What do you do when your client wants a picture of all the cousins together and a one year old doesn’t want to be in the picture? Well, you take another picture that you have of him and insert it into the one of the cousins and like magic, he’s in the picture!! Grandparents would never know the difference. Here are the originals and the ones in which I added R.
Happy Holidays everyone. That’s Taylor, the sweetest dog ever. He almost doesn’t look real in the picture. That’s how beautiful he really is.
Last minute gift idea. How about a gift certificate? Call me at 669-0498 or email me at chrismcwilliams@shaw.ca. I’m sure that I can get one to you in time for Christmas. And if you’re wondering what they look like, I have one right here. Great gift idea for anyone, especially if they have children or are expecting a baby.
I did an extended family picture yesterday and am shooting an engagement pic tomorrow. Unfortunately, since I am under the weather, things are moving more slowly here. I’ll share a few once I have some done.
Till next time.
Christina
Yesterday I did pictures of a family with R, a2 year old boy. R, is the sweetest 2 year old that I have seen for a very long time. He also has the most beautiful blue eyes. What a gem. Here are a few of the images from this shoot.
Isn’t he adorable? I feel really lucky to have had the opportunity to do the pictures for him and his family.
Today, I ventured out into the frigid cold temperatures to take pictures of M, a 2 week old baby. I can’t wait to edit those. M was adorable and very cooperative.
This past week, I also shot the Christmas Concert at ML and some pics of the beautiful Christmas displays at Sobey’s St. Vital. If anyone lives in the area, or even is just in the area, it’s worth stopping in. It’s a Christmas wonderland, with Santas, Christmas balls, polar bears, teddy bears, fireplaces and more. And all of it is on top of the coolers and freezers. All of this is designed and put together by Pauline, who along with her husband own the store. Stop in and have a look!
I am in Calgary right now looking after my 7 year old grandson. He’s at a great age for doing all of the fun teacher type of stuff that I love. We’re practicing a play of The Lion and The Mouse and today we made the sets for it. Ashton is getting very serious about reading his lines with expression. Our performance will be on Monday after his mom and dad are home from work, so we have a couple more days to practice. Ashton also wrote a letter to Santa today and we made a cake for his parents. So as you can see I haven’t done a lot of photography except for a few pics of him and I with some candy suckers.
If you are looking for Christmas gift idea, think about a gift certificate for a photo shoot. It’s a gift that lasts for years and will result in a family keepsake. It is also something that some people simply cannot afford and would apppreciate getting as a gift. Gift certificates that are given at Christmas can be used immediately or can be saved for the spring or summer when the weather is better and pics can be taken outside. (I am quite willing to also do shoots outside in the winter. )
Here is one pic of him and I. You may wonder about the odd pose. Well, Ashton was not about to get off the couch so rather than get into a battle, I went to him. I wanted a happy kid rather than a certain pose. I think I was successful. It always is harder to take a picture when the camera is on a tripod and you can’t see what you’re getting but I was happy with a couple of them.
I will be having mini sessions on Oct. 11th and November 15th. Mini sessions will be 15 minutes in length with a choice of one of 2 backdrops and using a couple of poses. Mini sessions are not available for newborns or infants, but can be used for children over the age of 2 and for family pictures. Sessions cost $35.00, which includes a $15.00 print credit.
I have ordered a Christmas backdrop and will post it as soon as I get it. I will have it for November 15th and for all sessions booked for Christmas portraits.
I am trying the idea of mini sessions out to see if there is enough interest for this kind of shorter session. Mini sessions, will of course, not result in the same number of images as a longer 1 hour sessions, but you will end up with a few keepsake portraits.
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