If you take a sip of something tangy, your face will stay this way.

(Pssst…I had a space open up for the afternoon November 22nd Xpressions in Austin. If you want to snag it, hurry! Rumor has it the infamous purple couch will be making an appearance. These are the last TX Xpressions for 2009!)

1. We’ve added one more (and the FINAL) Xpressions Date for 2009! Yes! The Nov 4th Xpressions booked up so fast, I had to add a new date: Sunday, November 22nd.  Reserve your space NOW and don’t miss out on having family images ready in time for the holidays! Once again, I thought I’d showcase some images from the last round of sessions so you can see the variety and quality of these UN-retouched images.  Here’s what the families had to say:

• "I thought the session was a phenominal value!"
• "The 45 minute timeslot allows enough time to get some great shots, change location/background, and also enough time for the family to get comfortable with you. And it is not TOO long where everyone gets tired and just wants to get it over with.  And we still got AMAZING photos from it.  I really do like the fact that we got them so fast and you sent a CD of the pictures. It is getting harder and harder to find people willing to do that.  I give a big thumbs up on this."
• "I think getting the images so quickly is definitely a bonus and the editing is great. I would definitely do this again so I hope you’ll keep offering these!"

2. This is for any client who had or is getting ready to have a full, premium session with me this year: I have a very special offer available for CUSTOM 2010 photo calendars that are perfect for gift-giving.  Please e-mail me for details!

3. And finally, things are getting back to normal in this house. We actually scrubbed it from top to bottom today in hopes of ridding ourselves of the germiness.  Baby girl is still pretty fussy, but I think she’s doing better.  Thank you again for your patience and kind thoughts.

All in all, I’d say the first-ever round of Pinkle Toes Xpressions sessions rocked my world. Such BEAUTIFUL families and such patience—you wouldn’t believe the kind of heat and Texas-sized mosquitoes we were dealing with here. So sorry we didn’t get to do the morning sessions this weekend (thanks to the threat of storms and a bad radar map), BUT that works in your favor because…

I’m adding a NEW Xpressions date! If you’d like me to notify you of the new date and times available, please fill out the form here.  Also, we’re going to make another exception this round…I will accept families up to 5 members (extra fee over 3 subjects), but babies still must be at least 3 months old.

To these beautiful families that had their Xpressions sessions this weekend…I’ve already got your disks burned (everyone ended up with around 70+ images!) and prints on order! It won’t be but a few more days and you’ll have everything in hand!  How about that??? And by the way, these previews have only received the basic edits for contrast/color…no additional retouching, etc., so this is exactly the kind of stuff you’ll see on your disk.

The boys ate my birthday chocolates today. Dad made them write me apology letters. The letters made me cry.  At least they were writing. :-( More homeschool updates here.

The October Xpressions Sessions are officially booked up.  If you’d like to be put on a waiting list if we decide to do more this year, please let me know.

A quick note to let you know I have just a couple of openings left for the October 4th Xpressions Sessions in Austin.  There are also some spaces left for the December Xpressions in D.C. and Richmond. If you’ve been thinking about it, you’ll definitely want to snag one before it’s too late.  I’m making an exception for the D.C. and Richmond Xpressions: I will do them for families of up to 5…you’ll just need to pay for additional people.  Please contact me if you want to talk more.  If you’ve already booked, I’ll be in touch with you soon to finalize all of the details.

How do you like this pic my hubby snapped of me and the girl at the Wildflower Center?

Limited engagements in Austin, TX, Washington D.C. and Richmond, VA. Learn more!

(Photogs…even if you’re not interested in a session, do check it out if you want to get together for a "meet & greet" lunch December 20th in Richmond).

First things first, I’m so proud of my 3 little fishies! They swam like crazy in San Antonio and were incredible travelers! And yes, that is my baby girl in the middle there, swimming *on her own*–well, okay, my hands are there to pick her up as needed. The girl just kicks like a little mermaid and holds her breath so well under water! I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. She was quite literally born that way. ;-)

But, on to the travel announcement:

I will be traveling to my home land in December…Washington, D.C. and the Richmond, VA area!  If you are interested in a session, perhaps a mini session, or if you are a photographer and would like to work together in some way, please shoot me an e-mail. We will be there for a short time and it will be a tight schedule, but I’d love to see if there’s any interest and what we could work out!

(By the way, if I’m coming out to your place to do a session and you have a pool or access to a pool, I’d love to do some underwater photography for you. You just gotta let me know so I can come prepared.)

If you are planning to have photos done in time for the holidays for cards, gifts, etc., the time to schedule your session is now. September is pretty much booked, October is on it’s way, and in November we reach our holiday card/product ordering deadlines. (Stay tuned to the Session Openings Calendar for updates).

I mentioned this before, but a reminder: as a special incentive, I am offering a set of 24-5×7 flat holiday cards with CD purchase to anyone who holds their holiday session in August (you can choose from a handful of designs).  This offer is good only while openings are available, so jump on it NOW! If you already have a session booked in August, you can receive these cards. If you’ve already booked your holiday session for Sept, Oct, or Nov, and move it to August, you can take advantage of this offer, too, but again, only until August books up.

Also in August, our Senior Xpressions for Austin area seniors graduating in 2010. Details.

(How do you like this moldy oldy? Our holiday card, circa 2007)

Pinkle Toes Photography is excited to introduce Senior Portrait Xpressions!  If you are going to be a senior in an Austin or nearby high school and would like to receive more information about this fresh new take on senior pictures, please check out our new Xpressions Sessions!