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Vanessa Sr Pic
WHY I CHOOSE TO PRINT
When I was a senior in high school I didn’t get senior pictures. Actually I did, but since I was paying for this myself, I couldn’t afford much. I had them taken as required by the school/studio. A few poses were chosen and purchased in the 4x6 size. I made copies of the 4x6 prints, which resulted in very dark and over saturated pictures. Oh my… how wrong was I back then.
When Danielle, my eldest became a senior I knew she was going to have the senior pictures I never had. You know what I’m talking about. We all want our kids to have what we didn’t. The session was set up and we carefully picked the outfits that would represent who she was. A few weeks later and several hundred dollars and I have a beautiful senior portrait on my wall.
When it came time for Kiley, my youngest to have her senior pictures taken we did the studio session for yearbook purposes. But we also wanted something different. Not your typical studio look and feel. We wanted the on location look and feel. She was a soccer player and we wanted to incorporate that into her pictures. We hired a photographer, had the session and a couple weeks later we had the CD in hand with her senior pictures. We were so excited to finally have her senior pictures and get them hung on the wall next to her sister’s portrait. At the time, I thought this was the easiest and cheapest way to go. Easiest because I would not have to sit down with someone to pick and choose. I could do that from the comfort of my own home on my own time. I wasn’t accountable to anyone.
Many of you know what it’s like when you have a senior in the house. There are so many activities and functions and things on the calendar, this in addition to everyday life. You get busy and don’t have time for anything else..much less decide which picture you like the best and what size and who gets what and where to print. Graduation came and went as did summer then college. Needless to say, I didn’t print any of her senior pictures. To this day I still do not have any of her pictures on the wall. Sad but very true. It’s not because I didn’t like them. Time just got away from me. I wasn’t held accountable. You know what they say out of sight out of mind. The CD was put away and I forgot about it. Uber fail on my part. In fact I went and searched out the CD for this blog and I’ll be printing some out. Soon I’ll have both sisters’ senior portraits on my wall.
When I opened my business I knew immediately what I wanted my business model to be. I wanted to be a full service photographer for my clients. I want to ease the stress and for them to have a great experience from beginning to end. I mean really…who needs or wants more stress in their life. I want to help them pick their favorites images and sizes and know when they return from the lab the color is the same color as the pictures in their gallery. Not the dark or overly saturated ugliness. All my clients have to do is hang the pictures in their home. Easy peasy no stress, just pure excitement, joy and happiness. Your memories deserve prints.
If you would like a stress free fun session contact me at www.vanessawellsimages.com and we’ll get you on the books.
Photo credit would go to the studio, but I don't remember who the studio was or if they are still in business.
PORTRAITS IN THE PARK
The torrential rain has finally stopped and the flooding has subsided. The sun is shining and the Oklahoma heat wave has arrived. With that comes the beautiful green grass, trees are full of leaves and people are buzzing around enjoying all the outside activities.
I recently did a session for a gorgeous family in the Myriad Gardens Park. This family of 5 oozes love and they know how to have fun and aren’t afraid to show it. We had a ton of fun and laughed a lot as each of their personalities came thru, mom was making sure the girls had lip gloss, dad was taking selfies with Nikon and brother was waiting on bubble gum after the session. This is why I love this job. When you're able to catch the pure love, joy, laughter and emotions of their relationships. Every family needs to have pictures to decorate their walls, to share with their families near and far and to share with their future generations.
Mom and dad just celebrated their anniversary and I was beyond excited that I was asked to take their portraits. They'll have new portraits on their walls in no time and mom and dad will have updated pictures for their desks at work.
When was the last time you updated your portraits for walls at home or your desks? Do you have an anniversary coming up? What a great time to update your pictures.
Contact me so we can set up your session.
On Memorial Day I took some time to shoot just for me. My sister, the kids and I spent the afternoon in Bricktown while we had a much needed, but short lived break from the rainy, dreary weather we have been inundated with lately. It was nice to just shoot with out any expectations. It's always good to rest the mind and just let it go. I haven't seen the kids in a few weeks due to the weather and school. I'm sure with school out they will be asking to spend the night with Auntie again soon.
