TTMA 1 year old photo sessions

[erbear]

I have this dress from Gymboree and I bought this t-shirt ($4 on childrensplace.com).




I want to buy this in silver and a ruffle diaper cover from etsy:



I also want to find a headband in pink and silver that has a #1 on it. Anyone find one on etsy?

[periwinkledaydreams]

We haven't done any professional photos yet but I did buy a groupon for a family sitting. Its just like at JCPenney or something like that but at least they will be pro photos to hang in the house! I really meant to do a session at 6 months but we never did, so we'll get it done around one year.

Definitely just taking our own pictures at the bday party.

[Bluedaisy]

We paid for professional newborn, Halloween, Christmas and Easter pics. DH is totally over paying for photos so we are going to attempt our own. If it was up to me we'd book them with a photographer.

[tiffbot]

Apr 26, 2016 18:28:51 GMT -5 sugarkissed said:

Apr 26, 2016 16:14:41 GMT -5 mbjune13 said:

@surgarkissed That shot is great!! How far is too far for you? Canada isn't that big

You pay travel and I'm there! Haha.   

Since little mbjune13 and baby tiffbot have the same birthdays and we live super close to each other we'll set up the parties so you can hit both please and thank you

[tiffbot]

But for real, we won't be hiring a photog for one year pics. We didn't for DS either. I like keeping up with pro family pictures every so often and that's all we do. I will be excited to see everyone's though!

[purple]

We didn't do newborn pictures because I'm not very keen on studio photos. Just personal preference!

However, one of the babies who goes to some of the same classes as L has a mum who is a professional photographer, and she specialises in outdoor photography. She took some photos for us at six months free of charge, because she only moved to the area when she was pregnant so she's trying to build up her business. My profile picture is one of hers. It's particularly impressive for outdoors in Scotland in December! We'll pay her to take some photos in June, and will probably do that every year from now on.

[Widget123]

We used to go to the sister of one of my BILs friends who worked at the Picture People (a commercial chain), but she took a break from that. So we'll try going back there to see someone else because they are really convenient. Id love to do it myself but i am terrible at that sort of thing. Kids that never want to sit still dont help

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erbear I love that floral border print dress

[tjanca22]

I found a photographer new to the area and trying to grow her business. She charges $185 for a 3hr session and we get printing rights. I asked if we can do outdoor pictures and she said no problem. Hopefully DH and I can pop in on a few pictures with E. We went with a different newborn photographer and we paid way too much for the session and I didn't like most of them. Hopefully this new person will work better since she's cheaper and her online albums look like great quality.

Now I need to find an outfit or two for E and something for me and DH to wear. Any ideas for boys? I'm jealous of all the cute girly stuff!

[mrsdee1982]

We were referred to our photographer through a friend when we were looking for a newborn photographer. She does amazing work so she has become our designated family photographer. She is charging us $100 for C's 1st birthday/cake smash session. She sends all of her edited, high def pics on a disk, so we have the option of printing as many or as few as we'd like and we can print anywhere. madymoiselle - I think you and I are near each other, I'd be happy to PM you her information

And, PDQ, but since we're sharing:

This is printed on a large canvas on our living room wall:
*poof*

And this is on a canvas in our bedroom
*poof*

[islandgirl14]

$300 seems like a lot! But, I also know that prices can vary regionally... We pay $150 for a family session, and $75 if it's just the kid. We use a lady that does it out of her home, so to speak. She has a little studio in her basement for indoor photos, and we go outside when it's nice out. She does a really great job! We got her through word of mouth/referrals. For our 1yr session we are doing family portraits outside, assuming the weather cooperates!

[sabrinaml]

One of my best friends is a photographer. She stopped for a few years because she felt her camera was out dated but her husband bought her a new camera right around the time C was born. She did the newborn photos we have as well as our fall family photos. We're doing C's smash cake session may 22nd and we'll do some 1 year photos before the cake. We're just doing them in my backyard. Since she is/was just starting up again (and wanted to use our pics to grow the business) she didn't charge us for our newborn or family photos. We got a disc with all the edited photos on there and rights to print. Even if she doesn't want to charge I'm paying her something for C's 1 year session.
Next up is figuring out what C will wear. DH and I can be in photos as well but haven't decided if we will or not.

[Deleted]

We're doing family pictures three weeks after his birthday so we'll just use that session as his one year pictures. We'll be in Maine and are meeting on a sand beach by a light house. Our session is $400 for an hour (which is typicalfor photjoirnalist/natural sessions here, can't speak for ME) and we get non commercial rights to all the pictures plus a CD. Good photography is something Im always willing to pay for.

Eta:
www.whimsicalyearsphotography.com

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Apr 28, 2016 16:44:25 GMT -5 @imapenguin said:

Apr 28, 2016 15:21:45 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

We're doing family pictures three weeks after his birthday so we'll just use that session as his one year pictures. We'll be in Maine and are meeting on a sand beach by a light house. Our session is $400 for an hour (which is typicalfor photjoirnalist/natural sessions here, can't speak for ME) and we get non commercial rights to all the pictures plus a CD. Good photography is something Im always willing to pay for.

Eta:
www.whimsicalyearsphotography.com

Do you have a Denver area photographer you'd recommend? I want to do Christmas card pictures in October, but it will be only a few weeks after our move, so I need to schedule it before we get there. I know photographers here book their fall sessions early.

Absolutely.

www.katieneumanphtography.com

Katie is our usual photographer here.  We've done our family pictures with her since DS1 was 4 and she also did our wedding. She's fantastic, very reasonably priced, and one of the nicest people I've ever known.