3 Carters | Family

Hey There!  I've been taking a lot of photos lately, but haven't posted many if any of them to social media.  I thought I'd give the blog a try again to keep a more "recent portfolio" flow going.  Here are some of my favorite pictures of the Carter family.  Stephen and Melissa make up the team of Two Carters Photography  We swapped family photos, and I'm so happy we did.  Here they are- 3 Carters!

Neal & Michaela | Bride and Groom Portraits

     I wanted to break the blog fast and upload a few of my favorites real quick from Neal and Michaela's wedding.  I know they are dying to get a glimpse!  Gorgeous couple.  Let the photos speak for themselves:

 Congratulations you two!!!  So happy for you guys!

Gettin' Some Pub

     Well, it's been a while!  I don't claim to be a great blogger, but I get around to it occasionally.  Here's the occasion today- we've had two recent publications!  Time to toot my own horn... "TOOT!"  Check it out:

#1) One of our photos was selected last week for Photo Friday over on Weddings in Arkansas's Blog.
     We're photo number 1:

     #2)  AND big news.... We were published in our very first magazine- Arkansas Bride!  woop-woop!  Now.... it is only a picture of some mason jars, but we celebrate the little things around here- HA!  Baby steps.  I think this mag. has been out for a little while, but I've been a little off the radar due to maternity leave, so it's new news to me.  I'm going out to purchase the magazine for fun today.  :)  

You can check out the digital edition of their magazine here.
Here's the page we're on:

 #5 Sip Creatively.  That's right.  Holla if you need your mason jars photoed.  We're all over it.  This pic is from Paul & Krista's Wedding last summer.

Thank you so  much Weddings in Arkansas and Arkansas Bride!

Featured | The Wedding Post

There's a new wedding blog in town!!!  Get excited!  Arkansas now has it's very own wedding blog- SO FUN! I can't wait to see all of the new ideas and lovely photos that are going to appear on here!  We are honored to have one of our photos from Ben & Jen's Wedding featured on The Wedding Post.  If you haven't already, go check out Arkansas's newest wedding blog!

A little behind the scenes action...

I thought this would be fun to share.  Corey showed me a couple of pictures that he took with his phone of me in action during yesterday's photoshoot.  HA!  I am always amused at what I look like behind the camera.  I kind of forget that you can even see me.  (that's silly- of course you can!)  Here are 2 shots of me and then the final photo is the one I captured while sitting in this position.  : )

notice the make-shift tripod...  (this lens is kinda heavy!)

 

and here is the resulting photo:  (so romantic!)

1,000 Fans!!!!!!

WOW!!! OH! WOW!!!!  Now here is something that I couldn't imagine happening when I first created my facebook page in January of 2010.  Callie Granderson Photography on facebook now has 1,000 people who "Like" or follow the page!  I am so excited and pumped!  I feel very blessed.  Thank you to all of my friends, family, and fans who support me!  Corey and I said that the day our page strikes 1,000 "likes" that we'd go out celebrate.  So we did!  Last night we celebrated at Thai Diner in Fayetteville..... love us some sushi!!!  Thanks again!

Featured | Weddings in Arkansas

Weddings in Arkansas featured another one of our photos on their facebook page yesterday!  We were thrilled that they chose a photo from Ryan & Lydia Patton's wedding at Pratt Place Inn and Barn.  This cake is a creation by one of Lydia's sister's Laine Blanchard.  Isn't she talented??!  Cake decorating is always something that has really amused me.  If I had all the time in the world I would dabble in it as well. Thank you Weddings in Arkansas for featuring our photo!!!

Grand Give-Away Contest Results

Wow!  Sorry I'm averaging one blog post a month here!  I have been meaning to post this since the week the contest ended.   Thank you so much to everyone who voted!  Here are are our contest winners:

The Grand Prize Winners of a 20x30 canvas are Brad & Nikki!  We are so excited about their upcoming wedding at the end of this month!  Brad and Nikki wanted to thank everyone who voted for their photo! They can't wait to proudly display this canvas in their new home.

Dustin & Shaleah are the runners-up and they will receive a 16x20 canvas of this portrait from their wedding day.  I am excited to give this to them mid-month when we are down in central Arkansas to do some family portraits for them!  Congratulations guys!

 The lucky voter who won a photo shoot with a free sitting fee is Mrs. Amber Wright.  I can't wait to take their family pictures this fall with a NEW addition to their family!!!  We can't wait to meet Mr. Cooper this summer!  Congratulations Amber and Jordan!

Custom Cds | Products

 I absolutely love custom products!  Getting them in the mail is like Christmas!  Here are a few custom CDs that came in the mail this week.  Aren't they fun?

Callie Granderson Photography | Granderson's Grand Giveaway 2011

Alrighty!  I feel like giving something away!  : )

I have been wanting to print some canvases of a few of my favorite photos over the last year, and I thought, "Hey, while I'm at it, why don't I give 1 or 2 away?!"  I have created a facebook album with 25 of my favorite photos, and I need your help to decide who I should give the canvases to!   ...keep reading there's some incentive to go vote!!!

Here's how it will work....
1. Go to Callie Granderson Photography on facebook.
2. Click on "like" at the top of the page (if you haven't already).
3. Go to the photo album labeled "Granderson's Grand Giveaway 2011"
4. Look through the photos and comment on or "like" your favorite(s)

AWARDS : )
First Place:  The photo with the most "votes" (facebook "likes" or comments) will receive a free 24x30 canvas gallery wrap of their photo.

Runner Up: The photo with the second highest # of votes will receive a free 16x20 canvas gallery wrap of their photo.

So... what's in it for the voters???
Every person that "votes," will get their name placed in a drawing to win a photo shoot with a FREE SITTING FEE!!!  (Valued at $100-$150)  You will receive a one hour photo shoot in a location of your choice (within the Northwest Arkansas area), and an online album to share with friends and family and to order prints.

Contest ends Tuesday, March 1st, at midnight.... now go vote!!  : )

Featured | Weddings in Arkansas

     I am super ecstatic that Weddings in Arkansas magazine selected one of my photos to be featured on their FB page for "photo friday."  I feel very honored! You can check out the post on FB here:  http://www.facebook.com/weddingsinarkansas

Ben & Heather | just because...

Ben and Heather are some of my really good friends and neighbors.  : )  Taking these pictures was my Christmas gift to them.  (It took us a month to get around to it with the holidays and weather and all.)  I think we got some good ones- so fun!  I have beautiful friends.  : )

 I think this one is one of my personal favs... I love that it looks like a scene out of a movie:

Engagement Guestbook

      I am so excited to be offering engagement guestbooks with either an engagement session or wedding package.  What a fun way to display your engagement photos at your wedding (in a way that all of your guests will see!).  I also LOVE the idea because your guests can write a little message to you, it's not simply a, "sign your name on this line please."  You will have fun for years to come looking back through the photos and the sweet messages from all of the guests who attended your wedding.  

Little Miss P. | Fayetteville, AR baby photographer

New Year.... New Blog!

I have been wanting to create a photography blog for a really long time, and now that I have had a full week of snow days I finally had the time to create the blog!  I am so excited to be able to showcase the latest and greatest happenings on here.  This year has barely begun, and there are already 9 weddings on the calendar and several shoots scheduled for this spring.  I am so excited to see what all this year holds for Callie Granderson Photography!