Wednesday, December 16, 2009

I love good customer service

Just wanted to take a minute to thank Dr. Ryan Swain of "6 Month Braces" in North Chili.... I had cosmetic braces in 2006 and he repaired a tooth as part of the whole cosmetic overhaul. Well it broke this week when I was eating a cookie. Darn it!!!

His staff got me in the very next day, and he fixed it (better than before even) and DID IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME. Now that's some awesome customer service.

He's amazingly talented to boot. Awesome

Thursday, December 10, 2009

4 month portraits | Rochester, NY Modern Infant, Baby, Child Photographer

So many babies lately, I love it!!!! I had this little guy in a few weeks ago when he was 10 weeks, and he was back for 4 month portaits this week. No, not following the usual 3-6-9-12 month portrait schedule, just getting them done when the time feels right, very cool!

It's amazing how much he's changed in just a few short weeks! He hasn't found his feet yet, but he looooooves his hands, lol. Here are a few of my favorites:




His mommy is a wonderful massage therapist here in Greece - let me know if you need one and I'll give you her info!!

Saturday, December 5, 2009

6 month & sibling portraits | Rochester, NY Modern Infant, Baby, Child Photographer

I met this family almost 6 months ago for an on-location newborn session. (You can see the original session by clicking here).

I love seeing babies grow & change and 6 months is such a delicious age, don't you agree???



The kids arrived with hats on (just because it was cold out) but mom said we could do a few shots with them on first. YAY!! She had hats ready for the newborn shoot too... I *heart* kids in hats!



Big brother is at a fun age to work with... old enough to take some direction, and loves silly conversations - love that smile!!



I've had this big basket for years but have never used it... it was perfect! The little guy isn't quite sitting up yet, so we used a Bumbo chair in there. So cute!



Great to see you guys again, looking forward to 1 year/5 year portraits in the spring!! :-)

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Announcements for 2010

I can't believe this year is coming to a close in just a few short weeks, where does the time go. It's been a profound year for me both on a personal level, and professional level.

My favorite personal image - my son at 11 days old!



A few of my favorite client images:








Since starting my business in 2004, every year I like to look back and see what worked well, and what needs to be changed moving forward.

I'm very excited to make the following announcements for 2010 sessions!

Session Fee Arrangement: Session fees have been lowered! They cover my time for the session (set up, paperwork, consultations/questions, the session itself, downloading & backing up your images!), custom editing and enhancement of your images, and a private on-line gallery to view your images. All prints and products are now available separately. As a bonus to this structure, I no longer have to charge you sales tax on the session fee! YAY!!
30 Minute In-Studio – session fee $25
1 Hour In-Studio – session fee $50
1 Hour Outdoors – session fee $75

Session Design: No limits on the number of subjects, outfits, or backdrops to be used! It’s your time, use it however you’d like.

Specialty Sessions: Newborn Baby Art, Baby’s First Year, Cake Smash, On-Location, and Senior Portraits which cannot be accommodated in a standard session. Details will be posted on my website soon, or contact me if you need information right away!

Prints & Products: Still lots of freedom to buy what you want, when you want. Sessions carry just a $100 order minimum.

Individual prints are available ‘ala carte’ wallet-size and 5x7 through 24x36, starting at $12.

Print Collections are attractively priced at a discount and include items that cannot be purchased ‘ala carte’, starting at $175.

Additional prints and Digital Files can be added to any Collection at a 50% discount!

Payment Options: I’m working with my bank to accept credit cards directly (in addition to using Paypal). I’ll keep you posted!

Portrait Club: Clients who book more than one session per year, listen up! Book any (3) sessions and receive a 30-minute session FREE. Ask me for details!

I got to work with a lot of familiar faces this year, as well as meet many new families. I can't wait to see what 2010 brings! Have a great rest of your week... new session post coming this weekend!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

From the Weekend

I'm behind on blogging! I hate when I'm behind on blogging!! It's a rare occurance, but I've been busy getting things ready for 2010 and time is just getting away from me. So I'm going to just quickly blog both of this weekends sessions in the same post!

This little cutie is the cousin of another little peanut I had in a few weeks ago. She saw those images and asked Gramma "why don't I get a photo session?". So Gramma called me up, and I was able to fit her in that day since she was only in town for the weekend.

A few of my favorites so far:




Later that day was a session with 5 teenage siblings (there's a set of triplets!). They were all home visiting from college and/or had the night off from work, so it was a perfect opportunity to get them together. A nice casual session with each wearing a shirt to represent their school.





Look for posts soon with all of the 2010 updates!!