One last photo. This one is one of my personal favorites from the session. You can just feel the love between Carlos and Jen and the anticipation of S's arrival in the next few weeks.
I know I have not been updating my blog lately and I am so sorry. I have a few sessions to post so it is going to be an all at once kind of thing so look for it soon starting with a sneek peek for Jen, Carlos and Baby Carlos...Sophia too. :-)
Ok So this is my second maternity session with Jen and well I have to tell you she is just a beautiful person inside and out. For this session she wanted something completely different from her first session on the beach. She wanted a nude session. At first she was so nervous but by the end she did not even remember she was nude. LOL She truly captures what it is to be so in love with your unborn child. Jen I hope you enjoy your sneek peek and I will save the nude photos for your gallery. Thanks for letting me into your home and heart. Can't wait to meet Sophia.
If you still need to book your Holiday session this is your reminder that I will not be doing any holiday sessions after the weekend of Nov 21-22.
Deadline for Holiday Sessions and Canvases/Extras is NOV 21-22. I will not be doing Holiday sessions after this date. Last day to Order prints will be Dec 5-6th.
I also wanted to wish you all a Very Merry Holiday Season.
{Old Christmas Tree} 30 minute mini session, with 10-15 proofs. 1 digital image with release for you to print wherever you may choose. You can even use the image to make and upload your own Christmas cards. $100.00 this is over a $220.00 value
{Frosty the Snowman} Enough images to give out to all your family and friends. 30 minute mini session, with 10-15 proofs. 1 digital image with release for you to print wherever you may choose. You can even use the image to make and upload your own additional Christmas cards. 24 personalized greeting cards with envelopes. 1-11x14 (unmounted) 1-8x10 4-5x7's and 16 wallets $150.00 this is over a $325.00 value
{Jingle Bell Rock} Enough images to give out to all your family,friends and a larger image for you to keep all to your self. Think nice family photo to last a lifetime. 30 minute mini session, with 10-15 proofs. 2 digital images with release for you to print wherever you may choose. You can even use the images to make and upload your own additional Christmas cards. 24 personalized greeting cards with envelopes. 16x20 stand out (Ready to hang, looks similar to a canvas) 1-11x14(unmounted) 1-8x10 4-5x7's and 16 wallets $250.00 this is over a $575.00 value
* Additional sets of greeting cards can be purchased for $27.00 a set. *Dates and locations of these mini sessions will be announced soon.... Stay tuned.... * A-la-cart is always available.
New Mini Sessions are on the way. I know you think it's really early to be thinking about the Holidays but it's NOT.
During the Month's of October and November I will be doing special Mini Sessions. These sessions will be on Sat and Sun only during the early am & evening hours. They will include some prints and 1 photo with printing rights on a disk. This is so you can go to any lab ( I have some suggestions) and print your holiday cards, calenders, mugs etc.
So be sure to keep checking back, as these Mini sessions will be for a limited time only.
I met up with Jen and Carlos this weekend to take some 6 month photos and Baptism photos of Baby "C". He is super cute and full of smiles. I had a wonderful time. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of Baby "C"'s special day... Can't wait to see you again soon.
I am still here. I am doing very well according to my Dr. I am starting physical therapy soon. I hope to be 100% very soon. I am going to slowly start taking photos again starting in April with Baby Carlos's baptism. So be on the look out for those the end of April. Jen can't wait to see you and your family again.
I am usually not a very "open" person.. but I have not been around lately and I have received some questions as to why? So here it is I was in a car accident 2.5 years ago. I have been in pain since that day and have not been able to feel my left leg.. Do to the Insurance I was unable to get the surgery I needed to fix my lower back until recently. So on Jan 6th 2009 I had my surgery. I feel 100% better already but still have a lot of recovery to do. I will hopefully be shooting again by April-May'ish.. If you have any questions just let me know.. I look forward to getting back into action asap..
And THANK YOU ALL for you call's and e-mail's it means a lot to me.
I am a mother of 2 beautiful children and a wife to a loving husband. Who became quickly frustrated paying for photos of my family I did not really like. You know the posed ones after you waited an hour or more. So ever since I could remember I was ALWAYS taking photos and this led me to take my own. I love to photograph anything and everything. Just ask my husband. I would like to share this love with anyone willing to let me. Remember they are only little once and it quickly passes.
Please note that it is illegal to copy any photos from my photography blog and Flickr account. The photos displayed are the property of Photography by Alyssa.
Saving, scanning,printing, right clicking, copying my photos in ANY way is considered stealing them.
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Why Photographers Cost so much... Thanks Willow! =)
If I may chime in here with a comment from the other side... "HOWEVER, I am just so astounded by the prices of photography! I totally expect to pay more than I would in a studio, and don't even mind paying a decent sitting fee, but GOSH, the markup on the photo's themselves is OUTRAGEOUS!"
What you are looking at is a custom product. Done for you and only you. The photographer will probably spend at LEAST 10 hours total on your project, between the first contact you have with them to when they wave goodbye after you receive your prints. Ten hours is really a low ball, because they also have to keep their books, file their taxes, upload to a lab, package the prints etc etc etc. It's not just snapping a picture and uploading it to a disc. Sure there are some people who do that, but chances are the product they produce will look like it... KWIM? I would guess that a great photographer spends about 15 hours per client all told. So if you pay the photographer $600 all told, between the session fee and the prints/products you order... do you really believe that the photographer is pocketing most of that? Because we are not. Truly. Let's take the $600 and ten hour scenario. Nice round numbers, easier for my little brain. $60 per hour. Sounds GREAT right? Well.... 28% off the top for my taxes... leaving me with $43.20 an hour. Not too shabby! Now let's deduct my expenses...
Gas Utilities to operate my computer. Software and hardware to edit the images camera and lenses insurance (any photographer working without insurance is a fool). credit card acceptance fees banking fees actual prints - depending on what is ordered can be anywhere from $20 - $150. .Really. Not everything is a couple of bucks and when ordered from a professional lab, with professional paper and professional archival ink, well it cost more than snapfish or wallyworld. Packaging (bags, boxes, tissue paper, ribbon, stickers etc) Basic business needs - staples, business cards, file folders, paper, ink, pens whatever
Now I've not even taken into account the countless hours of education, seminars, books, classes, professional fees for graphic designers, accountants, attorneys, refreshments when meeting with clients, marketing materials, advertising, web hosting, internet service, cell phone etc. etc. etc.... A recent survey of privately owned photography studio showed that studios with gross sales of $238,689 had an owners compensation of only $46,036. That's roughly 20% of the gross... So back to the $600 sale above... the photographer is really only MAKING $120. When divided by 10 hours, that's $12 per hour. To support a family, pay for my own health insurance, contribute to retirement savings etc. And that is ONLY if the photographer spends only 10 hours with the client. Doesn't sound quite so outrageous anymore does it?
Hope this helps to explain that photographers aren't rolling in the dough courtesy of their "outrageous" prices. It is a luxury item, if one can't afford it, or choses not to afford it, there's no shame in that. Willow