Christmas Eve.

We have Christmas on my moms side on Christmas Eve (go to my Dad's on Christmas Day) and just wanted to share two pictures from tonight.

Winter Special

Winter Special
Only Valid for Outdoor Sessions
Session will last up to One Hour
Special runs until January 31^st 2009

$75 Session fee, includes the following prints

(1)- 8x10
(2)-5x7
(16)-wallets

Tips for Winter Sessions

Layer your clothes, a t-shirt won’t cut it on its own, a tshirt under a nice warm sweater however will.

Cover your head with a hat, most of our heat escapes from our head, keep the heat in and you will stay much warmer.

Kids in general are pretty immune to cold weather, hat/gloves/scarf with the layers and they should be good to go.

"H" Sibling Session, Sneak Peak!

I had the opportunity to go shoot this beautiful sibling trio Friday, to bad it started to get chilly on us! It had started out being a great semi warm November Day too!

So we did a combo of Outdoor and Studio shots, you can tell these kids have grown up with a camera in their faces, they are all little hams! lol

As always, you can click on any image to see it a bit larger.

"K" I'll have the full gallery up by this weekend, I'll email you all the info.


"L" in the Santa Bag.



I admit, not my typical picture or proof, but I really liked how this one showed each of their personalities (at least what they showed to me! lol)


Go Vikes!


Little "R"


Sibling Love


Little "P"


I adore these type of shots, kids being kids.


Handsome "L" (can't really call him little he he)


"P" discovering the slide



I hope you enjoy the sneak peak "H" Family!

Marie

A preview of my 2009 Prices, and some info.

Marie Champion Photography has received an overhaul for 2009, I have made the switch from packages to collections, as you will also notice, my session fee increased, however a print credit is now included in the session fee.

My Session fee is now $200 but it includes an $100 print credit, which can be used to purchase prints on their own or applied to any of my collections that I am now offering.

My first print collection starts at $250 and includes the following;
1- 16x20 Canvas
1-16x20 wall print
2-8x10 desk prints
2-5x7 desk prints
16-wallets
3* Low Resolution Watermarked images to share online with friends and family

*Not suitable for printing


A new addition for 2009 is I am now selling digital files,
my first digital collection starts at $400 and includes the following;
5- High resolution Images on a disc
(1)-11x14 Framed Print
(1)-4x6 of each of the 5 images



For 2009 I am also introducing On Location Mini Sessions,
The cost for the Mini session is $100 and includes the following,
Up to one hour on location photography and (1)-8x10, (2)-5x7, (16)-wallets.


I will be launching my full price catalog on December 1st and at that point I will start booking for 2009.

Thank you,
Marie Champion

LIttle Man "T", here is your sneak peak!

I had the pleasure of Photographing a Gorgeous 4 month old little boy today, yes boys can be gorgeous too.

He is such a sweetie!

Here are a couple that I've pulled out so far, "B & E" I hope you enjoy your sneak peak, I really enjoyed Photographing "T" today, he is def a sweetie. I'll have your full gallery up soon!




I know it's not a smiley pictures, but I couldnt get over his face anytime he touched my furry rug! lol

Little Miss "K" here is your sneak peak!

Brrr... today was sure a chilly one, but little miss K was a trooper and braved the chilly air to have her picture taken, well that is until we went to the Studio where it was freezing! (broken furnace, lovely huh?), so we rescheduled the Studio Shots for a later date until I can get in there and make it all nice and warm for her.

K is definitely a little character, and one of the best behaved 2 year olds I have ever met and she is super cute.


N, A and Grandma, I hope you enjoy your sneak peak and once again, sorry it was so cold! I hope K is feeling well after her Dr's appt.

(click on the image to see it larger)










N, I'll be in contact to schedule the studio session, the outdoor gallery will be up by the weekend, I'll email you once it's up and ready for viewing.

Thank you for coming out and having some fun with me!
Marie

Little Mr "B" your sneak peak!

I had a lot of fun with B today, he took 2nd place Grand Prize in my Fresh Faces Search and we did part of his session today, unfortunately it was raining so we didn't get any outdoor shots! Can't wait for the 2nd part of our session little King ;) Remember you have to show me how to play soccer!

"C" you have a very fine young man on your hands and I admit I had a hard time narrowing down his pictures, not only is he a funny, sweet, and an adorable little boy, you were right that he's a ham, and he didn't give me one "bad" shot. Perhaps you have a little model on your hands?


Without further ado... (you can click on them to make them larger)






and his "Peace Out" for fun...


I'll be in contact to schedule the 2nd part of the session and the full gallery will be up within a couple days.

Marie

The Winners are!...

First let me send a thank you to all who entered and to all who voted.

Now to the Fun part!

0-6 months
Little Mr "T" automatically gets first place in his group since he had no other entrants to compete against.

In the 1-3 Year group

The 1st place finisher is little miss "K"

The 2nd place finisher is little miss "P"

The 3rd place finisher is little miss "M"

In the 3-5 year group

The 1st place finisher is little Mr "R"

The 2nd place finisher is Little Mr's "A & B"

The 3rd place finisher is little miss "J"

In the 5-9 age group

The 1st place finisher is little Mr "L"

The 2nd place finisher is little Mr "#1 B"

The 3rd place finisher is little Mr "#3 B"

Now for the Grand prizes, these are randomly drawn using a random generator.

First place Grand Prize Little Miss "K"

She will receive a free session and the following package from Marie Champion Photography! Congrats "K"!
Gold Package
1-16x20
2-8x10
2-5x7
56-wallets

Of the pose of your choice.

&

50 Custom Holiday Greeting Cards

2nd Place Grand Prize winner is little Mr "B"! (#1)

He will receive a free session and the following package from Marie Champion Photography! Congrats B! (#1)
Silver Package
1-11x14
1-8x10
2-5x7
16-wallets

Of the Pose of your Choice

&

25 Custom Greeting Cards

3rd Place Grand prize finisher is little miss "M"!

She will receive a free session and the following package from Marie Champion Photography! Congrats "M"!

Bronze Package
1-8x10
1-5x7
8-wallets

Of the pose of your choice


Now, the fun isn't over, as a little surprise to you all I have decided to do a random drawing for those who didn't make the first three spots (ok in the 1-3 age group! since the other groups only had three to begin with)

The winner of this random drawing will receive a free session and a free 8x10.

Drumroll please...

Little Mr "N"! Congrats "N"

You will get a free session and a free 8x10!


I will be emailing the winners and all entrants tomorrow to schedule dates etc.

Thank you all again for the entries!

Marie Champion

Tomorrow's the last day to vote in the Fresh Faces Contest!

Last Day to vote is tomorrow!

Saturday I'll announce the winners here on my blog and email the 1st place winners to set up their free sessions and the grand prize winners of the drawings. Remember sessions must take place by November 15th for the grand prize winners or you forfeit your session.


Thank you!
Marie Champion

Starting January 1st, 2009 I will no longer offer a portfolio building discount and I will start a new pricing structure!

Just wanted to give you all a heads up that starting January 1st, 2009 I am no longer offering the portfolio building discount and I have a new pricing structure for 2009 as well.

I'll announce my new structure soon.

However, I'm Looking for a few willing participants to help me fill in portfolio gaps. These Sessions will take place in November/December 2008.

I’m looking for a couple people from the following age groups to help me fill in portfolio gaps.

Two Maternity, 32-38 weeks, willing to expose bare belly and do some outdoor shots. We will also do some studio shots. The Maternity participants will also receive a free newborn session (2 weeks and under).

Two babies- 0-6 month boy or girl, doing creative studio style shots and indoor natural light work, will need to shoot the indoor natural light in your home in the nursery/house.

Four 9-12 year olds, boys or girls, for studio and on location photography. Filled (you may still email if interested, and I'll put you on a list incase a spot opens back up)

Two families- Parent/s and children, both studio and on location photography.

For your time you will receive a high res disk of 5 of the proofs from your session with a signed print release from me, and a substantial discount on print prices if you would like to order prints from this session. A signed model release is required.

Individuals interested must be comfortable in front of the camera; you must be a new face to Marie Champion Photography.

Please email me at Marie@mariechampionphotography.com if you are interested.

To view a sample of my work please visit Marie Champion Photography

Christmas Mini Sessions. Updated info.

Christmas Mini Sessions, Come have cookies with Santa!

As hard as it is to believe, the holidays are right around the corner, I’m still trying to figure out where the year went, as probably most of you are too!

I’m going to be offering a limited amount of Christmas Mini sessions on November 15^th 2008.

Mini Sessions last 20-30 minutes will be in a Studio setting and will include one of two options for the price. Mini Sessions have there own price list, different then my normal pricing structure.

Option 1 is the Print Package,

(2)- 8x10

(4)- 5x7’s

(16)- Wallets

(25)- Holiday Greeting Cards

(You can add more cards in increments of 25 for an addition $1.00 per card)

Option 2 is the Digital Package,

You will receive three digital files of your choice for making your own Holiday cards, the files will be printable up to an 8x10 image.

Each package is $100, which includes your session and whichever package you choose. No Portfolio Building Discount is given with this special, and cannot be combined with any other offer or discount. You will have 5-7 images to choose from in a password protected gallery on my website, if you choose the Print Package a variety of greeting cards will be displayed in your gallery as well. A deposit (50%) is required to hold your spot as there will be a limited number of spots available, the remainder is due at the time of the session. The deposit is non-refundable.

After your session your child/ren can have cookies and milk with Santa and tell him what they would like for Christmas, during this time one of Santa’s Elf Helpers will take your child’s picture with Santa and print it for you as a keepsake to take home with you that day.

During this time you can look at a variety of sample Christmas card designs and pick your favorites, I’ll include your favorite design/s in your gallery if you chose the Print package, customized to your family.

Call or email me to schedule your time and for full details on the location.

Time to vote for the Fresh Faces!

Thank you to all that entered!

In the Newborn to 6 month group I only had one Entrant, so he automatically gets entered in the Grand Prize drawing! But I can't not post his picture for all to see, so here is little "T"


I had no entrants in the 6-12 month category

I have the following Entries to the 1-3 year age group

Entrant #1 Little "N"



Entrant #2 Little "P"


Entrant #3 Little "E"


Entrant #4 little "K"


Entrant #5 Little "R"


Entrant #6 Little "M"


Here are the entrants for the 3-5 year age group

Entrant 1 is "R"


Entrant #2 (and #3) "A and B"


Entrant #4 "J"


Here are the entrants in the 5-9 years group.

Entrant #1 "B"


Entrant #2 is "L"


Entrant #3 is "B"


There were no entrants in the 10-12 age range.

Again thank you all for entering, and Good Luck!

Marie

Extending the Fresh Faces Deadline!

Due to an error with my newspaper ad I have decided to extend the deadline for the fresh faces contest.

Photo's may now be submitted until October 15th and voting will take place from October 16th to October 30th, winners will be announced November 1st and sessions will still need to be completed by November 15th.

Thanks to all the entrants so far and keep the entries coming!
Marie

Derek and Amber Wedding, Sneak Peak!

I had the pleasure of photographing the most beautiful bride and handsome groom September 13th, their wedding was the most beautiful event I have ever attended, and I have attended quite a few weddings in my life. Amber, you glowed, you looked marvelous, I could tell how much you and Derek love each other, Derek you looked quite handsome in your tux and was a doll to work with, you both were. Thank you again for letting me capture your special day, it was my honor to Photograph two people so much in love.

I think you both have waited long enough for your sneak peak so here they are, I'll call you when I get your full gallery up and ready for viewing.