10 on 10 - November

It's the 10th! Woop woop! This month I'm taking you all deep inside the Timber's Army (TA). Once you're done soaking up all the green and yellow, head on over to see the other great photogs that are participating in the 10 on 10 project. As always, their links are listed at the bottom of the post.

For those of you that aren't from Portland, or may not be into soccer, the Timbers are kind of a big deal. It's Portland's MLS soccer team. This year is their third year in MLS, and this is their first year making the playoffs... and the crowd goes wild!

My husband may very well be the one of the biggest Timbers' fans that ever lived. Normally, sports for me are 'meh. I mean, I get the strategy and love to play myself, but come on, isn't it all the same after a while? All that being said, I hear about the Timbers so often that I've been converted too. And in the franchise's defense, the Timbers' fan base is probably the most authentic, unconditionally supportive fans I have ever seen. This city LOOOOVES their team. The stadium used to be filled even back in the USL (United Soccer League = one step down from MLS) days. That's impressive considering that Americans in general don't tend to care about soccer or even know most of the rules.

Tie all that up, and the bow on top of it all was that we played (and beat) the Seattle Sounders in the first round of the playoffs. Hold on, let me correct myself. We kicked the Shittle Flounders out of the playoffs! The Sounders are definitely our biggest rival because in many ways the franchises are complete opposites. To say the least, the Timbers' Army had a fire lit in their belly for Thursday night's game.

There are great photographers like Craig Mitchelldyer  who take amazing photos on the field, but for this month's 10 on 10, I wanted the take the camera into the stands and give you all a little taste of the TA from the inside.

And now that you've seen a little more about the Rose City, head on over and check out all the other 10 on 10ers around the country. They are all fantastic, so get excited!

Anya Elise Photography

Grace Photography

CLB Creative

Twinty Photography
Jamilah Photography

Until next time...

Holiday Sale - Show me the Goods

About a month ago, I introduced my new holiday mini-session. If you missed it, you can get the 411 here. As you may have noticed from many of my past posts, I know my way around a camera, but when it comes to graphic design, I'm a flop. I know this, and I'm not trying to pretend. In fact, I'm embracing it because it means I get to team up with amazing people like Jehn Glenn.

Jehn is incredibly talented and designs everything you can think of for people/businesses all around the country. We teamed up for this project, and Jehn designed three unique cards which are specifically designed for this shoot. Before I go on to show you all the cards, can we all just take a second to think about how cool that is?! I mean this totally awesome graphic designer made three cards specifically for my clients! No one else, nowhere else will be able to use them, and they look so much better than the often cliche, overused, on-line cards (we won't name any names here...). Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty cool.  <- Curb Your Enthusiasm reference (incase you didn't get that)

Now that we've reviewed all the deets, let's get to the meat!

Option #1:

Option #2:

 Option #3:

Now that' I've got you all super excited, I'm going to reiterate some of the deets:

What am I getting?

Mini-session

$95

20-minute session

thumb drive with 10 images

$15 photo print credit

Mini-session with Choice of  Exclusive Holiday Card Design

$175

30-minute session

thumb drive with 15 images

$25 photo print credit

Your choice from one exclusive holiday card designed by Jehn Glynn

How do I sign up?

To schedule your appointment please click here and follow the instructions. I will be in contact shortly about times available on the date you choose. You may also e-mail me if you have any questions/concerns.

Anything else?

Session will cover groups of up to 4 people. You may use this time however you like: kids, whole family, couples, etc. $15 per extra person. Pooches are welcome too.

*opportunity to reschedule due to inclement weather conditions

Looking forward to showing you all some snippets of all the holiday session photos!

Until next time...