Ashley Madsen Photography

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If you have not yet, please change your link to the new blog:

http://ashleymadsenphotography.com/blog/

My favorite Poems

2009-09-08T01:19:00.001-07:00

Ok, here are my favorites!!! People did good!

I have this girlfriend that is SUPER witty and talented. She's a great writer and I love her!

She wrote her poem and put it on her blog to tell about the giveaway! Creative right? Here it is:

ALICIA:

Ashley The Great

I've mentioned her before,

And I'll mention her again.

Ashley's taking pictures.

Ashley's making friends.

She's a whiz on her laptop,

She's an editing master.

She'll make a masterpiece

Out of a photo disaster.

Aside from her talent,

She's stock full of charm.

Generosity in her hand,

Service guiding her arm.

You've got to check her out.

Though I've said it before.

She's handing out a deal

Too outlandish to ignore.

The grand prize is lovely.

Anticipation's running high!

You can win the giveaway.

All you have to do is try.

Visit her newly opened site.

It will set your head spinning!

Write her a pretty poem,

To increase your chance of winning.

It doesn't take much,

To put down your name.

Leave a cutesy comment,

Put all others to shame!

Tell her you love her.

Tell her she's the Queen!

Tell her she's amazing,

Best you've ever seen.

Then when you're done,

Shout it out on your site.

Tell all of your friends,

And win, you just might.

JACKIE:

A talented girl name Ashley,

Has a spectacular gift to share,

She’s an amazing photographer,

Catching perfect moments with flair!

She is personable and happy

Making photo shoots SO fun!

She’s professional and creative,

Working hard to get proofs done.

Her weddings are elegant,

Children shoots fill me with glee,

Family shots are classic,

Newborn pictures as sweet as can be.

She’s flexible and daring,

Her prices won’t break your bank,

You’ll love what she can do,

With anything you want to create!

No matter the occasion,

You’re choice should clearly be

My dear friend Ashley,

ASHLEY MADSEN PHOTOGRAPHY!

LINDSAY:

Ashley Madsen's pictures blow me away.
If her pictures were food, I'd call them gourmet.
Her artistry makes her rise to the top.
When it comes to photographers, she's the cream of the crop.
Oh, how I yearn and long for the day,
When she tells me that I've won her giveaway!

My MOTHER-IN-LAW:

Ashley’s pictures are oh so sweet
Especially the little baby feet.
Every shot . . . so unique
Go to the website for a little peek.
The girl’s got talent, yes siree
She makes everyone look good, even me.
She captures the moment in a blink of an eye
Don’t settle for less, give her a try
‘Cause when you need a really good shot
Go with Ashley ~ you will hit the jackpot

My sister TIFFANY:

I have a sister named Ashley Marie,

Who has a business in photography.

The pictures she takes are cute as can be.

Check out her blog..... Don't you agree?

There's prints for purchase like the French country.

I love the Grand Canyon, most definitely.

She can travel to wherever you need her to be.

She loves taking pictures out by the sea.

The photos were stunning of Jesse and Brittney.

She captured the moment so beautifully.

My favorites are with each tiny baby.

They are so precious, like that little "Miss B."

I'm glad she's not like Tiffany Lee,

Who has no artistic ability.

And as you can see...

I've wanted to be...

Like my sister, Ashley Marie!

So tell all of your friends and family,

About Ashley Madsen Photography!

2009-08-26T15:00:00.000-07:00

If you haven't checked out the new blog by now... this might get you over there:

GIVEAWAY!!!

What are you still doing here?

2009-08-24T01:47:00.000-07:00

Come on now... don't be too attached.

Move on over to the new blog. It's much more exciting than here.

I have moved on

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to BIGGER and BETTER and I am SUPER excited!!! (can you tell?) You won't be finding updates here anymore; but that's ok cause check me out!!!

The new........... The improved.............

Ashley Madsen photography BLOG!

Let me know what you think. I'll see ya there!

It's that time of year again!

2009-08-17T16:14:00.000-07:00

SENIORS 2010!!! This is the beginning of the new school year and celebrating the new SENIORS!!! Here is one handsome guy and we ended up with one amazing sunset backdrop! Enjoy!

Jesse and Brittney --- MARRIED!!!

2009-08-12T03:28:00.000-07:00

Congratulations you guys! Hope you are having fun on your honeymoon and this will be waiting for you when you get back. Here are just some shots from their big day.

How cute are these little guys!

Here's my thoughts: the garter is IN THE AIR, and the guys' arms are either folded, holding

onto their belt, or in their pockets. Where's the competition?

Beautiful Baby Girl

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This baby girl is so pretty. Just take a look! Enjoy your little girl you guys and I hope you like your sneak peek.

Love this first one!!!

I miss the beach

2009-08-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Have I mentioned how nice it was to shoot in cooler weather for a little while? This is my sister's cute family. Here are some cute shots we got.

I was adjusting something on my camera when Mr. Chase tapped me on the shoulder and whispered, "look, that is a good one! Get it!" Thanks for the heads up buddy! I love it!

Meet Miss P! Cute, red headed, pink skinned, blue eyed Miss P. This little one was not having the best of days and is having about 4 little teeth trying to come through. She couldn't get that hand in far enough!!

But still oh so cute!

And my favorite!

This was a quick shoot, but very fun!

Popcorn Popping

2009-08-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

I think we sang popcorn popping a hundred times on this shoot!!! Other songs didn't work, but this was the magic song. We got So many smiles from this little girl; she was so good. She has grown up so much since this shoot. I love this family and it was so fun to take their pictures at the beach! (so much cooler than Arizona! It was great!)

Bridals..... Take 2!

2009-07-25T02:33:00.000-07:00

This was quite the task to get these bridals done! We were going to try and go up north a little to try and get out of this heat and get more green then desert in the pictures; that wasn't working for us. Yesterday we drove up north, found a spot, as soon as we got out of the car to get the wedding clothes on.... down pour! It was raining pretty good. We tried to wait out the rain while watching the sun go down until we had no more light! So we decided to try again today.

After seeing a very likely chance for more rain up north, we picked somewhere closer to home. We get to this country club and as soon as I start helping lace up the dress... Fire alarm!!!

I think these were well worth it though because I love how they turned out!!!

First up: My Favorite!!

Such a cute Family

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This family was so much fun and all of these

kids were so easy to work with!!! We had a great time in the heat; poor babies were so hot!

Good ol' Arizona right? I have NEVER done this

many pictures in a sneak peek,

but I just couldn't help it!

Take a look at this good looking kid!

Baby Blake

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My cousin and his wife just welcomed their new little boy. He was having a rough time and didn't get to come home right away and we were hoping to get a shoot in while I was in Utah for only a couple days. Well prayers work and he is healthy and was able to come home the day before I left. We did the shoot about an hour after he got home. He is so cute! Congrats you guys; love you!

I absolutely LOVE this first one!

Love these toes

...and these cheeks!

Gorgeous Mommy

Utah

2009-07-07T11:08:00.000-07:00

I was able to go up to Utah last weekend for some family things and a couple shoots. It was gorgeous up there. The drive up was beautiful! Since there has been so much rain this year, it was so green. Plus I went crazy with all the MANY options of shoot locations! There are pretty much 100 location spots per mile in Utah. It would be so easy! You want green? Easy! In Arizona it's a challenge to find awesome locations. Oh the possibilities; I will be going back to Utah in a few months. Email me if you want to schedule something so I know how long to make the trip. madsenphoto at hotmail dot com.

Here are a couple of cute kids! This little boy was so tiny and new. His sister loved to give him kisses and hugs. Sorry for leaving your girl in a sugar high, we got some good ones though! Enjoy the sneak peek!

Cameron and Kalie ~ Bridals

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What a fun couple!!! Thank you Cam and Kalie for dealing with the HEAT!!! We will do anything to get a good shot, deal with many bugs by the water, a water snake charging the bride, me sitting on my 6'6'' husband's shoulders over the water (where the snake just was) to get a better angle. We had a great time. Can't wait for your wedding you guys! The count down is on!

Here is my favorite from the shoot! Gorgeous couple!

Baby Noah

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This is a sweet 1 week old baby boy. He is the strongest little baby I've ever met; especially for only being a week old. It took a little work to get him to go to sleep, but he was a very content baby regardless.

His big sister has quite the big blue eyes! Gorgeous right?! She was in awe of her new baby brother and wanted to show us his nose, belly button, and would keep trying to calm him down when he got fussy. She is adorable!

I can't get enough of these last two of her.

Jesse & Brittney

2009-06-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

This was a fun shoot! Brittney and Jesse were so easy going, up for anything, not to mention a very good looking couple! They came in matching jeans (pockets matched) and I am now trying to convince my husband we need matching jeans and it's not going over so well. I had a very hard time picking out a few favorites... I think I went a little overboard. Can't wait to shoot your wedding!

(ok, so can you tell I can't decide what logo type stamp to use on my photos? I've done 3 different ones in the past couple months. It's a dilemma... I'm very indecisive.)

Sneak Peek for the Hawkins

2009-06-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is the wonderful family that won the Ellery McBride Raffle shoot! Thank you so much Hawkins for your help for this sweet baby girl! ...and we got a fun shoot out of it too!

I wasn't quite sure how it was going to go with 4 kids, 3 yrs old and younger. Surprisingly, it was pretty easy (for me, maybe not the treat giving, dancing, smiling happy moms that helped). These kids were very mild, quiet, and are so super cute! I love the location they picked too.

Such a handsome little man surrounded by all girls!

ENJOY YOUR SNEAK PEEK!

PROMO ENDING:

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To find current promotions that I have, go to the website under pricing and info, and click on promos.

The 50% off a CD promo ENDS July 1st!!! It has been going for more than 6 months and I think it's time to switch it up a bit. Here's the catch: if you read at the bottom of the promos, it says if you have your shoot scheduled, then you can take advantage of all current promotions.

So if you know you want Christmas pictures done, or if you are having a baby later this year, make sure and get those on the books BEFORE July 1st to take advantage of the promo.

Also, if you are a facebook fan or Twitter follower, you have already known about this since June 1st! Click on the buttons on the side bar so next time there is a contest or a promo, you will get to know about it before everyone else!

Photography and pricing Information - Great Read

2009-06-11T03:36:00.000-07:00

This is a very enlightening post about photography that is well worth a read if you have a minute. I do get this question often so please take some time. I did get this off of the professional child photographer blog, and I think they worded it perfectly.

Why Does Custom Photography Cost More?

February 27th, 2008 by admin
Professional child photographer

The digital revolution has brought amazing flexibility and ability to control various factors during the image taking and making process. Photographers, the hobbyist, the professional, the amateur all benefit from this ability to manipulate pixels. However, with flexibility comes a price. Digital camera equipment is still considerably more expensive when you factor in its’ lifespan, the need for additional resources for processing those images, the time it takes to get a usable image and the effort that goes into creating a work of photographic art.

We all know that you can go to the local Walgreen’s and pay a $1.99 for a print - as a client you may wonder why you may pay upwards of $50, $70, $90 for a custom photography print. Photographers hear this statement every once in awhile:

“How in the world can you charge $60 for an 8×10 if it costs me less than $2 to print at x store?”

The truth of the matter is the answer to this question is multifaceted. Much of the cost of a photographic print produced by a professional photographer has a lot to do with the time, equipment costs, artistic vision and reputation of the photographer not to mention expertise and the usual costs of running a legitimate business.

The cost of TIME
Approaching it from a time standpoint, let’s imagine that you have hired a photographer who has work that you love. This photographer is traveling an hour to your destination to photograph your session. Here is an example of a time break down:
session prep time (30 mins - 1 hour, includes equipment and back up equipment checks + vehicle checks)

one hour travel time TO session

15-30 minutes prep time at client’s home

90 minutes-2 hours with client photographing subject

one hour travel time FROM session

30-45 minutes uploading time from digital cards from camera to computer

30-45 minutes time spent backing up the original images

2-5 hours editing time to present you with a diverse gallery of edited images

1 hour prep time getting ready for ordering

2-3 hours time with client for ordering images

1 hour sorting through and checking order

30 minutes-1 hour prep time for delivery

30 minutes-1 hour getting order shipped

any additional phone time or time needed for add on ordering, shipment issues, quality issues

In this example, the time spent per client can range from just under 13 hours to 19 hours - dependent on the photographer’s level of service. This is time dedicated only to ONE session. When the photographer charges $150-$300 for the photo shoot (aka SESSION FEE) you are not just paying for the two hours of session time, you are paying the photographer for 12-19 hours complete time for your session.The COSTS of Maintaining a Custom Photography Business:

Regarding equipment costs, a good quality professional camera with a selection of good optical quality lenses and digital storage mediums and computer set up can run from $10,000-$30,000 costs dependent on the photographer. Even though you can purchase a really good quality digital SLR for about $2100 there are still other costs related to photography. A good lens for portrait photography can run from $900 to $2500. A dependable computer system with software loaded for business and creative usage can run $2500 to $8000 dependent on the photographer.

Then come lab costs for specialty products. A good photographer knows the lab is integral to their success. Photography labs dedicated to the professional photographer often cost more and offer a range of products that allows the custom photographer to continually offer new, innovative products for you, the discerning client.

Discussion other costs of running a photography business could take awhile so we’ll skip many of the intricate details. There is of course much more: including costs of running the business, taxes, studio rental/mortgage if the photographer has ownership of a dedicated studio, vehicular costs, costs of advertising/marketing, costs of sample pieces that the photographer will likely bring to your session, etc.

APPLES to ORANGES to BANANAS:
Often times clients will mention to their photographer that X studio in the mall/department store only charges $19.99 for an 8×10 “sheet” or they may mention other things related to discount photography chains. The fact is those discount chains make their money on volume, not on customized 1:1 service. In February 2007 leased photography retail space by a rather well known discount department store that started in Arkansas closed down 500 of their portrait studios across the nation? The reason is simple, you cannot make money on 99¢ “professional” prints if you do not sell enough of them. Interestingly enough - those same studios that offer the loss leader packages often charge much much more for their a la carte pricing (as high as $40-50 for an 8×10). The whole reason the big department stores began offering portrait services in the first place was to get you, the savvy consumer, in through their door so that you could spend more money with them in other departments. Your “PORTRAITS” are considered the “loss leader”.

Going to a chain studio, as a consumer, you don’t have the benefit of 1:1 attention for 2 hours at your home where your child is allowed to explore, play and be comfortable in their home environment, nor do you get the experience that many custom photographers are known for or the lovely captures of natural expressions. You simply get a bare bones, “SAY CHEESE” experience. Keep this in mind when selecting a photographer.

REPUTATION/EXPERTISE of the PHOTOGRAPHER:

Being in demand, being well known for quality work, having a good reputation often costs time on the photographer’s part. Their expertise comes at a cost, their time learning their craft and learning the intricacies of lighting and the commitment put forth on their end to create a persona about their business that oozes professionalism. A great number of photographers go a very long time from the time that they purchase their first good camera to making money at the business of photography. Many photographers, when first starting out, rush in thinking that the business will be easily profitable in no time, how expensive could it be to get a camera and use it to create their dream? They often neglect to factor in the cost of business, the cost of equipment, software, back ups, etc..

Being of sound reputation, a better professional photographer knows that they must always reinvest in their business to create the reputation of being top notch. To create good work good equipment, reliable equipment, back up equipment is a necessity. The photographer who desires to be known as better/best/unparalelled reputation-wise knows that the most important thing they can do for their business is reliability and dependability. This is how reputations get built. Good work often is a wonderful side product of building that good reputation.

Ellery McBride Fundraiser

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Get out your cash everyone! Tomorrow is a fundraiser for sweet baby Ellery. If you haven't heard her story, please go to her mom's blog and read all about her. We are having a fundraiser to help her parent's with her medical bills and to help her get a helmet for her head!

The fundraiser will be at Habit Salon on the North West corner of Val Vista and Southern. Get your haircut, eyebrows waxed, a massage, and many other things with all the money going to the Ellery McBride Fundraiser.

There will also be a raffle that will be going on and Ashley Madsen Photography will be involved! Go get a certificate for a shoot and 8x10 with all money going to Ellery McBride.

Twitterer, Tweeter... however you say it, I'm Tweeting!

2009-05-31T23:15:00.000-07:00

Ok so here is the twitter story: I had no idea what twitter was, but all I know is there is a lot of hype about it! I was curious one day and decided to see what it was all about; to do that, you need to have an account. I thought why not just to see what it is. Before I know it, I have some followers on my twitter page! Who would really want to know what I'm doing and when I'm doing it ect. Then I started to feel obligated to type something since people were following me!

Now I'm tweeting.

So if you want to know what AMPHOTO is up to... follow me on twitter!!! Maybe one day we will do a giveaway or something fabulous! Oh and don't forget, to be one of the first ones to know what's going on, Facebook fans and Twitter followers will get the news first!

Sweet Little Aspen

2009-05-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

I have been in need of baby shoot for awhile to be around those new little ones. I have been really excited to do this particular little girl. The mom is one of my good friends from High School and I'm loving seeing her be a new mommy. This was the first newborn shoot that I have ever done where we had a wide awake baby the whole time! Not fussy at all, just totally alert and observemant for a week old baby. At the end of the day we did get about 10-15 min nap in.

Look at this sweet smile! We got a few of them.

One of my favorite things about the first baby in a family is watching the dad with them. He finally gets to hold his new baby and it's a mixture of love, excitement, and pride. I am loving these family photos!!!

I couldn't only pick a few, but this one is probably my favorite from the day. Congratulations Hyatt Family!

Heads up:

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If you have a facebook page (or even if you don't) you may want to become a fan of my facebook page very soon. I'm going to be releasing information and deals there first. Let your family and friends know too so they don't miss out!

Click on the button on the side to get to the page!

Beautiful!

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This was such a fun shoot! I have worked with Annie before and she makes it so easy; total natural in front of the camera!!! She knows how to work it and is super gorgeous (not to mention we also had a killer location). I had a VERY hard time limiting the number of pictures to post. Congratulations on graduating Annie!

Tess Epperson

2009-05-08T18:01:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more that we did of Tess. Again, she is an amazing harpist if you need one for a special occasion. I had her play a little for me while we were taking pictures and she is so talented!

Giveaway Winner!

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These cute kids got their pictures done this week since their mom was the giveaway winner! Become a fan on Facebook (link on the right) to be the first ones to know about the next giveaway.

Here's the sneak peek Green Family! I can't wait to show you the rest; some of the faces the kids were making are hilarious! Good thing we had leaves to entertain the little one. We got some good ones.

Take a look:

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The website is up and running! Things are still being added and changed, but at least everyone can see it.

Let me know what you think! Click the link on the side to go over.

Young Love

2009-04-29T00:43:00.000-07:00

I had a chance to shoot a small personal wedding this week. It was just close family, nothing big, but I had fun shooting it. It was also in my mom's yard. My mom has always loved gardening and she does an amazing job at it. I love her backyard. It's gorgeous! (that's why I had my reception there) It's also the perfect time of year right before it gets hot and everything looks so pretty.

Need an amazing harpist? Tess Epperson is incredibly talented and plays beautiful music. Leave a comment if you need her contact information.

Miller Family

2009-04-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

I love this family! They are so much fun and their girls are so cute! Little Brooklyn was more interested in the ducks than pictures and by a couple of the family pictures you can see Addison is more interested in playing with Brooklyn's hair! Very happy kids make for an easy shoot! Hope you like your sneak peek Miller's.

BASHA CHEER

2009-04-24T14:47:00.000-07:00

I got to take pictures of the Cheer squad from Basha High. These girls were a lot of fun! Surprisingly it was much easier to do a shoot with this many girls than I thought it would be. Thanks girls for being so fun to work with!

This last shot is my favorite from the whole shoot!

WEBISTE

2009-04-20T13:53:00.000-07:00

The website will be down for a couple days! I'll let you all know when it's back up!

Komadina Family

2009-04-19T15:47:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute little family! This little girl was so funny; she was much more excited about being BEHIND her little camera than being in front of one. Take a look at her gorgeous eyes and those long eyelashes. And the cute little guy was so happy when someone was talking to him. Enjoy K family!

(lesson learned: When all else fails to calm a toddler down, just sing a song! It works!)

Turning 4!

2009-04-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

This was so cute! I loved all the colors in the balloons, and such a fun way to get ready to turn 4!

Perry

2009-03-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

Gotta love lots of baby girls! This is baby Perry, my new niece! This shoot was definitely a new experience for me because Miss Perry is 6 weeks old; quite a bit older than most newborn shoots, and a lot younger than baby shoots where they can sit up! Since my sister doesn't live here, this was the first time I got to see this cute baby. It was a lot of fun shooting a baby that has quite a bit of cute baby chub.

I needed to add my Mom and sister's favorite picture!

Baby Brighton

2009-03-12T00:45:00.000-07:00

So many pretty babies! This is Miss B in all her pearls! She was so cute. Another pretty baby with gorgeous lips. Her lips really are that pink; I didn't do a thing to them.

She was so much fun for this shoot

Even though it wasn't ALL smiles. Doesn't this last picture just about break your heart?

Little Elena

2009-03-07T22:39:00.000-08:00

Look at these lips!!! This little baby is such a pretty girl. I can't get over her eyelashes and cute little pucker. She was such an easy and content baby too. Love those little ones that stay asleep while we move them all over the place.

Senioritis

2009-03-05T02:17:00.000-08:00

It's that time of the year for Senior shoots!

Seniors are always so much fun because they are so excited to graduate!

This shoot was a blast! Emily was seriously up for pretty much anything and everything.

It was hard to pick only a few to retouch for a sneak peek... so I ended up doing a lot!

This last one I think is my definite favorite shot of the day. I love it!!!

Hope you like them Emily! Congrats on your graduation!!

PHOTO SHOOT GIVEAWAY!!!

2009-02-28T02:44:00.001-08:00

I'm giving away a FREE Photo Shoot!

Click

HERE

to get to my family blog for the giveaway!

Reminder:

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Just a reminder, if you want to schedule a newborn photo shoot and you want the curled up sleepy look, it needs to be in the first 2 weeks of baby's life. This is so important. After 2 weeks, babies seem to wake up and want to wiggle and look at everything.

If you know you want to do a shoot, schedule a holding date around the time of your due date. If you are early or later than your due date, we will work around that.

I'm excited for this busy year of new little ones!

Baby Boy Barlow

2009-02-16T15:01:00.000-08:00

This little baby was not too happy that he had to have his picture taken. We still got some pretty cute ones! This baby is SO loved by his brothers and sister so it was fun to get some of them holding him.

He is not happy at all in this one, but I still thought it was so cute!

Congratulations Barlow Family!

KINDRED

2009-02-07T12:37:00.000-08:00

Introducing Kindred!

I had the chance to take pictures of the group Kindred. It was so much fun. They are working on their first album and it is amazing! Check them out here, and keep looking back for more songs.

Nothing like spending an afternoon taking pictures of gorgeous people who can make you laugh and give you your own private concert.

CHELSEE HUNT

KRISTEN SPENCER

THEY SANG...

AND LAUGHED...

IT WAS GREAT!!! Thanks Girls!

Maternity

2009-02-05T14:46:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago I did this maternity shoot. Can you believe how tiny she is and only had 2 weeks left? Can't wait to meet their little girl when she arrives. Here are just a few to see. (yup, more black and white)

Baby Gus

2009-02-03T11:14:00.000-08:00

One of my good friends had her first baby! It was so fun to see him before they up and moved to California. He is a little chunker. He doesn't look like he is only 10 days old in these pictures. Enjoy pictures of little Landon! (yeah, the title of the post is correct for this post, no his name isn't Gus... hope you like them Jill) Lately I've been totally into black and white. Lovin it here.

WINNER!!!!!

2009-01-02T12:09:00.000-08:00

Stephanie Lundell!!!

Guess you were lucky for 2009! Let me know option 1 or option 2.

GIVEAWAY!!!

2008-12-24T13:31:00.000-08:00

After HOURS of trying to figure out how to put a HTML link on a post AND having my internet shut down everytime I tried... HERE IT IS! kind of... I had to try something else again... if anyone knows HOW to add a link to a post... please leave me a comment.

My first ever GIVEAWAY!!!

Here's how it works:
I have two links below. One is for this blog, and one is for my photography website.

Pick one or both and add them to your side bar on your blog. If you put up both, you get two entrees.
Then leave a comment on this post letting me know you added them and what your blog is.

Deadline is December 31, 2008 and winner will be announced in 2009!!!

What do you win? Two options.

1. You can schedule a photo shoot and get 50% off the sitting fee.

2. You will receive this:

$25 Gift Card to J CREW

If the winner chooses option 1, we'll go for another round. It does not matter where you live. Anyone can do this!
Keep in mind, this is the first time I've introduced this website so to have a lot of people comment, you need to let them know!

When you are adding these to your side bar, choose the option to add an HTML/Java script link.

You can copy the picture of the link, and add it as a picture gadget and add the link to the picture too.... lots of options on how to get the link on your page.

And these are pictures of the links since I have no clue how to add one... so if you click on it, it will take you to photobucket. Man, I guess I'm making you work for this prize. You can always just email me and I will email you the link. madsenphoto@hotmail.com

Link for the blog:

Link for the Website:

Little Elf

2008-12-20T16:44:00.000-08:00

I found this cute little elf hat and had to do a photo shoot with it; especially since it's the holidays. This is little Merrick. So cute! This was a lot of fun to do. Thanks Sharisa!

Chase Family

2008-12-03T22:04:00.000-08:00

This was a really fun shoot! The kids were up for anything: tree climbing, sitting over a waterfall, and an "anything goes" kind of group. I love this first shot with the sun coming through. Great job Chase Family!

Jenkins Family

2008-12-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Such a cute and fun family and a VERY easy going, happy little girl. Enjoy!

Miss Addison

2008-12-03T21:58:00.000-08:00

Such a cute little baby that came 6 weeks early! She was so tiny.

Welcome little Addison.