Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

Attention Juniors - Class of 2009!

Make sure you either subscribe to our blog or watch the blog frequently after the first of the year! We will be announcing the start of the application process for our Senior Ambassador program! We would like to have our Senior Ambassadors selected for the 2009 School year by the end of February 2008.

What is our Senior Ambassador program?

It is an opportunity for Juniors who will be graduating in the Class of 2009 in the Rock Hill/Charlotte area to earn FREE CUSTOM SENIOR PORTRAITS!! I conduct several complimentary mini-sessions for my Senior Ambassadors throughout the year starting in the spring of 2008. You will receive die cut wallets to distribute and use to advertise to your peers. You recieve print credit for each wallet that is redeemed! It's that simple...just talk about my services to your friends and hand out your own pictures!

How do you become a Senior Ambassador?

All of our Senior Ambassadors are selected through an application process. After the first of the year, the information you need to e-mail to me will be posted on the blog along with the announcement that we are now taking applications. We will select our Senior Ambassadors from those applications. We hope to have all of our Senior Ambassadors selected by the end of February 2008 so that we can begin our Senior Ambassador sessions in March & April.

"WEB"'s 3 month pictures!

No Christmas gifts here...so, I can post a few from "WEB"'s 3 month session. He wouldn't sleep a wink for his newborn shoot, but had no problem sleeping through the whole middle of this session. But, it produced some incredible images!! Here are a few:

Christmas Blog neglect!

I just wanted to post and say that I'm sorry that my blog is getting a little neglected. Most of the Sessions I have been doing are Christmas gifts for someone and so I am waiting to post the pictures on my website & blog until after Christmas. I'll be busy updating on the 26th! :)

2008 Price List

Our 2008 Price List will be out shortly and will go into effect as of January 1st, 2008. Make sure to place orders soon if you would like to use the current 2007 price list!

Change in our contract effective January 1st

We are making the following change to our portrait contract which covers our policies and procedures as of January 1st. FYI.

Current Portrait Contract Item #18:
18. Storage of images. Erika’s Photography archives all of our images. Your images will be stored and reorders are available. Reorders are subject to current price listings and a $50.00 retrieval fee more than 1 year has past since the images were taken. Initial here if you agree to this statement. ____________

As of January 1st:
18. Storage of images. Due to limited file storage capacity, all unordered images may be purged after a period of 30 days from the preview session. Erika’s Photography archives all ordered images; therefore, these images will be stored and reorders are available. Reorders are subject to current price listings and may be subject to a $50.00 retrieval fee. Initial here if you agree to this statement. ____________

New Specials Posted

on our Promotions page of our website. Go check them out! These specials will be valid through February 1, 2007.

Can't believe it's December 1st already...

today is the last day for orders to be guaranteed to be delivered prior to Christmas! We will make every effort to process orders placed after today quickly; however, due to the busy time of year we can't guarantee you will receive it prior to Christmas. In some instances, an expedited fee can be paid in order to receive your order prior to Christmas...contact us for details.

Brittany's Senior Portraits

Brittany and her parents came in this evening to preview her senior portraits. We did an outdoor session right before Thanksgiving. Brittany was a lot of fun to work with and her pictures turned out beautifully!

Vote!

I have am considering making one last addition to my packages. I have added a opinion pole to my blog...make sure to stop by and vote. Voting will end 12/6/2007.

Cute couple's session slideshow!

Here is a couple that some of you may recognize...they help me out on outdoor shoots sometimes!

3 Adorable little ones!

Here is a slideshow that I did for a Mom of her 3 precious angels. I figured I'd post the slideshow on the blog instead of posting just a few pics. The brown backdrop used in these is the newest addition....Mocha Marble.

Mocha Marble has arrived!!

Another new backdrop, Mocha Marble, has arrived and is up and ready to be used! This backdrop is a mixture of different shades of brown. This is an example of the backdrop so you can get an idea....I'll post some portraits using it very soon!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!! I hope everyone has an excellent holiday!

Cute little red head!

Here are a few of my favorites from Laura Rae's 6 month session last week. She's such a doll!

David's Senior Picture Slideshow!

This is David's Senior picture slideshow that he will be able to post on his myspace page. I had a great time shooting David's Senior pictures!

Some of my favs from Boone's 6 month session!

This one is my absolute favorite from this little guy's session! Check out those blue eyes!

The Slideshow feature we are offering for Senior Portraits!

All of the Seniors that have their portraits done with us will receive an embed code of thier senior portrait slideshow to place on their myspace/facebook page!

Titan has arrived!!

Another addition to our background collection has finally arrived!

TITAN!!!

This beautiful handpainted background contains

blue, green, rust, and taupe!

You'll see more of it real soon!

Examples of Polar!

Thought I'd post some portraits done on Polar!

Announcing the arrival of Nugget!

Just wanted to announce the arrival of another new background....

NUGGET!!!

Here is a sample for now...

you'll see more of this background very soon!

Examples of Charcoal!

I already know that I am going to love this background! Here are some examples of Charcoal!

Announcing the arrival of Polar!

We would like to announce the additon of

POLAR

to our backdrop collection!

Here is a sample for now....more images to follow soon!

Charcoal..our newest addition in backdrops!

Announcing the arrival of a new backdrop to our collection...

CHARCOAL IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is an example for now....more samples to follow.

It is handpainted with a mixture of grey, black, and white.

Portrait Specials valid through December 1st

LOOKING TO SEND SOME SPECIAL HOLIDAY CARDS THIS SEASON??

The following specials should give you that opportunity:

20% off all press printed holiday cards with a portrait purchase of $200 or more (card purchase is excluded from the $200 purchase).

25 complimentary 5x7 flat press printed holiday cards with a purchase of a Deluxe package and higher ($62.50).

Receive a complimentary DVD slideshow (A $200 value) and 50 customized 5x7 flat press printed hoiday cards ($125 value) with a purchase of $750 or more for a total savings of $325! Orders of $500 or more can purchase a DVD slideshow for only $100!

We are listening...Our packages have changed!

We are constantly listening to our customers! Therefore, we have made changes to our portrait packages and uploaded them to the website. These prices are in effect as of today, October 20, 2007. To download our Portrait Price List, go to http://www.erikasphoto.com/Portrait%20Price%20List.pdf.

Our package names haven't changed, but you will notice changes to ALL 5 of our packages and were made based on our client's purchase history! Our Basic package now starts at $85. We hope that you will find a package to meet your needs the next time you come in for your creative session!

Make sure to call or e-mail to schedule your holiday session today! Times book up extremely quickly at this time of year! Please book your session at least 2-3 weeks in advance. Also, please remember that the deadline for guaranteed Christmas delivery is December 1st, 2007.

Some examples on GREEK, our new background!

Just wanted to post some examples on our newest background, Greek!

A new self-portrait of me (Erika)....

Announcing the arrival of a new background - GREEK!

I'd like to announce the arrival of our newest handpainted background....



GREEK!



I'm sure you'll be seeing more of it soon...but, for now...this will give you an idea! It contains the colors dark Brown, mustard, grey, and blue-grey and will be a great addition to our other handpainted backgrounds!

Price Change in Effect

Just wanted to post and let everyone know that I have one small change to my pricelist that went into effect today. I am now mounting all prints larger than 10x10 instead of 10x13. Therefore, 10x10 prints including collages will be mounted as well. Because of the increase in cost to mount the portrait, the price for a 10x10 is going up from $45 to $60. 10x13 prints went up as well from $60 to $65. All other prices will remain the same.

I have also noted in my price list that All prints are UV Sprayed...which I have been doing for some time, but never had noted on my price list.

Thanks for your business and I'm looking forward to capturing your family's lifetime of smiles!

Daddy's Boy

Just thought I'd share the collage that I completed today. This little man's Daddy found these pictures quite humerous and wanted to put a collage in his office...this is the one that I'll be printing for him.

Christmas Orders!

Can you believe that it's time to book your Christmas session already??

Don't delay! Call or e-mail and book your Christmas session early because this is the time of year when times fill up quickly!

The deadline for Christmas orders is December 1st in order to be guaranteed delivery for Christmas!

W.E.B.'s Newborn portraits!

William Edward Boyd Cook (His parents call him WEB) was in for his newborn session this week! What a little guy! He just surpassed his birth weight at 2 1/2 weeks old! WEB is also the newest baby to be added to my baby plan! Here are some of WEB's pictures from his session.

Now Accepting Visa and Mastercard!

Erika's Photography would like to announce that we are changing the way in which we accept credit cards. Previously we have only accepted credit cards through paypal. We are now accepting Visa and Mastercard for in-studio orders and also for phone orders!

Still seeking Senior Ambassadors!

We are still seeking Class of 2008 Senior Ambassadors for local high schools for a limited time only! Apply via e-mail today if you would like to be considered. Make sure to include the information from our previous blog post in the e-mail when you apply.

After the 1st of the year, we will start seeking our Senior Ambassadors for Class of 2009! We would like to have them selected by February 2008 and start doing sessions by Spring of 2008! So, if you are a local Junior...keep checking back after the first of the year!

Boone - My newest Baby Planner!

Meet Boone.....he came into the studio this week with his Daddy to get his 4 month portraits while Mommy was at work. These are a few of his session. Boone's parents signed him up for a baby plan...I'm looking forward to capturing his first year of rapid growth!

The Everhard Family

The Everhard family was into the studio this week. Here are some of the photos from their session.