Lest I be accused by my family of not getting this posted … my girls’ Valentine’s Day cards. Design courtesy of someone who can design (not me!). 
Monthly Archives: February 2009
As promised to my mom and my brother, I’m finally making my Valentine’s Day post. I’ve been seriously nagged to get these photos up, ASAP!
I’ll come back tomorrow or Monday and post our Valentine’s Day card, plus a few more photos of my girls.
Pardon me for the silly title, I’m afraid my mind was drawing a blank for clever titles! Ok, ok, so I’m not that great at clever titles anyway. Surely you’re used to that by now.
I wanted to announce a couple of things business things before we get to the photos (don’t be peeking ahead now).
First, the spring calendar is open and is already filling up quickly. So if you’re looking for portraits in March, April, or May, don’t wait too long to schedule.
Second, if you have a baby aged 3 months to 9 months, be sure to check back here in the next several days. I have some new ideas I want to try with this age group and need some little subjects to try them out on. These will be done as one-hour mini sessions, one child only (well unless we’re talking twins here). You’ll get a few freebies as a thank you. I only need a few babies, so there will be a limited number of spots.
And third, if you’re a junior, its almost time to start thinking about your senior portraits. I know a lot of you like to have your photos taken in the summer when the weather is warm. If that’s the case, I recommend you get on the schedule sooner rather than later so you don’t miss out on the date you want! Also, I’m beginning my search for 2010 senior reps, so if you’re fun, outgoing, energetic, and willing to talk up my business … shoot me an email telling me about yourself. And you get the chance to earn cool stuff!
There. Business Stuff out of the way. On to the pictures. You were patient and waited, right? 
My sweet Anna is truly part of the Early family from my mom’s side. She LOVES to talk. She talks, and talks, and talks, and talks, and … well, you get the point. And those of you that know me well, understand this is a trait that has been passed through multiple generations.
She loves to talk on play phones, real phones, any phone. She’ll have long conversations on her play phone with her friends from preschool, her sister at school, her daddy at work, or me —standing three feet away. And if Anna has no one in particular to talk to, that’s ok, she’ll just make someone up.
So when I wanted to work some more on lighting, I figured my old pink cell phone was the perfect accessory! Whatcha think? Cute or what?!
And a close-up … just cause.
P.S. There ya go, Mom, your other little granddaughter.
I know, I know, I’ve been a very, very bad blogger lately. Sorry! I took some time off to catch up on tying up loose ends in January and I’m ALMOST caught up. Whew. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad to have been busy, but its also nice to catch my breath a bit now.
I’ve got some fun things coming up to announce, including a couple of new products. Its also that time of year … to start looking for 2010’s Senior Models. So if you know a 2009 junior who is outgoing, social, and involved … and would like to earn free goodies … I’ll be making a more detailed announcement soon. Also on the senior front, I’m working on a whole new website JUST for senior images. I’m so excited about it and can’t wait to debut it. Hopefully it’ll be ready in the next few weeks. Check back here for more details soon.
Look for another announcement soon about mini sessions I’m offering througout the year. I learned a lot from doing my holiday minis this year and I’ve got some ideas on how to make them great. This is a wonderful way to get a taste of what a session is like, with a shorter amount of time, and a smaller selection of images to choose from. These will be limited to just the kids this time around, rather than family sessions.
Also, be sure to visit the new business page on Facebook! I’ve added a selection of senior images as well as all of the images from my 2008 Favorites post below. And I’ve also added a few slideshows. You can find it HERE.
And because I can’t post without sharing photos, here are some more of my recent (um, ok, so just before Christmas anyway) experiments with studio lighting equipment.
P.S. Happy Birthday to my brother, Chad!! Look … new photos of your nieces.
And because I couldn’t decide between color and b/w on this one …. you get to see both. I think I like the moodiness of the black/white version best. Which one do you prefer?
