Happy Easter! {Austin Family Photographer}

I grew up in a town of 1,200 in the Midwest where everyone knew everyone.  Although I adore this wonderful city,  living in a big city makes me miss that a lot sometimes, which is one of the many reasons I am grateful for my little community here in Austin.  It is pretty big, but not so big that I don't see someone I know or have met at some point when I'm out and about.  I love that.

And I love getting to volunteer and do photography at some of the amazing events that our Home Owner's Association puts on.  It is always so much fun working with all the kiddos and families!  Here are some sweet shots we got of kids with the Easter Bunny at the Easter Egg Hunt event recently.

CC Families: You may find your images here for free downloads through May 31st.  Enjoy!

The R Family {Austin Family Photographer}

I first met this family at the super fun Stars and Stripes event that I worked / photographed on July 3rd.  They were so nice, and their sweet little K is just a doll!

It was a muggy summer morning in the ATX, but we enjoyed a fun mini-session.  Here is a sneak peek.

Iowa Mini-Sessions - 2013

I am so excited for the 3rd annual Iowa mini-sessions that I'm doing in a few weeks!  Spots are very limited and filling quickly.  It's the perfect time to get sweet family portraits to fill your frames at home and to get images for your family's holiday cards.  (Option 1 even includes a holiday card digital file that you can print as you like!)

See you soon, Iowa!  Can't wait for some portraits and a whole lot of rest and relaxation on the farm.  No traffic, no huge to do list... just lots of time hanging out, going on "animal adventures" (as my son calls them) on the golf cart, riding my beautiful horse, and doing a lot of star gazing.

Contact me for details and pricing info. at milesofsmilesphotography@yahoo.com.

4th of July Parade - 2013

I love the community that I live in, and feel so blessed to be a part of it.  It's sort of like my "small town" in a big city, which is great to have because I am still a small town girl at heart.  

This was my third year of photographing the community's 4th of July Parade.  As always, it was lots of fun!  It is fun giving back to a place that gives so much to my family.

Here are some images from the day.

School Portraits for the CDC {Austin Children Photographer}

I had such a great time doing pictures of the 250 children at the Child Development Center this fall! 

Want to get your holiday shopping done early?  This is perfect timing to use these sweet images of your little ones for holiday cards and for gift prints for grandparents, aunts, uncles, and loved ones.  

Helpful information for parents: 

• Outdoor pictures will be done on Sept. 11, 12, and 13 from 10am-12 noon.  The CDC determines which children go when, so stay tuned for details coming from the CDC.
• Ordering deadline is October 24th.  This ensures no shipping fee, and that your portraits are ready by mid-November.  You may place orders after that time, but there is a $7 shipping fee (per order) from our lab, and I cannot guarantee such quick turnaround due to my packed calendar of family and child portrait sessions this fall.  
• The CDC will inform you when the online viewing galleries are ready. Online viewing albums are organized alphabetically by last name.
• Please be sure you are viewing online gallery with a computer screen (not an iPhone, iPad, etc.), as you may be unable to login from other devices.  If you're viewing from a computer and having any issues, it is most likely due to Internet connection and/or speed.  It is best to view from a computer at a location with high-speed Internet.  If you're still having issues, please contact me at milesofsmilesphotography@yahoo.com. 
• These will be professional portraits and any purchased images will be fully edited.  Individual portraits are priced differently than group portraits were due to the volume and very detailed editing that goes into processing each final image of the 250 children.
• The order form and web page with viewing galleries on it will include a lot of helpful details for you.  Order form is online.  Please read it carefully and refer back to it during the ordering process.
• There will be an a la carte menu (where you can put together your own collection) as well as some package options for you to choose from.    
• Packages are set and may not be substituted in any way.  (I will be processing over 1,000 images of these sweet kiddos and working with over 100 families in my busiest time of year.  So staying streamlined is the key.)  However, you may add to a package by using the a la carte menu if you need extra prints for loved ones or prints for additional frames in your home.

What to Wear?

• We will be doing portraits outdoors and using nature as our backdrop.  If the weather does not allow us to be outdoors, we will use a backdrop with brown tones (so avoid dressing your child in brown). 
  
• Parents: Morning of - please be sure to wipe your child's face (nose, eyes, mouth) very well.  And then repeat.  :)  
• If you use these images on holiday cards, choose something that will go along with that. 
• Visit the "FAQs" page of my web site for more "What to Wear" info.  

 If you are interested in larger wall portraits, 2013 8x10 calendars, or a 10x10 collage, please contact me for details.  These make great gifts for grandparents, frames in your home, etc. - and the calendars look great on your fridge or hanging near your desk in the office.

Calendar Options:
Calendars are 8x10 in size.  Please be sure to specify which images you would like to go in the calendar, as well as the text. 

Option 1: Single Image - Yellow

Option 2: Two Vertical Images - Pink

Option 3: Two Vertical Images - Blue

Sample of a 10x10 collage: (2 vertical images, 2 horizontal images)

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

Tis the season for processing lots of orders, prints, and holiday cards.  For shooting and editing many sweet family sessions... For listening to Christmas music... For holiday joy.  And lots of hot chocolate with marshmallows!

A few fun events coming up: 

• I'll be doing free portraits with Santa from 10-11:30am on Saturday, Dec. 3rd at the Circle C HOA Party.  I'm excited to see what Miles thinks of Santa.  He doesn't seem to be intimidated so far, and is very set on asking Santa for a slide and swing set.
• I'm shooting a little girl's 5th birthday party at a kid's hair boutique on Saturday night.  Should be so much fun to see all the little girls enjoying dress up, their hair being done, and makeup.  It will give me a good look of what I'm in for in 5 sweet years with baby girl on the way.
• I'll be doing free family portraits again this year at the "It's a Wonderful Life" event on Dec. 10th at First Evangelical Free Church.  It's a FREE event, open to anyone, and is going to be awesome for the kiddos!  Check out all the live music, food vendors, and activities here.  http://fefc.org/#/events-registrations/a-wonderful-life

And sometime in the next week or so, I've got to get our Christmas tree up!  I decorated the rest of the house a few weeks ago because I knew it was my last free weekend until Christmas.  :)  If only there were 30 hours in a day... 

Hope you are all looking forward to a beautiful holiday season ahead filled with lots of love and laughter.

Halloween 2011

Here are some cute pics from the Halloween block party I did free portraits at.  Cutie pies galore!!