Wednesday, November 19, 2008

I'm an Aunt!

I officially become an aunt yesterday 11/18/08 at 6:02 pm. My sister gave birth to a beautiful baby boy weighing 7lbs 1oz and he was 20 in. long. It was a long emotion filled day. She ended up having to have a c-section, but both her and baby are doing well now. I will post pics and a slideshow sometime in the next few days!

This means I am more behind in work since I was at the hospital all day. I am working like a crazy woman to get all of my sessions edited and orders placed. If your waiting on your gallery to be put up, it will be SOON, I promise.

If you have any questions drop me an email.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

This-N-That- Conroe Photographer

Just some random thoughts today.

First, I found this song on YouTube and I can NOT stop listening to it. I dont know if its the sweet thoughts from the movie, or if its the realxing tone on the music. But I just can not get enough of it. So I thought I would share it with all of you.



Also, I still have a couple of spots available for my Holiday Mini's this weekend. If you havent booked your spot yet, you better hurry!

The biggest news I have to share is that my husband is coming home tomorrow! He has been in Germany for over 2 months! We are so excited!!!

I hope all of you are doing well!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Holiday Mini Sessions

Its that time of year again, Christmas. It is my favorite time of year. The music, the hot chocolate, the lights, the SHOPPING! What more could a girl want? I have already started Christmas shopping, have you? This time of year gets so chaotic and just flies by in a big holiday whirlwind. So, to help both you and me during this busy time of year, I am have holiday mini sessions. Last year I was so busy with last minute sessions. Everyone wanted Christmas cards and they wanted them fast! So to help budget all of our time, I am holding mini sessions.

To book your session email or call today!
936-494-0594

Mini Session Details

$150
Includes session fee, 2 5x7's, and 24 press printed Christmas cards

Sessions are 45 minutes long for up to 5 people

You will have several card designs to choose from(no revisions)

5-10 Proofs to choose from
(All images will be in a password protected gallery for you to choose from and make additional purchases)

November 8th In studio mini's on black backdrop
(very simple and elegant)

November 9th On loacation urban
Session slots start at 9am and go till 6pm

Refer a friend for a mini and get a FREE 8x10 from your session!

Here are this years card choices.

Remember there will be NO revisions other than name chages

No substitutions











Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Engagement Session- Conroe

Saturday I had the priviledge of photographing a happy beatutiful couple. Travis and Kayla are getting married next May. I have to say that they are perfect for each other. They are so funny and it was a blast to hang out with them. We had a couple of hiccups that slowed us down. One was I got pooped on by a dang pigeon! And Travis seemed to have a hard time staying on his feet. Sorry Travis, I ratted you out. But it all made the session fly by as we were constantly laughing(and singing, Kayla!). It was one of my most entertaining sessions to date. I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peeks!



Monday, October 6, 2008

I am magic! I Disappeared!

WOW! Bet you guys didnt know I have secret hidden talents. Like the ability to disappear. It was all an illusion though. I was still here the whole time, you just didnt know it. Ok, but in all seriousness its been almost 3 MONTHS since my last post. That is horrible! I give you all permission to slap me via email or phone if I ever go longer than a week without posting! In my defense, I have been super busy...

The older 2 kids came home from thier summer with dad, just in time for drillteam camp and schoold sortly followed. The month of August was filled with meet the teachers, open house, drillteam stuff, etc.. It was a whirlwind month, as I am sure it is for most families.

Brett, my hubby, took a new job and has been in Germany for a month and will be home at the end of this month! I thought I would be ok, afterall I was a single mom of two kids for a few years. Well let me tell you, three kids is a WHOLE different story. Especially when one of them is in his terrible twos! Man that kid sucks my energy dry.

Ike. That one little 3 letter word means so many things to so many. To me it means losing my home. Ike hit about a week after my husband left for Germany. My dad made me and the kids go to his house during the storm(thankfully). I resisted thinking it was only a measly catagory 2 storm, big deal right? WRONG! But I went anyway. Two trees down on my house later, I am suddenly homeless wiht 3 kids. Now, I had places to stay(my family was great), but I had no home to go home to. My 12yr old daughter lost just about everything she owned. So now I have been dealing with contractors, insurance company, getting the trees off the house, cleaning up debris after the storm(Bretts dad and family handled most of this for me, thanks!), finding a new place to live, moving, etc... all by myself. I have been doing ok, but it has been very emotionally draining.

So all of that sums of why I havent been posting on here, and what has been going on in my life. I have had sessions thrown in here and there in all of this mess. Most have been boudoir sessions and were posted on my boudoir blog.

I hope to be better about blogging from this point on.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Random...

Time has just flown by the last two weeks. I took two weeks off to spend time with my kids before they left for another 3 week visit with thier dad. This worked out well since I am also nursing my broken foot. Of course two weeks off doesnt actaully mean two weeks of no work. I have still been editing pictures and answering emails and phone calls. I just took two weeks off from sessions. I am going to start slowly doing sessions again. I dont want to push my foot too fast. In my down time I decided to put together this slideshow for the K family.




Oh, and cool news! I get a day off!! I am heading to Lousianna Saturday for a day girl-trip to the casinos. I am sooooo excited. Not really about the gambling(althogh that is sooo fun), but about a day of no kids and no hubby! I havent had a day of no kids in about 3 years. Except for a trip a year ago, but I spent the whole thing bed ridden EXTREMELY sick. I know not all of you will understand my excitement, but I just had to share.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Stress Fracture

I have been limping around for over two weeks now because of a hurt foot. I finally went to the Dr. Thurday(becasue my hubby made me) and it turns out I have a stress fracture. WHAT??? I couldnt believe it. So now I am hobbeling with a giant boot up to my knee on my left foot. I go in for a MRI Monday to find out how bad it is and how long I will be sporting this facy footwear. I am still booking sessions, I may be a little slow is all.

I had part two of the K family session yesterday, and will be posting sneak peeks soon!!!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The K family

I had a session with the K family last week and we are following up this weekend with a "mini" session. We had to cut the first one short due to circumstances beyond our control. Thats ok though, because now we are meeting at a park and it will be tons of fun! I am so excited and cant wait to see you guys again.




Friday, June 20, 2008

Model search!!!

Remember I told you about the new location I found? I said I would be looking for models soon.... Well, guess what??? Its time! I am looking for female models ages 12 and up and couples. I dont want to give out too many details now. All I will say is that if you dont want to get wet, this isnt for you. The models will receive a FREE session with no obligation to purchase prints(signed model release required). I will only accept a limited number of bookings for each age and type of shoot. Call or email today for more info!

I am also starting a new boudoir site and need models of all shapes and sizes! Models will receive a free session with no obligation to purchase prints(signed model release required). All models must be at least 18 years old. I only have 5 spots available, so act fast!!!

Tara
936-494-0594
tara@timelesstreasuresportraits.com

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

PARTY!!!!

WOW! So sorry I have been MIA. I have been crazy busy. Which is good news, right? Its definately keeping me distracted while the older two kids are away. I promise to try my hardest to be better about my blogging!

Saturday night I had the pleasure of photographing a party(more like a reception). The bride and groom got married during the week and then had a beautiful party in Bentwater on Saturday at thier home. The bride's daughters organized most of the party(including hiring me) and I cant even explain what a amazing job they did. It was a beautiful night and it was a pleasure to be a part of it.





Sunday, June 8, 2008

So sad...

My older two kids left today to go to thier dads for three weeks. I always hate this part of summer. I know when they are here, thay can drive me insane. That being said I would still rather have them here than not. The house feels so empty and quiet without them. I still have the youngest here with me, but its just not the same trying to have conversations with a 2 year old all day! LOL I am sure before long they will be home and I will be longing for the quiet days. But for now, they are already missed and I wish they were home.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Birth Slideshow

I had the pleasure of being there when Madeline Jewel was welcomed into this beautiful family. It was an amazing experience! Mom is a friend of mine(and fellow photographer) and I must say she did a beatiful job. They are such a great family and I wish them luck with their newest addition!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Need Senior Reps!

I am looking for senior spokesmodels for the 08-09 school year. Each rep will receive numerous goodies and incentives! As a spokesmodel all you have to do is hand out cards(with your photos on them) and show everyone your AWESOME portraits! Thats it. Easy Peasy right? And your reward???? Well, the top referrer(5min) will get a $200 gift card to the store of his/her choice, and other cool prizes!!! I only allow a maximum of 3 per school, so you better hurry before one of your friends beats you to it!

Tara
936-494-0594
tara@timelesstreasuresportraits.com

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Website down!!

BOTH of my main websites are down. There was a explosion/fire at our server location(The Planet). It is located in Houston and has over 90,000 servers on it and all are currently out. It is one if the worlds larget servers. It happened yesterday around 6pm and it has been madness ever since. I cant even check my eamil. If you need to get in touch with me use my persaonal email: tjnursingstudent@yahoo.com or call me at 936-494-0594. Hopefully we will be back up sometime this evening. Thanks for you patience and understanding.

Tara

Monday, May 26, 2008

Miss M

I photographed miss M when she was a newborn and I had pleasure of photographing her again yesterday. These are her 5 month old portraits. She is such a sweet beautiful baby. She was so good and we had so much fun that they spent 3 hours hanging out with me playing. Here are a few that I got edited today mom. I hope yall had as much fun as I did!




Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Photographer Spotlight- Nicole Tow

Nicole Tow Photography is located in Pasadena, Maryland. She has been one of my favorite photographers for a few months now. She specializes on lifestyle maternity, newborn, baby child, senior, couple and family portraits. If you are ever in Maryland and need a professional photographer, Nicole Tow Photography is the way to go. If I am ever in Maryland, Nicole Tow Photography, WILL be doing my family portraits!

Here is a link to her beautiful site!
http://www.nicoletow.com/

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

May Special!

Ok, my May special is called Maternity Madness. I know the last month of two of your pregnancy can be CRAZY to say the least. I wanted to do something for you moms to be to help ease some of that stress. So, for the month of May I am offering 50% off session fee(signed model release required) for ALL moms to be. I know many moms, myself included, who got too wrapped up in preparing to even bother with taking time out for maternity photos. So I am putting this out there so maybe, just maybe I can keep you from making the same mistake. I am even going to sweeten the deal a bit more... For the first three moms that book, you will recieve a free newborn session as a gift from me!!!! So don't put it off any longer, book today!!!

Call (936)494-0594 or email tara@timelesstreasuresportraits.com today!

Monday, May 12, 2008

Hot Stuff!

WooooHoooo This is one hot lady!!! I had the pleasures of shooting a boudoir session over the weekend with Mrs. L. These are quickly becoming one of my favorite types of sessions. When your model looks like this though, whats not to love! Here are your sneek peeks!

Edited on 5/20/08-for privacy reasons I have taken these images down

Thursday, May 1, 2008

And the winner is....

I had annouced that I would hold a drawing for a free mounted 16x20 on May 1st. Well guess what? Today is May 1st!!! To qualify all you had to do was have a session with me during the month of April and you were automatically entered! How easy is that? To be fair I put each April clients name on a little piece of paper. Then I had my 12yr old pick one out of a hat. And the winner is........... Miss Katie Hayes!!! Ok mom, now comes he hard work. You have to choose which one you want.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Miss N

First things first... Stay tuned for BIG BIG BIG news in the next couple of weeks!



We will have the drawing for the free mounted 16x20 on May 1st. There are only a couple of spots left to be able to get in on time to qualify for the drawing.



I also have something new in the works for my site, but dont want to give away any info just yet. Check back later for more info!!!



I will be starting my Senior 09 campaign soon, and will be offering HUGE discounts and freebies to a few select seniors who would like to be senior reps. More info will be out soon!



I have also discovered a AWESOME new location and I am looking for a "model' to test it out. I will give more details later, but if you dont mind getting wet email me now.




Okay, this girl knows how to work the camera! Just about every click of the camera turned into a BEAUTIFUL portrait. I just let her do her thing and did my best to capture "her". Her poor mom though. She doesnt know how she will ever choose which ones to order.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Little Princess

Oh my! I realized that I never featured this little beauty on my blog. This little princess is the daughter of a good friend of mine. So be prepared to watch her grow. I am sure you will see plenty of her in the next year and years to come. She has caused me to have dreams of having another one, trying for another girl. But in the end I decide against it. Afterall, it could be another boy!!!!

Dont forget about our Mother's Day sessions, and our monthly special....


Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Miss Jennifer

I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer over the weekend. She needed headshots for an upcoming audition/tryout. This was something a little different for me. It was weird to only photograph from the neck up! Hopefully I can get her back soon to do a "real" session. She is such a beautiful young woman, and a pleasure to photograph! GOOD LUCK JENNIFER!!!!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Mothers Day Mini Sessions

In honor of Mothers Day on May 11th, I have decided to do Mothers Day mini sessions. These sessions will be held on April 19th and 20th. Each session will be up to 45 minutes long and you will have 5-10 proofs to choose from. The fee for the Mother's Day mini is $100.00 and includes your session fee, 1 8x10, and 2 5x7's. I will only be taking a limited number of sessions so call today to book your sppointment!

Monday, March 31, 2008

April Special!!!

For the month of April there are a couple of things going on. First is the monthly sale. This month there will not be a theme, but an over all discount. Here is the breakdown. The first five sessions to BOOK will get thier session fee for 1/2 off and get 2 FREE 8x10's!!!! The next five will just get the 1/2 off session fee. Ok, the second big news, is there will also be a prize awarded to one of this months session. On May 1st 2008, I will hold a drawing and one of my April sessions will win a grand prize!! The prize is a mounted 16x20!! ok, so hurry up and book today. I will only book 10 sessions and only the first five get the 2 8x10's.

Call or email with any questions!
tara@timelesstreasuresportraits.com
936-494-0594

Oppps I did it again...

Man alive! I am horrible about keeping up with this blog. I have plenty of sessions to post and I will start that back up later this week. I am going to start running monthly specials. Each month will have a theme. I dont want to give away too many details now. Just be sure to check back often so you dont miss out! I will be back shortly with the deatils for the April special!

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Mindy

Mindy is a friend of mine and we had a great time driving around Houston doing bridal portraits. It was a cool and windy day, but she was a real trooper. Thanks Mindy, I had fun!

Monday, February 11, 2008

Mr. W

Ok Mr. W, here ya go!!! Just a couple from our session. The rest will have to be a surprise!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

J & W

I had the pleasure of shooting a boudoir style shoot yesterday with J&W. This was my first boudoir shoot, and I LOVED it! They were a pleasure to work with and they are just beautiful. I told J I would put some "sneak peeks" up today so here they are! I am only posting J for now. W if you want a sneak peak too, just shoot me a email. You guys were great and I love these of you J, you look BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

P.S. Dont forget ANYONE can leave comments, so if you see something you like feel free to give a shout-out!



Sunday, February 3, 2008

Miss J

I had the pleasure of photographing miss J today. I promised her and her mom that I would post a few "sneak peeks" tonight. I just have to say that as beautiful as she is on the outside, she is even more beatiful on the inside. It was a pleasure photographing her today. So, here are your "sneak peeks". Enjoy!