Early Bird Senior Special!!!!

Hey Class of 2008! We all know that you have to get all dressed up in a pretty dress or shirt and tie to have those run of the mill Senior Portraits taken for the yearbook. But why limit yourself to the same old boring pictures that everyone else in town will have. Think outside of the studio and book a session with Photography By Charise where I spend 1-2 hours with you going to different locations shooting the type of images that really capture who YOU are and what you are all about in your Senior year! And, when you book a Senior Portrait Session with Photography By Charise before Aug 31, 2007, you will receive 1 free 8x10 print of your choice and 16 free wallets (choose from 2 poses)! Call me today to book your Senior Portrait Session.
Visit my website at www.PhotographyByCharise.com, shoot me an email charise@photographybycharise.com or give me a call 805.304.2844. Look forward to hearing from you soon!

Calling Class of 2008!

I am currently on the look out for some Senior Reps. What is a Senior Rep you ask?? A Senior Rep is a High School Senior in need of Senior Portraits that is looking for some great images at a great price, some FREE prints and Senior Rep cards to hand out to all their senior friends. But wait, the fun doesnt stop there! For every Senior referral that also has their Senior Pictures taken by me the referring Senior Rep will receive free wallets to hand out and include in their graduation announcements. Sound like something you might be interested in?? Well shoot me an email, charise@photographybycharise.com and lets chat! I am only accepting a limited number of Senior Reps so dont wait too long...you could miss out on this great promotion!

Congrats Graduates!!

My oh my, its an eventful day for me and my camera. I spent the better part of the morning shooting the Valley View 8th grade graduation. What a great bunch of kids! Their pricipal had nothing but wonderful things to say about them. Because I dont have model releases from them I cannot share some of the great images I captured just before the kids got ready to make their graduation march...but trust me, there are some adorable faces in the mix! I can however share one very special boy that I was so very happy to see in the graduating class. I didnt know that "B" was graduating so when they called his name I was filled with happiness for him. I can only imagine how proud his family is of him! Congrats to "B" and the Valley View graduating class of 07!






This evening will also bring another graduation shoot. My camera and arms are getting quite the workout today ;). I will be shooting pre-graduation as well as some misc graduation festivities
at Royal High...memories (that was typed while singing of course). I cannot believe that I graduated from Royal some 12 years ago! 12 years ago...seems like it was just yesterday! I do know a few of the kiddos in the graduating class so upon the okay from mom and dad I will be sure to share a few images from tonights shoot as well as a few of the images I was able to capture in between and during the graduation.

Playing catch up

Well I guess I should really "blog" now that I have started this thing :) Its been over a month since I began blogging and I only made 2 posts so far. So I guess I have some catching up to do. I have had many exciting shoots during the past month.



Little Miss "P"
What an amazing sport she is for me. She will sit in a giant teacup for 20 minutes at a time and not a peep will come out of her! She lets me put her in all kinds of fun props and positions and just goes with the flow! I absolutly adore shooting this precious little girl! I tested out some new posing ideas with her since I know she is so easy going. Here are a few of my favorite images from that shoot!

Sweet baby "S"
Ohh another sweetie pie. She was also such a good sport. She gave us some great shots wide awake and even took a little nap so we could capture the innocence of such a sweet sleeping baby. I cant wait to see her at her next shoot! Here are a few of my personal favorites from baby "S"s shoot.











Until next time....

The recent events of inspiration...

The marriage of Matt and Jen
A recent event of a friends wedding brought a wonderful opportunity for me to capture a whole new stlye of memories. I was lucky enough to spend the getting ready hours with the bride and her bridesmaids as well as the groom and his groomsmen. I love, love, love to photograph children, families and wee ones, however this opportunity offered a whole new window of inspiration for me. I had a blast shooting the pre-wedding and of course I couldnt resist snapping some fun candid shots during the ceremony and reception....all done of course with complete respect for their hired photographers. As you can see Matt and Jen truly have "it" that amazing bond and true love. You can just feel the love as he "kissed his bride". Congrats Matt and Jen! And thank you so much for allowing me to be such a great part of your day! Below are just a few of my favorite images from the day...Matt and Jen are an amazing couple so let me tell you narrowing it down to this selection of images wasnt easy!

The first dance....

Time to let loose and enjoy the party...

The maid of honor making her singing debut...

A little "Vanilla Ice"...

Its "L" 's First Birthday!!!

The day after the wedding I had two more shoots. A sweet, sweet almost one year old "L". Ohhh what fun he was. Mom and dad allowed me to have some extra special fun with him and let him dig into a cake of his own in preparation for his cake at his birthday party. His big brown eyes are really just captivating! I cant wait to get the opportunity to shoot him again, he really is such a pleasure to have in front of my camera.