arachnid terpsichorean

arachnid terpsichorean, originally uploaded by studio138.

What fun I had photographing Lil E at her costume party ballet class today! The little one in the photo at top left was a chocolate dipped strawberry! Her mom made the costume herself... too cute!

invitation

[Royalty-free stock photos of baseball and field; design and photos of bday boy by me]

A+ Family

Thanks, C, L, & Lil S for a great day! I had alot of fun but I hope I didn't work you too hard!!!

oh! baby and other packages/products

So a few clients have inquired about services and products in addition to holiday cards, which is the only thing I have on my website thus far. The answer is: YES!!! I absolutely will be advertising my other services which include:


Birth Announcements

Birthday Invitations (and thank you cards!)

"We've Moved" cards

Senior portraits, including Senior Ad page design

Realtor Marketing design (postcards, newsletters, etc)

and, of course, almost any product you can think of to do with a photo, such as: storyboards, ready-to-hang canvas prints, hardbound books, photostamps, jewelry, and even purses!


Recently, a wonderful friend and client wanted to purchase a baby announcement package to give to a friend who is expecting a child. I suggested the "Oh! Baby Card&Photo Package", which will include a newborn session, a 5-10 image gallery of custom-proofed images, a Keepsake 8x10 print, and a set of custom designed cards*. The gift giver will recieve the little acrylic box below to present to her at the shower and the mother-to-be can schedule at her convenience after the little one arrives. She can even replace the 3.5x3.5 design cards with photos and use it to decorate the nursery! I think it turned out really cute, don't you?


So STAY TUNED! I am working on the other packages and such between holiday card shoots so I can rework my website to reflect these products and services after the holidays. But I will post any sneak peeks of my other projects until then right here on this blog...

*A choice of card sizes and numbers is similar to the holiday card offering now on imagesby138.com

Thanks for visiting!

Location Scout: Fullerton Arboretum

I scouted the Fullerton Arboretum today with the fam... They were (thankfully) quite the cooperative crew ;)

on my honor

on my honor, originally uploaded by studio138.

Since we took her out of private school this year, I feel compelled to be more on top of the moral character development if I hope to raise my children with proper manners and good taste. The Girl Scouts will hopefully be a good complement to what we do at home everyday. I just can't take how old she looks here! But so mature to feign a smile although definitely not happy about Mom behind the camera... again!

flower.girl

flower.girl, originally uploaded by studio138.

please pray that the fires will stay away! for now, i took advantage of something positive about them (the ONLY one!) - a strange morning sun that gave some beautiful photo-taking light...

indulge

Sees candy and Nikkor glass. nuthin' bettah... happy [belated] anniversary to me :)

boys don't make passes

at girls who wear glasses ;) happy wednesday!

sneak peek: belmont shore

THANK YOU to one of my top 3 most favorite families I have ever known for allowing me to photograph you today!!! My own family and I had a blast with you guys!!! xoxo

make it special with a photostamp

I often forget that not everyone shares my love of photography and is not necessarily up-to-date on the things you can do with the web and a photo...

A few years ago, I was one of the first to order real postage with my own photo printed right on it from a company called Photostamps.com. I uploaded a photo of my then 1-year-old daughter (digging into her cake as only 1-year-old can), used their simple online software to crop and choose my border style and color, paid, and in 1 week, had the stamps I used to send out the thank you cards from her birthday party. The cards were a HUGE HIT and everyone commented about the novelty of the stamp!

In this age where something special and personal in your mailbox is a rare treat, I thought I would offer my help in making such treats as special and personal as they can be. Anyone who completes a holiday card session with me will receive a free lo-res jpeg file that they can upload to the stamps.com website to make their own stamps for placement on their cards. Order a sheet of 20 to use on just the "most special" cards or as many as you need! At approx. $22 per sheet (incl. shipping), you are paying about $14 over the cost of a regular book of stamps to give that extra warm wish to your holiday card recipients.

My gift to you. Tis the season :)

PS I recieve absolutely no benefit from the Photostamps.com company. I really just think the product is cool and wanted to offer it to you for your consideration ;)

beauty by the bay

I scouted Belmont Shore yesterday for an upcoming family portrait session. I pretty much spent most of my summers there as a child but needed to put on my "photographer's eye" to see it as it will appear in photos :) The sailboats make for a nice backdrop, as well as the small pier. I also found a cool muraled dumpster and a kayak hut that would make for interesting spots.

forget all your troubles, forget all your cares...

and go downtown for your holiday card photo session! Riverside is chock full of wonderful coves and doorways and other such architectural beauty... Think about it!

don't be the one responsible for this

The family I was to photograph for holiday cards had to reschedule today. So what's a photographer to do when she has no one to photograph? Well, this. It ain't pretty but I AM proud of my budding assistant 4-year-old for taking it! ;)

just another day at the looney bin

"S" doing her best Michael Jackson"...

and Miss Maggie hangin' with her sisters.

availability update

Sunday afternoons are going fast! Sessions for afternoons on the following dates are NO LONGER AVAILABLE:

OCT 14

OCT 21

OCT 28

NOV 11

NOV 25

If Sunday afternoons are best for you, please contact me ASAP for one of the last 3 available dates of November 4th, November 18th, or December 2nd. Otherwise, I still have openings for all Saturdays - morning or evening - thru December 1st. Tis the season, my friends! :)

feeling a bit profound ;)

If beauty is in the details...

it's a bug's life.

Happy Wednesday :)