PHOTO OF THE WEEK #26 - Precious Little One

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas.  I've been totally losing track of the days and should have posted this on the weekend.  It was so nice to have this little precious one in my studio before Christmas.

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #25 - Decorating the Christmas Tree

While the family was decorating the Christmas tree last weekend, I took a few photos with my phone.  (Gotta capture those moments!!)  :)  This guy just looked cute with all of the lights around him.

And, as we were decorating the tree, I was reminded of when Ben was much, much smaller and had the cutest little voice, and decorating the tree was such a new adventure for him....

Fortunately, we have a video for that!!  heehee  Well, it's actually in two parts and Ben will probably be mad at me for posting it, but that's ok.  He'll only be mad if he realizes it.  MWUAHAHAHAHAHA  :)

You may need to crank your volume up, as his voice is tiny (mine, of course, is extra loud since I'm holding the video camera!).  

Decorating the Christmas Tree - Part 1

Decorating the Christmas Tree - Part 2
(I'm not sure if he just learned about the word 'beautiful' or what....haha)

Thanks for indulging the 'mommy' in me.  :)  If only he were still so tiny and innocent.

Wishing you and your families a most wonderful Christmas.  Be safe!

Thanks for looking.

 -- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #24 - Meet Angelica

I didn't take many personal photos during week 24, but did have a client in the studio.  Here is beautiful Angelica.  :)

Thanks for looking!

-- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #23 - A Wave for Santa

Tottenham isn't a big place, but we do have a cute little Santa Claus parade!! :)  I know you can't see his face, but I'm sure you can imagine the expression that's on it as he waves.

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #22 - The Woman in Red

I was down this weekend with a case of the 24 hour flu (generously shared with me by my son and husband).  Fortunately, I was only out of full commission from Saturday evening until this morning, but I did neglect to post the Photo of the Week from a week ago.  So here it is!

Without this wonderful woman, generously donating her day to sit in front of the camera, we would not be able to do our 'Photos with Mrs. Claus' fundraiser at the Women's Christmas Showcase of South Simcoe.  Thank you Shelley.  :)

And thank you also to Ginette for all of your help with editing photos this year.  

For those who didn't make it to the showcase, we offered digital images on a DVD 'while you wait'.  There weren't as many people stopping to have their photo taken this year (fewer kids at the show I think), but we still managed to collect $55 for "My Sister's Place".  Not close to our $160+ we raised last year, unfortunately, but we will definitely make it our goal to get back to that number for next time around!

Thanks for looking!

 -- Lisa P.

CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS - Winners of the 4th Anniversary Giveaway!!!!

It was fun hosting my first giveaway of this type.  I'd like to thank the local business women who donated a prize.  They are all awesome and I have had the pleasure of working with each of them during this past year.

Renee Jadek from Renee J Fitness - Facebook and Web Site

Erin Forrester from Epicure Selections with Erin Forrester, Independent Consultant - Facebook

Judy Irvine - Lia Sophia Star Leader - Web Site and Current Catalogue

And then there's me.....

Lisa Piellusch from Picture Your Life Photography - Facebook and Web Site

Lisa Piellusch - Shaklee Independent Distributor - Facebook and Web Site

(Here's a link to the original blog post that announced the prizes.  CLICK HERE)

OK, now down to business.  I had to redraw for a few of the prizes a few times as some people did not meet the entry criteria to be eligible to win.  Here are the final results........

DRUMROLL.......


PRIZE:  From Picture Your Life Photography - A complementary custom portrait session at my location.

WINNER:  Colleen Kotnisz


PRIZE:  From Renee J Fitness - A Gift Certificate towards an Exercise and/or Nutrition & Lifestyle Remote Coaching Package

WINNER:  Ruth Collette


PRIZE:  From Epicure Selections with Erin Forrester, Independent Consultant - $20 in Free Products

WINNER:  Leigh Ross


PRIZE:  From Judy Irvine, Lia Sophia Star Leader - Bangle Bracelet

WINNER:  Elaine Uskoski


PRIZE:  From Lisa Piellusch, Shaklee Independent Distributor - Scour Off

WINNER:  Debbie Brennan

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who participated.  If you are a winner, please contact the business who donated your prize via their Facebook Page to arrange to claim it.  Elaine, I have the Bracelet from Judy for you so I will contact you to arrange delivery.

Thanks for looking! :)

 -- Lisa P.

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.