KarenLeslie Photography Blog » Maternity & Newborn http://www.karenleslie.com/blog Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:04:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Happy 2012 and a Look Back at 2011 http://www.karenleslie.com/blog/2012/01/01/happy-2012-and-a-look-back-at-2011/ http://www.karenleslie.com/blog/2012/01/01/happy-2012-and-a-look-back-at-2011/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:46:22 +0000 Karen http://www.karenleslie.com/blog/?p=2014

This morning an email went out with a link to the 2011 End-of-year Slideshow.  I’ve had so much fun putting this together that I’m going to make it an annual tradition.  This year’s slideshow features some of my clients that were photographed in 2011.  I wish I could have included everyone, but there are so limitations since the song is only so long.  As it is, the slideshow goes very quickly, so you should be ready to watch it as soon as it starts.

 

Speaking of the many clients who were in front of my camera this year, I actually went back and counted and I was shocked to see that in 2011 I photographed almost 650 people and their 4-legged friends!  wow.  And, that doesn’t count some of the commercial clients I worked with, such as the Bach Festival or the 2 weddings I photographed.  I was even surprised by that number. :)

Looking forward to 2012, I’m excited to continue offering both Premium and Mini sessions year round.  I’ll be offering special sessions around the time that the azaleas are in bloom (probably late-February -early March).  I’m going to continue to offer returning clients a price break on Premium Sessions (just ask!). And, finally I’m going to be offering a few new products, as well as expanding some of my current product lines.

 

Now, without further ado, to view the 2011 End of Year Slideshow, click on the following link:

2011 Slideshow

 

If you like what you see, I’d love for you to share it with family and friends. :)

 

Happy 2012.

 

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I want to leave you with two images from today’s session.

 

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Seriously? Could she not be more beautiful?

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Yes, the fifth gift is an opportunity to purchase any of the previous gifts one more time. :)   There are some really great deals up there, so if you were planning on getting your family portraits done, take advantage of these now!  Early bird catches the worm … and all that stuff :)

 

And, what’s a post without a picture?

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I know I have dropped the ball a bit on the 5th business birthday celebration gifts.  I am working on Day 4.  It involves a great deal on some of my fine art prints, but setting up my new etsy.com shop is taking a bit longer than I thought.  I’m almost done and will post the Day 4 special when it is.  It should be up sometime tomorrow and will be valid until end of the day on Thursday.

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