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 made a promise to myself that I would take on more personal projects and shoot what I love more this year.   Nothing warms my heart more than loving images of moms with their children.  So often, we are the ones that are stuck behind the camera.  I know that I personally have 100s of images of my husband with the kids, but it wasn’t until my friend and fellow photographer Raye Law came to visit last fall that I actually had beautiful images of myself with my children. They are something I will treasure for always.

So, I decided in honor of Mother’s Day to hold a limited mini session event just for mothers and their children. I can not wait to capture real, meaningful images that these moms will have forever.   The idea came to me months ago when I read a very moving blog post by Deb Schwedhelm that you can read here . I ask you to take a moment to read what she wrote about waiting for the “perfect time” for photographs. There really is no perfect time. Life goes by in a blink and we just never know what tomorrow will bring…

THE EVENT DETAILS

And now for the best part… the giveaway.   I am so thrilled to be giving away a mini session gift certificate for one deserving mom.  All of us who are mothers know what a difficult job it can be.  Rewarding?  Of course.  The greatest gift?  Most definitely.  But if we are being honest, we all know how hard it is.  I know there are mothers out there who are struggling for whatever reason, but are AMAZING moms.    So, my blog readers… this is your chance to nominate that deserving mom to win this special Mommy & Me mini session.  I have made it so easy for you!  All you have to do is fill out this form about your nominee.  Tell me what you think makes this mom special and why she deserves this giveaway.  All of this is confidential – just between you and me.  I will carefully read through them all and contact the winning mom privately.  This special mom will win a complimentary Mommy & Me mini session and the entire gallery of high resolution images on CD. All I ask is that she allow me to share her images here on my blog.

Please take just a few moments to tell me about that special mom you know  here.  Mention this giveaway to your friends too!  They may know of someone they would like to nominate.  All entries must be received by April 30th.

Some of the beautiful mothers and children I had the pleasure of photographing this past year…

If you are wanting to reserve your spot for the special Mommy & Me mini session event, contact me soon.  Spaces are limited.

Best,

~ M