booked an upcoming session with me, you can choose between the old pricing or the new pricing. I truly appreciate all of my clients, and am grateful for your trust in me to preserve your growing families!

Holiday Cards!

I have finally finished all of my holiday cards! Some of you have been patiently awaiting! You can view them HERE under the proofing section, and the password is: HOLIDAY

How they work: The cards that I will order, come as a normal card, that folds, and has an envelope. The images you see, would be the front of the card. There are 2 insides to choose from for both a vertical card as well as a horizontal card, and then the back of the card will coordinate with the front. For those of you receiving the card as an image on a disc, it will just be the front, personalized, that you can print as a 4x6 or as a 5x7. I will only put images I have taken on these cards - to verify quality and resolution.

The cost: The cost for these cards are $45 for a package of 25. They must be ordered in packs of 25.

Here is a sample(the photos don't match families, but this is just an example):
FRONT
INSIDE BACK

I can order these cards for any of my clients! They can be personalized as you wish! Enjoy!

Gardner Village

My kids at Gardner Village...