dates still left :)

i am in the middle of editing some sessions and i am getting a little behind in my blogging... but i still have a couple of dates left to get christmas pictures in. so i just wanted to re-post them if anyone needs to schedule a session :)

• Nov 15 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 22 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 29 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 30 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 2 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 3 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 4 9:00am or 4:00pm (regular or mini)
• Dec 5 4:00pm (regular or mini)
  

here is a sneak peak from a session that i will be posting soon :)
thanks!!more sessions coming soon!

what dates are left??

when a time is scheduled i will mark it in black :) and beside each time is what kind of session could be done at that time (due to my schedules and sunset)
thanks and early merry christmas!!

• Nov 3 5:15 (regular or mini)
  
• Nov 8 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 13 (mini session day)
• Nov 14 4:00 (regular or mini)
• Nov 15 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 16 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 20 4:00 (regular or mini)
• Nov 21 4:00 (regular)
  
• Nov 22 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 29 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 30 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 2 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 3 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 4 9:00am or 4:00pm (regular or mini)

if you have already have your pictures done and ready... yay! then please forward this to everyone you know!! if you are an existing client and you refer someone who books a session you will receive 20% off your next session!! refer a few people and you will get a cheap session!!

MY WEBSITE IS UPDATED!! THE PRICES ARE CORRECT!!
CHECK IT OUT TO SEE IF ANY OF YOUR PICTURES MADE THE UPDATED "PORTFOLIOS"!

Stinnett family

a couple of weeks ago i did a session with the stinnett family. meredith is hana's teacher :) i was helping with reading groups about a month before this and she came up to me... i thought she was going to tell me something scary about hana. but she said "would you mind taking pictures of my family?" of course not! i would love too!
so we met at greenfield lake... little did i know the beer and wine festival had ended just a little before we met... let's just say the stinnet kids did get to see some questionable things! luckily you can't see that in the pictures!!

at the bottom of the post i am re-posting the dates left until to get pictures back before christmas...

matt and meredith did this hug at their wedding... so cute!

thanks guys!!


when a time is scheduled i will mark it in black :) and beside each time is what kind of session could be done at that time (due to my schedules and sunset)
thanks and early merry christmas!!

• Nov 1 5:15 (regular or mini)
• Nov 2 5:15 (regular or mini)
• Nov 3 5:15 (regular or mini)
  
• Nov 8 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 13 (mini session day)
• Nov 14 4:00 (regular or mini)
• Nov 15 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 16 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 20 4:00 (regular or mini)
• Nov 22 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 29 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 30 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 2 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 3 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 4 9:00am or 4:00pm (regular or mini)

if you have already have your pictures done and ready... yay! then please forward this to everyone you know!! if you are an existing client and you refer someone who books a session you will receive 20% off your next session!! refer a few people and you will get a cheap session!!
prices for sessions and prints are on my website *note* the cd is no longer $40. i am working on updating the website to reflect the new price of $150 and the option of purchasing individual digital images for $20.

dates and times left before christmas

i have had a lot of people interested in sessions between now and christmas. as to not overlap what i tell people and have 2 people schedule the same time... i thought would just list the dates and times i have left. if you schedule a time on this list i will work my hardest to get the edited pictures to you in time for christmas cards and presents. when a time is scheduled i will mark it in black :) and beside each time is what kind of session could be done at that time (due to my schedules and sunset)
thanks and early merry christmas!!

• Oct 25 5:15 (time for a regular or mini)
• Oct 26 5:15 (regular or mini)
• Nov 1 5:15 (regular or mini)
• Nov 2 5:15 (regular or mini)
• Nov 3 5:15 (regular or mini)
  
• Nov 8 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 13 (mini session day)
• Nov 14 4:00 (regular or mini)
• Nov 15 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 16 4:30 (mini)
• Nov 20 4:00 (regular or mini)
• Nov 22 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 29 4:15 (mini)
• Nov 30 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 2 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 3 4:15 (mini)
• Dec 4 9:00am or 4:00pm (regular or mini)

if you have already have your pictures done and ready... yay! then please forward this to everyone you know!! if you are an existing client and you refer someone who books a session you will receive 20% off your next session!! refer a few people and you will get a cheap session!!
prices for sessions and prints are on my website *note* the cd is no longer $40. i am working on updating the website to reflect the new price of $150 and the option of purchasing individual digital images for $20.

up coming mini-sessions... fall and christmas dates released!

do you have a new baby? or just want to update the family pictures??? this is the perfect time because, here come the mini-sessions! a lot of people have asked me when the next day of mini-sessions is coming... so ask and you shall receive!
here are the fall mini-sessions and the christmas mini-sessions! book now ;) they will go fast!!

fall mini-sessions:
when: saturday october 16th 8:00am-9:30am AND 4:30-6:00pm; 30 minute sessions
where greenfield lake (last year we had some fall colors... that is pretty hard to come by in wilmington!!)
how much: $35 for the session then the option to purchase prints/ cd after (these will be the LAST SESSIONS at the current cd price!)
what: a 30 minute session to do anything fall!! use any kind of props you want... pumpkins, hay, leaves... it is all up to you! dress your kids in their costumes! just be aware of the 30 minute time limit.

christmas mini-sessions:
when: saturday november 13th 8:00am-9:30am AND 3:00-4:30pm(beach); 30 minute sessions
where: am: tba
pm: beach
how much: $50 for the session then the option to purchase prints/ cd after. the price will include ONE edited digital image from the session that can be emailed/ put on cd with rights to use it as you wish ie... christmas cards/ gifts.
what: a 30 minute session for christmas cards/ gifts! you can bring props, hats, candy canes... whatever says christmas to you!! just be aware of the 30 minute time limit.

please contact me to set up a time or to schedule a regular session... thanksgiving/ christmas will be here before you know it!! please pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested! as always, if you refer someone who books a session, you get 20% off your next session!! refer a couple of people and you will be getting a cheap session ;)

top 10 things you can do with your photo cd...

10. order prints of your photos

9. send the pictures to family and friends via email

8. post the pictures on facebook, blogs, myspace...

7. create a collage of pictures from the session (they would all "match" since they were taken at the same place and the same outfits were worn)

6. put the pictures on a mug or coffee cup

5. create christmas ornaments with the pictures to give to family and friends

4. put the picture on a t-shirt, bag, or purse...

3. use the photo for chirstmas cards (chirstmas will be here before you know it!!!)

2. blow up the pictures and put them on a stretched canvas (they are big enough to be blown up about as big as you want)

the top thing you can do with your photo cd... 1. anything you want! you have the print release which includes the right to print them. you can't enter them into a contest... but you can do just about anything else! i am sure you can think of tons of other things to do with the pictures!

if you have a new idea, something you have done or want to do... please post it to share with others!!

right now i offer a cd with all of the edited pictures from your session (including the print release) for a VERY inexpensive price. that will be changing VERY soon. if you have been waiting to book a session... NOW is the time to do it. the cd price will be changing VERY soon!!!

Last summer mini-sessions... babies galore... what else is going on???

Here come the end of summer specials!!
I hope everyone is having a great, all be it super HOT, summer! We have been doing some fun family stuff :) I can not believe there is only a month left of summer! Where did the time go??
So I thought I would do some end of summer specials to wrap up the summer on a good note!! A lot of people have asked me when I was doing another beach mini-session day... so here you go!!

Summer mini sessions!
Saturday, August 7th- 30 minute sessions. (6:00pm-7:30pm) the last session would be so great at sunset!!
At the beach (Wrightsville- South end at the gazebo)
$35 for the session... then you have the option of ordering prints or a cd with the edited photos of your session.
Make this session your own! Bring kites or lollipops... let you kids play in the water... it is all up to you! Be creative!!

Newborn specials
I just ordered some super cute props for newborn pictures (check out my previous blog post for pictures!). Since it would take me way too long for me to grown my own (and freak out my husband), I need to borrow a baby to model for the pictures. You get a free session if you are the first to contact me! (i have a possible girl model, but i need a boy! the boy hat is SOO cute!)

And since I have sooo many pregnant friends (and cute new props!) I am going to offer a special deal for the next 5 people to sign up for a newborn session! You get a full session (which you need for a newborn) for the price of an any-time mini! ($45!) Just mention this email when you book!

Upcoming changes
I mentioned that I have been taking some classes lately. The last class I took was on marketing... so there will be some changes starting in the fall! SO if you want to get the same good deals that I have been offering, you need to book now. If you have already booked (and prepaid) for a session, you will be "grandfathered in" :)

Community outreach
I have been interested in doing some free sessions for people in the military. I would love to take pictures of the family here and send them to the service man/woman (free of charge of course!) So, if you know anyone who is serving and has a family here... please email me!!

Thanks for reading!! I look forward to hearing from you soon! Please pass this along to anyone you can think of who might be interested! don't forget if you refer a friend and they book a session, you get 20% your next session! You can get yourself a cheap session or two if you refer a couple of people :)

**UPDATE ON COMMENTS...
I have fixed the problems with leaving comments (several people mentioned that it was hard to leave a comment). Under the comment box, you have to choose a "profile" to use. If you have a gmail account then choose "google". If you don't have any of the accounts listed... or don't want to deal with it... just choose "anonymous". Just make sure you leave you name or contact info so I can get in touch with you :)
Since it was such an ordeal (sorry!) I am going to extend the comment contest until July 27th!! So hurry and you still have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the restaurant of your choice!!

Thank you!! Happy End of Summer!

baby needed!

... not for me (don't freak out honey!)
i just ordered the MOST adorable props for a newborn. i am dying to try them out!! i am sure madeline is too big for them... so i need someone who is big and pregnant, or just had a baby to let me try them out!

so if you want to try them, let me know!! if you are the first one to contact me... i will give you the session for free!!

*note*.... i did not take these pictures!! i am just showing you what the props look like!

this is the hat for a boy!
these are the adorable headbands for a girl!

hurry, i am sure the free session with go fast!

what's the story...?

how did i get started taking pictures? well, it is an interesting story!
i have always loved pictures. taking them. looking at them. being in them ;)
i kept "missing" pictures of my girls because my digital camera would not take them fast enough. so i bought a DSLR (digital SLR camera). the main reason in the beginning was to take good pictures of my kids (this was in october 2 years ago). then i read a lot about it. i took some classes and became very familiar with the camera and all of it settings. i didn't know anything in the beginning so i asked a lot of questions (still do!) from people who did know. i tried to learn everything i could. (since the beginning i have gotten a new camera and several new lenses.)
then one of my good friends wanted some pictures of her family for christmas but didn't have the money to hire someone... so she asked me if i would meet her at the beach and take some pictures. another friend wanted the same thing, so they met us the same afternoon. you can see the first family session here. the second one here.
the pictures actually turned out pretty well. not great. but good for my first effort. then i read some more books and studied some more. i also created a blog. then a girl at church said she was interested in getting some maternity pictures done. i told her i would do them for a very reasonable price. she said ok :). after that, people just kept finding me. i am always amazed where people come from and how they find me! i totally attribute all of this to the Lord. He keeps sending people my way. i am SO thankful that he does!
i love meeting new people! i love finding the beauty in the outdoors! i LOVE taking pictures! i am so glad that i get to do all of that together :)
the newest thing i am learning about is marketing... so you may be seeing some exciting new changes in the near future... be on the look out!

thought i would share a couple of pictures... i mean what is a post with out pictures??

this one is one of the first pictures i took... (i did not re-edit it... man did i want to!!)

this is a more recent one :)

thanks for reading my story!! don't forget about the comment contest! it ends in a couple of days :)

who is that behind the camera lens???

i recently realized that while i have been busy sharing information about all of my wonderful clients and sessions, i have been neglecting to share info about someone important... me :)
so in this post i will remedy that... get ready to know some more about me!
i have lived in this beautiful city for... where does time go... 13 years! i transferred here in 97 after a cold year at appalachian state. the beach was calling my name! i finished my college years, i stayed put! i love living here! wilmington is officially my home. i grew up in greensboro nc, so i have always lived in the tarheel state... and i am a tarheel fan!! (my sister graduated from UNC. go heels!). i now live in the monkey junction area with my wonderful husband and 3 (yes 3!) daughters. Hana is 5 and starting kindergarten in a month! yikes! Brooke is 3, starting preschool, and is definitely her own person!! Madeline is almost 11 months, she will be 1 at the end of august. she is also a sweetie but definitely knows what she wants and isn't afraid to let you know! i have been married to jack for 9 years and he works at ppd. my life is never dull... as you can imagine with 3 young girls!
but aren't they adorable??!!

ok that is all for now... tomorrow i will tell you more about how i got started in the photography business!

business business business ;)

i thought that adding the incentive of a free picture would encourage people to comment on their posts... alas not :) so i am upping the ante! i am having a comment contest!!
here are the rules...

• each new comment gets your name entered in "the hat"
• you can comment on an old post... but the comment has to be new.
• the deadline is july 25th!
  
• so get to commenting!!

what is the prize?? a $20 gift card to the restaurant of your choice! the winner will get to choose!
start commenting to have a chance to win!!

ALSO...
if you want to become a member of my facebook fan page click here! i will announce all contests there and be adding new pictures regularly ;)

and what is a blog post with out a picture??

here is some rainy day indoor fun! got to love candy land!

West + Business :)

i am going to start this blog with a little business :) i know that people visit the blog. i have a stat counter that tells me so... but no one leaves comments! so to help out in this area, i am adding an incentive. once your pictures are up on the blog, if you get 10 comments on your post you will get a free 5x7 print of the picture of your choice. (even if you ordered the cd with all of the pictures, i will still print one for you!) it is also retroactive... so if an old post gets 10 comments, you will get a 5x7! so get to commenting!!!

ok on to the west family. angie wanted some pictures of 6 month old laney and few with 5 year old garrett. so i went to her in-laws house for the shoot. angie told me she was a nurse at the hospital and what do you know... she was a nurse when our (then) 6 day old madeline was in the hospital with viral meningitis. that was not a fun time. but i remembered angie, she was pregnant and super nice :)
the shoot went well! the grandparents were even around to help out! they held a huge blanket so we were able to get some good shaded shots :) thanks!! laney was adorable and has the most beautiful eyes!!

those eyes!

the bucket was so cute! laney did not love it, so i had to grab some shots really quickly.

but this one turned out pretty cute :)

paypal

despite the fact that this may be a bit embarrassing, i am sharing it anyway so you know the reason behind some of my practices. this is why i require a paid paypal invoice before a session.
against my better judgment i planned a session on saturday without following through with the paid paypal invoice (i always send a paypal invoice to someone prior to a session). on this occasion, i did send it, i just didn't make sure it got paid prior to the session. i kind of had a "feeling", but made the drive to the arboretum anyway. the session was supposed to be at 6:00... at 6:15 no one was there. i called the client and left a message. she called back to say that something had come up and she was not going to be able to make it.
i am a mom of three young children and in order to make it to an early evening session i have to rearrange quite a lot of things. i am not sharing this to complain, i love love taking pictures and i am more than happy to rearrange my schedule to make a session happen! but i share this to say that it does require some work on my part to make it to each and every session.
so in the future i will no longer meet someone (that i don't know or i haven't worked with in the past) without a paid invoice. i am not being rude or insensitive, i will just politely suggest that we reschedule the session until a time after the invoice is paid.

i was able, however, to take the opportunity to take some pictures of the beautiful flowers in bloom at the arboretum :)

Spring/ Easter Mini-sessions... dates released

I have released the dates for Spring Mini-sessions. Please let me know if you are interested, and pass this along to anyone you think might be interested :) And as always... if you refer a friend (who purchases a session) you get 20% off your next session and they get a $5 print credit.

Spring/ Easter Mini-Sessions!

When:March 13th (4:00-5:30) Hugh McRae Park
March 14th (4:30-6:30) Beach (Daylight savings time!)

AND:
March 27^th (9-11am) Beach
March 28^th (4:30-6:30) Hugh McRae Park

Price:$35

What do I get?: a 30 minute session at a set location and 10-15 images in a password protected online gallery

You can use your time however you like, but keep in mind the time limit (i.e.if you want it to be just the kids, that's fine...if you want the whole family....that's fine... if you want pics of your dog that's fine.) Also feel free to bring your own Spring or Easter props…(bunny ears, flowers... the possibilities are endless!!)

and the winner is...

let me start by saying that i have not been blogging lately because my computer crashed last weekend. now you would think this wouldn't be a big deal... i mean surely you would think that i back up my work. you would think. well alas i had not. we have a friend who is helping us try to retrieve all of the "lost" info from the old computer. i am now the poster child for backing up info... i bought a portable external hard drive which will now hold all of the important info. so hopefully this will never happen to me again!! (if i am not able to get all of my pictures off of my old computer i may be getting in touch with some of you to send me some of the pictures i took... sad i know!) one last thought... BACK UP YOUR WORK!!

ok on to the drawing!

drum roll please....

the first prize (FREE SESSION)... Peyton Heitman :)

the second prize (50% off session fee and 50% off prints or cd purchase)... Kristy Willeford :)

I will email each of the winners to set up a session :)


thank you all for participating and getting people to check out my website!

And as always... if you refer a friend (who purchases a session) you get 20% off your next session and they get a $5 print credit!
THANK YOU!!

New Website!!

Hi everyone!!
I am SO excited to announce that my NEW website is up and running!!! Please go check it out!! There are lots of new and exciting things! The way you see and order pictures will be all new :)
And in an effort to get the word out, I have a promotion going on.

I will be having a drawing for two prizes:
1- a free regular session
2- 50% off session fee(regular or mini- your choice) and 50% off prints or CD purchase

In order to get your name in the "hat" for the drawing, you can do any or ALL of the following things (to get credit, you will have to send me an email referencing each thing so I can see that you did it)

• mention my website on facebook in your "status" bar (you may have to become my friend first “Tiffany Barger Cornwall”)= 2 entries
• write a blog about my photos and about my new website= 3 entries
• send out a mass email to your friends and family telling them about my new website (cc me)- 1-5 people=1 entry, 6-10 people= 2 entries, 11+ people = 3 entries
• send out a bulletin on myspace about my website= 2 entries
• send out a tweet about my website= 1 entry
• THE DRAWING WILL BE SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH AT 12:00pm (I will email the winners and post the results on my blog)
  

Also, if you book a regular session in the month of January and the session takes place in January or February you will receive 25% off of the session fee and 10% off of prints or cd purchase!!

OK, here is the new website!! Go tell people :)

http://tcophoto.com/



Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you soon! :)

why did i move?

My old blog was attached to my personal blog so I didn't want it coming up in Google searches. But this one will stand alone so I want as many people stopping by as possible!! So please send people this way!!!
Some time in the near future I will be making a website :) I hope to have it up and running in the new year! More on that to come!!

I got all of the session blog posts moved from my old blog to the new (a lot faster than i thought!). It was really cool to look back through the last year of sessions. I have gotten to work with some great families! I am truly blessed to be able to do this!
Thank you all!!

And thanks for stopping by :)

baby

i felt it important to note here that i had taken off some time at the end of my pregnancy. Madeline was born at the end of august... the third precious girl that we have been given!! so it took me a couple of months to get back up and running :) but soon the sessions were back in full swing!

July 4th... to fall

sadly i have had to cut back... ok let me rephrase... pretty much stop completely, taking photos at the present time. my large 8 month pregnant belly does not allow for the bending, squatting, and kneeling necessary to capture good pictures. so in my hiatus i am breaking in some new camera equipment! yea! love the new camera!!
i will resume my picturing taking just in time for those lovely fall photos!! let me tell you, i do love some pumpkins in the background :) i am planning to do a set of fall mini-sessions as well as... dare i say it in the middle of the summer... as set of christmas ones as well. information will be coming along soon :)
so please don't forget about me :) fall is right around the corner...

and happy 4th of july!
here are a couple of pictures that i got of some fireworks last night. our neighborhood has some pretty impressive ones :) enjoy and see you soon!!