Furbaby Portraits

Here are a few photos from some recent session.  These are a little different because they are portraits of your pets.  This is something new we are beginning to offer, because we know (from experience) that your animals are part of your family and for some they are your children.  So why should they miss out on getting a great portrait done?!

We will have more information soon about these, but feel free to contact us in the mean time to get the scoop. 

 

Enjoy …….

 

 

 

 

 

comments make us smile

 

-C.

 

40’s pin-up

We are starting to offer something new to the Toledo area, 40’s pin-up style photos.

I found a quote online that I feel best describes what the pin-up style is: “The photography is elegant and tastefully done and truly reflects the innocence of the “greatest generation” of the forties.”

40’s pin-ups also known as “cheesecake” photos are a great way to be suggestive, but still innocent.

Here are a few examples of the pin-ups done this weekend.

I will be sending out an email newsletter very soon about this new addition to Shutter love with more details. Just let me know if you would like to be included in that newsletter.

Enjoy!

Hair and makeup was done by Bonnie from Bella Salon on Lewis Avenue. She did a fabulous job of capturing the 40’s in different hairstyles for all 5 girls. Thank you Bonnie.

-C.

Mother’s Day is coming :)

Mother’s day may seem like a little ways away but now is the time to think about it!We have some great products for mother’s day gifts that your wife or mother will LOVE, the only problem is that it takes 4-6 weeks for them to be made and shipped, which means you need to start thinking about it today!

To view our full product catalogue click here.

We offer a full line of high end beautiful jewelry:

Stay tuned we will be having a mother’s day special for our sessions, so check back soon to see what it is, or better yet send your husbands and children back to check it out soon

-C.

Alphabet Book Sessions

We are so excited about these new products and sessions that we are offering. The alphabet session is where we come to your home or a location of your choice and we photograph your child with an object that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Then we put it together in a custom designed alphabet book that is personal to your child and their learning.

We offer two different sessions products. One has a hardcover thicker board book pages and the other is a soft cover thinner pages.

Check out our product catalogue on our children, family and senior section of our website for prices and come by the baby show on March 16th or call and make set up a time to see them in person, because they are really great books, and what better way for your child to learn their alphabet than in a personal way!

-C.

Fine Art Canvases

I was so excited today when I looked out on my porch and saw I had a package, and it was a big one (I love getting mail and packages so without even  knowing what it was I was excited).  When I saw that it was our new samples of our fine are canvases I was ecstatic.  

So you might be asking yourself what are these fine art canvases.

They are a new product that we are offering starting this year. Fine Art Canvases are  your photographs from your wedding, engagement session, family session, senior session, etc, put printed directly onto a Canvas. They are then professionally stretched onto a 1 1/2″ think wooden frame, like any fine piece of artwork (paintings) normally are.

Here are some photos of our new samples and let me know if you want to see them in person. If you are interested in getting one from a past session we will be glad to rerelease your session so you can pick which photo you want to have put on canvas.

The exciting package that started my day off in a good mood

This one is a 20×30″

This one is a 30×30″ and has multiple images and the birth-date and child’s name these are great to do with a new born and show off all those precious little body parts and facial expressions, because they grow so fast!

Since they stretch them I can add a child’s name on the side (example below) or the photo just continues onto the side which gives it a beautiful finish.

We have found that many people are afraid to hang large photos in you house, people tend to think an 11×14 is large. These are beautiful pieces and memories of your family don’t be afraid to show them off. When you come to a session or sit down to order photos or a canvas think about where you want to hang it. The photo below shows you how small the canvas looks on our wall, for a better impact we should have gotten a larger one and that canvas is a 20×40″ so it’s no tiny 8×10. We just want you to think about where your photo is going and what kind of impact you want to make. Large photos are truly pieces of art and should be treated as such (at least in my opinion )

Fine Art Canvases come in most sizes (starting at an 8×10) and we can even customize sizes if it needs to fit into a particular place.

Prices for the fine art canvases start at $150 and go up to $2000.

Contact me if you are interested in one or finding out more information about them.

-C.