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session availability

For newborn photography, please contact me as soon as you know your due date. I am currently booking into September and October.

*June sessions are currently filled*

*I have 1 session left in July - please contact me for dates*

I will be out of the office June 5 - 14th. I'll be attending a photography workshop out of state. I am so excited to meet with peers and learn more about photography; it should be a great workshop! I hope to come home with a lot of fresh ideas for both my indoor and outdoor sessions.

And here are some photo's of last week's sweetest newborn!

spring mini session favorites

I wanted to share some of my fav's from the spring mini sessions. The sessions were a lot of fun for me (a bit tiring too!) and I felt so relieved that the weather cooperated each day. I was so happy to have so many families participate this year! I will definitely make the mini sessions part of spring each year!

family moments

A quick reminder for current clients. I will be "out of the office" from May 2 - 9th. My family will be attempting our first vacation together to Disney World. I couldn't be more excited! I'm also planning to have a fellow photographer take my families portrait; I have to admit I'm a bit nervous. I definitely enjoy being behind the camera instead of in front of it!!!

Behind the camera I feel like a casual observer and I love photographing something happening between a parent and child that is a bit candid and not completely scripted. These are a couple of my favorites from a recent session at Duke Gardens.

happy earth day!

A quick digression from photography news...I just caught the Oprah show (I'm often watching my recorded version very late at night) and I was so inspired tonight! If you didn't see it today, check out the Oprah website. Here is a link with great tips on recycling and using reusable's (using less plastic)!

Also, here is a peek from a recent session. These siblings were so much fun to photograph; they did a wonderful job for me and looked absolutely gorgeous!!!

spring mini session update

There is still 1 opening left for the spring mini sessions!

Friday, April 17th at 9:15 am at the Arboretum

I was just there last weekend and everything is blooming - it's beautiful right now! Please let me know if you are interested.

I've also been doing a lot of storyboards for clients and it made me want to do one of my own for my new little baby. I hung it in his room and it looks absolutely adorable; I love looking at it while I'm feeding him.

This little sweetheart was an absolute angel during her entire session. She was very young - only 6 days old and just a beauty!

little newborns

I just had to share this picture from a newborn session last week. I absolutely love pictures that show how "teeny-tiny" newborns are. Here this sweet little baby is just nestled up with his daddy; it was so sweet!

I'll be posting a lot more from my recent newborn sessions later this week!

celebrate spring!

I am pleased to offer mini portrait sessions for this spring season. Bring your families and children to a fun and relaxed portrait session in their Easter attire! This is a great opportunity to get a fabulous Easter portrait without spending the time and money for a full length session (Dad's will love this!). There are limited sessions each day at the following locations:

April 17th - NC Arboretum (Raleigh)
April 18th - Haywood Hall (Raleigh)
April 19th - Crowder Park (Apex)
April 25th - Kids Together Park (Cary)

The cost: $200 (plus tax)
This includes your session fee as well as these prints:

4 (4x6)'s, 4 (5x7)'s, 2 (8x10), 1(11x14), 1 (Wallet)

Payment for your session is due at the time of booking in order to reserve your session date!

happy valentine's day!

I hope each of you have a lovely Valentine's day with your sweeties (be it your spouse or your children). This Valentine's has been such a great day to "share the love" with my family and it's been so special having a new little one at our house. Nothing beats a romantic dinner with your toddlers! :)

An availability update...
There are currently no remaining sessions available for February. If you are looking for a session in March there is one remaining weekend left on the 28th. I am also booking sessions through the end of July.

And an exciting announcement for April...
I will be running some mini spring sessions around Easter weekend. Details to follow soon!

a thank you to my clients

I hope everyone had a nice holiday season and a wonderful start to 2009. My personal life has been a bit crazy—this was our first holiday season with a second child in tow. Now I can say I truly appreciate all of the families I photograph with multiple children. I truly respect the extra effort you Mom's put forth in coordinating outfits and keeping your children clean for their pictures. I have recently discovered that it is not an easy task!

Onto the brave new world of 2009! There are a lot of neat things that will be showing up over the next month but my first big announcement is my new referral program:

Refer a new client and you will receive a $100 print credit per referral towards your future session order.

(Not to be used towards session fee).