Happy New Year friends!!!

I am so excited to start a whole new year of dream pursuing, confidence building, and more–with YOU!  So get your camera, get your sass on (because dream building takes a bit of sass mixed with tenacity), open your heart wide, and let’s go together!!

And promise…there will be lots of joy along the way!

xo,

m

We are closing up laptops, taking midnight drives to look at all the lights, sitting by the fire with Christmas letters and a juicy book, singing carols around the tree with friends and family (who entertain my poor piano skills :) ), and thanking God for every wonderful promise and blessing He has given.

Brian and I wish you all a wonderful, beautiful Christmas and New Year.

Our daily FB contests will still be going until Friday, December 30th.  But the blog is going to go dark for next week as we sink into the quiet of being with each other, reflecting on all the goodness and triumphs of 2011.  It has been an AMAZING year with all of you.  We have dreamed big, worked hard, laughed from a deep place, stood a bit taller in our confidence, and cried together while uncovering our creative voices in the process. We’ve grown to a readership of 30K plus unique visitors a month.  Hard for me to fathom… And in it all, I treasure our conversations, our dream building…you.  I treasure you.

Our cameras are a little less intimidating.  Our lives are a little bit richer.  And our kids still capture us with every new season of life they enter.

It is a honor to journey this life with you.

Much, much love!

xo,

m

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Stocking Stuffers for Your Photo Lover!

1. A copy of my bestselling book, Your Baby in Pictures!

2. Give your wife the gift of CONFIDENCE with her camera in 2012!  Need help being convinced?  Here are the Top 12 Reasons a Husband Should Send His Wife to CONFIDENCE:)   We have limited spots left in our Seattle and Orange County/LA, CA Winter workshops.  Women only (sorry guys!).  Tampa, FL is SOLD OUT!  CLICK HERE for Seattle Details and Orange Country/LA Details!

3.  Our instructional, award winning DVD series, Refuse to Say Cheese and Beyond the Green Box They won’t make it for Christmas morning arrival, but husbands who give New Year presents are A+ husbands! :)

4. And, if your looking for a photo lover-stocking stuffer, join me on my FB page every day at 10am for a new contest and giveaways that your photo enthusiast will LOVE!

*New Beginnings Photo Contest Update!

For all of you who entered your AMAZING, INSPIRING photos to the New Beginnings Photo Contest, I was told yesterday that the panel of judges decided on the winners and called them yesterday with the good news.  I plan to post the winners on my blog soon, so we can all be inspired!  I’m super proud of everyone who entered.  I think the most wonderful part was reading some of the emails you sent about how entering the contest–picking your best shots–was scary and empowering at the same time.  Kind of like deciding to come out of the dark with your passion.  This photo contest was so much fun that we are going to have a new one start in early January with some new categories that will make you smile!  Stay tuned for more details!

The Family Photo Shoot day at the DC Confidence Workshop was a total blast!  We had super fun families who allowed us all to be creative!  And creative these ladies were!  Wow!  I am so impressed at the sampling of the images from them below.  Even though we were shooting the same families from the same angles…the eyes behind the cameras were so varied!  I loved looking through all your images.

Before we start with the fabulous images, here is a pic of the wonderful DC group!

Sharon Clauhs, the lighting on this little munchkin is absolute perfection!  This should be a large canvas on their wall!

I love this shot by Noelle!  It is so darn cute and the railing adds so much to the composition of the image!  Yay!


Molly Lynch captured this little girl with such a sweet expression on her face.  I bet if we ask the mom, she would say “That is her look”!  (Molly!  You’re finally not a model for a workshop, but showing offer your own talents!  Yeah!  :) )


I didn’t see anyone else with images in these pink flowers and Lori Pohlman had so many wonderfully creative shots here, that it was hard to choose a favorite.  I love that Lori stood back and just “shot” away while this little girl explored.  That is when we get the best images sometimes!

Lizzy Slade, I just had to choose this image.  It makes me laugh everytime I look at it.  What a great stage in this little girl’s life to document!  The early stages of walking.  How fun!

Lisa Whipple also had a bunch of shots of this guy and his brother that were awesome portrait images.  Crisp, clear and just natural!

Could Leslie Chang have caught a more sweeter moment for this family?!  I love that she was lower than them, looking up into the expression of love!  Beautiful!

I can just hear the laughter when I look at this image by Leslie Rottner.  So adorable…and it happened so fast!  Leslie, I am so glad you were there to capture this moment of a dad with his daughters!

You all know it…this is one of our SOAR! recipients Ali Anderson and her family.  Kim Myers, what a lovely family portrait you gave them.  I love the rich colors of the building, stairs and ivy.

Oh my goodness, I just want to squeeze her.  I am so drawn into the little girl by how Kate DeBow framed this shot, that I don’t even really notice the cars in the background.  Love it!

Jill Anderson, this is a true moment of tenderness!  It is so pure and candid.  WOW!  I wish we could give all moms and dads images like this.

The next two images are both of Ali and her daughters.  I wanted to show them right after one another because even if you are in one space with a family shooting little ones, you have so many different options of posing in front of you.  The first one, by Jenn Johnston is more from a posed shot on the stairs.  And the second shot, from Claudia Landis shows a lot of motion as all the girls are grabbing each other for a big hug.  Don’t worry about being confined in a small space when shooting.  If you move around, the options could be endless.  Push yourself when you are out on a session next to do 10 differently posed images all within 20 feet of another.  It can be done with wonderful results.

Jen Tilley, I love how you are leading us right to this little girl with the cement sidewalk on the bottom of this image.  Great use of the “rule of thirds”!

Greta got in really close on this girl with a lower aperture.   You can tell this because the focal point was on the eyes and it dropped off so quick that the little girls ears are already blurry.   You would not even know that is a cement sidewalk behind her.  Fantastic clear eyes Greta!

Just completely amazing Erin Yeh!  I love that the boy is looking straight at you and the dad is admiring his own son!  I can feel the proudness in this image.  YES!

Claudia Muir, yet another stunning composed image!  And your black and white conversion is nice and crisp.  Super!

Breanna Schumacher was in the same place that Sharon Clauhs was for her shot, yet they look totally different.  I love that the cars in the background were so blurry but the windows on the cars are adding that sparkle in the background!  Lovely!

Sweet sisters!  It was hard to slow these two down to get them in the same image.  Way to go Becky Talbert!  You did it!

Breathtaking, simply breathtaking Ania!  I don’t know what else to say, it is simply that good.  So proud of you!

Allison Laster, look at how the little girl is adoring her mommy!  Isn’t it like “The Holidays” when you find these images on your card after the shoot!  Awesome!

Again, I am not sure who took this image, but I had to include it.  You all know that your kiddos looked just like this when they first started to walk, but I think the best thing about this image is the mom’s expression!

Elaine Heintz has an image here of just pure happiness.  I love that Elaine positioned herself in this image, so she could get dad’s face also.  An exceptional non-posed, non-traditional family portrait!

Weren’t those images FABULOUS!  I am so proud of all of you!
I have just a few behind the scenes of us that weekend.

I loved this next image because it shows you how incredibly busy the location was that we were shooting in. You couldn’t tell hardly at all from the images!

Happy Holidays Everyone!  And to all the DC ladies, Brian and I want to thank you so much for a wonderful, rich weekend.  I LOVE that you are all still in touch on Facebook, supporting each other to go for all that you are meant to do!

xoxo,
Me Ra

*New Beginnings Photo Contest Update!

For all of you who entered your AMAZING, INSPIRING photos to the New Beginnings Photo Contest, I was told yesterday that the panel of judges decided on the winners and called them yesterday with the good news.  I plan to post the winners on my blog soon, so we can all be inspired!  I’m super proud of everyone who entered.  I think the most wonderful part was reading some of the emails you sent about how entering the contest–picking your best shots–was scary and empowering at the same time.  Kind of like deciding to come out of the dark with your passion.  This photo contest was so much fun that we are going to have a new one start in early January with some new categories that will make you smile!  Stay tuned for more details!

*Give your wife the gift of CONFIDENCE with her camera in 2012!  Need help being convinced?  Here are the Top 12 Reasons a Husband Should Send His Wife to CONFIDENCE:)   We have limited spots left in our Seattle and Orange County/LA, CA Winter workshops.  Women only (sorry guys!).  Tampa, FL is SOLD OUT!  CLICK HERE for Seattle Details and Orange Country/LA Details!

 

I’m thrilled to bring you an inspiring, Behind-the-Scenes look at our DC CONFIDENCE Workshop!

One of the biggest ways to develop confidence is by facing your fears.  To often, a photography workshop will bring in models and set up ideal lighting.  The photos taken are BEAUTIFUL, but how often do we have ideal lighting?  Almost never.  I’m so proud of our DC ladies because we did part of our baby shoot in the dark on Day One!  With only two small windows and a big, dark room, we unpacked this challenge on how to make a common fear a victory!  If you don’t have enough light, what do you do?  We answered this question from all different sides!  And you would never guess, by looking at the beautiful photos below, how dark this room was!

Confidence bloomed that day and continued through the whole weekend!   Take a look at how dark it was and more importantly, what these women captured!  I think it’s safe to say that they know how to capture beautiful moments when lighting isn’t anywhere close to being ideal!  Yeah!!

Elaine Heintz, I love that you captured this exact moment.  I can almost feel what this little guy is thinking.  He has an intense, curious look on his face.

In each different lighting situation I encourage my workshop attendees to take a walk around their subjects to find where the light is the best.  Or better yet, have your subjects just slowly turn in a circle to see when the light hits their faces perfectly, then shoot them from there.  Claudia Muir found the light perfectly hitting this baby.  It created those awesome “catch lights” from the windows.

Molly Lynch, I love this image.  What a great sample of finding the perfect, even light!  Again, when you find that light is when you can capture those awesome ”catch lights”.

What a timeless image Lori Pohlman shot.  I love that we can see just the right amount of mom’s face here.  Just beautiful!

Lizzy Slade was shooting is some really strong backlight, but was able to expose the mom and baby really well.  This is a perfect example of why spot metering off the subject’s skin is so important in a backlit image.

Ohhh, Leslie Chang, what a great portrait of this little girl.  Shooting with such a low aperture really gives this image a blurry, buttery background.  Love it!

Lisa Whipple, I absolutely adore this shot of mom and baby interacting.  The light on their faces, yet dark all around really draws us into the emotion of this image.

Look  at this little girls blue eyes!  Wowza!  Leslie Rottner composed this shot perfectly.  I love that the flower on her hat is up in the right corner giving us space on the left for mom.  Lovely!

Kim Myers positioned herself lower to shoot upwards on this special moment.  That is a great way to eliminate a busy background.

This picture makes me chuckle.  I love the expression that Kate DeBow caught on this little guy.  It is, and should be, our main focus because the background is so dark and blurry.  Awesome!

Jill Anderson captured another moment of pure joy!  It is so important to capture those moments that are really memorable,  like kissing or blowing raspberries on a baby’s cheek to make them giggle.  Super catch Jill!

Jenn Johnston, so peaceful!  I just love the quiet and calm of this image.  When you are shooting a baby and their family, remember to capture shots like these as well.  Documenting a baby at each stage is so important because these moments are here one day and gone the next.

Because the room was so dark, Jen Tilley was able to shoot this little guy in the window light, yet keep her background dark and simple.  I love the clean lines of this composed image. Jen also has an awesome food blog, check it out here.

We have seen a couple of shots similar to this one, but Greta Garcia’s image captures a different feeling of emotion for me.  I feel the comfort, security and love this baby has for mom.  Again, when you keep the background simple, the emotion of an image can be the main focus!  Beautiful Greta!

I just loved the little boy on this table.  Erin Yeh did an amazing job of moving herself around him to be successful in that dark space.  Yay Erin!

This is a perfect hair swirl image Claudia Landis.  You also got the added bonus of mom looking completely stunning in the background.  Love it!

A little baby at this stage is all about movement, trying to crawl away as fast as she can.   BreAnna Schumacher did a fantastic job of catching her in action, documenting this time in her life.

I often ask my moms to wear a simple black camisole during their newborn shoot for this exact reason. Becky Talbert got in close on this one to use mom’s skin and camisole for a super simple background.  Really sweet Becky…his expression is picture perfection!

I really like the composition of Ania Krasniewska‘s image.  Go ahead and take that shot that his whole body is in, then get in there close to capture an image that feels totally different.  Great work Ania!

Allison Laster, what a super moment you caught on your camera.  I love the pink pop of the pillow in the background.

I just think this image is amazing!  Noelle Soroka captured mom looking lovely!  Noelle’s eye of having 1/3 of the image dark totally works here.

It is so fitting to have drool dripping off of a baby at this age.  Sharon Clauhs caught this baby at just the right time to catch that detail.  Details tell the story:)

I’m sorry…I don’t know who took this image. Even though the baby is our focus point in this image, I am loving the composition of mom in the background.  The simple black sling that the baby is in keeps this image looking very classic.

I want to wish all the DC CONFIDENCE ladies and amazing models a magic filled, holiday season!  May you all capture photos you never dreamed possible before you found confidence in the dark!

Day Two is coming up tomorrow!

(Dallas, we’ll be celebrating your workshop on the blog in January!)

xoxo,

m

*Give your wife the gift of CONFIDENCE with her camera in 2012!  Need help being convinced?  Here are the Top 12 Reasons a Husband Should Send His Wife to CONFIDENCE:)   We have limited spots left in our Seattle and Orange County/LA, CA Winter workshops.  Women only (sorry guys!).  Tampa, FL is SOLD OUT!  CLICK HERE for Seattle Details and Orange Country/LA Details!

 

I’ve been working through the last couple years of photos in an attempt to make some photo books.  Attempt is the key word. :)   Thanks to Brian’s amazing organization of our 250K plus images, this task is looking super possible!  (Shout out to my awesome husband!)  But seriously, where does time go?  How fast our babies grow–how they change in the blink of an eye.

Pascaline and her BFF Eva, 2009

Even with all the time I spend talking about photography, sharing my passion, teaching tips, I’m still caught off guard–utterly speechless–when I come across a single image from a couple years ago.  I’m amazed at how a single image can hold time still.  A simple “stand in front of the tree” photo holds all the beauty I long to see when I think about the magic of Christmas from years past. There is a time for photo tips and working to improve our photography, and then there is a time to just have the kids stand in front of the tree and smile. Simple but time will only increase its wonder.

Five days till Christmas.  May each day be filled with magic and simple wonder.

xo,

m

 

Last reminder, today is the last day to order the DVD set and have guaranteed holiday shipping!

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“Much thanks for all your hard work to produce something for us moms.  Watched only part of the video and learned a ton.  Can’t wait to watch the rest and then try out the exercises!” -Claudia

“I have taken numerous photography classes and still never understood exactly what aperture, shutter speed and ISO etc mean.  Everything was put into easy-to-understand terms.  My photos are so much better now that I understand how to use my camera!  THANK YOU!  -Michelle

“…as soon as I watched the DVDs, the light bulb came on and I started crying…I know, I know.  I realized how silly it was for me to think I couldn’t do it, seen how simple it was and started practicing the techniques immediatly…the best part was the inspiration I felt from Me Ra Koh…p.s.  Prof T is HILARIOUS…”  -Kimberly

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*Licensed by SONY to create Kids in Focus!

xo,

m

 

 

I’m so excited to say that I will be doing a live interview with Martha Stewart Living Radio TODAY!  We are talking about family photo tips for the holidays!  Feel free to call in with your questions while I’m on the air!  The number is 866-675-6675!  It’d be so fun to have you join the conversation with a juicy, fun question!  You can also twitter your questions (or just tweet “Great job @merakoh” :) ) to @martharadio.

To watch more Family Photo Tips, and see how photography can transform and heal a family, see my latest Nate Berkus Show segments!  Or you can click here for my latest Photo Recipe for Capturing Wild Texan Boys and a Family Holiday Photo!

4 Good Things to Know!

1. Tomorrow (Friday) is also the LAST day to order our instructional DVD series, Refuse to Say Cheese and Beyond the Green Box, for holiday arrival! They’ve been flying out the door this week!  So fun to have them back in stock for the holidays!

2. You also have until tomorrow to win a copy of my book, Your Baby in Pictures, AND the SONY 3D Bloggie HD Camera by entering your favorite baby photo to the Random House/Crown Publishing photo contest on FB!  CLICK HERE to enter!

3. Give your wife the gift of CONFIDENCE with her camera in 2012!  Need help being convinced?  Here are the Top 12 Reasons a Husband Should Send His Wife to CONFIDENCE:)   We have limited spots left in our Seattle and Orange County/LA, CA Winter workshops.  Women only (sorry guys!).  Tampa, FL is SOLD OUT!  CLICK HERE for Seattle Details and Orange Country/LA Details!

4. And, if your looking for a photo lover-stocking stuffer, join me on my FB page every day at 10am for a new contest and giveaways that your photo enthusiast will LOVE!

xo,

m

One of my greatest photography joys is following a family throughout the many seasons of their life.  I met Gita and Nick several years ago when I did an engagement shoot for them.  I wasn’t able to do their wedding, but I never forgot our session and how much fun we had.  Fast forward several years later, and they called me to do a photo shoot of their beautiful baby boy!

Meet sweet Walker, what a DOLL!

Unlike the fast, 30 minute, Mini Sessions, I got to play for two hours with Walker!  We journeyed through several different settings that Walker and his parents love from the vintage, black leather chair to the alcove off the kitchen to mom and dad’s bed.

We played with mama.  Walker is enamored with his beautiful mama and the sweet, soft sounds of her voice.  I LOVED watching Gita interact with him and seeing that little “love struck for my mama” look in his eyes.

The relational dynamics between mom and baby vs dad and baby always fascinate me.  Baby might cuddle and coo with mama, but with dad it’s a lot more about discovery.

Like discovering our toes!

If a couple is comfortable with it, I love to have them get in bed with their baby.  You never know what magic will happen when baby is in The Big Bed, surrounded by the two who love him most.  See the Photo Recipe: the big bed in “Your Baby in Pictures” for more ideas of how to photograph this special, intimate setting.

The sheer joy on Walker’s face…this photo has to be one of my favorites.

We played so hard we ran right into nap time–the perfect time for a quiet, tender family photo.  Gita, you are so lovely in this photo.  I love your tender smile tucked in the warmth of the two men in your life.

Let’s not forget about bath time–our favorite time!

One last favorite!

Dear Gita and Nick, what a complete joy to be with you again and meet baby Walker.  What a complete honor.  Sweet Walker is such a bundle of joy.  I LOVED every minute of our shoot.  I especially love all the different settings and dynamics we captured of you three from play time to nap time to bath time!  Thank you for trusting me with this special, timeless photo shoot.

All my love,

Me Ra

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Coming This Week!

1. THIS FRIDAY is the LAST day to order our instructional DVD series, Refuse to Say Cheese and Beyond the Green Box, for holiday arrival! They’ve been flying out the door this week!  So fun to have them back in stock for the holidays!

2. You also have until Friday to win a copy of my book, Your Baby in Pictures, AND the SONY 3D Bloggie HD Camera by entering your favorite baby photo to the Random House/Crown Publishing photo contest on FB!  CLICK HERE to enter!

3. Give your wife the gift of CONFIDENCE with her camera in 2012!  Need help being convinced?  Here are the Top 12 Reasons a Husband Should Send His Wife to CONFIDENCE:)   We have limited spots left in our Seattle and Orange County/LA, CA Winter workshops.  Women only (sorry guys!).  Tampa, FL is SOLD OUT!  CLICK HERE for Seattle Details and Orange Country/LA Details!

4. And, if your looking for a photo lover-stocking stuffer, join me on my FB page every day at 10am for a new contest and giveaways that your photo enthusiast will LOVE!

 

I heard the invitation last week.  The quiet beckoning that comes from within.  It was a beckoning to leave the loneliness that has been stirring inside me and find myself surrounded instead.  I knew the way but resisted the path because of the time it takes.  The inconvenience that the journey proposes.  The whispering guilt of leaving the kids and all the holiday activities.  And in the end, I am thankful the quiet beckoning, the untimely inconvenience, won out over all my reasoning.

Alone, I got in the car and drove North to the fields. As I drove the three hour stretch, I knew what I would find.  I questioned my need to really go when so much needed attention at home with kids, with school, with work, with art.  In my mind, I could imagine what was waiting for me—wasn’t it enough to imagine?  But when I turned the bend that gives me exit from all the crowded trees and opens my vision to the farmers’ endless barren fields, I wept.  For the first time in weeks, my creative spirit felt surrounded instead of isolated.

I walked to the middle of the muddy, barren field.

I held the moist, chunks of dirt in my hands.  My eyes scanned the field before me, stretching as far as I could see to all the fields surrounding me.  There was no sign of growth.  There was no sign of life.  There was nothing beautiful to cause one to smile. The vibrant colors of Spring, Summer and Fall had been traded with the deep recesses of browns and diluted reds.  The fields had been cleared and were purposed to lay fallow. Purposed to rest.

The wind seemed to blow even harder, with relentless strength when the fields are bare.  It whipped past me, as I shuddered from its’ biting cold.  There was no growth, reaching up from the ground, to slow the wind’s speed.  And it left me feeling vulnerable, uncovered, naked, even afraid.  But underneath the ground, underneath this barren field, was life.  Even though I couldn’t see the evidence of life on the surface, I knew life was still there—pulsing, breathing, growing, strengthening—while resting.

I knew what I needed to do next.  I needed to find proof, so I went looking for a farmer to interview. I asked her about the need to have fallow fields.  There was a clear frustration in my voice that I knew was unfair.  But my creative spirit was desperate to know if it really needed to be this way.  Couldn’t the fields be blooming all year round?  Were fallow fields a lack of laziness on the farmer’s part?  She looked at me with old, gentle eyes and said the fallow season was meant to be.  The ground needs to be left unsown to restore its fertility.  With gentle pause, she looked through my surface questions and said “Life is made of seasons.  Every season serves a noble purpose.  To escape or avoid one season is to cheat the other.  I think this is what you are asking.”  And then she smiled and the soft curves of her lips yielded into my deepest fears restoring my trust and belief in the cycle of life–the need for a season of rest.

I have been an artist for enough years to know the importance of rest.  But even after ten years of my first book being published, twenty years since I set my heart to be an artist, I still feel the pull to produce, to please, to sacrifice rest because I must—otherwise it may all fall apart.  When I was barely twenty and new to my creative pursuits, I thought I needed to prove my creative worthiness by always creating.  I did not realize that there is a fine line between creating and producing.  Producing seeks to please the unknown lookers that live like critics in my head.  Voices that I know are untrue, leading me away from the act of creating, still taunt me so that I feel a sudden sense of being surrounded, only to feel completely isolated in a second’s notice.

Then a voice whispers, calls from within, and I know this voice is unlike any of the other taunting voices I’ve been demanding answers from.  This voice is calm…unhurried.  It invites me to explore, to leave my surroundings—all that is familiar and deceivingly comfortable—and follow something I don’t understand or am able to guarantee.

The open, fallow field holds all the comfort and company I seek.  I am one with the field, choosing to take a season of rest instead of expecting new life to spring in abundance right now, this very moment.  The truth is that I am not closed off in my rest, but stretching myself to stay open—open like a cleared field that waits for new life to be dropped into its heart.

I gather the dirt in my hands and feel the wisdom of its existence.  The dirt that never gets praise or glory, and yet it covers the new seed as it breaks into being.  The dirt that is never pretty yet nourishes and protects new ideas that are not strong enough to deal with the harsh winds that storm above the surface.  The dirt…covering, protecting, and preparing to hold me up when Spring returns.

I can rest in the company of these barren fields because I know their barrenness is necessary.  Just like I know my creative spirit needs rest, the fields need rest.  Just like I know from the experience of many seasons, new life—creative life—will come and the work of my hands will flourish, will multiply, will not plant in vain.  I may not see the fruit in the season I expect.  I may not see the vibrant colors I dream of by Spring, but I know there is growth, there is life, there is time.

Even though this present, harsh, snapping wind is real and threatening, this wind is not for me to engage with, try to stop, or contain.  Instead I go under, go within, and rest while feeling the warmth of being held inside the dark place—within the womb—where all creativity is born and new life begins.

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When the holidays are upon me, I spend less time creating.  When I’m not looking, voices start to come and tell me I’m losing ground on all that I’ve worked so hard to build.  If you ever hear these same voices, when you hear these voices, may you find space to journey to the fallow fields–physically or mentally–and know that a purposed season of rest is not in vain but as the farmer said “a time meant to restore the fertility” for new life to come.

xo,

m

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December is the month for contests!  Today’s Daily December FB contest starts new at 10am today, and here is a second one for you!

Go to the Crown Publishing Group FB page and post your favorite baby photo TODAY on their page.

One lucky winner will receive a copy of my book, Your Baby in Pictures,

and a SONY 3D HD Bloggie Camera (retail value $250)!

 

Happy Friday!!!

xo,

m

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Our Favorite Holiday Gift Ideas for the Photo Lovers!

1. The Gift of CONFIDENCE with your Camera!   Tampa CONFIDENCE Workshop  is SOLD OUT!  Only a few spots left for Seattle’s and Orange County/LA CONFIDENCE Workshops!

2. Me Ra’s national bestselling book, “Your Baby in Pictures“, includes forty of her favorite Photo Recipes for capturing your baby and the password to watch ten of the Photo Recipes from Behind the Scenes!  See the trailer here!

3.  Her award winning DVD series, Refuse to Say Cheese and Beyond the Green Box.  FOX News featured these dvds as a Top Ten Holiday Gift!

**The DVDs are back in stock for stuffing your stockings!  Orders must be received by Friday, December 16th to guarantee holiday shipping and arrival!