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Southern Maryland Children’s Photography

Things have been busy around here and I’ve neglected the blog again.  Sorry old pal!  I’m going to fill this post with tons of super cute kiddos in hopes that it earns me forgiveness! 

Seriously, who needs a thousand words when one will do???  Awwwww!!!!!

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Southern Maryland Senior Portraits

Well senior portrait season is in full swing.  I LOVE this time of year!  Tons of gorgeous subjects who follow directions and who don’t make me work up a sweat chasing them down and doing silly dances to make them smile.  Don’t get me wrong, I adore my tiny subjects, but senior portraits are nice for a change of pace for a couple months out of the year.  :)  

I just finished proofing this beauty’s session and I couldn’t help but share some here.  LOVED her outfits!!  LOVED her session!  I hope she has an amazing senior year!!!

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Magic of Childhood Mini Sessions | Maryland Children’s Photography

We are now booking special mini sessions that celebrate the magic of childhood.  Does your child have a special stuffed animal he can’t leave the house without?  Does your daughter spend her days having tea parties with her favorite dolls?  Do you have a super hero or fairy princess?  Or maybe you just want to capture your kids in fits of giggles or chasing butterflies or bubbles?  These mini sessions are all about documenting those sweet moments in your child’s life. 

Sessions will take place on Saturday, June 12th in St. Mary’s County.  (If this date will not work for you, or if you have a special location in mind that you would like to use, please contact me.  I am not limiting these sessions to this date alone).  Sessions will last 20-30 minutes and you will have your choice of a traditional printed session or digital session.  The print session is $150 and includes an online gallery with 5-7 proofs from which to chose the following:  (1) 8×10, (2) 5×7s, (1) set of wallets and a mini desktop storyboard.  The digital session is $250 and includes a cd with 5 digital negatives with personal printing release and one 5×7 print of each negative. 

I will provide an assortment of props such as super hero capes, pettiskirts, bubbles and balloons, but I highly recommend bringing your own toys or costumes from home that have special meaning to your child.  Please contact me by email (alicia@baybreezephoto.com) to schedule your session or discuss your ideas.

A Mother’s Day Gift

My morning tomorrow just opened up and I was thinking about doing something special for Mother’s Day. Soooo, the first two people who email me ( alicia@baybreezephoto.com ) will get a free mini session tomorrow morning for themselves or a friend. Sessions will take place at 10 and 10:30 in St. Marys County so the winning moms and their kids must be available for the session at that time.   The session and one 8×10 are a gift from me. Additional prints may be purchased separately. Happy Mother’s Day!!

Spring Portrait Special | Maryland Photography

I don’t know about you, but I am thoroughly enjoying this gorgeous spring weather!  To celebrate all the beautiful spring color and lovely weather I thought I would offer some special spring mini sessions.  For the next two weekends (4/24 & 4/25 and 5/1 & 5/2) I will have a limited number of mini sessions available with the following portrait collection choices:

Buds~$125  Includes:  session + 1 8×10, 2-5×7s and 1 set of 8 wallets

Blooms~$250 Includes:  session + a cd with 5 digital negatives with one 5×7 print of  image

Sessions will last 15-20 minutes and are for single child, siblings or an immediate (parents and children) family group.  There are a limited number of these sessions available, so please inquire as soon as possible.  Email me at alicia@baybreezephoto.com with any questions or to book a session.

Because there is a little superhero in all of us…

I am going to be offering some special sessions this spring celebrating the magic of childhood.  Maybe you have a princess, a fairy, a knight or a superhero.  Maybe your little guy loves his airplanes, or your little girl can’t leave the house without her teddy bear.  In the coming weeks I’ll be announcing some special sessions to document these magical childhood moments for you! 

Here are some superheroes who were nice enough to take a pause in their crime fighting to help me do a little practice session. 

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Thanks guys!  xo

Share The Love

In honor of Valentine’s Day I’d like to announce our Share The Love Sessions. Book your 2010 session and get two for the price of one. You can either schedule bothsessions yourself if you are planning on two sessions this year, keep one and give one as a gift OR split the cost with another friend or family so that you both get half off your session fee. Offer ends February 10th.

Then and Now | Maryland Children’s Photography

I WAY overshot this session.  He was sooo fast I was afraid that I wasn’t going to have any photos in focus or they were all going to be a fraction of a second too late and I wouldn’t have any of the shots I wanted.  (Typical two year old!  HA HA!)  Well, I was faster than I thought and now I have too many cute ones.  :)   I could just eat this kid up!  He is the kind you want to scoop up and take home with you.

I just had to dig up a photo from his session this time last year. I love getting the chance to watch so many cutie pies grow up. Then: 

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And now:

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I couldn’t say why, but this is my absolute favorite photograph from this session.  That perfect little angel, sweet as sugar face, but you can still see he was up to something!

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I was also sooo excited to learn that he is going to be a big brother!  I can’t wait to meet the newest addition to this great family!

Sometimes you just know | Southern Maryland Senior Portraits

Sometimes when I am in the middle of a session I get a shot that I just know is going to be THE shot.  This was it for this senior session:

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This is my second “little sister” this year.  I took her sister’s senior portraits two years ago.  It’s frightening how quickly time passes!

Holiday Portrait Specials | Maryland Photography

Boy, I feel like I need a drum roll.  :)   Sorry it’s taken me forever to post this.  We had a nasty cold bug in our house and it took forever to get through all five of us.  Pretty miserable couple of weeks, especially for the baby.  I’ve been getting tons of emails about my holiday sessions so I knew I had better get busy and post.  Here we go….

Holiday Mini Sessions
15-20 minute sessions
3-5 proofs
1 outfit
up to 5 people (each additional person add $25)

Poinsettia~$250
Includes:
session
1-8×10
4-5×7s
1 set of 8 wallets
50 holiday cards

Mistletoe~$200
Includes:
session
5 digital image files on cd with personal printing release
5-5×7s (one of each file included on your cd

Holly~$175
Includes:
session
1-8×10
2-5×7s
25 holiday cards

Of course you may also book one of the full regular or digital sessions that are listed on our pricing page if you would like more proofs from which to choose.  Remember, sessions must take place by November 15th for guaranteed Christmas delivery and sessions are very limited this year.

As a special incentive to book early, I will be gifting the first five people who reserve mini sessions an adorable mini storyboard, and the first five to reserve full sessions a mini holiday brag album.  They are both sooo cute!  You’re gonna love them!  Hurry up and email me now at alicia@baybreezephoto.com