First of all, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who took advantage of the Portland Groupon yesterday.  We had a phenomenal response and I am so excited to work with all of you!  Please have patience with us for the next few days as we have been overwhelmed with phone calls and emails and are doing our best to get back to everyone as soon as we can.  We appreciate your understanding

The other big news is the studio phone number has changed!  Please note the NEW number: 503-807-0137

If you call the old number, 503-407-4836, you will still be able to reach us, but the new primary number is the preferred number for all studio inquiries.  Again, it is 503-807-0137

This last month I have been able to look at the studio and make some much needed updates/evaluations.  Not only is the showroom getting a new look, but I am also updating our list of products/services.

***FIRST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT***: Studio Christy will be featuring an AMAZING deal (and yes, we are talking huge steal!) on Portland Groupon next Monday, February 15th, 2010!!!  You can only purchase this special through their website, so you will need to sign up for their emails at www.groupon.com.  This special will only be available for purchase on Monday, February 15th, however your sessions can be booked anytime through the end of 2010!  So if you are considering having a session done at any point this year, you should buy it at the Groupon!

The second thing is that we are now offering an add-on for all sessions.  This is a Style Consultation.  This is optional, however I HIGHLY recommend that you take advantage of it.  It includes the following:

Personal consultation (at your house or the showroom) before the session to review clothing/accessories, and to go over concept ideas for your session.

Between 1 and 3 outfits will be purchased (by me) for your child to wear at their session.  You also get to keep all the clothes/accessories!

$40 per child

Why should you do this?  Because I am the artist, and a lot of the time I have an idea for your child’s shoot that can only come to life with personally stylizing the session!  Stylizing a shoot is a majority of the creativity that goes into a session, and I’m sorry but white polos and jeans just aren’t cutting it anymore!    I will come and see what options you have, and we can talk about the look you want for your child’s session before purchasing the pieces for your session.  I say you will get 1-3 outfits because it will just depend on the child and the look you are going for.  As an example, I got all the clothing and hair pieces used in this session for under $50.  Not all style consultation will result in this many options, but will be the perfect fit for your session.

These images are from last week of Miss Eraya.  I had so much fun shooting with her in SE PDX, especially with the yummy props of cupcakes!  She was such a doll, and I can’t wait to photograph her again!  This is a gallery, so click on the thumbnails to view the full image.