Bradley was the winner of the Zuri Modeling contest I held in February.....and Lindsay (of http://www.zurimodelandtalent.com/) sure knows how to pick them because Bradley was AMAZING in front of the camera. Not only is he adorable, but he's very well mannered, sweet, takes direction well (in fact so well that most of the time I didn't even need to tell him what to do, he was just a natural) and never complained about a single thing. He was absolutely AWESOME to shoot. I'm sure we will be seeing him in stores, magazines, etc in no time!  Congrats again Bradley! 

Beginning April 17th, 2009, all sessions NOT previously booked (deposits received) will have new pricing (see pricing page).   All pre-booked (deposits made) sessions for 2009 will still have the original pricing honored, so if you have already booked and I have received your deposit, don't worry...you will still be charged the original pricing.  Any shoots booked (deposits received) AFTER April 16th, 09 will be booked with the new pricing.

BUT............

*From now until APRIL 16th, 2009, I will be extending this deal, so if you would like a shoot with the original pricing, book BEFORE April 16th, 2009!  

With only about 15 spots left to book for 2009, it's time for you to hop on this deal since spots will go fast!!   :)

Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of photographing Sam and his parents. Sam and I hit it off immediately, especially since we were both wearing our black Chucks ;)  We laughed, giggled, sang songs, did movie quotes, etc....and Sam was SUCH an awesome little model.  This family was so cute and natural that I didn't have to tell them anything, they just had fun...and the results were great.  Oh and although you can't even tell.....Sam will be a big brother later on this year!  ;) 

Oh and here's my first "official" post kicking off the new larger photos I can post now :) 

My new buddy and I.........

I told Sam to pick any place he wanted to take a pic....and check out the super model......

Sam was quite excited to see that mom had brought him a giant lollipop :) 

Is it bad that i'm secretly hoping that PJ asks for a Chuck E Cheese birthday party next year? ;) 

Considering i've been sick for over a week, my head felt like a bowling ball, my nose ran non stop, and I had a major sinus headache....PJ's party turned out pretty well. Luckily we had great weather (although a little windy....and SUPER bright), but thank goodness it didn't rain (or hail!) this year.   A HUGE thank you to our family and friends who helped out. Since I was sick, I asked for help with baking and stuff, and didn't have to bake a single thing (thanks Mary, Ed and Jeff!)! Set up was all with the help of my best friends, my brother in laws, my sisters, my niece and Mark of course.   I know some of these pics are pretty blown out, etc, but cut me some slack....it was brighter than bright and I felt like crap...all while trying to play host, mom AND photographer ;)   I didn't mess with these much, mostly just bumping up contrast and some color......

The b-day girl thinking about what she wanted to paint......

I'm thinking of adding some type of page that notes my current booking status (not a calendar, but basically something like below which shows how many SPOTS I have left), but in the mean time, here is what I currently have available (spot-wise) for the rest of the year:

*March* - BOOKED

*April* - BOOKED

*May* - BOOKED

*June* - 6 5 spots left  

*July* - 2 spots left

*August* - 3-4 spots left

*September* - 6 5 spots left

*October* - ONE spot left  BOOKED

*November* - ONE spot left

*December* - 2 spots left (but this is all I will be taking this month, and it will be during the first week of December only)

As you can see, October and November each only have ONE spot left, so if you'd like a fall/holiday shoot, email me a.s.a.p.  I will not be able to do a bunch of "squeeze ins" this fall/holiday. Last year I nearly killed myself doing so, in between the million family birthdays we have in Oct/Nov/Dec, as well as Halloween, Thanksgiving, holiday cards, holiday shopping, holiday parties and Christmas....so I promised myself I would not do the same this year :) Family time is very important to me as well, so please plan ahead :) 

Thanks, and I hope to hear from you! :)