Baby H Sneak Peak

I am so lucky....I get to hold sweet newborn babies and watch them blow bubbles in their sleep.

Thank you for letting me photograph your newest beauty, Heather! All your girls are gorgeous, inside and out....just like their Mommy.

A Miracle

My boys in one shot together!

I went to Denmark, KS last week to visit a new friend who has a GORGEOUS farm out that way. I was showing her how uncooperative my two can be, but they surprised me.

This is going to be my new 30x40 canvas!

I cant believe I forgot to post this!

A group I belong to puts out an e-magazine for members every month and in May was an article about yours truly.

I am posting the article here, since the magazine isnt public :)

Just FYI

The studio will be *closed* during the month of July. I will NOT be returning phone calls and will have LIMITED email access. Please do not wait if you want to book something for the Fall, as those slots are going fast, and there are not many of them either!

When I reopen in August, calls and emails will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis, so appointments made NOW will obviously be better than hoping no one emailed me before you did :)

I went to Michigan

last week to teach a workshop. I was kind of nervous...but I met a great group of women, had a great time and I think (hope) everyone else did as well.

Our first night I touched on some basic studio lighting stuff:

Next day we went outdoors....cool locations:

But harsh sun! Oh well, gotta work what you have...

Then a nap for one of the hardest working kids in the biz!

More to come soon!

Thank You

I appreciate the support I have received in the last few days about the stolen text from my site. I was told by the web designer that the photographer provided the text, I was told by the photographer that the web designer provided the text. So you can see how THAT went.

Anyway, the stolen bio has been removed. The offender has been reported to the Professional Photographers of America, the AZ Atty Generals office (not by me, by a supporter) and the BBB.

Let this serve as a lesson to all of us (myself included) to be aware of thinking that copying someones hard work b/c we dont feel creative is OK. Its wrong.

Thanks~
S.

It is not OK

This is mostly aimed at the photographers who frequent my blog. 99% of them, totally decent, honest, hard-working and ethical. This post is not for them. This post is for the 1% who think its OK to steal from my site.

Its NOT OK to "borrow" my wording.
Its NOT OK to "paraphrase" my text
Its NOT OK to lift my BIO and slap it WORD FOR WORD ON YOUR SITE (this was done by Debbie Parrish of Debbie Parrish Photography in Gilbert AZ. If you go visit her web site at www.dpfotoaz.com, you can read MY PERSONAL BIO hijacked onto her site.

When I find out that you have stolen from me, I will out you publicy if you do not respond to my emails/calls. I have forwarded all screen shots of stolen, copyrighted work lifted from my site to my lawyer, the Professional Photographers of America and your web hosts. Most web hosts will drop you for copyright infringement, did you know that? I found that interesting.

If we have sent you a Cease and Desist letter, be warned that we are not playing around. I am taking this recent rash of theft from my site way more seriously. Taking my BIO was over the top and inexcusable.

I hope Debbie Parrish enjoys the slew of mail coming her way.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.