Christmas Cards!

I know it's only August! But the holidays start sneaking up SO quickly.... and I promised myself I'd get some Christmas cards up this year in case anyone wanted the whole burden taken care of in one swoop. Schedule your family shoot and choose your card... Here they are.

My husband pointed out that maybe I should do some more traditional Christmas colors... But I just couldn't bring myself to. But that doesn't mean I can't make a couple of custom color changes for you.... I'm just so drawn to my favorite colors. :)

Also-- we can adapt whatever you like into a baby announcement, or some other kind of card you might need.

These are all 5x7 flat cards, front and back design. They will be printed on a high-quality, pearlized card stock. We can add in whatever personalized text you'd like. They come in sets of 25. If you know you'd like a folded 5x7, some other size, or even a fancy shmancy trifold (my FAVORITE) ... let me know and we can design you one if I haven't already gotten around to it. Inquire about prices if you're interested!

And there you have it.

A few more Christmas Cards

Did you want your CD with images included? It's back.

Last time I changed my prices, I'd convinced myself there was no need to explain it or announce it. I thought maybe it wasn't professional to do so. But then I was always a little nervous that people who knew me and knew my original prices wouldn't check out the new ones, and I'd be faced with an awkward situation. So maybe it's not totally professional, but um.... A: have you met me? Maybe I should lose that dream. And B: what the hey-- it's a blog. A medium through which you share more than anyone would EVER really want to hear, right? .... So here I am to explain another little rate change.

I LOVE photography. When I first started, my goal was to charge a little bit of money and get some good experience and some good images to build my portfolio. I was having so much fun. When I found myself having a little less fun and feeling a little more aware of the time my new hobby was taking me away from my family, I thought maybe it was time to raise my prices a bit, you know, so I'd still feel that excitement before a shoot. I had decided it was ok if that meant less business. I just needed to feel like the shoot, and all the hours spent editing photos were worth my time. It's so precious as a mommy, right? Also, I'd made some significant upgrades to my equipment. I debated between a simple sitting-fee raise, and charging for digital negatives. It seemed like a nice stepping stone to my goal of eventually charging for the prints. But after getting some feedback from some honest friends-slash-clients (I guess I could just use the slash but then I'm not sure you'll actually say it right in your head), I decided to switch it up. So check out my new session fees already will ya? Just so we're all on the same page. :)

Thankyou to all of you that have supported me in this new venture! And if you're considering a shoot in time for Christmas cards, contact me soon-- it's a busy time!