A lot of my sessions take place in the evening and I’ve been moving from one gorgeous field to the next. It seems like most of my engagement sessions this year have been in one “downtown” or another so I was excited to have this serene location for Mike & Tori’s session. Simple, peaceful, beautiful and romantic. I can’t think of a setting that would have suited “them” better.
June 15th already?! Wow!
I’m on vacation this week prepping for my son’s graduation party. He’s my oldest so I’m a newbie at how much work goes into all of this. I will likely have an entire blog post on the whole graduation “experience” and am tempted to write a book about it. Let me just be honest….throwing a party for someone and having NO IDEA how many guests will come is sort of unnerving. I don’t want to have to much or too little food. I could have 100 or 300 people. I’ve spent the week cleaning and getting ready for the party and have just stepped away from work all together which is easier said than done.
I have a ton of Facebook messages and email! It never fails, school gets out and everyone is ready to book a session to update their family photo and you’re right! NOW is the time to schedule this!! So, if you’ve emailed me and I haven’t got back to you I will be returning to my desk on Monday. Until then I appreciate your patience. All messages will be returned in the order they were received.
I am offering mini sessions for families this summer. Last summer I turned away a ton of families because my schedule became overloaded. I hate turning anyone away and so here is my solution – a variety of mini-sessions to be offered all summer and into the fall. There may be an additional date offered in the end but it’s not a guarantee. You have the option to order a la carte and pay just a $50 sitting fee for your 30 minutes or pay the $150 and get your disk included as well. Session is 30 minutes and includes 10-15 images ready to print. This includes minor retouching on any very obvious blemishes. I have already emailed out these dates to my current clients to give them first dibs on appointments and June 28th is sold out. I have a few other dates that are very close, when inquiring please pick two dates if possible.
Please email me at gillisphoto@mac.com to request an appointment. You will be required to pay a $50 retainer to hold your spot. I will email you directions to the location the week of the session. All locations are really beautiful and unique – you will love them!!
REMINDER: I will not be returning any email until Monday after the graduation madness is over. Until then, wish me luck! If you happen to see me selling hot dogs on a street corner next week you’ll know I went overboard on the food (yikes!).
Enjoy!!!
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Wikipedia: a legacy is something that is handed down from one period of time to another period of time.
My girlfriend gave me with this red chair 2 years ago. I had noticed it in her garage many times and caught myself coveting it time and again. I knew it had belonged to her grandmother so I didn’t dare ask her for it. But one day she told me she loved it but didn’t have a place for it so she was ready to find a new home for it and I was delighted to take it off of her hands. Months ago she told me her sister was expecting a baby girl and wondered if I still had the chair…. Are you following me?…. Last week here sister brought her new baby to my studio (completely unaware of the chair or it’s whereabouts) and I opened the door in my studio to reveal where we would take photos of Savanna. It was a sweet moment when she recognized it. When I laid the baby on the chair I envisioned a young lady sitting in it unsuspecting that her great granddaughter, whom she would not meet in this life, would one day lay here. A spot that is only significant because she had been here first….A new life is here; a legacy is born.
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While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt
So fun to get to these photos just after Mother’s Day. I just love this family and the fact that I’ve been documenting their story from the start! I loved seeing the sweet faces of their little ones (could they look more like their Daddy?) and how great they’re all doing.
When I work with young kids like this, I love the things that get their attention…sticks, animals, water, little critter bugs that creep by. Could you move at a slower pace when you have to go or be somewhere, knowing that there is bound to be something that you’re going to want to stop and look at or do you just keep your eyes focused, never straying from the task at hand? My life is fast paced, I rush from here to there all day every day, but the minute I get to anything dealing with young children my inner switch flips and suddenly we are shifted into a slow mode….What a blessing this truly is to me to even realize. It’s a chance to breathe, walk slowly, look around, explore a little. I wonder how much of life we would miss if there were no children to force us to walk slower to keep up with their tiny steps, or the added weight of them on our hips, or for us to follow them because their demands or curiosity lead us to something we loved once as a child….the ripple of water when we throw a stone, walking off the path, chasing a firefly to keep in a jar on your nightstand, a fist full of lilacs, a double scoop of ice cream….
Have you enjoyed even a moment of your life today?
by Terri
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With the little waves of warmth that we are having I’m finally able to start shooting outside a little more. I was excited to work with this family last week and these two little guys. Aren’t they just darling in those little ties? When she took them out of their sweaters and I saw those little suspenders I about lost it, seriously SO CUTE! People are always asking me….”What should we wear?” For this type of session I ask (beg) you to refrain from the old standby “uniform” of matching white tops and jeans (Don’t. Do. It.) ? Take it up a notch in order to express yourself a little more (You can do it!!).
Pick one or two pieces you love & build from there. You don’t need to “match,” but you do need to coordinate. So, pick a color or two and play with them. Mix patterns and style so that they complement your family’s style and personalities! Family sessions are priceless art, kids grow so fast and time goes so fast. Be sure and capture the moments that have each personality in your family shining through!
by Terri
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by Terri
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