Almost there . . .

November is always such a whirlwind for me. It kind of just snowballs right smack into December, which just snowballs right smack into next year.

I suppose it could be the fault of my chosen profession, though. I start selling Christmas cards in August!

November whings by without me even noticing it most years, it seems. I do have a tremendous photographic record of all the work I've done, and fun things I've been a part of, though. And without it I'm not sure I'd remember November.

I thought that in today's blog post I'd share a selection of the photos I've had the opportunity to create this past November:













(I could post about a trillion photos from this wedding, but I'll stop for now!)


















And a kitty cat for good measure!



Ah! November is gone. Now we're neck deep in Christmas, I suppose. I am so excited to be saving a few little gems for after the holidays, including a really fun after-Christmas sale that you should probably prepare yourselves for (!) and an upcoming Friends and Family sale that you won't want to miss either.

Thank you so much, to those of you who have invited me into your homes this year. I am so blessed to have an opportunity to photograph your families, and have a small part in helping you to document your family history. My loyal clients mean the world to me, and I'm glad to count you (YES! YOU!) among them! :)

Happy Autumn!

Hi There :)

Two quick things: 1. My email is fully operational again, so we'll go back to the good ol' Emily at EmilyLoftus dot com email address.

2. I'll be away over the weekend, photographing a wedding in San Francisco. (!!!!!) If you need anything please leave a message and all calls will be returned on Monday.

Lots of love! Now, enjoy all these yummy, autumnal images!














And a sweet newborn baby for good measure:

Hi There . . .

Please temporarily direct all emails to ellphotography@gmail.com

I'll let you all know when I get my webmail back in order and running as it should run. :)

Thanks!

A New Look!

I have been using my logo for the past three or four years, and have been generally happy with it. I have always been looking for something just a little more memorable, though. I had never really hit the nail on the head with a logo idea until I took these photos of my children a few months back:



It was an idea that hit me in a sudden moment of inspiration, something I was photographing almost as quickly as I thought it, then processing rather than eating dinner that night.

Sometimes the inspiration comes and you just have to go with it.

It was a couple months ago that I decided I thought I'd like to use the photos as inspiration for a new logo. I went to work on it myself, but ultimately called in a real professional to make it all work correctly for me!

I'm super happy with the design we've come up with here!

Have a look!






I'll be implementing it bit by bit over the next few weeks. New cards and a new logo sticker for the 'ol Mini Cooper are in the works!

Enjoy!

The Annual Portrait Event is Upon Us!

Hello there faithful readers :) It's Pumpkin Patch Portrait Event time, once again.

For those of you who are new clients or weren't able to make it in the past, here's how it works:

We meet at the Pumpkin Patch, for 20 minute sessions. The scenery at the pumpkin patch offers a lot of autumnal variety. There are pumpkins, as well as old fences, and barns, bales of hay and lots of fun scenery. (There are activities that the kids can participate in after their sessions, too!) I'll book six clients per night. Sessions are for groups of up to four people, if you have more than four or you want extra images, you can always book two time slots. Within a week of your session you will have a password to your very own, private online gallery where you'll see 5-8 images from our time together.

The cost for a mini session is $45. The price includes one 5x7 print.

There are special discounted mini session collections, as well, that offer a significant discount on our regular family session pricing.

Sessions will commence at 4:20 pm, each day, and will continue in 20 minute increments until we're all done. I am going to start with two dates, and if they fill up, I'll add a third! Don't wait to call and book as we booked up last year in a VERY short amount of time.

In addition to all of this: This year, our portrait event is also a Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser. $10 from your mini session fee will be donated to a local cancer charity, in addition I'll offer a special PINK mini accordion book for purchase and the proceeds from the mini accordion will also go to charity.

The dates are October 22nd and October 26th. Time slots are 4:20, 4:40, 5:00, 5:20, 5:40 and 6:00. As I said before, I'll add a third date if need be. If neither of these days work for you, please let me know and I'll take your schedule into consideration when choosing the third date.

Thank you all so much! Please call or email me to book your time slot. emily@emilyloftus.com or 775.830.1065

I'll leave you with a few mini session photos from last year :)

What a Ride

I guess, after this weekend, we can officially call Summer over, ha?

From where I sit I'd call this one a good one! I've been here, there and everywhere and somehow managed to remember and appreciate a little bit of it.

I have lots of photos to share since I haven't posted in a coon's age (ha!), so I won't blab too much. I wanted to share a little hodge podge of what I've been photographing in the past couple weeks, including a first for me: Yogurt.

Just so you know, the yogurt was all photographed on location for a new locally owned shop called KiiWe. (Pronounced like Kiwi) The yogurt and the fruity toppings they offer are super good for you. I'm a fan! My children recommend the Pomegranate yogurt with fruity pebbles, strawberries and white chocolate chips.

(By the way, KiiWe is adjacent to the movie theater at the Summit Sierra Mall, if you want to try it out.)









Now, on to people! :)












Finally, meet my new best friend:

Her name is Jordyn and I kind of love her a whole lot!

Adventures in Weather Prediction

Awhile back I reconnected with a client who I hadn't seen in a couple years.


We booked a session at Donner Lake for mid June . . .
that had to be canceled due to weather . . .

so we rescheduled for the next week . . .
and had to cancel due to weather . . .

so we waited until some time went by, and rescheduled again . . .
and ended up having to cancel it again when it looked like weather would be bad once more.

Finally, we had our session scheduled for yesterday, July 28th.

It was hot outside all day. Scorchingly, cloudlessly, NO SIGN OF RAIN hot.


Until I walked out the door for my session at approximately 5:27pm.


I stepped on my front porch, and could immediately smell that smell. You know The Smell. The Rainy smell. Hmmm . . . and then I heard thunder. NOOOO!

WHAT?



So I called her to see if she agreed that we were jinxed.

"Hi, I'm coming either way and I'll take photos in the rain, if I must!" I told her. (okay, that's not really what I said, but you hear me, right?) But she TOTALLY MADE MY LIFE by saying that the skies at the lake were clear.

So, total best of both worlds experience: I had an amazing, scenic drive to Donner Lake, all clouds and lightning and tiny droplets.

And then a relaxing evening at the Lake, with three superawesome little ladies:









And when I drove home the clouds towered overhead and lightning lit the sky daylight bright, glittery purple, and I said, "OH WOW!" outloud, inside my car.

Any sight that causes one to speak aloud to oneself, enthusiastically, is pretty cool in my book.