Samantha is President of her Student Council and was a cheerleader for several years and participated in many competitions in her career. I always have seniors bring some things that are important to them and that were a part of their “school experience” so that we can document these important things!

Good luck, Samantha, I know you’ll be very successful in all that you do. I hope you love your beautiful portraits.

Aaron is thinking about being an architect and I think that’s an awesome goal.

Thanks, Aaron and Tiffany for choosing me to help document this special time in your life. Good luck, Aaron, and enjoy your last year of high school. Enjoy your portraits!

Chris is a very talented guy… he is an artist and a musician. Chris plans to attend college and major in graphic design. I’m anxious to see what his future holds for him.

Thanks, Chris and PJ! I had a lot of fun working with y’all. Thanks, so very much, for choosing me to help preserve these precious memories. Click on the picture to start the slideshow.

Emily plans to attend West Texas A&M University as a nursing student. Emily lives in south Texas, but traveled to Amarillo to have me photograph her Senior Portraits. I am honored that she chose me and was willing to come to Amarillo to have them done. This date has been scheduled since last fall and you never know about our weather. As it turned out, near the end of our session, the temperature dropped to around 58 degrees and there was a chilly north wind. Emily was quite the trooper, though, and braved the elements… even in her shorts and sundress!

Emily brought several outfits and we had several locations in mind. It is so fun to go scouting and find just the right location for the client and their outfits. We had such a great time.

Emily, here’s a sneak peek for you. There are many more to come. I hope you love, love, love your portraits. You are beautiful and I know you’re going to be successful.

If not now… then when?

Everyone is so very busy with all of the responsibilities they have in their lives. Work, home, family, groceries, laundry, activities… etc… it all takes so much time to keep caught up with everything that needs to be done. It doesn’t ever seem like I am “caught up”… but I am always busy! I’m sure you feel the same way.

Life’s responsibilities leave little time for the things we “want” to do or extra little things we always say we “need” to do, but things we don’t always get to.

Like family photos.

Family photos are one of the things that is sometimes very hard to find the time or make the time to have done. You have to schedule the time when each family member doesn’t already have something planned; then you have to shop for clothes; you worry about your hair and your weight and your wrinkles; then you have to choose your favorites.

I know… it is not an easy thing to do! I experienced just this when my family had our portraits made this past fall. It’s easy to say you’re too busy and you’ll do it next year; or you’ll do it when the weather is warmer, or cooler, or less windy; you want to wait until you lose those 20 pounds; or you want to wait until your 2-year-old will “cooperate”.

And, I must say that when it came time for our photo session, I changed my mind about all our outfits the day before our session, the weather was a bit chillier than I had hoped for, and my 3-year-old was not in the mood; but you know what? I absolutely love my family photos.

Let me encourage you to NOT wait any longer! None of us are promised another day. Your family loves you for who you are… wrinkles, extra pounds and all the things we see as imperfections. Pictures aren’t to capture a “perfect” you; they are to preserve memories. If the 2-year-old only wants to eat candy and play with their favorite toy, who says a perfect picture is only them perfect posed looking right into the camera? Believe me… my 3-year-old does NOT like to sit still and look exactly into the lens when I am taking her picture. Does this mean those pictures of her playing aren’t to be treasured? The photos of her being herself are my favorites and will be my favorite memories of her personality. And, how many of you moms take all of the pictures of your kids, so you are not in any of them? Don’t you want your kiddos to have a picture of them with their Momma?

You may not have another springtime or fall to have a family picture with all the members of your family. You never know what is going to happen. Cancer is evil and it seems to be all around us. Car wrecks and accidents happen each and every day.

If something were to happen to a member of your family and when death does occur… wouldn’t you wish for and don’t you cling to favorite photos of you together? And, it’s not always the posed, perfect photos… most likely it is of a favorite time or event.

If not now… then when?

I have worked hard to come up with some awesome specials that have to be booked by February 14, 2011 and held by December 31, 2011. If you’d like to know about them, sign up for my newsletter by clicking here.

I would love to capture precious moments for your family to cherish forever. I do some posed shots, but we will also laugh, eat candy and have fun as I will capture a lot of the personality that your family has. I don’t want to just be a photographer. I want to be the photographer you turn to; the photographer you trust with your memories; the photographer that your kiddos get excited about seeing; the photographer that helps you preserve these special times in your life.

Contact me today to schedule your session. Email me at janadpix@gmail.com.

If not now… then when?

Click here to view pricing and information for 2011.

Click here to view information on the many MiniSessions I have scheduled for 2011.

Click here to view information on a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day theme PhotoBook.

Click here to see information about my next photography workshop. Click here to see the sale price! Register and bring a friend!!!

Click here to see the savings on ALL of these Sessions for this weekend ONLY! Sale prices end Monday, November 29, 2010 at midnight, central time.

PLUS!!!
For each full session you purchase this weekend (the 45-minute, $150 session; or the 2-hour, $250 session), you will receive a FREE 12×12 collage ($25.00 value) and a $25 gift card for prints from your session. This includes the Beach Sessions and the Fall Palo Duro Canyon Sessions.

When you purchase 3 MiniSessions, you will receive a $35 gift card redeemable for prints from your sessions. With the sessions already being on sale this weekend and the gift card, it’s like buying 2 MiniSessions and getting 1 FREE!!!

CHRISTMAS CARDS!
If you’d like to order Christmas Cards from your 2010 Fall Session, they’ll be on sale for $40.00 (plus shipping and tax) for 25 custom-designed Christmas Cards. Click here to view samples. Just email me at janadpix@gmail.com to let me know what you’d like to order. I’ll design it and let you know when it’s in your online gallery.

Christmas Presents.
If you’d like to order Accordion Albums from your 2010 Fall Session, they are already on sale for $25. Click here to view samples.

FINALLY…
Link to this post on your Facebook Wall and then comment here that you did and I will give you a FREE 8×10 print from your next session. Help spread the word about all of these great sessions. I greatly appreciate you helping me to build my business so I can continue helping families document special memories in the lives of their precious families. I am so very thankful for all of you… my wonderful clients.

Quintin loves to hang out at coffee shops, as this is where he and his friends study and do their homework. And they study a lot! Quintin is very smart and he is very serious about school. He and his friends also hang out at a few parks. So, this is where we shot his senior pictures. I think your senior pics should truly reflect who you are right now at this time in your life!

If you’re wanting to have your senior pictures taken, I’d love to chance to meet with you and plan a shoot especially designed with you and for your personality!

Quintin, I’ll be anxious to hear what school you choose and excited to see all of the amazing things you design and create. You truly are a talented guy and I’m so glad to have gotten the chance to hang out with you for a bit. Enjoy your last year of high school!

Now is the time!!!

Announcing a Summer Portrait Special…

A $150 session fee includes a 1-hour session, a $150 print credit, a CD with your 10-15 favorite images and 50% off all prints, albums and cards. What could be better than that?

As always, I really appreciate you passing the word along to friends and family who need to update their family photos, have Seniors that need Senior photos and graduation announcements, or who are having a new baby. All referrals will receive a FREE custom collage from your next session.

Contact me today as availability is limited, especially the weekend dates. I look forward to hearing from you! Or, click here to pay your Session Fee and reserve your date.

Session Fee is non-refundable. Session must be booked and paid for by July 31, 2010 and session must be completed by August 31, 2010.

Shayne totally rocked her senior pictures, as you can tell. We had a great time finding spots that are Shayne’s personality.

Please leave her a comment, and spread the word. Remember, for every 5 people that comment, Shayne will receive a FREE 5×7!

Please leave her a comment. For every 5 people that comment, she will receive a FREE 5×7!

They are both planning to attend South Plains and I just know they have a very bright future ahead of them.

Thanks, Karina and Josefina, for choosing me to help capture these fun memories for you! I can’t wait to design your amazing album with all of your awesome pictures.

Remember, please leave a comment for them. For every 5 comments on this post, they will receive a FREE 5×7 print!