Reeta Treat: Blog https://www.reetatreat.com/blog en-us Reeta Treat [email protected] (Reeta Treat) Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:10:00 GMT Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:10:00 GMT https://www.reetatreat.com/img/s/v-12/u685288640-o542122762-50.jpg Reeta Treat: Blog https://www.reetatreat.com/blog 120 120 moments... https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/11/moments I had the joy of photographing this family last month over at RiverBend Ponds. Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy that space. We just wandered and took photos and played.  I loved it and I hope they loved it!  I really enjoy sessions that are super relaxed with no big agenda, just ordinary me out there catching the light and a few stolen moments with lovely souls.

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/11/moments Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:09:52 GMT
Friends https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/11/friends Everything is better with friends! This was a super fun session with my daughter and 2 of her closest friends. It's always a bit of a challenge to photograph more than one senior at once cause I'm trying to give them all equal camera time and that can be hard to pull off! But we got a great evening for it with amazing light and as an added bonus we got to see a mama bear and her 2 cubs just after the sun started going down in the foothills.  Very unique end to this group session!

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/11/friends Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:42:06 GMT
What's not to love? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/10/whats-not-to-love If I were going to distill down what it is I love about capturing senior sessions, I'd come to: what's not to love? First of all, I can put all of my attention into capturing just one soul.  Love that!  Second, these sessions almost always get scheduled in summer/fall when the light is spectacular.  Love that!  Third, they're just flat out fun! We get to explore, take our time, go on mini adventures and transition to new clothes, new looks as we go.  Love that!  Yep. That pretty much sums it up! What's not to love?

Here's some images from my session with Andrea in late summer...

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/10/whats-not-to-love Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:40:38 GMT
October + Downtown FoCo + Family = Amazing https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/10/october-downtown-foco-family-amazing Am I biased to love our downtown? Maybe. But maybe not. If you've ever taken the time to explore all the nooks and crannies (and believe me, I have!) I think you would agree that's its a pretty awesome space. I LOVE photographing sessions downtown. There is endless variety for backdrops, spaces I haven't shot in before, and the vibe is pretty great too.

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of capturing some images of this amazing family downtown. In my opinion it was a prime spot for them cause they own a little piece of this space, so it's kinda like their living room or back yard. Ya know?

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/10/october-downtown-foco-family-amazing Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:26:50 GMT
So fun to catch a few photos with this lovely girl! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/9/so-fun-to-catch-a-few-photos-with-this-lovely-girl I've been privileged to know this lovely soul for a few years now and it was my joy to capture some images for her a few weeks back. This was a new location for me, but I ended up really liking it!! I love getting to explore new spaces and create beautiful images with beautiful souls...it's pretty much the best.

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/9/so-fun-to-catch-a-few-photos-with-this-lovely-girl Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:23:48 GMT
How to slow down time https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/9/how-to-slow-down-time Lately I've been feeling this little niggle in my gut about the speed at which time is flying past me.  There are a few reasons for this in my own life, and honestly some of them are pretty big and kinda weighty. But the heaviness aside, I think we're all trying to slow down time to some degree.  One of the best and most surefire ways to do this?  Photos.  Yep.  It's cliche and also true.  Aside from our memories (which can be funny squirrly little things) photos are what we've got.

That said, I was very happy to freeze time for this wonderful family.  Photos of the ones we love more than anything are worth a lot.  A whole lot.

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/9/how-to-slow-down-time Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:43:46 GMT
It's that time of year again! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/8/across-time Senior sessions are in full swing over here, and I love it!  This beauty has an extra special place in my heart, so it was double fun to catch some light with her.  Congratulations Eliana!!  Hope you have a fantastic senior year!

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/8/across-time Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:22:09 GMT
Time to catch all that evening light!! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/8/time-to-catch-all-that-evening-light Do I sound like a broken record? Always droning on and on about glorious evening light? Yes. Yes I do. Will I stop pontificating about evening light any time soon? No. No I will not.

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/8/time-to-catch-all-that-evening-light Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:00:48 GMT
Celebrating families... https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/8/celebrating-families Do you consider the photos you have of your family a small treasure?  I do.  I'm not going to tell you that I've done an amazing job over the years of consistently getting great family photos every year, we're more of a every few years kind of crew (mostly cause we burnt our kids out on having their photos taken when they were little!).  But I can tell you that I absolutely treasure every single photo of all of us together down through the years.  They are gifts, flat out. The fact that I have the privilege of providing a few photos like this to others is something I consider a gift in my life.  It's my joy to capture a few moments in the life of a family. 

This is one of those families that was just a joy to capture! 

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/8/celebrating-families Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:46:08 GMT
Is there anything better than a horse and her girl? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/7/is-there-anything-better-than-a-horse-and-her-girl Is there anything better than a horse, a girl and evening summer light?  Not really!  This session was preceded by some crazy rain and very dark skies.  We came within inches of calling the whole thing off!  But in the end we stuck to the plan and that was 100% the right move.  Check out some of these images...

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/7/is-there-anything-better-than-a-horse-and-her-girl Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:26:11 GMT
Dear summer, would you please move slower? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/7/dear-summer-would-you-please-move-slower Right about now I start to think, dear summer, would you please move slower? It feels like once we pass up July 4th we're on the downhill slope towards fall. And at the moment I'm not ok with that.  Ok, so instead of projecting fall, let's talk summer.  I so much love that I'm scheduling sessions to start around 7:30 pm at the moment.  That means we're hitting sunset at around 8:15 and that means lots of lovely evening light, yum.  I'm also fully in Senior Session territory right now (and they're kinda my favorite).  

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/7/dear-summer-would-you-please-move-slower Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:11:24 GMT
Blossoms are everywhere right now https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/4/blossoms-are-everywhere-right-now Hello Friends!  Anyone else enjoying the amazing blossoms that are everywhere at the moment? Unfortunately, I think this is THE shortest season in Colorado.  A handful of weeks max.  Still, every time the blossoms pop I am wishing to be out amongst them breathing deeply and absorbing all the color. It's such a welcome sight after the grey dregs of winter!  If I'm lucky I'll have my camera in hand and some lovely soul to catch flitting among the trees...

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/4/blossoms-are-everywhere-right-now Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:23:16 GMT
SPRING!!! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/4/spring Hello Friends,

It's officially spring here in NoCo and I couldn't be happier about it!  My reasons for happiness are multiple, but for today I'm just going to focus on the fact that spring means portrait season, and that makes me ridiculously happy.

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I've been absolutely negligent in posting some of my top favorites from last year's season, so I'm gonna try to take this opportunity before the busyness begins to post a few here on the blog.  And this photo above totally captures what I love to capture, joy, connection, friendship... LIFE!  I'm probably sounding like a complete broken record, but I really consider it such a privilege to use my camera to capture relationships, love and life.  So I hope I get the opportunity to catch a moment with you this season!  

Until then...

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/4/spring Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:24:33 GMT
The time to capture images of your family is NOW! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/2/the-time-to-capture-images-of-your-family-is-now It's been a minute since I've posted here.  There are more than a few reasons, but perhaps the most consuming one is because in September of 2023 my oldest son was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  Needless to say this changed the trajectory of many things.

Honestly, one of the first things that I knew I wanted to do when I heard his diagnosis was to get some images of our family before he started chemo.  I was immediately keenly aware that everything was about to change.  No matter what else transpires, life is never going to be quite the same.  There was in my mind/heart such a craving to freeze this moment.  To have images to hold on to that captured all of us before we started down the road looming ahead.

I had been procrastinating getting current family photos taken for awhile...like, 8ish years.  I know. 

It's hard to make it a priority because: 1) my kids don't absolutely LOVE getting photos taken, 2) there are many moving parts to coordinate now that they are older and living their own lives, 3) I always feel stumped about locations because I know of so many and I can't choose, 4) I'm always worried that someone else will feel stressed taking our photos since we're in the same industry and 5) clothes!  (It's a legit struggle to figure out what we should all wear that's comfortable, not clashing and looks good.)  So many things seem to stand between me and wonderful family photos that I'll never regret having!  

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Still, I jettisoned all my excuses and booked a mini session with our amazing friend Karina who serendipitously had a time slot open for us!!  

Here is what I want to encourage you with, the time to book a photo session for your family is NOW!  Not when life has margin, or when you have everything figured out, or when you've lost 5 pounds, or when that front tooth finally comes in, or when the stars align.. it's right now in the middle of the messy, the awkward, the busy, the uncomfortable, beautiful, hard one of a kind life you're living!

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Alex doesn't look like this exactly today... he's got less hair.  And when his hair does grow back I have no idea if it's going be what it was.  I know for certain that none of us will be exactly as we were...walking through the valley of cancer does that, but I am sooo thankful that we seized this moment, and had these images captured.  That's something I'm never gonna regret.

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2024/2/the-time-to-capture-images-of-your-family-is-now Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:55:20 GMT
Senior sessions are in full swing around here! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2023/9/senior-sessions-are-in-full-swing-around-here Tis the season of the 2024 seniors!  It's really quite an epic year in the cycle of High School life, the end of one era (that maybe you thought would never end) and the beginning of another.  I'm not sure when the idea of taking photographs of the senior high schooler started, but I'm a fan!!  First, it's just plain fun.  Second, it's often a time when I as a photographer I can play with new locations, ideas, poses etc.  Third, I get to meet so many amazing souls, it's a win, win, win.  So I love photographing senior sessions!  I'm gonna be posting a bunch, but I have to kick it off with this beauty, cause not only was she just a dream to photograph, but the images from her session are just so classic.  

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2023/9/senior-sessions-are-in-full-swing-around-here Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:33:42 GMT
Wait, was that Summer? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2023/9/wait-was-that-spring Apparently summer is over.  I just got the memo. Now, don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE fall.  My issue with fall is that it's often only a few weeks long when I want it to last forever.  But before we "officially" transition to fall I want to share some summertime pics with you, starting with a few of this beauty.

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We caught a window of mountain wildflowers up the Poudre that were SPECTACULAR!!!  Made my heart so happy...

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2023/9/wait-was-that-spring Fri, 08 Sep 2023 18:42:41 GMT
Newborns are the sweetest... https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2023/4/newborns-are-the-sweetest Hosanna 043Hosanna 043 Is there anything sweeter than a newborn baby?  We’re just hitting the edge of Spring here in Colorado and after what felt like a VERY long winter new life is visible again! So, in honor of the beginnings of Spring I bring you this adorable little soul.

 

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I should mention (for the record) that I am not a full time newborn photographer.  Let me tell you that it is a niche of photography that takes a specific skill set, environment and set up.  Still, I LOVE photographing newborns.  Why?  Well, it’s the pursuit of a really artistic shot that gets me excited about the challenge.  Newborns can be so sleepy that you can’t get them to wake up or so awake that all hopes of that perfect sleeping baby shot evaporates.  (This session was more on the awake side, but we did have a few brief sleepy moments too).  Sometimes they’re super pliable and content to be swaddled and moved around.  But if it’s not their day for sleepy contentment, you know about it!! 


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I think the challenge is fun, it keeps me on my toes! Plus when you do get some winning shots you can’t help but smile, cause I mean, c’mon…is there anything sweeter than a newborn baby?
 

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2023/4/newborns-are-the-sweetest Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:28:06 GMT
Wanna freeze summertime with me? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2020/7/thank-you  Ahhh, summer.  I feel like I spend the first few months of our short warm weather season just soaking up the green, the sunshine and that gorgeous evening light.  (Don't get me started on the evening light!!). But once we pass the road marker of July 4th it starts to hit me... summer is barreling down the track toward autumn and I want to slow it all down!  I want to catch all that beautiful light in a jar with the warm nights and the scent of flowers in the air.  Anyone with me?  Wanna freeze some time??  Me too.  Let's do it together with photography!  I'll run the camera and you provide the smiles... we'll see if summer is game to pitch in some stunning light and DONE!  Summertime memories captured! Who's with me??

 

 

 

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2020/7/thank-you Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:25:58 GMT
Breaking the awkward silence... https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2019/4/breaking-the-awkward-silence You know that moment in a conversation when there's just a wee bit too long of a pause?  Yeah, your brain is either in overdrive trying to think of what to say next, or it's stalled out completely... a perfectly blank space of static.  That's been me in this conversation with you!  My last blog post was in 2016 just after arriving in New Zealand for the first time and now here I am approximately 3 years and over 15,000 miles of travel later... kinda back where I started, except not.  So what can be said?  Obviously a lot of life happened in the last little while!  But can it be summed up in a blog post?  Not so much.  So instead of staring at this empty space and wracking my brain for how to re-start the conversation, I'm just gonna dive in!

We're back!  Back in Fort Collins (which is where I was born, just for those of you that might not know this fun little fact).  New Zealand is AMAZING and should most likely make your list of places to visit on planet earth.  Our time there was fraught with challenges, filled with beauty, packed with personal growth and has marked our whole family with a love for that country forever.  It wasn't all glamourous.  We weren't living a lifestyle shoot during golden hour, but it was rich... and don't we often find that it takes a little grit to bring out the shine in a thing?

So what now?  Well, now that we're back in Nothern Colorado Daniel is a freelancing videographer and I'm putting energy back into photography and my passion for creating art, telling stories through photos and connecting with people.  So if you wanna grab some coffee and catch up, let me know!  Meanwhile... it seems appropriate to share a few snapshots of NZ, right?  Cheers!  Looking forward to re-connecting with you all!

 

  

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2019/4/breaking-the-awkward-silence Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:20:35 GMT
Wow!! Have we ever been busy! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/9/wow-have-we-ever-been-busy You know how sometimes things get away from you?  Laundry...the oil change for the car... vacuuming...yard work...posting to your photography blog?  Yep.  It's definitely gotten away from me!

So, somewhere around the middle of August about a month after we decided to take a leap and take a year to explore the southern hemisphere (Wait.  What??  Did I miss something? Yes, yes you did and I'm sorry but I will explain.  Wait, there is too much... let me sum up.  We are traveling throughout New Zealand and Australia until May of 2017.  There. You good?)  Anyhoooo... we thought to ourselves that perhaps we should offer mini-sessions again to help with the whole money thing that constantly tries to hinder giant leaps and the jumping off of things.  And we did.  And thanks to all you lovely people who decided to take advantage of this (I tend to want to say AMAZING right here...) deal we booked 21 sessions that we shot in 3 weeks time.  Yes... yes I did say 3 weeks.  What's that?  How did we manage finishing renovations on an older home, packing up life and shooting 21 sessions in 3 weeks time?  I could tell you but.....

 

So.  The long and short of it is that now that we have actually arrived in NZ (yes, this lengthy diatribe is coming from New Zealand) I actually have some time to post some of these SUPER lovely family photos!  Yay!  Buckle up, cause there's gonna be a lot of photos comin' at ya!

 

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/9/wow-have-we-ever-been-busy Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:47:37 GMT
When is the right time for a new family photo? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/6/when-is-the-right-time-for-a-new-family-photo Well...

  If your kids have changed so much that when you see your last family photo you sigh and say, "Oh my goodness!  Remember when _______ was so small?"

  If your new found friend comes over to your house for the first time and asks you who that cute family with the little kids in the photo is...

  If people aren't accepting your fb friend request because they don't recognize you....

  If you absolutely hate the way you looked in your last family photo...

  If you just want to capture the moment and you realize there is no time like the present!

 

So what are you waiting for??

 

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/6/when-is-the-right-time-for-a-new-family-photo Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:08:18 GMT
How much do I love evening light? Hmmm, let me count the ways... https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/3/how-much-do-i-love-evening-light-hmmm-let-me-count-the-ways I promise that I won't chat your ear off about my latest vacation {besides who has had one lately?}... or my dog {actually, I might if I had a dog}... or even my children {this one is tough, cause they're awesome}.  But if you get me started on the wonder of gorgeous evening light just as I'm finishing a family portrait session?... yeah, I might have a lot to say.  I LOVE light!!  Early morning light rocks, but if I ask you to get up at 6:30 am to shoot your family portrait session you might not give me that lovely smile that makes a portrait say "this is fun"!  So more often than not evening light it is!  Of course, sadly light doesn't always get the memo about the shoot time and sometimes (sniff) it doesn't make an appearance.  When that happens it's ok... REALLY!  Another really lovely light is diffused cloudy day light... it gives this awesome even toned lighting, also great for stunning portraits!  But when I hit this kind of evening light... ahhh, I do get a tad excited and I might shoot like mad while the sun sets and smile a lot while I'm editing later....

 

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/3/how-much-do-i-love-evening-light-hmmm-let-me-count-the-ways Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:56:08 GMT
Wintertime Engagement session https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/2/wintertime-engagement-session This was a fun engagement session... I love it when a plan comes together!  This awesome couple had a vision for their engagement photos and I was excited to do my best to make their vision a reality..

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2016/2/wintertime-engagement-session Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:39:08 GMT
Tis the season for amazing light!! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2015/10/tis-the-season-for-amazing-light Ah, October!  What can rival October's light?  This month has long been a favorite of mine for many reasons, but the light is right up at the top!!  That evening light cries out to the photographer's heart and begs to be utilized for the sheer beauty of it!  Last weekend I had the joy of being a second shooter for a dear friend of mine who is a great photographer! {www.haleyhendricksonphotography.com}  The day was perfect, the light amazing, the couple lovely... it was just one of those weddings... (if only they could all be like that one)!!  :)  It made me remember what I love about weddings and Octobers light...

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2015/10/tis-the-season-for-amazing-light Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:37:10 GMT
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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2015/1/lovely Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:33:25 GMT
What can you do with a great photo? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2014/9/what-can-you-do-with-a-great-photo Good question!  Glad you asked!  So much can be done with a great photo.  Of course you know this…I mean, Pintrest would have half its pins if not for great photos!!  There are some really extraordinary things that can be done though… the creation of art with a photo of your child, family, self…. I find it a bit inspiring!  This is kind of a cross-over to my other passion which is digital scrapbooking.  I started with digital scrapbooking in 2007 after my 3rd child was born and any illusion of being able to put all the necessary and lovely scrapbooking supplies out on a table for more than 10 uninterrupted minutes was dashed!  The answer?  Go digital!  I could work on a layout for small snippets of time and just hit save!!  It was quite revolutionary for me and if you haven't explored this realm much there is some serious art out there and some amazingly gifted people creating these pages.  It's inspiring and a great outlet for all those lovely photos!!

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2014/9/what-can-you-do-with-a-great-photo Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:26:50 GMT
Time for a new family portrait?? https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2014/9/time-for-a I definitely know how hard it is to carve out time for a family portrait session!!  Our last one was in 2012 and I'm pretty sure if you saw my kids today you wouldn't recognize them from those images… they've changed and grown so much!  Yikes!  But if we are honest, these image are nothing short of treasures in the fleeting years we have together being family.  I know it's on my short list this year.  Take new family photos!!  {preferably not with the timer feature on my phone}  :)

Here is a canvas I made for the sweetest family ever this summer.  We took the images in a great nature area with lots of options for backgrounds and then they picked their favorites and here is the final result:

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Welcome to a whimsical idea! https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2014/2/welcome-to-a-whimsical-idea Welcome to Whimsy Kid!  It's a place to find creative, out-of-the-box photography for a one of a kind portrait!!

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[email protected] (Reeta Treat) https://www.reetatreat.com/blog/2014/2/welcome-to-a-whimsical-idea Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:03:33 GMT