Let's toss the kids around a bit....

I'm wouldn't normally suggest that we throw our children about - but the hearty giggles that come when moms & dads do what come naturally when they're playing with their children make the best photos!

This young man wasn't so sure about having his photo taken when I came to visit his family a few weeks ago but once we got down to the serious business of playing he completely forgot I was there. Young "N" also showed me how he sweeps the garden walk, kisses his sister and does all the important things a 2 yr. old will do on a beautiful summer day in the backyard.

Thanks to the "Z" family for a fun morning!

September Mini-Sessions

Oops, I let a whole month go by without posting - so I'd better make this good!

I'm offering mini-sessions twice this month - 30 minutes, at least 10 proofs to choose from.

Either go a la carte at $50 which includes the session time and on-line proof gallery OR

Include 25 customized, press-printed holiday cards for $125

September 21st 9 am - noon URBAN LOCATION, Burlington

September 28th 9 am - noon PARK LOCATION, Burlington

Please email me for details or to reserve your session. Limited to five family members, $25 per extra person (includes an extra 15 minutes of session time)

If you'd like to be notified of promos, please sign up on the right side for my newsletter.

Holiday Cards (Yup, I know it's August....)

I'm back from vacation (we did a "stay-cation", enjoying time with family close to home, and trying out some local restaurants) and now I'm back at work getting my holiday packages ready for clients.

I'm getting so engrossed in "Jingle Bell-ish" thoughts that I'm pleasantly surprised when I occasionally look out the window and see that there's no snow. Banish the thought!

Here's the selection of cards that I'm offering for 2008, they're all customizable to some degree.

2008 Holiday Cards

Ordering deadlines for prints, photobooks and holiday cards fall around the end of October - your session should be booked to allow ample time for you to make your selection from the proofs. Many of the October weekend sessions are already booked up.

Happy (snowless) August!

Images Transcend Boundaries

It's often said that a picture is worth a thousand words...and I'll add "in any language"!

You may know that a publishing house in Miami represents my work, they in turn may licence images to other media companies. Two of my images have shown up as posters at www.art.com and www.allposters.com, but I was delighted to see that the international divisions of these companies are also offering my images in France (where my very lucky daughter is hanging her hat this week!), Germany, Spain, Italy, and the U.K.

However, the real surprise was to find my images on the website for the Baghdad Museum in Iraq. Although the images were taken in Canada (near my old neighbourhood in Toronto), it would appear that whoever makes the purchasing decisions at the museum felt that my images would resonate with their visitors http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/posters/qSandy%2BTrunzer.html

It makes me smile to think that someone so far away, experiencing a life so very different from my own might find joy in one of my photographs.

New Monthly Newsletter

It's easy to sign up, there's a box to fill in on the right hand side of my blog.

Articles in the June issue:

New Photobooks
Fall Colour & Holiday Session Info
Giggles and Grumples

plus a special offer on fine art prints.

Every issue will include info on upcoming promotions, exhibits, events, tips on portrait session success and more.

Your privacy is protected, your email address will not be shared/sold and you may unsubscribe at anytime.

"No Sitting Fee" Thursdays - just a few dates left!

No Sitting Fee on the following Thursdays:

June 12th
June 19th
June 26th
July 3rd
August 14th
August 28th

Morning or afternoon sessions (one session booked on each Thursday)
Choice of outdoor location (Mississauga – Hamilton area) or at my Burlington studio
Max six family members per session
Pets welcome at outdoor sessions
In case of inclement weather, outdoor sessions may be rescheduled for another available weekday prior to August 31st, 2008
50+ proofs will be posted to a private on-line gallery for 10 days
Prints available at regular prices (please email me for the 2008 price list)

To book, contact Sandy at:
http://www.theintrepidlens.com
416.888.4230
sandy@theintrepidlens.com

P.S. – this month I’m updating the Fine Art Porfolios on my website (see New Work – June 08 for recent additions).

New On-Line Calendar

Networking is a wonderful thing - I've recently learned about some useful web-based tools including Google Calendar. The potential of the internet continues to amaze me!

By clicking on this link http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sandy%40theintrepidlens.com&ctz=America/Toronto you'll be able to check my availability for photo sessions.

If you would like a date that's already booked, please feel free to check with me anyway - if you're in close proximity to the client who has already booked we can likely work something out. Or I can place you on a waiting list, occasionally clients need to reschedule their session leaving an opening in my schedule.

June - December have been updated, I'm accepting bookings through to December 7th (the last session with guaranteed prints for holiday giving).