December 2010 - Pinkle Toes PhotographyPinkle Toes Photography

Dec 31, 2010

Kiss 2010 goodbye

What a perfect way to wrap up an incredible year!

Thank you to this precious little newborn and her family and thank you to all of my dear clients and friends for making 2010 such a memorable year. I wish you all a happy and safe 2011!

Love,
M

Dec 30, 2010

Oh my gosh. Was this session *really* back in August? Why, yes, I believe it was. I don’t get to work with families with older kids very often, but when I do, it’s always a treat. I look at mom up there and I imagine myself in her shoes in just a blink of an eye. Well, I hope so anyway, because those boys of hers are true gentleman and it was a pleasure to get to work with all of them that day. Thought for sure the skies were going to open up on us, but thankfully, the rain held off…

Dec 21, 2010

Happy Holidays!

[Kinda hard to show on here, but this is a 5×7 wide format card…the red pages are the front and back of the card and then green pages are actually side by side and fold out to a 14 inch spread when opened.]

I was very proud of this year’s holiday card for several reasons:

1. I honestly didn’t think it was going to happen. I’ve had this concept in my mind (and Amry’s dress in my hands) since this summer, but when the busy holiday season actually hit, I just couldn’t imagine finding the time to take the pictures and then create and send cards. But with the help of my AWESOME husband and our new Pinkle Toes Office Manager (my mom!), somehow, we got cards mailed out.

2. I knew I was going to have to use my new lighting techniques I learned this summer and honestly, I was very skeerd that I wouldn’t be able to make it work.

3. It was cold. And my kids were NOT happy about taking these pics. In fact, most of the images from that night looked like this:

4. And most importantly, it served as a visual reminder of my goal to TRAVEL more starting in 2011. We’re ready to explore…to see the world…or at least give it a good start. This is why we homeschool and I know I want the kids to experience these places and not just see them on TV. We’re going to start small by hitting a few places in the U.S. and see how it goes, but I’m very hopeful we can make it happen. I’m VERY excited about 2011!

But for now, I think we’ll take a little break and hunker down at home to enjoy this Christmas. Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2010 and I wish you the most magical, wonderful, special, and love-filled holiday season ever!

Much love,

Michele

Dec 20, 2010

The pregnant glow.

I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve been able to do a maternity session in downtown Austin. Too bad because it’s the PERFECT place to take fun, edgy, carefree, urban maternity portraits. Lucky me, because I also had these two (three?) who were just as into the session as I was!

Dec 19, 2010

Joy = Jove.

I can’t imagine a better way to spend this Sunday. Welcome to the world, little Jove. There were many people who were very excited to meet you…especially your big brother. As you can see, you’ve made it to the “Friend Wall” as his new best friend. Such a beautiful entrance this afternoon. Congratulations on this precious bundle!

Dec 19, 2010

Now it’s time to catch up!

Finally done with holiday orders and I’m pretty sure everyone’s cards have been sent out, so now begins the fun job of sharing all of these sessions! This family is dear to my heart as I’ve photographed both of their boys as newborns. It is always such an honor to get to watch these kiddos grow up and they have become healthy, energetic, all-boy-boys! We had to outrun the rain, a footrace, and in many cases, the boys, themselves to snag pics at our session, but gosh, just look at those grins and bright blue eyes!

Dec 17, 2010

Another newborn model call!

We need even more newborn models to be on call for our Feb professional photographer workshops (held in the Pinkle Toes studio in Austin, TX).

If your due date falls between Jan 20th-Feb 20th, we’d love to put you on our call list. If you want to be on call, please fill out THIS FORM. Only submissions via this form will be accepted (not phone calls, not e-mails, not comments, not facebook). If you’ve already submitted this form for the first round, there’s no need to send again.

Newborn models (and their mommies and daddies if possible), must be available in the afternoon on at least one of these dates:

Thu Feb 10th

Thu Feb 24th

Signed model release is required. If selected, models
will receive several images from their session (digital files) as
compensation for their participation. This is an amazing opportunity to
have your newborn portraits done by professional
photographers!

Wanna see more of one of the MOST adorable newborn babies I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with? Okay. You twisted my arm…

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Dec 14, 2010

test shots.

I couldn’t resist. We’ve been working for so long to get moved into the studio and make it operational. We made major progress today. So much so, I was able to set up my light that I’ve had sitting in a box for 2 years now. My two (not-so-willing) models let me do a few test shots before I put them to bed. I’m happy. Very, very happy.

Dec 09, 2010

holiday spirit.

If this doesn’t get you into the holiday spirit, then I *know* this will…

Had a lovely time with this family this morning! I didn’t want to leave…they had Christmas carols going and stunning holiday decorations (mom did it all herself!) and that roaring fire…it was perfect! And, it also makes my heart leap whenever I see things like this in the house: