Tomorrow is the last day to enter!  All details for the Chicago newborn photography session giveaway can be found here

If you would like to go ahead and schedule a newborn photography session in the Chicago area for your little one, please fill out a Chicago newborn photography client profile

Valentine Mini-Sessions are here!  I have a few remaining session slots available in the Palatine area for Saturday the 28th, so please email Amy@FunFreshYou.com if you would like to snag one before they’re gone!

*Additional wallets can be purchased in sets of 8 for $15 each and all wallets will be delivered in a silver wallet tin :)  The included digital file will be the one selected to use in the valentines and include a print release as well as a version optimized for facebook and web-viewing.  Payment is due within 48 hours of reserving your time slot or the session time will be released to others.  A template selection guide will be emailed after session time has been reserved and payment has processed so you may select your design(s) in advance– allowing me to have the valentines at your door within 1 week of image selection.  Online proofing will be available within 24 hours of session to finalize image and wallet design — selection must be made by Wednesday February 1st to guarantee delivery by February 9th.

Are you expecting a new little one in February?  Do you know someone who is?  To celebrate my February baby’s 2nd birthday I am giving away 2 newborn sessions (taking place in the first 12 days after birth) to be held in my Rolling Meadows, IL studio! Winners will be selected using random.org and notified via email January 29th!

(2) winners will receive a newborn session in my Rolling Meadows studio and (1) digital image file (selected by you!) with a print release– a total value of $300!

If there are more than 50 entries, the prize will increase to my “handful” collection for each of the (2) winners: (5) digital image files with a print release– a total value of $650!

You can increase your odds and gain a second entry by finding me on facebook and clicking that little “like” button over there– just mention in your second email that you “liked” me!

For a third entry, visit my Chicago newborn photography website and tell me where you found the image below!  I need specifics– if it’s found on a specific category (FAQs, Investment, etc) I need to know the category–  if found in a portfolio gallery, tell me what number in the gallery order the image is!

Please email amy@funfreshyou.com by 11:59pm January 27th to enter!

*Prize is non-transferable and only valid for a Chicago-area newborn photography session.  Winner must be willing to travel to my Rolling Meadows, IL studio (near Palatine and Schaumburg) for a custom newborn photography session within  12 days of the baby’s birth.  I retain the legal copyright to all images taken during the newborn session.
I reserve the right to use images from your session on my website, in promotional or advertising materials and any other purposes I see fit.  I will never sell your images to a 3rd party without your written permission.  Under no circumstances can a client use these images for profit, commercial endeavors, in competitions or for professional display.

signs of spring!

The weather seems to have evened out enough to start planning your outdoor sessions!

So dress the kids in some fun and funky clothes, select a location, and we’ll have a great time capturing the spunkiness of childhood together!

Train station, downtown, gorgeous fields– your pick!
Here are a few examples of what the train station has to offer for your session!

And proof that sessions with me are more fun than formal…
A jumping sequence!

A fabulous designer at http://www.Tazetta.com sent this beautiful custom dress my way for website images :) Check out all the adorable offerings and stop into her blog http://www.tazetta.com/blog :)

Dragonfly Studios is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

Models Search Special:
$30 entrance fee per child, which includes a 15 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please contact me at info@dragonflystudiosphotography.com. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

Time to think Christmas gifts!  Get orders in by the end of November to have those fabulous photo gifts in time!

Now that Christmas is getting so close, it is time to remember those cards you want to send to families and friends!  Why get the standard photo cards from a chain store when you can get in on this special for press printed (gorgeous!) holiday cards this year?

So, for any session booked from 8 November through 28 November, here’s a special hoiday package!

Christmas Crunch Special includes:

Sitting fee

Mini-family session (immediate family only, lasts 1 hour or less in my home studio or location of your choice) with 10 images to select from

25 press printed 5×7 flat holiday cards (including envelopes), fully customized with your image, text, colors, layout, etc (upgrade to folded card for additional $10 or to 5×5 trifold for additional $15)

1 8×10 print

2 5×7 prints

16 wallet prints

*all prints must use the same image*

For $150 (total value of $180)

Additional prints available at regular pricing listed on my website.

All fees for this special are due in full at the time of booking in order to reserve your session.

I am now offering photo purses, diaper bags, wallets and lots of other choices!  They make fantastic gifts for the really tough to shop for grandma set (all the grandmas in my family got them for birthdays this year!)!

Customized with image(s) of your choice from your session– also available in leather!

Please contact me for a product catalog and pricing information!

*Please note– these take approximately 3 weeks to come in to the studio, so order soon for Christmas!*

Everyday bag:

Bucket bag: