If you are new to our blog, you may not have known that March=Balloons at ESP.
One of our lucky March clients was so happy about the balloons that he just had to applaud.
Even when the balloons went away, he was still smiling.
He continued to entertain us with his cuteness for the entire session.
We love photographing this little man!
His parents planned ahead and signed up for our Baby Plan, so you can look forward to seeing more of his smiles.
Our April theme is all things Spring. Our April clients will enjoy using our springtime tissue paper flowers in their photo sessions, as well as the beautiful flowers surrounding our studio.
Six year old Harper and one year old Skyler have already made it in for their Spring sessions. They brought their adorable Easter dresses along and gave us some great Spring images to share with you.
Harper smiling in her Easter dress.
Skyler sporting her fancy Easter dress.
Harper enjoying wonderful springtime weather
Skyler showing us how to clap with a blossoming backdrop.
There is still time to schedule your spring time session, so call us today!
Don’t forget Mother’s day is fast approaching and all mother’s love pictures of their child. We can help you capture the perfect gift for Mom.
We have decided that the month of March is for balloons!
We are determined to use a balloon, or many balloons, in each of our March photography sessions. We can’t wait to share all of our exciting ideas and fun balloons with our clients. We plan to give balloons to babies, children, high school seniors, adults, brides, families, and everyone else! Oh man, this is going to be so much fun!
Since we haven’t taken any balloon photos yet, here are a few ideas we found on Pinterest.
(Click the photos to see the original sources)
We can’t wait to share our own balloon images with you!
We still have a few March sessions available. All you have to do is schedule an appointment and show up with a smile!
Can’t wait to see you with a balloon!
At Erica Salmon Photography, we love props!
We are constantly looking for, buying, creating, and using props in our photography studio.
Recently, we photographed handsome Leland Oesterling in this comfy basket during his 3 Month session.
Leland is no stranger to this awesome basket. He was photographed in it as a newborn also.
This basket is one of our favorite baby props. We enjoy the versatility offered by it. We have photographed other babies in the basket also and we manage to get a fresh new image every time it is used.
Our basket is just one of the many, many props we have in our studio. We strive to always keep useful, photo-perfect props on hand to ensure we always create a one-of-a-kind image.
Thank you for reading!
This months DIY prop project earned us some photo perfect chalkboards. These chalkboards can be used to display any message from a child’s age to a family name.
Here’s how we did it…
Supplies Needed:
First, we did a little consignment shopping and found these interesting frames.
Second, we removed the glass and artwork from the frames. We discarded everything but the backing, which we will need later.
Next, we applied 2 coats of a semi-gloss paint to each frame.
While the frames were drying, we used the backing as a size guide…
to score and cut a piece of cardboard.
Using the measured cardboard, we cut a piece of Dry Erase contact paper large enough to overlap each side of the cardboard.
Now comes the hard part: attaching the contact paper to the cardboard.
Make sure you do this slowly to ensure no creases!
Next, we wrapped the contact paper around the back of the cardboard and taped it down.
After the frames were completely dry, we placed the chalkboard pieces in them and replaced the backings.
We decided to add a handle to our teal frame.
Using the hot glue gun, we attached the ribbon to the back of the frame.
To make the back more visually appealing and to add more stability to the handle, we used fancy duct tape to cover our hot glue mess.
Miss Ellie requested her age, name, and a flower for the teal chalkboards photo debut.
Jack decided to write his own chalkboard message, "Jack is Awesome 6 1/2"
Clearly, Jack is Awesome!
Ellie designed this chalkboard with her signature and a chocolate chip cookie
About two weeks ago, a little girl named Shadelyn came walking into our studio with her mother and five photo perfect outfits. We couldn’t have picked out better outfits if we had tried ourselves. Continue reading to pick up some tips from adorable little Shadelyn. Also, be sure to ‘Like” us on Facebook, to get our Weekly Wednesday What-To-Wear posts!
We recently had the pleasure of photographing two adorable 1 year old little ladies. These girls have been ESP clients since they were newborns! Talk about loyal customers! Their mothers took advantage of our baby plan. We even had the pleasure of capturing maternity images of their beautiful Mommy’s before they were born.
To help celebrate this amazing time in their life’s, we got these precious girls birthday cakes for their 1 Year photo shoots. I bet you can imagine what happened, but just in case you can’t…
It has truly been a pleasure watching these darlings grow up. We hope to continue as their photographer for many more years to come.
We are always in search of interesting new props for our photo sessions. Recently, we spotted some wooden crates that had been painted to look sort of rustic. The crates were being used in Newborn sessions. Amazingly, we just happened to have a spare unpainted wooden crate lying around. Viola! Just like that, inspiration was born! We were going to make our own version.
Here’s what we did…Before we start, it should be noted the following images are of two different crates that were completed using the exact same process.
First, the wooden crate had to be sanded. This was a very important and time consuming step. We didn’t want uneven surfaces to snag our baby.
After sanding, we painted the crate brown using 2 coats of a semi-gloss paint.
Once the brown paint had thoroughly dried, we haphazardly painted the box with a red semi-gloss paint. The key here was to lightly brush the paint on, while at the same time allowing for some more concentrated brush strokes occasionally.
When the red paint had dried, it seemed we needed to tone down the red a little. We used a mixture of water and brown paint to lightly glaze the entire crate. Almost immediately after applying the “glaze”, we lightly wiped it off with paper towel, leaving just a tint of brown on top of the red.
After the crate was completly dry, we put a baby in it!
Baby Matthew Burke really seemed to enjoy it.
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