Two Little Boys...

These adorable little guys live in Tennessee, but schedule a shoot with me when they travel into town to visit Grandma every summer!

This year, Mom wanted to bring along some watermelon...what a delicious idea!

Mommies....

Here are some sneak peeks from the Mother's Day shoot...

so many wondeful shots of Mommies with their little ones!

Welcome to the South...

This sweet family drove from Georgia to meet me for a hot & muggy shoot at Alpine Groves...they just recently moved from Washington state, and this particular day gave them a really good idea of what the rest of the summer will be like! HOT!

Look Who's 1!

Happy Birthday Miss Annabelle!

You may recognize Annabelle from my web site, blog, and business cards!! I met this cutie when she was just 3 months old and have been snapping her pictures ever since...I just love her!

And I have some exciting news...she is a BIG SISTER! I will be meeting baby Alex in just a few days for his very first photo session. I'm sure he will be just as precious as his big sister!

Annabelle's little cousin joined us at the shoot....he didn't seem to enjoy the modeling as much as she did!

Photos = Art

I hear it all the time from clients..."I just don't know where to put my pictures!!! And I don't know what sizes to get!"

Here's an idea for you...use your pictures as art! Theses memories should be the things that fill your home...that tell your life story...the things that mean the most to you.

So that's what I've done in my own home...here's a little glimpse into my life...and how I choose to remember my memories.

This is my long-awaited canvas that just arrived to my doorstep yesterday! A Mother's Day present, it is my most favorite picture of my daughter and husband. I got it printed as a 20x24 gallery wrapped canvas, ready to hang....and these pictures do not even come close to doing it justice. It is breath-taking. And is truly a work of art. If I could, I'd invite every single one of my readers over to see it for yourselves! Then you would understand.

Did I tell you I love it??? I do, I just love it.

I'm thinking now I could have gone even larger.......

This is our living room....and guess who's on the walls?!? I love these shots of my daughter...This is what I want to look at for years and years to come...not some artwork someone else created. I want to remember her at 2 1/2 running through a field of wildflowers. The 2 large prints are 20x28's and the smaller prints are 8x10's in matted frames. (Large prints can take some getting used to for some people...like my husband.) It has taken him a very long time to realize that a small print on a big wall just doesn't make sense....he gets it now. Not that he has a choice! :0)

Just a shelf with some coordinating small prints from our family shoot last November...

Our living room again....above our tv. This is a 20x20 print of Taylor from my Fall Leaves shoot I did November 2007. 20x20 frames can really be a challenge to find...I lucked out at Walmart of all places! I found this frame (that looks great in our living room) in their art section. We just cut it open, ripped out the art and put my print in it. We had to get creative with the back...but you do what you have to do! If I remember correctly, it only cost me @ $29. What a steal.

Taylor's bathroom...just a 12x12 collage I made from some beach pictures... these were from the same day as the image on the canvas. Such treasured memories to me.

Taylor's playroom...I can't get a great shot, but hopefully you can get the idea. Along this wall I have 3 20x28 prints matted and framed in 24x36 frames. Check Hobbly Lobby when they have their frames on sale and you would be surprised how cheap you can get these large frames. These are a few of my favorite shots of her...and I really wanted to make a statement of her life. These pictures define her little personality so much better than anything else I could buy. (My husband is in the process of painting her playroom...so just the corners are started. It will eventually be pink with light pink polka dots!)

I hope that you've gotten ideas on how to make a place in your home for your memories. They deserve to be seen...not just put in an album. Think big...you won't ever regret it.

New Portrait Packages

Do you ever just stare at your proofs, trying to order, and just have no idea where to start?!?

Well........Shannon Curry Photography now offers Portrait Packages!!

This is an easy way (with a great savings too) for someone to do the hard part for you....you just choose which images you want for each print option.

After you log onto your album of proofs, look for the Packages link and click on it!

Here are the 3 packages available...

Level 1 Portrait Package $275

10 4x6 high resolution images on a cd

1 16x20 print

2 8x10 prints

3 5x7 prints

6 4x6 prints

8 wallets

Valued at $305...a savings of $30

Level 2 Portrait Package $400
4x6 high resolution images of all proof images on a cd
1 16x20 print
2 8x10 prints
3 5x7 prints
6 4x6 prints
8 wallets
Valued at $505...a savings of $105

Level 2 Portrait Package $650

4x6 high resolution images of all proof images on a cd

1 16x20 fine art canvas (wrap around frame, ready to hang)

1 16x20 print

4 8x10 prints

3 5x7 prints

6 4x6 prints

8 wallets

Valued at $755...a savings of $145

The L Famiy...

I met the L Family out at Green Cove Springs Park on a very busy Saturday...thank goodness you can't see all the activity around us! We even crashed a wedding going on right next to us! Love the shots of Baby Caroline...