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05.13.13

Albums for 2013

 

In the quest to get the best quality albums for my clients but try to keep the cost down, I have found a new vendor and I’m very happy to share these new albums with you!    Previous albums were nice but didn’t have the “umph” to them that I wanted.  I love the thick, heavier feeling albums that you see when you purchase a wedding album.  However, wedding albums can be quite pricey.   Well, I finally found a happy medium – the thick, rich, substantial feel of a premium wedding album but with more family portrait friendly pricing.   These albums come three ways: Premium leather, Glam leather, or Photographic cover.   Albums are printed in 4 sizes:  5×5 and 8×8 which are perfect for grandparents, or 10×10 and 12×12 which are fabulous sizes to really show off your beautiful photos from your session.

It’s all in the details….

Premium leather -  Custom cut covers are constructed seamlessly using one piece of leather. Each cover is cut and produced at the time of the order using the finest Italian leather.  16 color choices

Glam leather  - The Glam leather collection is perfect for my more adventurous clients! Select from a Crocodile imprinted leather, Cobra embossed leather, or choose our rustic Distressed leather.  11 color choices

Photographic cover -  These Photographic cover albums showcase one of your beautiful images from your session over the entire album from front to back.    These matte photo cover have a soft, velvety feel.  *I have one of these albums on order and should receive it in the next few days.  I will make sure and photograph it so that I can share it with you!

I’ve added the photographic album photos below!   I LOVE this album.  I thought that I loved the leather covers, but this photographic cover is so amazing.  It really does have a soft velvety feel to it on the outside. 

Every album includes….

  • Albums lay flat and have a page seam of less than 1mm which means no huge gutter gap!
  • Choice of three photographic paper types: Standard, Metallic, or Matte
  • High-quality presentation packaging includes a pillowcase slipcover, sturdy black box, and instructions on how to properly take care of the album

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05.10.13

Powerful

There is something to be said for those light and airy type newborn photos, but this ain’t one of them.  I love how bold and emotional this image is.   Such a beautiful mommy and son.

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05.10.13

My Girl with Curls

Literally 5 minutes before leaving the house for my daughter’s singing performance at school last night, we snapped off some quick photos.   As a special treat, I curled her hair which although beautiful, I feel like it makes her look so much older.   I know the baby and toddler stage is so far gone; however, I am starting to feel the little girl stage is slipping through my fingers and we are heading full steam into tween-dome.    Check out my Facebook Fan page for another favorite from yesterday.

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Jenny D - May 13, 2013 - 11:13 pm

Awe, she is too cute!

05.06.13

One Strong (and Happy) Buck – a – roo

“Show me your muscles” was all that needed to be said for this lil’ buck-a-roo to stop running around and playing for a brief moment so that I could take his picture. (Well that, and bubbles helped too)!   It was great to see Shane so happy and smiling. On several other occasions, Mom and I tried to get him to smile and take pictures with me through games, bubbles, candy rewards, etc  - Once HERE during a holiday mini session and then a second time HERE when we did his sister’s Charity Model Search Session.      Mom and I agreed that he must be a bit sensitive to the cooler weather on those days so we decided that we would choose a warmer day and plan our session around noon to get the warmest weather possible.  And guess what?   It did the trick!  He was the happiest I’d ever seen him.   Lesson learned; children pretty much tell ya straight up what they like and dislike right off the bat!

The last photo had me down right rolling in laughter and it totally needs more explanation. At the end our session Mom asks her little boy “what do penguins do?” And in response this is what he did! Apparently Mr. Popper’s Penguins is one of his favorite movies and the best part is the ending credits when the penguin bends over and “blows” the letters off the scene. I probably didn’t describe that the best….. take a look for yourself and see!

Oh, and you’re welcome!  Now you will have the song Ice Ice Baby stuck in your head all day! ;)

 

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05.02.13

Our Time Together with Asher Isaac

I’ve started and stopped this blog post for a while now, not really knowing how to begin or how to explain how special my time was with Mom – Jenny,  Dad – Paco, and their sweet son Asher Isaac.  I guess a good place to start is Jenny’s blog.  She talks about her son’s very special condition of Trisomy 13 and how they decided to carry Asher to term.   When they contacted me about booking a maternity session to commemorate this special time, I knew 1000% that I wanted to do this.  And I also knew that deep down this had to be the best maternity session I’ve ever photographed because of the very special circumstances surrounding it.     Through out our session there were lots of hugs, kisses, smiles and tears with the constant moving and kicking of Asher’s approval.    It’s neat to watch when instantly a hand gets placed on the belly,  all full well knowing that Asher must be kicking.  With a follow up question from me “Is he moving?”  And with a gentle smile and nod yes from Mom, my heart is joyous but also aches at the same time.

There is one photo below that I really love.  At the time, I wasn’t sure how it would look or if it would photograph awkwardly, but in my mind I knew what I wanted to do and I thought it would be meaningful.   About midway through our session, I asked Jenny if she could get into the fetal position, wrap her arm around her belly, and give Asher a big hug.  Granted this is not small feat for a mommy that is in her 3rd trimester, but Jenny graciously without question obliged and I LOVE IT!

Thank you Jenny and Paco for inviting me into your lives.  My life is blessed having met you.  And on April 8th, my life was forever changed when I finally met Asher in person.  He was absolutely beautiful!

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Brigette - May 2, 2013 - 10:50 pm

With tears in my eyes, I wanted to write to tell you how much I admire Jenny and Paco for the decision they made and the way they handled it. I don’t mean this to be flippant, but so many people would have “given up” if their baby wasn’t “perfect”. It takes amazing people to look past themselves to realize that the children with difficulties are very special gifts that God gives us. They are angels with lessons to be taught. We are blessed with the sweetest little girl with Cerebral Palsy and we were told before she was 24 hours old that we should start planning a funeral for her. She will be 11 in July. There is something to be said for taking the more difficult road. I know our lives are changed because of my girl as well as others around us. Please pass on to Jenny and Paco that they are so very special and that Asher is a beautiful baby boy. God Bless!

Jenny - May 3, 2013 - 2:09 am

Thanks so much for everything Rachel. Paco and I are so blessed to have met you! Your photography is stunning, and you captured our pregnancy and our time with Asher beautifully. You are such a sweetheart and I can’t imagine anyone else by our side helping us to remember our little boy forever. xoxo!

And Brigette, that is so wonderful that your little girl will be 11 soon! She sounds like a little fighter ;) God bless her!