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a few more from my afternoon with my youngest daughter...

Hands, Hers and Mine

Raise Your Hands is this week's I Heart Faces theme. I took this photo of my daughter and I holding hands last week at the end of a photo session. Hands are so telling, so unique, and so individual. A mother's hands can be the source of comfort, encouragement, and love. I think that a child effortlessly memorizes her mama's hands. I could certainly recognize the hands of my sweet mom in an instant.



I hope my daughter will treasure this picture as much as I do.

More from this lovely day coming soon.

More hands images at I Heart Faces.

The Holiday Package!

I'm very excited to announce my special Holiday Package for 2011. It is AWESOME! :) (If I do say so myself.)


The CG Dickson Photography Holiday Package includes
- a 16x20 print (This is BIG, and is going to look gorgeous over your mantel!)
- four 5x7 gift prints (that will be a perfect gift for grandparents.)
- 25 custom holiday cards (that your friends will want to display long after the holidays are over.)
AND
- your choice of 10 high resolution images on CD with a shared copyright for your personal printing and online sharing. (Gotta love that.)

Availability for October and November sessions is limited, so don't wait to get your name on my calendar!
(The Holiday Package does not include the session fee. Please see my website to learn about types of sessions and their pricing.)

Cuteness Factor = Bubbling Over

I love this family, and it's not just because they have the most photogenic children. :) For family sessions I usually suggest picking a simple activity that the family enjoys doing together. It's a great opportunity for fun interactions and sweet candid shots. I love that this family chose bubbles. Perfect for them.












Scroll down for information on CG Dickson Photography's Summer Special!

SUMMER SPECIAL- don't miss this!

CG Dickson Photography is offering significant savings for summer sessions! Book now for a July or August session date and you will receive one 11x14, two 5x7s, and 20 images on CD for only $300. (Session fees still apply.)



We will beat the heat with an early morning or evening session which just so happens to be when the light is most flattering anyway. :) Only 4 spots each month will be open for this Summer Special pricing so contact me now for availability.

Clair
dickson.cg@gmail.com
573-586-9116

Best Face!

The I Heart Faces community has recently started sponsoring a "Best Face" challenge. Professional photographers and hobbyists share their favorite face photo taken during the month.

This face captured during my last family session was an easy favorite! Her expression is priceless. Love her determination!



(More of this little doll and her family coming soon.)

Wildflowers

I love wildflowers. While a vase of roses is lovely, I get even more excited about a bouquet of wildflowers. And give me a family in a field of wildflowers... that is this photographer's heaven on earth.

I Heart Faces is celebrating "May flowers" this week. While we are still experiencing the "April rain" around here, I hope this will brighten up the place a bit.



Visit I Heart Faces for tons of gorgeous blooms or submit your own. :)

Hello! {Fort Campbell, KY Newborn Photographer}

Things have certainly been... uh... quiet here on the photography blog. During the cold winter months when photo shoots are few and far between, I always have a "to do" list of busy work to keep me occupied. That list remains mostly untouched. :) Surgery with a one month recovery period was not on my list. (Boo!) Something I did that was on my list was take an online class specifically for natural light portraiture! (Hooray!)

I do have a sweet newborn session to share. Newborn shoots can be done in your own home using the natural light of a big window or door. At baby's home diapers and bottles are handy, surroundings are familiar and comforting, and it's easy to incorporate personal items into the photograph. In this session I photographed baby girl with a quilt her mother used as a wee one.









This perfect little bundle was 8 days new when we had our session. :)

Photographer's Favorites

I want to thank all my clients from 2010 for your business! It always seems much more like pleasure than business with the wonderful families that I am able to meet and photograph. I thought I'd share my favorite image from each session that I did over the past year. In no particular order (other than I think they look nice this way,) these are the images that I saw and immediately fell in love with...































I'm looking forward to making many more favorites in 2011!

A Fun Surprise

I entered this photo along with a story about one of my family's Christmas traditions in a holiday photo contest at ClickinMoms. CM is my favorite photography forum because it is a wonderful meeting place of helpful, generous, and inspiring ladies that all love photography. The group ranges from beginners to pros, so I recommend it to any mama with an interest in photography. Anyway, I was happy to find out this morning that I earned an Honorable Mention in the contest. You can visit the ClickinMom's blog to read about my tradition and see some gorgeous entries HERE.

Home Run

This session was the last one of the fall season and it was a great note to end on. I love this family and how casual and fun they are. Just when I thought I'd come across the CUTEST image from their session, I would find another one. This family hit a home run! (Just check out their Holiday Card!)