50% Discount on Print Orders and Free CD of Session

This weekend, anyone placing an order over $149 will receive a code for 50% off any future print order*.  This code will never expire and can be used to order additional prints from the current gallery or it may be saved for a future session.

Also, all orders over $149 will receive a CD of web-ready images of their session.  These images will be processed and sized for email, facebook, etc. 

This offer expires at 9:00 pm, May 30, 2011.

*Discount to be used for purchase or prints only (mounted or unmounted) and does not apply to session fee, canvas wraps, CDs, cards, etc.

The Many Faces of Olive {Lorain Baby Photographer}

Olivia was my second studio session and she sure gave us a workout!  I first photographed her in her home when she was just a few months old.  She's still just as cute!!

Sheffield Village Newborn and Family Photographer

Drumroll please.....

Presenting the first family to be photographed in the studio:

Parma Portrait Photographer

Lorain Baby Photographer

More Megapixels Does NOT Mean Better Pictures!

I just helped a friend email some images from her point-and-shoot camera and the files were SO large that she couldn't send them in just one email.  I checked her camera and saw that she was shooting on the default setting which happen to be the largest size file.  Unless you are going to print super-huge images (larger than poster-size) or plan to crop an image by more than 50%, you do not need to shoot at anything higher than 3MP (megapixels).  This goes for whether you are using a DSLR or a point-and-shoot camera.  ESPECIALLY if all you do is post images online or print 4x6s.  Most cameras less than a few years old are 8MP and higher.  Shooting at this size does not increase the quality of your image but rather just hogs up room on your memory card and computer. 

I recommend changing the camera to a lower MP setting, thus freeing up TONS of space on your memory card as well as on your computer.  8, 10, 12, etc. MP are simply overkill and unnecessary (except in situations as explained above).

My first digital camera (MANY years ago!) was a 2.1MP Olympus.  I was able to produce crisp, clear prints up to 11x14 with just 2.1 MP.  These were prints for clients and no one ever complained about the quality of my prints vs prints from a film camera.  So save room on your memory card and computer and change your camera's settings to shoot at a lower setting.  When I changed my friend's camera she was able to fit over 1,000 images on her memory card as opposed to just 300!

Gearing up for Spring

Things have been quiet around here the past few months.  After the huge holiday rush I had to take some time off because I was having a rough time being pregnant with twins. I was a gestational surrogate and delivered twin boys in March to help a couple complete their family.  I also delivered their daughter in 2009!

With all the baby-growing behind me, I'm now scheduling sessions again and am also getting ready to open my studio.  Weekend on-location sessions are filling fast.  I will be booking studio sessions soon as well.  There will be a Groupon coming out this week and I will be offering a studio special on my Facebook page in a few weeks.