Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! I hope Father’s Day is filled with love and fun and laughter!

In honor of this special day, I’m offering a gift certificate special – buy one get one free! Purchase a gift certificate between June 19, 2010 and June 27, 2010 and receive double the face value. For example, if you purchase a gift certificate for $100, receive $200 credit. Purchase $200, receive $400. This offer is good for sessions booked between July 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010. The amount of the gift certificate may be used to pay for the session fee and for portraits.

(gift certificate redeemable for one standard session only and is not transferable. no cash value. not valid for newborn sessions.)

Happy Father’s Day to my Daddy – hope you have a wonderful day!

And, to my husband, you are the most amazing daddy to our children. I love watching you with them! Here’s a photograph of my husband with his daddy years ago. My son looks so much like my husband did at his age. I just love looking back at old family photographs!

Give your dad or husband a gift that will last a lifetime! Please contact me to purchase gift certificates.

During either late February or early March I’m going to have some mini sessions especially for silhouettes. How many of you have one of these of yourself from when you were a child? I just love the timeless look of silhouettes and they make such great gifts for family – especially grandparents.

More details coming within the next couple weeks about these items. If you have a session already scheduled in the next couple weeks and would like to have a silhouette from your session please just let me know in advance!

Wouldn’t these be adorable on little note cards?

I will have a preview of a maternity session and a two and a half year old soon. Stay tuned! (and stay warm!!)

As Christmas approaches I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have given me the opportunity to photograph you, your pet, your baby, your child, your family. It truly brings me joy to work as a photographer. When I was younger, I used to think it would be so amazing to be a florist. No matter the occasion people are always happy to receive flowers – whether a romantic vase of roses, a sweet and simple bouquet to celebrate the birth of a baby, or a beautiful peace lily to express condolences at a funeral. Florist I am not, but in many ways I think being a photographer serves the same purpose. Viewing photographs evokes so many emotions. Often times new moms tell me the sweet, simple images of their baby make them cry. Then a year later they tell me how they’ve looked through an album or book and they just can’t believe their baby was so tiny just 12 months ago and is now walking! I have the wonderful privilege of working with families over and over again as time passes and I get to celebrate their family growing older. It is truly an honor to document life this way.

Photographing a couple in love is such a treat. New love just radiates and it has a way of reminding me how in love I am with my husband and my family. For these couples, I hope these images always bring back memories of what it is like to be young and head over heels in love.

Family portraits are so timeless. I have photographs of my grandmother with her family when she was a teenager. I have photographs of my father as a toddler – and I know where my son gets some of his blond curly hair. After funerals my family has gathered around to go through boxes and drawers of photographs. We laugh and cry and reminisce as we look through a lifetime of memories. I encourage you to have a family portrait taken on a regular basis – leave these memories for the generations that come after you.

It is a blessing for me to do what I love while staying home with my beautiful children. I am thankful for my husband’s support and encouragement.

As you gather with your family this Christmas season please know I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be your photographer. May each of you have a very peaceful and blessed Christmas and a wonderful 2010.

~ Please don’t forget to email nominations for a family to receive a gift session and $750 worth of products. Nominations must be received by December 23 so that I can tally votes and contact the winner Christmas Eve!

~ If you need a last minute gift, gift certificates are available in any amount.

Here on this Thanksgiving Day I have so much to be thankful for. I spent the day with my family, enjoyed delicious food, and listened to peals of laughter from my children and my nieces. We returned thanks today for so much.

As you perhaps brave the malls and sales and crowds tomorrow I challenge you to think of a way you can help someone in our community, help someone who is hurting, and help someone who needs a smile. And the best part – it’s free!

You know someone. You know someone who’s experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can’t afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family’s spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography — $750 worth, to be exact. Whether it’s for an album or coffee table book, a brag book for Grandma, or a slideshow to watch over and over, it’s in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a $100 print credit. What better reason to show some love could there possibly be?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in or near Alpharetta, GA. Tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story : robyn@robynguy.com.

All nominations will be voted on anonymously by a national panel of photographers. I will not reveal the full stories or the names of the nominees on my blog or website. The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve. Get nominating! I can’t wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone this holiday season — and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

With love,
Robyn Guy

I have a few appointments remaining for holiday mini sessions on November 21. These sessions will be held at the Shiloh Farms clubhouse off McFarland Road. There will be two inside sets and we will also have access to outside areas if you prefer outdoor shots. These mini-sessions will be your choice of studio or outside. Each session lasts 20-25 minutes. Newborns are welcome as part of family portraits but mini sessions don’t allow enough time for a full newborn session. The session fee is based on the package you wish to purchase and must be paid at the time the session is booked.

I do have a few more appointment times open for full sessions this year and will always make time for newborns. If you are expecting between now and min January please call to reserve your session. We will schedule based on your due date but will adjust as needed once your baby is born.

To reserve your session, please contact me to reserve a time and visit http://www.robynguy.com/session to guarantee your session today!

I have a few appointments remaining for holiday mini sessions on November 21. If this date fills I may consider adding one more day. These mini-sessions will be your choice of studio or outside. Each session lasts 20-25 minutes. Newborns are welcome as part of family portraits but mini sessions don’t allow enough time for a full newborn session. The session fee is based on the package you wish to purchase and must be paid at the time the session is booked.

I do have a few more appointment times open for full sessions this year and will always make time for newborns. If you are expecting between now and min January please call to reserve your session. We will schedule based on your due date but will adjust as needed once your baby is born.

Please see the information below about holiday cards. Order now for delivery before Thanksgiving and order before December 6th for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. I am so excited about my cards this year and already have my family card printed! The Christmas season gets so busy so quickly I’m trying to accomplish my to-do list early this year.

I would love to provide photographs of your family for the holidays this year. If you have an idea for a card you don’t see in my selection I would love to work with you to design a custom card.

Here is the first preview of Holiday cards for this season. I am accepting orders now for cards and will do so until December 6. All cards come with envelopes. You may select to print cards on photo paper (front only) or on lovely linen or pearl paper (single or double side). I do have some card designs for folded 5×7 cards as well as for 5×5 trifolds. Please let me know if you have something in mind and don’t see it – we can work together to design the perfect card for your family or business.

Many more designs coming over the next couple days. Will post some larger images so that you can see the intricate details on the cards.

Now I need to decide which card to use for my family!

Holiday sessions are booking now – please reserve soon before all appointment times are taken. I am considering a day of mini-sessions in November and will post details about that this weekend as well.

robyn guy photography holiday cards

robyn guy photography custom photo holiday cards

robyn guy photography currently has a full two hour session (either on location or studio) and a $75 photograph credit for auction at the Alpharetta Costco. Costco organizes a silent auction to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network every May. Last year, the Alpharetta Costco presented Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital with a check for over $500,000. As a parent who has utilized the services of Scottish Rite more than I’d care to, that hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network are very near and dear to my heart. The doctors, nurses, therapists, and other staff are so caring and are so wonderful with children. We are lucky to have this facility here in Atlanta.

There are several items up for auction this week at Costco. Bidding for all of the current auctions ends Sunday. Please consider a bid! All of the proceeds are donated.

I would love to work with you and your family while supporting a great cause together!

(If you are not interested in bidding on a session or on the other auction items, please see this page on Costco’s site for more information about the fundraiser.)
Costco Donations

robyn guy photography is pleased to announce that credit cards are now accepted for sessions and for photograph orders. robyn guy photography securely accepts payments via American Express, Discover, Visa, and MasterCard. Payments via check are also still welcome.

Some of my photographer friends told me about this totally customizable blog template and I absolutely love it! Now my blog and website are coordinated with calm brown and blue colors.

Please check back often. I have some spring specials coming up and will also be announcing some new packages – maternity and newborn, baby’s first year… May be about time to have another contest of sorts, too.