Lucy's Christmas Video

Special thanks to Jeff and Christy, Bell and Andrew from Custom Culinary Connections for the amazing GINGERBREAD DOG HOUSE!!!! We love it!!

Blush Debut Video

Check out Blush's new video!

Greetings from the Computer/Retouching Room!
Shhh...don't tell Monica, but I am taking a "short" break to BLOG.
The Christmas rush has begun and we are workin' non-stop(my fingers are killin' me). It's all soup-via-microwave and TONS of Cafe' to refuel the system. All is FABULOUS!!
If you haven't met me before, I am formaly known as Stephanie - MSP's Digital Diva and retoucher. If you haven't checked out our site or haven't been getting our newsletter... give me a shout out and I'll take care of it personally :)
Well... fun's over, Monica's done her shoot so I must get back to pretending I am working (heeheehee)
Have a great one!
Steph

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Quick Takes Update

Well, it's finally here! Quick Takes: Home for the Holidays is officially underway. We are busier than Santa's elves today and have another full day tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped us raise $650 for Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels. That provides over 125 meals for local folks in need!!!

I thought I would go ahead and share this image that we captured this morning. Some of you may recognize Miss Logan Cline...is she gorgeous or what?! We have been so blessed to be able to capture images of Logan from the very beginning. It's hard to believe she is 4-and-a-half already! Here's one of my favorites from a couple years ago. Oh yeah, that's her mom and dad with her, Heather and Keith!


We sure are thankful we get to document such wonderful memories. We never ever take it for granted and appreciate each and everyone of you who walks through our door.

Lucy and Her New Boyfriend, Luke

Okay...Everybody now: "Aaaaaaaaaah!"

I was going through some of my personal files this afternoon and came across this image of Lucy at one of the workshops we taught recently in North Carolina. Michael and I went down to a friends' studio outside of Charlotte in August and taught a day-long seminar to 20 professional photographers from the area. We had a blast and our Lucy fell in L-O-V-E with their resident guard-dog, Luke. While we were getting ready for a shoot, Luke jumped on his favorite red chair and wherever Luke went, of course Lucy insisted on following.

Hmmmmmmm....I wonder if this would qualify as an engagement portrait...

Here Comes the Rain Again

Okay...I really did have every intention of writing more often...looks like it's been a week since I last wrote. So what's been going on?

Well things have been pretty busy around here. On the 25th we photographed the VERY cool wedding of Elizabeth Ellis and Ben Johnson. The weather was pretty wild...threatening to rain all day but plenty warm. The cloudy skies are actually a photographer's dream...nice soft lighting for all of our subjects. We had a huge wedding party and a very limited amount of time for photographs. Bruton Parish, here in Williamsburg, had another wedding right after ours.  The bride took our advice and opted to do her portraits outside.  The trees were beautiful and really provided a beautiful backdrop.  The weather was holding out so we herded the 32 (!!) members of the Wedding Party to the side yard and got everyone posed.  As soon as we did it started raining!  They were such great sports...they grabbed the umbrellas that had been ordered once it was clear the weather was going to be iffy and we were able to get this shot. Almost immediately, the rain stopped again and we caught this:


Thanks to everyone for being so fun to work with! We had a great time!

Peace, Love and Pawprints

We are so excited to announce our first Peace, Love & Pawprints event! This is a special day to benefit the Heritage Humane Society. Appointments are being set now for Monday, November 17th. We are asking that each client bring a bag of cat or dog food (Science Diet brand preferred). In exchange, you will receive a free session and special package pricing for your furry friend!

I just spoke with their Executive Director last week and she said that the shelter is busier than ever...and NOT in a good way. It's difficult to think about, but the shelter is seeing more surrenders than ever before. It seems that due to the economy, people are having trouble feeding and caring for their animals so they are giving them up. It makes sense when you think about it, but I was definitely shocked. It's more important than ever before that we help where we can.

These appointments are limited so call us today to get scheduled...you'll not only get GREAT images of your pet, but you will be supporting a VERY worthwhile cause!

Watch out...here we come!

Well all of my friends have been telling me to blog for a few years now.  I kept thinking, "Who has time for all of this???"  But, after much persuasion, I have decided to give it a try.  I really do like the idea of semi-journaling...just not sure who will want to read!

Soooooooo...this will be a place where we can keep you abreast of all the cool stuff happening at the Studio.  

For instance, did you know we are offering FREE SESSIONS until the end of the year??  That's right, the session fee is on us from now until the New Year.  We know the economy is tough...we also know the Holidays are right around the corner...we thought this could help!  So what are you waiting for??  Call us and get an appointment set up before they are all gone!