Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Mira – 12 Month Edition

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I can’t believe it has finally happened…  Mira’s 12 month session…  Can this be? 

That 1st year milestone is a bitter sweet time as the word “baby” slowly fades into “little girl” or “little boy”.   Although in our hearts they will always be our babies…

I have been photographing beautiful Mira since she was 3 months old and when I look back at all my favorites from each of her sessions it is so heartwarming to see her grow from a tiny little baby who needed her big brother’s help to sit up to an independently walking toddler with a huge personality and a mind of her own. 

Happy 1st Birthday beautiful girl!  You are blessed to be surrounded by such a beautiful family inside & out and they are blessed to have you…

I always throw the idea out of doing a Birthday cake for the 1 year session.  Typically the initial response is “What a great idea!” and then reality sinks in for most parents at the thought of the mess and the idea is almost always backed out of… 

Not for Miss Mira’s always adventurous Mommy, oh no!  Mira had 5 glorious minutes with a hot pink cupcake!  But as lady-like as Mira is, once she realized she was getting a bit too messy, she slowed down and the mess was actually not that bad & cleaned up in a jiffy.  It was certainly entertaining and made for some really unique 12 month photos!

Enjoy Mira Fans!

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Hailey – 6 Month Edition

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Oh goodness, could you ever envision a more cuddly little Teddy Bear that you’d want to squeeze than Hailey?

I was just spoiled rotten with smiles and huge grins from this little sweetheart.  According to Mom, as soon as the camera comes out she lights up which was quite evident during her session! 

She is growing fast too!  At 6 months, even the 9 month dresses were a very close fit!  Which leaves me in delight looking forward to her 9 month session envisioning all the lovely baby rolls I hope to capture as she sits up & flashes me those wonderful grins…

Click on the image below to view more Sneak Peeks from Hailey’s 6 Month Session. 

Mom who has naturally beautiful curly hair came with it stick strait this time.  Looked GORGEOUS! 

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Grace Lightner - March 11, 2010 - 6:51 am

Thanks Leslie and your welcome!!!

Leslie Marshall - March 10, 2010 - 9:14 pm

Grace, I just saw the full set of proofs and I want them all, you are such an artist, thank you!

Leslie Marshall - March 9, 2010 - 10:24 am

Grace, I am so in love with these photos, I can’t wait to see the rest, the suspense is killing me!!!

Grace Lightner - March 5, 2010 - 12:52 pm

TY ladies, Thanks Michelle! My subjects definitely rock! I wouldn’t be able to create these without their gorgeousness =)

Destiny - March 5, 2010 - 12:06 pm

So adorable!!

Erin - March 4, 2010 - 4:12 pm

What a cute little subject for these INCREDIBLE photos!!! :)

Michelle Evans - March 4, 2010 - 11:56 am

Your pictures Rock Grace!

Grace Lightner - March 4, 2010 - 9:25 am

I think it is cause we are all so used to seeing her with curly hair so when she walked in with strait hair it was like WOAH DIVA! ;) And Haily my gosh there are just too little worlds to descibe how adorable she is =)

Angie Rothrock - March 3, 2010 - 6:19 pm

Grace, these pictures are absolutely AMAZING!!!!! I got chills while I was watching the slide show. And I agree with you, Mom’s hair rocks!!! Keep up the great work and I’ll talk to you soon.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Spring Giveaway!

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Okay time for our first Blog hosted Giveaway!  Like most in the area we can’t stop thinking & hoping for the arrival of Spring so we are going to ring in it’s welcome with a Giveaway!

We are giving away a $50 Gift Card for use at Grace Lightner Photography.

Use it towards the cost of a session (Mini Sessions are only $50!).  Or towards your favorite prints, services & products.

Who can enter:

Must be 18 or over to enter and use a valid e-mail address to post.  Helps if you are local or willing to travel as well =)

How to enter:

Just post a comment to this blog post!  No more than 1 post per person per day, but you can post every day to increase your chances of winning!  No spam or innappropriate postings please.

Winner will receive:

A $50 Gift Card that you can use at Grace Lightner Photography.  Your Gift Card will be mailed to you once we confirm your shipping address.

Drawing will be held:

We will be accepting comments through March 29 & announcing the winner on our blog March 31!

We will use random.org to pick a lucky winner.

Don’t forget to subscribe to our blog so you can see if you won!

Not sure what to post?  Here are some suggestions…

“Pick me!!!”

“I hope I win!”

“I’m over winter & ready for some sweet Spring Portraits!”

“The thing I most look forward to about spring is…”

“I’m going to use my GC for _______!”

“I want you to rock out our portraits!”

“I can’t wait for you to create the most awesome & best looking portraits we’ve ever had done!”

“I can’t wait to come back for more because your images are so amazing & make us look GORGEOUS!”

=)

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Destiny - March 11, 2010 - 9:50 am

Crossing my fingers hoping I win!!

Paula Brooks - March 11, 2010 - 9:26 am

can’t wait to come back for more because your images are so amazing & make the kids look GORGEOUS

Angie Rothrock - March 10, 2010 - 1:49 pm

Sooo ready for Spring! Bye,Bye Winter!!! :)

Crista - March 4, 2010 - 8:27 am

We loved our pics! Still having a difficult time making our choices, though…

Beautiful work:)

Destiny - March 4, 2010 - 8:24 am

Its been too long! I need some new pics of the kids!

Angie Rothrock - March 3, 2010 - 6:21 pm

We need updated family pics!!

Grace Lightner - March 3, 2010 - 11:53 am

Thanks so much for leaving such awesome comments! You can drop one in every day to increase your odds! Good luck!

Harmony - March 3, 2010 - 11:32 am

Mini session just for me….hope I win

Leslie Marshall - March 3, 2010 - 10:57 am

Grace, I just saw the picture of Hailey with the pink teddy bear hat, oh my goodness, it is the cutest ever! I can’t thank you enough for catching all these precious moments! I am so excited to see the rest!!!

Paula Brooks - March 3, 2010 - 10:30 am

pick me :)

Erin - March 3, 2010 - 10:23 am

Grace, you are immensely talented and we cannot wait for our Spring session!

Paula Brooks - March 1, 2010 - 7:40 pm

Grace took the best picture i have of my son his face is full of attitude which how he looked that day and still to this day 1 year later lol ~

Leslie Marshall - March 1, 2010 - 7:12 pm

Grace just took our daughter’s 6 month photos, they are going to turn our ridiculously cute, I cannot wait to see them, the suspense is killing me. Grace you are the best!!!

Sara - March 1, 2010 - 1:55 pm

Loved the recent pictures you did with Crista and her new baby! Beautiful pics!

Tami - March 1, 2010 - 1:32 pm

You are beautiful and it shows through your photography!

Rae - March 1, 2010 - 1:10 pm

Hey Gracie! Lovin’ the new blog layout. Can’t wait for our Spring session!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Psychedelic Love

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The last time my Sister came to visit she brought a couple of containers of glow stick bracelets for Leilani to play with.  So one evening we lit a bunch up in her room and had a pre-school friendly rave.  =)

That is Scott & Leilani on the bottom waving their glow sticks.

Thanks Aunt Liz!  This hearts for you!  Muah!

I forgot to consider backwards writing…

This hearts for you Scott & Leilani!

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Friday, February 26, 2010

The Book – The McLaughlin Family 2010 Edition

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I love, love, LOVE designing books & albums! 

As far as I am concerned they are the best way to show off a set of favorite images from a portrait session, especially when you can’t realistically hang and display all your favorites on the wall and table tops.

The McLaughlin’s were an awesome Family to photograph.  I love the jewel tones they decided for their fmaily wardrobe, and don’t you just adore AJ’s sweater?  If you can believe this, the photos were taken during a 30 minute  mini session!  This is not always something that can be pulled off, especially with a little one but AJ was just so super cool.

The Book starts at only $275, and considering the price of a book, you absolutely get more beauty for the price and you don’t have the added time & cost of framing all the loveliness.

Click on the image below to view the entire layout of The McLaughlin Family’s Book, & enjoy! 

I design every Book & Album from scratch so each one is unique just like each one of my very special Clients.

Now don’t you want one for yourself?  =)

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