{Sneak Peek} B Family

This peek is a bit shorter than normal, but I had an absolute blast photographing this beautiful family.  I could say a hundred nice things about them, but I'll just to sum it up with one word, when I think of them, "blessed".  ♥ 

I will message you a more detailed peek & be getting your full gallery up in the next day or so.

**SALE** It's BLACK FRIDAY!!!!

Happy 'officially' the countdown to Christmas, or the biggest shopping day of the year!!!  What better way to kick off the craziness than with a sale.  Without further ado, here is the Black Friday special here at Amanda Pratt Photography.

That's right, we're going BOGO, today November 25th, 2011, from 12:01 AM, until 11:59 PM.  You can buy 1, get 1 free!!

Buy 1 gift certificate & receive a 2nd certificate for free!! Second certificate may be a session certificate or print credit, of equal or lesser value. Free sessions valid Jan 1, 2012 through Sept 30, 2012. Certificates may not be combined or redeemed for cash.  Not valid on mini-sessions or sessions that are already booked.

You may purchase your certificates by emailing me: aprattphotog@cot.net .  I will be checking emails every couple of hours & replying with payment details.

Happy Shopping!!

P.S. You may want to leave a comment here (between 10:55pm tonight 11/24 & midnight Friday, 11/25/2011) letting me know you visited the Black Friday Special and tell me your favorite holiday tradition.  I will be giving away 1 regular session to a lucky *local--Northern California/Southern Oregon* guest, who comments on this post & is also a fan of the Amanda Pratt Photography page on Facebook*.  Session will take place within 50 miles of Yreka,CA, before June 1st, 2012. ♥

*this giveaway is in no way sponsored or affiliated with Facebook.  

{Sneak Peek} Brandon, Class of 2012 & family

I love getting to capture families.  I especially love getting to capture fun families and The McCartney crew was no exception to this. We traveled down the river and through the woods for this lovely session (which is another thing I really enjoy getting to do). We met up with the family & did some senior portraits for Mr Brandon & also captured some family shots for mom. 
Brandon is a great young guy.  He is totally passionate about firefighting and it definitely showed during our time.  Good luck with future endeavors, enjoy your final year of high school!!!  Thank you guys for a great session, I'll be in touch soon with your complete gallery.

 

 

 

 I couldn't resist taking a shot of this 4-legged, fur kid, who are always welcome to be a part of your session.

 I'll end the peek with a little storyboard, this will print beautifully as a 16x20. An alternative to having a solid portrait printed is getting a storyboard; a collection of images on one art piece.

{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.

{Entered} The Preggo Cravings | I {heart} Faces - Black

This week the theme at I {heart} Faces is black.  That leaves a whole lot open to interpretation. I'm choosing this photo I did of my sister this past spring. We were shooting her maternity portraits at the local baseball field, doing some fun stuff to surprise dad to be, since they're huge SF Giants fans.  It just so happened that the Ice Cream truck was coming down the road when an idea just sprung into my head.  The only thing missing was a jar of pickles!!!  The Ice Cream Guy was a kid we grew up with, kinda like cousins, so we 'borrowed' his truck for a few shots & this just happens to be one of my favorite from this past year of shooting.

Be sure to swing by & check out all the submissions. :)

{Sneak Peek} It's a "Mom" Monday

I met these two lovely ladies at Preschool.  Monday's is now my regular work day, never passing up an opportunity to sharpen my skills, we met up one Monday a couple weeks ago for a morning of "Mom's time out" (aka: kids are at school, hang out with girlfriends, chat & just be free for a few hours). What a fabulous morning we had. I'm very blessed to call these gals my friends, and they're gorgeous, making them perfect to be models for the morning.

See you ladies tomorrow morning.  Looking forward to our next adventure...

{Sneak Peek} Baby T, 3 months

We had a little visitor last week.  My sister and nephews came down for a few days, since her oldest didn't have school. Of course, it was perfect timing for a few Halloween portraits and a couple 3 month photos of my newest nephew Baby Tata (in Grace-ese that means Baby Trevor). And then we just had to wrangle the 5 kids (most under 4) for a 'cousins' shot, which proved that the 8 year old was more difficult than the other 4 combined.
I also did something new this time, and while it didn't quite work like I had it planned in my head, I learned a few things & have them noted for another day, which is always a bonus.

 And the expression here says: ""We are boys, we are anti-cute anything, anti-photo, anti-cooperation. Seriously mom/auntie, Halloween pictures, are not our thing!!!""

The cousins shot, gone all wrong.  Yes it's fall (feeling a bit wintery at the moment). No we don't live where it's warm. Apparently though, my children are in denial that clothing in necessary in their world. They are completely content running a-muck sans pants.

 See you guys soon for a nice Turkey Feast. ♥