{Entered} Baby, it's Fall out here!!

It's another month & another chance to enter a photo challenge. This time I'm entering the Rock The Shot (www.rocktheshotforum.com) October Challenge, which is children & fall, together in one image.  Luckily, fall is my favorite of all the seasons, and children are one of my favorite subjects!

This little miss is just the sweetest thing.  I love, love this shot of her, she's in my Baby's First Year program, so this is our 3rd session.

{My Life} What a difference a year can make

It's crazy what a difference 1 year has. Just one year.

This is Brody early last October, just over 6 months old. So sweet and inncocent.

This is Brody last week...a bit over 18 months, and full of mischief & orneriness.

My last little baby, growing up to be a little monster...err, kid!
Have a great evening.

{Sneak Peek} Miss Kelsey, YHS Class of 2012, Senior Portraits

It was a crazy busy weekend for me. I got to spend most of it working, which I absolutely LOVED doing. My first session was Saturday afternoon with Miss Kelsey, a class of 2012 Senior. We had a fabulous time & she is just gorgeous. Absolutely everything about her was gorgeous. Down to earth, simple & so fun.  I'm having the hardest time ever picking which of her images to sneak peek for her because there are that many great ones.
Here are a few of my favorites though:

 Isn't she just stunning?!?! Can't wait to show off the rest of the images, but in the mean time enjoy your sneak peek Miss K & I'll be getting you a gallery up in the next couple of days.

{Entered} Just a Touch of Sun - I Heart Faces

I'm doing something a little different this week for Monday Minute (which I realize, I've been horrible about posting, in fact that whole schedule of things I've got marked on the calender...yea, slacking!!).

I'm entering the I {Heart} Faces weekly photo challenge.  The theme this week is A Touch of Sun.

This photo was entered into the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com

{Real Life} Air Tankers & Helicopters

Summer just wouldn't be summer without seeing some Air Tankers & Helicopters. We are fortunate to live in a wonderful, beautiful, rural area where we can just go out to the base & watch them fly.
Here's a quick peek from yesterday evening.

Have a great Thursday evening. I'm off to photograph a beautiful mother & daughter, for a sunset session.

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.

Thursdays Top 10

It's been a while since I've done a T's 10.
Today I'm linking you up to 10 websites &/or blogs you should check out.

1. Facebook--become a fan here.  It's a great social networking tool. I look forward to 'seeing' you all there.

2. Sweet Shoppe Designs -- some of THE best digital scrapbooking designers make this their home, an amazing communtiy & inspiring gallery.

3. Pinterest -- a gigantic melting pot of inspiration & ideas, this will suck you in.
 You can follow or repin gorgeous photos like this, think of it as a huge 'clipboard for magazine clippings & inspiration you'd find IRL.

This is NOT my photo, I am not taking credit, nor claiming it in any way. It is very beautiful & inspiring though. Original photo was pinned from: 

http://curbly.com/diy-maven/posts/4901-easy-citus-slices-flower-arrangement and it appears to originally be from BHG.

4. Pandora -- nothing like customized 'radio' stations to make the hours tick off a little sweeter.

5. A Bowl Full of Lemons -- this blog makes you want to clean something out & make it look pretty.

6. Make It & Love it -- I'm currently in love with crafty blogs, they go right along with my brainstorm.

7. Sweetest Kitchen -- another favorite thing to search, recipes. I love trying new recipes. This one has some goodies.

8. Etsy -- all the handmade, vintage goodness you could lay eyes on. Oh. my. Goodness. I could spend a lot of money here.

9. Blogger -- I check in here several times a day, following other bloggers. I also run both my Photo Blog (you're already here)  & Scrap blog from here.

10. Amanda Pratt Photography -- of course, how could I run a Top 10 websites & not send you on over there.  I'll be updating the Portfolio pages in the next couple of days, this will be one of the new additions there.

--Product Spotlite-- Gift Certificates

I thought that for this month's product spotlite, although later than I normally post it, I would showcase my Gift Certificates.

They are available in any dollar amount and may be used for prints, product or session fees.

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, what better way to get some of your gift giving taken care of early! Give someone you love the gift of beautiful portraits.

---Product Spotlight--- Greeting Cards

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and that's when I get the most orders for custom greeting cards, but they are available for every occasion and special event you have.

I offer various sizes & styles of cards. From flat to folded, with a single side, two, and even accordion style! Cards are sold in sets of 25 and they all come with envelopes.

Prices start at $30 a set