Baby R!

Baby R has quite a personality for only 3 months old! He had us laughing through most of the session! I'm so glad to have Baby R as one of my Baby Planners! We're looking forward to some warmer weather for his 6-month session!

Jonah's EB Auction!

I really, honestly can't fathom that there are people out there who don't know about Jonah and his story, or who haven't read Patrice's blog (Patrice is Jonah's absolutely amazing mom). But if you haven't, he's a little boy who is really worth getting to know! Jonah has EB... and because I stink at trying to explain things, I'll send you over to read Patrice's Blog, where you can learn all about it. EB is SUPER rare, and we are fighting for a cure. In celebration of Jonah's first birthday (which many EB babies don't make it to), Matt and Patrice and tons of their closest friends are pulling together to have an auction to support DebRA (an organization to support EB patients and their families and research for a cure).  There have been LOTS of awesome items donated (including a photo session and photo package from Photographic Memories!), and they welcome your bids on these items! All of the proceeds are going to directly to DebRA. I hope you'll all participate in this worth event!! Check it out here.

NEW- Baby Plans!!!

BABY PLANS 

-Offered for any combination of at least 3 pre-determined maternity/baby sessions including maternity, newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and one year photos. 

LOVE BUG 

-Receive 20% off of session fees when you prepay your Baby Plan prior to your first session. You will also receive 10% off each CD/Print/Product that you purchase. 

(example: newborn, 6 month, one year sessions. Pay just $180 for all 3 sessions. Savings of $45. receive 10% off of all  CD/print/product purchases)

BORN TO BE WILD!

-Receive 20% off of session fees and CDs when you prepay Baby Plan and CDs prior to your first session. Receive a free 8x10 with each session. Also receive 10% off of each additional Print/Product that you purchase from those sessions. 

(example: newborn, 6 month, one year sessions. Pay just $600 for all 3 sessions, a full-resolution CD from each session, and one 8x10 from each session. Savings of $198. Receive 10% off of all additional prints/products purchased)

Need Headshots?

I was out with Eric today photographing a home he recently listed for sale. He decided that he needed some new headshots for his marketing material, so we did that while we were there. I like to take a more modern approach to headshots... scrap the hokey backdrops, and come up with something a little more "lifestyle".

If you are in need of headshots for your profession, contact me for more details! And if you are in the market to buy or sell a home, contact Eric Munger with ERA Realty... you can reach him at eric.munger@era.com or through his website (soon to be sporting a new photo! :) at http://www.ericmunger.com. Here are a few shots from today...

My Three Sons

Any photographer will tell you that one of the biggest challenges in photography is photographing your own children (and if that's not a challenge for some, color me jealous). I have made the attempt a few times, only being successful once or twice. My fall session with my kids was a complete disaster. My 3 year old, who refuses to nap, fell asleep on the way to the location (and was, in turn, VERY grumpy upon realizing that he was supposed to actually look my direction without looking angry). The other two had apparently been cooped up way too long in our house, because as soon as we hit the outdoors, they ran in 2 different directions! It's tough to photograph your own kids, because you have the frustration of a photographer AND of a mom... the combination can be dangerous! :) SO... with that said, I was very happy that an impromptu offer to my kids of bribery in exchange for a photo session was met with their cooperation yesterday. I'm going to share a few of those photos... who knows if it will ever happen again!

Welcome To The World, Baby C

I was SO excited to photograph the precious baby girl of a friend today. I love photographing newborns, and Jenn and I had already chatted about getting together for photos right away. Baby C is just 4 days new, and such a wonderful Christmas gift for these loving parents! I packed up my studio and trekked to their home in Kernersville for this session. I was able to use natural light for most of the session, thanks to their sunroom! I was even able to snap a few photos of Big Brother K during C's feeding time! Thanks again Jenn and Brian, I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! And Baby C, it was so nice to finally meet you! :) 

Little Miss "A"

This was definitely an entertaining session! Let me put it this way, "naked baby" shots are not nearly as easy as they look. By the way, Mike, did that come out of your shoes? :) Both Mom and Dad were great sports while learning how to baby wrangle their firstborn. Mike and Lindsey, I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!