An old-ish fave . . .

So I had to dig out this photo so I could mail a copy to someone for sling related reasoning and I thought I'd post it here. It is about a year old, and just a snapshot . . . but I love it. My very significant other in his best Dad mode . . . You can't see in this picture, but he is unloading the dishwasher.

I'm a lucky gal!

As much as I think everyone who is able should hire me and spend all their extra money on my carefully created photographs . . . I also recognise the importance of those special family snapshots. They are priceless.

Family

I just love this type of cuddle & play family photo session. If I have not captured personality I have failed.

I did not fail here. Thanks Guys!

Coo Chi Coo Contest!

We just launched a new contest draw at Coo Chi Coo . With every purchase you can enter to win a session and an 8x10 framed print. This is a $400 value!

So get thee to CooChiCoo and check out their unique products. If you have never been to CooChiCoo I promise you will find things for yourself and/or your baby that you will love. My 6 year old loves CooChiCoo's great toys. (no batteries required!!)

Remember I have a display there, so you can view my photos while you shop!

e-mail glitches and snags

Thank you to all who have been patient with my recent e-mail woes. I am in the midst of fixing the situation and hope to be up and running with a new server in a matter of days.

As of now my donna@donnaramsay.com is working. Also please note donna_722@hotmail.com as a backup e-mail if you should have trouble.

If all else fails, my telephone is glitch free. 709-722-8180.

Sun and Rain? No fear! Snow is on it's way . . .

Sometimes one can't help but feel like they are the victim of a cosmic prankster.

I announce a promotion involving snow . . . at it rains for days and then the sun emerges to melt the city down to pavement. Old coffee cups and peices of last falls garbage are taunting me.

Fear not. There is snow in the forcast. It will snow again. And again and again before winter releases it's grip.

In the meantime I am headed into the woods to find the snow the sun can't reach . . .

Snowglobes!!

Winter in Newfoundland can seem to go on and on. We often search for new and interesting ways to pass the dreary days. One day I was out and about with my kids and I found a fun and quirky way to make some great winter portraits. Using my Holga (a toy camera) equipped with its fisheye lens I found the resulting winter scenes reminded me of snowglobes. What fun! Delighted with myself I sought out a few other kids and I am officially hooked.

I have decided to spend the rest of this winter offering a Snowglobe package. I want to bundle your kids up and take them out in the snow! That might mean a dive in a fresh snow bank, maybe a stroll down a wintery lane, or a simple portrait at home . . . possibilities are endless. Well not endless . . . we need snow. Luckily for this promotion we have weeks and weeks of that left.

From now until the snow ends I will be offering the following Snowglobe package: One session in the snow, the 5" proofs, and a framed 11" custom print for the total price of $500.00. This is a special price that includes the proofs (not something usually offered) and a saving on framing.

Snowglobes can also be added on to a regular session for $250. This means a session in your home, with your child’s toys and pets and family, followed by a romp in the snow outside. The 11" framed portrait and the Snowglobe proofs are included, with other enlargements a la carte.

These sessions are very limited, and will only be offered until the spaces fill up. At this time I am only booking Snowglobe sessions until the end of March . . . I am optimistic that we will run out of snow after that . . . fingers crossed!

Here are a few samples . . . check back as I scan more Snowglobe negatives in the coming days.

Latest Cameras

So I am a mega fan of the White Stripes. I am also a mega fan of the Holga camera. So imagine my delight when the White Stripes put out a limited edition Holga! I had to have one and indeed did get one for myself (from the family *wink* ) for Christmas. They put out two cameras actually: The *Jack* Holga with a fisheye lens (which is what I knew I would get under my tree) and they also put out a *Meg* Diana+ camera with ringflash which is another plastic fantastic camera that I was surprised to find also for me Christmas morning. I am a lucky gal. In fact there was only 3000 produced and I have two . . . lucky indeed.

So here are some test shots from those first few rolls.

First the Diana . . . images sort of hazy . . . dream-like . . . like vaseline on a holga lens . . . I have to take it outside and see how it treats the corners in the bright daylight.




And the fisheye + ringflash combo for the holga . . . I took *meg's* ringflash and gave it to *jack*. It is it's own quirky look . . . amuses me . . . round image.





and for comparison sake here is a non-fisheye holga image taken the same time. I was about 4 feet further back to try and get the heads a similar size in both images for the sake of the test.