Photography by Megan Sneak Peek Blog!

New Sneak Peek Blog Is Ready!

There's still a few tiny tweaks to work out, but I had some great feedback with an unofficial release a couple days ago, so it's time to head on over to the NEW Photography by Megan Sneak Peek Blog!  Starting now I will resume regular posting at the new place with tons of my latest sessions and pictures, so MAKE SURE to update all of your links, bookmarks, RSS feeds, etc!  I've explained a little more over there so you'll get the full story with all the details.  Can't wait to see you at the new space!

www.meganphoto.com/blog

More Changes Coming Soon!

I just wanted to pop in and let you know I'm currently down in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for my Twin Cities Sessions!  I'll be back in my office sometime on Friday.  I'm also working behind-the-scenes on another project--MY NEW BLOG!  It will boast even BIGGER pictures, easier commenting (and I can even comment back, thus conversations or questions may be asked in the comment section!) and a little bit updated feel and look to the blog you know and love well...just in a fancy new space!  I hope to launch it very soon.

Otherwise, I'm currently planning my Bismarck sessions so if you're from the area or know anyone interested, shoot me an e-mail and get on the list for April!  Regularly scheduled blog posts and pictures will be back soon!

Fresh Look!

As you may have noticed I've been doing a little "spring" updating around here.  A new blog header was just the beginning when I decided a few days ago I needed some change.  One thing led to another and I ended up finally getting the motivation to update my website!  For the past few days I've been absolutely buried in pictures, going through archives from the last year, resizing, arranging, thinking, changing, swapping, changing my mind again, adjusting and tweaking!  It's been hard to narrow down the images I wanted to use--I keep going back to add more!  Looking at the finished product I'm even more aware of how my style has really evolved this past year, especially with how much I LOVE using bright colors in every shot I can.  I hope when people see my work that my style is recognizable and stands out, because that's what I'm going for and I want my website to reflect that.  Plus, if you haven't checked it out in awhile, now is a great time to go and see all the galleries with loads of NEW pictures (and a few old favorites, too!)

So check it out, the once again new and improved www.meganphoto.com!  Let me know what you think!

Schedule for March

I know I've been promising to get my schedule back up and running, so now is the time to book!  After some trial and error with a previous calendar I realized that the best way to go about setting up appointments (at least this time of year!) is to work with YOUR schedules since I am able to be so flexible right now.  So I will have up some tentative dates, and depending on feedback they may be adjusted.  For updated information feel free to check back at my official Availability Page.  Here are my remaining available times:

March 18 - Grand Forks Sessions
3 p.m. available

March 19 - LOCAL SESSIONS
11 a.m., 1 p.m.  3 p.m. available

April 1 - Grand Forks Sessions
12:30, 2:30, 4:30

April 22 (other days throughout the month as well) - LOCAL SESSIONS
E-mail for availability

April 9 - Grand Forks Sessions
12:30, 2:30, 4:30

April 23 - Grand Forks Sessions
1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m.

TWIN CITIES SESSIONS NOW OPEN!
Tuesday, March 24 - Thursday, March 26
E-mail for remaining spots

BISMARCK/MANDAN SESSIONS PLANNED TENTATIVELY FOR APRIL
E-mail if you are from the area and let me know if you're interested!

FARGO/MOORHEAD SESSIONS PLANNED TENTATIVELY FOR MAY & AUGUST
E-mail if you are from the area and let me know if you're interested and what month!

meganphoto@gmail.com

Holiday Rush Reminders

Now that December's here the official holiday rush has begun!  I just wanted to remind anyone who's inquired about Christmas cards that the deadline for design approval and ordering is DECEMBER 15th.  If you would like to order additional coffee table books and want them for gifts the deadline to place your order is DECEMBER 8th.  If you've been working on choosing your photos for the books please get those in to me as soon as possible.  After December 8th the books cannot be guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas.

Also, I've had LOTS of inquiries about setting up appointments for next year already.  I have decided to try a different approach to booking and will hopefully be implementing that in January.  Keep checking back and I'll be announcing on here when I've got a schedule up and running.  Until then I won't be booking anything officially just yet.  Hang in there...the craziness is about to begin!

Headed To Florida and Happy Halloween!

I just wanted to let all you faithful blog followers know that I'm going to be out of my office for the next several days as I head down south to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to shoot a destination wedding!  I'll be back in my office on Tuesday, November 4. As usual I won't be returning e-mails as quickly and the sneak peeks and galleries will return to normal when I get back.

I also wanted to wish you all a Happy Halloween!  (I added a little picture I took of my pumpkin in the back yard at sunset!)  I also have lots of fun pictures to share of kids and their costumes that they wore during their sessions.  So many great shots!  See you all when I get back!

Travel Sessions Booked for the Year!

More pictures are coming soon, but I had to pop in this morning to let everyone know I'm officially booked with travel for the remainder of the year!  Also, Lake Bronson Sessions, Pelican Lake Sessions, and Twin Cities sessions (as well as my usual Grand Forks sessions) are now completely filled.  If you're interested in being on a waiting list for any of these spots just let me know in case of cancellations.  At this time only a handful of remaining local sessions will be scheduled, so if you live within 20 miles of me or would like to travel my way and meet up at a park, please let me know and I'd be happy to fill my remaining spots!  It's a great time to think about Christmas card pictures, too! 

Travel Girl

I'm beginning to think I have moved into the 'expert' category when it comes to airline travel.  By the end of the weekend I'll have been on eight TEN separate flights in just the last seven days (just found out my flight this morning was canceled and re-routed..that includes connecting flights in Minneapolis and Atlanta--LOTS of flying) to and from various parts of the country.  And as you know I've also just returned from road tripping the entire month of July.  All in all, I'll have been through nine states in just the past five weeks.  I'm definitely ready to be home for awhile now, just one more weekend though!  Of course my destinations start back up again in November, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it yet again! :)

That being said, I'm aware that quality time for returning e-mails has been squished into ten or fifteen minute increments usually done at around midnight so I never get too far.   I wanted to apologize for my delays in getting back to all of you interested in scheduling sessions and wedding inquiries for next year.  I know my 'out of office reply' has been doing most of the talking lately!  Rest assured I've received all of your e-mails and will be going through each and every one hopefully early next week so I can get caught up again.  Thank you everyone for your patience!  More pictures coming soon, I promise!

To hold you over, here's one of my friends and I down by Oak Creek near Sedona, Arizona.  L-R: Jaime, Kelli, Grant, Susan, Charlie Boo Brown Barnes (the dog!), and ME!  I set the camera quite a ways away in order to do a self-timer shot and then RAN all the way back so I could get in the picture!  I took it with my 85 mm, so photographer friends will know that's quite a run. :)

A Look Back

Well, that's it, folks. An entire month on the road and I still had enough blog posts to last the entire trip! I'm now 100% caught up for the first time in ages, although I'll start right back up again this Saturday with a destination wedding in beautiful Sedona, Arizona! I leave the harvest crew (and my husband, so sad!) tomorrow for Fargo where I'll be right back on a plane by 5 a.m. Friday morning heading west! Crazy to think not more than a week later I'll be flying again, this time south east to sunny Florida for yet another destination wedding. I can't WAIT to share pictures from these adventures, though! August will be another month jam packed with sessions and weddings so there will definitely be tons more pictures coming. I'm officially booked until November!

I had a great time out here exploring the Midwest and experiencing life on the harvest run, living out of a camper and eating every meal outdoors. In addition to the hot days in the wheat fields we've also had a chance to go whitewater rafting in Fort Collins, Colorado, and water skiing in the Missouri River in South Dakota! Its been an amazing adventure traveling over four states and taking too many pictures to count! Even my adorable niece and nephew, Kajsa and Quin, came to visit so I even managed to squeeze in a little photo session with the two of them.

Another important milestone this month is my THREE YEAR business anniversary! Back in July of 2005 I decided I wanted to make my photography hobby something a little more serious, so that's when I took the steps to officially create "Photography by Megan"...three years later I never dreamed it would be this amazing, fulfilling, successful, and FUN! It's also almost been ONE YEAR since I resigned from my day job and decided to do this full time. I've never regretted that decision and it's been so incredible to be my own boss and take pictures for a living!

With that, I'll leave you with a few random shots from the last couple weeks on the road, including Kajsa and Quin, fun with fellow harvester's daughter Ali, and whitewater rafting...did I mention we fell out of the raft??

John Deere Kids...gotta represent!

The whole family!

Fun with Uncle Nathan and Auntie Megan!

Ali at Napa Auto parts...I love the blue!

Having fun in downtown Julesburg!

Ali took a picture of ME!

Can't believe he is almost 9 months!

The 2008 Sugden Harvesting Crew

The whole load lined up and in action!

And last, but not least.... check out the whitewater rafting photos!

Yes...we made it to safety! Just a few moments of panic, as you can see on my face. :)

And so, I'm off again for my next adventure. I hope to check in from Arizona, otherwise you'll see me next week with plenty of images from the wedding. I'm still behind on e-mails so be aware that response times are a little delayed with me being out of state and now traveling for the next two weeks again. I'll be contacting everyone soon about Lake Bronson sessions which are going to be held in September, as well as scheduling my Minneapolis/St. Paul sessions again. It's definitely time to get back to work! :)

Olivia, Payton, Desmond and Damion--and a travel update!

I'm tempted to call this "The Post That Took Eight Hours" since I've had such trouble with the internet today!  Yes, I've arrived in Kansas and things are great...except Verizon tells me that the tiny little secluded, rural, dusty, in-the-middle-of-nowhere town we're staying in is located in a "dead spot" which means I get about one bar of signal that goes in and out all day long.  So I officially have limited internet use for now.  Of course that won't stop me completely... I've found certain areas that hold a bit more signal so I just need to prepare my blogs ahead of time and run out to post them when they're ready.  E-mail is now officially on hiatus this month!  Of course anything urgent I will do my best to reply.  My apologies and of course appreciation for your patience.  We may move the crew at some point this month so hopefully I get better luck at our next spot!

Anyways--onto the pictures from where I left off!  This was an extra unique session... two sets of twins!  Big brothers Desmond and Damion are twins, and so are little Payton and Olivia.  We had a great time at the park and had amazing weather as usual.  Check 'em out!

"No more pictures!"  Payton's shirt also says I STILL LIVE WITH MY PARENTS.  Priceless!

Summer Updates, Availability, and My "Vacation"

I put "vacation" in quotes because I have a feeling I'll still be working quite a bit on this month-long hiatus from sessions!  I've still got thousands of pictures yet to edit and about 20 blogs to post as I take my office on the road beginning this Sunday, so I have a feeling most of you won't even notice I'm gone!  I'll be traveling down to Kansas (and possibly Colorado and South Dakota as well) to hang out with my husband and his family for the entire month of July as he runs his custom harvesting business and we explore the Midwest.  I'm looking forward to taking a bit of a break, though, and maybe even snapping a few pictures just for ME.  What a concept!  I'm sure you'll see a blog post with some of our adventures in addition to regular client sneak peeks, so keep checking back.  The posts may not be daily but I'll probably be adding things a few times a week.

I also wanted to update a little on my availability.  I received a great response for the Lake Bronson mini-sessions so I am DEFINITELY doing those (possibly even two days).  I just need to nail down an exact date for the first one, which I hope to do soon.  I have already done a couple sessions at the park and you won't be disappointed--it is GORGEOUS for photographs.  I am blown away by the beautiful hidden spots and trails and of course the lake itself.  Otherwise if you've been patiently waiting to hear if I can come to you, unfortunately all travel appointments are completely booked until October.  I truly wish I could come to every location but with only so many days in the week it's just not possible.  I always welcome your e-mails if you are still interested in setting up something at my next possible availability (and the wait list as well in case I have last minute openings) so feel free to contact me if you're interested.

Speaking of e-mails, I just wanted to let everyone know while I am on "vacation" my responses may be a bit delayed at times since I won't be holding regular office hours, and I may be driving a combine somewhere or making roast beef sandwiches for 10 people or pulling a header trailer down a dirt road in the middle of an unincorporated town.  Who knows what they'll make me do?  :)  Luckily I splurged this summer for Broadband internet so I should be able to get access most of the time if need be. 

I can't wait to share all my latest photos from the past couple weeks.  It seems as if this summer has been a photographer's dream with all the beautiful colors and families I've been blessed with.  I only had one rain day so far, otherwise it's been fabulous.   Again I am reminded why I love this job and as crazy as it gets at times, I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Summer Schedule Full - Mini Sessions Possibility

As many of you know I've been filling my schedule for the summer and fall very quickly and now have come to the point where I am officially booked until late October.  I do have a waiting list started in case I open up any additional sessions or I have any cancellations, however, that wasn't good enough for me because I just can't stand turning people away!

I started thinking about a new idea and wanted to run it by all of YOU to see what you think.  Because I won't be able to get to all of your "neck of the woods", I figured maybe you might want to come to mine?

Lake Bronson was my first thought, as it's only 10 minutes away from my house and I already have a couple sessions scheduled there anyways.  It really is the perfect spot--there are beautiful grassy fields, towering shady aspen and oak trees, trails, a beach, and of course--the lake!   There's also parking and clean updated restrooms for anyone bringing small children.  Plus, if its a nice day you may want to just stay and take in the beauty of our local state park!

I'm not quite sure what day I'll do this, as I'm just throwing this idea out for now, but I'm thinking it will be in August sometime, and if it works, I may hold another one in September or October when the leaves are turning and it's full of color.  This is great for any of you who weren't able to get in on my scheduled days I have for travel sessions.  As for the "mini" part... these sessions will be shorter in length (30 minutes to an hour) and may include special pricing.  This would work for all kinds of sessions... kids, families, seniors, even engagements!  There will also be a 2nd option in case of rain. 

So please e-mail me at meganphoto@gmail.com if you'd be interested in something like this! 

Schedule and Blog Update!

Just wanted to write a quick update on a few items today.  I have been researching ideas for my new blog and found this fabulous company that creates these incredible, totally unique, custom designed blogs, however, they are booked up until later this year (sound familiar!?  I know how they feel) but they also only take on a couple projects a month.  I decided to get in on the wait list and will stick around here for awhile until it's my turn!  So I won't be going to a new blog just yet but you may see a few format changes in the meantime.  I'm going to try and figure out if I can get my pictures to show up a bit bigger.  Then, I'll hopefully have a brand new blog to unveil sometime this fall/winter!  Or sooner, if I absolutely can't wait and find something equally good in the meantime.

Secondly--my travel schedule is now officially booked until October!  This means all out-of-town appointments have been booked or are pending hearing back from a handful of people who have inquired about the last few spots.  (One exception is the Minneapolis sessions in September which I will set up officially with those on the wait list in a couple months.) There is also a waiting list started in case of any cancellations.  A few openings remain for local sessions, so just e-mail me if you're in the Hallock-Kennedy-Lancaster area and want to book something sooner.  Also, if you live out of town and really want an appointment you can always come here!  One possibility is meeting at Lake Bronson State Park which is only 15 minutes from where I live and there are beautiful spots for pictures everywhere!

Of course I'd still be happy to hear from you no matter where you live.  I keep a running list of clients from all areas--from Fargo to Minneapolis to Bismarck...even Phoenix!  If you can't get in an appointment this year just get your name in and I'll be sure to contact you when I plan a trip to a particular area. 

Again, I can't thank you all enough for your support and encouragement and of course for keeping me so busy.  I love what I do and am so happy to capture these moments for so many amazing families.  Watching kids grow up through my lens and of course the many weddings I've witnessed is just amazing!

Okay--as a reward for reading through my long-winded post are some pictures.  Today we planted trees in our prairie yard.  I also found an old drawing I made in a dusty box because I remembered when we planted trees in front of the elementary school in 1988 we had this saying "If it is to be, we'll plant a tree"... It made me think of that today!

Finally Friday?

It seems I've had quite the crazy week... which is why I haven't been posting daily as I usually do!  I just got done with three straight shooting days (9 new sessions and thousands of new photos!) and tomorrow I've got a wedding--so expect LOTS of images and posts next week!  My husband, Nathan, leaves for the harvest down south on Tuesday and I'll be staying back here at home for the rest of May and June before joining him in July (my vacation!)  In other words, I'll be holding down the fort all by myself here in northwest Minnesota for a month or so!  Which is actually just fine because I've got LOTS to keep me busy including six weddings and over 25 sessions and counting between now and then.

I received a GREAT response from my blog post about booking for the rest of the summer/fall and have been busy trying to get back to everyone who inquired about a spot.  Again, if I haven't responded yet I apologize... I'm working hard to get back to each and every one of you as soon as I can. 

On a different note, I've been contemplating lately about a blog-makeover.  It seems it's something 'everyone is doing' but I have seriously started thinking about the future of this blog and my business and where I see it going.  I want bigger images, more interactive comments, easier searching and categorizing, etc, etc!  I've enjoyed this little blog here for almost two years, but I think it's time to make a change.

What do you think?  Are you ready for a New and Improved Photography by Megan Sneak Peek Blog?  :)

Busy Summer Ahead!

It's hard to believe summer is just around the corner!  With that, sessions are booking fast and I only have a handful of sessions left before I am completely full for the rest of the year... yes--YEAR!  With a major wedding schedule including six destination weddings from coast to coast, my available days remaining for portraits are becoming limited.  I have begun officially booking the remainder of the summer so if you haven't heard from me yet and we've touched base before, please e-mail me again!  It's possible I may have missed you so I apologize.  I'm in the process of contacting as many of you on my waiting list as I can and hopefully we can get everything set up. Fall sessions are popular as well so if you are interested in something at that time of year NOW is a great time to contact me to see about getting on the list.  Thanks again for all of my wonderful past and present (and future) clients for spreading the word.  I can't wait to work with all of you. It's going to be a great year!

Fargo-Moorhead Sessions in May

Just wanted to remind you that I'll be heading to the Fargo-Moorhead area for sessions May 8-10th.  Please e-mail me if you're interested, there are a few spots left on FRIDAY!

Bismarck Sessions!

I can't believe it's already time to hit the road once again!  This time I'm not going too far (nothing that requires an airplane trip at least) and heading out west to Bismarck.  I'll be in sessions all day tomorrow (Wednesday) and part of Thursday and then heading back. 

As usual, I won't have a lot of access to e-mails while I'm in sessions and on the road so I may be a little slow at response times for the next few days.  Maybe I'll update while I'm gone if I get a chance--there are still LOTS of Arizona sessions to post!  See you when I get back!

Leaving For Phoenix!

Wow!  It's come up so fast, but I'm leaving for my big photo trip to Arizona TOMORROW!  I'll be gone for around a week where I'll be shooting a wedding and several portrait sessions in Phoenix and the surrounding suburbs.  As usual while I'm on these travel sessions, I will have limited access to e-mails and I won't be working regular office hours since I will be shooting most of the time I'm gone.  I may post a session or sneak peek while I'm there, so keep checking back!

Also, a quick news note--- Please check out my new DESIGN POLICY over on the left hand corner.  It has some valuable updated information on my design work.

And last but not least, a fun shot of my PINK LUGGAGE!  I never lose this baby in the airport.  And most people stare at me and laugh when I pull it along.  I also did a little bit of fun processing to this shot.  I call it "vintage" and it's a look many photographers are doing these days.  It's reminiscent of old photographs from the 70s and 80s with the rounded edges and faded colors, with a bit of texture added.  Just a fun way to play with a photo!

Website Temporarily Down

If you've tried to access my website (www.meganphoto.com) in the last 24 hours you may have noticed there is an error page.  That's no April fools!!  I have contacted my hosting company and let them know about it and hopefully I will be hearing from them soon.  But I just wanted to let you know that I am aware of the problem and am crossing my fingers that it is resolved soon!  Thanks for your patience! 

I'm Teaching!

I have to apologize that I have not been blogging all of my amazing clients from Minneapolis this past weekend just yet!  They are coming soon, I promise.  The same with e-mails.  I'm still un-burying myself from being out of my office for the past several days!

Additionally, I have had to take a quick break to concentrate on preparing for an upcoming class I'll be teaching!  I've been asked to do an introduction to digital photography at the high school this Thursday afternoon.  I'm very excited to be meeting the kids and sharing a little bit of my knowledge.  I am currently working on a FUN, INTERACTIVE presentation to show, and then we'll be taking our cameras out to do some real-life shooting and experimenting.  Of course this preparation is taking up some of my time right now, but as I said--the class is this Thursday, and after that I'll be done!  Wish me luck!

Here's a sneak peek at the cover page; I'll be presenting this on a giant screen and I'm creating it with Keynote on my iMac.  It's fun, colorful, and packed with images!

Three Posts in One!

I've got lots to write about this evening! 

1. First of all, I'm leaving tomorrow and heading to Minneapolis for the Twin Cities Sessions!  I'm looking forward to working with all the great people involved.  I'll be shooting appointments on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and it is supposed to be in the 40s!  To me this is like summer compared to the weather we've been having so far!  So I am looking forward to being OUTSIDE hopefully and getting some awesome outdoor shots.  As usual, while I am away on these sessions I will not be checking/returning e-mails regularly so if you don't hear from me right away that is the reason.  I'll return all e-mails when I'm back in my office on Monday.

2. Speaking of nice weather, I went outside this morning to find a beautiful, clear, WARM day (20 above and no wind) and I just had to take a quick picture.  The sun was so incredibly bright and the contrast of the blue sky against the snow was amazing.  I rarely take pictures for myself anymore so I just HAD to share this one....

3.  And last, but not least, I was so excited to start getting some e-mails in response to my post Photos into Art.   Christine sent me a picture of this beautiful collage frame in her home, with photographs from the session I did with her daughters Claire and Emma back in December.  It looks great, and what a classic way to display black and white photos!  I love it.  Keep 'em coming!

Upcoming Phoenix Sessions!

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I'm heading to Phoenix for sessions and a wedding at the beginning of April.  I have now secured my dates and booked my flights.  I will be in the area from April 3-8, with appointments available on the 4, 6, and 7 of April.   Spots are filling fast so please e-mail me if you are interested!

Minneapolis/St.Paul and Phoenix Sessions

There are still a couple spots left for the Minneapolis/St. Paul sessions open so let me know if you're interested!  The dates are the 13-15 of March.   Warm up with a cozy indoor session or venture outside to play in the snow--we'll have lots of fun!  E-mail  meganphoto@gmail.com for more details. 

Also, COMING SOON:  Phoenix, Arizona area sessions, to be held the first week in April!  Details will be up shortly!

Fresh Galleries!

Finally!  What you've all been waiting for!  ;)

After a year of neglecting my website, I FINALLY had some time to sit down and concentrate on putting up all NEW, sparkling, updated images into my galleries.  I even added galleries for seniors and engagements, so there are plenty of new pictures from the past year to check out.   

It was really difficult to narrow down my favorites, and I know there were hundreds more I wish I could have included.  I may go back in and add more, but for now, check out all the new pictures at www.meganphoto.com!! 

HOME!

Finally, after a WEEK on the road, traveling through EIGHT states--I'm HOME! 

It was definitely tricky with intermittent e-mail access and carrying around my iMac but I did manage to get a little work done.  My husband was happy to load his combines (and subsequently dropped them off in Kansas so they are ready when harvest begins) and, as a bonus,  I got to see how the big machines were made at the John Deere Harvester Works factory in East Moline, Illinois. 

But, yes--now I'm home!  If you've been patiently waiting to hear from me on e-mails, sessions, sneak peeks, etc... it will be much faster now!  I even have some fun news--plans are in the works to FINALLY UPDATE MY WEBSITE and galleries will be filled with all NEW pictures from my favorite sessions of 2007!  It's been too long and I'm sure many of you are ready for some fresh portfolio work.  So stay tuned and I'll be back with more updates!

For fun, here's the view I had most of the trip... riding shotgun in the big Volvo semi!

On The Road!

I just wanted to drop a quick note that I'm currently on a little impromptu road trip with my husband and his family as we pick up some new John Deere combines this week in East Moline, Illinois!  We'll then head on into Kansas before returning home.  I'm not sure our exact route as I am just along for the ride! 

Of course I brought my "traveling office" so I'll have access to e-mail in the mornings and evenings, and may possibly get a blog or two up while we're here and I'm working on a few projects while we drive.  If you are still waiting on an e-mail, I'm hopefully going to be getting to all of them in the next day or so.  See you all when I get back!

A Great Gift Idea!

Christmas is approaching fast, and I'm sure a lot of you are still thinking of ideas for the special people in your life!  Why not purchase a gift certificate that's good towards a photo session or prints?  E-mail me for details, and if you're interested in one (you can choose the value!), you'll receive this fun 5x7 gift certificate signed and authorized by yours truly, with a matching envelope ready to give...it's a perfect stocking stuffer, too!

Brooklyn and Katie

As you can see, I'm posting lots of sessions today!  I am fully surrounded in the Christmas rush, and having lots of fun!  However, I am extremely busy as I make sure to get all of my current clients images to them as fast as possible in order for them to use for greeting cards or gifts.  Because of this, e-mail responses may be a bit delayed as I work on these projects first.  I will be spending most of my office time during the next few weeks working mainly on proofing, so if you don't hear from me right away, don't worry!  I'll be answering e-mails as soon as I can, but I just wanted to let you know what I'll be working on as a first priority during this busy holiday season.  And now--on to the pictures! 

I first met Brooklyn and Katie earlier this fall, and we had a great time playing at their house and in the backyard.  This time, we had a Christmas session in front of the fireplace and the tree!  We also went outside and braved the cold and snow for a few shots, and the girls brought their Santa hats to keep warm!  I also met the newest addition to their family-- a "horse" named Butterscotch.  He was very lifelike, and the perfect solution to get away with having a pony in the house! 

Winter Weather Policy

With the snow and storms rolling in frequently this winter, there will be many times that travel will be difficult or dangerous, especially on the interstate.  For local appointments this may not be that big of a problem if I am only traveling a few miles, but for Grand Forks appointments (I live an hour away) I may have to postpone sessions or reschedule for the next convenient time.

If your session is scheduled on a day where the weather is bad (or even the night before, if a warning is issued or the forecast is not good), I will contact you via e-mail as soon as possible and let you know I may be postponing.  Appointments will automatically be pushed to the very next day at the exact same time for a first option, as I normally do not book appointment days back-to-back so this day will be free.  If that doesn't work we can discuss other options.

Thank you all for your understanding in this issue, as I just do not want to risk anything driving on bad or icy roads!  Stay safe and warm this winter!   

Vacation Time!

I'm headed out of the country (south of the border to be exact--to sunny Mexico!) so I won't be posting updates to the blog this week!  I will also have limited access to voice mail and e-mail, and will not be working on projects until I return on Monday, December 3.  However, I promise I'll have lots to share and update as soon as I get back, so keep checking!  Thank you for your patience!