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The good life.

One of my favorite places in our house is this certain corner of my couch. I don’t sit there to watch TV or to enjoy a fire in the fireplace. In fact, you can’t even see those things from there. I sit there and gaze at the wall where a large gallery of photos looks back at me; photos of my children, my family, our life.  Some of them are happy, some are serious, some are just plain silly. All of them are a beautiful tribute to our life together and the four little lives I am watching unfold before me. Sometimes when I am enjoying the view I smile to myself. I smile because I know that I have had a hand in creating hundreds of beautiful memories just like this for countless families in Silicon Valley and beyond.

I so love my job! I truly believe that what I do is important. I don’t just record an image that shows what a child looks like at two or five or nine. Instead, I seek to record his spirit, her energy, and the love they share with siblings and parents. Capturing that spirit is at the heart of every encounter I have.  Ooooh, I get goose-bumps just thinking about it. What a privilege it is to be a special part of the lives of so many families!

If you want to see a whole lotta’ cool galleries that my clients have shared, visit the Images by Anna Facebook page.

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Want to save $100? Been waiting to book with Anna? Wait no more!

Save up to $100 during our third annual "Christmas in July" (or June or August)

As most of you know, our busiest season is the Fall since that’s when most of you are thinking about photos for Christmas gifts, cards, etc . . . . In order to get you thinking about doing those photos a little earlier in the year, we’re once again offering our Summer Christmas special!

Here it is:

June 2-6: Save $100 off a Custom Session (book by 5/28)

July 13-18 : Save $75 off a Custom Session (book by 7/2)

August 24-29: Save $50 off a Custom Session (book by 8/13)

 

To book or get more info, Contact us, call 408.221.4570 or reply to this email!

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Best of 2009 Contest Results

After 4 days of emails blasts, Tweets, and Facebook posts, our contestants can finally rest.  The results are in.  We had a very interesting turn of events in the closing moments–we actually ended up with a three-way tie for 5th Place!  We also have a drawing for one lucky voter to receive a Free Custom Session.  Here are the Winners!

One Luck Voter!

The winner of our voter drawing is Joanna Ramos of San Jose. Congratulations, Joanna!

1st Place: Little Red Balloon – 90 votes

This winner is receiving a Custom Session for their family as well as a Custom Session Certificate to give to a friend!  Congrats!

2nd Place: Mama – 83 votes

This winner is receiving a Custom Session for their family.  Congrats!

3rd Place:  Brother Love – 59 votes

This winner is receiving a Custom Session Certificate to give to a friend to introduce them to Images by Anna!  Congrats!

4th Place: Grandpa’s Truck – 40 votes

The 4th and 5th place winners will each receive a Short & Sweet Session Certificate to give to a friend to introduce them to Images by Anna

5th Place:  The Good Life – 39 votes

Ironically, this family is having a session tonight!

5th Place:  Sugar – 39 votes

5th Place: Merry – 39 votes

Some more delights from Baby Buzz. I just love this gig.

Just minutes before these families see their links, I will give them a quick peek at their images, because I KNOW they are looking to see if there is a sign of their little one’s faces on my site. So, here you go  . . .

These girls just melted my heart. Look at those baby blues. baby buzz12

LOVE her wild and wonderful hair. LOVE it!baby buzz13

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A fantastic Short and Sweet at Baby Buzz in Willow Glen.

Love me some cute kiddos in PJ’s and kiddos on the bed. Just so sweet, innocent and pure. We had so much fun at Baby Buzz this month, capturing some adorableness for some lucky families. Here is your sneak peek (sorry so close to your galleries are sent, we’ve been working feverishly to get them all ready for you!) I will add the other kids soon!

Two little monkeys I’ve captured before. So so sweet!babybuzz8

Oh my! Look at that sweet, happy face!babybuzz2

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A whole lotta’ good stuff. Bay Area baby photographer.

Welcome 2010

Like most of you, we are looking forward to what a wonderful 2010 has to offer. Speaking of offers . . . we’d like to make you one!

New Year. New Clients. New Bonus!

Since we know that all of you made a New Year’s resolution to get your friends to use Images by Anna, we wanted to make it a little, well, a LOT, more rewarding. I know, seeing your friends’ kids being captured by Anna is reward enough for most, but we’re going to kick in a little extra anyway!
For each referral that books a custom session you are going to get a BIGGER than usual return.

Your friend books a session for a date:

-Between February 5-7 receive a $150 referral credit & your friend will receive a $150 discount! Crazy, right?

-Between March 24-28 $100 each,

-Between April 20-24 $75 each

-Between June 3-6 $50 each.

And it just got even sweeter:
If you book YOUR session in the same month as your friend, you both receive a set of 25 adorable note cards featuring your favorite image!

Note: In order to earn your referral credit your friend MUST give us your name at the time of booking. The only restriction on the bonus referral credit is that you will need to use it in 2010.

Contact Brian or call 408.221.4570 to get booked!

Upcoming Short & Sweet Session Availability

A Special offering in partnership with Willow Glen’s adorable Baby Buzz. click here to snap one up!

Oak Meadow Park: February 6: 4:30, 4:50, 5:10 (Half Off, only $100!)
Molly’s Porch: March 26: 8:20, 8:40, 9:00 am
Capitola Beach: April 24: 6:30, 6:50, 7:10, 7:30 pm
Crissy Field: June 5: 7:00, 7:20, 7:40, 8:00 pm

Book One Now

If you have done Short & Sweet Sessions in that past, and plan on booking one in the near future, be sure to visit the Short & Sweet page of annamayer.com to review some of the changes to the program.

New Camera for Christmas?

I’m sure many of you received one of the latest and greatest cameras this year, and now you’re thinking . . . cool! Now . . . how do I use this thing? Digital cameras are getting easier to use all the time, but here a few tips to get the most out of your camera.

  1. Keep your new camera close by. If you want to catch your kids “in the moment,” the camera can’t be very far away. Find a secure place in your main living space that is easily accessible at a moment’s notice.
  2. Get close. If you want to capture the emotion on their faces, get close. If you’re too close, your camera will let you know by not allowing you take the picture.
  3. Limit distractions. I can’t tell you how many snapshots I’ve seen in which the subject, a tiny little child in the middle of a room full of distractions, is completely lost in a sea of other “subjects”. Again, get closer . . . can’t say this enough.
  4. And a little bonus tip: Read the manual! :-)

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Ho ho ho! Just a few hours left on our Cyber “Monday” sale.

 So many have already taken advantage of our stellar sale on sessions for early 2010!! Don’t miss out!! Click here to book yours (or husbands, buy one for your wife for Christmas and win husband-of-the-year!)

And for those of you who didn’t sneak in for 2009, but want to capture your children now, maybe at this perfect age, or in their adorable Christmas clothes, we have a couple of slots for sessions THIS WEEK, as well as one space left for our December Short & Sweet at Oak Meadow. Both the full sessions and the short and sweet will be available for viewing/purchase AFTER the holidays (unless we really rock it and are able to get them ready for you before, you never know!)

This little man is cheering us on! LOL I LOVE this family. This little brother is no different than his big brother was at the same age; stinking adorable and not-going-to-smile-even-though-I’m-happy. :-) red balloon the lip

Taking a Short & Sweet to San Francisco’s Crissy Field.

Our September Short & Sweet was so hot, we booked solid already. So we’ve decided to tentatively open up a second Short & Sweet session in San Francisco at Crissy Field.  This is a great & very “California” location, with many of the images incorporating the Golden Gate bridge (weather cooperating, of course). We don’t think these sessions will be available long (see availability) . . . so don’t wait! Contact Brian today to secure yours: 408-221-4570 or brian@annamayer.com  See you in San Francisco!

*These sessions require an additional $20 travel charge & will be held only if a minimum of three clients book. If we are unable to fill the minimum, your session fee can either be refunded or transferred to another session option.

Los Gatos Photographer. Our new studio is open!

Ok, the grand opening was actually a couple months ago already (wow, time flies) but I haven’t shared my images from our wonderful event and the beautiful new digs our company has. Stop by sometime when you are out and about and say “hi!”. This location is really perfect and all of the clients who have come in to pick up their orders or to view thier session images have felt right at home. Check out our images and stop by soon. We are in Los Gatos, on Los Gatos Blvd., above Trader Joe’s.

Christmas in July. San Jose family photographer.

Back by popular demand, our Christmas in July promotion. We all love to do holiday photos. They make perfect gifts, cards, and make Christmas shopping a snap. But most of us think of holiday photos somewhere around November. Unfortunately, that’s too late to get in with Anna and get the best. So to help you out, we are encouraging you all to book your holiday sessions early and get a jump on your holiday shopping (not to mention getting fabulous images to have forever) now!**Cannot be combined with any other offers.