Holiday Mini Sessions!

It's that time of year again. You know when the months all seem to roll into one. Everything is pumpkin spice and we spend time with family and friends as we celebrate the holidays. I don't know about you but I love this time of year. I am especially looking forward to this year, as Calvin will be celebrating his first for everything. Seems to make it a little sweeter knowing I will be capturing and experiencing so many firsts this holiday season.

I am also looking forward to capturing you and your family during this time. I have several mini sessions for you to choose from. All of these will be great to document the holiday for you children, get updated family photos and get a head start of Christmas cards.

First off we have our Fall mini sessions. I love fall. I love everything about it. The colors, the smell in the air and the food! Probably why I host Thanksgiving every year because I love the food. haha. Any way our Fall mini is sure to deliver. We set up a cute fall scene complete with hay, pumpkins and fall flowers. All you have to do is show up. Come dressed casual, fall boots are welcome or even dress in your Halloween costume. Either way you will have great images to celebrate the kick off of the season. Once you sign up for this you will get instructions on location. The times for this session are 5pm,5:30pm,6:00pm, 6:30pm. Of course I will open up more if there is more interest. If you wish to book one of these sessions, purchase your session by going here: FALL MINI CHECKOUT

The next two mini sessions are going to be FUN! They are the Christmas Mini session. This year we have twp types to choose from. I am super excited to offer these for you and your family. The first is the traditional outdoor mini session. This option is a two day event. Saturday and Sunday November 5th and 6th. This will take place at a location by the river with a historic house, boardwalk, and trees. You don't want to miss this. For this session, I am offering different packages. If you have followed me for any time now, printing images is a passion that goes along with taking photos. Digital files are great for here and now, but later when the CD drive is extinct and the USB is no longer found on ever computer style, how will you and your loved ones access your images? They won't! So print your pictures. That's why two packages offer printed images. These will also give you a head start on gifts for grandmas....we know they love printed pictures. To sign up for this you will need to email me at tharris415@aol.com or FB message me or call/text 321.863.6034. First come first served and a $50 non-refundable deposit is required due to the nature of this session. Time for this session are: 4,4:30,5,5:30,6:00pm.

And finally the newest style session for this holiday season is the INDOOR kids only mini session. These are going to be fun. They are for kids only. These will have two options....a whimsical Christmas Scene or a Christmas pattern backdrop. If you want to use both you will need to book two sessions. The backdrops have not been released, once they do I will share the updated backdrops. Have your child come dressed in their holiday best, cute and casual or in their Christmas PJs. Either way it will be a fun session. These will be held at my home studio and will be on Saturday December 3rd. We will start at 10am and go from there. First come first serve and a deposit is required for these as well. Please contact me at tharris415@aol.com, FB or call/text 321.863.6034 to sign up and reserve your spot.

Olympic Savings!

In light of the Olympic season I thought I would give you all a chance to save BIG on some great packages. Each of these packages include the session, prints and digital images. As I move on with Trisha Harris Photography, I will be offering more and more prints with every session. I am very passionate about prints....without them our images are stuck on digital devices and I don't like that at all. So to kick off the swing of things let's have some amazing packages to get you some prints and digital images all together. These are great for portrait, children, family AND newborn sessions. The value of this deal does not expire so you don't have to rush and use it BUT if you are looking to update your family picture for the holiday season, this is the deals to buy!!! Email me at tharris415@aol.com or call/text 321.863.6034 or FB message me.

 

Fun Facts about Trisha Harris

It's so important to click with someone...especially if they are holding a camera and taking your picture. You want to feel like you know them. I always love getting to know my clients. Here's a chance to know a little bit about me:

I'm a wife and Mommy.

I believe in Jesus as my savior. 

My husband is my best friend.


I've been married over 10 years....yes I was young.

I met my husband at Publix.

 I love cycling and hate running.

I love cheese. I crave it.

I love to get dressed up and go on dates.

I love to travel. Dream trip is Italy.

I am very frugal. Some say cheap, I say thrifty.

I love pizza. Yes I can eat an entire pie.

My favorite flower is a Gerber Daisy...they are happy flowers.

I love the beach and I love the mountains.

I hate to be cold.

I have never seen snow.

Fall is my favorite season.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

I loved being pregnant.

Country music is my favorite to listen to.


Being a mom has taught me a lot in a short time.

I love doing arts and crafts.

I hate doing laundry.

Cooking is a stress relief for me. Especially Italian food.

I wanted to be an architect when I was young.

Cruises are my favorite way to travel.

I hate driving in the rain.

I am the 3rd of 4 children.

I can touch my nose with my tongue.

I broke my arm dancing and my foot playing hopscotch.

I was called crash growing up.

I ran over a car once.

I don't own a TV.

I couldn't live without internet.

SPECIALS

We want to share with you a few specials we have going on right now! These are some great packages we are offering to you. Don't miss out!!

Newborn & Maternity Combo Special

Our other special is our CHRISTMAS in JULY special. This is one of the only specials that gives you a CD of all the images taken. You do not want to miss out on this!!!

and finally our most exciting one yet, our Boudoir Special. This is complete with hair and makeup, followed by a 30-45 minute photo session. You will receive a private online gallery to view the images and a photo album to treasure forever. 

We look forward to working with you during the remainder of 2015. Please contact us to schedule your session today!!!

Instagram Photo Challenge

To kick off Trisha Harris Photography becoming an official business we are having a contest. We want to inspire you to take more photos in the process. So each week for the month of June we will have a weekly photo challenge contest. We will post the photo challenge on Facebook and Instagram. Then before the week ends upload an image to Instagram and tag us @trishaharrisphoto to receive an entry. Earn an extra entry when you post one to Facebook and tag Trisha Harris Photography.

The winner will be announced in July. The winner will receive a free hour long photo session ($150.00 value). Prints and digital images are not included. Winner must live within a 30 miles radius from Brevard County.

Be sure to share with your friends and family too so they can take advantage of this great fun!!!

After your session, why purchase prints?

If you don't ready anything else, I hope you take the time to read this. This is one of the most heartfelt posts I ca share about the importance of purchasing prints from your session.

Photo sessions are called an investment because they are! Their return is far better than any financial return will ever give you. Case in point: this past week I was house bound from surgery and a stomach virus. Going stir crazy, I decided to look at old photos...the printed kind. I was taken back with the images I found, many I had no clue about and others that immediate invoked a memory and took me back to that moment. There was something about holding each image in my hand and studying it for a moment. I discovered photos from my parent's childhood to my childhood. There were embarrassing ones, humerus ones and sad ones. Some left me wondering "what were we thinking?!" others had me chuckling to myself and some left me missing the people in the picture.

Once a moment happens it becomes a memory. It is in our minds and part of our past. We cannot go back and redo it, because it will never be the same. BUT we can be reminded of it. From a smell of a certain scent, to a song, to a photograph. They are reminders that we lived and that others lived life with us.

So many times when we are planning our photo sessions our first thought is always: Do I get the digital images? I always assure them they have the opportunity to purchase their images as digital images, but there's more to a photo session than getting a digital copy of the images. In our society today we have everything digital- our bills, our bank accounts and much more. I challenge you to make your photos real. To remove them from the digital world we live in and give yourself hard copies. What if the internet crashed? Are all your photos on FaceBook? What if CD drives became extinct like the floppy disk? I agree having a digital back up is great and gives you a sense of security, but if you are going to take the time to invest in a photo session- invest in actual images from your session. Hang them on your walls and decorate your home with those you love. You can never replace your loved ones, and once they are no longer with us- whether they have left the earth or they no longer live with you- a printed image is something you can hold and remember them.

As I looked through those old images, I wanted more. I wished I had more images of my grandmother who is no longer with us. I wish some of them were better quality. I longed to look at more of the past and the moments spent with family and friends. 

So when you book your session, think about printing an image, even if it is just one.The images we provide are of the highest quality with a protective coating to ensure they will last. They will be the images you pass down to your loved ones for them to remember you.

Newborns: Best time to shoot and how to prepare

In the last couple of years newborn photography has become increasingly popular. It has become an art form capturing your babies first days of life and giving you breathtaking images to cherish forever. Just like anything else, newborn photography has it's own standards and rules that you should be aware of.

First off, I want to give you comfort in knowing that your baby's safety is our number one priority when capturing these images. I have received hands on training from advanced photographers to ensure proper safety methods are in place when posing your baby. I am also CPR certified for added comfort when handling your baby. If you are looking for a newborn photographer, please make sure they are trained and that safety is their concern too. No image is worth the life or safety of your precious child.

Secondly, there are a few things you as the parent will want to know when planning for your newborn shoot. I hope you find this information helpful. If you have any additional questions, please ask. We are always here to help.

• Babies are best photographed the first 14 days of life. This is because they are still very pliable and will conform to the poses easier. 
• Newborn sessions are usually 2-3 hours. This is to account for the newborn to be fed during the session, diaper changes and prop changes.
• Sleeping babies are happy babies. Newborns eyes are not fully developed so when taking photos of a newborn with eyes wide open makes it hard to see where they are focusing. This is why newborn images are almost always of the newborn sleeping.
• About a 1/2 hour before your planned shoot, feed newborn to ensure they are full. Full baby= sleepy baby. Have baby feed wearing only their diaper and wrapped in a blanket. This will make taking clothes off easier.
• Newborns just spent 9 months in your womb which maintains a temp of 98 degrees. Keeping your home warm during the shoot will help the baby transition to poses without clothes. We will also provide a space heater to help.
• If you are breastfeeding, avoid foods that will cause gas in your baby.
• There will be feedings during the shoot, please have any bottles ready or be ready to nurse. 
• If siblings are present, they will be shot at the end of the shoot.
• Parent shots will also take place. These are usually from the waist up. 

Our number one priority is that your baby is safe at all times. Our second priority is that we capture beautiful images of your baby for you to cherish forever. We look forward to working with you and your new bundle of joy!