Brinley | Lafayette Baby Photographer

This beautiful 3-month old came to see me this weekend from Lafayette! Ashley, thanks so much for making the trek down here with Brinley!

Tysone | Indianapolis Newborn Photographer

Remember this couple?

Jennifer and I met early on in my business through a mutual acquaintance. We lost touch over the past year, so when she contacted me a few months ago to let me know she was expecting again, I was thrilled! We took a few maternity pictures during my Haiti mini session fundraiser day and today I got to meet her little bundle of joy, Tysone!

This shot is just slightly out of focus, but I had to grab it quick. Isn't he so adorable?!

Jennifer, I'm so glad you were able to make it over today and extra super glad you were so flexible and willing to step outside the norm to take some pictures outdoors! Both of your boys did an excellent job today! It was a pleasure working with all of you and I'm so honored to be your photographer.

Product Update: Accordion Mini Books

Accordion Mini Books are one of my fastest growing favorite products! I first announced these back in the late fall and they made their debut here on the blog in January. (Thanks for helping me find that, Katy!) Previously I was simply placing images directly into the template, but now I'm offering custom templates as well as custom covers! Here's a sample from Sarah's session a few weeks ago:

I highly highly recommend these adorable little books. Parents and grandparents LOVE them and they are small enough (3x3) to carry around in a purse or a pocket! I definitely encourage you to consider these with your next portrait session!

For Sale: Nikon D40

The time has finally come for me to part with my Nikon d40. I purchased this camera brand new 2 years ago when I started my business and used it for about 8 months before I upgraded to the Nikon d80. I kept it as my backup camera, but now I'm getting ready to upgrade again so my d80 will be my new backup. The sale of my d40 will go towards my d700.



The d40 is in PERFECT condition - no scratches, dents, or dings anywhere! And I have never had any performance issues with it.





The price listed is for the sale of the BODY ONLY, but the kit lens (18-55mm/3.5-5.6) can be purchased new for $100 from B&H Photo - or if you prefer, I'll throw in my used kit lens, still in great condition due to its low usage, for another $80 (non-negotiable) if you don't want to hassle with purchasing a new one.









It should be noted that this is not a professional-grade camera and that the d40 does have lens compatibility issues with some of the higher grade lenses. (All lenses can be USED but some require manual focusing.) This is the perfect camera for non-professionals desiring to own a DSLR but not wanting to pay the big bucks. And despite the recent Nikon additions of the d3000 and the d5000, the d40 still ranks higher in performance and costs less money according to some!





I am starting the bids at $225 (which I consider a steal considering the low shutter usage and mint condition) and will accept bids until midnight on Friday, June 4th. If you're interested, please email me at heidi (at) indyphotographyonline (dot) com. Shipping costs and insurance are included in your purchase. Once paid, the sale is final. No refunds will be given.

So, to wrap up, here's what you'll be getting:

Nikon d40 body (used)
optional 18-55mm/3.5-5.6 kit lens (used)
2 batteries (or maybe it's 3)
1 battery charger
camera manual
shipping and insurance

Please feel free to post general questions in the comments section so others can see. Happy bidding!

Silly Girl | Indianapolis Child Photographer

Camden | Indianapolis Newborn Photographer

Remember this beautiful momma?

 

Well, her little Camden has finally arrived! All 9 lbs, 5 oz of him! So I guess....not so little Camden. :) At any rate, he was still a squishy baby and I loved having him come to visit me. Jeff and Kristin, I'm so glad you chose me as your maternity and newborn photographer! It's been great getting to know you and your sweet Camden. I hope to see lots of you in the future. :)

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If not, you will after watching this....

Sarah | Indianapolis Baby Photographer

Were you wondering what this post was all about? In case you missed it, I announced on Facebook (quite suddenly) on Friday afternoon that I wanted to do a baby session downtown on Saturday morning. The first commenter on my fan page won a free mini-session! (See? There are good reasons to be a fan!) Katy was fast and managed to grab that slot within the first few minutes it was announced. You've seen her daughter Sarah before if you've been following my blog for very long. Looking back at her pictures from November, I cannot believe how much she's grown in just 6 months!

Katy, I'm so glad you and Sarah were free yesterday morning! Hope you love these. :)

To the rest of you: Be sure to scroll down all the way to the bottom of this post for a great announcement!

For the record, downtown is my favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite FAVORITE (you get the idea??) place to shoot! I'm hoping that these images will encourage some of you who might be planning on a studio session for your baby or toddler to schedule an outdoor session instead!! 

Sooo.....because I love shooting outdoors, because I love children, and because it's a beautiful  cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, I'm offering all* on-location portrait sessions (normally $100) for the price of a studio session ($80) for the month of June only!!!! I will be out of town for part of June, so book your session as soon as possible to ensure you get in!

*This discount does not apply to senior portrait sessions.

Run to Facebook!

If you have a baby around 6-12 months of age, you may want to SPRINT over to my Facebook fan page right now to find out what's going on tomorrow morning! Run, run!

Failure

It's a terribly wonderful thing that my God is so great, because on my own....I'm a complete failure. I constantly find myself doing things I wish I wasn't doing and not doing things I wish I was doing. I yell at my kids, put off doing the dishes, spend too much time on Facebook, fail to do my husband's laundry, forget to make dinner, sleep in too late....and the list goes on. I would be absolutely, totally and utterly lost without my Savior. I am so so grateful for the great love He has for me. Even though I don't deserve a single ounce of it.

I Love Her | Indianapolis Baby Photographer

Sometimes I forget to take pictures of my own kids. And when I remember, I usually forget to do anything with them. They sit on my hard drive....unprocessed, unblogged, and unprinted. But this weekend the kids were playing in the backyard and I was hit with the fact that this part of our life is so fleeting. So I grabbed my camera and snapped some pictures. Here's my sweet Savannah, already 7 months old!!!