Austin Family Photographer | Holiday Cheer

11.13.2014

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Hello friends! I hope you all are staying warm on this chilly Austin morning. I thought it might be fitting to share another holiday session this morning given the drop in weather temps.

When you think of photographing an infant – let’s be honest – relaxed, calm, and natural are not the first things that come to mind. But every once in a while, the perfect little baby comes along and she’ll blow you away with her full cooperation, leaving you and your assistant gushing about her for days after.

Three years ago, I met Natalie and Brian, then social worker and medical student, while shooting their engagement photos. In addition to being a great-looking pair, they were unmistakably kind and modest. I really enjoyed getting to know them in the little time we got to spend together. We did a holiday maternity session / gender announcement the following year and Liz was ever the stunning, glowing mama-t0-be. I knew she’d make an exceptionally lovely one. I had the pleasure of photographing them again recently and they came back with the same pair of red shoes used last year for the reveal except this time the shoes fit two dainty little feet!

Stay warm. Be sure to check back for more! xo

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B2B: The “Belly to Birthday” Plan, a Ziem Photography Exclusive

11.10.2014

One of the many unique things (read: rad) things that Ziem brings to the Austin family photography scene is her “Belly to Birthday” plan or “B2B”*, a four-session photography package designed to capture each precious milestone in a new family’s beginning:

*”B2B” sounds like a boy band, but think less hair product & more excellent photography

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“Belly to Birthday” includes:

* one maternity session
* one newborn session
* one half-birthday session (when kids are sitting up but usually not yet crawling)
* one first birthday “cake smash” session (before kids are old enough to run away from the camera!)
* 20% off print orders
* $100 off event add ons (for example, hospital, birthday or baptism session)
* priority scheduling for holiday mini-sessions
* complimentary registry service for friends & family to purchase Ziem Photography gift cards, including a boutique-wrapped gift card for a baby shower or baptism gift
* complimentary wardrobe & location consults with Ziem throughout
* all digital negatives on a custom USB flash drive

Ziem generously offers this package at a big – we’re talking BIG – discount to her usual rate, which leaves more money in your wallet for pesky real-life things like all of those baby diapers you might (you will) be needing. Just to show you an example of the B2B goodness, Ziem was thrilled to work with Miss Aria, a B2B “graduate”, and her family the Renterias, who were referred by a fellow graduate:

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Our photographer-in-chief Ziem has loved watching Aria grow over the last twelve months & can’t wait to deliver her final assignment to the Robert and Carina, a photo book jam-packed with those precious first moments that make a mom’s heart go pitter-patter. By working with the family over the course of one year (and hopefully more), Ziem gets to know those sentimental details that help her make a photo project not just beautiful, but meaningful to the family too.

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To get pricing on our Belly to Birthday plan, contact Ziem at z@ziemphotography.com. She can’t wait to document the very first steps of your ~~future boy bander~~ baby’s journey!

Austin Family Photography – The Comptons

11.07.2014

Sometimes all you need in life is an ice cream cone, right? In the case of the Compton family, the promise of an icy treat to come – unbeknownst to Ziem – kept the kids impressively focused on the shoot. Whatever the motivation, though, this family could write the book on “how to prepare for family portraits” or “5 tips for a successful family photography session” – and it shows, doesn’t it? From the moment they arrive until the camera is removed from their faces, there is a sense of calm and lightheartedness (from parents and children, alike) that is felt. The resulting images never disappoint.

Ziem has had the privilege of shooting this family over a number of years, starting when Braylon was only two – and a towhead! He is pretty much a professional at this point. Violet took a little bit of time to warm up, but as soon as she did it was easy to get a lot of genuine giggles out of her. This adorable brother-sister duo couldn’t have been better behaved. Ice cream promises aside, they were as sweet & giggly as could be #dreamclients:

Perhaps Ziem’s favorite moment of the shoot was when Mom & Dad requested a shot of just the two of them. Z has found that giving children a break from the camera mid-shoot and briefly focusing on the parents increases the little one’s willingness to cooperate thru the end. Besides, most couples like these high school sweethearts haven’t had professional photos taken since their wedding, so it brings her great joy to be able to capture images like this and add to their amazing photos from Greece:

So grateful to the Compton family for their continued business & friendship!!

Austin Family Photographer: The Deans

10.31.2014

Holiday mini-session season is upon us, and we can’t wait to share some of the early results with you. Ziem was thrilled to be working with the Dean family for the second year in a row:

Despite some typical child challenges, including one photo-shy toddler and one napping sister, Ziem captured some beauties of the Deans & their preternaturally perfect curls.

As usual, patience was the shutterbug’s secret weapon in dealing with some wiggly wee ones. The Deans took it all in stride – is that thanks to their relaxed, fun family vibe or Mom’s training as a Pure Barre instructor?

I hear our photographer-in-chief Ziem and Mom Carrie have been strategizing for nearly a year to meet for dinner sans children. Despite the high demands of one “mompreneur” balancing work/mom life and another governing a beautiful new home with three children and a traveling husband, these two ladies are relentless in their efforts to make this happen before next year’s mini session.

Be sure to check back for more of last weekend’s mini session goodness!

Shooting for Success: How to Dress for Holiday Card Photos, Equestrian Trend Edition

10.30.2014

Holiday card photography here in Austin involves a certain suspension of disbelief. We bravely don our sweaters and heavy boots for eighty degree plus temperature photo shoots, as if the holiday garb itself will somehow push the thermostat down into holiday adjacent territory; “If we wear it, winter will come” seems to be our civic mantra.

On that festive if fictitious note, today our Austin photographer-in-chief Ziem interprets the trendy equestrian look for your holiday card consideration. After all, if we dress as if there might be a pony under our Christmas tree, perhaps winter and a horse will come:

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As one prone to dressing as if I’ve wandered off a nearby polo field, I embrace this look, but what say you, Austin – are you ready to do your civic duty and saddle up to the horsey trend?

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