Meet Jessica!  A Roseville high senior with an award winning smile ( Actually she won the award in drum corps, but her smile really is that good.)  We decided to go for several different looks for her senior portrait session and she pulled off each one perfectly.  One of the faves was the garage door shot below, kind of looks like flag to me.  There was some other “colorful” artwork on that garage door that we ummm…opted not to show.  Thanks Staci for putting up with that.  We were about wrapped up when Jessica’s bo Joe made an appearance, and that lovely smile got even lovelier.  Awww…..

We first met the Holthe family earlier in the year when Miss N was about 7 months old or so.  They decided to come back to commemorate N’s 1st birthday and to capture her walking earlier this fall.  Our goal was to warm her up, as she is a very tentative little thing and takes her time to decide if she might bless you with her beautiful smile.  Well, she gave us some great looks this time around, and mom and dad weren’t too shabby, either!  They’re just a lovely family all around and we’re fortunate to have seen them twice this year!

Our 2nd annual Costumes & Cans event has come and gone and we can’t thank all those who participated enough, and thanks to the Silver Spoon children’s boutique for hosting.  Almost 1000 pounds of food was brought in from this event and the food bank was beyond thrilled.  Thanks again to all who took the time to come out and a special thanks to those who really went above and beyond in your donation.  The turnout was so much bigger than last year that we are already thinking about how to out-do it next year.  We won’t give all the details yet, but let’s just say we will be out for blood!

Thanks again for  taking the time and effort to participate in this event, your donations are really appreciated!  Here a a few of our faves from the day.

Wow.

It’s that time of year again! Below are a few of our designs brand-new for the 2009 holiday season. All of these cards are custom to your own images and text and have coordinating backs to these “fronts.” While many people have recently or are just now having their family portrait sessions, those of you who had sessions with us earlier in the year can still use your images for these cards. The turnaround time on greeting cards is about 2 weeks, so please keep that in mind and don’t wait to the last minute! 🙂 Happy Holidays!

It’s not very often we get a call from a senior inquiring about a session including exotic birds, and when we met Alexia and her mom, we knew we were in for something special. Alexia’s family produces exotic bird shows around the world (Friends of a Feather), and it was important for her to incorporate the birds in some of her images. We talked about the look at the consultation and how we would capture the look we were after and hoped Alexia’s feathered friends would cooperate.

The day of the session came and when the birds arrived I was a little…intimidated. I am certain Athena (the owl) had the best intentions but I had never encounted an owl at this close range, and she..well…just kept staring at me.

“OK, calm down. The owl is not going to get you”, I told myself. A few minutes later, everything was fine, Athena was coaxed into perching on Alexia’s arm, and we got some really, really incredible images.

Thank you Stephanie, and Joe for the opportunity to meet your wonderful family, and for trusting our vision on this incredible session. And thank you Alexia for your fearlessness and adventurous spirit in front the lens.

At the close of summer we were asked to go on a fun location session to the beautiful Napa Valley. The Ferrell family surprised dad for his birthday with a family trip to Napa, complete with an extended family portrait. We were honored to be asked to such a momentous occasion, especially because we love their family so much! Everyone was great sports for following us on our quest for the right location to do this beautiful family justice. Once we left the family to their birthday celebration, we realized a few minutes down the road that James had left his light and battery setup back at the winery. We immediately turned around to discover the winery closed and gated. Knowing we didn’t want to risk leaving it, James crawled under the fence and walked up the road toward the main building. A few minutes later, he returned with all said gear in hand, and thankfully was not being chased by guard dogs! The Napa session was one to be remembered for many reasons! 🙂

Another Halloween has come & gone, and I’m proud to report everyone has survived. The girls paraded the neighborhood grabbing their loot, and Stef & I traded off passing out candy (and convincing kids to walk through our castle.) Candles, lights, fog machines, and spooky music were all going in creepy harmony for several hours of madness. Here are a few photos of the Enchanted Castle. Happy Halloween!

A huge THANK YOU to all of you who voted to name us 2009 Best Roseville/Granite Bay Photographer by the Press-Tribune! We are so humbled and grateful, as we know this honor was given to us because of YOU! Thanks for being a part of Enchanted Images and our life….

Thought I’d post a few from our San Diego trip last month. My sister Liz and her kiddos were out from Kansas at the same time and suggested we head over to Coronado. it was cloudy, a bit cool, and at times a little drizzly. Transalation for all the kids – no problem! Give Teagan a bucket & shovel and not even snow would stop her from beach-combing. I got the wonderful pleasure of sitting back, guarding the stuff, and fending off some seriously aggressive seagulls.

I did however manage to get some nice photos of the girls at play. Here are a few of Reilly, Miss T and cousin Ashlyn.

First off, let me just start out by apologizing for the length of time between blog posts of late; our 9 day absence while we were off on our workshop/cruise to Cabo and in San Diego for James’ brother’s wedding has felt more like we were gone for 19 days! Getting caught up during the busiest season of the year has been challenging, but at least those of you who follow us on Facebook know that we’re still alive and posting! Thanks for hanging with us!

Now, to the REAL point of this post…the handsome Mr. David! We started photographing J when he was about 3 months old and throughout his first year, and it was shocking to me that he was already here for his two-year portraits. J was a typical little boy who wanted to run and play, but not without giving us some looks to die for, as he always has! How can you not just melt at that shock of blonde curls and sweet little smile? We can’t wait to meet his brand-new baby brother…congrats to the David family!