Alex part 3

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There's still more...... =)

and again, because it is cut off.

Alex- part 2

20080512-Alex3 copy, originally uploaded by Copper Siegel.

Ok there will be more and more and more, but here's a few today. lol. I have soo many more.

and here is the top one because it always cuts off my horizontal photographs

Alex's senior portraits--- a teaser

I have SOOO many great photos of Alex to go through in the next couple of days, but I know that her Mom will want to see at least one.... So here you go Julieann! Alex and I had so much fun. I can't wait to post more, but I have to work early tomorrow morning, so this will have to do for today! Check back tomorrow for more of beautiful Alex. =)

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? =)

More More More

More Photos of Ricki. She is such a cutie, I just can't resist posting them. I think she could be a little model. America's next top model anyone?







ok here is the top image- I don't know why it keeps cutting off my photos. silly little blog!

Prom!

Friday my sister Ricki went to her senior prom. Well at least it would have been her senior prom if the smarty-pants didn't graduate early. ;) Her boyfriend Oz however is still a senior, so Ricki didn't have to miss her prom. Ricki is an amazing amazing young woman, and I am so proud of who she has become, and where she is going. I love her to pieces, so how could I resist doing a little pre-prom fashion shoot? I hope they have the coolest pre-prom pics out of all their friends! =)

Another year older....

Happy 24th birthday to me! haha. =)

Martian Child

I have to recommend this amazing movie. Its called "Martian Child" silly name, I know... but sometimes names can be deceiving. It's about a man who's wife has recently died (played by John Cusak) and had wanted to adopt. He isn't sure if he can handle parenting a child on his own, but wants to honor his wife. He meets this little boy who has never had a family and has bounced around from foster family to foster family. As a defense mechanism he makes himself believe that he is from mars. Hence the name. =)

I LOVE this movie. I've been thinking about adopting lately. Not something I would do in the next couple of years or anything... but after Nick and I have a couple of kids of our own adopting a child around 5-7 years old who's never had a family to love them. I think its so sad when kids get a little older like that they have a much smaller chance of being adopted and loved. I just think that if Nick and I could even give one of these kids a home... it could have such a lasting and far-reaching affect.

I never thought I would ever want to adopt. I never could imagine loving a child who I didn't give birth to, but I was talking to my sister in law tonight and she told me a great story. Susan, my lovely sister in law, was adopted by her dad when she was 5. He married her mom when she was 3, so he took on the role of her father at that age, but the adoption wasn't finalized until she was 5. One time Susan asked her dad what she was like as a baby, and he told her all these stories... only for Susan to say... "but dad, you weren't there yet." Because he feels like he was always there. Like Susan was always his daughter. When talking about her attributes he will sometime say "you got that from me!" In fact, when Susan's mom one time brought up adopting a child he told her he wasn't sure he could love another child as much as his own flesh, entirely forgetting that Susan is not his biological daughter! I love that. I think it's just absolutely the heart of God.

And you know, when I really think about it, this spirit of adoption has been prevalent in my family for most of my life. My parents' house has always seemed to attract kids that needed to feel like they had a family or parents that would encourage them. These kids (our friends) had families of their own, but sometimes families don't love their kids the way they should, so my parents would treat them like they treated us kids. Essentially our friends became part of the family. My dad and mom have always been great about recognizing this need in our friends and have never shied away from giving them the feeling that they were loved as part of our own family. I guess that it wouldn't be such a departure for me.

So.... these are just my rambling thoughts on something that has recently been on my heart. Who knows what the Lord has in store for Nick and I. I just know that if we did adopt a child, like in this movie, Jesus would absolutely give me the capacity to love that child as my own.

So go rent this movie. It may change your heart too.

Carly and Dan's wedding

Ok-- Finally! Here are some photos from Carly and Dan's wedding! There are tons more but it takes FOREVER to upload them to my blog! lol. so... I'll keep posting, but here's some for now. =)

Carly & Dan's wedding---teaser

On Sunday March 30th I helped my friend Amy Aiello shoot a wedding. She and Carly have been friends for a while, and I could see why! Carly was the sweetest, cutest bride! Everything about her wedding was obviously uniquely her... from her black and white wedding dress to the deep purple/black and white Cala Lilies in her bouquet. I love when brides express themselves and their relationships with their fiances so well! She and Dan are plainly very much in love, and it was a joy to be able to share their wedding day with them!

Carly and Dan-- I hope you are having the best honeymoon ever! Thanks so much for letting me in on your big day!

More pictures will follow in the next day or two, but this is all that I have time for a the moment!