It's Almost Time for May!!!!!

Well I promised a blog at least every Sunday...so here we go...first a little rambling...

It has been an exciting week. I have upgraded my camera (!!) I am so excited for it to come to my door I can hardly stand it. I was trying to sell the camera I have now, but then decided on another path for it. Since my sister and her brood will be here all summer...I will pass it on to her to play with. We will explore all summer and learn as much as we can. Being a stay-at-home mom of 4 (!) kids this would be a nice way to stay busy, be creative, all while capturing amazing pictures throughout the growing up of her kids. This was the reason I started in the first place. Who know, maybe she could start this into a business of her own. :)

Next weekend is the beginning of May and I am hoping to have shoots every weekend in May. Whether it be client shoots or portfolio building shoots. Now I just have to hope the weather cooperates. I have been working on the creative vision for a few styled/conceptualized shoots that I almost have the full vision for in my head. Now its the building and model finding process. (hint, hint) (volunteer! :)) 

I am always trying to learn as much photography-related information as possible...mostly from the internet, but I also want to keep the creative juices flowing.

OK OK OK, so on with the May specials already... 

1. Basic Session (This includes children, family, maternity, engagement, and portrait)

If you book one of these sessions in May, you will get $20 off the session fee, PLUS a $20 print                         credit along with your CD of images.*

2. Senior Session

If you book a senior session in May you will get the regular senior package for $70. That's $50 off (!!) PLUS 50 free wallets. This is along with your CD of images.*

3. Weddings!!!

If you book a wedding with me in May you will get $100 off the Perfect Wedding package!! Will also throw in a $50 print credit along with the rest of the package! **

*The basic and senior sessions must be booked in May and must be done before the end of August.

**The weddings must be booked in May and take place in either 2012 or 2013.

PLEASE contact me if you have any questions or to schedule a session. You can either contact me through my website (Lindsey Klimek Photography Website), through Facebook (Lindsey Klimek Photography Facebook) or email me at lindseyklimekphotography@gmail.com.

*Lindsey!

How Lindsey Got Her Groove Back (Blog Groove)

So...it has been a really long time since I have blogged and it makes me sad. So I decided its time to start again. I am going to promise myself to blog every Sunday...in addition to blogging every session (which I have a few to catch up on!!). Even if its just a little snipet or a few words of wisdom I need to be better!


First the photog stuff. Things are starting to take off. I have found some amazing new spots and am excited for the weather to actually be nice. It will be nice to have the hubby around again too since he has been working every weekend all winter. Then I won't have to find a babysitter for the little monster. :) I have a few weddings on the books and am so excited to be meeting new clients and building my business into what I envision it to be. 


Now onto the fun part. I bought a SMASHbook!!! If you don't know what it is, YouTube it. Best thing EVER! I have wanted one of these for a year but never got around to it. Just so happened on my date night with the hubby the other night we went to Target to waste time before a movie and they just started carrying them! So I grabbed a book and literally every accessory they had for it. Now I am so nervous about creating my first page. I know it is supposed to be a random thing...which I am usually very good at...its just hard to start something! So I was looking at one of the 5 parenting magazines I get in the mail and found a perfect heading for my first page: THE BUCKET LIST. Yes!!! So its time for me to get all my bucket items on a page. Here is what I am starting with. Just a warning, they are super random and in no particular order. So sit back, enjoy, comment, "Like" Lindsey Klimek Photography on Facebook, follow me on Pinterest (lklimek), and have an amazing week!!!


THE BUCKET LIST
-Skydive
-Go on an African safari
-See NY, NY in December
-Be a full-time photographer
-Go to a drive-in movie
-Swim with dolphins
-Visit every state
-See the Taiwan lantern festival
-Have a SUCCESSFUL veggie garden
-Get an edible arrangement
-Build a huge treehouse
-Have a big, happy family
-Take dancing lessons
-Shop on Rodeo Drive
-Get a tattoo
-Go into the airport and buy tickets for a random flight
-Sell framed photography
-Own my own studio/gallery
-Own a: potbelly pig, donkey, horse, pygmy goat, and a hedgehog
-Raise a cow as a pet
-Enter an art competition
-Dye my hair (or sections of it) unconventional colors
-Own a house on a lake
-Be in 2 places at once
-Decorate for every holiday
-Touch a walrus, penguin, and giraffe
-Learn italian
-Scuba dive
-See the northern lights
-Catch a jar of fireflies
-Complete a painting
-Learn to paint with water colors


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Eight.Year.Old.Abbigail.

Abbigail turns 8-years-old this month and she was ready and willing when I asked to take pictures of her when we were at her birthday party. Although it was during a January in Minnesota, there was only a little snow, and about 30 degrees. For us Minnesotans, it was a beautiful winter day! The bitter cold has since set in. I was so impressed with Abby. We walked around by her house and she was ready with a pose wherever we went!

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Baby Rose ... {4MonthsOld}

When my sister-in-law Angie asked me to take pictures of her 4-month-old daughter, I said yes, of course and was so excited....and then came the anxiety. Not only did I have to take pictures inside (which I have only attempted once before) but I have never worked with a baby before. So the props, backdrops, poses, etc. were all new for me and I was scared! I researched and researched poses and lighting suggestions before that day. When the day came, she lasted about 10 minutes before the tears came and she zonked out for the night. I got a few pictures, but not enough. Our other niece had her 8-year birthday party 5 days later, so I packed up what I could with my "frugal" backdrop stand made of pipes :) We got a few more but there were a lot of willing assistants (all 5 years or younger) so that session didn't last long either. While not perfect...it was a good learning experience and I hope Angie loves the pictures.

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{My baby is 2 years old!!!!}

I can't believe my little Isabelle is already 2 years old. I have no idea where the time as gone. I remember when she was so small and would just sleep all day. Wow. Now I don't think she ever stops talking! She even talks in her sleep!

I miss her dearly every day at work, and I treasure every weekend I get to spend with her. It is so hard to miss a lot of her day, but the time I get with her is the absolute best part of my days. 

Although I am a city girl and am trying to get her to like a lot of "girly" things, Frank has already gotten her brainwashed into farm-mode. I always joke that I want her to be prom queen, and he says she can be the dairy princess. Oh geez. Anyways, since she HATES taking pictures (of course) I tried bringing her to a few of her favorite places around our farm and her grandparent's farm to at least try to get a few genuine smiles from her. Although she isn't looking in the camera in most of the pictures...I am in love with every one. And even though I am a little biased, I think she is the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world. 

Happy New Year!

2011 gave me some of the best moments of my life. In addition to the MANY milestones my beautiful daughter had met this year, she turned 2 (!)... I married the best man in the world and my best friend... We got to spend about a month with my sister's family which is the longest we have seen them ever! ... And I was able to finally start my dream of starting a photography business. 

I hope that 2012 will bring my family health, happiness, and lots of time together. I hope it brings my new business growth, new clients, education, and new equipment (I am just dreaming now). 

I am embarking on 2 photography adventures right away this year. I am taking part in a Project52 which is 1 picture a week with a different category every week. Also a Project365 which is just a personal picture everyday for a year. I will be posting these in their own albums on my facebook page Click here to check it out.

As far as for personal adventures, I am hoping to go on at least one trip out of the state. It would be amazing to visit my sister and her family this spring in Florida. They are also going to be in Minnesota all summer which I am looking forward to the most. We are going to do so many fun things and make a lot of memories.

While 2011 was good to me, I have high hopes for 2012.

High School Sweethearts... {Kendra and Max} ... It's Time for a Wedding!!

Kendra and Max grew up together and are high school sweethearts...those kind of love stories are my favorites! I was so excited to get to take their engagement pictures. We decided on December 29 so we could have some pretty snow scenes...well so much for that. Who would have thought that the end of a Minnesota December would be almost 30 degrees and we wouldn't even need jackets! Although we didn't get the snow, we went to a few fun places in the town they grew up in and still live. The covered bridge, Max's family's house, Holdingford school baseball/softball fields, the famous (according to my parents) Holdingford Municipal, and then had to do a little dancing in the streets!! It was a lot of fun and I wish them nothing but the best!

I wish you guys nothing but happiness!!!

- L

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