You may be familier with this kind of session, because they are growing in popularity across the photography industry as a whole. Something that I would like to clarify is that a mini-session is not for every client. For example, if you have never had professional portraits taken of your family, squeezing them into a mini-session will only leave you wishing you had more. A mini-session will NOT deliver all of the wonderful memories and benefits that you can expect from a full length family portrait session. We make sure to clarify this point with clients when booking, because if you have some idea of walking away with 30 amazing portrats of your family that is not going to happen. 

A mini-session is very strictly one location (the photographer's choice) and 30 min in length. So, a mini-session is totally appropriate and suitable for a family who stays current with their family portraits as well as portraits of all of their children during those milestone moments. If you are only looking for one or two updated family portraits and a few of the children, this is totally the session for you! So, without any more of this chitty-chatting. Here are a few of the favorite portraits that were created this year.

Here at the Faithful Studios we have been scrutinizing over our offerings. The great business owners alway say to know, really know, what your value is to your clients. Do you sell mattresses? No, you give people rest, energy, and a great attitude towards life. Are you just an exercise coach? No, you are helping people invest in themselves. Is it just another computer you're selling? Nope again, this keeps families connected and builds love. 

Well, we've been asking ourselves what is photography and why is it important? The answer smacked us on the face when we had kids. Shepherd loves looking at our cameras to see his image. He loves saying "cheeaazzzee" and hamming it up. But what we find important, what keeps us clicking (pun), is the idea that Shepherd may one day show his kids our pictures. We are in the business of creating heirlooms for the future. We create, out of thin air mind you, a piece of work that holds a celebrated moment. Something as simple as, "this is us a month before our wedding" or "this is our family when you, baby girl, were just one". Or, of course, "this was our wedding day". 

If it is true that these moments are important to you, that these moments need to be honored and cherished, then it is also true that these images need to be handled properly. Let us do that for you.

When we look for products to offer here at Fidelis we look for a couple of specific things:

1) is it beautiful

2) is it timeless

3) is it durable

With these considerations, I introduce the Canvas.

These guys are completely custom. Meaning, every size from 8x10 - all the way up to 40x30 is guaranteed to be precisely what you want and to fit the space you have for it. 

Canvas has been getting a lot of press with the photography community in the last year or so, but has failed to become as mainstream as the simple 4x6 print. The strength and weakness of the custom canvas is that it is too timeless. A 4x6 takes almost zero commitment and if you've just moved into your first apartment that makes sense. However, if you've just bought your first home (an implied minimum of 3yrs) a canvas makes even more sense. Pick that image or tryptich and throw it up on your wall with boldness. The ink, canvas, and frame are all museum rated (100+years) and if it ever gets wrinkled or over stretched our particular canvas maker has free stretching for life on their canvases. A timeless and durable product.

These are a couple of our canvases in the wild. Most of these are already two years old, though they look brand spankin new. In fact, with the exception of just one of the families in these images, all of these have added new members to the family since these images were made! Don't worry, we'll be creating something special for the newbies.

It's official. Although, we have been so busy at times that we've forgotten that we were even pregnant, it is all becoming very very real now. 

So, if, like me, you only see blobs of color on these sonograms, the important parts to look for are highlighted with the word "girl" all typed out real pretty. 

If you are a specialist, a doctor, or an experienced great-grandmother (hi, nana!) here are a couple more snaps of the baby girl.  

I am a girl, so I love to open presents. Don't judge, it's not like I care that much about what's inside, I just love unwrapping the present. Tim has picked up on this little fact over the years, and he has since moved to having all of my gifts professionally wrapped. This little tidbit about me motivates us into wrapping all the little things leaving our studio beautifully.

We have a new client welcome box that goes out to you as soon as your pen is down from signing the contract. It includes a nice little letter from your custom photographers...

Several helpful and fun printed materials...

A new yummy addition to the welcom box, two lovely handmade chocolates from our local chocolatier, Truman Chocolates (my favorite).

Like I said before, it's all in the wrapping. Your welcome box will arrive at your doorstep looking something like this.

Enjoy your present, and let it fill you with excitement as we begin our fun-filled, memory- making time together.