Trick or Treat

Boooohhhaaa...

Oh I hope you all had a funny, safe and Happy Halloween. As you can see Sarah dressed up as the Bride of Frankenstein, with her typical attitude. We had a wonderful time out trick or treating tonight. We went by the fire department and then to our church where I got to meet Obama and Palin; both trying to bribe us for our votes with candy. Talk about a house divided they were giving the candy out of the same car trunk...

I wish I could have seen all of you all dressed up. I wonder what kind of spooky ghost and goblins each of you were. I had a great idea of letting each of you post your Halloween images here for all of us to enjoy and so I can all of my little buddies all dressed up, but there is no way you can post your own images here yourself. I can though. SO send me your Halloween images and I will add them to this entry. Send me the file and a short description and I will

make you a post and show off your awesome costume.

Everyone enjoy your candy, but remember not to eat too much at one time. I have a little one that already has a tummy ache from eating too much. See each of your soon and don't forget to send me an image and a short description. We will have so much fun seeing how many trick or treaters we have here.

Send your Halloween images to denise@deniseclayphotography.com put Halloween Blog in the subject line so I can get them posted right away.

Take care,
Denise

Watching A Family Grow

One of the greatest honors of my job is to get to watch a family grow and babies grow up to be big boys. A few years ago I photographed Alexander when he was in my baby plan. Recently, the whole family with the newest addition came in for a family portrait. I am really looking forward to watching Jackson grow up. He is in the new Baby Club here at the studio, so I am sure we will be seeing more posts on him through out the next two years.

Alexander always knows how to ham it up for the camera. He also knows how to be a sweetie.

Political Statement - Warning This Might Get Smelly

I know it hard to believe, but I think this is one political statement we can all agree on regardless of what party you belong to.

An Awesome Song by Diamond Rio

I have never hid my belief in the Lord on this blog or in any of my other correspondence with any one. He is my savior and my faith and trust in Him grows stronger every day. A friend emailed me this song and it really touched my heart. I thought I would share the link to it for you to enjoy if you so desire.

If you look back to when our country started going down hill you will see it goes along with the time table of when the Lord started being taken out of everything. Enjoy the song and May God Bless you!

Denise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYgpPB1kwU

A Star Is Born!

Addie came in for a Doodlebug Club model session and she definitely is a star model. We had the best time during her session. She was a blast to work with.

We laughed pretty much the whole time.

We even danced. Although Addie has better moves than I do.

More model sessions are coming soon. But if your child is a star like Addie, then give me a call. I still need a few more models for the new Doodlebug Club being launched in January 2009. Remember I am looking for children 3 and older.

He Is Checking His List And Checking It Twice...

Note: This blog entry is just for the good boys and girls, but you parents can read it too.

Well I know I have been good this year…. Well I have!

In fact I have been so good this year; that when I was talking to Santa (putting my list in early this year) and he asked what I really wanted this year, I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted him to come to the studio and meet all of the wonderful boys and girls that are so dear to my heart. Over the phone I heard his jolly ol’ chuckle and “Of course I will.” See - I have been good!

So we worked out the dates on both of our schedules and we have 2 whole days set just for Santa. Thursday, October 30th and Saturday, November 8th, Santa will be here to spend some time with all the good little kids. We have lots of fun planned. You will get time to tell Santa just what you want for Christmas. So don’t forget your list. And we have a special package created just for Santa Days.

Avoid the long lines of waiting to see Santa for a minute at the mall with your own scheduled time to truly sit with Santa and tell him just what your want. Because we know you have been good this year, right??? We are also going to have cookies and juice and maybe even a special little surprise from Santa. And you won’t have to wait till Christmas to open it!

So tell your mom or dad to give me a call and I will fill them in on the details and get you a time scheduled with Santa.

And remember, he knows who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. So be very, very good.

2009 Has Gone To The Cats & Dogs!

A couple of months ago I had the honor of assisting with some of the design of the 2009 calendar for Burke County Friends For Animals. My dear friend Eva did a wonderful job on the photography of the animals featured in the calendar. The whole calendar crew did a wonderful job.

The calendar is a fund raiser for BCFFA and it features images and stories of cats and dogs that have been rescued. Each month features a different rescued animal. The stories tell each animal’s tragic story of abuse and neglect, but each are now in a loving and caring home.

I am not sure which one is my favorite. I read one month’s story and that is my favorite and then I flip to another month and maybe that one is my favorite now. Being an animal lover, I guess it is just natural to fall in love with each of these sweet and loving cats and dogs.

The calendars are available for sale through BCFFA; http://www.burkecountyfriends4animals.org/ . You can contact the volunteers at the 828-433-1115. I am sure they will be glad to help you get a calendar for yourself and remember they make great gifts. A gift you can give in two ways; one to your friend or loved one that they can enjoy all of next year and then the gift to help care for the sweet and loving animals at BCFFA waiting for a loving home.

Thanks to all of the volunteers at BCFFA. You do a great job!

Models Needed

In January 2009 I am going to launch something very exciting; The Doodlebug Club! This club will be for kids 3 and older, but that is all I am going to tell you now. You have to wait till January to find out more.

But to be ready for the launch, I am working on all of the literature for the Doodlebug Club and the samples for it. And this is where I need your help. I am looking for models (3 years old and up) to star in the Doodlebug Club literature.

Simply call the studio or email me denise@deniseclayphotography.com for a free model session and details on how to make your kid be a star!

I just love this image of my buddy Will from a recent model session. I have photographed Will since he was a merely baby and he is still just as cute and sweet. We sure had a lot of fun during his session.