This year I went a little different direction with Christmas Card Mini-sessions. I used a location I haven't used for Christmas minis before, but since I haven't been shooting much this year, I didn't go with a Christmas theme. I wanted this to just be an opportunity for some of those clients who have been with me from the start to have an opportunity to get some family images this year.
All of the families from this year's sessions I consider my friends. The Franks are one of those families.
Christmas card mini-sessions have become our most popular mini-sessions of the year, and we are excited to be offering a full day of them again this year!
The location has not been determined, but it will be a beautiful rural Tennessee location. In these sessions, I offer a few Christmas themed images, and then some non-holiday images that can be enjoyed all year long.
So here are the details:
The price is only $155 (plus tax). No session fee included!
$55 non-refundable deposit required at time of booking to reserve your appointment time.
Saturday, November 16
Call or email to reserve your appointment. brandi@brandibarnesphotography.com 931.993.7826
Harper's mommy contacted me before Harper was born to schedule a newborn session. At the time no one knew that Harper would require surgery just days after she was born. Harper was born with a tumor. The tumor was removed, and Harper had many test to see if it had spread. All initial tests indicated that it had not, and when Harper was 3-weeks-old, I was able to spend the afternoon with her and her mommy and daddy.
It wouldn't be until a follow up visit with her oncologist that they would learn of spots on Harper's liver. Harper is now 7-weeks-old and is at home recovering from her first round of chemotherapy.
Harper is blessed with wonderful parents. Shortly after learning that Harper would need chemotherapy, Harper's dad issue a challenge for those who wanted to do something for Harper. Below are his words:
Today our daughter turned 6 weeks old and we are traveling back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for the 4th time in 4 weeks. Her first round of a potential eight rounds of chemotherapy begins tomorrow. We are so thankful for all your prayers but we also are forever grateful to the doctors, nurses, and staff at St. Jude. To those who may not know, St. Jude operates at absolutely $0 cost to their patients and families. For all the care and treatment Harper or any child receives they will NEVER receive a bill. Because of that I am asking for your help. Beginning tomorrow 9/3/13 I am asking for people to set aside $1 per day for 365 days that will then be donated to St. Jude. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $36,500 and with just 100 people committing to the cause we can make this happen. Please rest assured that 100% of the money raised will be presented to St. Jude on 10/3/14. If you have any questions about our cause please feel free to message Jill or I or send me an email to obagley@gmail.com. All donations can be sent to: Harper Bagley St. Jude Donation Fund, PO Box 470, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
Please feel free to share/repost/or send this to anyone you know. Thank you so much in advance for helping us raise money for such a phenomenal organization. The life you save may very well be my daughters.
I along with hopefully many others have taken Owen's challenge. Now on my kitchen counter there is a mason jar. Written on the front of it in black sharpie is "Harper's Fund." Each day I put $1 in it. Not $5 so that I don't have to put another dollar in it for a few days, not a twenty dollar bill. Just one dollar. Some days I don't have a one dollar bill in my wallet. I may have to dig through my coin purse and find 4 quarters. But every day it is $1. Why? Because that way I think of Harper each and every day. I think of the other children at St. Jude's Hospital and their families.
I hope that you will consider joining me in this challenge. I challenge you to get a jar, an envelope, a bank, anything that will hold money. I challenge you to each and every day put away $1 for St. Jude in honor of Harper. I hope that you will also join me in praying for her each and every day as you put in your $1. I know that with our prayers joining together God will heal this sweet baby girl.
I just love mom and son photos. Maybe it's because I'm the mom of a of one of these creatures. It's the relationship. The bond. When he reaches for my hand as we walk down the sidewalk.. When you truly capture that relationship. Sigh.
I think that is why I love these images so much.
Yesterday, I came across some photos of myself with my children when they were little. So many memories. A lot of moms have the same problem I do. They are usually the one behind the camera. A photograph with their children is a rarity. That is why with Mother's Day coming up, I thought this would be a wonderful time to set aside a day just for moms.
I have put together a wonderful package that includes a 30 minute session to capture the beautiful bond between mother and child. Child does not mean only young children. No, these are designed to celebrate moms of all ages. Grandmothers with their daughters and their daughter's daughters are welcome. Moms with their teenage children. Mommies with their babies. This is a time to celebrate all moms.
Included in this package:
Date: Saturday, May 18
A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required to reserve your session time. Location to be determined but will be beautiful rural Tennessee setting.
I came across these images today and realized that I never shared them. They are so special that I can't believe I forgot. This was a secret mission I was a part of, and I couldn't share them before Christmas for fear of ruining the surprise.
My friend Anna asked me to have a session with her and her sisters as a Christmas surprise for her parents. If you know their family, you know how much they love their family farm. I love the family farmhouse, and behind it is a barn that has been there at least as long I would guess.
The barn's days are numbered. The back portion is already falling in. Anna loves the barn, and it was important for her to have images captured of her and her sisters in front of it. I know they have many, many memories from times spent in this barnyard. I've said over and over again how a location can give so much more meaning to your images. This is a great example of that.
I feel blessed to have been asked to capture these memories. I feel even more blessed to call this family friends.
There is no green like spring green. I am amazed by it every single year. That is why I am offering Spring Mini-sessions this year. It is the perfect time for a session in the beautiful backdrop God has given us in Tennessee. I will decide the location a little closer to time, but it will be a rural setting.
I'm offering these just one day, so space is limited. Details and schedule are below. Call or email to book your session. A $50 deposit is required to reserve your time.
Schedule:
Baby boys. I love them. I especially love them when they remind of my Stewart as much as Reese does. That long, skinny body and those beautiful eyes. It was love at first sight for me. He was one of the most content babies I've ever photographed. 5 months isn't one of the most common ages I have in the studio, but I'm so glad his mom brought him in at this age. It's one of the sweetest stages and often gets overlooked. Here are some of my favorites from our playtime together.
Playing a little catch up in sharing recent sessions. I had several before Christmas that I didn't have the opportunity to share. Today I am sharing my session with my dear friends, the Dixons. Dawn is my running partner. We hold each other accountable. I don't know what I would do without our time together. We share a lot on our runs together, vent sometimes, are each others sounding boards and supporters. I love her and am so thankful that our friendship has grown over these morning runs. I miss her when life gets too busy and we can't make time to run.
I love her boys and love watching them grow. Russ, well, he's ok, too. Just a really sweet family all around.
This is one of those sessions that I couldn't share before Christmas. One of my favorite families. I know I say that all the time don't I?! Well, I am very fortunate to have made many friends through this profession. I feel so blessed to have shared the first year of Evelyn Gray's life with Eli and Jessica. I am very thankful to now call them friends. They recently bought a new home, and these images were taken there. Ones to be treasured. Here are a few favorites from our morning together.
We had the perfect day for our outdoor Christmas mini-sessions. Really, we could not have asked for a better day. I started the morning with one of my favorite families. Matt and Christi used to babysit our kiddos and now they have two of their own. Love, love, love this sweet family.
This has been a fun week for our family. We've had our church Fall Festival, Halloween activities, a field trip and have a fun weekend planned ahead of us. It has been a good week for us, but for so many others it hasn't been a good week.
In moments of fun for our family, I have received news of tragedy in other families. News that has broken my heart. This morning as I am busy working. Busy trying to get things done so that I can enjoy some family time this weekend, I have so many in my thoughts.
I'm finishing the edits of a session from a couple weeks ago, and I just got to this series of images.
These images made me pause. This was at the end of our session. They weren't posed or thought out at all. Just a few fun moments between a sweet little girl and her daddy.
They made me stop and think about how blessed I am. Moments like this are what life is all about. We get so caught up in everything...work, finances, school..that we forget what is really important. I know I need to be reminded every once in a while. I have been time and time again this week.
It's the most wonderful time of the year...well, it will be soon enough!
For this year's Christmas Card mini-sessions, I am doing something a little different. I have used the barns for years now, but this year's setting will just a bit more open. Just beautiful rural Tennessee in the fall. This isn't the exact location (I have 3 in mind at the moment), but this gives you an idea of the feel I have planned for this year.
So what's included?
All this for $135 (plus tax). $50 non-refundable deposit required at time of booking to reserve your appointment time.
I will also be offering special pricing on the session CD with print release as well as a 15% discount on all a 'la carte prints ordered.
When: Saturday, November 17
Available Times:
My sister-in-law's family moved just a few weeks ago to Indiana. They have moved around a lot, but we had gotten used to them being close by in the past few years. Our kiddos had liked getting to see their cousins on regular basis. Before they packed up and headed north, we got together one very hot afternoon on the family farm for a shoot. It was important to Amy that we do these on the farm and most importantly in front of the barn. Sometimes setting is just that important. I know the setting here makes these even more special for her.Maybe when they look at these it will make them want to make a trip back to Tennessee. :-)
Once again, I am way behind in sharing images from recent sessions. I tell myself that I am going to do better about blogging them, but it seems I am so busy trying to get everyone's sessions edited and uploaded to their galleries, that I don't find the time to share them here. I cannot let this family's session go un-shared.
They have a new addition to their family, so it was the perfect time to get together for a family session. It was hot that day, and things didn't go exactly as planned at our first location (the horses were near the front gate), but as usual everything ended up just right. Here a some of my favorite images from our afternoon together.
And if you just haven't seen enough, here is their slideshow. Enjoy!
Once again I am way behind in sharing sessions. Thats' because I have been busy, busy, busy! Today I am sharing a recent session with one of my favorite families. You've seen them here before. More than once. :-) When I talk of the relationships I have been blessed with through this profession, this is one of the first ones that comes to mind. I love Cooper and Cori. Next week we have Cori's 1-year- session scheduled. I cannot wait! I'm so blessed to get to watch them grow. I love them so.
Some sessions go without a hitch. Some do not. This would be one of the latter. I had to work hard for this one. Molly assisted me, and we were both tired afterwards. When I got home I told Chris that I was glad that this wasn't the first session they had had with me because I thought they would be really worried! Some days are just like that That is especially true when you are working with children. That's why I just go with whatever they want to do. It usually works out for the best that way. :-)
Here are a few of my favorites from our afternoon.
And here is their video if you would like to see it.
Mom and kiddo session. I just love 'em. Our kiddos grow up way too fast and as moms we are the ones who are usually behind the camera. I love capturing those little moments between moms and their little ones. Erin and her kiddos joined me on a Saturday morning to do just that.
Owen. Loved his mohawk. He is just too stinkin' cute.
Maddy. Such a sweet girl.
It's obvious she is a good big sister.
Love this candid one. Sweet moment.
This was such a great day. I think starting with this great session just set the tone for day. Thanks guys!
Earlier this month I finally got to meet my twim baby cousins, Clara and Laurel. They live in Chattanooga, but were in for the weekend. So I spent the afternoon with them and their mom and dad.
Heath and did dad picked out the perfect spot on a hay farm they work on the Elk River.
For those of you who may not be familiar with the area, this is very near to the spot where Davy Crockett once lived. He hunted and fished these banks.
This next one just melts my heart. I think every little girl should have an image like this of her with her daddy. So precious.
It's so obvious that Heath adores his girls. And it is unreal how much they look like he did when he was a baby.
It's obvious he loves their mommy, too!
We finished up with the girls dipping their feet in the river for the first time.
And then it was time to say goodbye.
I hope it's not another 6 months before I get to see them!
Heath and Blair, it was so good to see y'all. The girls are precious. They are two lucky girls to have the two of you for parents. Love ya!
Maybe you've seen my Christmas mini-sessions that take place each year at the barn. Well, I was thinking, and what is more American than a red barn? So I decided to this year try something new and offer Americana mini-sessions at the barn. This setup will be similar to my Christmas mini-sessions set, but with more antique red, white and blue. These styled sessions would be great for families (up to 5 people) and kiddos.
Date: Saturday, June 23rd
Package includes the following:
Price is $135 (plus tax). A non-refundable deposit of $50 is due at time of booking to reserve your appointment. The balance is due at the time of your session.
Schedule:
10:00 - Reed
10:30
11:00
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
Call 931.993.7826 or email brandi@brandibarnesphotography.com with questions or to book your session.
Molly and I recently spent the afternoon with another sweet family. Lana wanted family portraits at their home, and Molly went along with me to assist. I am always so glad when a family wants to use there home for the setting of their session. To me it makes their images all the more special.
I love these in the field across from their house.
Luke is such a cutie pie.
I am always a sucker for mommies and their little boys.
Dads with their little boys are pretty sweet, too.
This next one may be my very favorite.
Thanks Decker family for welcoming Molly and me into your home. We had such a good time with you, and hope you will enjoy your images for years to come.
