Wendie DeLano Photography Blog

Calling all 2011 Seniors! (Michigan Senior Portrait Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:01:00 +0000

I can't believe it's time to start booking senior sessions for the Class of 2011! I am really looking forward to meeting these fresh new faces- ready to start the biggest year in their lives so far. To get the season started off, I am looking for senior representatives to help represent Wendie DeLano Photography. My senior reps will receive 2 free sessions; one mini done in May and the other full session later this summer. They will also earn extra cash for each paid referral they send my way. Only 4 reps will be chosen. If you or someone you know is interested, contact me now and I will email the application out right away. Applications will be due no later than April 30th.

Remember me?

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:34:00 +0000

Oh my goodness- I really can not believe it has been so long since I blogged! I took a little down time from it during the holidays because I was just so busy. Once things started to get back to normal I found myself posting new work on Facebook and not blogging. Shame on me- not everyone is on Facebook! So- I am back and ready to have fun with my blog again. And- I want to share the fun with my followers. I have some great things planned for the coming months, including lots of fun promos, specials and GIVEAWAYS! So, be a subscriber- won't you?

I have a great Mother's Day special coming up. I am doing Mommy & Me mini-sessions on May 1st, 2010. I still have some morning slots available... makes a great mother's day gift!

Cousins (Michigan Family Portrait Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:02:00 +0000

One of the greatest things about family is seeing a new generation bond together. I got to work with a great family recently, Mom & Dad, their two daughters and families. I spent a little extra time with each child, all at different ages and stages. Such fun personalities! I'm glad they decided to get photos of them at this age- moments frozen in time.

Family Fun (Michigan Family Portrait Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:12:00 +0000

Recently I had a session with a senior girl, and her parents asked if they could take a family portrait with her as well. They had not had a family portrait taken since the girl was a toddler! I am really surprised at how often I hear this. It's something you do when the kids are little, but as they get older, it gets put off, or not done for whatever reason. Kids grow and change so much every year and I think it's important to catch them at each stage. After all, how else will you be able to tease the little darlings once they get older and bring home their first boyfriend/girlfriend home?

Here are some favorites from a fun family session I did recently. Mom and Dad here are old friends of mine, and they have two of the cutest little boys ever! It is so neat to see how much they remind me of their dad. Little mini-me's. Love it.

The Savvy Photographer

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:39:00 +0000

I came across a great blog for Photographers today called The Savvy Photographer. Oh my gosh, what a great Blog! I think I will be spending a lot of time there! In one post they shared inspirations for a variety of different work spaces. I couldn't believe it when I read that all the items they showed came from TARGET! Who knew you could get so many neat things through Target's online store? I loved this beachy office- so lovely- and that chair! I really need to own that chair. Could you imagine the images I could get using that as a prop? Yes, a girl can dream. Anyway, I am sharing this blog with you in hopes it will provide inspiration to you too. Enjoy! www.thesavvyphotographer.blogspot.com

Pretty Chair from Target Online!

The Beachy Office- as seen at www.thesavvyphotographer.blogspot.com

All Grown Up

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:12:00 +0000

I have to say, this summer has made me feel really old! Ha! I have worked with a hand full of girls I have known since itty bitty-ness. To see them all grown up and entering their senior year in High School is really something. As I was editing these images of Lauren, I had a really clear memory of her as a little girl. We were driving somewhere (can't remember where), and she and I were in the back seat. She must have been about 4 or 5? I was trying to keep her entertained, so I told her a story I made up on the spot. I can't remember specifics of the story, but I do recall it involved lots of pretty shoes and I had her giggling like crazy. Such a random memory; one that I'm sure she doesn't share; but it is meaningful to me. Why? It was the first time I remember feeling like I would make a really good mom someday. All these years later, I can still make up a great story in a moments notice. And I think I turned out to be a pretty darn good mom too...

Fun on the Farm

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:07:00 +0000

I had such a great time working with the lovely Shelby. These images were taken as we walked around her families farm, which has been owned by her family for generations. There was so many great spots to shoot and the light was beautiful. I was really impressed with Shelby, such a bright girl and so sweet. I know her future possibilities are endless!

My new nephew Saavan!

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:02:00 +0000

I have a nephew! His name is Saavan (pronounced Sah-vin) and he is just as cute as can be. I had the honor of being in the delivery room to photograph his birth. It was truly one of the most amazing things I have ever been witness to (aside from the birth of my own children). It was so different than my experience, and so interesting to be on the other side of things. It was a long night in labor and delivery, and when he finally arrived it was raining outside. That is when his Mom and Dad knew the name they had chosen for him was perfect- it signifies the rainy season in India. I feel forever bonded to this little soul now, what a blessing.

Blossoming

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:22:00 +0000

I have known this darling girl since she was a baby and was totally thrilled when her mom asked me to photograph her recently. She has become such a sweet young lady, beautiful inside and out. Recently she gave my daughter a whole bag full of Polly Pockets that she no longer plays with and just lit up her world. Lilly now spends hours playing with those things, changing their outfits and creating their fantasy lives. It reminds me so much of the way I played with my dolls as a girl. Working with Emily during this session made me all too aware how quickly time passes. Before you know it, I will be watching my own little girl blossom into a teenager. Sighhhh....

My personal favorite- I just LOVE it!

For some reason, she reminds me of a young Olivia Newton-John in this one.

Sweet, sweet Emily!

Vote 4 The Best!

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Hey Everybody!

I am competing in WDIV's Vote 4 the Best contest. You can find me in the Shopping Category under "Portrait Photography". Voting end August 31- I would really appreciate you taking a minute to vote for me!

Here is a direct link:
http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/wendie-delano-photography/biz/346122

Sweet, Sweet, Baby (Michigan Newborn Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:57:00 +0000

I recently had the pleasure of photographing this darling baby girl. She was pre-mature at birth and is doing great. She's growing big and strong as my daughter would say! I love these pictures of her sweet, sleepy face and pouty lips. Oh- could you just snuggle her up??

Emily

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:58:00 +0000

This summer is going by fast isn't it? I have been keeping myself very busy with seniors and newborns- love it! And I have a brand new nephew who was born on July 11! Stay tuned for his newborn pictures in a couple of weeks. If you are thinking of booking a session this summer, now is the time. July is booked and August is filling up fast.

Here are a few favorites from my latest senior session. I had a great time working with Emily. Such a pretty girl and I loved that she was willing to try things when I had an idea. Enjoy.

The PERFECT wind sweep! My absolute favorite shot...

Happy Birthday to my sweet husband and Happy Father's Day too!

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

It's going to be a double fun weekend! My daughter and I have been very busy the last couple of days making lots of surprises for my husband's birthday and for Father's Day. Lilly LOVES birthdays and was so excited to make something very special for her Daddy. She has even been able to keep a secret (well sort of). Last night she said to him enthusiastically "Daddy- we maked you sumping for your birthday! (whispering now) But it's a seeeecret...and, and we can't tell you what we maked you for your birthday, because, because it's a seeeecret..." So darn cute. She adores her Daddy and he adores her. It melts my heart to see how much they enjoy doing things together and too see Owen's little face light up when he sees him. My kids have an amazing Daddy and I have an amazing husband.

We are all so lucky to have you hun. We love you very much!

A few recent pix of the kiddies (some of them are part of his "surprises")

Looking a lot like her Daddy in this picture I think...

And looking a lot like Mommy in this one- I swear that is me as a child, only she has blonde hair...

This look says "Mommy- I'm all done taking pitchures"

I love this one so ... oh, that face!

Our little blue eyed charmer.

How cute is he in that hat!

Marlena (Michigan Senior Portrait Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:21:00 +0000

Ok- it's official, I LOVE working with seniors! Not only do I enjoy the creative side and the fact that they sit still and take direction (ha- unlike my sweet little ones!) but it is a genuine pleasure getting to know them a little. They're looking forward to their senior year and future beyond- such an exciting time.

This session was with Marlena- isn't she a beauty? I got super excited when she showed up with lots of clothes on hangers and a couple bags filled with shoes and accessories. I knew it would be a fun session and it was! I wanted to give her a few sneak previews while I finish up the rest of the images. Enjoy!

My first senior session! (Michigan Senior Portrait Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:57:00 +0000

Over the last couple years I have had a lot of people ask me about doing senior portraits. I finally decided to give it a go and I'm so glad I did! I had a blast working with my first senior- Heidi. She was a complete pro- crawled through and up on to anything I asked her to get the shot. It felt like a shoot on America's Next Top Model! I also learned it might not be a bad idea to put some bug spray in my little photo session emergency box...yikes, the mosquito's love an overgrown field!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one...

Isn't she gorgeous!!!

Had to throw in this shot of my trusty assistant who did this whenever I needed Heidi to smile...worked like a charm!

So Itty Bitty: (Michigan Newborn Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Oh isn't she just the sweetest little thing! I'm so glad Sarah's mom decided to participate in my recent newborn model call. The baby was so itty bitty, I felt like I was holding a bag of potato chips! Here are a few of my favorites from the session.

I would love to get a few more girl models to break in some of my new props. See the post below this one for more details.

Special thanks to my sweet mother-in-law for finding this neat baby scale for me!

Just having fun with some new graphics...I think this would be great on a gallery wrapped canvas.

Call for Models: Newborn Girls (Michigan Newborn Photographer)

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:16:00 +0000

Ok- so I have gone a little bananas buying newborn props lately and I am dying to use them! I am lucky enough to have a newborn little boy of my own to test out the boy things, but I need some little girls too! I am putting out a call for newborn girls to model for me. I am offering a complimentary session ($150 value) with the pre-purchase of 50 custom birth announcements.

Requirements are:

- Must be a baby girl less than 2 weeks old
- Must sign Model Release
- Props/posing of my choosing
- Must pre-purchase 50 custom birth announcements

If you are interested please send me an email. If you know anyone who is interested- forward them this post! Can't wait to see those babies :0)

Welcome Baby Bennett

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:50:00 +0000

Bennett was born just 5 days after my son- so I was right back in the swing of things pretty quickly! I had the pleasure of doing mom's maternity session as well. You should have seen me, ready to give birth myself, climbing up on chairs and tables to get the shot! My favorites are with big sister- both with the belly and the baby. So very sweet.

It's a Boy- Introducing Owen Raymond DeLano!

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:59:00 +0000

I am so excited to finally introduce you to my beautiful new son- Owen Raymond! I can't believe it, but he will be four weeks old tomorrow. He was born February 17, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. weighing 9 lbs 2 oz and measuring 21.5 inches long. He was so much bigger than my daughter when she was born! The doctor's let my husband announce the sex of the baby in the delivery room which was such a thrill for him. I must admit, I was a little surprised when he said it was a boy. My daughter had been so insistent she was getting a sister throughout my pregnancy, I was convinced she must have known something I didn't. We brought her in first to meet the baby, and then let her go out to the waiting room to tell the rest of the family what we had. She ran in and proudly announced "Um, the baby brudder's here!' and then turned and ran back to my room. We actually captured that on video so I will have to post it here too.

Owen's middle name (Raymond) is for my Dad who passed away 5 years ago- to the day - that Owen was born. It was unbelievable to me when my water broke that morning and I knew the baby would be born. I was very emotional about it at first, but then I realized that it was meant to be. I think my Dad and God worked together on this one to give me an incredible gift, and a date on the calendar that can no longer make me sad. I love you Daddy... and I love my sweet baby boy...

Owen's Birth Announcement

Lilly LOVES her baby brother!!

Isn't this so sweet?

Erin and Alan got married!

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:37:00 +0000

A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of photographing Erin's sister Lisa's wedding. I was thrilled when Erin called to tell me she was now engaged and wanted me to photograph her wedding too. When the wedding day arrived I was very pregnant and clumsy (I dropped both my flash and my favorite lens that night), but had lots of fun anyway! It was great to catch up with both families (the sister's married brothers!) who are such wonderful people. This was a perfect send off for me as I am taking a year off from doing weddings. My baby is due in a few weeks and I want to lessen my work load a bit so I can get acclimated as a mom of two!

Isn't she a gorgeous bride!

Baby Will

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:58:00 +0000

A good friend of mine recently had her third child- a baby boy named William. We have daughters the same age, so I brought Lilly with me when I went to photograph the baby. The girls got a kick out of watching the photo shoot and thought it was very funny when the baby peed on my blanket! A few days after the shoot, Lilly had just climbed out of the bathtub and lay down on her belly on the bathroom floor. She had her legs tucked under and was shaking her nakie butt up in the air. She said "Mommy- I baby Will, take my pitcher!" and let out the biggest belly laugh. And of course, I cracked up laughing right along with her...

For the one who has EVERYTHING...

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:37:00 +0000

Ok- so there is someone on your list who you are still not done shopping for. Your spouse. Grandparents. Sister or brother. You want to do something special, but you can't think of anything different. How about the gift of custom photography? If there is one thing I have learned over the years- people treasure their family photographs...and often don't make time to schedule family sessions each year. Kids grow so fast and change so much each year. It's important to capture each stage of their lives. A gift certificate is the perfect gift for anyone- moms & dads, parents-to-be, aunts & uncles, grandparents- even your boss!

Gift Certificates for Wendie DeLano Photography are available in any denomination, so you could choose a small amount to pay for a print order, or a larger amount to cover the cost of a session. They can be shipped in time for Christmas. Boxes and gift wrapping are available upon request.

The front of the Gift Certificate.

The back of the Gift Certificate.

Twinkies

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:50:00 +0000

When my twin sister and I were little our parents called us their "Twinkies". It makes me smile to look at these pictures and imagine my sister and I snuggled up the same way. I loved working with these precious little girls- I had never photographed two newborns at once before! It was interesting to study their little faces and see that one resembles dad more and one resembles mom more...just like my sister and me.

Boys will be Boys

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:53:00 +0000

First let me say Happy Thanksgiving to you all! One of the things I am grateful for today is having such great clients who have helped me grow my business so much this year. I could not have done it without you!

I wanted to share some recent pictures of a very handsome family I had the pleasure to work with. You know for some reason I seem to work with a lot of little girls. It was fun to switch gears and work with boys! It really helped me to get creative and do some more masculine posing. We were able to do some traditional portraits and then they changed into their camo and we got vintage. Those shots really worked beautifully in black & white. Hope you enjoy looking at them!

Tara & Ryan- Engagement Session

noreply@blogger.com (wdelanophoto) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Ok, so I am a little behind with this post... My sister-in-law, Tara, married her longtime love, Ryan, November 1st in Delray Beach, Fl. As a wedding gift I did an engagement photo session for them during a visit home to Michigan this summer. We had a blast driving around to some of their favorite local spots in Detroit and Birmingham. I created a guest sign in book for their wedding with the pictures- here are some of my favorites.

Tara & Ryan had the most amazing photographers shoot their wedding (husband and wife team Kara & Jeremy Pennington from Kara Pennington Photography). If you get a chance- check out Kara's blog to view some pictures from the wedding. Just scroll to the second page of the blog to find them. In addition to the gorgeous pictures of the bride and groom, you will find a picture of me (the pregnant bridesmaid) and a couple of my sweet Lilly (the flower girl).

Congratulations Tara & Ryan- Love you both!

This one is my favorite-they both look like models!

While we were in Birmingham we couldn't resist a stop at Hunter House for some good old fashioned sliders!