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I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays! We had a fabulous Christmas week last week and our holiday celebrations are still going on this week as we have family staying with us. I just wanted to post a quick post because going more than a week without a post, even during the holidays, seems strange to me. I’ll leave you with a picture of my boys on Christmas Eve.
Have a safe & fun New Years Eve!
I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and/or a Happy Holiday! I hope you enjoy spending quiet time relaxing and enjoying time with your family and can get away from the hustle and bustle of work and everyday life. Someone recently said to me “Christmas is all about spending time with people that you love.” So enjoy seeing your friends and your family and celebrating this wonderful holiday!
Remember I had posted how I was trying so hard to get the “perfect” picture of my boys together, outside in the freezing cold? Well, here’s how my Christmas cards turned out. I was happy with it!
Happy Holidays….Kristi
Photoshop CS4!!!!! And I got it! I’m in love with it! (I was previously using Photoshop Elements.) I downloaded the 30 day trial version this past month and after using it I just HAD to have it! So I got myself an early Christmas present and bought the full version. You can expect my pictures to look even better now (on the post processing end of things, that is)! Hip, hip hooray!!! I never thought a piece of computer software would make me so happy!
December was my busiest month ever with my photography work. Everyone likes holiday pictures, cards & gifts during this time of the year. Some days and nights I thought I was crazy, but most of the time I was thrilled to be able to help people capture memories and create nice gifts for their family and friends.
I saved these two thank you’s from former clients and happened to re-read them recently. They have to be two of my favorite thank you’s that I’ve received this past year and it reminds me of why I love doing my photography business. I will keep the names anonymous.
From a mother of a child with Autism that I photographed. We’ll call him A.: A’s school pictures didn’t turn out so well. His teacher said he had such a hard time with it. He wouldn’t give the photographer eye contact, his breathing got fast, he kept shrugging his shoulders repetitively from how uncomfortable he was, and she said he was quite visibly distressed like she’s never seen him before. He made it through after a long while with a very serious, eyebrows furrowed look, eyes up at the camera for a split second. I was very grateful after hearing that story that we were able to take pictures for us in a natural setting with a very playful, child-led session. Thank you! You have a real connection with kids that is so vital in making any photo session a success! Thanks again. I LOVE the collages and the prints.
From a mother of a baby. We’ll call her O.: Thank you sooo much for taking O’s pictures. You do such great work and were able to capture some really sweet moments! Those pictures are definitely the most generous and thoughtful gifts I have ever received. My entire family is in awe of the pictures. I have gotten too many compliments to count on what nice work you have done. My uncle even asked me if I hired Anne Geddes to take the pictures. Thanks again for everything! We will be able to treasure these forever!
So, that’s my warm fuzzy feelings for the day. I thought I would share those so that you understood why I do my photography business and how important making people happy is to me.
Boy, what a photographer’s treat to photograph little Zachary & his beautiful eyes! Isn’t he a cutie? Unfortunately this Holiday Mini Session was extra mini because it started sleeting on us! Yuck! Not fun for us, let alone poor little Zachary! Luckily we managed to get a handful or two of great shots before we gave up. I guess you can’t always beat the Michigan weather.
Thanks, Jeff & Erica for braving the weather with me and letting me take pictures of your beautiful little boy! Here are a few of my favorite pictures. I have to post the color and black & white version of two of them because I love them both equally!
