What to Wear Idea | Providence Family Photographer

“What should we wear?” is one of the most common questions that I get when people are booking a session.  Well, I have put together a little online book that you are welcome to look at after you’ve booked your session, just ask if I don’t tell you first!  For those of you not booking a session, I’ve decided to start every once in a while highlighting some outfits ideas for families.  It doesn’t have to be these exact outfits (and trust me, I have expensive taste when dressing other people!!!)  but hopefully it will give you an idea of how to mix and match colors, patterns and clothes when outfitting yourselves 🙂

Today we start with one of my favorite color combinations – blue and brown.  I chose to make the little girl the focus, as will usually be the case when dressing a family.  I picked a cute dress, footless tights and flats.  Then I spun off of her outfit colors for the rest of the family.  For the son, a nice simple rugby, cords and brown shoes.  For mom, nice wide leg jeans to balance out the body, and a chunky cord blazer to hide a multitude of sins and provide extra warmth for a fall morning.  For dad, basic dark jeans and a brown cable sweater.  Notice mom and the little girl also have a pop of a third color.  This is a great thing just to add a little more visual interest.

Mom – www.bodenusa.com

Daughter – www.bodenusa.com

Dad – www.oldnavy.com, shoes – www.piperlime.com

Boy’s clothing – www.bodenusa.com, www.oldnavy.com and www.piperlime.com

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10 on Tuesday | Providence Family Photographer

1.  A little peek at what I got to do Sunday evening.  In a VINEYARD no less!!  Some fun editing, too.
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2.  Speaking of, I still have a few spots left in my maternity and newborn promo!!!  Let me know if you or someone you know would like to book; it’s over in 7 short days.

3.  Layne has her first official cold right now.  This is slowing things down drastically at the moment for me editing-wise.  Seven and a half months and her first fever.  Poor thing.  Her brother got it and gave it to her.  Looks like she is going to run like her mommy – goes up fast and very hot. 🙁  And Matt is sniffling while I try desperately to fight it off!!

4.  My holiday mini sessions are all set and ready to roll out.  Yay!!  I just have to figure out where on earth I am going to hold them!  Anyone have a gorgeous house and lands they’d like to donate for a day?? 😉

5.  Another shot from my first-ever engagement.  Sigh.  I just love this session and keep coming back to it to edit more.  And more.Engagement

6.  I have decided I realllly like evening light.  My engagement session was evening light.  My maternity Sunday was evening light.  And my maternity this Thursday (at the beach, no less!!) is scheduled for evening light.  It just has a look.  A glow.  A special intimacy almost.  Now if only babies liked evenings as much as I do life would be SO much easier.

7.  Who else is with me and cannot WAIT for the season premiere of “Glee????”  I know there must be some other dorks fans out there really looking forward to this.  If you have had a session with me (a kids session) you have likely heard me sing.  I used to sing a lot.  In school.  In church.  Everywhere.  So this show holds a very special place in my heart.  Not only that but it’s really freaking funny.

8.  I can talk about two things now that I have been waiting to talk about — I have two ads coming out in the next month or two.  One will be on the my02818.com website which is targeted towards the good citizens of East Greenwich, RI and one is in The Baby Guide which is a huge publication that goes out all over New England.  Matt and I went back and forth over the ads, since I had never had to put money into advertising in Philly.  He was for it, and I was against it.  But we both realized that ads were the way to go.  So now with the hard (and I do mean hard) design work behind me, I am just waiting for them to appear!  The web ad is scheduled to start on Sept 01 and the Baby Guide ad, well, whenever it comes out in print.  I’m having an ad in print!  Can’t wait to see both of them.  And yes, I am definitely taking a picture of the print ad for my files.  And probably keeping a copy.  Or ten.  And possibly sending them to family.  And friends. 😉

9.  Nolan’s birthday is rapidly approaching.  Four years.  My baby will be four. years. old. in about 15 days.  That is CRAZY.  His birthday party theme is Disney’s Cars.  At first it was Roary (on PBS), then Cars, then Mickey, then Dora, then ???.  I really wanted a cool race car party so I waited a day until he forgot and then asked him if he wanted a “Lightning McQueeeeeen (how he says it)” party and he said yes.  SCORE.  I get the party I wanted.  I mean that he wanted.  I am so excited too because, for the first time, he will be getting a REAL birthday cake.  I don’t mention it on here much at all, but Nolan is allergic to eggs.  Eggs in any shape, any form.  Seriously, emergency room, epi-pen allergic to them.  (Though we are hoping he will have grown out of it at his next testing)  So restaurants, baked goods, birthday parties, etc are not a commonplace occurrence in our lives.  But we found A and J Bakery here in Rhode Island that specializes in nut-free and egg-free foods.  Finally, my son will have a real honest-to-God birthday cake.  Just like all of the other kids.  And that makes me a little teary.  If you have a child with any kind of allergy, anything that makes them different, you can understand just HOW amazing and special it is when they get to do something that makes them “like all the other kids.”

10.  Have I mentioned yet that I am going to the Outer Banks in a few short weeks????  I am SO excited!!  I am going with about 12-15 other professional photographers from around the country and we are staying for three days just hanging out, sharing ideas and spending a relaxing long weekend on the ocean.  So any no-hurricane thoughts for mid September in NC would be greatly appreciated.

Ten On Tuesday | Providence Family Photography

1.  I am working on totally revamping my pricing.  It feels so GOOD!!  Me, the person not crazy about change is L.O.V.I.N.G. it!!  And I am pretty sure you all are going to love it too.  Hope to have everything up by mid-week this week.  Might be next week though depending on how much the kiddos let me do.

2.  I have a really cool product in the works that I have not seen anyone else ANYWHERE make for their clients.  I designed it from scratch and am sending it off to the lab for printing as we speak.  Here’s hoping it works.  If so, I’ll be sure to share a sneak peek.  It ties in with the new pricing setup…  And if it doesn’t work, eh, nothing lost, right?

3.  A little known fact – did you know that holiday photos are best done between October and mid-November?  Yup.  It’s true. In fact my cutoff for holiday photos is the weekend after Thanksgiving. This gives me time to edit, get the orders in and everything delivered in time for various holidays.  So if you want photos for holiday gifts, don’t wait to do your sessions.  I plan to do two days of Holiday Minis and will have information about that up within the next week or two.  There may also just be a special or two for people to take advantage of.  😉

And Philadelphia peeps, I am also planning a weekend back in the area for holiday photos in late October / early November!!  Keep an eye out for announcements and emails.

4.  Nolan is turning 4 (!!!) one month from tomorrow.  I cannot believe it’s already been four years.   I have yet to put together invitations for his party (planning is not my thing) and wanted some pictures for it if possible.  He volunteered to go on a photo shoot with me on Sunday when we got home from brunch with friends.  Turns out his new school is basically right next to the Bay in Cranston and when I saw the water, the boats and the reeds I knew I wanted to do photos there.  He took the initiative though, asking if we could go.  Mostly he was his crazy silly almost-four-year-old self but I did get some decent ones.  Here are my favorites:
Nolan

5.  I have been a Twittering FOOL recently. I have found a new love… If you’re on there I’d love to see you!  It is fantastic for networking and meeting new people.  LOVE it!

6.  Found (through Twitter, seriously people there are a BUNCH of great resources there) a fantastic blog – Savor The Thyme (savorthethyme.blogspot.c0m).  Jennifer highlights a bunch of healthy recipes (Shrimp with Watermelon and Pineapple Salsa, anyone?) and even has started sharing “vlogs” (video blog posts) with helpful things like how to pit an avocado (without taking your hand off).  I love having some healthy recipes to look at and enjoy reading her writing.  You should check her out!

7. We are planning a family trip to Austin, TX in October and I cannot WAIT!!  One of my all-time favorite photographers (and friend) lives there and we are going to get to hang out with her.  That and I’m excited for a first family trip as well and have heard wonderful things about Austin.  If you’ve been there I’d love any and all tips for what to see and do.

8.  Next month marks two years I have been in business.  I have a few fantastic goody giveaways planned to celebrate.  I love goodies!!!

9.  There is still time for you to vote for me in the My FOX Philly’s HOT List for Best Portrait Photographer.  You are allowed one vote per email address and the contest ends September 11.  You can vote HERE.  Just make sure to confirm your free account – that’s the only way your vote counts!

10.  You will all be happy to know that my 50mm lens came back from the repair shop in better than new condition!!  Big props to the guys at Midstate Camera Repair for such a quick and fantastic job!

That’s it for this week.  Stay tuned because I have a promotion to announce, holiday sessions to debut and a few other things 🙂

Ten on Tuesday | Providence Family Photographer

I do this on my personal blog a lot (okay, well…did…sorry, mom!!) so I thought I would carry it over to here.  Maybe let you get to know me a little bit better 🙂  What is it, you ask?  Basically, it’s a collection of ten things that I’ll post about.  It can be pictures, it can be stories, it can be tips, a whole mishmash of things!

1.  I’ll start off the first one with a general HELLO RHODE ISLAND!!!  We love love love it here so far.   We are right in the Edgewood section of Cranston and adore our neighborhood and area.  Within the first week we met a whole bunch of neighbors on the circle, received a loaf of banana bread, got our neighborhood map with everyone’s names and had already been informed of the yearly Halloween parade for the kids to participate in.  This is a WORLD of difference from what we were used to.  Not to mention that we not only have a driveway but we also have grass!  To most people that is a given.  But after four years of Center City Philadelphia where we had to find street parking for two cars and our “yard” consisted of cement and cinderblock this is just about heaven. 🙂

2.  I am on the preschool hunt for Nolan.  We visited one center already and are open to more suggestions, preferably in the Cranston area.  RI is small but I don’t want to truck all over town since he’s only probably going to be doing half days.  Ideas, any RI readers?

3.  I dare you not to smile! (Fine, I’m biased because she’s my kid.  But seriously, can you see this and NOT smile?)
Layne 6 months 3

4.  I’ll be participating in the Whole Foods Waterman store’s Block Party this Sunday, July 19th from 12-3.  Come out and visit me!!  This is the first time I’m doing anything like this so I’d sure love people to talk to 🙂   And if you’re a reader I don’t yet know, stop by and introduce yourself!

5.  I am so excited – there is a product out called a lay-flat album that I cannot WAIT to show to you guys!  They are just gorgeous and I am so excited to add them to my offerings.  Once I can have a free hour to design and order one I’ll take some pictures and show you.

6.  Tip of the week (day? hour?) Do you know that the best way to display pictures on your wall is to go BIG?  While most people think an 8×10 is a big photo, try hanging an 8×10 on an empty wall, then step back and see how teeny it ends up looking.  If you’re going to stick with 8x10s because you fear any bigger is too big (promise, you it’s really really not!!) then do a grouping of them together.  Put together four or six or even ten of them!  For wall displays, I recommend 11×14 as the smallest possible size.  I am designing two wall galleries right now to go above our couch and fireplace.  I can’t wait to see it all put together.  I am going BIG – 11×14, 16×20, 20×20 and bigger!  That’s really the only way to do it if you’re going to do it at all.  Some wall display ideas that I share with clients can be seen HERE.

7.  I have some very cool projects in the works that I can’t talk about yet because they’re not finalized but I am super excited!!  Fun and new / different things for me to do.  I can’t wait!!!!

8.  Is anyone else excited about Half-Blood Prince???  WE ARE!!  I already have a date night scheduled with the hubby for next Tuesday night while the kids are at the beach with my inlaws.  We’re making a nice dinner and then heading out to see it.  Here’s hoping there aren’t a ton of people there on a weeknight.  RI’ers (and MA’ers), any suggestions on theaters to go to / avoid?

9.  Did I mention the beach??  That’s right!  Vacation for me starts this Saturday as we head to Naragansett Bonnet Shores for the week.  Although it’s not really vacation because I’ll be coming back on Sunday to do the Block Party and then again on Tuesday for a meeting.  Still.  Beach time!!

10.  I am starting to work on my Holiday 2009 offerings.  Yes.  Already.  In fact, if you are thinking about booking a holiday session, do it NOW.  Seriously.  Don’t book the actual pictures for now, book your October and November sessions now.  Holiday time tends to get crazy and I have a cut off of usually right around December 1 for sessions.  So if you are thinking about photos, contact me, don’t wait!!

That’s it for today 🙂

Get Connected – A Giveaway!!

A few of my photographer friends have done this giveaway and I thought I would try it here in my new city!!  Basically the more “connected” you are, the more chances you have to win!  So, what can you win if you enter?? The first name picked will win a $300 gift certificate to Amy Ro Photography and the 2nd will win a $100 gift certificate!  Gift certificates can be used towards the booking fee or a la carte prints, it’s entirely up to you!

How can you enter?  You have the chance to earn up to three entries and here’s how:

1) Leave me a comment on this post

2) Become a Fan of Amy Ro Photography on Facebook and mention/link back to this giveaway blog entry in your status. After doing so, come back and leave another comment here that you are now a fan and have updated your status to let your friends know too!  (I sometimes offer Facebook Fan-only specials so it’s a great way to get goodies!)

3) Mention/link back to this giveaway on your blog! After doing so, come back and leave another comment with a link to your blog.

The fine print:

– You must be local (or willing to travel to Providence) since the session will take place in the greater Providence area.
– Sessions must be completed by September 30th, 2009.
– Gift card is applicable only to new sessions booked between July 6, 2009 and September 30, 2009
– Only comments in this thread will be eligible for entry. Please enter each comment separately (as stated above) so that you are entered the correct number of times!
– Winnings are transferable. So feel free to have others enter for you. Or feel free to enter knowing you want to give the gift card to someone else if your name is drawn. Please keep in mind, however, that the same rules apply to whoever the winnings are transferred to!
– Deadline for entry is Friday, July 3 at 5:00 pm. Winners will be announced on the blog by Saturday afternoon. Please check back on Saturday to see if you’ve won – you will need to email me to claim your prize!
– Winners must be willing to sign a model release allowing me to use the images from the sessions for promotional purposes, blog, website, etc.
– If winners do not complete their session by September 30th, the winnings are void. There is no cash value and no refund will be given.

GOOD LUCK!!!!



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