Available for weekday sessions through 11/25/09, book your 30 minute studio or urban mini session. We have extended our holiday deadline on prints and holiday cards to 11/25 for the session. Mini Sessions are perfect for creating holiday gifts of artistic, unforgettable portraits!
The Holidays are upon us and we are having great fun at the studio creating winter and holiday portraits for our clients!
When one of my Oh Baby! Club clients, Lesley, asked me if we could do holiday portraits of 6 month old baby Harry and their chihuahua Gaucho - I was all over it. Lesley brought in some great props - nothing too elaborate or cheesy - just some items to set the mood. We started out with Baby Harry solo with his first candy cane... being that he puts everything in his mouth, he knew just what to do with it and in no time was a sticky mess.
Then we moved on to portraits of baby Harry and his best friend Gaucho for Harry's first Christmas Portraits. Gaucho was a great model except when he was licking the candy cane off of Harry's face.
We finished up the session by adding snow and homemade scarves and hat by Grandma Linda for both Harry and Gaucho. We got some really fun stuff which will be used for one of our custom design 5x5 tri-fold holiday card - but this was one of my favorites of the two friends in the snow...
We still have some openings for mini sessions which are great for holiday portraits - mini sessions are 30 minutes in studio weekday mornings for $95. Contact the studio to have your mini session and do your holiday shopping all at once! Professional portraits make the best gifts!
Once babies are just starting to walk - usually around one year - natural light photography sessions outdoor are a great choice. For little girls you can't beat a lovely garden for a beautiful background. In the Bay Area we have several great choices for Photography Sessions in Rose gardens including the Berkeley Rose Garden, the Oakland Rose Garden and several in San Jose.
I met Avena to photograph her in Oakland for her first portrait session! Avena is a clever, funny, charming little girl with a heart winning smile. Here are some of my favorites from the session.
One of my recent favorites from a one year session at the family vineyard in Livermore - tutus and grape vines were a great inspiration to create this vineyard grape fairy shot. Adding a vintage feel in post-processing worked well.
We also hauled a couch out to the vineyard (thanks Jim!) and had some fun family portraits with the couch outdoors as well. Here is one from the front of their holiday card...
We only do it once per year - so here is your chance...
Saturday November 14th will be our annual Toys for Tots Studio Day. We will have 15 minute mini-sessions at the studio in Alameda - white background in the morning, black background in the afternoon. These are great for a quick session that will make priceless holiday cards and gifts.
Because we have had no-shows in the past, we are changing our sign-up process this year. When you sign up for your slot, a $50 session fee is due. This fee is non-refundable. On the day of the session, bring a new toy valued at $25 or more, and your $50 sign-up fee will be credited towards your print purchases. We will donate all toys to Toys for Tot - no need to gift wrap. After your session on 11/14, we will schedule you to come into the studio for a 60 minute post-consultation to view the images, select your favorites and place your order with Anna's help. Holiday shopping does not get any easier than this!
Sign ups are at Pippen Hill on 10/17, 10am to 5pm - Pippen Hill is located at 1356 Park St, Alameda, CA
Anna will be in the store from 10am to 5pm.
Any slots open after that can be scheduled by calling the studio or emailing us on Monday 10/19.
Studio - 510-748-8959
email: anna@annamyersphotography.com
Anna Myers joins Pippen Hill for Park St Customer Appreciation Day - October 17th in Alameda
Sign up for Holiday Specials with Alameda's Premier Baby and Children's Photographer Anna Myers at Pippen Hill on Saturday October 17th. Meet Anna and sign up for Super Holiday Specials available to Pippen Hill Customers First! You must come into Pippen Hill to get these specials...
Pippen Hill is located at 1356 Park St, Alameda, CA 94501-4542
Anna will be in the store from 10am to 5pm.
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Sign-up for Toys for Tots Studio Day on Saturday 11/14 : 15 minute studio sessions - great for the holidays! $50 session fee due at sign up which will be credited towards prints when you bring a new toy valued at $25 to the session for Toys for Tots
Special on Fall Sessions - get on the calendar for a fall session to occur by 11/13 and get 20% off of fall session fees and 30 slimline holiday cards. Session fee must be paid in full at sign up.
10% off of gift certificates for Anna Myers Photography purchased at Customer Appreciation Day
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The Holidays are Coming Fast!
It is that time of year again - when everything gets a little crazy at the studio with the holiday rush. We are actively shooting holiday family portraits sessions. Our official cut off this year is November 14th for sessions that are intended for holiday cards and holiday gifts - which will give us plenty of time to create our custom design cards and beautiful fine art prints and deliver them to you in time for you to get them out for the holidays. If you have not scheduled your fall family portrait session - we still have some openings, but they are going fast - so call the studio 510-748-8959 to schedule.
More announcements to come for our Annual Toys for Tots Studio Day! Stay Tuned...
Love the urban look with toddlers - and I am fortunate to have some great fun locations near my studio with mosaics, railroad tracks (not functioning, so no running trains!), and vintage cool walls and features. Here is a link to Kate's Two Year Old Urban Photography Session Album using natural light and the great outdoors with plenty of room for toddlers to roam and express themselves! These sessions make great albums as an album can really document the age best. Kate's urban session was designed with a vintage flair into a fine art album.
