Hi everyone! Lots of changes are coming to Sharon Gartrell Photography in the coming months. First off, I am pleased to debut my new logo. I worked with the very talented Tiffany Willette from On the Spot Studio.

In the coming weeks I’ll be updating my website, blog and client information pieces to reflect my new branding. I will warn you that coding is not my forte, so please bear with me if you happen to visit and things look awry. Rest assured things will get back to normal soon.

Also be sure to check back next week. I’ll be posting two fabulous casting calls! Thanks everyone!

The R family is always so much fun to have over to the studio. Baby N just celebrated her first birthday! I can’t believe how big she has gotten since our last session here. She can stand now and she just loves to try and walk everywhere. She got a hold of my hand at one point and just started walking! I loved hearing all the words she can say and all the expressions she makes. She was moving around so much, we had to put her in a chair to try and catch a moment when she was still. Here are the sneak peeks for your session! Enjoy!

I decided that this year I would challenge myself to a photo walk each week to push my creativity to different levels. I’m so excited about the possibilities and for making the commitment to do this every week. This week was a challenge with wind chills near zero here in Texas (I actually had to check that I was still in Texas!). I decided to do my first photo walk indoors and shoot my daughter. I love the look of timeless portraiture and I wanted to try that out with natural window light. I love the effect and I’m going to try and incorporate this into all of my sessions from now on. Enjoy! I present the first of 52 installments…

One of my favorite clients came to visit me early on this cold, cold morning. Miss S is always game to play whatever her Mommy and I come up with. She is nine months old now and I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by since we did our newborn session here. You can also view her three months portraits, and her six months portraits.

I love how vocal she is now. She was talking to us the whole time of our session. She loves pulling up and I think she will be crawling soon!

Here are your sneak peeks. Enjoy!

I’m really excited to announce that I will be offering Valentine’s Mini-Sessions this year! Stock up on cute, one-of-a-kind Valentine’s for your little ones to pass out at school, dance class, soccer, swim team and all the other activities they are in.

Mini-Sessions will consist of:
*a 30 minute session
*2 5×7s
*40 double sided wallets that are perfect for Valentine Cards (see examples below)
*all sessions will have the choice of either grey or coral seamless
*you will get an online gallery of 5-7 images from which to choose
*This session fee will be $70 (an $80 value)
*Sessions will only be on Saturday January 23, 2010 from noon-4PM at the studio

*Session fee is due before or the day of the session only.
*Ordering deadlines will be in place to insure that products arrive in time for Valentine’s Day.
*All orders must be picked up at the studio.
*Please be on time. Your session will only last your allotted time. If you are late, your time will not go over to the next client’s session time.
*Card choice must be made before leaving the session.
*Sessions are first come-first serve. Please call or email early for your appointment.
*No other discounts can be applied to this special.
*No substitutions can be made to the package.
*Additional prints can be purchased at a la carte prices.

Thanks everyone! Can’t wait to see you on the 23rd!

Wow! 2009 went by so quickly. Thank you to all my wonderful clients for making it such a successful year. I have really enjoyed getting to know you all and watch your families grow this past year. I thought I would start the new year off by reviewing some of the last sessions of 2009. I was so busy during the holidays that I didn’t have time to post regularly. Plus I know many of my families were wanting to keep their images a secret for their Christmas card. I think it’s safe to share now!