auction 2: photo session & book

Auction 2 is for an on-location photo session with me and a story-book style photo album  (a $275 value: photo session fee = $75, photo book = $200)

These books are very nice, and people always love them!  However, if you prefer framed photos, you can choose a $200 photo credit instead of the book when you win!

 

The starting bid is $75.  If you wish to bid, you must raise the bid by at least $10.  You can place your bids by adding a comment at the end of *this* post.  (Remember that 100% of the proceeds from this auction go to the American Diabetes Association.)

 

The auction will close on Thursday, February 12th at noon.  If you are the winning bidder, I will contact you via email to let you know.  At that time, you will need to go directly to Ty’s donation site (http://main.diabetes.org/goto/tycrowley) and make a donation in the amount of your winning bid.  Then email the receipt to me, so I’ll know you made the donation.  At that point, we can work together to schedule your photo session.

 

If you know of anyone else who might like to bid on this auction, please pass the word along!  AND, if you aren’t able to spare the money to bid, remember that you can still contribute to the cause by donating any amount you can afford at the American Diabetes Association website.

You can find out more about why I am raising money for ADA here.

You can see more of my work here.

auction 1: photo session & bracelet

Auction 1 is for an on-location Photo Session with me and an awesome Sterling Silver photo bracelet  (a $325 value: photo session fee = $75, bracelet = $260)

This is the perfect Mother’s Day gift for Mom or even Grandma!  This bracelet is very good quality, and the photos are sealed, so you don’t have to worry about getting it wet.  (That’s always people’s first question, so I figured I’d let you know up front.)   

The starting bid is $100.  If you wish to bid, you must raise the bid by at least $10.  You can place your bids by adding a comment at the end of *this* post.  (Remember that 100% of the proceeds from this auction go to the American Diabetes Association.)

 

The auction will close on Thursday, February 12th at noon.  If you are the winning bidder, I will contact you via email to let you know.  At that time, you will need to go directly to Ty’s donation site (http://main.diabetes.org/goto/tycrowley) and make a donation in the amount of your winning bid.  Then email the receipt to me, so I’ll know you made the donation.  At that point, we can work together to schedule your photo session.

 

If you know of anyone else who might like to bid on this auction, please pass the word along!  AND, if you aren’t able to spare the money to bid, remember that you can still contribute to the cause by donating any amount you can afford at the American Diabetes Association website.

You can find out more about why I am raising money for ADA here.

You can see more of my work here.

for a worthy cause

Can you imagine dealing with Diabetes in Kindergarten?

My friend Honey’s son (one of my favorite little photo subjects) was diagnosed with Diabetes more than 2 years ago.  This year he started Kindergarten.  Here’s what Honey has to say about how he’s facing the challenge: 

       

“Ty started Kindergarten this year and things have been going very well.  I think it’s much easier to keep his blood sugar in the normal range when he’s at school because of the routine.  The normal range for him is 75-120 but he goes above and below that too often.  Going to PE, recess, walking around the school, a late snack, stress, excitement, illness and many other factors contribute to his blood sugar going high or low. 

I think Ty does an amazing job of dealing with Diabetes.  He goes to the nurse’s office a minimum of seven times a day to get his blood sugar checked or to get insulin.  He’s always willing to answer questions the other kids have about Diabetes, his insulin pump or about getting his finger poked.   He is learning more about how to take care of himself and he’s become a lot more independent.  He’s learning how different foods affect his blood sugar and what the blood sugar numbers mean in regards to being high, low or perfect.  He had a substitute nurse last week who was not very familiar with Diabetes.  The other Kindergardener with Diabetes came in and told the nurse he had beef jerky for a snack and needed to get bolused (get his insulin). Ty told him he could go back to class because beef jerky doesn’t have any carbs in it so he didn’t need to get bolused.  The nurse checked the wrapper and saw it didn’t have carbs so she sent him back to class.  She thought it was funny that Ty was so confident in telling the other boy he could go back to class.  He is very smart and he amazes us all the time with what he learns and remembers.  I am so thankful that he only has Diabetes.  There is so much out there that is a lot worse.  Ty leads a normal life and just has to deal with a few interruptions a day.  I know it’s easy for me to say that when I’m not the one dealing with it, but I hope I will always be able to help him put it in perspective and teach him that Diabetes shouldn’t stop him from doing anything he wants to do.  But I will continue to hope and pray that a cure will be found in his lifetime.” -Honey C.

       

Ty’s school is currently running a program to raise money for the American Diabetes Association and increase Diabetes Awareness.  I was thinking of ways to contribute to their efforts in honor of Ty, and I have decided to auction couple of photo sessions here on my blog to raise money for this cause.  I will post the details of the 2 auctions separately, but, in short, this is your chance to support a worthy cause and get some awesome photos of your child (or yourself) in the process.  100% of the proceeds will go to the American Diabetes Association.  The auctions will begin tonight, and bidding will end on Thursday at noon.  If there’s enough interest, I will add a 3rd auction!

You can support this cause in a number of ways:

1) Bid on the auctions!  It’s fun. 🙂

2) Spread the word about the auctions.

3) Make a donation directly to the American Diabetes Association.  If you use Ty’s link to donate, I will be able to tell you how much we raise together at the end of the week.  Here’s the link: http://main.diabetes.org/goto/tycrowley

Below are some photos I’ve taken of Ty through the years.

 

 

 

the twin shoot.

Anne Geddes. I have always wanted to be able to photograph babies with the beautiful poses you see in Anne Geddes’ work. Mind you, I don’t want to put them in flower pots or on rose petals…I just want to show off the unique look of a newborn in the way she always does. You know, the sweet folds of skin & their softness & the way they curl up to sleep. In the past, I have had a few opportunities to photograph newborns (not too many opportunities really), and I’ve never been able to capture anything close to what I have in mind. So, when I attended the Imaging USA photography convention in Phoenix last month, I was quick to take advantage of the opportunity to take some classes dedicated to the techniques of baby photography. I came home eager to try out what I learned, and today I had my first chance – photographing twins. I learned that I still have much improvement before I am anywhere near the Anne Geddes level, but I was excited to find that the training I received last month has helped!! I have 4 more baby shoots scheduled this month, so I’ll get a ton of practice.

By the way, I got to hear Anne Geddes speak at the Imaging Convention. Pretty cool.

I would like to thank the parents of these lovely twin girls for allowing me to photograph them. I also need to thank my friend Amy for coordinating the shoot. Thanks guys!

So….do you want to see some photos?

They were pretty much done at this point…can you tell?

Aren’t they sweet?

Let the blogging begin!

I have so many, many exciting things happening in the next couple of weeks that I decided it is FINALLY time to start the blog I’ve been planning on for so long.

First of all, I have several baby shoots coming up (including twins this Saturday), and I can’t wait to share some of the images with you.

Also, I am just so excited about a project that I’m working on to help raise funds for a worthy cause.  You will see details about that very soon.

I’m looking forward to sharing with you, and I hope you’ll come back again and again!