A New, Better Blog…

Hi! Thanks for checking in!  I've put together a new blog, which I'll be updating instead of this one from now on.  Please check in there!

Here's the link: Laura Kent Photography Blog

Some Sessions Still Available… Nov. 23rd is the LAST DAY to ORDER...

Hello Everyone! It's been fun taking pictures these last several weeks!  Lots of maternity, kids, newborns, and mini session families!  I'll upload soon, but for now, I'll continue editing and making sure that everyone who's asked me about pictures has an opportunity to get some taken before time runs out. I'm getting tons of emails, and I figured that I'd post all the available weekend times and if you'd like to fill a spot, email me and I'll tell you how to pre-pay to reserve your time…  :)

FIRST things FIRST!!  

•The LAST Date to ORDER or CHOOSE pictures to be edited from your session is NOVEMBER 23rd.  

(Those orders will be completed and mailed out by December 10th).

•ALL ORDERS and Requests for Edited Images placed AFTER NOVEMBER 23rd will not be proofed, edited or emailed about until mid January. 

•I will be available for sessions until December 12th, but I will not proof, edit or email until mid January.

Thank you for understanding ;)  It's my time to be with my family.

Available times for MINI, HALF and FULL sessions in Downtown Mckinney!  

If you've taken pics here before, don't worry there's a lot of great spots to choose from! 

•$35 Mini Sessions: 15 min., Choose 1 image to be edited.

•$249 Half Sessions: <1 hour, choose 15 pictures to be edited and included on a print-released DVD. (+$10/add. person)
•$349 Full Session:<1.5 hrs., Choose 25 images to be edited. (+$5/add. Person) 

Saturday, November 20, 2010
MINI SESSIONS:
9:00-10:30 Monica Pittenger
10:40-11:00
11:00:11:20
11:20-11:40
HALF SESSIONS:
2:00-2:55
3:00-3:55
4:00-4:55

Sunday, November 21, 2010
HALF SESSIONS:
9:00-10:30 BLOCKED
10:30-11:30 Karen Nelson
11:30-2:00 BLOCKED
2:00-3:00 Mary Anne Payne
3:30-4:25
4:30-5:25

Have a Great Weekend!

Addison Gunter- One Year Old

Here's the 2nd 1st Year Session in a row…  FUN FUN!  We went to the arboretum to get into the fall season and apparently everyone had the same idea ;)  Ha!  It was busy, but we found great spots and got great shots!  Take a look, and as usual- you can click on the pics to see them larger and click on the title to see more of the session via Facebook.

Jillian Rohlfs... 1 Year

I love taking one year old pictures…  For several reasons- 1) They're stinking cute and smiles are usually the norm.  2) Even when smiles aren't the norm, they're still stinking cute.  3) Although they can crawl and walk a bit, they're mostly content to hang on to a chair and show their personality..  Fun!

Here's Miss Jillian…

High School Senior Session- Maddie

These Senior Sessions were so much fun!  

Click on the pictures to see larger…

High School Senior Session- Bria

Click on a picture to view large

New "Luxe" Cards!

I'm so excited about these new Luxe Cards!  And just in time for Christmas- although I think they'd make perfect birth announcements too!  You can order it with a pre-punched hole so they'll double as ornaments.  Fantastic! 

Sharon Brewer's Mini Session Party

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Additional Pictures:

"Traditional" Image: $15

"Creative" Image: $25

"Custom" Image: $35

Specials: Buy 4 get the 5th Free

Take 10% off your entire order when you order within 10 days of your proofs posting.

Available Times:

Morning:

8:00

8:20

8:40

9:00

9:20

9:40

10:00 Tammy Elliot 

10:20 Dolores Leach

10:40 Sharon Brewer

Afternoon:  

2:00

2:20

2:40  Lizette Flores-McKinney

3:00 Alisha Reitz- McKinney

3:20  Alisha Reitz- McKinney

3:40 Alisha Reitz- McKinney

4:00 BLOCKED

4:20 BLOCKED

4:40  Julie Laudise

5:00  Patty Lankford
5:20  Carly Stevenson

Melissa McCary's Mini Session Party November 13th

(Click on the picture to Zoom in)

Above Picture: Maddie Sears

Additional Pictures:
"Traditional" Image: $15
"Creative" Image: $25
"Custom" Image: $35
Specials: Buy 4 get the 5th Free
Take 10% off your entire order when you order within 10 days of your proofs posting.

Available Times:

Morning:

8:00

8:20

8:40

9:00

9:20   Angela Trent

9:40   Donna Pair

10:00  Mereena Parikh 

10:20  Chantell Pickles

10:40   

Afternoon:  

2:00  Nicole Cannon

2:20  Mary Anne Miller

2:40  Mary Anne Miller

3:00  Jill Heidorf

3:20  Amara Fuscardo (LK)

3:40  Sharon Brewer (LK)

4:00  Paula Kler 

4:20  Melissa McCary

4:40  Melissa McCary  

Free Pictures

When you Host a Mini Session Party!   

and just in time for Halloween Costumes 
or Family Christmas Pictures...

• The host of these fun, 15 minute sessions fills as many slots as possible with friends and family.
• Each 15 minute session is $35 and includes one free edited image.  
• Host earns a free 15 minute session and one edited, digital image for each session that is scheduled.  
• Payment is required to reserve spots, and can be done directly from my website, in a client gallery set up especially for your party.      
• A day or two after the party, I will have uploaded all of the pictures to your party's online gallery and guests can select and email me the numbers of the picture(s) they'd like edited. 
• I will email the final image at full resolution; if more images are purchased I will burn the images to a print released DVD and mail it. 
• If a guest from your party signs up to host their own party, you'll earn an additional edited image!

First Giveaway

Hello my friends! This is my first official jump into photo blogging… I'm holding my breath and taking a leap!  Don't get me wrong, I've blogged before with my family when my brother was in the hospital (check out his videos at the bottom of my blog), but this is a little different.  

Some random facts about me: I was teacher like my mom, I'm now a photographer like my dad.  My husband is the most supportive man I know, my sweet Brea can melt a heart, and my little Bryn can crack a smile outta anyone (if you're patient enough to hear her out).  I'd take pictures of their faces all day if they'd let me… but they don't so I'll take yours ;)

Anyway, thanks for checking me out!  My goal is to post sneak peeks of your photo shoots, dates for mini session parties (an awesome way to get free pictures!) and also give away surprises like Christmas card sets, prints, and offer specials on photo sessions.  Someday I may give away fun accessories from Etsy… like diaper covers, tutus, hairbands…  So keep checking in or subscribe so you can be in the loop ;)

On that note, my first Blog Giveaway is a $25 gift card to use towards a session, prints or other photo products…  There's a few possible ways to enter:

1. Subscribe to my blog and then let me know by commenting back here.
2. Leave a raving review (if I've taken pics for you)... and then comment back here to let me know.
3. Become a fan of my facebook page, leave a facebook review (if I've taken pics for you) or simply comment there to say hi... then of course tell me about it back here.
4. Suggest my blog, website, and/or facebook page to your friends, have them tell me you sent them back here of course!

Contest ends Monday September 27th! Please help me spread the word!!  Out of state friends, you can always visit me in Texas to use your gift card!  No excuses ;)

Good luck! Make sure to leave separate comments to get the most entries ;)

Winner will be chosen by random.org's random number generator