Why Print with your photographer?

*Side note: This image is 5 years old. I will do this again soon with recent work*

     This is the exact same photo-- It's been printed with several different companies! Some of these are awful, and some aren't so bad. Is that something you're willing to risk?

     You invest a sizable amount into a photographer based on personal styles, color, context and more- why risk printing your beautiful images with a company who could crop them oddly, or even change the colors?

     I do the best I can to offer beautiful print products from the professional printer of my choice at a realistic and affordable price. I spent a lot of time going back and forth with them and calibrating my monitor  to match their printing to ensure you'll receive the most accurate physical products.

If you print with me all of your images come to me before you see them. If there is anything about them that is not perfect, I contact the company or make changes to the image and send it out again. Quality control is a guarantee. If you print with another company I can't guarantee or promise your images will be as beautiful as they are on your screen.

It is something to consider!! :) I hold onto your gallery for quite some time, there is never a time period to far away to print your families images!

Brand New to One Year Milestones Bundles!

Birth to 1 year bundle!!

     When my youngest was born I thought it would be fun to take a photo every month with the same suit case to watch her grow!! Some of these images were taken with my DSLR, some with my cell phone, and some with my point and shoot. Looking back, I wish I would have taken the time to take her to the studio and set the lighting up just right. Hindsight. 

     That’s why I want to offer something special to you!!!

     I can find/make/create a special prop for you or you can bring something every month that’s special to your family. I used a suit case, but yours could be a boat, book, bow, bird house, teddy bear— there are so many options!!!!

Option 1: 

Newborn, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11 months, and 1 year.

 4 digital images for newborn and 1 year, and 2 images for all of the other months. After the 12 month session I’ll prepare for you an 8x10 album with all 30 images!!!

 $600 

Payments in full at newborn session pay $575. Payment Option: $200 at newborn session and $33 a month.

Option 2: 

Newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year. 

4 digital images for newborn and 1 year and 2 digital images for the other months. After the 1 year session I’ll prepare an 8x10 album with all 14 images. 

$440

Payments in full at Newborn Session pay $420. Payment Option: $160 at newborn session and $70 every 3 months. 

This is brand new package, so I don’t have any examples yet, this is the best I’ve got!! I can’t believe how much I have learned about posing and lighting in the last 3 years!!! I chose not to re-edit/re-touch/Re-process these because this is how it was! :) 

If you have any questions please feel free to ask!!

Candice

candice@FlashPhotoStudios.Info

www.FlashPhotoStudios.Info

(850)339-0997

Mini Sessions

I love photographing new babies, toddlers, and children- Full sessions, mini sessions, holidays- I love to photograph people.<3

Mini sessions come around every holiday-- They're so much fun, and have adorable themes! I have done princesses, superheroes, Halloween, Christmas, Easter, birthdays and Spring- you name it!!!

I offer mini session options 3 days a week! You choose the theme- no session fee- you only pay for what you choose and you pick the theme!! I have many backdrop and prop options, and you're more than welcome to bring you're own too!

I'll still offer special themes here and there, but this option is good all year long!!!!!

Full sessions at a time that's convenient for you are always available as well, You have longer time limits and more more options for families!

No matter what type pf session you choose, themes or no theme I'd love to meet with you to talk about your vision for your session!

Available Mini Session days are Tuesday/Thursdays/Fridays with start times from 9am - 11:30am.

Look for an all day Saturday themed mini session day soon!!!

Getting Ready for Headshots!

If you're a professional looking to have professional head shots taken, check out these simple tips!!


1. Clothes. Solid colors look the best. (Also, consider your brand) Bold patterns are often distracting and take away from YOU. If you do chose a pattern, I suggest a subtle one. 


2. Skin. Drink plenty of water the week prior to make sure you looking fresh, smooth, and hydrated! 


3. Nails. Sometimes your hands are in the shot, filed, with no chipped polish just in case is ideal. If you did get a manicure for them, let me know and I will make sure we see them! Seriously, fixing chipped polish is photoshop is NOT my favorite hobby!


4. Facial Hair. Prepare by by trimming, plucking and/or choosing a style for shaving facial hair about a week prior and possibly preparing a few days before. Knowing that plucking can leave red marks, bleaching irritates skin, and waxing is often inflamed be sure to do these things a couple of days before your session. (I may have done this to my teenager once and her eyebrows were painful! 


5. Make-up. Make-up can be so much fun, and you want to look your best, but don’t venture to far out of your normal, you want to be recognizable. If you don't typically wear BRIGHT pink eye shadow and wings, your head shot is not the day to start. 


6. Know what you want. You know what kind of style you’d like. Let me know, we’re in no rush and want to make sure you’re getting what fits your personal brand and style. I have plenty of poses, but knowing what you like is very helpful!

A Personal Project!

I really love newborn photography. I love the way babies smell, and coo, and the soft nosies they make when they’re snuggled. Sometimes I work on personal projects just for me, or my children. 

My teenager loves Pinterest, specifically supernatural memes- let me tell you I have learned more about Sam and Dean via memes than actually watching the show. Anyways, she found a photo of a girl stepping in a large book, like a fairy tale theme and asked if I could do that for her. “I have no idea. Let’s try”

We went out with no real plan and just started snapping away. 

I’m not even sure what went wrong. Sorry Love, back in the dress, grab the bug spray and back outside!!! This time we took it a little slower and started with the pieces separately. 

Once they were all together I had to spend some time with photoshop. 

Ok- So it still isn't "perfect" but it is definitely closer! At least this time she doesn't look like she shrunk!!!!

We're having a great time together trying new things and figuring out how to do this! Stay tuned over the next year to watch our progress with this project!!!

Shout Out to my Number One for such a great idea!!!

What NOT to wear to your session!!!

First, I would like to thank my friends from the bottom of my heart for agreeing to dress up and model for me!!! I love you all very much for your willingness to help!!!!!

Getting down to business. 

   

     Outfits that are comfortable are important because its easy to have fun and smile and be yourself when you're comfortable. Consider just HOW comfortable. 

Wardrobe malfunctions are unfortunate! It is your job and mine to make sure they don't happen! When you look back at your portraits undergarments aren't what you want to see!!!

   

 

 Patterns and colors that celebrate your style are important! Clothing that “matches” or “go together” help flow the mix of colors in the image. BUT, They can’t be so scattered they look off! Patterns must live in harmony with each other!

You spend so much time looking for the PERFECT dress and you look AMAZING! BUT... AHHHHH WHAT ARE THOSE??????

Sometimes we get so caught up looking for the perfect outfit we forget about what we plan to put on our feet! 

 We can fix this! Just lose them all together. Shoes are over rated anyways. 

                                  ALL BETTER!

     

     Make-up is important for many women, it can enhance features to make women look and feel amazing and even more beautiful. However, if you don’t typically wear a lot... the birth of your baby is not the time to start wearing a massive amount.   

     When you look back at your session what do you want to remember? If its not a make-up style you don't wear every day, maybe its best to save this look for another time!

All one color isn't ideal! Show off your personal style, and if you're personal style is all black/all red/all yellow consider some pops of color! Bright jewelry in coordinating colors, hair pieces, a scarf-- other things to bring some colors and help your personality shine through. 

AND LAST but NOT least... For the LOVE of photographers sanity everywhere PLEASE take the hair band OFF of your wrists!!!!!!!! 

(I totally did this myself for my last family session! *Hides face in shame*)

     There is nothing like a great outfit, great pose, beautiful smile than getting home, opening the images in Photoshop and finding a hair tie on 546 images!!!!! 

Seriously friends, thank you for your help! There you have it folks, a few things NOT to wear for your photo session!!! 

Coming next week, What TO wear!!! 
Featuring: My Loving and happy to always help children! 

Dear Mama

Dear Mama, 

This week my family has been vacationing and one stop was to my in-laws home. The children laughed excitedly at old photos of their dad (convinced it was really them and we were teasing)!

     I noticed we didn’t have a ton of my mother in law with my husband. Plenty of dad and kids, but she wasn’t in a ton. So I asked. She said she didn’t because so many times she didn’t look how she wanted too, her hair wasn’t done, or clothes weren’t right. Her son, and my children don’t care, they just want to look back and remember her. When she is gone we won’t care if the photo we have is of her messy hair in the kitchen making breakfast, we just want to have something to look back at! I asked if she had a lot of her mom, same. We went to visit my dad and he said the same. My grandma just isn't in many at all. I can't remember her face, and I wish I had something a little more here and there to look back on. 

     Mamas, make sure you’re in photos with your children! Professionally (hint hint, I know a great one!) AND ask your husband, your friends to take some too! One day it won’t matter if your hair and make-up aren’t done, it won’t matter if you’re in pajamas. Go home and take photos of your mother against her will if you must. ;) 

Take the photo even if you have to ask a ten year old. 

Even if you have to ask a teenager who is pretending she doesn't know you. 

And especially ask your husband who has no idea how to work the zoom!! 

*Disclaimer: The photos in this blog do not represent the style of Flash Photo Studios, but they do represent Candice's life taken by her loving family. <3