Archive for the ‘Maternity’ Category

Remember this adorable guy?  Well, he’s about to become a big brother!  In just a few short weeks the P family will be welcoming a new little sister!  He’s a VERY proud big brother and mom and dad are equally as excited to meet the newest member of their family.  Mom and big bro came over for a fun maternity session.  They were the first ones to break in my new natural light studio too!  It was SO much fun to photograph them and mom’s beautiful belly.  Makes me *almost* want to be pregnant again. :-P   No, but really, she’s just a gorgeous expecting mommy and I’m so lucky that I was able to capture these for her.

S, I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.  I sure had a wonderful time with you guys and am excited for you to see the rest of your portraits!

Natural light window maternity portraitSome fun ones of mommy and her little man.

Mommy & Me maternity portraitNatural light maternity portraitMaternity potrait with ultrasound photoAnd my personal fave… :-)

black & white natural light maternity

We’ve been SUPER busy at our household moving into a new house, so I apologize for the lack of blog posts lately.  I’ve got a TON of fun sessions lined up for March and I can’t wait to share the images from those.  But in the meantime, I thought it would be fun to hold another contest to spice up the action on the blog!  This is our biggest contest EVER and our first Cutest Baby & Child Contest!!

What will we be giving away?  We’re going to actually have TWO awesome prizes for this contest!

First Prize ($900 value): 

  • Free Mini Session up to 30 mins either on location or at the studio
  • Disk of 10  images from your session with a print release
  • 2 5×7 prints

Second Prize: 

  • $200 Gift Certificate to be used on any future session or prints with us.

Here’s how our Cutest Baby & Kid contest will work and how you can enter:

  • Send ONE favorite photo of your child(ren), any past or current photo will do, anytime between today (March 2nd) and Tuesday, March 16th to our email amy@tentinytoesphoto.com  **If you have mulitple children, you can either submit a photo of them together, or separately, but you can only vote on one photo per day (they can all be a part of the mini session, even if entered separately).
    • Please add the following information to your submission email…(this information WILL NOT be included in the postings of your pictures! This is just information for us to use to contact you if you win and to send you special deals on your child(rens) birthdays!)
  • Parents Name(s)
    Phone #
    Email Address
    Name/Age/Birthday of child(ren) in picture

  • We’ll have two methods of voting each day
    1. The first will be here on the blog, where we’ll upload the photos with an assigned number and voting poll within the post and you and your friends and family can vote once each day. 
    2. The second way will be on our Facebook Fan Page, where you can vote once a day by commenting on the photo of your choice.  Your comment can be as simple as “This is my vote!”. 
  • Send EVERYONE you know to our Facebook page and blog to vote! 
  • Voting will begin on Wednesday, March 17th and will run through the 24th, so that gives you a full WEEK to get everyone voting for your cutie!

So, start sending your photos!  I can’t wait to see all of your adorable little ones faces!

I’m sure I’m not the only one that is SO sick of Winter already.  It’s always this time of year that I think we all start getting spring fever!  Warmer days (aka – 40 degrees!) begin to appear and the snow slowly starts to melt.  It won’t be long before those little crocus flowers are peeking through the last little bit of snow. 

March is already upon us and with that, our calendar has been filling up quickly with Spring sessions!  So, if you are hoping to get a session scheduled in the next couple of months, you’ll want to act quickly!  We only have one opening left in March and two openings left in April!  We’re also taking bookings in May and June now as well.

Worried about the weather?  No reason to worry now as we now have indoor, natural light studio space at my home in Rosemount.  Of course, we will prefer to stay on location for most of our sessons, but it’s a nice alternative in case the weather is an issue.

Of course since no post is complete without a photo, here’s a recent one of some snowflakes that were on my car window one morning. :-)
Flakes

This beautiful mommy to be is one of my best friends from high school.  She’s expecting her first little one in just a few more weeks and I was so lucky to be able to hang out with her one night to get some fun maternity shots.  We really had a great time at this nice little park and I took this as my chance to try to get some cool shots at sunset.

M, thank you SO much for allowing me to capture this special time in your life.  I can’t wait for your little one to arrive and to meet them.  It’s so funny to think way back when we were just cheerleaders in high school and to look at how far our lives have come.  You and D are going to be great parents and will have SO much fun!  I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

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The first year of your child’s life goes by in the blink of an eye.  The changes that they go through from the time they’re a newborn until when they’re blowing out that big candle on their first birthday are utterly amazing.  Don’t let a moment slip by!  We are now offering 2 different baby plans to capture your child as they journey through their first year of life.

This plan might be different than what you are used to seeing, where you are told to come at specific intervals.  We wanted to do something different and more flexible, so you can capture your child at whichever moment you want (or if you’re past the newborn phase, you can use it for moments later into the first year).  So, while our plan does have a recommended timeline, we are happy to be flexible and see you whenever you’d like within the first year!

Here are the details and both of these packages can be purchase through our online ordering site.   These are also a great way to give the mom-to-be in your life a gift that will stay with her forever.

First Footprints – $275

Our first year baby plan takes you from capturing your tiny newborn in the first weeks of life, all the way through their first birthday.  This package covers 3 separate sessions through the first year at whichever increments of time you prefer.  We recommend having newborn, 6 month and 1 year sessions, however we are happy to do whatever suits your style.

This package also includes:

  • 10×20” Storyboard after the last session, featuring your favorite image from each session
  • 20 page 8×8” coffee table album featuring a combination of your photos from all three sessions
  • 10% off all announcements
  • 10% off all regular print pricing

We also have a combo maternity/first year session as well.

Bump to Birthday – $500

This is a combination of our first year baby plan with an additional maternity session included.  This package covers 4 separate sessions beginning with a maternity session and 3 additional sessions taking you through the first year, at whichever increments of time you prefer.

This package also includes:

  • 16×20” Framed Print from Maternity Session
  • 10×20” Storyboard after the last session, featuring your favorite image from each session
  • 20 page 8×8” coffee table album featuring a combination of your photos from all three sessions
  • 10% off all announcements
  • 10% off all regular print pricing

Wow, I can’t believe the amazing response that we had to the portfolio building promotion in July!  Thank you to all that have booked with me and have been sending referrals my way.  Your support means the world to me in helping my photography business get off the ground.  There aren’t words to express how thankful I am to each of you!

If you missed your chance at the complimentary session, fear not!  I am now offering discounted sessions at 50% off their regular rate.  This is still a great opportunity to have your familiy or children’s portraits taken in time for getting together those holiday cards (I know it’s only August, but we all know how quickly that will go by!) or for getting those senior portraits taken at the beginning of the school year.

But, be sure to book quickly as there are only a few weekend spots remaining in September and October.  I’m happy to also book into early November for outdoor sessions with the understanding that the weather may not cooperate, but we’ll make the most of it.  :-)   To see the dates that are still available please visit our website at www.tentinytoesphoto.com and click on the Calendar link.

This discount will be good on any sessoins that are booked by December 31, 2009.

Hope you have all been having a wonderful summer!  I can’t believe school will be starting back up in just a few weeks. The time is flying by WAY too quickly!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to photograph one of my good friends from college and her adorable family.  These 3 boys are so funny and cute and you can tell how much they love each other from the moment you meet them.  They are expecting a little sister in a few more weeks and she’s going to be one loved and very spoiled little girl!

We got some fun and energetic shots of them throughout our session.

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Then mom and I took some maternity pics of her in the gorgeous golden sunlight while Dad chased the boys around.

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And this one is a new all time favorite of mine.

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H family, I had so much fun hanging out with you guys!  I’m so excited to see photos of your little sister when she arrives.  Give her lots of kisses from me!

I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peek!

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