Product spotlight- Gallery wrapped canvases

I want to start a new feature periodically on my blog where I highlight some of my products and show you examples. This week I want to tell you guys about gallery wrapped canvas prints because I think they are one of the coolest things ever. The reason they are on my mind is because I just got one from my own wedding, and think it is the most beautiful thing in the world and "ooo-ed" and "aww-ed" over it for almost an hour. I still can't stop looking at it.

So- why should you order a gallery-wrap? Here's why--

What is a gallery wrapped canvas?
It is a high quality print on artist canvas.
The canvas is stretched over custom made wood supports.
It is available in any size.
Its depth is 1.25"

What's so cool about gallery-wrapped canvases?
These images stand out boldly without the distraction of a frame
They appear to "float" on your wall.
You don't need a frame for stability; the structure is inside the art.


here's an example of two of my photographs made into a gallery-wrap from Dan & Rachel's engagement session(s).







so- when you book your session, if you pre-order a gallery wrap, you will receive a 10% discount as an incentive to put something amazingly beautiful on your walls at home, and because I am so in love with them that I want you all to be in love with them too! =)

There's still time!

Hey there are all you Juniors & Seniors. So you want to get your photos done but you are worried that it's too late now? PSH! Not even close. The month of October is one of the prettiest times to take your photos. Cool outfits, changing leaves, edgier looks... but don't wait any longer. Drop me an email at copperphotography@excite.com if you want to book an october session or give me a call at 630.965.3437. We'll set up your session and take advantage of the awesome change in seasons. I should have some fun examples of fall sessions up soon!

Also- as an added incentive- any sessions done in october will get $50 off. October only though!!

the "i love fall fashion" shoot

Once again, here's Alex. Because Alex loves to model, and I love to take photographs. And we both love fall. =)

I love Alex. Even though we are years apart, she is one of my truest and bestest friends in the world! =) Sometimes God just likes to mess with your perceptions of what you best friends should be like... age, gender, race... He'll smash those assumptions and give you just what you need! Also- these photos are in memory of Alex's crooked pinkies, which she's getting fixed tomorrow. RIP crooked pinkies!! haha. I love you Alex!

Happy Labor Day!

Hey guys! I just wanted to wish you all a happy labor day!! Hopefully you all have the day off and are doing something fun. I'm looking forward to a bbq with my husband and some of our best friends. Nothing like a relaxing day with some of the people who mean the most to you. That and delicious grilled food.

So I realize that I told you all that I was rolling out some news about senior portrait packages. Here they are with no further ado!

First is the Classic Senior Session

$250
- session up to 1 1/2 hours
- one location
- unlimited outfit changes
- personal online gallery of all final images OR at home viewing consultation
- $100 print credit


The new session I want to tell you guys about is more for the girls.

The Trendsetter Session

$350
- Session up to 2 hours
- up to two locations
- unlimited outfit changes
- personal online gallery of all final images OR at home viewing consultation
- $150 print credit

For the Trendsetter session you are encouraged to bring your prom dress for your own mini trash-the-prom-dress session! We can do low-key-trashing, or we can go all out at the end of your session and have you float around in a pool or lake or stream in your dress. How daring you want to get is totally up to you!

Also- I am taking "applications" for senior models that are from the class of '09. If you are chosen you will get a free session. All you will have to pay for are your prints. You will get promo materials with your photograph on them to hand out to friends and kids at school. Your job as a senior model will be to help me spread the word about my senior portraits, and in exchange you will get a free session. Also- for every senior that you refer who books a session with me, you will receive a $10 print credit towards your own session!

If you are interested, please send me an email at Copper_Photography@excite.com. Include your name, email, phone number, graduation year, school name, and tell me a little bit about yourself and why you think you should be a senior model. Tell me about your extra-curricular activities, your high school experience, and what kind of things you are into. I will be choosing only one to two models per school, so get your application in soon, and spread the word to your friends who you think may be interested, and even at other area schools


OK! Well once again, I hope you all have a great day off!!! Yay for a free day!

Mes Souers

So My sister Carly never got her senior portraits taken. She's going to be a junior in college this year, so I figured it was high time that we got some shots of her before she is forty. Ha! Sooo, while we were at it I figured that I might as well take some of my youngest sister Devon. Devon is such a ham! At any rate, I think they turned out beautifully.

Babies Babies Babies

I just had to say Congratulations! to my brother and sister in law who just found out that baby number 2 is a girl!

I can't tell you all how excited I am to have a second niece. When they had my first niece, Adeia, they were in New Mexico so I didn't get to see her until she was four months old when they came back to Chicago for my wedding. I am so excited to be able to be there from day one with this new little princess!

So Congratulations Refe & Susan! Nick and I couldn't be happier for you.

*******interesting side note- Refe is my younger brother. The only boy out of five children. We'll see how far they carry on the "Tuma Tradition" of lots and lots of girls!

And, just so you know what kind of cuteness awaits this world, here is a picture of the new baby's big sister Addie

Fabulous Seniors

Class of 2008---

You are not your average run-of-the-mill senior, right? So why should your senior portraits be!? At Copper Photography I know that you strive to stand out, be unique, and most of all, true to yourself. That’s why your senior portrait session is shot on location (that is to say the location of your choice!) and customized to fit your distinctive personality. Are you an all-natural kind of girl who lives for everything green? We will find the most beautiful garden around. Are you a musician who dreams of the city life? We can meet up downtown and shoot your portraits there. Maybe you are more of the sports-star type… we can always head to your local track or your school’s football field. The possibilities are endless.

When you book your senior portrait session through Copper Photography we will set up three meetings. The first will be to get to know each other a little bit so that we can discuss the best settings, outfits, props, and atmosphere for your senior photo shoot. At this meeting we will discuss anything and everything to make you as ready as possible for session. We will also book your session date.

The second meeting will be your shoot. Senior photo shoots typically last about an hour and a half, which may seem like a lot of time, but trust me, it goes by so fast! I encourage you to bring several outfit changes, we’ll talk about what works best at our first meeting.

Our third meeting will be about two weeks after your photo shoot. There I will show you all the final photographs from your session, and you and your parents will be able to decide what products, prints, and poses you want. Not too long after that last meeting, you will have your very own brag-worthy photographs to show all your friends!
Make sure you book soon- Senior sessions tend to work best between late April and early October!



Senior Portrait Package & Price List
$250 includes------

• 1 ½ hours of shooting on location
• All final photographs retouched and color corrected
• 50 wallet-sized prints of one pose
• 1 8x10 print


So here is the deal-

To all you class of '08 seniors-to-be, or even you class of '07 procrastinators (don't worry, you won't get any grief from me) if you book your senior portrait session before May 30th, I will give you $50 off your portrait session and 8 free wallet prints. You don't want to procrastinate on this deal though, because once May 30th has come and gone, this deal will be gone too!

So drop me an email if you're interested at copperphotography@excite.com or give me a call at 630.965.3437 and we will set up your portrait session. May is the perfect month to take your pictures because the weather is gorgeous and so are the plants! Besides, you want to have all your awesome prints before your friends, right? =)