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Angie

Family Holiday mini session~

YAY!! It has come! Time for the Holiday mini sessions at Papa's tree farm (www.papastreefarm.com)! I have been waiting for these!! I LOVE the tree farm, it has many gorgeous spots for photos as well as I have many ADORABLE christmas props to set up as well! You will LOVE THEM!!!!

They will run every 20 min back to back! I will have a station or two with my props but there are also adorable Christmas style cutouts set up all around the tree farm too! They will include custom made holiday cards complete with envelopes ready for mailing! Each booked client will receive an email with a sample of the holiday cards that will be offered so you can make your choice!

I will also put all my energy into these photos so that they will be done and ready for viewing VERY shortly after the session so that you all can order and get them back in time for sending out holiday cards to your friends and family!

TO BOOK:

Below are the time slots available! PLEASE email me at angiearmsphotography@gmail.com with your preferred time slot (as well as your BACKUP time slot) I will confirm with you if the slot is still open and if it is, go to the bottom of this page and pay your $50 deposit to secure your slot (if you do not Pay with in 24 hrs of me confirming your slot it will open back up to the next available client) NOTE: You will pay through paypal and just so you know, you do NOT need a paypal account to pay this way! Follow the step by step instructions that they give you!

The remaining balance will be due day of the session (you will get a confirmation email once you have paid, with the exact amount due, directions, clothing suggestions, christmas card options etc!!!) I will not have change available at the location for those paying cash!

TIMES AVAILABLE:

Sat Dec 3rd:

10:00-
10:20-
10:40-Amanda Jacobs-holmes
11:00-
11:20-
11:40-
12:00-Lashawn Jenkins
12:20-NOT AVAILABLE
12:40-
1:00-
1:20-Kim Sampadian
1:40-
2:00-Brandy Shell
2:20-Kris Buker


Sun Dec 4th

10:00-Nicole Jacobs
10:20-Becky Campbell
10:40-Becky Laughlin
11:00-Kim Byre
11:20-
11:40-Rachel Wilson
12:00-Jolena Merlett
12:20- NOT AVAILABLE
12:40-
1:00-
1:20-
1:40-Nicky Roybal

To pay deposit, click on "pay now"

Whoo Hoo!! 900 fan GIVE AWAY

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! I am amazed that I have reached 900+ fans! I want this to continue to grow and reach as many people as I can through my "art"! If you like my work, comment below for a chance to win and spread the love by telling your other facebook friends about me! 

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

*TO ENTER: COMMENT BELOW ON WHAT A FAMILY PORTRAIT WOULD MEAN TO YOU!

*Winner will be announced Friday Oct 21st!

*All entrants commenting must also "like" my facebook fan page! 

*All entries must be in by Thursday OCTOBER 20th by 12 midnight!

*ONE comment per family please

*Not worth any monetary value

*Must be used at my Holiday mini's offered this year in December 2011

*Only immediate family included in the session, any extended family members will be allowed at $15 per person

PLEASE NOTE: to comment, fill out comment box then pick the "name/url" from the drop down and post your first and last name so I can identify the winner quickly and accurately! 

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR COMMENTS!!!

I Heart Faces/ Hands....

Oh how I LOVE this challenge! This one took a lot of time narrowing down to my final choice as I had A TON! But this is the one I chose and it is a picture of my sister (aka BEST FRIEND) and her husband right before she gave birth to her first child, her BEAUTIFUL baby girl! Her husband was a great support the whole labor and delivery. I was blessed to be able to witness their love for each other and their extreme love of their brand new beautiful soon coming baby girl! She was delivered about 30+ min after this photo was taken! Happy, healthy and full of her momma's amazing spirit!!! I LOVE MY NIECE and am glad to be able to enter this photo for all to see!

To CORA with LOVE!

LOVE AUNTIE ANGIE!

Urban Mini Sessions!!!

YAHOO! Ok, I am so excited to be offering these mini sessions! URBAN sessions will be held in Tacoma WA in a really cool, urban, mainstream setting that also has lots of cover so we will NOT be rained out! :) DATE IS FINALLY SET AT SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6TH, 2011!!!!

Sessions are $125 (plus tax) and will run every 30 min's! Times available are listed below! I will update the blog when time slots fill up!

TO BOOK:

1. Email: send me an email at angiearmsphotography@gmail.com with your first and second choice for time slots!

2. Confirmation: I will confirm with you if your first or second time requests are available, and once I have confirmed with you via email you will have 24 HOURS to come back here and pay the deposit via paypal! (note: you do NOT need a paypal account to pay this way). If deposit is not paid with in 24 HOURS then your time slot will go back to the available list!

3. Once I have confirmed, you have paid deposit, and I have updated the blog, then keep an eye out for a "welcome" email for your upcoming mini session!

YAY! That's all it takes to book and I look forward to it! Also, here are a couple Clothing Suggestions for your urban session:

Just remember that it is November so to also bundle up! Alright! Very much looking forward to this and let me know if you have any questions!!!

TIME SLOTS:

10: Jamie E.

10:30:Lindsay B.

11: Rebecca Z.

11:30: Katie S.

12: LaQuanna C.

12:30: Brandy S.

1: Charlotte L.

1:30: Nora R.

FALL FAMILY MINI SESSIONS!!!!

Whoooo hooo! It's definitely that time of year again! The air is getting crisp, the leaves are starting to fall and we can see the holiday season right around our corner!!!

Lets capture that special fall feeling! If you want to put on your sweaters, scarfs and boots and get some gorgeous pictures at a great rate here is your chance!!! Fall minis are scheduled for SATURDAY OCTOBER 22nd, 2011! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ON HOW TO BOOK! THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

First step: Look at time slots below. FIND a time you would like to book! LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW WITH THAT TIME! Make sure to check the comments before yours to make sure that it was not taken by someone else! (maybe select your 2 best time slots just incase)NOTE: You may have to be a "follow"er of my blog to comment! If that is the case, just take a quick moment to "follow" me!!! THANKS

Second step: Click the BUY NOW button to pay your $50 deposit to hold your time! It is non refundable! There is no other way to pay deposit, I am only accepting paypal deposits! NOTE: you do NOT have to have a paypal account, you can pay once as a guest!

Once your comment is posted and your deposit is paid, I will update the blog putting your name with your corresponding time and that will then show the remaining available times!

Once your slot is booked I will be sending you an informational email with details for your shoot including direction. It will also have your remaining balance due amount. The balance will be due day of your session!

There are limited slots so dont wait to book! I look forward this very much!!!!

P.S. PLEASE NOTE: there will be NO makeup day due to the fact that my calendar is already packed. If we get MAJOR rain and cannot shoot, then you will have credit to one of my other holiday mini's, OR your can apply your $50 to my black friday special that I will be having, OR I can refund your money. THANKS for understanding! It sure is great to have such a full calendar!

TIME SLOTS:

10am-Danielle T.

10:30am-Katie L.

11am-Melissa P.

11:30am-Lindsay B.

12pm-LaQuanna C.

12:30pm-Brandy S.

1p-Audra W.

1:30pm-Tess H.

I heart Faces/ WHITE

I heart faces' new contest was for the theme "White"! Two things come to mind when I think of white: SNOW and WEDDING DRESSES! I have great pictures of my son in the snow, but for some reason I am way more drawn to enter this photo instead!

So here is my entry, the beautiful bride in her white dress, SO in love with the man standing behind her, ready to spend the rest of her life with him, to be his wife! I have looked at weddings in such a new light after my own wedding to my high school sweetheart back in 2007, and second to having a child, it is one of life's greatest moments!!

Rock the shot challenge~ Silhouettes

Here is my entry for the Rock the Shot challenge!!! This is my husbands cousin/best friend and he got married in Maui and I was able to be the one to capture their special day! The bride was VERY adamant about getting sunset photos and am I glad that she did because it gave us this beautiful shot! To see more great entries head over to www.rocktheshotforum.com!

I heart Faces/ Friendship

Here is my entry for the www.iheartfaces.com weekly photo challenge! The theme was Friendship and I believe there is NO bigger bond and friendship than there is between sisters! Here are a couple little dolls that I photographed last week! They are so sweet and here is the cutest example of the oldest making sure everything is alright with her little sister! SO SWEET! Head over to www.iheartfaces.com to see all the entries!!!!!

"A Vintage Summer" MINI SESSIONS!!!

"A VINTAGE SUMMER" MINI SESSIONS ARE ON FOR AUGUST 26th and 27th!!!

Alright!!! It has been a little while since I have last done a mini session! Actually the holiday mini's last December was the last one! I LOVE doing mini's, but the time has just escaped me this year! BUT NOT ANY MORE!

This summer I had the opportunity to go to an amazing Antique show in Spokane and I was able to pick up a bunch of fun props including vintage suitcases, camera's, farm crates, vintage milk carafe's, jewelry, handmade pin wheels, old vintage childrens desk, chairs, and more! I am truly excited to put them to good use! So I came up with "a Vintage Summer" mini sessions!

They will be at a perfect location in the Puyallup/Tacoma area *(once you book I will send you directions). They will run every 20 mins and we will snap as many photos in that time frame as we can where you will then pick 4 images to put on a disc where you can print, email, upload as you please. If you just cannot narrow it down to 4 there will be package upgrades available to mini participants!

To book: Please email me at angiearmsphotography@gmail.com or call me at 206-940-6735 and if I am unable to answer please leave a brief message with a good phone number to call you back at AND THE TIME SLOT YOU WANT (i will update this blog with times that have been taken so check below before emailing or calling)! ONCE YOUR TIME SLOT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED I WILL SEND YOU A PAYPAL REQUEST FOR FULL PAYMENT (NOTE: you do not have to be a paypal member to pay this method)
THANKS AND I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE!!!

P.S. No other discounts apply with this mini session, HOWEVER, if you are a returning client there is a special gift for you with your package valued at $20! Looking forward to seeing familiar faces as well as many new ones too! ALSO: Incase of HEAVY Rain-not sprinkling rain (fingers crossed and lots of prayers they wont) we will have a make up session scheduled for the following weekend, same times!

Time slots:

SATURDAY

10:00- Judy O.

10:20-Melissa P.

10:40-Jamie S.

11:00-

11:20-

11:40- Nora L.

12:00-Amanda B.

12:20-Amanda B.

12:40-

1:00- NOT AVAILABLE

1:20-Stacy L-T.

1:40-

2:00-LaQuanna C.

2:20-

2:40-

3:00-

3:20-

3:40-

I heart Faces/ Tutorials

Ok! A great tutorial was posted on the I HEART FACES blog! They showed me how to adjust a solid color! Here is what I came up with!!!

To see the tutorial just head over to

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2010/07/how-to-adjust-solid-color-in-photoshop-elements/

I really like these two outcomes!!!!

My Adorable Son

Ok! Had to post some of my ever so cute "baby" boy (he'll always be my lil baby~lol...true words of a mother). Anyways, I wanted to test out my new props so I took the boy and played around! Here is what we came up with!! :) He's so stinking cute!!!!

Lets first show this incredible location! I love it here!Getting ready to play me a song!!

skipping down the road!

What a little ham! I wonder where he gets it???

Liked the suitcases MUCH more than he did the flowers! Maybe because they seem more "boy-ish"??

Thinking about playing me a song...And he does!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed these fun photos!!!

I heart Faces/Props challenge!

So I had the opportunity to go to an amazing antique show in Spokane WA (Farm Chicks) back in june in hopes to find some great props for photography! I had a BLAST and found quite a bit! So one day I packed them up along with my husband and son and we set up shop and played with the props! Well he's two and full of energy so to get him to sit still with the props was tricky! I asked him to sit and play me a song with his guitar and once he did he could have some fruit snacks! Ha, so he played me a song (those pics are cute too! See my next blog post!) and now here he is with his, "where are my fruit snacks?" face on!! lol...Oh I just HEART him!!!! :)

PS!!!! If you are new to my blog, I would LOVE to have you "follow" me! THANKS SO MUCH!

Cooper family!

Excited to be almost done editing this adorable little family of THREE!!! These are some great friends of mine and it sure is fun to photograph your friends! We had a nice shoot near my home, then came back and finished the session off at my house (my grass looks pretty good! Thanks to my hubby) and then had my husband grilling us some dinner while my toddler son ran around us, keeping us definitely entertained!! Sounds like a great way to have a session, if you ask me!

Ok???? Oregon or Washington???

We made our own little rainbow that night!

First baby to use my new crates for a prop! Looks good!!

How stinkin cute is this family?!?

If you would like a session of your own, please contact me! We'll have just as much fun! My contact info is all on my website at www.angiearmsphotography.com! Looking forward to photographing your family!!!!

Cinnamon and Paul's wedding

Here is a little slideshow of some of my favorite shots from their portrait session of their wedding photos! How much in love do they look??!! I am soooo lucky to have been able to capture this special time in their lives! I know these two will have their "happily ever after..."

Caitlin and Justin~ {engagement photos}

So I used to work with Caitlin and when she contacted me about inquiring about wedding photography I was SO thrilled! Not only is she a beautiful girl but a super cool one too! I knew that this would be a fun shoot! And then I got to meet her fiance Justin, and was equally impressed with him! He has been just as much in the process of the wedding photography planning and I LOVE that! They are meant to be together and I am so excited for these photos and even more excited to photograph their wedding next year! CONGRATS you two and hope you like your photos!

~The Sweet Innocent Moments~{Jared and LeeAnn's Wedding}

You know, I was going through and editing this incredible wedding and noticed some of my "fave" shots were those that were caught with out anyone even knowing my shutter was clicking! I, as a photographer marketing my business, always post and share all of the images from the portrait session and the ceremony and the details of the day, but what about all those photos that I tell my clients I capture when no one is looking?? The ones that can tell a story on their own. The ones that are so sweet and innocent because the are "real" and not posed for the camera...So that gave me the idea for this blog. I LOVE to capture people interacting with one another, sharing a quick hug, laughing and dancing. This shows them as they truly are and it is such a beautiful thing! Enjoy!

~Fun Family time with the Sanders~

I had the great pleasure of meeting and photographing this incredibly fun and sweet family! This was their first photo shoot and you would never have guessed that! They all looked so great in front of the camera! We really lucked out on weather too! Here is a small peek into their shoot! Thank you guys for a great afternoon in Tacoma!

When mom and dad are looking they are on their best behavior....
...but, once those backs are turned...they are true 'Boys Being Boys'~ LOL!

What a great looking couple!
Hope you enjoyed this sneak peek and cannot wait to get the rest of the photos ready for you to see!