We have been told this is the ABSOLUTE BEST shower gift ever!When considering your professional baby portraits here are the milestone ages we think are important.   Newborn:   Typically we take newborn photographs within the first few days of your babies life. We highly recommend this session be with in the first 8 to 10 days.     3 Months:   This is the time when baby really starts smiling on demand. Believe me, I have enough weird noises and sounds that I am able to make just about any 3 month old happy and cooing.    6 Months:    Love, love, love this age. This is the milestone age where baby is usually sitting up, they typically are a bit pudgy at this age, so we never forget to take those naked baby photos.    9 Months:   Love this age too. Most often at 9 months babies are able to stand up and hold on. They are so proud when they are standing holding on to a chair or a little ladder, pretty much all I have to do is clap and they are ecstatic with themselves.   Lastly, the 12 month or 1 year milestone is pretty self explanatory. How quickly can a year possibly go? Hard to imagine that all of these stages happen within 12 months time.

Please let us know how we can accommodate you in getting some or all of your babies first year milestones photographed….I say, professional documentation at ANY stage within this first year is better than not at all! 

Have a great weekend, the weather is glorious!  WHOOPS, this is our Favorite Photo Friday….hee hee

When I attended a celebration of life recently, the family had printed a few of the photographs I had taken on to metal. They had a friend who was in this business and I was very impressed with the look of these prints.

Well, our lab has offered prints on metal for some time now however I was just not sure I would love them. I’m happy to say these are one of my favorite new products ever. Perfect gift for ANY occasion. Fathers Day, Graduation, Birthday….L-O-V-E  THEM!

Purchase one 8×8 metal print and receive the same metal shape with the same photograph or a different photograph at no charge. That’s right you will get two 8×8 metal prints for the price of one. This can be from a session already taken or one that you might have coming up. (Holes and chain for hanging print included but optional) Two for one offer today only, must be ordered by May 31st.

ONE MORE TIME: BUY ONE 8×8 METAL FRAME, RECEIVE THE SECOND (same shape, different or the same photograph) AT NO CHARGE. YOUR PURCHASE, JUST $75.00 for this custom product. MUST PURCHASE TODAY, MUST ORDER BY MAY 31st…..GO FOR IT!

Here is my choice for our Favorite Photo Friday today, it was NOT taken by me, it was taken by another volleyball Mom, my BFF Sue. So cute!

My daughter and I both feel very blessed to be part of this fantastic Force 16-1 Volleyball Team. The girls are amazing athletes, very focused, as sweet as can be and are definitely going to be very successful in their future whatever that may hold for them. The parents on the team are just as amazing and we all have a bond that truly reflects in our team spirit. In addition to all the love and support we have on this team, we are so fortunate to have 2 of the most wonderful coaches whom we all look up to and feel lucky to have.

Keep our Force 16-1 girls in your prayers, we are going for the Gold in Ohio – BABY!!!

Our Two for Tuesday offer is simple this week. Buy a senior mini session, just $99.00 (includes a 30 min session, 1 digital file, (one pose), copyright released and printable up to an 8×10) and bring a friend with you to your session for no additional charge. Your friend will receive the same session at no cost. This means you and your friend can split the cost and both get some great photos. And to top it off you could have a photo or two with your friend!

Buy your session here before the end of the week and take advantage of your purchase any time before October 1st…..If you are going to get your senior portraits taken soon, you won’t want to miss out on this Two for Tuesday special!

Kira (6) and I met at the park a couple of days ago and as she hopped out of the car for our session together, my first impression of her was that she was shy, timid and quite. Her Mother and I had never met and we introduced ourselves and then Kelly proceeded to show me the cute little outfits she and Kira brought to the park for the session. I L-O-V-E photographing children and when I get an adorable 6 year old in front of my lens it is always an exceptionally great time.

As Kira and I started together down the little green trail I got the feeling she was a little nervous. There are always plenty of distractions at the park and soon she and I saw a butterfly. Kira was so excited when she caught this little butterfly and after talking it over she decided to name the butterfly “Blossom.” She soon was convinced that Blossom wanted to go home with her and we found a container in my car so she could take the very pretty butterfly with her.

As we continued our session and exploring the park Kelly, Kira’s Mom mentioned to me that Kira was a bit nervous coming to the session as I had thought. She said that when they were getting ready, Kelly explained to Kira that she really wanted to get some nice photographs of Kira before her tooth came out. (Kira’s right front tooth is loose and it is going to be her very first tooth to come out.) Kelly told me that Kira thought that after I took her photographs today,  I was going to take her tooth out. I guess she thought I was going to pull her tooth and she would then have a hole there.

Sure explains her being nervous to me!

What an adorable little girl and a very fun session. When we were done with our photo taking and were getting ready to leave, Kira looked up at me and said “Brenda, I don’t ever want to leave you”. I completely melted! Needless to say we were off looking for more butterflies and lady bugs…….

What a joyful, amazing and blessed job I have! I’m so grateful.

As far as my week being emotional, my daughter Karson had her sweet 16 birthday on Wednesday and the same day I attended a memorial service for little baby Keylee. Keylee lived 3,637 precious minutes and I was there to document her little life. Perhaps I will feel comfortable sharing more in future posts.

An entire weekend devoted to volleyball and basketball for the Bisharat Family

……we LOVE sports!

Buy one of our new Luxe frames (with an 8×10 photograph included)

and receive a second frame (and photograph) for FREE.

Turn your picture perfect photo into a personalized art piece with this fancy, fun framing option. These ornate frames are fun for spicing things up.

These frames come in two sizes and we are offering both sizes on our Two for Tuesday.

That’s right two frames and photographs for the price of one, today only.

Even through the scattered showers this week, we were able to get outside and do some great sessions. Many people have been taking advantage of our April/May special.

Spring Family Portrait Mini Sessions

Here is a sneak peak of one of our favorite sessions. She used her mini session as a “Mommy and Me” session; perfect for Mother’s or Father’s Day.

 Mother’s Day is just around the corner and Father’s Day isn’t too far behind.  A photograph of a loved one is  something that will be cherished forever and will never go out of style.

Since this is a Favorite PHOTO Friday post, we should show you our favorite (one) photo from a recent session.

We love the bright colors of his shirt and the lashes that most women would kill for.

Seriously, no mascara needed.

Have a wonderful weekend. What are your plans for the weekend?

]]> http://www.bisharatphotos.com/blog/favorite-photo-friday-8/feed 0 http://www.bisharatphotos.com/blog/just-in-time-for-mothers-day-two-for-tuesday http://www.bisharatphotos.com/blog/just-in-time-for-mothers-day-two-for-tuesday#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:34:32 +0000 Brenda http://www.bisharatphotos.com/blog/?p=2958 It is that time again, our weekly Two for Tuesday deal.

Purchase gift certificates for 50% off.

(Click on the amount you want to spend and we will send you a gift certificate for double that)

Hurry, this deal is for today only.

As Mother’s Day is just around the corner {May 13th} we thought today’s deal would be perfect to use for just that.

Mom’s love their children, family and pets.  Therefore mom’s love photographs of their children, family and pets.  What better gift for her than a gift certificate for a photography session from Bisharat Photography?

Fine Print: Gift Certificates must be used by October 1st 2012

We just love recapping our week and posting our Favorite Photo or Photos. Did you know we shoot weddings here at Bisharat Photography? In fact we travel to shoot weddings and will be in New York City in June to photograph a destination wedding there that has been being planned for sometime now. We can hardly wait!

Speaking of weddings, I photographed a beautiful wedding a couple of weeks ago at a wonderful venue here in Sacramento, the Croatian American Cultural Center. It is a lovely venue and the catering is always delicious. The couple I photographed are San Francisco Giants Fans and their wedding cake could not have been more appropriate. Without further ado here are some of my favorite photographs from that beautiful wedding.

A few last words. We had a great response to our Two for Tuesday offer this week. We partnered with Annie and Isabel. We photographed their new Elizabeth gown this past week and enjoyed a brief lunch together. During our one day Tuesday offer several gowns were purchased and we gave away newborn sessions with a package of 5×7′s for each gown bought. Stay tuned for more great deals on Tuesdays.

Lastly, we are still offering our family and child portrait sessions at our discounted $99.00 price. These sessions are regularly valued at around $225.00, so you can see this is a big discount.

Have a great weekend, the weather is going to be exceptional!

If so, our Two For Tuesday offer this week is just perfect for you!

We love photographing, maternity, births and newborns and look at our photographs below don’t our Mom’s look amazing in their Annie and Isabel Hospital gowns?

This morning we are so excited to see Anna and Selena our wonderful friends and amazing business partners, owners of  the fantastic company

Annie and Isabel Custom Hospital Gowns.

We will be photographing their newest gown, The Elizabeth. This new design will replace the current Elizabeth and 10% of the proceeds from this gown will still go to the Navigator Program at Sutter for Breast Cancer Patients.  In celebration of this new Annie and Isabel gown, we are happy to announce our Two For Tuesday offer.

Today before midnight click here to purchase an Annie and Isabel gown (any style) and receive a

complimentary newborn studio session along with 2 – 5×7 photographs at no cost. This is a $180 value!