PHOTO OF THE WEEK #21 - Early Sunset

I thought I would remember to post my photo of the week yesterday after the vendor show, but I was much too tired to remember. So here it is a day late.

This was taken with my phone while I was walking back to the house at about 4:15pm. Seems so early to be seeing such a beautiful sunset.

 

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

CLIENT SHOOTS: A Morning With Mrs. Claus

If you've been following along for a while now, you will know that this will be our third year at the Women's Christmas Showcase of South Simcoe in Tottenham.  It will be our third year doing photos with Mrs. Claus.

Prior to the actual vendor show, I do a little session with Mrs. Claus to help everyone get into the spirit of things.  Since this was our third time, I changed things up a bit and borrowed a couple adorable little girls to help us out.  They got to spend the morning with Mrs. Claus.

It was a fun morning and I think everyone had a fabulous time.

I am excited to be working again with Shelley Barlow, Ginette Stone and of course, my Ben.  This year we are providing your Portrait with Mrs. Claus on a disc at the show.  There will be a minimum donation of $5 and part of the proceeds will be donated directly to "My Sister's Place".  You will also have the opportunity to order Custom Mounted Gift Prints and Christmas Cards as well as purchase Gift Certificates.  So please stop by to say hello and have your portrait taken with Mrs. Claus.

Thanks for looking and I hope I see you at the showcase!  There will be a lot of fabulous local business women there.

 -- Lisa P.

CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS - 4th Anniversary Giveaway!!

I am very excited to have reached my 4th Anniversary.  I also just reached 400+ followers on my Facebook Business Page!  :)

Since 4 is a favourite number of mine, I wanted to do something a little different this year.  As a thank you all for your continued support, I'm hosting a small giveaway to celebrate this occasion!

A few of my favourite local business women have agreed to participate and have donated some prizes.  I love supporting local small businesses and love spreading the word about them.  Keep reading to find out what those prizes are!  You will be able to enter the giveaway at the end of this post.

** 4th Anniversary Giveaway Prizes **

From me, Picture Your Life Photography, you can win a Complementary Custom Portrait Session at my location!  This covers a full session and has a value of approximately $140.  (Please note that products are not included and can be ordered separately.)

Renee J Fitness is donating a gift certificate towards an Exercise and/or Nutrition & Lifestyle Remote Coaching Package.  That means you don't have to be in her local area to take advantage of this!  Renee is fabulous at keeping tabs on you, even if it's not in person.  Trust me on that!! haha :)

Renee has a web site and a Facebook Page.

Independent Epicure Consultant, Erin Forrester is donating $20 of Epicure Products.  Epicure has some awesome products that help make your cooking VERY tasty!  I recently hosted an Epicure party with Erin and all of the samples she had were so delicious.  You will have no troubles spending your $20!! :)

You can find out more about Erin's delicious products on the Epicure web site and Facebook Page.

Judy Irvine, Lia Sophia Star Unit Leader, has donated a lovely bangle bracelet.  Judy is a wonderful woman who not only sells some beautiful jewelery, but who also loves to help other women in business by sharing her knowledge and experience.

Judy doesn't have a Facebook Business Page yet, but she does have a web site.

And the final prize is also from me.  If you've read my newsletters, you'll know that I am a Shaklee Independent Distributor.  I love the company and the products and am giving away one of my favourites -- Scour Off.

I also have a Shaklee web site and Facebook Page.

Thank you so much Renee, Erin and Judy for participating in this giveaway.  I hope everyone shows them some love by visiting their web sites and Facebook Pages.

To enter this giveaway, please follow the instructions below.  You can also find this information on my Facebook Page.  Good luck.  The giveaway entry is open until 12:01am EST on November 30, 2012.

YOUR ENTRY WILL BE VERIFIED IF YOU ARE SELECTED AS A WINNER OF ONE OF THE PRIZES, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS (I.E.: LIKE THE PAGE, ETC.)


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CLIENT SHOOTS: Baby on the Way

This is one that I should have posted ages ago. When I was in BC this past summer, I was lucky enough to see my cousin Michael and his wife Yayoi. They were expecting the arrival of their new baby around the time that Ben and I were scheduled to return to Ontario. 

I had been hoping the baby would show up a bit early so I would have a chance to photograph their precious newborn, but that didn't happen. Fortunately, I did convince them to let me take a few maternity portraits. :) 

These were taken at a family get together and were VERY impromptu. The setting was my Aunty Arlene's beautiful garden.

 

Less than a week after I was back in Ontario, Hiroki was born.  I love seeing the photos and videos on my cousin's Facebook Timeline of their new baby boy.  He's such a cutie.  :)

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #20 - Snuggle Time!

Ben and Sachi having some snuggle time last weekend.  They were sooooooo cute all tucked in the bed. :)

 

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

ON THE BUSINESS SIDE - 4th Anniversary!!

I'm finding it really hard to believe that it has already been 4 years since Picture Your Life Photography was officially 'born'.  I am so very lucky.

When I get to this point each year, I put together a photo video of some of the people, pets and events that I've photographed throughout the year.  Unfortunately, I can't include everything, but if you've been following along, you will have seen the ones I've been able to share online in my various blog posts, facebook posts and newsletter updates.

Here is the video.  If you are going to view it full screen, please make sure your settings are set to 720p.


Thank you to everyone who has and continues to support me.  I love you all! :)

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #19 - A Scary Bunch

Oops...had such a busy weekend that I forgot to post the photo of the week from the week of October 29th.  So here it is, a day late.

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #18 - A New Friend

Looks like someone got a new friend. :)

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.