Thursday, December 11, 2008

I had the pleasure...

of coming back and shooting the rest of Gaby's family. Tons of fun!!!













Wednesday, December 03, 2008

2009 NEWS!

2009 Product and Print Prices:

Session Fee includes photographer's time, talent, proofing and processing only. Prints are not included in this price. The $175 session fee is based on 1-4 people. Please add $25 for each additional person. The session fee is required within 5 days of booking your session and is non-refundable. Receipt of payment guarantees your session date. Additional charges may apply for locations outside of a 20 mile radius from Chantilly, VA.

A combination studio/on-location shoot is available for a session fee of $250. The combination shoot would include a session on-location (i.e., a park, your home, etc) and a session at our studio. The two sessions could be scheduled for one day or two. Sessions must be within the same month.

Event booking and pricing is customized to your specific needs. A consultation will be provided to determine your needs. Please contact the studio for more information.

A 5% discount off of your total will be given on all orders placed and paid for within 7 days of your proofing gallery becoming available. May not be combined with other offers or discounts without prior approval.

Desk Portraits for 2009 start at $20. Fine Art Wall Portraits which are sprayed with a UV protectant and mounted start at $70. Fine Art Gallery Canvas Print stretched over a 1.5 inch deep stretcher bar start at $210. The quality and richness of these canvas prints exceeds the canvas prints available in your local one hour print locations. They hang gorgeous framed or unframed.

Those clients with 2008 Baby Plans will be ordering from the 2008 (current) price list until their Baby Plan is complete. In addition, clients who have a completed session in 2008 will be ordering from the (current) 2008 Product and Prints Price List as well.

Contact us for a pricing sheet!

New Collections for 2009 with Digital Files!!

Collection A ~ $350
Two 11x14 or 12x12 Fine Art Wall Portraits
12 Desk Portraits
1 digital file (uncropped edited proof)
5% off additional items
(Up to $180 savings plus 5% off additional items)

Collection B ~ $600
One 16x20 or 16x16 gallery-wrapped canvas*
Two 11x14 or 12x12 Fine Art Wall Portraits
12 desk portraits
2 digital files (uncropped edited proofs)
10% off additional items
(Up to $240 savings plus 10% off additional items)

Collection C ~ $850
One 20x24 or 24x24 gallery-wrapped canvas*
Two 11x14 or 12x12 Fine Art Wall Portraits
12 desk portraits
3 digital files (uncropped edited proofs)
15% off additional items

Include a CD with all of the full resolution uncropped proofs (normally 20-30 images) from your session, to print from as you wish, for an additional $500 with the purchase of Collection C.
(Up to $290 savings plus 15% off additional items or up to $1,790 savings including the CD of proofs plus 15% off additional items)

*one gallery-wrapped canvas can be exchanged for two Fine Art Wall Portraits of the same size or smaller

Newborn Baby Portrait Plan:

This is a baby portrait package that captures baby's first year in beautiful, artistic images conveniently taken in your own home - $1200

Includes:

The session fee for 4 on-location sessions. The first conducted when your baby is a newborn, the second at six months, and the third at one year. The fourth session is your choice, possibly at three or nine months, or a special holiday or event.

One 8x10 from each session

50 flat custom birth announcements or holiday cards with envelopes (these are done after the first session).

A custom-designed and professionally-printed fine art style coffee-table book containing your favorite images from all four sessions. (book is 20 pages, 10”x10” in size)

10% off additional a la carte items from these four sessions not including collections.

This is a savings of $320 plus 10% off additional items. Reserve early there is a limited number of openings available for baby's first year plan. Payment of $300 is due at each session and is non-refundable.

For those considering a 2009 Baby Plan, keep an eye on this blog for exciting news regarding a chance to win the perfect prize for a newborn (a $400 value!).


CHRISTMAS 2008!!

The last session date for Christmas photos this year will be November 23rd, 2008. The last day to place orders to receive prints in time for Christmas gifts is December 6th, 2008.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Emily....

Here's a new one from the studio. Emily was so cute....check these out!








Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Lola's Christmas...

Ok...these aren't her real Christmas pictures but I just want you all to feel my pain! There are lots of bribes involved in getting a simple Christmas picture....sigh.





Thursday, November 06, 2008

Meet Katya!

Boy she was quick! I would just blink and she was gone. She wore me out, but she is so cute who cares!







Saturday, October 25, 2008

Caroline & Laura...

This is the second time I've had the pleasure of meeting Caroline and Laura. The first was when Laura was just 4 months. She's grown so much! We did some Halloween and Christmas ones in the studio too!







Saturday, October 18, 2008

Another blue-eyed boy!

Here's Chase! His eyes were BLUE BLUE BLUE. He's definitely squeezeable.




Saturday, October 11, 2008

Jack.

It seems I've had a run of girls lately. Girls. Girls. Girls. Now don't get me wrong. Girls are super fun. But I got to hang with Jack. Look at those big brown eyes. His salary? Only a few Cheerios here and there. He LOVED his Cheerios!




Saturday, October 04, 2008

I love my job....

I got spend some time with Gaby. Wow. She's so beautiful. Check out those eye lashes. What I would give for those! No eyelash curlers. No mascara.




I kept trying to put my finger on why I just thought Gaby was SO beautiful and SO cute. Well I figured it out. Guess who she looks like?
Yep you guessed it. Lola. Here's Lola at 2. Gotta love that curly hair!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Angela & Danny, 8.23.2008

My first wedding. I came home and told my husband, "they are so young and in love....(sigh)." I only wish I had a photographer at my wedding. I have no memories. What was I thinking?




Wednesday, September 24, 2008

2009 Product and Prints Price List

Due to rising costs (everyday and supplier) there will be a small, across the board, price increase for 2009. In the next few weeks, I will posting information regarding the 2009 Product and Prints Price List. Those clients with 2008 Baby Plans will be ordering from the 2008 (current) price list until their Baby Plan is complete. In addition, clients who have a completed session in 2008 will be ordering from the (current) 2008 Product and Prints Price List as well.

If you have any questions please do not hesistate to contact us.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Katie....Katie....

We met Katie and on top of being super cute she was the sweetest baby. So calm and sweet. I'm almost finished editing but here's a preview!



Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Christmas! Yes I'm talking Christmas already!!!

The last session date for Christmas photos this year will be November 23rd, 2008. The last day to place orders to receive prints in time for Christmas gifts is December 6th, 2008.

I know. I know. It's not even Halloween yet! But I'm a planner. So please bear with me. =)

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Looky who just turned 1!!!

One of my favorite blue-eyed boys, Adam! Happy Birthday!

Adam a few months old:

Adam 1 Year:


Wow. Time goes by too fast. =(

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Ok. I'm looking for opinions. So speak up!

So. I've been playing around with a new plug-in I got for my photo editing software. It does all sorts of cool stuff. I took this photo and did my normal regular edits. Then I went beyond. I was going for a kind of surreal look. Do you think this would fly with clients? If you got image number 2 in your proofs would you go, "Huh, wha the?"

Normal Edit

New Edit


I love going outside the box but I'm wondering if my clients would think I've gone off the deep end.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

This is Lola's friend, Annika!

She was highly anticipated and is very much loved! We love her too and we are glad we had the chance to snap a few. From the new studio...





Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Remember my last maternity session?

Well who look arrived early!! Liam. Look how teeny tiny!



Liam was tiny enough to try my baby in a bowl. I thought it was a good idea. Liam? Not so much. He did not like the cold bowl. So we warmed it with a hair dryer. Only got one shot at it.




What a great family!! It's truly a pleasure working with them. This is my favorite from the session. Liam's mom reminds of a girlfriend I had in highschool, Katie Ryan. So funny and great to be around.