Quack, Quack!

It's that time of year again! The 2009 Flock of Ducks will be available for portraits starting on April 10th. They'll be at the studio until the 14th. As always, these are very popular sessions and I've already pre-booked a number of them with those in the know. :) (you know who you are!)

I'll have two choices for backgrounds. One is the pond scene, which is always in demand. The portraits from this scene are timeless and the amount of depth in the scene is amazing. You'd swear you stumbled across a tiny little pond in a meadow that a flock of ducks were living in. This is a popular choice for boys, they really enjoy the water feature of this scene.

Your other option is a simple classic style of background. You bring in the cute outfits, we'll help choose the perfect scene for the portraits. There's minimal props, the focus is on your child.

Sessions are $45, Portrait Collections start at $295. These sessions are perfect for babies who can sit up or who stay on their tummies and can push up, children of any age, and VERY well-behaved pets.

Bring a friend and get a bonus gift!!

Thru snow, and floods and fog...

I remember thinking back in mid-November about how nice and mild winter was behaving so far. Ha!! I certainly had that thought thrown back in my face! Between the 2 feet of snow, the record flooding and now the thick soupy fog we have...well...I'm ready for spring!! Of course, it didn't help going to Phoenix last week for the latest professional photographer's convention. That was some nice 75 degree weather!

The convention was, as usual, a terrific event. I go every year and every year I learn more secrets, more tricks and discover new and fun products to bring home and incorporate into the business. This year, I'm bringing in a new lighting system to play with. It will give me a terrific continuous light to photograph with. No strobes popping off in your face! :) It's not something I'll use for everyone, but it will certainly have it's place in the studio.

The newest lab products this year are metal prints. Yes, I'm talking brushed metal! They are incredible!! Shiny with a terrific metal sheen to it, I think this will be fabulous for senior portraits with cars, water or other shiny objects in it. It'll probably be another month or so before we're ready to get a sample in the studio to show it off but there will be some major wow factor when you first see it.

Hmmm, did I mention I got to see Anne Geddes? :) That was by far the highlight of the trip. She's incredible! How she does her photography in her studio and how she got started; she is the reason we all have so much fun photographing babies now.

One last thing, I'll be posting some announcements on the website and blog, as well as sending out some info early February about a new addition we've got going here. In the meanwhile, anyone interested in a free session to come in and model for an hour or so in the camera room? Anyone is welcome, young and old, families or a baby, maternities or high schoolers. All sessions are free for this offer and there's no order minimums or anything like that. We're trying out some new lighting, backgrounds and equipment and we're just looking for some people to come in and let us experiment. The calendar is filling up and I'll only offer this thru the end of the month (I think there's 3 or 4 openings left right now). Give me an email or call if you're interested!

Sisters

I love photographing siblings that are older. They pay attention, they do what I ask, we can be more creative and they've got the coolest shoes!! Although, I have seen some really cute squeaky shoes on some 18 month olds lately. So flipping cute!! Everywhere they go...squeak...squeak...squeak...squeaksqueaksqueaksqueak!!!

Thanks ladies!! You were terrific fun!

Santa Baby!

Have to share this adorable little pouty guy. Mom brought in the best holiday outfits for him and we had a blast photographing him with them. If you caught his earlier post (Three day old smiler), he's now 2 months old today! What a cutie he's turning into!

Santa's Visit

Just a few tidbits from our Santa Portraits over the weekend...WOW!! It was so much fun watching the kids see Santa. Yes, some of them screamed like crazy, others screamed "Santa!" in excitement, still others took some time to conquer their fears and bravely reach out to accept a candy cane from Santa. We hammed it up for the camera, read stories together, checked the list to make sure who was on the nice list and got plenty of great big hugs. It was such a terrific experience, I've already made sure Santa will be sure to come out and see us again next year!

Your order can be picked up at the studio on Saturday the 13th between 10am and 1pm. Let us know if you need a different time.

Want advance notice of it for next year? Make sure you're on the email list and we'll drop you an email around November to let you know when Santa is coming next year! Email me and I'll put you on the list!

Flooding in the valley? Photo-op!!

I finally had the opportunity to take advantage of the flooding that happens every year out here in the Snoqualmie Valley. This adorable couple wanted portraits to capture their life as it is before they start on the next chapter in their life and the timing was perfect for what I had in mind. Outside we went with their cute puppies and their adventuresome spirit! Thank you!!!! The water was COLD but oh so worth it I think!!

Santa Saturday!

I'm so excited!! Santa's coming to visit Duvall on Saturday the 6th! That's THIS Saturday! He'll be here at the studio from 10am until 2pm. This years set is a log cabin fireside scene where Santa is hard at work finishing gifts and toys for all the kids and piles of gift-wrapped toys are ready to be loaded into the sleigh.

Portrait Packages will be available starting at $30, and ala carte options will be starting at $20. Remember, this is the super duper Santa pricing, you don't get prices like this any other day of the year!!

I'll also have some really cute designs for Holiday cards available as well if you haven't tackled the annual card yet. I would expect to have cards back and ready for pick up by the 16th, maybe even as early as the 13th. Plenty of time to get them in the mail!

Where's the studio??? We're on the corner of Main and Cherry in the Historic Duvall area in the same building as Quilter's Garden and Duvall Performing Arts. Of course, this is right in the thick of all the construction, but there's plenty of parking in the side parking lot, behind the library, behind our building and off towards the Shell station.

Oh! And don't forget!! If you came by for Halloween and I took your picture, you still have your free 4x6 at the studio that you can pick up!

15705 Main Street
206-947-4686
kaela@serendipitypics.com