Happy New Year

So hard to keep up with this blog with all the holiday gathering and friends in town, but hey I did it. Sorry if I haven't given the most entertaining posts of late. Tonight is the last official post of the Blog Challenge but I'm enjoying it so much I'm sure to keep it. Ok so maybe not EVERY day but definitely more frequently than before. So on this last day of 2008 I wish you all many blessings and Happy, Happy New Year!!

~L

Rollin' with my homies

So tonight I'm hanging out with all my bestest friends that I graduated photography school with. We got pretty close after spending 2 and 1/2 years straight together, all of our classes together, 8 hours a day or so! So we try to get together at least a couple of times per year to catch up and share ideas. To all of you guys who couldn't make it ...We missed you!!!! I love them all and they are all very talented photographers! Off to finish having fun now!

Jennie, Jennie

So this is Jennie, with an ie. Just know that if your name ends in an ie I will spell it wrong. I can't help it! Something must be wrong with me! I'm so methodical about getting correct spellings of names but it just seems that anytime someones name ends in an ie......I get it wrong! I must have brain damage :o) Anyway I'm off on a tangent. Things you must know about Jennie. 1) and this is obvious....she's the cutest darn thing you've ever seen. 2) she was buckets of fun to photograph 3) she thinks she isn't photogenic (most girls do) 4) She's a dancer, I just love dancers. So without further ado......Jennie

Family Memories

As the Christmas holiday comes to an end I hope you all enjoyed gathering with your family during this holiday season? I know I did. It’s my greatest joy to spend time with loved ones during this most wonderful time of the year. It warms my heart to know that my children are tucked in their beds and my relatives are just around the corner. As my family matures I'm coming to learn that eventually families scatter, and holiday reunions are too few and far between. So each day count your blessings and with each family get together cherish those moments.

I always feel sentimental during the holidays as we all probably do so take this time to schedule that family portrait that you've been wanting. Let us create a truly meaningful piece of art that you will cherish forever. Seeing this image so small just doesn't do it justice. The Carters chose to display this as a 30x40 in their home, not everyone needs that size, we helped them choose the perfect size for the location they wanted it displayed. When I saw it displayed at their holiday party I was truly moved. They replaced a tapestry that was hanging on the wall. Now what would you rather decorate your home with?

Lisa Misses a Blog Post to plan her brothers wedding...

12:o2 .... ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!!!

Well it looks like I technically missed the blog post per my computer time so here it is people your last chance (hopefully) to get that certificate. SALE STARTS AT 12:00AM and goes until 12:00AM on Saturday, December 27, 2008. 24 hour sale! No exceptions once sale is officially over. Yes, that means you will be leaving a message on the machine because I will be shopping! I will also be on vacation for the next couple of weeks so when I get back I will call you back to schedule your session but you must leave a message today.

LISA MISSES A BLOG POST RULES ~ (effective today until December 31st, 2008)~ If I do not post something on any given day Monday through Sunday, yes - even on the weekends, the next day any client who calls the studio to book a new session will receive a $100 gift certificate toward that session. The gift certificates will be valid December 1 through January 31. Limit one per household, not valid with any other offer or discount.~ That means if I misses a blog post I will be honest the following morning. If you see the "LISA MISSED A BLOG POST BANNER" then you qualify. The sale will only be for 24 hours! You will ONLY find out that I acted irresponsibly by reading this BLOG. Seriously, no exceptions!

Ooh almost missed a blog post - helping my brother plan his wedding in fabulous Playa del Carmen. I'm suppose to photographing their wedding but since I haven't photographed a wedding in over a year and a half I'm trying to talk my fabulous friend Andrea into taking a little trip with us. I'm taking all kinds of trips this year. Vegas on Friday, Playa del Carmen in March, and our big 10 year anniversary trip to Hawaii in July. Yay for me! Better start hittin' the gym with a little more frequency! Well gotta jet! Time to kick my brothers hiney at a game of Wii Tennis! BooYaaaaa!

What Christmas is all about

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

The Reason

Late on a sleepy, star-spangled night, those angels peeled back the sky just like you would tear open a sparkling Christmas present. Then, with light and joy pouring out of Heaven like water through a broken dam, they began to shout and sing the message that baby Jesus had been born. The world had a Savior! The angels called it "Good News," and it was.
~Larry Libby

Sigh.......!

All the orders are filled and delivered and Lisa's Portraits is officially closed for the holidays.......sigh!!!! What a relief it is! Now I can finally get MY christmas cards in the mail and MY christmas pictures put into an album for Nanny, oh wait, I didn't have time to process those!! But I did take them....... Is it still the thought that counts? The poor photographers children. Hopefully an empty album with a promisory letter will suffice! Ohhhhhh what am I going to do with myself for 2 whole weeks??? Well enough of the ramblings of an exhausted photographer. Here are some of the first photos of the beautiful O'Mealey family!

Filling Christmas Orders

Filling Christmas Orders........Filling Christmas Orders........Filling Christmas Orders........ No. . . .TIME . . . TO . . . . BLOG!

BOOOO----- I Know I stink!

Random Acts of Kindness

Happy Sunday everybody!

BIG, HUGE, GIGANTIC, Thanks to everyone who is participating in my BLOG CHALLENGE. Some days (nights) I sit down and think "Crap, I have to blog"....... I do :o) But I'm totally addicted to getting your comments on my blog, therefore I must post! Sorry for the lack of pics this weekend. I'm a loser I know. To make up for that today I will bestow some blog love on 2 lucky people.

WINNERS: Suzanne and Cassie email me! (lisa@lisasportraitstudio.com) You've randomly won this week's lucky comment prize. :o) Yippee!

Blogger Girl

Man I am a bloggin' fool! I am so dedicated to this blog challenge that I am sittin' here at a Christmas party with all my friends on a borrowed laptop drinking my glass of wine and trying to come up with something to blog about! I'm totally bummed because I just lost a game of Partini and a game of Cranium. I'm a total competitive junkie so losing not one but 2 different games has me doling out a few unsavory threats to my husband and some of the guys on the opposing team.

Since I don't have any pics here to share with you and it's only 5 days until Christmas, almost 4-note the time of this post, this is a good time to share with you our holiday schedule. Every year I take 2 weeks off during Christmas to spend time with my family. I totally need the break!! We will be closed from Dec. 24- Jan. 2. And after that I will be off to the fabulous Las Vegas for the Senior Portrait Artist Convention to learn the hottest trends in Senior portraits. So if you have a session scheduled in January or February, lucky you! I'm always incredibly inspired when I come home from the SPA convention after working with all the greatest senior photographers in the nation. It will also be my first trip to Vegas, I'm very excited about that!

Well back to the party! TTFN!

2 Things

1. Happy Birthday Cassie !!

2. I'm posting the most fabulous Christmas card ever made. "What makes it so fabulous?" you say. Those 2 adorable little mugs belong to my beautiful children Chelsea and Brandon. People always say to me you must love photographing your children, I bet you do it all the time. To which I answer....no and no!!!! I have an abundant amount of patience for everyone elses children except mine! We finally let loose and had lots of fun with this one. My family is practically begging me for pictures and I do Christmas cards for everyone in the world but this is our very first one - ever! I know.... it's pathetic, but my family is going to be sooooo happy this year and so am I! Merry Christmas everyone!

Front

Inside

Inside (side by side)

The long goodbye....

I've been putting off my farewell to Cassie for a long time now. I'm not good at goodbye's especially to someone as fantastic as Cassie. If your a client you know her and you love her. She helped you with the daunting task of narrowing down your choice of portraits to take home and kept you from spending the entire evening here! She also did many other things behind the scenes here at the studio, actually now that she is gone I think that she did EVERYTHING! I miss her bunches and I know the one thing I can do that will make her happiest in the world is to finally.....finally get her pictures finished and posted! As you can see from the beautiful flowers and sundress sweet little Hayden is wearing this post is long overdue! So thanks Cassie for your patience and all your hard work, you are irreplaceable! Good luck with your church in Gore. They are getting an amazing pastor and family!

I thought those album pages would post a little bigger, I'll repost them tomorrow when I get back to the studio. ***Sorry they won't post bigger, blogger just sizes them small***

Sooooo Busy

Can I get out of posting something entertaining if I post lots of pictures? And as a bonus I'll even post a guys session! Something I noticed is totally lacking in my new blogging adventure. As is becoming my norm I couldn't narrow these down. Justin chose the Statement session, a great choice for all the locations he wanted to go but resulting in tons of great images!

This little couch is mine, I use it all the time......yes I know! It's my favorite and everyone else's too! Take a minute to admire it's awesomeness :o)

It's Cold Outside!

You know it's down right freezing! For those of you who love all the unique studio sets we have and want to do your full session indoors, now is the perfect time to schedule it. For my faithful blog readers I'm giving you a heads up on these lowest session prices of the season. The postcards go out tomorrow. If you call to schedule your studio session BEFORE December 23rd to be photographed in January or February you can take advantage of these low, low session fees listed below. This is it.... after December 23 the session fees go back up to normal price, SO CALL 609.5100 TODAY!

Danna

Guess this weekend i'm posting my girls with the more quiet personalities. Danna was also of a softer spoken nature but I don't mind. Whatever your personality type I like to take the time to get to know who you are and to bring your style into your photos! Danna chose the Style session and we took a trip to Downtown Tulsa and then came back to the studio. She brought some great clothing and we had a hard time making up our minds what she was going to wear! Give me too many good options and there will be a problem . I have a complete inability to make a decision. Character Flaw. Well now that you know something more about me, check out Danna's completely amazing senior pics! I can only take a tiny bit of the credit - have you seen the girls I get to work with!

Can you believe how awesome her bone structure is ~ Stunning!

Only in Oklahoma. . . .

. . . can you have temperatures in the 70's in the afternoon then in the teens later in the day! Seriously, I saw people in shorts! Visions of ice storms are dancing in my head, surely not 2 years in a row around the same time. Although after a weekend of marathon shopping a day at home curled up by fire with some hot chocolate, the hubby and kiddoes is sounding pretty pleasing :o)

Well another late night of blog posting, I've got no good material, no more images at home with me to show, and i'm all tuckered out. Sorry for this lame excuse for a blog post. It will never happen again!

I take that back I can't make any promises :o)

~L

Thanks for the LOVE!

Can you believe we shopped for 12 hours today!!!! Now if I can only sleep for 12 I'll be good :o)

I am more than half way through this BLOG CHALLENGE and I wanted to thank everyone who has participated! Thanks for leaving love in the comment box and for making me feel like a rockstar photographer!! You are the best.

WINNERS: Cindy and Andrea email me! (lisa@lisasportraitstudio.com) You've randomly won this week's lucky comment prize. :)

Don't want to leave you without any images so here is the totally stunning Chelsey! You'd never guess she was one of the most shy girls I ever photographed. She actually banished her poor mom to the dressing room so she wouldn't be self concious...well looks like it worked! It didn't take long before I was able to bring her out of her shell and get these delicious images!


Ok so I overdid it but choosing one or two was just asking too much! I just shot these I'm still emotionally attached! Which ones are your favorites? Comments!