Keeping things simple. That is my personal and professional goal for 2012.   Over the past few years, I have watched my photography style emerge and develop.  I believe that I tell a family’s story of simple, true love and emotion.  I don’t need fancy props or funky locations.  Give me a field, a blanket and a family and I will show you their spirit.

So, I believe it’s time my product offerings reflect my simple style. When I first opened my business 4 years ago, I did not offer my images on a CD.  I love the feeling of holding beautiful prints in my hands and knowing the work it took to create those images.  Handing over a CD just didn’t feel right.  I was afraid of having those images printed by cheap labs that make awful prints, destroying my hours of editing.  But over the years, I have found consumer labs that I trust and recommend to my clients. I have created detailed instructions on how to archive and prints photos from CD.  And I have developed trust in my clients, knowing they want their portraits to look as beautiful as I do.

So, I have decided to offer only Digital Collections.  These collections will offer clients the chance to have the printing rights to the photos they select for their CD.  There will be several simple collections from which to choose.  I also will offer prints, coffee table books, wall galleries and canvases a la carte that may be added onto the collections.   These simple offerings will hopefully make it easier for my clients to choose and for them to have all of the images they wish from their sessions to archive.

If you are interested in learning more about my Digital Collections, please email me at melissa@melissacorcoranphoto.com and I will send you more information.

January and February are booked.  I do have availability for my Winter Mini Sessions still in March, as well as a few newborn openings.  If you are interested in an outdoor family session, I am now booking spring and summer sessions.

And finally, here is a sweet mini session from last fall.  We shot this on a very blustery November afternoon!

Details on my Winter Mini Sessions are below. Please note that these sessions are for maternity and babies under 2 years.

I am very lucky to know these beautiful people and call them “family”.  Thank you for being such wonderful friends, Henken Family!

I really could have shared this whole session.  We shot this mini session in about 30 minutes one fall evening, just as the beautiful hazy light hit the horizon. I am glad I was able to capture these little people once again… before they start driving.   Time is going way too fast…

On a studio note, details for the Limited Winter Mini Sessions are below.  These will be 30 minute indoor sessions (outdoor if weather permits) for maternity, babies, and young toddlers (2 and under).  Please contact me if you’d like more information.  January is nearly full and February and March are getting more limited!

We don’t remember the days.  We remember the moments.   – Anonymous

Thank you so much, Monira and Oscar for having me capture these moments for you.  I always enjoy seeing your beautiful little girl.

I really have nothing more to say than that.  Just soak in Baby Evan’s cuteness.  He is irresistible, don’t you think?

Thank you Stephanie for another fun session with Mr. E.  Can’t wait to see you all again soon!

A little girl…one of the most beautiful miracles in life, one of the greatest joys we can ever know, and one of the reasons why there is a little extra sunshine, laughter and happiness in your world today.
– Author Unknown

No doubt these little girls fill their home with a little extra sunshine…

Thank you  Jessica and Chris for sharing your beautiful girls with me again! I just love seeing how they’ve grown and changed from year to year!

It is truly an honor to be asked by another photographer to photograph their family.  I have been a fan of Mimi Inglin’s work for several years. I’ve watched her girls grow through images on her blog and through facebook. I was just so pleased when she contacted me.  The evening was perfect, the light divine and their family was as beautiful as can be…

What a pleasure it was to meet you, Mimi and Greg!  Your girls are just adorable and you were so easy to work with.  I hope these images make you smile!

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.  ~Marion C. Garretty

I am often a bit envious of the relationships between sisters.  It would be so wonderful to have someone who has known you from the start, who will always be there for you, and who is your very best friend…

It was so great to meet you, Amber!  I am so glad we could fit in a session before you made the trek back to Washington D.C.  Your girls are so beautiful and were such a joy to photograph!

I was so excited when my sweet friend Katie asked me to photograph her adorable Miss Abby while she was visiting from Texas.   Abby, at almost a year, was one of the most expressive little ones I’ve photographed in a long time.  So many cute little faces…

And of course, I had to capture images of Mommy and her little girl.

Thank you so much for asking me to photograph her, Katie.  She is just adorable.  I loved seeing you again!

I love that this beautiful momma not only wanted to celebrate the joy of her pregnancy with our photo session, but also the love she has for her first baby boy.   In a matter of weeks, he will go from seeming like her little baby to being the much older, independent big brother.    What a lucky family his new little brother is to be born into such a family of love.

Thank you so much, Jillian for asking me to photograph this special time for you and your family.  I can’t wait to meet your new little man very soon!

I had a wonderful time with this family and these two adorable little girls.   I had a very hard time narrowing down the images for this blog post!  Here are just a few of the many sweet moments we captured…

Thank you so much for asking me to capture your beautiful family, Melissa.  I hope you enjoy this sneak peek!