I will never put school pictures on my walls

I know I"m not alone with this opinion, and although I still get my kids ready for their pictures on "school picture day", I have a hard time wanting to buy any of them. They always come out with a weird fogginess and my kids usually have a pretty unnatural smile in them.

So, each year I've done a few "school pictures" for clients. I take some picturs - close-up, in front of a neutral (tans and creams) backdrop with better lighting. I'll upload them to my proofing site, and you can pick the picture you like the best for your package. I usually plan on about 5-10 minutes per child, and preschool or younger kids are invited.

This year, I'm only doing it for 4 days. I've already got people on a waiting list -- so if you are interested, please email me soon: mckenziehansenphotography@yahoo.com.

The package: $30 includes 3 sheets - any sizes you want
$8 each additional sheet

Here are the dates:

Wed. Sept. 15th
Thurs. Sept. 16th
Tues. Sept. 21st
Wed. Sept. 22

Thanks so much, everyone!!

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The "F" Family

I really do think there can be a curse on getting pictures done with small kids. It always seems like the kids won't be on their normal schedule - they wake up early or don't take naps, or they fall and get scraped up, or they won't eat anything but gummi bears - whatever. We've all been through it, and even though it makes the session harder, it can make for some funny pictures. 90% of the time, though, we walk away from the session with a lot of smiles - even though when you head home from the session you are scared to death that you didn't get any good ones at all!

This fabulous family had a little bit of that experience - the baby was suffering from molars coming though, and no amount of bribing could persuade his sister to stay in the kid-group photos, but we still got a TON of pictures that make it look like the session was pretty much a breeze! There are some pretty hefty bribes Mom has to live up to, though!


The older kids were so wonderful and such great helpers throughout the whole session! Thanks, you guys!










We got a lot of funny ones!

Thanks for having me take your pictures! It was fun, and even if you didn't think a little bit of attitude was very funny, I sure did! You're kids are awesome!

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Well . . . . it's happening! My life's changing in a BIG way!

This is Baby "A"
This is Baby "B"

Yep -- I'm having twins!!! They're both girls, and we think they're identical! Now we'll have 3 boys and 3 girls - it just couldn't get any better. I'm expecting them in December, but since it can be so tricky with carrying them to full term, I'll be taking a little break from my business for a while. I'll only be taking 4 more sessions in September, and 2 more in October. I want to be all caught up and done with everyone's orders by the end of October just in case. Since I have to start "partial bed rest" (6 hours of lying flat everyday!) on September 10th, I'll only be taking sessions up here in Morgan after the beginning of October.

I hope that works for everyone, and I hope you check back later when I'm up and shooting again, but that probably won't be for a while since I have no idea how I'm going to successfully handle 6 kids ages 10 and under!!!

Thanks, again to all my fabulous and wonderful clients - I love all of you and your families! You make my life so exciting!

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The "M" Family

4 boys! WOW! They were so cute! We got pictures of them doing like every activity known to man. These guys are definitely involved in a lot of sports, but it was so cute to see them doing such fun things together!








Even Mom has a longboard of her own!!!







You guys were so great! I am so very happy that none of us got run over by a train that night! Whew, it kind of seemed close, though, huh?!?!

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I'd vote for her!

This little beauty queen is up for Miss Hawaiian Tropic next month! Good luck sweetie!

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The "S" Family

Such a darling family! I've been taking their pictures for a long time now, and it just gets better and better the more I get to know them! They came up to me this time, and I have to mention the little piece of old, dirty rope that was in the dirt. They girls were so grossed out and were like, "What is that?!?!?!" - probably expecting me to say, "a poisonous snake" or something, but when I told them it was just a rope, I think they were pretty disappointed. Coming up to the country should always guarantee a snake sighting or something, right? Well, I hope it was okay that I just took them to the dirtiest "country" sites around!
So cute! I can't wait until my little girl can do serious looks like this - she's so over-the-top with everything these days!
This tiny little sweetie, I am afraid I might have given her a phobia! She was just looking through the cracks of the floor, and I told her there were bugs down there (since that's kind of a cool thing . . . . for boys, right?!?), and then she wouldn't get down on the floor again. In fact, she wouldn't leave her little "doorway" for a while.
See? She got nervous about leaving the doorway!
At least I was able to get a bunch of pics of her without having to chase after her!!




Oh, yeah! The girls rocked the pictures!

Choke holds are always welcome at my sessions!





I love a couple that's not afraid to show me the love!

So much personality!! I loved taking your pictures!!! Thanks, you guys!

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