Happy Halloween!

I don't know whether to laugh or run!!! Have a spooky (SAFE) Halloween everyone! From Lulu, Winston, and Cypress Springs Photography.

Holiday Card Designs

This year we're partnering with a color lab that has TONS of Holiday designs for you to choose from when purchasing your Holiday cards! So, why not add a personalized photo greeting card to your portrait order this year and send holiday cards to your friends and family featuring you and/or your pet! Simply click the link be low to view card samples. Note, you can click on any sample to view it larger. Drop me an email if you have questions or would like to place an order for holiday cards, gift tags, or magnets!

View Holiday Card Catalog

HSCC Holiday Portraits - Round 1

Yesterday was the first round of sessions for the Humane Society of Calloway County's Holiday Portraits. And what awesome portraits we captured! Here is a sampling of the images. Special thanks to the Roth guys for helping me out of a tight spot!

Wait for it...

"Wait for it" is a common command used in dog obedience training. In pet photograpy, however, it is yours truly who often has to wait for it and be ready for that split-second when everything comes together to make a very nice pet portrait. I'm often asked, "How do you get the pets to sit so still and pose?" or similar questions. I'll some times just grin and call it "magic", but truthfully there are several factors that go into getting that perfect shot! The image here makes me smile and also shows some of the effort that goes into making a great pet image.

A genuine love of animals, tons of patience, and some really awesome helpers (affectionately dubbed "animal wranglers") helped turn the comical image above into the smiling portrait that follows.

Holiday Pet Portraits

Can you believe that Christmas is just around the corner already? It won't be long! It's also time for the Humane Society of Calloway County's Holiday Bazaar and we'll be there to provide the Portraits and Christmas cards again this year! We always enjoy these events and have a wonderful time with all of the pets and their families.

Due to a busy shooting schedule, Portrait sessions will be held on October 25th AND November 1st! A $25 donation to the Humane Society of Calloway county gets you a portrait session, a complimentary 5x7 from your shoot, AND (here's the awesome part)everyone who comes in for a portrait session will be entered into a drawing for a mounted 11x14 portrait! But wait, there's more! The winner of our portrait drawing will also receive a $75 gift certificate from The Gallery of Murray to have their portrait beautifully framed! It's just our way of saying "Thank you, and Merry Christmas!"

For more details and to schedule your portrait session, call the Humane Society's office at (270) 759-1884 Mon-Thur 10:00am - 2:00pm. Sessions fill up quickly this time of year, so call soon to schedule yours!

Here's just a tiny sampling from last year's Holiday Bazaar Pet Portrait Event:

Introducing....Paw Prints!

Click the video below to see a small sampling of our 2008 "Paw Prints"