Here’s a framed collage that I recently put together for a family that I’ve been working with over the last year.  Their little one was so much fun to work with over the year, and I know that this custom-framed piece will be a treasured family heirloom.

If you’re interested in scheduling at Baby’s First Year package, please let me know.

BUT sometimes, when the group is large, another option is going to be your best bet.  For those situations, I’m offering my Composite Family package starting in 2011.  In these packages, everyone is photographed individually and then the individual shots are combined together to form one perfect family photo.  Here’s an example that I did with my family:

In this image, everyone (with the exception of my sister who is holding her daughter on the far left) was photographed separately.

These shoots can actually be quicker than a traditional session because most of the work is done beforehand in the planning and afterward in the editing.  And the beauty of it is, we can even create different family groups from the shots that we take.  So if my mom wanted a shot of just her and her four kids or just her and the grandkids, we could do that.

These sessions are available to book for $999, and that ENTIRE amount is given to you as a print credit.  So, although you pay more upfront, you are essentially saving the $150 session fee.  Please let me know if you’d like to schedule a session.

And here are some of the pictures of the day.

There are very few changes from 2010 with the exception of my session fees.  Last year, I had different session fees based on where and when the session was held.  I’ve done away with those and have gone to one simple fee of $150.  I have also added a separate fee for people that are interested in holiday sessions.  I do not guarantee that I will be available on holidays (I have to get some celebrating in, too, folks!), but when they are, the session fee will be $225. Holiday session fees will be charged during the following time periods:

• May 27-31, 2011
• July 1-5, 2011
• September 2-6, 2011
• November 23-27, 2011
• December 18, 2011 through January 3, 2012

Weddings will have a 20% surcharge if they are held during these time periods.

Other than that, there is no increase in prices for the products that I offer for 2011, and I’ll be introducing some new products in the coming months!

I met Kelcie and her mom Karren at Loose Park this afternoon for some pictures.  Kelcie was a terrific model and whipped out some poses that Tyra would be proud of.  Here’s one of the early ones from our shoot.  I can’t wait to see how the rest came out!

I was really pleased with how many people stopped by and left a message, but there can be only one winner (unless you count the pleasure of reading my witty writing to be a winning proposition…)  And the winner is Tara Rezen.  She’s a friend from a ways back and her kids modeled for me a couple of years ago when I was doing a Valentine’s Day promotion.  Can’t wait to work with you again, Tara!

And here’s one of those shots from Valentine’s Day…

This is the picture that Rich ended up choosing from our session, and I think it looks terrific (if I do say so myself).  So, if your beans need counting, get in touch with Rich.  If you need a new photo for your professional image, get in touch with me!