Family Portrait Month
Saturday, September 27 2008 - 2 comments
My first promotion! Click the picture to view it larger in a new window. I’m partnering with Professionals Photographers of America Charities (PPA) to donate all family portrait session fees during the month of October to Operation Smile . This wonderful organization helps children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Each mini-portrait session, with fee of $25 per family, will last 30 minutes. Pictures will take place at a location of your choice in New Castle County, Delaware. Online proofing and ordering of your images will be available within two weeks of your session. This is a great way to get your family together for a holiday card, or to add additional artwork to your home. Oh, and I should mention I specialize in holiday cards and storyboards which are layouts of multiple images in one picture. I’m so excited to be participating in this promotion because I’m looking forward to meeting more families in the community as well as to help Operation Smile! Make sure to give me a call – 302.345.5913 – or e-mail – monica@hellomoni.com – to set up your session ASAP! I will be accepting limited appointments in the morning or late afternoon on the following dates: Saturday, October 11 Sunday, October 12 Saturday, October 18 Sunday, October 19 Saturday, October 25 Sunday, October 26 If you’d prefer to book a session in the late afternoon or early evening during the week, please contact me and we’ll see what we can work out!An evening with Firefighters
Friday, June 20 2008 - 1 comments
Driving into the city with Eva last night, I wasn't sure what to expect. I realized it was the first time I had ever showed up to a location to meet new people with the specific purpose of taking pictures. I've taken pictures of family, friends, events, trips, etc... for years - but this is the first time I showed up as a photographer. I can't explain how incredibly cool that felt. I seriously had to take a moment (ok, several moments!) to soak it all in. Since her husband is one of the firefighters, Eva's been taking pictures of these guys for years. Recently, they asked her for some new shots and Eva invited me to tag along. You'll have to imagine this - but my response was an enthusiastic "Heck, yeah!". I experienced an incredible sense of family between these guys from the moment we arrived. When I remarked on my observations to Eva, she said that there had to be - these guys put their lives in each others hands every day. They were quite a bunch - welcoming and totally funny. I'm not exagerating when I say that I laughed as much as I took pictures - there were several hams in the group who LOVED to pose. I'm still working on the post-processing , but here are two of my favorites: Hey did you know that not all fire hydrants are red? I completely did not know this. Evidently it has to do with the amount of water pressure for each particular hydrant and they are color coded different colors throughout the city. One final picture...thank you Eva for this one!