Session Prices Changing & Weekend Availability

Summertime is almost here! And if you are anything like most people, the summer time is hectic and weekends are planned out weeks or months in advance.

So that got us thinking we should let you guys know our last few weekend dates we are still free for sessions. Some more might open up but this is what we have available right now so if you would like to book a session this summer or fall we should book it as soon as possible.

Another good reason to book now our session prices for weekends are going to go up on June 1st.


Available Weekends:
May 17th
May 23rd  & 24th
June 13th
July 25th & 26th
Aug 2nd
Aug 23rd
Sept 13th
Sept 20th
Oct 4th
Oct 11th

Now we still have plenty of availability during the week anytime morning, noon or night.

But if you want to pay for your session now for this spring, summer or fall to get our current prices that is fine just let us know.

We would also encourage any of you who like to do Fall pics or Holiday cards to book those sessions a few months in advance. As I know last year we booked up and this year we are already booked all Saturdays in October and most in Sept and November.

Thanks so much we look forward to seeing you!

- Jennifer

P.S.

Here are our new session prices, effective June 1, 2009:
Weekday Session: $75 (stays the same)
Weekend Session: $100

Brody Matthew

We went to photograph little baby Brody yesterday. He was still just a little guy weighing less then 7 lbs at 3 weeks. So cute.

Newborns are most comfortable in their parents arms, in their clothing and in their routine. So strip them of clothes take them from their parents and try to take some photographs it doesn't always work out. He was not super excited about this photo session when we started...

But then he calmed down and got into the modeling ...or we simply wore him out. And we got to take some really sweet photographs. I was excited when Tommy thought to open up the front door. We put the basket right inside the house with the door open the light was really nice. Then I stuck him at the front door and I think those are really cool shots.

I love shooting new kinds of photographs and ideas!

I hope you enjoy your Brody sneak peak!

- Jennifer

Top Model in the Making...

We went yesterday for a newborn session for a precious baby named Maximilian. He was adorable but I must admit big Sister Reese stole the show. She is 2 1/2 and reminded me a bit of Maya. She was excited and friendly and totally up for any kind of photograph I wanted to take.

Then she did something funny that really reminded me of Maya. She posed her dad like I had just posed her and took her camera and started shooting.

I think big sisters are suppose to get all the attention and this little lady is no exception. Her baby brother is going to have a lot of fun growing up in this fun family and with sweet sister Reese.

The whole family was happy and warm and the love was so obvious in person and translated through the photographs.

Tommy and I had a lot of fun doing their photographs!

Thank you Marianne, Ross, Reese &Max for having us come do your families photographs!

Enjoy the sneak peak!

- Jennifer

Happy Belated Easter!

I look at holidays much different now then I use too.

When Maya was born so were holidays. To see them through a child's eyes is amazing and beautiful. Nothing is more important.

Then when you lose someone that is the most important person to you those holidays seems especially cruel.

I am writing this blog here for all of you to see because I know many of my clients and friends have had tragic loss of their own. And I know for many of us just how impossible life seems afterwards.

However I now make new memories and I find joy in different things. They will never be the same or even as enjoyable, at least that is how it seems at this point.

But I remember Maya and her exuberance for all the tiny details. Her energy, smile, voice and the smell of her hair, the way it would curl up in the humidity and always get matted in the back during car rides.

So what does any of this have to do with Baby Grace or photography. Well kind of everything. Do you know my most valuable possessions in my life are the photographs I own. Without those coping would be so different. I am surrounded by photographs of her through every phase of her life. I feel blessed to have a few of her with my grandma's and all of our friends. Here are a couple of photographs of Maya with her best friend Aria on Easter looking for Easter eggs.

When Maya was alive I had to work every single Easter, regrettably. I wish I could take that back now. I remember running to Target at 11pm the night before Easter getting her basket together. Spending time with her before and after work on Sunday.

So take time out for your family & friends. If you can not work as much you wont regret it later in life. Take lots of snap shots. Get good family photographs. Record their little voices.

And remember just how special today is. I try to treat all my days like they are gifts.

Thanks for reading!

Much Love

- Jennifer

Emerson Anne

I met Erin, Josh & Emerson for the first time a few months ago when I did Emerson's photographs at a couple of months old. She was a great baby then and was amazing this time around as well.
She is 6 months old and she was completely cooperative for over an hour for the session.
Emerson has discovered her tongue, her voice, and her little toes. This age is really fun to photograph because the babies are so expressive at this stage and they are discovering so many new things.

Emerson was no different.

I was so excited to see the images that I was working on them at midnight last night.

Here is a sneak peak at the session!

Thanks Erin and Josh for letting us come do your photographs again it was a lot of fun!

- Jennifer

April Wedding Special!

Any wedding booked in the month of April will be able to take part of a great deal!

We are offering you our DVD with high resolution images for $500.00. That is a $250 discount.
This will include all edited images from your wedding day! You will also have a pdf file right on the DVD, giving you the rights to print them.

If you would like to take part of this special contact us for more details!

- Jennifer

Win a Free Photo Package for a friend in need!

Ok, we thought of this great little contest we wanted to do to help give back to people, as we know we have been helped out before when in need. A sort of 'Pay it forward' type thing.

All you need to do is submit by email to either Tommy or myself, an entry in this contest.  All the entry needs to be is a story about your friend/family/acquaintance that is most "in need" of a special FREE photography package.

The 'Pay it Forward' package includes:

1 - photo session
1 - custom 20x20 photo collage
50 - Custom Holiday Cards
$100 - print credit

The deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2009

- Jennifer

Maegan at Coxhall Gardens

I think the weather was playing an April Fools joke on me last week when I did Maegan's photographs.

Typically I bring Tommy along for blocking sun, reflecting sun..being the all around lighting guru.
He was in Colorado at the time and I thought I could handle it.

When I met Maegan at Coxhall Gardens in Carmel it was a bright, beautiful sunny day. Then the wind came and it was relentless. Maegan was so good about it.
At first I worried about the results of the photo's I was getting since the wind was blowing her hair all around.
But what I got was a result so cool and pretty. I really loved the pics with her hair moving around.

Maegan you are a beautiful mom! Your belly is perfect and you just look amazing! It is hard to believe your little one will be here in just a few short weeks.

Thank you for letting us do your photographs! Can't wait to meet the baby in about a month!

- Jennifer

Winner posted on Facebook..more to come!

Erin Paul is our winner of our March Facebook contest! She can have her choice of a free session or 11x14! We are always running spur of the moment contest and a new monthly contest will be posted later today!

You know April and May is a beautiful time of year to have your photographs done. We don't have all the bugs and heat. And you can plan ahead and use these photographs for your next holiday cards or gifts!

Or even better if you still want that fall look in your pics as I know most of you do what about a look in spring clothes too with the beautiful tulips that are out and kids in the pretty spring/summertime clothes.

I opened up a discussion on facebook about mini session possibilities! Check it out and let me know if you are interested. If I get some feedback I will do some mini session for only $30.00!

And as always we offer referral money if you refer someone and they book us they will receive $50 dollars off their order. You also will receive $50 off your next order as well. If you refer a bride the referral money goes up to $100 dollars!

Have a beautiful day!

Jennifer