Our very own {Family Portraits}

For all of those photographers out there, you know how hard it is to get a family portrait of your own family.

Everyone else's family? Piece of cake! But getting your own family together and finding someone

willing to take your portraits is another story!
We're lucky enough to have a family full of photographers. Our amazing-wonderful-talented cousin,

Betsey of Betsey Walton Photography, spent Thanksgiving with us and we traded roles for the afternoon

to get family portraits of each of our families.

They turned out perfect. Honestly, we didn't know we looked so good!

For those of you in the Redding area make sure to look her up!

Thank you Betsey for our beautiful family portraits!

Have you been good this year?

We know how much you want to avoid the mall this Holiday Season.
So we made things a little easier for you. We gave Santa a call and he was so excited to come to our studio again this year!

He'll be here Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th.

For those of you that want your own private session with Santa we'll be scheduling times just for you all day Friday, December 17th. And for those of you that want to drop by at your own convenience we'll have a set amount of time for you too! Drop by the studio any time between 10am-5pm Saturday, December 18th.

The cost for your session with Santa is just $25 and includes 1-5x7!
(We will have other print sizes and packages available for purchase. And since we print right away you'll even have them for Christmas gifts!)

So come in your Christmas best with your list in hand!


Call now for an appointment and stay tuned to our blog for more information as Santa's visit gets closer!

Liza {Del Oro Senior 2011}

Just a little sneak peak of sweet Miss Liza!

We loved being able to incorporate her passion for sports medicine at D.O. by taking her to the football field for some fun shots.

And for later she had some great accessories! We loved the scarves and earrings she brought!
We knew we would have fun with her, but no idea how much!

Grand Prize Winner at the Eggplant Festival {P} Family

Remember back in October when we had a raffle at the Eggplant Festival?
You know the one, it had over a $500 value?

This is the sweet family that won the grand prize!

Aren't they beautiful?!

We can't wait to see what they pick out for their canvas!

Baby M

Edting away but couldn't wait to share this one!!

The full blog post will be up tomorrow, but I couldn't leave without sharing this first!

Chelsey {Del Oro 2011 Senior Portraits}

If this first image doesn't take your breath away you may want to check your pulse....

This is what happens when you have the most perfect lighting, beautiful girl and amazing outfits.

We had all of that and more!

This is one beautiful girl who I'm pretty sure could pull off anything we threw at her.

We had a perfect session and we're so glad we were able to spend the afternoon with her! :-)

Cowpoke Fall Gathering 2010

This week is Cowpoke Fall Gathering
and has been declared Western Week here in Loomis!
Businesses were invited to decorate their store windows in true western fashion

along with the theme, Tough Enough to Wear Pink.

The first place winner would receive a basket including the grand prize,

a commercial on the country radio station 101.9 the WOLF!!

(valued at more than we would ever be able to afford)

Everyone in town competed and had amazing window displays. Some even had real live critters in their windows! We had a great time putting ours together with everything from a door off our own barn to my own saddle and tack. We included some of our western style portraits along with the old stuff from the barn. :-)

The judging took place this morning, and wouldn't you know it, WE WON!!

The founders of Cowpoke Fall Gathering came and surprised us with the first place winning basket!

We have so enjoyed being a part of this amazing event and are so grateful to the Brauns and Brenda Newsom!

And yes.... we ARE tough enough to wear pink! :-)

Cowpoke Fall Gathering 2010

We're tough enough to wear pink.... are you?

To find out more about the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign you can find out more on their website.

Would you like more info on all the Cowpoke happenings? You can visit their website to find out more.

We'll be at every show so hopefully we'll see you there!

Family Portraits

We just love that Jerri planned this session with her mom and two brothers.

(A perfect example of a variation on a normal family session.

Not always including extended family adds variety and provides a different portrait to be passed down.)

Everything was perfect from what they wore to our lighting that day.

And even better than that was the personality that came along too!

I don't think we've laughed that hard during a session in a long time!

Thank you all for a really wonderful afternoon!

Will {Senior Portraits}

This boy can play the guitar. Like really play.

We thoroughly enjoyed his talent during his session.

To go with it he had a great personality that shone through along with a great smile.

Thanks again Will for a fun session! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

Veronica {Del Oro Senior 2011}

Remember when I said we had an amazing session with Veronica?
Now is this amazing or what?!
First of all she is just stunning.

Secondly, her outfit selection was aawweesome!! (in sing song voice of course)

The location was perfect. The lighting was flawless.

To make it even better her super cute little bro came along for a few shots.

*sigh*

What more can a gal ask for?!

Thanks again for a fun afternoon Veronica! We hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

Can't wait for you to see the rest! :)

What to Wear {Fall Edition}

The question we get asked the most is
"What do we wear for our portrait session?"

Now as a reminder, before any session we have a consultation to discuss your family's style, the style of your home, and what you plan on doing with your portraits. We want to make sure your portraits will fit you. These are just suggestions to get the creative juices flowing!

So one of the first things we start with is a color scheme.

Depending on the time of year, what colors are in your home, and what you plan on doing with them will determine what colors we chose for you.

Right now the colors are really starting to pop outside and we love suggesting a theme that goes with the season. So to go along with the fall colors we chose shades of gray along with burnt orange and brown. I've put together two different schemes, one more formal and one a little more casual to give you ideas of how to work the color scheme into your style.

I'll say it once and I'll say it again, not everyone has to match perfectly, we just suggest you coordinate your colors and styles and yes, even patterns. Depending on your family and the setting you can even mix and match them.

Hopefully this helped give you some ideas and even some inspiration! :)

Halloween Charity Food Drive!

Calling all Ghosts, Zombies, Princesses and Fairies!


Come by Simply Portraits
Saturday 11am-6pm
or Sunday 3pm-6pm
and get a FREE 4x6 PORTRAIT
with at least 2 cans of food per kiddo!

Moms, besides getting an adorable picture of your little pumpkin or cowboy what a better way to show your kids how to give back. Before you take the kids trick or treating this weekend bring them by the studio to get a free picture and drop off something to eat for someone less fortunate in our community.

These are just a few of our favorites from last year!

Every costume was so fun,

from the pea eating sweet pea,
to the oh so lovingly silly brothers.

We can't wait see you all back this year!

Victor {Del Oro Senior 2011}

From the minute we met Victor we knew taking his senior portraits would be a piece of cake.

From his easy smile to his crystal blue eyes,

Not to mention his amazing piano playing,

We knew he would be easy to photograph!

And as you can see,

We were right!

Mini Accordion Books

These delicious little books are the newest addition to our product lineup!
They are also featured in one of our Holiday Mini Session packages.

They come in a perfect set of three,

One for each set of grandparents and one for you!

Holiday Mini Sessions!

The Holidays are just around the corner!

(I know, we find it hard to believe too!)

But to help you with the busy time of year we're making things easy by offering a day of mini sessions!

You can bring in the family for a quick, 20 minute session and have cards and gifts for the grandparents just in time for the Holidays!

Sessions are limited, so make sure to call right away to schedule your session for Saturday, November 20th!

Eggplant Festival 2010 Winners!

Thank you everyone for coming out to the Eggplant Festival this year!

We had a great time and enjoyed meeting so many of you.

And now let me introduce you to our drawing winners!

Our $50 Gift Certificates goes to....

Josh G. of Citrus Heights

and

Julia B. of Loomis

Our $100 Gift Certificate goes to...

Melissa K. of Lincoln

And our Grand Prize valued at $516 goes to...

(....drumroll please....)

Andrea P. of Loomis!

They are so excited and are already planning their sessions! Can't wait to share them with you!

Don't forget to use your coupon before it expires in December! It's a great savings and we want to make sure you take advantage of it!

And for those of you that weren't able to come see us here's a little peak at our booth.

Nico {GBHS 2011 Senior}

With all the craziness of Eggplant Festival last week this post never got posted!

But as you can see it is so worth sharing!

Nico was so easy to photograph,

he seriously could read our minds and knew what we wanted him to do next.

And of course so photogenic!

(But you can obviously see that!)

And as a little side note, Nico is the perfect example of what to wear,

Classic, timeless, and perfect for this time of year!

Eggplant Festival 2010

We can't believe it's Eggplant Festival time already!

We're giving away loads of goodies this year,

we couldn't help ourselves and had to top last years grand prize

and make it even bigger and better!

This years prizes are...

Grand Prize

20x30 Fine Art Gallery Wrap

Package of custom 5x7 folded Christmas (or any occasion) cards

Sitting fee

Valued at $516!!

We're also giving away a $100 gift certificate

As well as two $50 gift certificates

And because we want everyone to be winners...

Just for entering the raffle you receive a

20% off a sitting of your choice coupon.

And besides visiting us there are plenty of things to do!

There's a pancake breakfast,

"Little Sprout" Fashion Show,

Wine Garden with local wine makers,

Local artists displaying and selling their work,

And of course LOTS of great food!

So make sure to stop by the Eggplant Festival this Saturday!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Natasha {Del Oro Senior 2011}

Don't let these good looks fool you.

She has brains that could put those legs to shame!

Not only is she in the National Honor Society,

She also happens to be Yearbook Editor.

Yes, we thought she was pretty cool too. :)