Preserving your memories for a lifetime
These babies just keep on comin’! 
Little Rhys, a very much anticipated new guy in town, came today to play in the studio. What a little lover he is already, at only 5 days old!
Michelle & Eric – can’t wait to show you the rest of Rhys’ gallery. I had a blast with you guys today, hope you love this sneak peek!
Just a peek of what’s to come from Savie’s 1-year session. I love this little girl, she is way too good to me.
More to come… just wait for it.
Look who came to see me today…
And she brought her big brother with her, aren’t they the sweetest?
I can’t even tell you how much I love that last image of Miss Paisley. Her expression is so cute to me – and that hair flower? To DIE for. Her mommy made it… she’s crafty, like me, so you KNOW I was excited.
Paisley’s mom (and her friend, who I don’t know but I’m certain is equally fabulous) also runs this amazing business, 2katie designs! You can find them by clicking here… something I’ve always wanted to learn to do (correctly), but have always felt I’m not good at… Scrapbooking! If you’re in NWA, go check them out (and tell Paisley’s mama congratulations on her beautiful baby girl!)
I’m going to touch on something here without naming names. The guilty parties will know who they are, that should suffice.
Once upon a time, not so long ago (ok, so it was probably 1992), one of my best friends was forced to pose for her school photo in a cheap, foldable director’s chair. Picture it. One leg draped over the side, elbow on her knee, fist on her hand, fake smile. You can see it in your mind, I’m certain. I’d show you the photo (because, yes, I still have my wallet copy), but I know for certain that she would strangle me. I’m all about self-preservation.
Fast forward about 18 years. Think about your own child’s school photos for just a minute… sure, there are the occasional ones that turn out “kind of good” or maybe even an exceptional one here or there. Generally, though, the response most parents have to school photos is less than desirable. I believe I heard a former co-worker last year refer to her child’s Fall school portrait with the phrase “this one’s not SO bad“. Did she buy one of the packages offered through the chain photography studio that was hired by the school? You bet she did. You want to know why she did? Guilt. Plain & simple.
Back in 1984, my mom purchased my kindergarten pictures through the school. And in 1985, she bought the first grade ones. We won’t even discuss the disaster that happened in 1987, after I’d lost a few teeth and was ridiculously sweaty (yes, we shot the school photos that year after recess). She bought them all… because she’s my mom and she loves me, right? Obviously. And because she did it for me, I believed I had to do it for my own child.
I’m a professional photographer and it’s only been a little over a year that I’ve been able to release myself from the guilt of not purchasing my boy’s cookie-cutter, fake-smiling, arms-folded-over-the-chest, neon-backdropped school photos. I overcame it. Finally. And thank goodness because it felt pretty ridiculous writing a check to another photographer for something so sub-par, I gotta tell ya.
As a reward to you for making it through this rant (you still with me?), I’m pleased to announce that you, too, can be freed from the grasp of those horrendous depictions of your child.
Yep. You can look at your child’s photo and actually want to print it… instead of saying, “this one’s not SO bad”.
August 16-19* – Back-To-School Studio Mini-Sessions are happening ’round these parts.
Get something fabulous. Remember your little nugget as he/she begins the school year (and yes, we’ll revisit at the end of the year too, so we can see how much they’ve changed!)… contact me to book yours ASAP.
Applies to all kids school-aged (as well as pre-K). Interested in preschool annual photos? Contact me.
*additional dates may be added, if needed.
Sweet, little, precious Julia was kind enough to come over this evening and help me test out a new backdrop (of sorts) that I snagged this past weekend. These are just a couple of the photos we shot, she is so insanely cute! Big thanks to her mommy for taking time out of her schedule to come & see me.
