A New Place to Shop

I had the cutest little girl come into the studio the week before I went on vacation! Her name is Alivia and she's adorable! She has the best expressions...and you know I'm a sucker for eyes...look at those eyes:)




Alivia's mom told be about the coolest website. It's www.etsy.com and they sell everything handmade. They have really cute clothes, handbags, jewelry, etc. My favorite two places to look are Lemons & Lollies and Lulaballou(in the purse section). They have the cutest purses! Here's a couple samples of things.


Have fun looking!

Relaxation!

I just got back last night from a week up north and it was great! My husband Tim and I have not had time off together since our honeymoon over 3 years ago.
We went up north to Boyne City where my parents have a vacation home. For the first couple days, we just sat out on the patio and looked out at the water and listened to the trees as they moved in the wind. Just what I needed!
Even our dog got a vacation! We played fetch and took him swimming every chance we got! He was a tired dog at the end of each day! As we say "a tired dog is a good dog."

We also made it out to Sleeping Bear Dunes for a very very long walk. It was great exercise, but really tiring. At one point, we stopped and looked around and almost felt like we were in the middle of a desert. Water anyone?



After we finally made it back to civilization, we went to Traverse City and made our way to our favorite spot by the water. We found a great shade tree and took a little nap.


For Memorial Day weekend, we went to Mackinaw Island with family and friends. We go every year and spend time biking and sitting on the porch of the Windamere.

Now, I am home and ready to take on the crazy summer!
:)

So Hip!

We had a little Rock Star at the studio today! She's also decked out in Matilda Jane clothes! She should be their top model..hint hint. Check out their clothes at www.matildajaneclothing.com They have such cute stuff!
Anyway, here are a couple images from Addison's session! She's a natural!





So now I'm going to say fairwell for a week. I am taking a much needed little vacation and will be back after Memorial day weekend!
Have a great weekend!

We have another blog

Yes, that's right...I'm nuts. Like one Blog isn't enough, we have just added a SENIOR Blog. The new blog is going to be all about Seniors..high school seniors that is! Go have a look... www.canfieldjenkins2.blogspot.com

It's my party and...

there's no need to cry! :) I was telling my friend Jess Challa that turning 30 wasn't that bad, but for some reason 31 is whole different ball game. It feels so much different for some reason and I'm not sure why. But, I'm going to celebrate with the family and eat cake for the 2nd time today and not worry about all the calories!
I'll worry about that tomorrow!

Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

I hope that all the Mom's out there have a great Mother's Day weekend!
Thank you for all you do, all you sacrifice and all your love!

Stuff, Seal, Stamp, Mail

We are getting our Senior Mailing information out this week and we have been working our fingers to the bone stuffing all the envelopes. We are sending out 2000 DVD's and Senior info packets, so be on the look out!
If you don't get a mailer in the next week or so and you would like one, please email us and let us know! In the meantime go to our senior website www.canfieldjenkins2.com to check out the specials!

We expect your call to book your appointments before May 31st!

SENIORS 2008 Are you ready for this?

We are getting ready for the busy season! Seniors, it's time to schedule your sessions! Check out our website just for you www.canfieldjenkins2.com
You will find information about sessions, clothing and there are tons of images to see as well! Don't wait to book your session. Our summer books up fast and you want to make sure to get the prime time spots.

As a BLOG special, we are going to give you a free studio session in the month of MAY! That's right now! This is only good for 2008 Seniors though! :)
Give us a call and tell us you want the BLOG special and we will hook you up!

(there is a $150 retainer on all sessions-even the free ones)

Call us today! 989-227-8441

Using that teaching degree!

We just had our first In Studio All Day Seminar for photographers last Monday and with the Kid's Contest going on I haven't had time to talk about it.
From 9 to 5, we had about 10 photographers from all over Michigan come hang out with us! The thing that I love about teaching is that I learn so much! When we have photographers at our studio it's usually more collaborating than just us teaching.

Well, I hope that everyone that attended had as much fun as I did! We will definitely be hosting this again sometime soon!

Thanks everyone!

and the winner is...

Ok, the votes are in! We have our winners.
THIRD PLACE with 193 votes



SECOND PLACE with 203 votes




And FIRST PLACE with 247 votes!



I want to thank everyone who entered and voted! It's always fun to see who wins.
Congratulations to the winners. You will be receiving your certificates in the mail!

It's almost time!

Who Will Win!

Thank you to everyone who's been voting this week! And I want to thank all the entries for working so hard to get votes. Your work did not go unnoticed! Trust me when I say I've been talling votes night and day.
Tune in on Monday to see who the winners are!
Thanks again!

One last Chance!

Today is the last day to vote for your favorite image for the Kid's Contest!
I will stop counting votes at 5p.m. tonight! It is a close race everyone, so vote right up till the last minute!
I will announce the winners on Monday!
Good Luck!

Better Day

Have you ever had one of those days that starts off not so good and then declines from there? That was my day yesterday. I rarely have really terrible days, but yesterday was it for sure. In the morning, I was eating my Very healthy peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast and on my third bite I started choking. I was sitting there thinking that it would pass, but after a second I realized this was really happening. My husband who is a trained EMT was in another room, busy (if you know what I mean) and I decided I better get up and get him to help me. I was ok until I tried to yell his name and couldn't! I panicked...just a little. By the time he got out to where I was, I was hunched over gasping for a breath. I was really scared. He grabbed be around the waist and asked me if I was breathing, and as I shook my head no, I got a slight intake of air. Once that happened, I panicked more and just started crying. After a very long few seconds of coughing and trying to breathe, I finally caught my breath and felt what was in my throat go down.

So for the next 30 minutes or so, we just sat on the couch shaking. And of course I was still crying. That was SO scary.
When I finally got to work, I just really didn't want to be there and pretty much made my day a bad one. The only thing that saved it was my session in the evening. That's what I love about kids. Even when you're having the worst day ever, they can put a smile on your face.

So the moral to this story is don't choke on your breakfast :)
Actually, try to turn your day around if your having a bad day. Take a minute to be thankful for all you have because you never know what could happen. And also, make sure your spouse knows the heimlick!
Good night all

More Images

Here are some more images that Andrew's sister Abigail took!

The Real Deal

Yes it is true I am officially married!!! Emily and I had an absolutely beautiful wedding in Grand Cayman at the Grand Old House. We did not just have a normal wedding, we took a full blown vacation with a hand full of our friends and family. We took a 7 night Royal Caribbean Cruise on the Marnier of the Seas. There were 39 total on the trip including 4 photographers not counting myself or Emily. Between Michael and Tina Timmons, as well as Angela Talentino we have tons of awesome images from our wedding. The fourth photographer John Marion did not take very many images at all however had a very important role in our wedding. He actual became an ordained minister so he could perform our ceremony. After all he was the one responsible for Emily and I being together!!! It was a very special week for both of us. I am also excited about having new step children Alex 11 and Gabriella 6.

We have Images!

This is just a teaser, but I wanted to make sure I'm keeping you informed :)
We just got some images from Andrew and Emily's wedding and I can't wait for you to see them!
Andrew still needs to figure out what to write about the wedding, so that might take some time. Here's one image that is fabulous!

More to come! Thank you to Angela Talentino from Essenza Studio in Cincinnati

Kid's Contest Voting

Well tomorrow is the day that voting begins for the Kid's Contest! Last year was the first year that we did the contest voting online and it was great! We got over 2000 emails, voting for their favorite kid! That's a lot of emails! I opened and counted everyone. Every morning and evening I tallied votes, and everyday someone new was in the lead. It was neck and neck until the very last hour!
I'm excited to see what happens this year. I know some of the entries are VERY determined to win. I'm sure they already have their mass email sent out to all their friends and co-workers. It's going to be an exciting week!

Although we didn't meet our goal amount for The Children's Miracle Network, we did raise $500. I want to thank everyone who did enter! I had a great time working with everyone! So many cute kids. I will have to vote for someone new every time. I just can't pick :)

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend! I know I did!

May the voting madness begin!

Photographer of the Year!

Andrew doesn't like to talk about all his award winnings, so I will. This year I got to hand out the awards at the banquet. It was fun because Andrew got SO many of them. This is the big one though. Take a look at the video!



Sorry about all the movement. My video skills still need some work:)

I know you're waiting!

We are waiting to tell you about the wedding until we have images! There were 3 photographers at Andrew and Emily's wedding and they only took 3000 images!
So I am waiting to get a few for the blog!

Let's just say that Andrew had an amazing week! As if getting married wasn't enough,
he also got Photographer of the YEAR at PPM! That's the biggest honor you can get!
I will have video and tons of images soon! Hang in there!