Goodies (with a pretty ribbon, even!)

I'm hooked. Taking beautiful pictures. Designing creative uses for them. Clients who love what I do. Add to all of that...a beautiful package tied with ribbon. I love this job!

Remember when I showed you some of the cards I've been designing? Well, hot dog, someone actually BOUGHT some! And they turned out absolutely beautifully! See what I mean when I say that these are not your standard grab-em-from-the-one-hour-photo-place-for-super-cheap cards? These are custom designed cards that no one on God's green earth has ever had before.

Fresh, unique, and beautiful...that's what I strive for, and that's what these cards are. Give me a call or drop me an email, and I'd do a card for your family too!

My Favorite Holiday Card Yet!

There's something about this pretty blue color for holiday cards...so fresh and crisp and cheerful.  Add a little pattern and an an embossing look to it, and you have a beautiful card!  Can you see how the photos sort of look like they have some depth?  

I don't know if I'm going to have this one for sale...I might have to reserve it for my family!

That brings me to my dilemma...I want a beautiful family picture of MY family...who am I supposed to hire?  :-)

Goodies

Oh boy, am I having fun getting creative with the photos from my post recent shoot!  I just love to build custom collages for clients - it's a great way for them to showcase many photos grouped together in a meaningful and beautiful way.  I LOVE them big and on canvas - so gorgeous and unique!

Here are the two collages I designed today.  This first one uses one of the images with a slightly lower opacity as the background - cool!  (click on images to view them larger)

This second collage has a patterned background that makes the fall colors really pop:

And what a great use for a collage...Christmas cards!  I'm so hooked on making cards lately :-)

Even More Cards

Okay, I might have to quit my day job and become a card designer - it's so fun! :-) 

(For more card deigns, click HERE.  For card prices, click HERE.)

As you can see, these cards are actually all the same design with different pattern options.  This is my favorite card to date....I love how so many different photos can be incorporated, so the real personality of the family comes through.

Just a reminder ~ if you see a card style that you like, but you're not crazy about the patterns or colors, just let me know!  I can customize any card to suit your preferences.

Also, a note on photos ~  You do not have to be one of my photography clients to order your holiday cards through me.  I will happily use photos that you've taken (heck, I'll even touch them up for you for free!).  

If you have photos taken by another professional photographer (ahem!), I can use those photos too...but ONLY with a copyright release form from your photographer.  If your photographer doesn't offer cards for sale, they will likely give you a release to be used for your holiday cards (and you should call me for your photos next year, since no one cares about your quality photography experience and product more than I do).

Here are those cards....my thanks again to this family who is beyond wonderful for being my models!

Crazy For Christmas Cards!

I've been having loads of fun designing Christmas card templates.  All the cards you see are 100% customizable...everything can be changed to suit your tastes including the choice of photos, fonts, text, patterns, and colors.  

So far, I've just been working on flat 5x7 cards.  The come in quantities as low as 25, and come with envelopes.

What's different about these cards?  Why not just run to your local lab and choose one of their card templates?  One word: Quality.  The colors...richer.  The paper...a variety of finishes.  The designs...unique.  In fact, if you'd like to work with me on designing a card for your family (and your family ONLY), I'd be happy to do that for a minimal design fee.

You can find prices for my custom cards by clicking here.

PS.  My sincerest thanks to these wonderful and beautiful families for allowing me to use their portraits as samples :-)