Happy Holidays!!!

I am officially taking a break until Spring of 2010.  I am wishing each and every one of you a wonderful holiday season!  I will still be blogging every now and then, but on a more personal level.  And to start it off I wanted to show you the making of our holiday card this year...it's pretty humorous! :)

Things started out a little crazy...

 

And about 30 photos later I get a good one of Mason, lol.

 

Then after another 20 photos I get a good one of Zoie and Olive

 

After a LOT of Photoshop magic I get this...

 

Next I designed the card and plopped in the photo and volia....our holiday card!

~*~ HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!  ~*~

Baby Alyah {10 days old}

This has got to be one of the cutest, sweetest babies ever!  So tiny only weighing 5 lbs, 3 oz.

Congratulations to Darrell and Jessica, she is absolutely beautiful! :)

Swagbucks!

If you haven't heard of Swagbucks.com you really need to check it out!  I have been loving this site for over a year.  It's really a pretty simple concept...search the web = Swagbucks.  Then trade your Swagbucks in for prizes!  It's that easy!  I made them my homepage so I won't forget to seach with them instead of Google, Yahoo, etc.  It's like getting free stuff for doing something you're going to do anyway....searching the web!  Click the link below to sign up for your free account today!  :)

www.Swagbucks.com

Fun Family Session

The weather around here has been so terrible!  Cold and rain almost everyday...we FINALLY had a couple of nice days, just long enough to get some great shots of my friend Kara and her daughters!  Check out the bright yellow leaves, so awesome!

 

Queen Ann's Lace

My daughter has been one of my FAVORITE subjects since I've started this crazy hobby [she was about 2].  She always follows my direction and is
definitely a little model...loving every minute of it.  I think these photos of her were the best I've gotten to date.

Fall is in the air

Fall has definitely arrived....a little too quickly if you ask me.  Wearing sweatshirts and chilly nights are upon us.  I'm hoping it will warm up again in the next couple of weeks, but we'll see.  This cooler weather has brought on a baking frenzy.  Something about Fall just makes me want to bake.  My latest was banana bread.....it turned out really yummy!

Just Testing

I really LOVE this image and I wanted to run a little test!  So excited that it worked!  My clients can now look forward to seeing their previews in the large format...woohoo! :-D

Home Sweet Home

I had a great session this morning with a fun couple at their home. It was the perfect setting! We even got a few shots with their babies...the dogs! :)
Thank you both for inviting me to your home, it was a joy to work with you!

Football Time

Great family. Great location. Great weather. Need I say more? :)

I know...I've done this before, but I love it!

{Friends}

I've known this family for over 4 years! The girls have changed so much over the years, they are so grown up now. Every time I do a new session my kids tag along and they NEVER want to leave. They have so much fun! Here are some of my favorites from last night, enjoy...

I just love a candid moment :)
Even mom got in on a few!

Tyson {1 year session}

I can't believe it's been a year since I've met this family, time really flies. The boys are growing so fast! It's been a joy working with you! We lucked out with the weather today....it was beautiful, but hot. Here's is a few from today's session...

Happy Birthday {E}

What a little cutie! And today is her 1st birthday! Thank you for letting me capture this important milestone in your baby's life. You guys were great!

And I just love this! Looks like she's saying "I'm 1!" :)

Senior shoot {Jessica}

This was the perfect day to have a photo shoot, a little hot, but it really can't get much better! I had a lot of fun with Jessica and her mom! They came so prepared, I love it! It was hard to choose which images to post for your sneak peek, I hope you like them!

{School Days}

I decided to take (or should I say drag) the kids out for one more shoot before school starts. I can't believe my little guy is starting school this year. **sniff, sniff**

State Competition :-)

I was beyond excited to see that all 3 of my photo entries were hanging up at the State Fair this year! It may not sound all that thrilling to some of you, but there are over 1,000 photos entered and they only have room for so many. Not to mention there is some really tough competition! My next goal is to actually place, lol. There's always next year! :-P

I told my kids they were celebrities, haha! Oh, and please excuse the camera phone.

~*~ Summer Special ~*~

In these tough times we could all stand to save a little money, so I've decided to extend my July special until the end of Summer!!

Receive 25% OFF your family or child session fee plus a FREE 8x10 until the end of September! Visit www.ZomaStudio.com for prices and more information or e-mail info@zomastudio.com to schedule your session! :)

{State Fair}

Well, it's that time of year again, the State Fair will be here before we know it! When I was a little girl I used to show horses at the fair, now as an adult I enter the photography competition. There will be hundreds of photos entered! So wish me luck! Here are my entries....

Contest Winner {Miles}

Today was the photo session for the winner of the "Cutest Kid Contest". It was a hot day, but it didn't stop this little cutie! I got some amazing shots...how couldn't I with those big brown eyes? :)

Here is a sneak peek with a few images that I love...be sure to check out his featured page on my website in a couple of weeks!

~*~ July Special ~*~

During the month of July receive 25% off your session fee plus a FREE 8x10! Hurry and book today as slots are filling fast!!!

Visit www.ZomaStudio.com for prices and more information or e-mail info@zomastudio.com to schedule your session! :)

The results are in....

A big BIG thank you to all of the finalists of my very first Cutest Kid Contest! Some of you really had the votes coming in! There was a few glitches with the poll during the first week, but we straightened it out and the second week was a great success! The winner of the contest will receive a FREE photo session, a FREE 11x14 print and the session will be featured on my website (www.ZomaStudio.com) for one month. And so, I'm excited to announce, the winner of the Cutest Kid Contest is.....

Miles

Second place will receive a photo session at 50% OFF the regular price and a FREE 11x14 print! Second place goes to.....

RJ

Third place will also receive a photo session at 50% OFF the regular price and a FREE 8x10 print! And third place goes to.....

Toby

I am also offering the rest of the finalists a photo session at 25% OFF the regular price and a FREE 8x10 print to show my appreciation!