Baby Gigi

One of the latest newborn sessions. Little Baby Gigi was a true joy to photograph and the image with her brother has to be one of my all time favorite sibling shots with a newborn session to date! Love the first one too. Dad is an artist and painted the painting in the background. I love incorporating things from the home/family in these shoots! Enjoy!

Allison [McKinney Child Photographer]

Isn't she just a DOLL??!!! Allison came to visit for her 9 month photo-shoot! She wasn't sure at first, but once she got comfortable with us we had a great time. I'm so happy with the way her images turned out. Hope Mom is too!

I'm still here! AND Pricing Changes 2010...

It's so not like me to not Blog, but to be honest friends, I have been in a funk. I mean I'm OK, I've just hit some sort of wall. I'm noticing this every year around this time, but for some reason this year has been the hardest. I think it comes from working like a mad woman in the fall through the Holiday Season. January hits and I breath for the first time in weeks and then my mood goes south.

I think I get creatively tapped out. I start longing for something new, different, and challenging. I begin to ponder what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, and what I should be doing differently.

For instance, I hate selling. I hate pushing myself and my art as a product, but at the same time I need this as a business because the equipment, computers, and software alone are eating my lunch. I have come to a decision on pricing and will be experimenting with it this year. If it proves that the benefits do not out-weigh my cost, I may have to rethink my pricing again.

I have decided to go to mainly digital sessions since my least favorite part of this business is pushing and hoping for print orders. These sessions would include the images at the resolution they were captured in, a release of the images to my clients for personal use, posting, and printing (but not artistically altering). The pricing will be as follows:

Mini-Digital Session - Session fee $350
Included:
30-45 minute Session Time
12+ hand crafted edited images on CD (Artists Choice)
Copyright release for personal use, posting, and printing (not altering)

Full-Digital Session - Session Fee $650
Included:
45-90 minute Session Time
30+ hand crafted edited images on CD (Artists Choice)
Copyright release for personal use, posting, and printing (not altering)

Mini-Digital Sessions will be best for family updates, sessions for little one's 1st year, etc. Full-Digital Sessions will be best for Seniors and Newborns. Newborn sessions will only be available as Full-Digital session due to their nature.

I will of course still offer printing to ensure quality. Since I will be including the release in these sessions, print pricing will be greatly reduced. An example of this is an 8X10 will be priced at $5.50 (for a complete list, please contact me). These prices will include my cost plus a small administrative processing fee. A minimum order of $50 will be required.

Also, I will still provide custom design and orders for cards, announcements, and albums. This will be on reasonable commission basis dependant client needs.

At this point, an apology for the many clients between my last post and this one. I slacked on my blog and it seems silly to blog clients who already have their images, but maybe I will pull some of my favs from the past few sessions to post soon.

That's a little about WHAT I'm doing and since I can't post without an image (or several), here is WHY I'm doing it... [annoying gratuitous Photographer posting own children alter]

Jake, the outgoing leader.

Nate, the one everyone wants to squeeze and hug.

David, the sensitive thinker.

Rachel, the princess of the house.

Come Visit Santa This Saturday!!!

Hi all! Just wanted to drop a note as we get closer to Christmas and let you know that it's not too late to come visit Santa and Mrs. Clause. They still want to know what is on your list and to share a story book! The last couple of Saturday's I have been honored to visit with Santa and Mrs. Clause at True Rumors / PBJ Clothiers in McKinney. We have one more day left to see them and it's this Saturday from 12pm-4pm.

Avoid the lines and the fast pace of other locations, and visit this quaint personal boutique where Santa and Mrs. Clause wait to talk to you and your little one's. They even like pets! ;-) Come join me at the following:

True Rumors Boutique
6851 Virginia Parkway, Suite 100
McKinney, Texas 75070

Pictures are $20 and are delivered to you on the spot on a CD in full-resolution for your reproduction, posting, and sharing. There are also cookies and treats for Santa's guests! Wanted to share a few of my favs from the season so far...

Wieck Family! [Sherman Family Photographer]

Ok, we are at a point in the season that we are past sneaking peeks! I'm just editing and sending as fast as my fingers will work to get images ready for Holiday Cards! I did want to post a few of my favs from this family and thank them for traveling from Sherman to see me! It's so amazing to see these kiddo's grow. I can't believe how big they have gotten since I saw them last. I just couldn't help but look at their 4 teenagers and wonder what it will be like for us when our four get there!

Barillas Family Sneak! [DFW Family Photographer]

This was such a great and patient family!! We scheduled late in the evening, the drive was a bit long, and I was late. Recipe for disaster! BUT we were able to capture some great shots and I really hope Mom and Dad are happy. I love these classic studio shots in black and white. They focus so much on the subjects! Baby girl was 2 months old, but we still were able to get some tender "newborn" type moments! Thanks again guys for all your patience with me and letting me hang out so late!

Hunt Family Sneak! [McKinney Family Photographer]

I had the extreme pleasure of photographing this great family a few weeks ago. They are so special to me. I have been photographing them since just before Baby E's arrival. I don't suppose I can call her a baby much longer... she'll be running circles around us in no time! I love the colors they wore and that we got through to "Mrs. Suspicious" before the end of our session. 8-)

Peercy Family Sneak Peek! [McKinney Family Photographer]

A last sneak peek before the Holidays! Thank you Katy for bringing your family so far to see me. It was a true pleasure to meet you all. These sisters are so cute together and you couldn't ask for a happier baby! Made my job so easy!

I hope and wish everyone a blessed Thanksgiving. I will be heading out of town tonight and not return until Sunday. I will be time traveling back in time to a place where the internet is just not an option! My 84 year old grandmother doesn't seem to see the need for it! 8-) If anyone needs to contact me ASAP, you can call my cell at 972-965-9141. Again, I wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!!