Posts Tagged ‘family portraits’

2011 Holiday Cards are Here!!!

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Let me start this post by saying that our calendar is packed and we have limited availability!  So you should call us soon to book your Fall family portraits!  479-871-8932

We have contacted many previous clients and given them a heads up on our upcoming Mini Sessions, don’t worry we’ll make a public announcement soon!  Until then you have the chance to ooooogle over our drool worthy Christmas Cards!

All cards are customizable.  You are welcome to add your own text and change fonts.  These cards are priced at $2.25 each for 4×5 cards and $2.75 for 5×7 cards and sold in sets of 25.

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Recent Work from an Arkansas Family Photographer

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

We’re still chuggin along over here at Erika Dotson Photography!  It’s been such a great year with many wonderful new clients!  We are so blessed to have such amazing people choose us to be their special photographer!   It’s been a pleasure getting to know you and work along side you!  THANKS!  :)

Here’s some of the things we’ve been working on!

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Yep you should recognize that gal in the red scarf…Donnally…..and her gorgeous family!  Had the pleasure to visit my hometown for a few hours as I drove down to Mena for their family portrait session!  They have such a beautiful home with lovely surroundings, what a treat it was to shoot there!

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This is Craig, we went out for part two of his senior portraits to Lake Fayetteville.  I love that spot!  He’s a Springdale Senior, in case you missed it the first time around!  Congratulations….again!  :)

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Here’s Mr. Jack with his mommy and daddy.   I traded out some babysitting time with this family!  What a great plan and we’re both happy with what we got!  :)  Dusty and Stephanie have been my hubby’s friends for years so I adopted them too…..I’ll admit they are good company!  :)  Thanks guys!

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Then the Crees siblings!  This is Sam.  We know each other from high school.  Sam and his sisters wanted to give their parents a meaningful gift this year so they booked us for a sibling session!   I love that their parents have no idea!  What a GREAT gift idea!!!

Well that’s what we’ve been working on!  :)

Enjoy!

-erika

An Arkansas Wedding Photographer’s Recent Work…..

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Our recent work post will be photos that we’ve been working on or it could include other work we’re working on too (you know for those non busy months) ha!

As if I didn’t already have enough on my plate I decided in the middle of the busiest season for us (fall family portraits) and in the middle of being a stay at home mom (which is a JOB if you didn’t know) I needed to have a office remodel……geeez……my brain what does it think sometimes?   Oh well I’ve got support from my hubby finally!  I say that bc I always start projects and they usually never get finished….but now he’s starting to see a change (probably since I decided I would tackle one room at a time from start to finish!) and even said the other night….”this room is next” —–> referring to our bedroom, which looks awful with a few pictures hanging on the wall randomly, our bed only on a frame with a makeshift headboard, two very mismatched side tables, and a project of mine gone bad when my hubby decided to take matters into his own hands…..a dresser I was painting white and ran out of spray paint……he mustered that I wasted money on the project and that I had plenty of spray paint left over in storage and I should just use that…..of course I didn’t want different colors…….so he took a can of BLACK and went to town on the drawers……so we ended up with a black and white dresser……it will find a new home soon I promise, but for now I’m not working on that room.  :)

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This is my friend Erica!  :)  and of course her hubby too!  They moved here from Utah a few years ago.  I was super excited to meet her when we finally met up last year.  She’s an amazing photographer (she did Titan’s newborn pictures!) so if you want some newborn pictures she’s the one to go to!!!  She’s so talented and super patient even with my screaming baby and my hubby that was totally ready to go after 30 minutes!  But you can’t even tell that in her images!!!  She’s great she really is!  Check her out…..http://ericakirbyphotography.com/

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And you should recognize Chelsea and Stew they’ve been all over our blog!  They just got married May 1st so give it up to them!  Congrats!  These are their babies right now…..Philly and Hubert.  I just love Hubert’s ears!!!  They actually did a great job during the shoot!  It’s always hard to get them to look directly at the camera though!

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I’ve been working on some senior sessions two!  Meet Craig.  He’s a Springdale Bulldog.  I did his sister’s senior portraits a few years ago so they came back for round two!  He’s going to be attending U of A next fall!  Way to go Craig for picking the best college in Arkansas to go to!!!  …….U of A Alumni speaking…….  ;)

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Then my brother in law Andy wanted some additional pictures of him in his football jersey to end the season off just right!  Oh of course his girlfriend Ally had to join in for the fun too!  Sorry you two but I can’t NOT share this next one!!!

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(LOVE IT!!!!  HA ha HA ha HA ha  I’m rolling off my seat!!!)

Then of course my house is a disaster…..

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Let’s just take a look……two chairs that are projects……parent’s choice boxes full of Christmas Party projects……boxes of things for my office project……red rug on the kitchen table…you guessed it another project…..and then of course a drop zone for Titan’s stuff……oh goodie!  I can’t wait to finish up all these projects so I can have my house back!!!

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And Titan’s room……let’s see….. all the stuff that was in the office got dumped into his room….poor little guy.  It’s a good thing he’s still sleeping in our room or this would not be acceptable!

Ok so here’s a few before shots (excuse the crappy iPhone shots please).

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We plan on taking those shelves down, just wanted to try to get a lot of the painting done first.

Now some during shots……

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I almost forgot a few other things in the recent work file!!!!!

Our family portraits!

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Along with Katie and Jake’s wedding!!!  They were married Nov 6th in the St. Louis Temple!

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Whew…..that’s all for now.

Lot’s on our plate over here!

Enjoy!

-erika

Mini Sessions Announced!!! // Arkansas Portrait Photographer

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Hey there everyone!  I will be offering four dates total for Mini Sessions for the month of October!  Two in Fayetteville and two in Central Arkansas!   A Mini Session lasts 30-45 minutes and costs $50 so it’s great for anyone who doesn’t have time to book a session for two hours, who has a super busy family and it’s hard to find time to get everyone’s schedules together, or just for those who want a cute little session for 50 bucks!

CLICK HERE to contact us and book your session!

Below is one of my favorite family portraits that I’ve done!  I love it!  What a great family too!

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Book Your Session Today…………..CLICK HERE!

Enjoy!

-erika

What to Wear Wednesdays // Arkansas Family Portrait Photographer

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Another series of What to Wear!  Aren’t you super duper excited?!?!? (yes I just used the word duper!) I started doing What to Wear Wednesdays first of all, let’s be honest, bc it started with a W and it was something I could easily blog about on a weekly basis and I could get creative with it.  Secondly the reasoning was bc that’s the first thing I get asked from ANY session I book……well not weddings but you can obviously see why there……(although if you want to ask me what to wear to your own wedding I would gladly tell you!!! ).  So with all that said I’d like to hear some feedback on what you would like to see featured in What to Wear Wednesdays! What to Wear for Family Portraits

What to Wear Wednesdays!

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Hey everyone!

One of the most popular questions I get is what to wear……hence I’ve created a whole link just for you guys up there!  But that’s not enough, I’d like to take it a bit further and show you what some good examples are!

Fall is coming up and I know everyone wants to have their family portrait made this time of year, hurry and book quickly since those beautiful fall leaves come and go so quickly so does my availability between senior sessions and family sessions and everything in between!

Now booking for mid Sept and Oct.  Please contact me at erikadotson@gmail.com to book your session!  I’m trying to schedule sessions on Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur.  let me know if you need a weekend date and we’ll try to work something out!

Below is an example for a family of five, but could be adapted for a couple session as well.  You can see the color palette below.  Using accessories is a great way to add individuality to each family member.  Maybe a grey scarf for mom?  What about some cute ruffly socks for little sister?  Or could you see dad in a fedora?!?!?  :)

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Copyright Erika Dotson Photography

Please leave some feedback.  Let me know if there’s something you’d like to see.

Enjoy!

-erika