2012 FALL/HOLIDAY MINI SESSIONS

It's that time of year again already!  Time to start thinking about your Fall Family Photos and your Holiday cards.  I will be shooting in 3 locations for my mini sessions this year -- Sims Lake Park for that classic look, and downtown Buford and downtown Flowery Branch for a more urban look.  I am excited about the specials you will have to choose from this year.  Of course, if these dates do not work or you want a full session, I am happy to work with you!  I have a reduced sitting fee special for this situation!

All mini sessions will require a non-refundable 50% deposit of the special cost to hold your spot. 

 In the event of rain, we will reschedule!  
Contact me at tami@little-imaginations.com, see my Facebook page or visit my website 
to book your slot!

SIMS LAKE PARK MINI SESSION SPECIALS 
DATES:  October 7th, October 21st, November 3rd, November 4th, November 17th & November 18th
TIMES:  Contact me for available times ~ these will be 20 minute mini sessions

Special #1 ~ $50.  This year I am excited to be partnering again with Tiny Prints to offer a special on Holiday Card orders placed through my storefront on the Tiny Prints website.  This special will include a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery and your choice of 1 digital image that will be uploaded to a queue on Tiny Prints for your use on your Holiday card.  This image is only for the use of your Holiday card.  In addition, any other digital or print orders will be 20% off.

Special #2 ~ $100.  This special includes a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery and 1 digital image with full copyright release for your use in print, Holiday cards and social media.  I can still upload the chosen image to Tiny prints for you, if you want, but you will also get a copy to print and keep.  All additional print and digital orders will be 10% off.

Special #3 ~ $150.  This special includes a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery, and up to 10 digital images with full copyright release to print, upload and share.  I can still upload any of your chosen images to Tiny Prints for you to make your card ordering easier.  Any additional print orders will be 10% off and any additional digital images will be half price.  


DOWNTOWN BUFORD MINI SESSIONS
DATES:  October 13th, November 11th
TIMES:  Contact me for available times ~ these will be 30 minute mini sessions

Special #1 ~ $75.  This year I am excited to be partnering again with Tiny Prints to offer a special on Holiday Card orders placed through my storefront on the Tiny Prints website.  This special will include a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery and your choice of 1 digital image that will be uploaded to a queue on Tiny Prints for your use on your Holiday card.  This image is only for the use of your Holiday card.  In addition, any other digital or print orders will be 20% off.

Special #2 ~ $125.  This special includes a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery and 1 digital image with full copyright release for your use in print, Holiday cards and social media.  I can still upload the chosen image to Tiny prints for you, if you want, but you will also get a copy to print and keep.  All additional print and digital orders will be 10% off.

Special #3 ~ $175.  This special includes a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery, and up to 10 digital images with full copyright release to print, upload and share.  I can still upload any of your chosen images to Tiny Prints for you to make your card ordering easier.  Any additional print orders will be 10% off and any additional digital images will be half price.  

DOWNTOWN FLOWERY BRANCH MINI SESSIONS

DATES:  October 28th 

TIMES:  Contact me for available times ~ these will be 30 minute mini sessions

Special #1 ~ $75.  This year I am excited to be partnering again with Tiny Prints to offer a special on Holiday Card orders placed through my storefront on the Tiny Prints website.  This special will include a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery and your choice of 1 digital image that will be uploaded to a queue on Tiny Prints for your use on your Holiday card.  This image is only for the use of your Holiday card.  In addition, any other digital or print orders will be 20% off.

Special #2 ~ $125.  This special includes a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery and 1 digital image with full copyright release for your use in print, Holiday cards and social media.  I can still upload the chosen image to Tiny prints for you, if you want, but you will also get a copy to print and keep.  All additional print and digital orders will be 10% off.

Special #3 ~ $175.  This special includes a 20 minute mini session, online proofing gallery, and up to 10 digital images with full copyright release to print, upload and share.  I can still upload any of your chosen images to Tiny Prints for you to make your card ordering easier.  Any additional print orders will be 10% off and any additional digital images will be half price.  

REGULAR/FULL SESSIONS

DATES & TIMES:  To be determined

$50 sitting fee includes a full session which normally lasts about 45 minutes.  You can bring a change of clothes or accessories or whatever you like!  Have a location in mind?  This is the special for you!  All print and digital orders will be 20% off!  The $50 sitting fee includes the time and talent of the photographer only and needs to be paid to reserve your spot.  This sitting fee is non-refundable but we will reschedule in the event of rain!  :o)

TINY PRINTS CHRISTMAS CARDS & A HOLIDAY SPECIAL COMBINED! {Suwanee, GA Child & Family Photographer}

Oh boyyyy ..... only a few more days until "Small Business Saturday"and I can't wait to share this special with you so I am going to offer it between now and Sunday ......

As some of you know, I have partnered with Tiny Prints to bring you holiday cards, invitations, etc .... To visit my Tiny Prints "storefront," click HERE. On my Tiny Prints page, you can see cards that I like and think reflect my style of photography. If you don't like those, no biggie... feel free to scroll down, choose 'holiday cards' and select one that YOU like ....

NOW .... here is the special I am offering through Sunday (11/27/11) only:

If you are a past client during this calendar year, I will upload a picture from your session (that you choose) to Tiny Prints for free to use on your holiday card. To take advantage of this, go to my Tiny Prints home page and click 'request photo' on the right. Then let me know which picture you would like to use and I will upload it to Tiny Prints for you. When the picture is uploaded, you will be sent a passkey to access your picture - you will then redeem it by going back to my Tiny Prints page and clicking redeem photo. (There are detailed instructions on the site and it is VERY easy!)

Now, local or out of town fans and friends, don't fret! Here is where you come in ... If you are NOT a client but want to use Tiny Prints for your cards and want me to "cuten" up a picture that you or another friend took (to use on Tiny Prints only), e-mail me the picture in full resolution or actual size to tami@little-imaginations.com. I will then do the best I can to cuten it up for you and upload it to my Tiny Prints page. You will then be sent a passkey to redeem your photo and use on your cards.

Remember, this is a Small Business Saturday (and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday ... LOL) special only and will only be valid from TODAY through Sunday, November 27th! Don't send out yucky looking Holiday Cards this year!!! :o) Together we can brighten up the holiday season!

To browse cards and see what size picture you will need or how many, please visit TINY PRINTS to start finding the perfect fit for your family!

30 Day Challenge Day 7 ~ Tooty Fruity!! {Suwanee, GA Child & Family Photographer}

Fun challenge - could have been boring but I encouraged you all to think outside of the box and you pulled through!! For me .... well ..... day 7 was a Wednesday and my dear friend from college, Shannon, has declared any Wednesday as "Winey Wednesday" so I thought about how to incorporate that with my fruit challenge and .... let's be honest here ... wine is made from grapes so technically wine is a fruit - and, BONUS! Good for you, too? I think yes!

So here is the fruit I ate that day ....

(OK, so before my parents have a heart attack, I actually opened and drank a Liberty School Cab, not this pictured, really expensive, "Tami-do-not-drink-this-unless-you-share-it-with-someone-who-appreciates-wine" bottle my parents gave us for our anniversary. But I digress.)

Then, my friends pulled through with their own version of fruit!! I love all of these!

Rossette's Halloween fruit bowl:

Sam's "fruit."

Krista's really little pumpkin ...... or is it an orange??? :o)

Eva went bananas! (Eva, I LOVE the reflection of them!)

Erin's brains. Grapes, I mean grapes .........

Esther's fancy schmancy fruit!

30 Day Challenge Days 5 & 6 ~ What's your angle, buddy? {Suwanee, GA Child and Family Photographer}

Days 5 and 6 of this challenge had us shooting from high and low ..... I'm not going to lie to you - I cheated on these pics - both were taken awhile ago. I just edited them for this assignment. *blush*

Shooting down (Hallie's mess):

Shooting up (Hallie's birthday balloons):

And because I thought it looked cool, here is a collage of some of the images submitted - angles taken by friends - shooting up, shooting down ......

Are you having fun? I am!

~Tami

30 Day Challenge Day 4 ~ Something Green! {Suwanee, GA Child & Family Photographer}

Green .... with envy? :o) Day 4 was something green ...... and I literally sat at my desk and looked around saying greeeeeeennnnnn greeeeennnnnnn hmmmmmm ...... snapped a couple pics of books stacked on my desk and a big green wooden paperclip. I know, you are shocked by my super creative and original side today .....

And what did my friends find that was green?

Esther found something festive to me!

So cute ... Sam's sweet baby makes me happy.

Jennifer is in a party mood...

Erin might be hungover .... LOL

Amie had a healthy dinner (and possibly stinky pee)...

Cassy shared some green things laying around her house ..... (Why am I hungry for cookies?)

Eva shared her pretty green vase!

Michelle shared her still green ivy.

Rossette shared her green monster .... and her yummy treats. (Just kidding Jake!)

Days 5 and 6 are shooting from high and low angles ..... I might be creative with the entries this time! Happy shooting and thanks for joining me in this fun challenge!!

Always make memories ... let me make the portraits!

~Tami

30 Day Challenge DAY 3 ~ Clouds! {Suwanee, GA Children & Family Photographer}

Oh it is so hard living in Georgia with a stunning picture perfect fall day and not a cloud in the sky. Really ..... Especially when you are supposed to take a picture of clouds ....

And, to be honest, I was having kind of an uncreative day .... I was tired and crabby and spent hours outside between baseball games and shooting a family .... and then ... still no clouds. I came up with a few cute ideas I just didn't have time to pull off .... so today (yeah yeah a day late) I found some clouds standing in my driveway looking down my street. What a gorgeous change of seasons we are having - the leaves are beautiful this year. Makes me long for home and falls in the midwest. But that's a separate blog post - or blog altogether. :o) So here are my clouds:

And my friends playing along sent in these clouds:

By Sam (LOVE the setting sun):

By Rossette (Beautiful fall colors!):

By Krista (She lives in PCB, FL and is an actual photographer - look her up for beach portraits at www.saltykissesphotography.com):

By Esther (Love the angle up with the branch, the crop and the "texture"):

By Cassy (Looks like a storm is brewing at Mickey's house - thank God you should be able to buy a $70 umbrella that says Disney World on it):

By Erin - my little iphontographer:

By Eva (Looks like a storm kicking up over Walgreens - check out the dark blue of the sky!):

By Jennifer (What is the name of these clouds that look like storm clouds but are actually just shadows on the cloud clouds?):

By Michelle (Who was able to find clouds in Georgia or is a cheater, lol):

30 Day Challenge DAY TWO ~ What I Wore ..... {Suwanee, GA Children & Family Photographer}

I am on a collage kick. :o) So are some of you.... so I took some shots of pieces I wore and collaged them together. I don't think 'collaged' is an actual word. Yet. ;o)

But let's be totally honest here. I'm lying. Athough I *did* technically wear this for 3 hours to my son's Fall Festival ("festible" per Hallie) at his school, I was in my pajamas for the other 3/4 of the day .... But in my defense, it WAS Friday ....

I love me some cowboy boots ..... really. And nothing beats MAC lipstick .....

So onto you all .... what did you wear today?

This is one of my favorite pics ..... hands tell an awesome story and I am always drawn in wondering where they have been ... what they have done ..... Baby hands, elderly hands .... mom hands....... these are awesome mom hands..... Rossette with her gift from her cheerleaders she coached:

Esther did a collage today! Esther ... I love your bandaid. See? Part of a hand and you KNOW there is a story behind that bandaid......

Eva shares my passion for boots......

Jesi wore her favorite jeans ..... let's ignore her flat stomach. [Insert bad word that starts with a b and sounds like itch.]

Erin lives in Chicago so that explains the hat ... and although my wardrobe change went from pajamas to mom clothes, Erin's went from work clothes to party clothes - or so it appears ...... ah to be young again....... sigh ......

Amie wore some funky clogs (I think they are clogs .....) - RAWR!

Michelle had a very cute casual Friday outfit on ..... some say she is stick skinny. (Bad joke, need more coffee)

My friend Cassy sent me two pics but I chose this one because not only is she in the military and I am super proud of her and so lucky to have someone so awesome to call friend, she also wore her glasses and they are super cute! Thank you, Cassy, for your service and all you do for our awesome country!! Love you!

And cousin Sam - also in the military - sent these two pictures of what she wore yesterday - which I LOVEEEEEE!!!!!!

Keep the pictures coming - day 3 is clouds!! Happy shooting!!

~Tami