Announcing our brand NEW studio... PICTOLOGY!

This hip, new division of Monica Sigmon Photography has been created to provide fun, stylish photography for you and your loved ones. Designed by Monica and run by an amazing team of folks she has personally picked and trained, PICTOLOGY is affordable enough to be used on a regular basis and offers a quality and experience you can't find at big-box studios in the mall. this is not a cookie-cutter operation - your portraits will be as individual as you are!

We are absolutely thrilled to launch PICTOLOGY in cooperation with a fundraiser for the Junior Womens' Club of Williamsburg! For a VERY LIMITED time, you can purchase a gift certificate to Pictology that entitles you to a one-year membership in the Pictology Portrait Club, AND two portrait sessions, each with a free portrait sheet and file for facebook...all for $25!!! Best of all? The entire $25 goes to the Junior Womens' Club!! How cool is that? To purchase your certificate, contact any member of Junior Women's Club, call Michelle at 757-846-4825 or email the club at williamsburgjuniors@hotmail.com. This is a tremendous opportunity to give us a try, and give back to our community at the same time; this club is famous for the money they give back to Williamsburg! So hurry, before the certificates are all gone!!

We are taking appointments NOW...click here:

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In the last few months, we have been doing a lot of cross-marketing with the cool folks over at Binns in Merchant Square. In April we co-hosted a Girls' Night Out Party...we called it Binns After Dark and it was a GREAT time!

At the end of the very late night - we're talking after midnight - we decided to do a very cool, contemporary staff portrait. All the ladies grabbed their gowns and while they were getting dressed, Michael, Bobbi, and I got everything ready and set the stage. We had a blast and everyone was great - despite the late hour! I only wish I looked that good after midnight!! Here's what we came up with:

Back By Popular Demand!

We had such a GREAT time last time we did this, we decided to do it again!
Sign up here - and Hurry! Appointments are filling up fast!

http://monicasigmon.brownbookit.com/schedules

Details:

Have fun & let your personality shine - bring the family, a pet, an instrument, or anything else that says something about YOU!

Due to the nature of this very special event, you know there have to be a few “guidelines”...so, here you go: 1) no clothing changes; 2) you must arrive at least FIVE minutes prior to your appointment time; 3) in fact, if you are late, you forfeit your appointment; 4) kids and small pets welcome; 5) if you are under 16, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian so we know that you are actually allowed to be on Facebook! 6) allow about 25 minutes after your appointment to select your new profile pic; 7) this offer is exclusively for Facebook Fans of Monica Sigmon Photography and this is where your photo will be delivered...so make sure you sign up as a Fan before you arrive! 8) You WILL be able to use this photo for other social networking sites (like MySpace, Match, E-Harmony, etc.) 9) This event is FREE. If you feel so inclined, we are accepting donations for our upcoming Women With A Cause campaign...no donation is too small (or too big!). 10) YOU MUST SCHEDULE YOUR FREE APPOINTMENT - CHECK THE LINK ABOVE! 11) Have FUN!!!

A few weeks ago (ok...more than a FEW) we had a special portrait day to benefit the Heritage Humane Society. We raised money and TONS of dog food for the shelter. THANKS to all who participated!!! Stay tuned here to learn about our next one!

What an amazing night we had at the 2009 Women With A Cause Celebration!
THANK YOU to all who were able to join us! Please visit www.womenwithacause.org to learn about the women who were honored and to watch the videos of our six Honorees.

A special THANK YOU to our sponsors:

TowneBank
Custom Culinary Connections
Binns of Williamsburg
Wildes, Stevens, Brackens, and Company
Katherine M. Beatty
Next Door Neighbors Magazine
Equi-Kneads
Junior Women's Club of Williamsburg
Hudgins Holiday Chevrolet and Cadillac

You all are the BEST and we SO appreciate your generous support.
This event would not have been possible without you!

Kids Who Click Spring Photography Contest

The winners of our Kids Who Click Spring Photography Contest came by the studio Friday afternoon to collect their prizes!

Congratulations to Clay Mowry, our Grand Prize Winner, and to Sophia Fitzgerald and Molly Rouzie, our Honorable Mentions!






Want to know about our next contest? Sign up as a Fan of Monica Sigmon Photography on Facebook!

Award from Sentara!

Monica was recently honored by the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center's Auxiliary for her work with Women With A Cause and the awareness that campaign helped to raise about the hospital's Free Mammography Program and the Pineapple Knitters Team. The 3rd Annual Women With A Cause Celebration will be held Thursday, May 28th at TowneBank and will honor 23 local women who are making a difference right here in Williamsburg. For more information, please visit www.womenwithacause.org or call 757-564-8533.

Pictured from left to right: Gert Berthiaume (2007 WWAC Honoree for her work with the Free Mammography Program), Monica Sigmon (founder of Women With A Cause), and Ginny Dittman (2008 WWAC Honoree for her work with the Pineapple Knitters Club and Chemo Caps).

One of the highlights of the Award Ceremony was Buddy Wakefield playing the National Anthem on his harmonica...

Peace, Love and Pawprints at Binns!

Admit it...you've always wanted a special portrait of your favorite canine(s)! Well, now's your chance to get it done and support a great cause at the same time! Bring your furry friend in to Binns on Saturday, May 2nd, for a Free Portrait Session!

This special appointment will take place at Binns. Please make sure to arrive at least 5 minutes prior to your session and that your pooch has gone potty! Instead of session fees, we are collecting bags of dog food for the Heritage Humane Society. (Science Diet is preferred!) Let's see how much we can collect for this fantastic organization - they could really use our help! Special package pricing will be available, so make sure Spot is spotless and ready to go!

*NOTE: if you are bringing more than one pup, please schedule a session for each if you want a portrait of them individually. We will photograph them together as well. If you are bringing more than one pup and ONLY want a portrait of them together, simply schedule just one appointment. Remember to bring a bag of dog food for EACH appointment time you reserve!

THIS EVENT IS GUARANTEED TO FILL UP FAST - DON'T MISS OUT!

Click here to schedule!

B.Y.O.Pics!

Treasure Sale

It’s that time of year...birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and attics are getting CLEANED OUT!

We’re getting organized and want to move things we aren’t using to homes where they will be enjoyed (instead of them staying in our attic and collecting dust)!

From dozens of new and gently used frames, to tons of great decorative accessories, to office supplies and equipment, you are bound to find treasures you can’t live without...at bargain prices!
We are talking SERIOUSLY cool stuff!

Friday, April 17: Preview Sale for MSP friends only
Saturday, April 18: Open to the Public (if there is anything left!)

Free Photos for Facebook!

Wow! We had so much fun at our Free Photos For Facebook Event! Check out the video....

Did you miss the big day? Stay tuned..we may schedule another one soon!

Haley, Blaize and Ashleigh

Yes, I am back again with another round of Wendell patients.  (I missed last week because I am on the Board for Women with a Cause and I was kinda busy with that project.  So do me a favor and keep your lips sealed and don't tell the boss that I missed a week.)  So without further ado, here they are, in no particular order of my favorite person to photograph, Haley, Blaize and Ashleigh!

Binns and Las Vegas

The wedding show at Binns this past weekend was great! Monica and I met a few recently engaged, soon to be brides and got to show them a little bit about Monica's weddings and of course Blush! We're looking forward to working with some of the other vendors who were there too, like The Williamsburg Lodge and The Williamsburg Inn, two great places to have a wedding or reception. 

On another note, I've finally put together a slideshow of my images from Las Vegas! What a blast that was! I had never been before and now I totally understand why people visit. It was amazing. WPPI was great, all the classes were so inspirational. And the trade show! Oh my, how big it was! So many companies from all over the world were there like Kodak, Nikon, Canon, tons of printing companies, and tons of album companies, just to name a few! I got to hear Monica and Michael speak in several booths which was such a privilege. Monica and Michael you rock!

Monica and I both came back from Vegas filled to the brim with ideas for the studio. Now it's just a matter of figuring out where to start! So off I go!

The case of the "Mystery Blogger"

The case of the "Mystery Blogger"

I have been given the task of "labeling" the mystery blogger.
For those you of you haven't been following our blog and for those of you that have and missed it, there is this mystery Blogger named "BOBBI" that posts weekly. She knows the inter-workings of MSP and for reasons that are OUT-THERE, NO ONE knows what she looks like (except the staff of course).
So I spent a little time today going through some of the Paparazzi pictures that were taken of her and found the best, retouched them, and now am posting them so you may ALL see the face behind the name "BOBBI" (if that really his her true name ~hahaha)
SO here she is..... our fabulous young Bobbi Parker..........

Annie and Taylor

Here are some of my latest Dr. Wendell gift certificate recipients.  Taylor is standing with her arms crossed and Annie is in the purple shirt.  A couple of years ago I photographed Taylor's brother and both of them are extremely wonderful.  Taylor has gorgeous brown eyes and her black shirt just emphasized those great eyes!  Annie came in with an injured ankle but was still able to give me a wonderful smile (especially with some help from her younger brother!)  I absolutely love her red hair.  That is a hair color I wish I was brave enough to try and she was lucky enough to get it naturally!  

   

  

Well we are back from Vegas and what an awesome week we had!!! I will definitely post some pics this weekend. In the meanwhile, I thought I'd share a video that I prepared for my program Monday night. Enjoy!

Chris, Susan and Hannah

Things are sure quiet around here since Monica and Bobbi are at WPPI in Las Vegas.  I have heard that Monica's program went very well and Bobbi is enjoying the classes immensely!  Here are some Dr. Wendell patients that I have photographed recently. From left to right, Chris, Susan and Hannah.  Yes, Chris has a great smile but I loved this image of him so I decided to put it on the blog.  Susan was so great to get to know during her session.  Her smile goes right to her eyes and lights her whole face up.  Hannah can come back anytime to be photographed.  Look at those eyes!

    

Day off, what day off?

On Martin Luther King day many people had the day off.  So I had a marathon of Dr. Wendell patient's come in to take advantage that we were working!  I know it is probably not on the top of their list of "fun-things-to-do-on-your-day-off," BUT I had fun!  Alexandra was great to photograph and the boys, well, they got through it the best they could and gave me great smiles.  From r to l - Vishal, Nick, Alex, Alexandra and Elliott.

    

Blush on the Move!

Today Monica and I went out to visit a lot of wedding vendors in the Williamsburg area (and more to come on Monday). The packages we completed ended up looking fantastic -with a little help from everyone here at MSP (Cathy that means you too)! They included Blush business cards, brochures, a book with Blush images in them, flowers, a yummy chocolate cake and crinkle galore!

It was so great meeting everyone today and I'm really looking forward to working with them soon. 

On a side note, I cannot believe a week from tomorrow we fly out for the WPPI convention in Las Vegas! For those of you who aren't familiar with WPPI, it stands for Wedding & Portrait Photographers International and is a great organization made up of a ton of very talented photographers *cough Monica Sigmon and Michael Taylor cough* who get together and share their knowledge. It's going to be an amazing adventure and I couldn't be happier to get to be a part of it all! 

BIRTHDAYS GONE BAD!!!!

Soooo..... I walk into the studio on a bleary-eyed, cold morning. Coffee in hand bundled in my warm overcoat, mittens and hat. I was greeted as usual by Lucy who races me up the stairs. The second my foot hits the top step, 4 crazed LUNATICS armed with Silly String assault me screaming something in-coherently, laughing manically!! As the ammo runs low, I open my eyes (which are covered in a gooey mess) to find Monica, Micheal, Alice and Bobbi glaring at me. "I'm Sorry, what did you scream" was my response. "Happy Birthday Loser" was theirs.
Now I need to tell you that my Feliz Cumpleanos is NO WHERE near today so I'm baffled.
Now not only did they cover me in silly string, which is the BEST by the way, but they completely TRASHED my office (SEE BELOW for evidence of tampering!!!!)
Turns out that SOMEHOW my real birthday was deleted from the computer and SOMEHOW someone(MONICA) found out!
So I was called some not nice names :) and received some really COOL gifts and an awesome Carrot Cake!!!! Alice even involved her dastardly children in the plot, they made me a really cutie crown with the words "Ya Old Sucker" engraved. NICE!!!!
It was all fabulous fun even though I am still cleaning up the mess that those MASTERMIND TROUBLEMAKERS made.
All joking aside- I had a great time and IF I ever catch the person who deleted my Birthday...
I must give'em a smack-in-the-head
:) Stephanie

Summer, Jamie, Elizabeth and Jessica

Hello!  For those of you may not know but I photograph high school seniors at the studio as well as Dr. Peter Wendell's patients.  Dr. Wendell, a Williamsburg orthodontist, gives gift certificates to his patients once treatment as been completed as a way to celebrate and show off the patient's hard work (oh, and Dr. Wendell's too!)  Below are some of my most recent favorite images from their sessions.  You will see more in the near future, so if you do not see yours, wait a few weeks and you just might!  From left to right, Summer, Jamie, Elizabeth and Jessica.  Don't they all look GORGEOUS!

   

Blush is hitting the streets!

The time is here! Monica and I are heading out to visit the venders on Friday and let them see how awesome Blush is. We've ordered tons of goodies to go in baskets (photos to come) that we'll be giving out to local flower shops, and wedding venues. I've been busy folding and tying and sticking all sorts of stuff for the last week. You think Monica noticed this blog is a little tardy?
Anyway, I'm really excited to get to meet some of the people I will be working with when 'wedding season' gets rolling.

Also... in less than two weeks, Monica, Michael and I are heading to VEGAS! No, we aren't going to play (well, not the whole time), we're actually going to WPPI. I've never been to Vegas before so I can imagine the sensory overload I will experience. Can't wait!

Got to run, more things to be done before Friday!

-Bobbi

># )) !~ ! I've always wanted to use the Webdings Font! Kinda fun cause you have no idea what I said :)

Hello once again from the retouching desk. Our Christmas Season went off without a hitch and there was very little blood spilt. Every order went out before the Holidays and plenty of smiles to boot.

So now the madness is over, I've had a "little" extra time to work on something near and dear to my heart. The below gorgeous children are the grandchildren to my very own mother. Only 4 belong personally to me. WE HAD A CRAZY time with all 13 of them in one shoot..sooo.... we brought out the white seamless!!

The kids were photographed in 4 different groups on the white and then removed by yours truly and placed on different backgrounds. Here's MY Personal Favorite!!!



So the result is that my mom has flaunted her new treasure and all that has seen was sure that is was taken as is!!!!
WANT ONE of your own gang? Give us a call!!!
Must go and work!
:)Stephanie

David Morrison

 Yes, I am back again with another handsome high school senior, David Morrison.  Monica photographed his sister, Lara about two years ago and from David we heard that she is doing extremely well in college.  Who doesn't love a man in a tux!  David was easy to photograph which is so unlike some men.  Good luck to you David!