J. Passon Artistic Portraiture

[ little man ]

This little guy came to me by a special referral so I just had to squeeze him in during my "time off".  So adorable--don't you agree!?!?  His dad was so easy going and great to work with--even when little man 'C' wasn't too sure about me and seemed to be doing some teething.  You could say that my new toys were definitely initiated with a little drool and chewing.  Nevertheless, I was able to capture some great images.  I love his age, the 7-10 month category, because they aren't too sure about strangers which gives those great wide-eyed looks.  I love a serious, bright-eyed baby!  This isn't a sneak peek as his dad has already seen the gallery but I wanted to share a few with everyone else.  I look forward to watching this little guy grow with another session in the early summer hopefully!

 

[ in daddy's hands ]

Slowly making my way through some images...nothing sweeter than a newborn baby girl in daddy's hands--especially when it is my baby girl!

[ sweet feet ]

Perfection.

[ announcing ]

Sigh...I have been away from the blog too long.  Partly I was waiting to send out our announcements to family and friends so that I could post it here for all of you.  They went out in the mail two days ago and I just can't wait any longer!  Here is the gorgeous announcement designed by Pink Rabbit Design featuring two images I took of our little girl on day 4 and day 5.  Crazy to think she is 3 1/2 weeks old now! 

We are starting to get in a groove around here which I'm hoping will give me some time and energy to process all of her newborn pictures as I'm dying to see them myself and show them to everyone!  In addition to her pictures, I have 3 clients having newborns in December so it will be a month full of babies.

Enjoy...

This is the full image of what is on the front above:

 

[ failure ]

Sigh...okay, I completely admit that I am a total failure when it comes to posting more images of our new little one.  Quite honestly all of my "free" time is spent working on client holiday orders and well, I don't want to rush the processing of my own images and it is so hard to pick my favorites to post.  I think that some of you may come literally knocking on my door if I don't get something up here soon!  I know I keep saying to check back...but really, do check back in the *near* future.  Eventually I will have an amazing slideshow of all of my favorites--and the slideshow itself will be a sample of an incentive available to clients in 2010!

Have a happy week and I'll be posting soon!!!

[ deadlines ]

Holiday Greetings...and deadlines!

Deadlines for holiday orders are quickly approaching--despite the fact that it has felt like summer the past two days!

November 15th: Portrait Folios, Jewelry/Accessories, Canvases (canvases ordered after this date may not arrive in time for Christmas)

December 1st: Prints (ala cart and Wall Collections) and Holiday Cards

**Processing time for all orders is approximately 2 weeks from when payment is received.**

If you are in need of the contact sheets from your session or require any assistance with placing an order, please contact the studio.

[ extra mile ]

This client and I have a very special relationship.  Pretty much all of my clients fall into the "I would do anything for them" category, but this family is in a category all their own and I love going the extra mile for them.  I first met mom almost exactly 2 years ago when I photographed her pregnancy session just 3 weeks after my first daughter was born.  I wasn't back to work yet but she had just been referred to me and I couldn't say no.  After recently giving birth to my first daughter I understood how special a pregnancy session was for her.  Over the past couple of years we have had great sessions!   This particular session was originally scheduled for a couple months ago, but between bee stings, the flu and the weather, the session never happened before I gave birth to our second daughter 2 weeks go.

Call me crazy, but with a great forecast in place and me feeling pretty good (despite the lack of sleep!), I contacted mom and set up the session for last week--just 9 days after having my baby!  Go ahead...you know you want to say I've totally lost my mind!!  The session went great and the boys were so much fun.  I'm thrilled that mom was in some of the images as these are timeless moments.  Enjoy this peek...and I promise that some images of our little newborn (who is already two weeks old...sniff!) will be coming soon!

 

[ more coming soon! ]

Poor neglected blog...and blog readers!  I promise that there are several blog posts coming soon...let's just say that the last 2 weeks have been a constant "newborn session" around here and I have been trying to get my little one to cooperate for me.  Needless to say she is definitely a photographer's daughter--already putting up a fight about having to be in front of the camera.  She has defied pretty much every general "newborn" rule and well, it is a good thing that she is so sweet and that we love her to pieces because her many sessions have been quite the nightmare!  I'll post some more peeks of her first 2 weeks as well as some other studio info, news, etc.

Check back soon!!

[ more client shares... ]

I love it when a client emails me pictures of their walls--featuring the works of art that they ordered.  First is a 20x40 gallery wrap canvas of two adorable sisters!  The colors on this canvas were amazing!!

Next we have a wall gallery of 4 11x14 prints of two of the cutest brothers.  This is a great example of how to mix color and black and white in the same gallery.