Portrait fundraiser for a good cause

I don't offer mini-sessions very often anymore. Things are busy. You know. But sometimes there is a cause that I'd really like to support, and a big day of portraits is a way for my whole family to get involved. This is one of those times!

 

Portrait Mini-Sessions - April 14th and 15th 2017

Session fee is $150, paid in advance to reserve your timeslot. Sessions all day, afternoon, and evening on Friday (it's a school holiday, hooray!), also Saturday morning and mayyyyybe we can squeeze one or two sessions in on Saturday evening.

• Quick and easy, 15 minute appointments
• Great for birthday portraits, professional headshots, a quick family portrait; how about a couple's portrait with your significant other, or spring portraits for your kids. Anything we can do in 15 minutes.
• You will view and choose your portraits after we take them (this is where the rest of my family steps up) and babysitting will be provided for your children while you enjoy looking at happy smiling faces.
• Treats will be provided!

What's included?

• One beautiful print, 11x14" or smaller, your choice of size.
• One full-size digital file with permission to print it where ever you'd like: gift prints for your parents, t-shirts, phone cases, whatever.
• I have additional packages if you'd like more prints or products. Email me for a price list.

If you are interested in a session, or would just like a little more information, please call or email me! And thank you.
 

*** We are donating 100% of the profits of this fundraiser. ***

A little information about our cause: our friends the Valdez family lost their husband and father in January to a terrible heart attack. He leaves behind a wife and four amazing kids 13 years old and younger. As much as we would like to, we can't help with their pain - but we would love to try to ease their path a little bit in the coming months as they transition to a whole new life. There is more info on their gofundme page, if that's something you'd instead be interested in donating to.



There is also a fundraising benefit for the Valdez family planned for April 1st at Tierra Antigua Elementary, with LuLaRoe, Younique, Thirty-One, and other vendors also donating proceeds to the family - more info here. I will have a display with a sign-up there for mini-sessions, but I'm not doing any photography at the event on April 1st. If you have time this Saturday, it's another great way to support this awesome family.
 

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If you're not interested in a 15 minute mini-session, but you would like to update your family portraits, or you have a new baby and want a professional collage of his/her cuteness, or a high school senior, I'd love to talk with you about how I can help!

Senior guys: I won't make you pose your hands! (Mostly.)

I have a son, so I totally understand when moms call me and say they want senior portraits for their son, but he is not excited about it. I actually love it because I have hopes that when my son is a senior he will love me enough to get his pictures taken.

Like this guy does! Even if senior portraits weren't his top pick for a morning activity, he seemed completely happy and comfortable and personable.

I try to make senior photography as easy and fast as possible when I know my client is only doing it out of love for his (or her) mom.

I won't ask you to pose your hands! (I should say mostly I won't, because I will give you a general idea of things to do with hands. But I promise I won't do any finicky hand posing if that is not your thing.)

This smart senior has a great range of future plan ideas. It was inspiring to meet him and get to know him a little bit!

Thanks so much - I hope the experience was much easier and more comfortable than you thought it would be!

If you are interested in senior portraits, I'd love to chat with you and discuss how to make yours the best they can be! We can meet in person or talk on the phone, or you can email me.

I have more information about my senior graduation photography here, or if you like the locations we used for his senior portraits, you can see these and many more ideas here.

Beautiful early season senior session at the Biopark

I have many pictures to share from this lovely senior portrait session at the biopark. It's early in the season, but there is still green to be found (even outside of the greenhouse).

This beautiful girl was so confident and self-assured in front of the camera!

She has volunteered at the biopark in past summers, so this was an especially appropriate location for senior portraits.

The greenhouse tends to be the best place in town for winter portraits. Where else can you see such beautiful plants and flowers?

I love including talents, hobbies, and anything high school seniors love in their portraits! What could be more fun than a ukulele?

I also had a chance to catch  her at the first track and field meet of the season. I really enjoyed watching her throw the javelin! 

I loved getting to meet this smart and successful senior girl! Her easy confidence made senior portraits easy and comfortable. Best wishes to her with all her exciting plans!

If you are interested in senior portraits, I'd love to chat with you and discuss how to make yours the best they can be! We can meet in person or talk on the phone, or you can email me.
I have more information about my senior graduation photography here, or if you like the locations we used for her graduation portraits, you can see these and many more ideas here.

It's a cake smash! Watch the frosting fly!

I am ALWAYS ready for a cake smash portrait session. This little guy was about to turn 1 year old, and I haven't seen such cake-eating joy in a long time!

We started out with a few clean portraits...




And then the real fun began. He was a natural.


His mom made this really cute Mickey cake, I was impressed.








My favorite is when feet get involved. Mmmmm.




Cake smash baby portraits are always fun. But this darling little guy was 100% happy to play with cake, which made it extra fun!


He didn't mind sticky fingers or toes, and actually wanted to eat the cake! (This is not always true.)




Here's my favorite. What a lovely moment!




And you can always tell when a cake smash session is over... sometimes it ends in tears, and sometimes it ends when the baby leaves the scene. No tears today!


Thanks so much to my friend for bringing me her sweet baby for his one year old portraits!

I have a bunch more baby photography, along with some info on my baby plan options, on this blog page - check it out!

I offer four different options for baby photography collections. If you are interested for yourself, or if you have a friend or family member you might like to gift a collection to, I have an online magazine with more information that you might like to see. You can send me your email address below and I will email you a link right away.

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