Featuring Merry and Bright: The Carlson Family

When your client works in retail fashion, it's a given that the clothing selection will be taken care of.  I was super excited to come up with something different for the Carlson Family when they told me they wanted bright, fun, silly and in the studio!

I liked the idea of a white background to set off their bright, silly outfits and the kind of hard light and shadows you see in fashion editorials.  Right before this shot, Lulu the dog was running around like crazy--but hey, just call me the dog whisper.
Merry and Bright!

Portraits not only make great holiday cards, but they make great gifts and there's still a little time left! Give me a call to schedule your appointment time!

My favorite holiday card designs!

This year, all of my clients asked for custom holiday cards designed around their portraits and I've been happy to oblige.  As a confessed font-a-holic, I really enjoy designing them!  I loved each and every card I designed this year and have been jones-ing to share some of them!  Since I've gotten the go ahead to share from these families, here are a couple of my favorites!

This family loves their social media and this Instagram themed card was a perfect design for them!  Just in case you're wondering, I used Arial for the main body font! :-)

This "free people" style shoot had so many wonderful images that the final card ended up a folded card with TEN images!  But the cover image is still my fav.

The Royal Tenenbaums is a Kopenhefer movie favorite, so we styled their session to be a little goofy, very beautiful and a whole lot of fun--and we needed a card to match! 

 I just LOVE my Christmas tree on the beach and the super warm California feeling from this family!   

I never know what's going to happen when I set my camera up on the tripod and fire away with the remote.  Having a dog goody in your hand doesn't hurt!

Wishing you a season filled with warm moments and cherished memories...
Happy Howl-idays!!!