Reader's Choice Awards 2011

It's that time of year again when The Burlington Post asks you to vote for your favourite local businesses, and I'm honoured to have been nominated again in two categories!

If you have a few moments to offer your support for The Intrepid Lens with your vote, I'd appreciate it.

How to place your vote:
Step 1 : Visit the website at http://www.burlingtonreaderschoice.ca
Step 2: Register your e-mail address
Step 3: Activate your account from the e-mail sent to you
Step 4: Log in and vote for your favourites (all your preferred businesses will appreciate your vote!)

I've been nominated in two categories:
1. Best Business/Service - Photography Studio
2. Best People - Photographer

Voting closes next Saturday, February 5th. Thanks for your support!

Black Friday Sale

I know, it's really a U.S. event - but I want to play too!

The sale is on Special Edition Notecard Sets (click here to view).

Each of three sets contains the ten different cards shown. The two Halton sets are full sized 5 x 7 cards, the Floral set is a smaller card, perfect for accompanying a gift.

The watercolour stock cards are blank on the inside so that they can be used for any occasion, and include matching envelopes. Sets are boxed in clear acrylic - just wrap a ribbon around and they're ready to go as a lovely host/hostess gift over the holidays!

The Halton series larger cards are regularly $40, the smaller Floral cards are regularly $25.

Until this Friday, November 26th at 11:59 pm, the cards are 20% off if purchasing one set, 25% off if purchasing two sets, and 30% off when purchasing three or more sets.

Shipping is included in purchases of $60 or more, smaller orders are shipped for a fee of $5 (or if you're nearby we can arrange for you to pick them up). HST not included.

To purchase, please email me at sandy@theintrepidlens.com, or call 416.888.4230.

A Peek at the Lighter Side of a Session

There will be more photos to come from this session - there are just so many images that I love! You might recognize a few faces from my previous post, this was the second of two sessions booked by my client for her and her husband's families.

We spent most of our time laughing - this is one family that knows how to have fun!

Three Generation Family Session

My client recently arranged two sessions, one for her husband's family and the other for her own parents and siblings. The first took place last month, the other yesterday (thank goodness the weather cleared for a few hours!) What a thoughtful idea! Grandparents, adults kids and the little ones, both families were lots of fun to spend time with.

Here are a few images from the first session. Everyone had gathered from points across Canada to attend a family wedding the previous day, and the photo session was held in honour of a special birthday.

You'll soon see four of these family members appearing in another blog entry documenting yesterday's session!

I came to know this family through the clients featured in my last post (I'm grateful for all of your referrals!) The two sons are away at the same university; I'll have to ask all these empty-nester parents that I'm meeting for tips on getting ready for that first year away at school.

We got lucky with the weather for this session, having had to reschedule our first attempt due to overly hot and humid temperature a few weeks earlier. What a weird year for weather!

This family was a joy to spend time with. I love witnessing when the men treat the lone female in the family with such respect and adoration. You just know that the boys will treat the women in their futures well!

Catching up on Family Session Images

A lovely family, a lovely day -what more could you ask for?

I seem to be photographing lots of families this year with teens and young adults. This family has two sons, one in university and the younger heading there next fall. I have a soft spot for this age right now seeing as my own daughter is heading off to school next fall too. Time is flying by far too quickly!

The older offspring that I've been meeting this year (I hesitate in calling them kids!) leave me feeling very optimistic about the future. Bright, determined - and a particular pleasure to spend time with!

The photo in the top left corner is the storyboard that we created together. 20" x 20" mounted as a three dimensional Standout, it shows off a selection of favourite images from our session.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010 is Here! | The Intrepid Lens

We've had our photo session (or will be over the next few weeks) , and now you're starting to think about holiday gifts. The Holiday Gift Guide to the rescue!

Image gifts start at under $50 with a few splurge ideas too. Traditional prints, gallery canvas wraps, photo jewelry, photo bags and more.

This Gift Guide is only available to past and booked clients - drop me a quick note at sandy@theintrepidlens.com and I'll send it along to you promptly by email.

Holiday Gift orders of $200 or more placed before Friday, October 8th will receive a complimentary set of ten Fine Art Notecards valued at $40.