{Sneak Peek} Morris Family

I've known this family for a while, well at least Mom. We sort of went to school together, she's a few years younger than me and we do live in a small town, so it's pretty common to know everyone. A few years ago I had the honor of photographing their wedding and you might recognize the little miss from a session this spring.  They are very busy and the little Miss is on.the.go.  Really, she was constantly moving usually at a quicker pace than the rest of us..or not liking my camera. But despite the challenge I came out with some pretty awesome images for them.

This is pretty much the view we got of miss B the entire session:

 I really LOVE this photo of mom & dad. ♥

{Sneak Peek} Rizzardo Family

Today, along with everyday, I am thankful that I can call this my "job".  It's hard to classify it as a job sometimes because I love what I do so much. Every time I come home from a session I get so excited to see what I captured come out of the camera. Every time I get ready for a session I get nervous butterflies, and then start shooting and an awesome calm comes along.
Of course it doesn't hurt that part of my job means I get to spend an hour or so with beautiful families, like the Rizzardo's.  I had a great time with you guys & hope you enjoy this little peek at your session.  I will be in touch with you soon with a gallery link and password.

{Sneak Peek} We're going Back 2 School

This is a special project for me. My oldest started her very first year of school, ever. I knew I wanted to do something special and then I ran across an image from a photo session on Pinterest that inspired me to create a themed "Back to School" session to document this big event for her.

I wanted to include more than just her for the photos though, so I did a little 'model' casting on my Facebook fan page and in the end I had a terrible time deciding which 2 other children to use in the session. I had some input from a few people & ended up choosing Miss J & Mr A to pose with my little Anna for some FUN back to school portraits.

I really love how this came out. The location I chose couldn't have been better either, there was actually a school bus parked there the morning of our session!!!

Now for a little looky at what I came up with. These kids were SO cute together, I look forward to doing a few more themed sessions in the upcoming years.

 I'll be in touch with both mom's later in the week with a gallery link. Thank you so much for the fun and celebrating back to school with us.

{Pricing} 2011 Holiday Portrait Pricing

Fall is almost officially here which means that the holidays are also on there way in.
Time to start thinking about those family portraits. Here are the 2011 Holiday portrait price guides for Amanda Pratt Photography.  Valid October 1st thru December 3rd, 2011.

These are the sessions:

 These are some special 'print' packages:

 Sessions available: Mondays 9am-5pm, Saturdays 7am-6pm, a few select Sundays, other weekday appointments available upon special request.

**Some fine print: The Portrait Collection prices include a 45-minute family session. As always, I do not charge a per person fee, pets are always welcome and there are no limits on the number of poses we create during your session; however, these sessions are meant for family portrait sessions.  These prices are only valid from October 1st through December 3rd, 2011.Tax is not included in the collection price. No size or quantity substitutions are permitted.  Additional prints, print collections, storybooks, wall art, etc may be added to each order.  Payment is expected prior to the scheduled session;  printed products, digital download, etc will not be submitted for processing without full payment.  Other restrictions may apply.

Questions or to get on the books drop me a message: aprattphotog@cot.net or give me a jingle 604.8789 (you can even text me your name & request).

{Mini-Session} Carnival Fun

The fair is on it's way!! In just a few short weeks the annual county fair will be here to celebrate this fun event & give my awesome clients a chance to get some fun portraits for a fraction of the price, I've got a few time slots scheduled for Carnival Mini-Sessions .

Included with your $75* session fee is a disk on 10 final images and a printing release. Session fees must be paid prior to your session.

Times available:

Wednesday evening sessions:

7:00pm  7:30pm  8:00pm  8:30pm

Thursday sessions: 

morning- 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am  

or evening- 7:00pm 8:00pm

Saturday morning: 9:00am 10:00am  11:00am 

Drop me an email or give me a call to schedule your Carnival Fun mini.

*$75 covers time, talent of your photographer and the 10 image medium-resolution disk, printable to size 8x10, you may add additional images to the disk for $15 per image.

{wordy wednesday} Just My Kid & other random images

I have a lens on rental for the rest of this month & I must say that after just 1 day, I am smitten with this thing. It's super sharp, clear, quiet & ohhhh... so lovely!
I can.not. put it down. I think I've taken more images in the last couple of days than I did all of last month. It's gorgeous!

 

 A quick attempt at a portrait of the rug-rats...not so wall worthy...but totally captures the craziness of our everyday life.

 (no I didn't get an extra kid, our nephew stayed with us last night & was in the field playing hide & seek with our munchkins)

 

Take advantage of this special occasion & book a session between May 16th & 30th to receive a 5 image disk with your session.* 






(*not valid with mini-sessions & tax not included)

Hey, hey it's May!

Wow, really, already?! 

Welcome to the month of May. Lots of good stuff on the horizon, busy, busy month for me, not only for business but in my personal life as well.  

Have you thought of your mom for mothers day...it's only a week away & what a better way to celebrate mom, than to give her a gift she will treasure for a lifetime... family portraits.

Special Mothers Day Gift Certificates available, 25% discount on session fees.

And what's a blog post without a couple of photos, so some spring-spiration for this beautiful sunny spring day. 

Wordy Wednesday goes Product Spotlight

In an attempt to be more organized with business stuff, crafting stuff, & just life in general I created a blog calendar mapping out specific recurring themes & posts.  I've been doing fairly well at keeping up with everything in the calendar, I did miss a post or 2 on here, but that's only because I didn't want to overwhelm you with 1000 posts in one day.

So instead of posting a long story with a couple pics for Wordy Wednesday (I'm sure if you're a blog junkie like me, you've heard of Wordless Wednesday, but I wanted to switch it up a bit for a couple posts a month & give you wordy Wednesday), I'll be doing the product spotlight post I have planned for the 3rd of every month now.

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This month I want to spotlight, Canvas Gallery Wraps.

Have you seen one of these? Held it? Felt it up close?  If not, you need to. They are amazing. They look gorgeous & are a great addition to any wall or photo display. My favorite size right now 16x20, sure that sounds HUGE, but when you get it on the wall, it's not so bad & makes a big impact & looks amazing.

These wraps are 1.5" deep and just pop off the wall. I can design the edges to match the photo or your entire photo can wrap around the edges. 

Because I love these so much & want my clients to be able to experience them in their own photo displays as well, I'm marking these down for the month of April.

April 2011 - Canvas Wrap Special --  take 30% off regular prices

16x20 Canvas Wrap : $200  -- Sale: $140*

11x14 Canvas Wrap : $160 -- Sale: $112*

10x10 Canvas Wrap: $100 -- Sale: $70*

*tax not included

Here are a couple of sample images from one of the professional labs that I use to print these gorgeous works of art.

Spring Mini Sessions

It's time for Spring Mini-Sessions. The inaugural session in the Seasonal Mini Series.


These sessions will be offered for one day.  There are 7 spaces available between 9am & 2pm, booked on the hour & 1/2 hour marks.  April 30th, 2011.  Sessions will be held in Yreka at a location yet to be determined, once we're closer to the date I'll be revealing which location I've chosen for optimum springy-ness.

Book your session by Friday April 1st & receive a special print package with your session as well.  All session fees must be paid in advance by April 25th.

Every session will receive a 5 image disk with printing rights & a mini-accordion album; tax and shipping is included.

Book yours today by calling: 604.8789, dropping me an email at info@amandaprattphotography.com or reserving on the Facebook Fan Page.

Reserve now

I have a date scheduled into my calendar for a Spring Mini-Session day.  On this day I will be offering mini-sessions at a super-awesome discounted price.

 

Right now you can head over to the Facebook Fan Page & make your reservation for the day. People on the reservation list will receive the ever important awesome details first, before it's released in the newsletter on the blog or Facebook & be offered first choice at session times.

 

Not only do you get first dibs if you're on the reservations list, if you're one of the first 3 to reserve & book, you'll be in for an extra special bonus!

Not only do you get first dibs if you're on the reservations list, if you're one of the first 3 to reserve & book, you'll be in for an extra special bonus!

So head on over & make your reservations today!!