I Hate to Say "NO"

It is very difficult for me to turn people away when they call and ask for photo session appointments. However, since there really is SO little time left until Christmas, I cannot accept any new clients until 2008. I have several orders still to process and also have a few family obligations that will make this time go even quicker.

I have been stunned by the word-of-mouth response since I started in February of this year. It has been a bit over-whelming to me in the past couple of months and find that I'm glued to my glaring computer screen most of my waking hours! I will need to make some adjustments in 2008 as I continue to work my full-time job at Highland while learning to meet the demands of this part-time photography business.

I have truly been blessed to meet so many new familes and children this past year. I know this is a bit early for such a relective post, but I feel that I need to share with all of you out there. Thanks for supporting me in this new endeavor.

witchey-dawn

witchey-dawn
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

This is Dawn in the witchey hat that Lars brought home for her to wear on the day of the party. I wore my Minnie Mouse hat, pink false eyelashes and my Minnie Crocs. Erin wore her MInnie Mouse costume - Jim called us Maxi and Mini. Not nice!!

Kelby and Jenny

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Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

Just one photo from Kelby's 6th birthday party - their sunroom is an awesome location for photos like this. He looked SO cute in this Halloween shirt. More photos to come on the creative decorations from the party.

October Wedding

Finally had a few minutes to post a few photos from Saturday's wedding of Amanda and Shaun. The deep red dresses were so gorgeous as was the bride! This is the link to their preview slideshow.

Molly's Family

These are a couple of favorites from our long weekend in Ohio over Columbus Day. We really got SO many great ones and the boys were very fun. On Saturday, they had football games and I didn't experience any "lens envy" this time using my 70-200mm. It was very hot in the sun but so delightful to watch Jason and Nic with their football teams. Molly and I got to do some antique shopping in anticipation of buying their new, old house (built in 1902).

Fall Session for Kelby and Erin

I have taken SO many family photos lately (as well as others) and just haven't had time to post. This is a quick slideshow from Kelby and Erin's session that we did a couple of weeks ago. I love Kelby's toothless smile! More to follow ....

http://www.nmbphotography.com/anderson%5Ffall/

More Wedding Photos and Video

Since Tiffany and Waleed are home from their honeymoon, now, it's ok to post the link to their wedding slideshow. Here are a couple more favorites from the day.

Wadi Wedding Slideshow

New Hat

New Hat
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

Doesn't this look cute on six-month-old Jaiden? It's a little large but I just love it on her. Guess I'll have to order a couple more from Deb at
http://www.nanabananadesigns.blogspot.com/ so I can give these away!

My Second Wedding

Last Saturday I had the privilege to photograph the wedding of Tiffany and Waleed. The ceremony and reception were in the bride's parent's backyard which is about a mile away from my house. That was handy when I discovered I had forgotten my second camera battery. My assistant, Kirsten, was able to jump in the car and run over to my house to get the battery which I definitely needed later on.

I was so very impressed with the love and emotion that this family revealed - especially evident during the ceremony which the bride's brother performed. I'm SO glad we stayed until the entertainment arrived. The hula dancers were just delightful and so was the time when the groom joined them on the "stage."

This photograph wouldn't have looked like this without the diffuser blocking out the afternoon soon. I really wanted to photograph them in this area of the park since we had taken some shots during their engagement session here.

Double Dip

double-dip
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

The bees are so intent lately on their pollinating process that they don't even fly away when I approach to take pictures. I'm totally in love with my new macro lens!

Another Christmas Card

Here's my newest template to choose from for Christmas cards this year. I just LOVE it! I know it would look better with a baby's photo but I'm really fond of the way my sister is looking at her husband of almost 50 years.
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And, this is a shot from our Sunday trip to White Pines State Park for the brunch.

New Podcasts, New Inspiration

Every so often I load up my iPod with new photography podcasts. A recent studiolighting.net podcast featured Jeremy Cowart. Check out his new website for some emotional photos of his Africa project.

My sister is gone along with her little bichon, Ellie, and Bogie is kinda' sad. They really got used to each and had great time playing. Ellie held her own even though she's much shorter and has quite a chubby little tummy. She is sure a feisty little girl.

Lightroom Workshop with Scott Kelby

Wow, I got to attend the Lightroom workshop with Scott Kelby in Chicago on Thursday. I've never been so focused for an entire day. He is brilliant and crazy funny all the time. Over 500 people were there and I had the pleasure to talk photography with Moira from Indianapolis during our fabulous buffet at the O'Hare Hyatt. It amazes me how many people are such serious photography hobbyies with all the professional equipment. Adobe's Lightroom is new software that helps photographers manage workflow and edit photos without opening every one of them in Photoshop. Awesome!

Now, I'm beginning a lovely three-day weekend and my oldest sister and husband are coming to visit. She lives in Las Vegas and is back in the midwest for a class reunion and family get-togethers. We will be doing a photo session of them for their 49th anniversary and I plan to use the flowers on the golf course in my backyard just like I did for my other sister's photo last fall.

This is a photo I shot last week on Monday - a totally perfect sunset. We drove out in the country to see the high river water and I had scoped out this tree on AYP road - knowing it would be a great sunset location. The second one is pretty natural, the first photo has extra vignetting and hue added in Lightroom.

Christmas in October Mini-Sessions

Are you thinking about Christmas cards yet? I am - especially since I've had my Fall, JCPenney catalogue for a long time now. I have set aside two days of 45 minute sessions to have your child's photograph taken and designed into a custom Christmas card. The $100.00 mini-session includes:

1. 50 custom-designed Christmas cards
2. one 11x14 portrait
3. 10% all other portrait prices
4. 20-30 images to choose from in an online gallery

So far, I only have time for eight of these mini-sessions. The available times are 9, 10, 11, 1, 2 and 3 on October 12th and 2 and 3 pm on October 13th. They are studio sessions only for this special. Call me or email NmB Photography to schedule your appointment. Must be paid for in advance to reserve your time.

Here are a few of the many designs that I have available to choose from. The cards are 5x7 and will be designed only from the templates that I currently have. Hope to see you for Christmas in October!

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This is Love

This is Love
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

I'm crazy about this little pink girl and her pretty Mom from a recent session. She has the same name as one of my granddaughters, Paige. She is eight-months-old and was an absolute charmer.

Tiffany & Waleed

Tiffany & Waleed
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

This is one of my favorite photos from their engagement session. But then, I have alot so it's hard to choose.

Strong Jay

strong-jay
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

He's only eleven years old but growing bigger every day. My first grandson - I can't believe how tall he is now. I also couldn't believe how willing he was to pose for me. We took a bunch in the studio today and will take more outside tomorrow. Later ...

Beautiful Morning in the Park

Even though we had never met, Tiffany and Waleed and I didn't take long to get to know each other. What a beautiful couple! We rescheduled our session from last night to early this morning and we were so glad we did - it was about 20 degrees cooler than last night.

I can't wait for their outdoor wedding in September - here's a slideshow of some of their amazing images:

Tiffany and Waleed

Amanda and Shaun's Engagement Session

We decided on my college campus for the location of their session and I'm glad we did - the grounds really look beautiful this summer. We travelled around looking for various spots where we could get some fun interaction between the two of them. I find the engagement session allows the couple to become more comfortable with me taking LOTS of photographs and to learn what they like and don't like.

We were fortunate to have good, evening light which makes them look better than ever - here's the preview slideshow:
Amanda and Shaun

Tutu 2

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Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

We had to coax her into wearing this for the photos and then she didn't want to take it off. She wore it to dinner at Cannova's and afterwards rode the merry-go-round. Why, or why, didn't I take my camera to the park.

We had just been reading her new book, Puff the Magic Dragon, and listening to the music. This book is beautifully illustrated to describe the text which is the words to the son. The exclusive CD features songs performed by Peter Yarrow, his daughter Bethany, and cellist Rufus Cappadocia.

Anyway, Paige is very into this book so we had to visit the "magic" dragon in our park. She called the secluded area of the park, "The Dragon Cave" and insisted that we whisper while we were there. She also wanted us to circle the dragon while singing the Puff song. She's three - we did it.