Work style

Recently a potential customer asked me how I "work" with children. A little confused I asked them to explain what they were looking for. After finding out they wanted to know how I get good "heartprints" from kids who are scared or just flat out don't want any part of posing, I explained that my style is to try to start out with some fun, take some casual play shots, mix in a little posing and return back to FUN! It is so much easier to get a great smile from a youngster when we are playing and I'm not intimidating to them with a camera stuck in my face. Do I maybe miss some smiles, yes, probably so, but that's okay...everyone has had fun and I got plenty of others. Here's a photo from my personal collection to share with you. I'm awaiting new props and backgrounds and will post samples from our little models we will be using in a few weeks.Isn't he just ADORABLE with his blankie???

New Service!

Just started....now you can take your vacation and your own personal photographer with you! Make sure everyone in your party is in every picture, make sure you get GREAT shots of everything you enjoy. We are available to travel to your vacation destination for a fee of $315 a week plus room accommodations, as long as we can drive to the destination. If your destination requires flying, you will also incur flight costs. For that you get full photography coverage for your vacation (please just allow us regular meal times and a little r & r at the end of the night), and you get ALL of your photos on CD to do with as you please. Email us at amtradphoto@aol.com for more information about this exciting new service!

Spotlight on Portrait Parties

We thought we'd do a brief spotlight periodically on our portrait parties to give you more information on them and maybe put in some shots from some of them. Our first spotlight will be on "What Girls Want". This party can be so much fun for little girls who love to dress up! You can bring your little girl's fancy clothes or play dress up clothes or use our collection of very frilly, fancy dresses or dress up clothing. You choose-hey, use both! Whatever pretty things your little girl decides to wear, we'll pretty it up by adding accessories that either you bring, we have, or once again-BOTH! Lots of sparkles, rhinestones, boas, scarves, jewelry, hair wear, and jewelry is what we have in mind. Looking for a "playing grown-up" look? Either bring or use a pair of our high heels as well! Sounds like a blast right? So sign up for your "What Girls Want" party for the little girls in the lives of yourself and your friends. Send your request to amtradphoto@aol.com for more information.

Registries

Announcing our new registries!! We now have available registries for baby shower and bridal shower use. If you are expecting or planning a wedding, please contact us at thanksforkids@aol.com to learn more about our registry service so your friends and loved ones can purchase something you will ABSOLUTELY love and that is... photo credits!

Importance of Photos

Pictures are worth a thousand words. We have all heard that many times. Pictures are also worth many memories. It seems so easy to remember the baby faces of our children but all too soon they are grown and gone and the memories of their faces tend to fade into our already full brains; we have weddings and people ask after the fact what our dresses looked like, what type of cake topper we had, what color the decorations were; parents age; teens graduate and on and on go the opportunities to document our lives and save them not only for our own memories but also supplying the opportunity for future generations to get a glimpse into our lives. A photographer can save your moments to be enjoyed for years to come. Engagement and wedding photos can reflect who you are as a couple, document that skinned up nose on a little fella, eternally capture her ballerina stage and much, much more. We would love to have a part in creating your everlasting memories! Email us at thanksforkids@aol.com to set up an appointment for whatever your needs are! We will come to you and our time is YOUR time during your shoot. No rushing, no limit on outfit changes, etc. Blessings to you all!