Senior Rep 2011 | Lawrenceville GA Senior Photographer

I had the pleasure of meeting my first senior rep this week. Debbie is such a sweet young lady and so much fun to photograph! For our first session, we decided on an outdoors theme since everything just recently exploded with color!  We may try something more urban next time. You'll be seeing a lot more of her this summer! She will be handing out senior rep cards before the end of this school year. Hold on to those cards! The summer prior to your senior year is traditionally the time to take senior portraits. If you present Debbie's Senior Rep card at your session, you will receive 8 free wallets with your order and 10% off your entire order. Ask her about these cards the next time you see her! Also, all session booked between now through the end of June to occur by the end of June will receive an early bird discount of $10 off your session fee.

Twin Tuesday | Atlanta Twin Photographer

We've been out testing the pollen count! They love being outdoors and with how green and beautiful everything looks, how can we remain inside?

Our Boys | Lilburn GA Twin Photographer

As most of you know, we have toddler twin boys, Alexander and Christopher, AND they couldn't be more different! ;o) These images were captured this week on our trip to Hilton Head, SC. It captures their personalities so well!!! We really don't ever do "posed" images of our family. These lifestyle images are the ones that I will treasure forever.

They found sea foam and immediately had to touch it. Xandie (the one on the left) dove right in and Tophie already touched it and is looking a little annoyed (recurrent theme on this trip).

Xandie loves the foam! You can't get a smile like this by saying "cheese"! The other is still trying to get the foam and sand off of his fingers. LOL.

Xandie ran off to sit and play in the sand.

Tophie didn't want to leave the security of his wagon while airplane watching.

Looking for Senior Reps for the class of 2011 | Gwinnett County Senior Photographer

I am looking for a few good high school juniors (class of 2011) to be my senior reps! We will be out in the city, country, parks and up for some different styles of photographs. To apply, you should be currently enrolled as a junior in schools located in Gwinnett, Dekalb, or Hall Counties in Georgia. Please contact me at christie@paperlanterngallery.com for an application.

As my senior spokes model you will receive:
- a free mini session in March/April
- 50 personalized cards to pass out to your friends from the mini session
- a full free session with unlimited locations and wardrobe changes to be used after June 1st
- $30 print credit for every booked Senior you refer or choose to earn gift cards to a retail store.
- 5 images to be used on facebook, blogs, phones, etc.
- surprise freebie that will make all of your friends want one!
- the first spokes model to refer 5 seniors who complete sessions with me will receive a print credit of $400

What will be required of you:
- must be graduating in 2011 to qualify
- must be willing to show your photos and tell other students about my work
- signed contract promising to promote my studio only
- parent permission to join program

Start the buzz now! Spread the word to all your friends!!! This is an awesome way to earn all of your modern and trendy senior photos.

If you are a senior right now and have not taken your senior pics yet, I am booking for your class too, but not as reps. You will get a discount off your print order. This offer is only valid for current seniors and sessions will have to take place before April 30, 2010.

The D Man | Snellville Georgia Newborn Photographer

As one of our favorite urologist always says, "pee and poop must pass". Well this held true for this little man. No sooner did we put him on a brand new fresh blanket or take his diaper off, it came flowing! I had a blast meeting Mr. D today. He was such a good sleeper at 8 days old. Mom, I had a great time photographing you two. Enjoy your sneak peek!

I love it when clients have awesome props in their houses!!! Grandma has great taste in decorating!

Ten Fingers and Toes | Gainseville Newborn Photographer

Ahhhh... I love newborns. They are so cute and fresh! Meet miss A. She is the first born of our good friends. I went to school in FL with dad and we were the only two from our class to move to this area.

She is soooo cute! It makes me want a little girl. I can't wait to document her first year.

I love it when they smile!

Look at those lips!

We have a winner to the Fresh Faces Contest | Atlanta Metro Child Photographer

Thanks to all who participated and voted! All of them are soooo cute! With 88 voters, our winner is #4 with 60 votes! I'll be contacting you for your free session! Remember that every applicant will receive 25% off session fees and 10% off prints and products. If you haven't become a fan of Paper Lantern Photography on Facebook yet, do so soon because once we hit the next magical number of fans (which will be happening very soon), we will hold another contest that only include fans!

Fresh Faces Contest VOTING| Atlanta Metro Baby Photographer

Below you will find the images for my first Fresh Faces Contest! The adorable images were submitted by these children's parents. The winner of this contest will receive a free session and free 8x10. Voting will end March 3, 2010 at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Get all of your friends, family, and co-workers to come and vote for their cutest kid. Some ideas to get people to vote for you is to post it as a status update in your Facebook account, by sending them an e-mail, or just plain word of mouth. Each person can only vote once per day. So remember to come and vote every day!

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The contest has been extended! | Georgia Child Photographer

Re-read the post about the contest below. The dates have been changed due to all of the things that have happened this week. Wow! The things that could happen in a week:

1. We had to replace our nanny (the biggest headache!)
2. Finally getting over this cold that hit 3/4 of our family members.
3. Getting my email hacked! (sorry for all of the missed emails and lost emails) If you haven't heard from me please re-send all correspondence to christie@paperlanterngallery.com only and not any other email accounts.

But things to look for in the upcoming week:
1. an awesome newborn session!
2. a commercial shoot (ok. so I don't always share my commercial work since it doesn't necessarily pertain to babies, children, and families), but I do commercial work or sometimes I share it and pass it off as some cute little baby! ;o)
3.  Also if you know any high school juniors (class of 2011), tell them to contact me ASAP!!! I am going to start accepting applications for spokes models for the class of 2011 soon! I will be accepting up to two students from each school in Gwinnett County, parts of Dekalb, and Hall counties!

Also, my pricing will be changing in a few months, so book your sessions soon to lock in our current rates. Rates will be locked in once session fees are paid.

I try not to post without a photo: I love it when he smiles so much that I can't see his eyes!

Grand Opening: First Contest! | Gwinnett GA child photographer

Come celebrate our Grand Opening and be a part of Paper Lantern Photography's (PLP) first contest!

Submit a favorite photo of your child to be posted on our blog (please do not send photos which other photographers have captured since this usually will be a copyright infringement). My assistants and I will post our favorite 15 images. The public (your friends and family) will be allowed to vote on their favorite image. The winner will receive a free session from PLP, free 8x10, and 20% off prints and products (a value of over $200).

ALL applicants, whether chosen to be featured on our blog or not, will receive 25% off session fees and 10% off prints and products.

Rules:
1. Free session must be redeemed by 04/15/2010

2. Only one vote per day (but you can tell your family and friends to come and vote too) I will know if you vote more than once and reserve the right to disqualify any applicant.
If one child wins the contest, all siblings of that child will be able to participate in the free session.

3. Applicants must reside within 35 miles of zip code 30047. If you are unsure if you reside within this area, map your address to this zip code and it will tell you the distance.

4. Email your entry by 9:00 p.m. February 27, 2010 to christie@paperlanterngallery.com

5. Voting should take place March 1-3, 2010. The winner will be announced a few days later after all votes have been counted.