Birthday Girl!

Wrapping up holiday photo sessions

our card 2010

I've been really on top of making our card this year we've already handed some out and the rest go in the mail after Thanksgiving, don't worry if you haven't scheduled yours yet there's still 2 weeks left for holiday photo shoots and there's definitely time for those who rather wish everyone a happy new year!

***Special Delivery Calendar available for the holidays place your order here ***

The Stone Family

I had so much fun shooting back to back sessions with this family the kids were great even after 2 hours they were happy and smiley, I ended the sessions on a bit of a sore note though after falling off a wooden fence at the nature park but just a few bruises to show for all our hard work.

Photo of the week

Just a sneak peak of our awesome shoot in Fairhope this afternoon, I'll be posting more pix of this wonderful family tomorrow.

Calendar, cookbooks and novels

I wanted to just say thank you to Barnes & Noble for having me as a guest in the Authors' Corner at Christmas Jubilee this morning to promote and sign my Special Delivery Calendar and I got to meet two other great women forging their way through the literary world Gena Knox who has a wonderful new cookbook out called Southern My Way and Margaret P. Cunningham was signing two of her novels Lily in Bloom and One True Place, be sure to leave room on your holiday shopping list for these available at Barnes & Noble.

Visit me at Christmas Jubilee on Thursday!

Authors' Corner: Here's a great chance to meet your favorite regional authors. Barnes & Noble will sponsor this all-time favorite booth. There will be several Alabama and Auburn football books, various children books, and several local fiction authors. Don't miss the opportunity to meet these authors at various times during the market.   

Please stop be and say hi, I'll be there on Thursday November 11th from 9:00am - 1:00pm signing calendars, all proceeds from the Special Delivery 2010 calendar sales during the event will benefit Ronald McDonald House of Mobile.

Click here for directions 

 

You can order the 2011 calendar to benefit Ronald McDonald House online here

~Kate

Aqua Poppy Studio Opening Soon

Yes, that's the name of my new studio and what a better way to announce the name than with a sweet photo of Baby S surrounded by one of my favorite colors. I'm busy scheduling sessions for the studio and looking forward to the wonderful opportunity I've been given and chance to capture so many more beautiful and happy memories. Please visit my Aqua Poppy blog to read more details about this shoot and what the studio offers.  

Winner(s)!

Congratulations to Brandy C. you are the GRAND PRIZE WINNER! 
Please email me with your contact information so I can send you the details. (the grand prize includes a free full one hour photography session with $75 gift certificate to use towards your print purchase. The grand prize photo package session can be in studio or on location and is not limiting the number of people in the photo session.)

9 OTHER WINNERS who will receive 50% off full hour session in studio and the session is limited to three people per session.*


Lesley P.
JoJo H.
Pfeifer
Jenni C.
Emily Mc.
Kerry K.
V. Klein
Dan Mag
Marty G.


All winners please email your contact information to katerealiphotography@gmail.com so I can send all the details, if you are unable to claim your prize included it in your email me so I can select another recipient. Thanks to all who gave me a lot of unique names and ideas on naming my studio. I'll post a few of those ideas when I announce the official name Friday.

Now scheduling Holiday Photo Sessions

I've started planning our holiday photo shoot have you? I can't wait to see how it turns out last year's card was such a big hit I'm wondering how I can top it, not that it's an official contest but I will admit I secretively try to send out the greatest holiday photo on earth, well of my kids at least and the last 5 years really are going to b hard to beat. We had the tree farm photo, the kids in a box shot, the hats and antlers  laying in their pj's picture, the Fa La La La card and of course the vintage red chevy with the Harley sticker and bullet hole in the back window photo, but I feel confident this years will live up to all the hype. But it's a secret until December 1st.

**Only 2 days left to comment and enter the Help Name My Studio Giveaway **

Name my new studio and win…

I have contemplated opening a studio for a few years now and every time I thought I had found a location the pieces of the puzzle just never fall into place. This time seems to be different maybe because I've been running in every direction and finally bumped into myself to say it's now or well never. Though the doors aren't open yet I am ready to schedule sessions starting November 6th, I'll be getting the studio ready all next week and I can't for all those fun photo shoots to start.

But in the mean time I need your help in deciding on a name for my studio. I've come up with a few of my own names and logos but I'm not set on any particular one and I'm up for any suggestions. To get a better idea what I'm looking for I'll fill everyone in on a few thoughts to narrow down the ideas and after you click on the post links and read my thoughts below please post a comment and from the comments I will randomly pick 10 names to receive 10 photo package prizes.

Click the links below to see my name and logo ideas:
silverbuttons.blogspot.com/

littlebarnstudio.blogspot.com/

royalsprout.blogspot.com/

royalkidsstudio.blogspot.com/

Studio Thirty-one (31) maybe? it will be located on HWY 31

Things need to consider when thinking about the name: First I love photographing in barns and will someday run my studio out of one, fingers crossed and the new studio has a little barn next to it. Second my last name means royal in italian. Thirdly I will be photographing mostly babies and children but not limited too and rather important I would the name to be open to me possibly renting out the studio space to other artists or clubs for meeting or workshops in the evenings few days a week or birthday party now and again, lastly the new studio location is in Spanish Fort,AL.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: the grand prize includes a free full one hour photography session with $75 gift certificate to use towards your print purchase. The grand prize photo package session can be in studio or on location and is not limiting the number of people in the photo session.*

9 OTHER WINNERS: will receive 50% off full hour session in studio and the session is limited to three people per session.*

All you need to do click the links above in this post and comment on which of my studio names you like better or come up with your own idea for a name and share it. There will be 10 winners in all. If you live out of town I'd still love to hear your ideas so if you post a comment just write out of town on the message and if you are chosen I'll just randomly pick another winner. I am also excepting comment via email and Facebook, thanks.

*Winners must be local or able to come to the studio in Spanish Fort,AL to redeem their prize*

Comments are open until 8pm on Wednesday. If you leave a comment please remember to check back on Wednesday November 3rd after 10pm and email your contact information so I may send details on how to redeem the prize. Winners have 3 months from the winning announcement to claim their prize.

**(I will reselect at random a new winner if any of the original 10 winners do not claim their prize by 10:00pm on Thursday November 4, 2010.) Thanks