Weddings!

Carla Blankenship Photography has teamed up with a local photographer to offer weddings for 2007! We had our first wedding in January, and here are some of the details and two of my very favorite images.




We are offering to do weddings for one date out of every month. This will allow us to provide the individual attention and our full creativity to each bride while maintaining our own portrait business. We both love children and portrait photography so we did not want to push those clients out as much. Thus, with a limit of one wedding per month, we hope to satisfy those inquiries for wedding photography as well as continue to build our portrait businesses.



If you are interested in having my partner and I do your wedding, please contact me for a consultation appointment! You will get to meet with me (and hopefully my partner) and go over what services we provide and our wedding packages.



LOL! I just noticed that my watermark needs to be updated to the correct year. :)

Did you enjoy the beautiful weather?

We sure did! While I have sessions to edit, slideshows to put together, and various other work to do, I could not stay inside on Saturday! That gorgeous sunshine and warmth were calling us.

We took the kids to ride bikes and walk, and our oldest son learned how to ride his bicycle! Even though we are tired and sore, my husband and I are thrilled he wanted to ride so much (we even went back Sunday). This morning (Monday) he asked to go again. I had to tell him that it was raining and would not be a good day to go.

I am working on a session now, and should have that preview up soon! I am also helping someone shoot a wedding this weekend which means that I will hopefully have some gorgeous wedding images to show (well the details as I will not own the model release form). If you are interested in a session my February is filling up fast, and the best dates in March and April are starting to get filled for those Easter sessions.

What do I do with all those images?

I was talking with a friend who is also a photographer. We were both comparing notes on taking portraits of our own children. I think, for myself, taking portraits of my two boys has got to be the most frustrating aspect of this business. I know what I want the final result to be, and I know what to do to get that result. Somehow, though, I always manage to forget that my children can not read my mind. They also can not seem to follow simple directions either (like stand RIGHT there, turn your face toward me, tilt it toward your brother, and SMILE). So, when I actually capture an image I love of them, it seems like a miracle. It also means that I have probably over 100 images that are not quite what I had in mind.

What do I do with those 100+ images that were not quite "perfect?" I've been asked that before. I've also been asked if my walls are covered with big prints of the kids. I would love to say, that YES I have tons and tons of big prints of the boys, but that is not the case. I do have quite a few, but I don't manage to print out all the best. What I like the most, is a collection of all the "not so perfect" images. Sometimes I print them in 5x7 and 8x10 for a wall collection, and sometimes I create a coffee table book, and sometimes I make up a session album from them. It just depends on how I feel. I do have some I have saved for printing large when I have more wall space to put them.

So, if you ever wonder what to do with all the images you liked from the session, but know that you can't get 20 BIG prints, well just ask me. I'll be happy to show you some other options. As long as you don't mind seeing lots of images of my boys being, well, themselves.

Portrait Website is being updated!

A new year means updated website photos!!! It has been so much fun looking through all the sessions from this year, and goodness there were a ton of GREAT images. I'm doing my best to narrow it down for the galleries on my website, but it is a tough tough job.

I should have it "live" and online in the next week. So, please stay tuned!