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Wedding Wine Glasses in Redding, CA

Today is National Wine Day.  Now, I’m not a big wine fan, but I couldn’t resist posting this photo from our latest wedding up here in Redding, CA

.  P&D had such beautiful, ornate sparking wine glasses, I knew I had to incorporate them somehow.  Sometimes the best images are those when our main subjects really aren’t the subject at all.  :)   I say Cheers, to P&D and to you!  Raise a glass to National Wine Day!!

P&D Wedding in Redding, CA

P&D Wedding in Redding, CA

Birthday Countdown for a fabulous photographer in Redding, CA

Ok, I’m not gonna lie…  I love my birthday.  I love my birthday weekend.  I love my birthday week.  I love my birthday month!   And I definitely LOVE the number 22!  So, I’m feeling extra happy today!  One month to go, and it’ll be MY day!  Mine all mine!

I’m not sure what it is that makes me love my birthday so much.  Is it the presents?  The balloons?  The candles?  Or, more likely than not, it’s the cake.  :o )  It’s also a day I celebrate being old.  I haven’t always taken the best care of my skin.  But I gotta tell ya, it’s the only skin I’ve got, and I love it.  It’s blotchy and dry and a little wrinkly and squidgey around the edges.  And let’s not even get into how many freckles there are!  But it’s mine and I’ve earned every mark, line, and squiggle.  The smile lines are my favorite, although now I’m seeing a lot of my “Oh My” lines on my forehead.  Clearly, I’m surprised more than I think I am!  ;o)

So – today’s just a day I enjoy…  I kick off my birthday celebrations – celebrating me and how great I am.

My hope for you is that you get to love you as much as I love me!

Have a great day out there, y’all!

Custom Photo Books by Redding, CA Photographer

Wow!  Just placed an order for FIVE different photo books!  From Babies and Bellies to High School Seniors – our studio in Redding, CA creates custom products just for you!  Come on by & see all we have to offer – 1137 Hartnell Avenue in beautiful Redding, CA!

Custom Photo Book Cover for one of our favorite High School Seniors!

Custom Photo Book Cover for one of our favorite High School Seniors!

Outdoor Senior Portraits in Redding, CA

It’s Sydnie’s turn!!!  Her sister came in a few years ago, and this year, it was Sydnie’s turn!  Her cousin, mom, and boyfriend all came along for the ride – first up to Old Shasta, then off to Caldwell Park in downtown Redding, and then back to the Studio on Hartnell.  Dang, we fit a lot in that day…..  I absolutely love Syd’s shiny black hair on our rich red backdrop in the studio!  And who could resist that creamy skin up at the barn at Old Shasta… FABulous!  Love being able to combine location shoots with our fabulous in-studio portraits.  You definitely get something different at Redding’s favorite photography studio!!  ;o)

 

Fabulous studio portrait with Sydnie in Redding, CA.  Senior Portraits in Redding's favorite photography studio!

Fabulous studio portrait with Sydnie in Redding, CA. Senior Portraits in Redding’s favorite photography studio!

 

Beautiful time of day for Sydnie's portraits up in Old Shasta, CA

Beautiful time of day for Sydnie’s portraits up in Old Shasta, CA

 

Sydnie, striking a pose for her outdoor senior portraits at Caldwell Park in Redding, CA

Sydnie, striking a pose for her outdoor senior portraits at Caldwell Park in Redding, CA

 

Easter Eggs in the Photography Studio – Redding, CA

I’ve been stuffing my face with peeps lately (the purple birdie ones, of course!), but clearly, I had not had enough sweet stuff today.  Baby Nevaeh came in today for her 9 month old session.  Is she not the sweetest?!?!  :o )  Mom brought in Easter Eggs and she could not get enough of them….  Brought out the new backdrop today – LOVIN it for creating a nice, smooth backdrop for our beautiful subjects to just POP!

Sweet cheeks in the Redding, CA Photography Studio

Sweet cheeks in the Redding, CA Photography Studio

BFF Portraits at Redding Creative Portraits Studio

Whew!  Ok, it has taken us a *while* to get these girls together…  We planned for a “Snow Shoot” up in the mountains when the snow first dusted Shasta County.  Yeah, that was a while ago.  Then, we had to reschedule.  Then, someone got sick.  Then, someone was out of town.  Then, someone else got sick.  Then, it rained really hard and it was super bad weather.  Then, we finally did it!  Then, the memory card failed.  Oh.  Em. Gee.  Are you kidding me?  Finally, today was the day.  The stars aligned and my two funny, beautiful, sweet, wonderful girls came to play in the studio.  We were going to go outside, because everything was green and blooming and the weather was holding (it is going to POUR tonight)….  but then we decided to stay in the studio and play with all the different sets we have in the camera room.  We never did make it outside.  Hmmmm.  Why didn’t we do this in the first place?  :o )

M&G 1 bw

Catching my HS Senior Portrait girls goofing off in the studio!

Family Portraits in Redding, CA

We had a FOUR Generation family session – loved it!  From calling John “Joe” the whole time, a little streaker, and moments that brought me to tears – loved every minute of it!  Although we love our studio, for a group this large, we chose an outdoor setting – lots to choose from in this beautiful Shasta County setting.  Redding’s favorite photography studio is available when you are – just call us at 530.223.5456!

Our four generation family session outdoors in Redding, CA!  Fun, unique, and captured all their personalities perfectly - love it!

Our four generation family session outdoors in Redding, CA! Fun, unique, and captured all their personalities perfectly – love it!

Meet Abby! Redding, CA Portrait Photographer

 

Little Abby with the prettiest blue eyes!

Little Abby with the prettiest blue eyes!

This is Abby.  I may be biased, but this is just the cutest baby ever!!!  Ok, ok, she’s my granddaughter…  ;o)  Isn’t she cute though?

Testimonials from our fans here in Redding, CA

Well, look at what we stumbled upon the other day…  Testimonials!  Wow, I’m blushing – check out how nice they are!!!

 

Kailey t. says: I went in for my free senior headshot picture and it was very quick and painless! :) I was done within 10 minutes! And Monica was great too!
Lots of Fun!!
8/14/2012
Christine C. says: Great session!!! Monica you are a great person with lots of great ideas. Brandon & I had a blast hanging out with you today. Brandon was a little nervous about getting his Senior pictures taken and when we left the session he was beaming over how much fun it was. Monica made his personality come through with great smiles. Monica was amazing, from helping to pick the exact clothes to wear to giving the exact posing direction for each picture! We can’t wait to see all the fun pictures you took. It will be hard to decide on which pictures to purchase because You did a great job!! Thanks, Monica Christine & Brandon
Spoiled!!
7/27/2012
Britani C. says: :) :) had my senior pictures done here, it was so fun and I even got to bring in my boyfriend to take someshots with me :) can’t wait to see my proofs :) , it’s going to be so hard to pick just one for the yearbook :) thank you so much creative portraits!
HOT PHOTOS!
7/11/2012
Kelly B. says: OK, so the weather was hot at our outdoor shoot, but I can hardly wait to see the proofs – I know they will be HOT too!! Monica was a joy to work with. We appreciated her enthusiasm for my daughter’s senior shoot – it makes all the difference to have a photographer who is as excited as you are! She is a great fit to join Tom and Wendy. I wish them all the best!
Very Nice senior portraits
5/9/2012
Megan H. says: Wendy was very nice and professional to work with. We are very happy with our sitting and the results and will definately recommend your services.

A BIG HUGE THANK YOU to our clients who took the time to write a review for us.

The only way we can improve your experience is by learning and growing.   So, please tell us if there is any way we could make your experience better!!!

Oh, and if you want to tell us we’re fabulous, you can do that too!  ;o)

I love my clients in Redding, CA

Here is a quick, funny little pic of me & Ethan.  I handed the camera to mom real quick and we were in some really funky sunlight.  So, I probably ended up making Ethan look a little funny – the light is so bright on his nose!  Sorry, Ethan!!!  Anyway, he was a hoot to work with and I just love his mom & gramma….  really great people!  And I just have one thing to say…….  GOOSE POOP!!!!!  ;o)

Ethan and his favorite photographer! ;o)

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