Elizabeth Winsby Photography

Holy moly our life is crazy right now. Just when we think things are going to calm down something happens. The kids have been so busy with Valentines activities and the older one with all of her make up work from when she was so sick. Then on thursday my FIL became terribly ill and has been in the hospital and will be for awhile. Just when I thought I couldn’t take anymore and was so looking forward to today with the kidlets at school Miss M work up with a sore throat…..so off to the doctor we will go. While going through all of this people kept telling me just remember the Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle. Really? are you sure? Sometimes I wonder but just when I am about to loose it………it usually gets better! And right now the sun is shining and I can hear the birds chirping outside my window so I guess it does get better!! I am learning to appreciate life so much. We have had so much sickness and scary moments in the last few months so I am looking forward to Spring and a new start for us. On another note, I had so much fun with my Valentine Mini shoots. I am thinking about doing some Easter Mini sessions at Woodward Park so if you are interested email me and I will get you on the list for more info when I have it.

Isn’t she adorable?

Valentine Special- Jan.30-Feb.7!! 15 minute session with 25 custom Valentines and 2 5×7’s for $49. Also when you sign up for one of these sessions you will be entered to win one of my new products for 2010!!!! Email me at ewinsby@me.com today to schedule your session!!

Today has been one of those days. I have been fighting a sinus headache all day and haven’t been able to complete anything I have started today. Besides working I am homeschooling my daughter until she is well enough to go back to school. She is doing much better health wise but there is so much work to catch up on which is very overwhelming. She pretty much complains the entire time we are doing the school work. I keep telling her if she didn’t complain and procrastinate so much we would be done in half the time it is taking us to do one worksheet now. But she is stubborn and I guess she thinks it’s more fun to annoy mom by complaining the whole time instead of just doing the work! I have errands to run and the other kiddo to pick up at school in a little while but again it’s one of those days and I wish I could just curl up on the couch and watch a lifetime movie!  A little while ago the doorbell rang and it was the guy in the brown truck and guess what he delivered to my doorstep today……my new toy!!!

It’s the Instax mini by FujiFilm. So much fun for a camera nerd!! I got to play with one at Imaging USA and I had to have one. I open the box so excited and ready to play and then I realized there is no film. I ordered film but I guess it will be arriving in a different box!!! UGH!! I guess I will have to wait to play until it comes but I can’t wait.

Also, I am offering Valentine’s Mini Sessions for $49!! You get 25 custom Valentines, 2 5×7’s and entered in a contest to win one of the new products that I will be carrying for 2010. The sessions need to take place between Jan.25- and Feb.7! Contact me today to schedule your session.

2010 was a very interesting year for my family. I have neglected my blog but I have good reason. My oldest daughter was diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis on Nov. 22nd. She was very sick but we thought it was just the flu. The ER doctor caught it right away and did a lumber puncture and she was admitted to the hospital that night. We were there for 2 weeks. I learned so much from my sweet little girl that week. We are so proud of her and how she handled everything she went through. It was a nightmare for her and she handled it with such grace. Just last week she had to have her gallbladder removed and again handled it with grace and has been so tough that she has barely had any pain medicine.

One thing I have learned from her through all of this is that life can change in an instant and you need to do the things that you want to do now. I am a thinker. I always think about things but just don’t ever take the plunge. With this being said there are a lot of changes coming up for Elizabeth Winsby Photography. I will be working hard this week to get everything on my blog updated with all of the new information. One of the main changes is my new gallery space!! Instead of ordering your photos online you will now be able to come to my gallery and order your portraits with me. You will be shown a slideshow of your session and be to see and touch all of  the wonderful products that I carry. I am so excited about this. This fall I had so many clients ask for this and at the time I just couldn’t do it but now I am!!  So now your $75.00 session fee will also include a gallery appointment after your session to order your portraits.

I recently went to the Portrait Photographers of America Convention called Imaging USA in Nashville. I learned so much and such a great time. I am really excited about all the awesome new products that I will be offering.

Here is me and my husband at the convention. It was so much fun being around so many talented photographers! I can’t wait to go next year!

One of the other changes is that I will be blogging more. So keep checking the blog and look for sneak peeks, updates, and contests! I used to have a personal blog but got so busy that I don’t have time for it anymore. I miss it so I am going to try to blog more on this one! Shoot me an email if there is ever anything specific you want me to blog about. I am always looking for ideas. In the past I have just used this blog for posting recent sessions but I would like it be much more than that.

I have also invested in studio lights! I love natural light and it is what I prefer but living in Oklahoma the weather is not always ideal. I have a very small studio space that is large enough for 1-2 people/kids. I can also bring the lights to your home if we need them. I am really excited about this because it will give us more options when the weather is not ideal. Yay!!

I am now booking appointments for 2010. I will be able to do some studio work in my home. Please email me if you are interested in a session for 2010 even if it is for Spring. Each month I will have a select number of openings so the sooner you book your session the better.

Happy New Year!!

Wants to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! There will be lots of exciting things going on in 2010. I will be attending the portrait photographers of america convention in January and I am very excited about that. Check back soon for details for 2010!!

When my sweet friend BJ asked me to take photos of her family this fall I was so excited.  She is one of the most kind hearted people I know. Her family was awesome and Miss A was so good about getting her picture taken. I don’t know if it helped that she already knew me or if she’s just used to get her picture taken! She is such a doll!

There will be another sneak peak soon. I took so many of them so I know that I will have more to share!

Here is a quick look at another fall family session! This is the second time I have photographed this family and they were super easy! We had a great time and I got a ton of great shots! Here are just a few:

I had a blast with this sweet family. I have known the mom for a long time. We were in a local moms group together years ago so I was really excited when she contacted me to do their family pics. On the day we took these pictures I think every photographer in the Tulsa area was at Woodward Park. I had never seen so many there at one time!

This one cracks me up! This is what life with three kids is like! Right?!

Here are a few of mine getting ready to Trick or Treat later today!