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Sizzling summer specials!/Dallas Portrait Photographer

We have a couple of great specials going on right now at Shades of You.  Spaces are limited and will fill up quickly so please call or email if you would like to book a session.

First, we have our Mini Maternity Special-for all Mommies-to-Be due in August, September, or October.  Book a mini maternity session (half price/half time) and your newborn session is COMPLIMENTARY (if held within the first 2 weeks).  Yep, you heard correctly.  We know that times are tough right now and we still want our wondeful clients to have the experience of both sessions.

Second, we are having a Sliding Summer Sizzler Sale for all returning clients (you know I love ya!).  You can save up to 30% on ala carte prints for all sessions booked and held between July 10 and August 31st.  Here’s how it works:  10% off of your session fee AND your ala carte prints for each time you’ve previously been here (up to 30%).  So, if you’ve been here once you get 10% off your prints.  Twice?  You get 20% off.  Three or more?  30% off.  Please note that this is not to be used with other promotions or casting call sessions.

Finally, are you a new client?  If this is your first session, mention our blog and receive half off your session fee and a complimentary 5×7 with your portrait session.  Welcome to our little “family”.

Please call or email the studio if you are interested in booking your session.  See you soon!

Oh Oscar…../Dog Photography

Oh, how I waited for this little boy to come for his session. He is a mommy’s boy 100%, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. He is the cutest, sweetest, most loving little guy that you can imagine. No wonder his Mommy is just in love with him. I fell in love with him too!

And a very, very pooped little guy by the end of our time together..

Pretty little Lola/Dallas Pet Photographer

This little girl has more dresses than I do!  And she is the sweetest, most gentle little dog ever.  And a delicious snuggler too (as you can see in the pic of Lola and her “mommy”).  She is just a yummy girl.

I’m just sayin’…

I really do have the 2 cutest dogs in the world.

So, I’m in the studio getting ready for a session and have a couple of new things to try out in the meantime…light, etc.  Well, of course these 2 want in on the action.  And, really, how lucky am I to have 2 such adorable models whenever I want to play?  Normally I wouldn’t have collars and tags on in pet portraits, but they literally just got in the basket as I was setting things up so of course I had to take their pic.  They were just asking for it!

They are so cute…and its not me being biased.  It is just a universal truth.

Happy Holidays!

I am so, so, so behind in my blogging and I do have a few sessions that I need to post about…but first things first.  I just have to share holiday pics of our two “babies”….the cutest 2 dogs in the world!

And my favorite, which was taken by Pat.  Now we totally understand how hard it is for parents to get pics of their own kids!  You should have seen us out there….Pat ready with the camera, and me trying every possible trick to get them to “stay!” and “look at Daddy!”…

Sweet little Coco, 8 weeks old

Oh, I LOVE the doggie sessions!  This sweet puppy is Coco, an 8 week old Yorkie-Poo.  That’s right, a Yorkie-Poodle mix.  The most delicious puppy.  I got some great shots and wanted to post at least one this afternoon since I know I won’t have time to work on them for a few days.  More to follow later.

The cutest pugs ever!

Okay, so I know that everyone thinks that their kiddos are the cutest…but seriously? Have you ever seen such cute pugs? I thought not. What a fun Sunday “activity”. Two of my favorite things at one time–taking pics and spending time with my dogs.  Ah…good times.

Brrrrrrrr!

Okay, seriously?  This is crazy.  It is 28.3 degrees out right now, with wind gusts up to 24mph.  I know because I just checked the weather online.  I am a big baby about the cold weather too.  I’m already a person who is cold most of the time.  And I grew up in South Florida.  I sort of think that if its in the 50’s its winter weather.  This is torture.

So, of course, I couldn’t let Wilbur and Shanti go out naked, right?  Here they are…all dressed up for the cold weather.  My little cutie pies.

I’m staying in with some hot chocolate, fuzzy blanket, and my Uggs.  Stay warm Everyone!

Coming to a card store near you…

Guess what?  We have another greeting card!  Shanti is now published.  Her pic is going to be on a Father’s Day card, available in the U.S., Canada, and the UK.  It is so exciting.  First Wilbur (with his flower hat), and now Shanti.  The photo is from the second night that we had her — from her “Newborn Session”.  She was just the cutest little girl in the world.

As we get closer to Father’s Day I’ll post where to find the card.