One of my 2009 brides is a finalist for Valley Bridal Magazines Bride of the Year!
Tara Willbanks-Prieto
Age: 29
Nominated by: Carli Morgan,
Silvermoon Photography
Wedding day: May 15, 2009 at Wolf Lakes, Sanger
Groom’s name: Jared Prieto
Home town: Tracy/Fresno
Profession: Interior Designer
Other: Tara is involved in the International Interior Design
Association (IIDA) and likes to read, spend time with friends
and family, shop and walk their dog Daisy. Recently she started
playing golf with Jared which, she says, is a great hobby for them
to do together.
“I was a bride who truly enjoyed the bridal
experience. I didn’t let the little things get to me
and I tried to take in each and every moment to
truly enjoy the experience, and I did!”
To vote for Tara send your vote to: P.O. Box 26208, Fresno CA93729
Or e-mail your vote to: editor@valleybridalmag.com
Or call: (559) 434-1585
Good Luck, Tara
Drum roll…
the winner of my very first, super special, family portrait giveaway is
Heather! She describes her family as dysFUNctional, loving, and tiring. Sounds exactly like mine.
Heather has won a family session, 8×8 portrait book, and an hour or so with me!
Everyone congratulate Heather. Thank you to each and every one of you that entered. There will be more of these special events in the future.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The portrait session contest is now close to entries. I’ll let you know on Saturday who the super special awesome lucky winner is. Stay tuned.
~Carli
I have to share an image from last weekend. Fantastic wedding! The images do justice to the day. I will share them all soon. Here’s an appetizer.
I am giving away a family portrait session! The prize also includes an 8×8 10 page portrait book (hooray!). The session is good in the Fresno area, for up to 5 people. Here is what you have to do to enter.
1. Fan the Carli Morgan page on Facebook. Not on Facebook? You can also follow carlidimples on Twitter or email me.
2. Comment on this post: Leave me 3 words that describe your family. Make it good.
3. Wait: the winner will be selected from a random slip of paper that I will draw from a hat full of all the names that have been entered.
You must enter by 3pm on October 29, 2009. The winner will be announced on October 31.
The prize cannot be substituted, has no cash value and is non transferable. The winner will have 1 week to respond with their contact info to claim the prize. If the prize is not claimed by November 7, 2009 a new random winner will be drawn. The prize must be redeemed by February 1, 2010. Scheduling is at my discretion. You must also be 18 years old to enter.
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I have been totally inspired to put together a couple of contests. I will be announcing them next week. Just in time for the holidays. And really who doesn’t love free stuff? Who? Step forward!
I have totally fallen off of the blog wagon. The crazy thing about the way I work is that LIFE and WORK are like these two forces in my life and sometimes the only way to balance them is for one to take over. Right now life is in the lead. There is a family funeral next week and all of the regular chaos that goes with parenting. Clients are still being seen, orders are still being filled, but everything else (like blogging) is back burner-ed. It will all settle out and the tide will shift, then I will ask for my families forgiveness instead of yours.
I hope you have a truly beautiful week.
A one day portrait event! September’s Tot Shot’s featuring “the chair”
20 minute mini sessions. Simple, quick, adorable portraits of your children. No session fee, preview online before you buy, $10 coupon for pre-registering to view the images athttp://www.pictage.com/713625. The coupon will arrive after the images are available to view.
Suggested wardrobe is jeans, solid colored t-shirts, overalls, simple dresses. Some wardrobe options for children up to size 4t are available. The back drop in the image you see is the one that will be used for this event. Keep a watch for future events with different themes and backdrops.
Appointments are required. Please email of facebook message Carli to book your appointment
See the price list at
http://carlidimples.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/091.pdf
Single image digital files will be available for purchase.
As a photographer I occupy a weird place in the business community. I am technically a business, but truly I am an artist. I create images that didn’t exist. I do it because as an artist I have to. Somewhere deep in my brain is this need to create things. I am a commissioned artist, which means I create things that people have asked me to, in the best time that I can within the limits of my creativity and my family. I am not a corporation with officers, board members, a personnel department. I am just me.
Having a fictitious business name, or DBA, I was doing business as Silver Moon Photography. I recently realized that I don’t need a DBA. It doesn’t represent multitudes of people collaborating to create the Silver Moon product. It was just me, working with a few choice support people. It continues to be me.
The web addresses are all the same, the phone number is the same. I have just shed the unnecessary.
From now on I am just Carli Morgan, photographer.
These two people lead such busy lives, I almost wondered how they found a day of overlap to get married, but they did. It was a fun fantastic wedding in Laton, reception in Fresno, with a quick stop at the Smittcamp house for formals. Jessica & Tristan actually met while Smittcamp scholars at Fresno state. They seem made for each other.
