• Family Photography

  • November24th

    Kids Being Kids – Outdoor family portraits

    Posted in: Family Photography, My Favorites, Photo of the Week

    I was going through some of the sessions I did in 2011 and trying to find my favorites of the year and this one definately is up there!

    All 3 of these kids have been Babys First Year clients - babies who come to see me every 4 months to capture their first year.  I am really fortunate because their parents still come every years to see me for their family portrait sessions!

    This shot was taken at the end of the session – can you tell!

    Thought I would share this for anyone who has ever gone through all the work it takes to get family portraits done!

    I once had a dad tell me he wished that one year I would go to their home and do portraits of the “gong show”  BEFORE they left the house to come for portraits.  He insisted THAT was the family portrait he would send out with their Christmas cards!  :)

  • October24th

    Christmas Portrait Sessions

    Posted in: Family Photography, What's New

    Christmas is just around the corner and that means it time for our Free Christmas Mini sessions.  Here are some details!

    COST OF SESSION
    The sessions are free. However, I am asking that clients bring a cash donation for BASICALLY BABIES.  The following is some information about their wonderful organization.

    “Basically Babies is a registered charity that works to provide for the basic outfitting needs of newborn babies born to families in extreme need in the greater Edmonton area.  We offer the gift of a complete first year’s wardrobe for these infants in the form of a beautiful color-coordinated basket filled with clothing, outerwear, blankets, toys, storybooks, sleepers, undershirts, footwear and other baby essentials.  We call these packaged gifts “layettes”.  ”

    For more information about their layette program please visit their website
    http://www.basicallybabies.org/Layettes/Layettes.html

    If you would like to donate gently used baby clothing as well, please feel free to bring it with you.  Over the last couple of years we have taken van loads of clothing from clients who no longer needed the clothing their babies had outgrown
    LENGTH OF SESSION
    • Each session is 1 HOUR long.
    • During that time I will do B&W portraits of your child with Christmas type props, family portraits, etc.  If you want, we can do santa hats and all!
    • I have lots of Christmas props but please feel free to bring any toys or outfit you have for your baby.
    • Please remember to not dress your child in black or white clothing.
    ON LINE GALLERY
    All the images will be posted to a private on line gallery within 1 week or so of your session.
    CHRISTMAS CARDS
    • We will once again be doing Christmas cards using portraits from the session.   I have a number of new card designs for you to choose from.
    • The Christmas Cards are card-stock type christmas cards.  These will be either in a postcard, bi-fold or tri-fold and the designs are beautiful!  Choose from a linen, art watercolor or pearl paper!
    • The card designs will be available for you to view the day of the mini session – we will be getting you to pick your card design so we can get the design work done right away.
    • Once the photos have been posted to your on-line gallery, you will be able to pick the photos you would like to order and let us know which photos you would like to be used on your Christmas cards.
    PRICES 

    If you would like to see the Christmas card designs for 2011, please click on the following link.  The first cards have the greeting on the front of the card.  The 2nd half of cards have the greeting on the reverse side.  I also have tri-fold cards but will show them when you come for your session as they are hard to see on screen.


    DIGITAL FILES

    Clients have an option of purchasing the digital files of all the portraitss from their session for $300.  If you order within 1 week, the digital files are $200.00. The cd will include all the photos from the session as well as the christmas card so you can email it to family and friends, use for Facebook, etc

    As always, clients purchase the digital files will receive a 40% discount on the reprints/enlargements they order.

     

    CHRISTMAS CARDS - Prices include the design work and the envelopes
    Cardstock Christmas cards
    • Come in sets of 24 cards 
    • Includes envelopes
    • Available in Art Linen, Watercolor or Pearl Paper (add $10)
    • 5×7 – 1 sided cards – Sets of 24 cards are $75
    • 5×5 Trifold cards – Set of 24 cards are $125

    Photo Christmas Cards
    • Minimum order of 25 cards, however, you can order any quantity of cards over 25 ( for example 37 cards)
    • Includes envelopes
    • 5×7 Professionally printed Christmas cards on photo paper.  These are one sided and printed on photo paper by the pro lab I use – no 1 hour labs!
    • Cards are $2.50 each
    • Set of 25 cards = $62.50
    • Set of 50 cards = $112.50 (save $12.50)
    • Set of 75 cards = $161.25 (save $26.25)
    • Set of 100 cards = $200.00 (save $50.00)
    GIFT IDEAS

    We will have lots of specialty items available for Christmas gift ideas – desktop calendars, wall calendars, mini albums for grandparents, easel prints, etc!
    With all of our gift ideas, we will be having a Buy 3 get 1 free special!  

  • September10th

    Black and White Family Portraits

    Posted in: Baby's First Year, Family Photography, My Favorites, Photo of the Week

    With fall quickly upon us I thought I would post a few of my favorite portraits from some of the outdoor family portrait sessions I have done this summer.

    Fall is a very popular time of year to do family portraits, especially if the photographer is doing color photography.  My speciality is black and white so when I do an outdoor portrait session I still do all the portraits in black and white.

    There is something about black and white photography being timeless and personally, I find it has a more artistic look to me.   Even from my film days, whenever I went out into the country to just drive around and shoot photos, I always did my shooting in b&W film.

    The beautiful little ladies came to see me last month.  I have been doing their family portraits for a few years now so the kids were really comfortable with me.  We had a great time and I got so many great shots of them!  This one is probably my favorite from the session.  Enjoy!

  • August31st

    Photo Tips For The First Day of School

    Posted in: Family Photography, Photography Tips, Tips and Tricks

    I have a photo tip for the first day of school, especially for anyone who has a little one starting kindergarten.

    Start a family tradition.

    Find a spot outside in your yard and take a photo of them before they leave for school.  Every year I photograph both of my kids on the front steps on the first day of school.  Brand new clothes, new backpack, etc.  I like to do a few of my son, then my daughter and then a bunch of the 2 of them together.

    For those of you whose kids are starting kindgerten or grade 1, dont be shy about taking your camera into the classroom with you.  Don;t worry, you won’t be the only parent with a camera and the teachers are more than used to it!  I have wonderful portraits of both of my kids sitting at their desks on the first day and I am so happy to have them!

    So, tips for tonight:

    - charge your cameras batteries or if it uses AA batteries, go buy some new ones

    - make sure you have lots of room on your sd card – you want to be able to take lots of photos because who knows what opportunities for photos lays ahead.  I had one parent tell me the teacher actually posed with each of her new students on their first day of school!

    - if your child is going to school with a friend, remember to get photos of the 2 of them together.  I have shots of my son on his first day with his best friend and 7 years later they are starting junior high together tomorrow!

    - try and get someone to take a photo of YOU with your child….Moms…we are notorious for not getting photos of US with our kids.  Tomorrow would be a good day to do it

    Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

    Lorena

    Both kids on their first days of kindergarten!

     

     

     

     

     

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