Mr. K and I met last night for his mini shoot. He is my senior rep for Harrison and a baseball fanatic! So why not go to a baseball field for some shots. It was super fun and boys are so easy going. I love the fact they are up generally for anything.
Love the seats in this one.....
Um, you have a girlfriend K? I think this might be her favorite.....=)
Some useless fun. We all need it occasionally right? Go here loaded with a picture of yourself for some time wasting, i am bored, what can I do now, fun......
This was written by a fellow photographer and friend. So well written and straight out of my thoughts. I think we all must remember how important life is and how quickly it happens. Just another reason why I love my job.
"My 9-hour drives to PA are made a lot more enjoyable by my satellite radio. Last week as I was driving home I was channel surfing and came across a talk show where they were discussing how to avoid the high cost of professional photography for a wedding. Basically the dilemma was how to get high quality, artistic, out-of-the-box different, reliable service…without actually paying much for it. Callers talked about their experiences using a friend, an art or photography student, a hobbyist, or someone who does it on the side without a registered (ie, tax paying) business. Several said they were thrilled with their choices, and some said they were sorely disappointed.
Let me say that I am in a fairly contemplative mood nowadays, as I just had another birthday and we are preparing to move into our dream home in just over a week. But I feel like I just have to share my thoughts on this topic, as it is a question that I myself struggled with as a young mom – why custom photography?
I have always loved photography, even more so when I had children and wanted to capture my wonder at their beauty and their personalities. I knew I didn’t want to forget any of it. I spent so much time trying to breathe in the moments, burn what they were like into my memory forever. I seriously did not believe that I would ever forget the way they looked, sounded, smelled, laughed. I almost didn’t even bother labeling the backs of photographs with dates and ages – I knew that I would instantly remember what age they were in those images, and where it was taken and why.
I was pretty good with a camera, and I was proud of a lot of the images I captured of their sweet faces and expressions and little outfits. I got lots of fun photojournalistic shots that I thought were very cool. I didn’t feel like I needed to spend money on custom photography when I took such great pictures, and besides, there were cute outfits to buy.
Well here it is, nearly thirty years later. The girls are grown, and I’m a nanna. I have been packing up old photo albums and scrapbooks for our move and have had some very sweet moments looking through them. But my underlying thought when I look at them is a feeling of a job not quite complete, and certainly not worthy of its goal of capturing my children completely and beautifully.
What I didn’t realize is that my “mommy goggles” colored the greatness of those pictures I took. At the time, my heart filled in the slight blur, the poor color, the over or underexposures. All I could see were my kids, like a mom views a child’s crayon drawing with pride because her darling produced it. And guess what? The memories do fade. I have to try to decipher an unmarked photo – sometimes I can’t even tell which baby it is!
I want to encourage all of you to take lots of photos, learn all you can about photography, document every happy moment. But I also want to share my experience with you in the hopes that you will not repeat my misguided mistakes. Especially in this economy it is important to cut back on unnecessary expenses, and certainly custom photography is a luxury. But I will tell you that it is one luxury that I wish I would have dedicated more resources to. I always managed to buy them cute clothes that are now so forgotten that it isn’t even funny. I took them to chain store studios to save money, but those images of them with giant bunnies for Easter are not something I would display in my home as art now. How I wish I would have supplemented my own pictures with professional ones!
Over the next few weeks I will be writing about all of the things that make custom photography worth it – and why it costs what it does. I don’t want to convince you just because I’m now a professional photographer (!). It’s because I want to make sure that you don’t have the same sense of loss that I do when the day comes that you have to pack up your own albums. And that day will come faster than you can believe possible."
Here is the link to her awesome work and blog. http://casualmoments.com/
Well we got little E's picture up for the contest of Evansville's/The Nation's Cutest Kid! Votes are $1 and all the proceeds to go NILMDTS. Check out their website here.
http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/
And here is the link to vote. Please help out E with a savings bond and help me become an award winning photographer! WHOOO!
http://www.sandypucvotes.com/pickpic/gallery/image.php?id=1845
Just a new little program I found. Anyone can use it and it's super easy.
http://www.shapecollage.com/
And here is what it does.......SO.MUCH.FUN.
Meet my new senior rep for 2010! This is Miss K! She was the sweetest, most down-t-earth, all american girl I have ever met. She was up for anything and we really had fun! Thanks for a great time and letting me take you to some of my favorite spots. Can't wait to shoot you this summer!
And no I didn't forget about web wednesday, it's just I have been super busy with shoots! So I am going to post one here in a bit!
I am pleased to announce that Hayden Burns Photography is now offering:
The Milestone Baby Plan
We all know that little babies grow like weeds. And along that first year are so many milestones and accomplishments that we want to remember forever. They don't stay little for long you know. So I have created The Milestone Plan Baby Plan. It consists of 3 separate photo sessions (newborn, 6 months and 1 year) documenting each stage in your new child's life. At the end of the year you will receive a 10x20 storyboard (like the one below) with your favorite image from each session. In addition, you will also receive 25 complementary custom made birth announcements. All this for $240!
(various types of storyboards are available to chose from)
If you would like to see examples of the various types of storyboards or birth announcements available, please click on the links to the right.
Is your child Evansville’s Cutest Kid? or even America's Cutest Kid?
Hayden Burns Photography is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.
I am looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.
Models Search Special:
$10 entrance fee, which includes a 20 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery. SESSIONS ARE LIMITED-CALL BEFORE MARCH 27TH FOR A SESSION.
Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.
If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.
If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call me at 812-550-0448. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.
I was out of town yesterday until the wee hours of the AM today so I didn't get a chance to post my web wednesday! I want to share with all of you someone who I have looked up to...someone who is so very dear to my heart.....someone who takes photography to a whole new level......Miss Tara Whitney! I am addicted to her work. It's like a drug to me. If this gives you any ideas for a shoot of your own with me, I am all about this style. Do check out her blog as well for some cool stuff! See for yourself....
http://www.tarawhitney.com/
Edited to add: Please do check out the video on her blog! OH MY GOSH! If there are any videographers out there that wants to team up with me to make one of these for clients, I would be interested in talking with you about a deal......
Over the weekend, K was featured as one of the Young Authors at Central Library. Her teacher was so impressed with how well she is writing and how well she was coloring that she submitted it for the display. Each school had a booth set up and it was so neat to see all the different books. I am so proud how well she is doing with school. She really is smart if I don't say so myself! So here are her pics and her book about SPACE!
Love the colored in 'P'. Makes my heart smile!
The author herself!
I miss this show so much! It was one of the best on TV. Gotta love improv! Enjoy!
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