Oh Baby!!!!

Hey everyone!!! I just wanted to share some things with you....have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE babies???

The past few weeks I have gotten to spend quite a bit of time with some BEAUTIFUL babies.....OH how i'm getting baby fever...don't worry I wont be out on maternity leave anytime soon. No babies for me for quite a while :)

BUT...since I am not having any of my own, any chance I can cuddle and play with a baby or two I grab!

Working on the Blog

Hey everyone...Thanks for continued support as I have changed my business all around :)

I am working hard to get the blog looking good and running smoothly! I hope you all enjoy the changes and I look foward to posting my sneek peaks here soon! I will still post them on facebook for those of you that request it, but otherwise they will all be here.

The main reason for this change is so that you can view your photos at a much higher quality. Facebook really lowers the quality so what you see just does not do justice to your beautiful portraits.

Thanks for understanding and please letave me feedback on the blogs new look...there will still be some more changes soon so please keep checking back!

Thanks,
Samantha!

Preview Senior Portraits {Ryan}

I had such a fun time hanging out with Ryan and his mom!! He was such an easy Senior! Here are a few for a preview!

WOW

WOW...thats quite possibly the best word to express this month! I have had my studio open for less than a month and I am so blessed to have such an awesome turn-out. I went from having 1-3 sessions a week to having that many per day! I honestly can't put it into words how happy I am that this town is supporting me so well.

I know the blog hasn't been getting much attention, but with how busy I've been nothing but my work has gotten much of my attention LOL.

I do want to go into details of my upcoming Facebook contest...if your not already a friend I suggest you go add me now :)

The contest will have three catagories: Cutest Kiddo (birth -18) Cutest Couple (16 and up) and Cutest Pet (any pet any age)

The winner in each catagory will win a FREE session, FREE small print package, and FREE 8x10 Canvas!

Each participant will recieve 20% off your next session & order.

The winner will be decided by the public voting...only rules on voting are you have to add me as a friend for your vote to count, and you can vote 1 time per day, you can vote on as many participants as you would like each day.

I will start this contest when I reach 150 friends so start adding me now!!!

To enter send your photo to saphotos@swoi.net I will accept photos for 1 week after I reach my 150th friend, and voting will last for 1 week!!! Please do not send any copywrited material unless it was from my studio or I won't be able to add you to the contest You don't have to be from this area to vote so let your friends, family, and coworkers know to add me and vote for you!!!

HELLO BLOG FOLLOWERS!!!!

I am doing a contest on facebook currently to win a chance to be my 1st session in my new studio!!! All you have to do is be the person get the most people to become my friend on facebook!!! Once you have gotten someone to friend me either you or them can let me know and I will be keeping track of who gets the most!

Contest ends March 6th.

Along with the session you will also get a basic package of prints

1 - 8x10

2 - 5x7

8 - wallets!!!!

This is 92.00 value that you could win for FREE....no purchase necessary!

On another note, here are a few favorites of my recent sessions!

NEW STUDIO!!!!

So I am finally out of my "home studio" and into an actual studio! This is the most exciting step I have made in my photography career so far! I am having my Grand Opening April 1st to welcome the town into my studio to check the place out, get great coupons, and book your sessions for a special discounted session fee!!!

Please feel free to stop in anytime from now till then to check the place out! I would love to have you in and give you a tour of the new studio!

If any of you would like to volunteer your time to help out with any of the building projects, painting, or decorating of the studio I will gladly give you a free session! It's basically just me and my hubby (on the weeks he's home) doing all the projects so I greatly appriciate all the support from the community!

I will be posting before pics very soon, until then check the place out at 812 N Main st. Next door to KEYB in the old Quick Signs building!

Senior 2010 I need Reps!

Back of 5x7 card, originally uploaded by Samantha Adams Photography.

Attention all upcoming seniors....please check out my rep program for great deals!!! I am taking on 3 this year I would prefer from different schools...but first come first serve!

A sale to top all sales!!!

Hope you all enjoy this sale! if you can read the flyer just click on it to pull it up full size! This is good for any type of regular sessions.

Not good for any events.

A before and after

I hope everyones staying nice and tosty cause its been pretty chilly here lately. Today was a really nice day and I didn't have any sessions scheduled so I toook my daughter out for a short valentines session!




I have really been debating showing off a before and after shot so everyone can see what truely goes into my photography, Its not all just about pointing and clicking, its about creating an image you will want to hang on your wall for years!




Now I'm not saying its not about getting really great results from the beginning, because a lot goes into creating the shot. I always have my end result in my head before I ever even take the shot. You really want to get the best results possible Straight out of your camera. Then just adjust the little things to really make your photo's POP!







Here is the image I wanted today straight out of camera:

And here it is after I spent time processing it:

This is with basic processing that I do to all my sessions, Adjust the whitebalance if it needs it, clean up any blemishes, and sharpen it, It really makes the difference and turns an okay portrait into an amazing one!

Hope ya'll enjoyed seeing my before and after.

Stay warm and have a great week!!

Samantha

My New Year!!

First off I wanted to say thanks to all my followers and I hope to make this new year a much more exciting experience here on my blog.

I haven't recieved a single entrance for my contest and I'm slightly bummed about that cause I really wanted to start getting give aways like this more popular, but maybe everyone's just still in the new year rush.

I've been pretty slow so far this year and thinking of lots of things to do to get out and reach out to my community. I want to do something to give back to everyone, but I just can think of what to do exactly. I have been seeing some great photographer friends of mine giving back to the earthquake victims in Haiti by donating half of every session fee...I think this is such a great cause and would LOVE to do something like this as well....or maybe donate half to a local orginazations. I would love everyones feedback on what cause they would like to see their money go towards and I think all of Febuary I will be doing this, if its a big sucess I may continue this and donate every month to a different chairty or cause.

Sorry guys I don't have anything exciting to show you this time, my daughter has had the croup and its been rough for her!!! Over a week of sickness and it was aweful!

On a positive note, within the next 3-4 months I will have a full time studio opened in Altus, I will no longer have my home studio!!!! This has been long overdue and finally it looks like it will really happen for me!! I can't wait, and i'm sure my regular clients will love it just as much with me! Thank you so much to all of my new and old clients without ya'll my passion would have never taken off like it has!

Cutest Cutie Contest Starts January 1st

This will be the first of hopefully many many contests I will be starting this year. This month is going to be for the Cutest Cuties!! I will be awarding a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Please submit your cuties pictures to saphotos@swoi.net the last week in January I will post all of the participants here for voting!!! anyone can vote, and anyone can enter. 1 photo per participant.

when you e-mail me your photo please include your name age and name of your cutie.
Cuties can be your baby, your child, your pet, your grandma....ANYTHING you find cute!
Please do not submit copyright protected photos unless you have had them done through me, or you have permission.

1st place winner will recieve a free session!
2nd place winner will recieve a free 11x14 and 1/2 off a session
3rd place winner will recieve 10% off any future order

More details to come! Go ahead and start sending in your photos....please put CUTEST CUTIES in your subject line!

THANKS,
Samantha Adams!

This Fall

So, again I fail at keeping my blog updated. Thats okay though cause this time it was for a good reason! I have been Super busy with sessions!!!

I have gotten to meet some great families, and work with some families that keep coming back to me. It has been so much fun and such a blessing to get to meet everyone! Well here are a few shots from some of my favorites! A few of these you have seen before, but what can I say, great families like these deserve to be posted twice :)

Business is great!

So finally business is definately picking up! I just have to keep thanking God for all he has blessed me and my family with. And my business and WONDERFUL clients are definately one of my best blessings! I had such a great October, now were on to November and I can only hope it goes just as well!

Here are a few pics from the month just to show off!

Update on what I've been up to

So I don't know why, but it is so hard for me to keep this thing updated, i guess mostly because I never get any sort of response to it, so I don't know if people are even reading it LOL...but I have been up to quite a bit since my last post

Miss Aubrey is now 1 and I think the idea of that has gone to her head...she has suddenly became such a little terror. However, no matter how crazy she acts I sure do love my little munchie.

Business is slowely but surely starting to pick up!!! WOOO HOOO...I have 5 booked sessions on my calander right now and for me that is GREAT!! I am so excited about it.

I got out this week and did a small fall shoot of my baby girl so I thought I would share that with you. Please leave me some feedback! that way I know i'm not just talking to myself out here in cyber land! THANKS!!!




this last one is my absolute favorite, she was sleeping away and it just felt like the perfect "Fall" feeling!

So My baby is turning 1

yep you heard that right, my little sweetie will be 1 next month. It all happened so fast!!! so here's her invite, I am sending them out this week they turned out so cute!!! Click on it to see full size!!!!

Aubrey's Official 9 months pictures

Finally I got around to actually doing Aubrey's 9 month pics and I loved them so I wanted to share them!!! So here are a few. The other little girl is the girl I babysit and its Aubrey's BFF LOL...hope ya'll enjoy and leave me some comments on them.


this is how the weather has been all week, GOSH I want some sun shine!!!!

My princess turned 9 months old!

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so have you ever had those days where you just feel loved? My baby girl Aubrey just turned 9 months so to celebrate we just spent the whole day having a mommy aubrey day...It was wonderful. We played all day, snapped silly snapshots...and just spent the day TOGETHER! I never expected her to grow up so fast, but it makes days like that mean so much more!!! I just wanted to share one picture with ya'll, here she is standing up holding onto the gate...I looked down through my camera and she had this beeming smile and it just melted my heart!!! I love this little girl more than anyone could imagine. I just hope we can have many more days like this soon :)

My favorite recent shoot

Hey everyone, Gosh I haven't been keeping up with my blog lately...SORRY. I wanted to show off some of my new work though. I did a shoot for a this couple and they were AMAZING, I love it when a couple is up for ANYTHING!! so here are a few from the shoot hope you enjoy!!! And my new "website" is up and working for the most part now so please go check it out and let me know what you think!!! the link is on the top left where it say's website or you can just go to
http://www.samanthaadamsphotography.blogspot.com/ Don't know why the first one is a little smaller, I did them all the same way LOL

Hey everyone, well things seem to be going a lot better around here! I had another senior shoot this weekend, and I have a 1 year old shoot on saturday. So here are a few from my senior shoot!

More from the wedding

Here are a few more from the wedding that I did, I wanted to show off more, but my darn 5 pic limit wont let me :( maybe another day :)