Isabel Sam Photography

Gary & Laurie

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:34:54 +0000

We started out with Gary and his awesome brothers!

Gary’s son, Nick, needed an adjustment. JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJJA

We did their first look inside because it started raining on the outside.

And we messed around with some moody lighting.

Sometimes the random flashes totally kill my shots and sometimes they are kinda cool.

I think this is my most favorite shot of Gary!

If you’ve been following my work for a while – you probably know these guys! Asha and Justin ladies and gentlemen!!!! They were a breath of fresh air that day!!!!!!! Thank you guys for being flippin’ awesome as usual!

And they wanted to do the old happy booth – so here it is!

Congrats, guys! You get your images this weekend!!!!

Some of my to-do list before maternity leave….

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:12:03 +0000

So, I have this incredibly long to-do list that I’ve been wanting to attack for who knows how long! It just keeps getting longer and longer and longer. I hear all these crazy people who have no children and their own business tell me stuff like “make your to-do list and start getting things done”. Yeah, “let’s see them get all this done and juggle life” is what other mother’s tell me! Basically, what I’ve ended up doing is just prioritizing what I’ve GOT TO GET DONE OR I’LL FREAK OUT and everything else goes on a back burner. Ya know what I mean? And my clients can totally vouch for me getting done what I need to get done! Some of them have gotten their wedding images back in two weeks – yes, 2 Weeks!!!!!

Well, here’s something that’s been on the back burner that I’m going to get done in the next 12 days. I’m updating my investment guide! That’s right! Now, don’t freak out, none of my prices are going up! I’m just adding stuff to it that I’ve started offering that’s not on it!

So, since my business is quite the visual one…I thought I’d let you guys keep me to my word! Here are my pieces of wall art that all need to get on my investment guide!

First up: The Canvas. People tend to know what this is. It’s a photograph that’s been printed on canvas, given extra TLC and UV protection, has been stretched over a wooden frame, has backing paper, and even little silicon feet added to each of the four corners so this beauty will never scratch your walls. It only needs one hook to hang on your wall. That’s right, one teeny tiny hole in the wall for this. I also use a printer that uses very environmentally friendly inks and your canvas is guaranteed for 100 years. You can’t really beat that, huh?

So, here’s a sample.

Next up, is the Float Wrap. It’s basically a large photographic print that has been wrapped around a board with a sponge in it. Gator board is then attached to the back of the piece to allow you to hang this on your wall with just one screw. I, however, have found that I can use command strips and then no one has to start World War III in their house over holes in the wall. YAY for Happy Happy marriages!!!! Oh and the gator board allows this to “float” approximately one inch off your wall – hence the name “Float Wrap”.

Here’s the front of one of them:

And the back of another float wrap showing the command strips.

The next product is called a Metal Mural. These are basically multiple squares of metal that have had the photographic image printed over them. You then use metal hooks to connect the whole piece. It comes with everything shown except for the type of screws you need to hang this into the wall. Depending on the size of the mural, you could need 3-5 screws to hang this in your home. Metal Murals look especially cool with really grungy or edgy photographs.

And last, but not least, are my Acrylic Prints. These are fantabulous for really colorful prints. They almost look like a big thick piece of plastic that has the image melted over a back piece that’s been embedded into the plastic. (I hope that makes sense!) Anyway, if you have a really colorful image that you want to showcase – this is the piece for you! It even looks better when it’s back lit! All of these, no matter the size, require four screws to put this into your wall. The screws are covered by the metal circles you see in the corners.

Here’s a front view:

And a side view:

So, that’s it! I’ll be adding these beauties to the investment guides very soon!

Until later,

Isa

A BIG announcement and a smaller announcement :-)

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:00:55 +0000

So, I’ve been kind of sort of keeping a secret for a while. I actually announced it to the world MONTHS ago on my personal facebook wall, but I just haven’t publicly announced it here. You see, I am now in my third trimester with baby Sam version 2.0! YAY!!!!

And I waited so long to officially announce it because with my first pregnancy, some people were really bogus towards me, so I decided to just not announce it so early this time around. It’s not like it’s a really big secret, though. I’m totally showing, duh!

Anyway, so here’s our new little boy we’re expecting come mid November! (This was taken at 18 weeks, so he’s a heck of a lot bigger now!)

So, how do I do this and my business and my Solomon and my marriage, too? I honestly don’t know. I have days where I feel like I’m losing my mind just like any other mom of a toddler. I just get even more responsibility added to it! I’ve heard that the transition from one child to two is the hardest, so I’m kind of freaked out about that, but I’m sure that some how we’ll make it. The next couple of years may be blurry, but we can do it!!!!

Anyway, on to the business side of things. I’m already done with my weddings for this year. I decided not to overload myself with 8-16 hour days in my last trimester. If you end up planning a quick, cute, and shorter wedding on the fly in the next few months – I’d still be SO happy to shoot that!!!!!

And I am still taking portrait sessions up until I can’t do it any more. I’m actually still quite agile, I have my limits, but I can still do everything but lay on my stomach for a shot!

So, that’s the BIG announcement!

And for the smaller one….. My awesome canvas printer is having a sale! If you order a canvas between now and Aug. 30th you get a 25% discount! SWEET!!!!

I’m off to bed! This body needs rest! Nighty night, friends!

xoxo,

Isa

Mount Notre Dame

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:15:06 +0000

The class of 2011 had a Senior Picnic last weekend to celebrate the beginning of the school year! We thought it’d be fun to bring along the happy booth – so we did! BUT then it rained like crazy – so only half of the booth came because we were kind of squished into a corner of the shelter. So, we did what we had to do! We still had fun!!!!!

Here’s one picture from the picnic – I’m not going to publicly publish the rest of them on here since the majority of these girls are still minors. If you are a Mount Notre Dame Senior you can get the password to the post below this one from Peggy Bullock, Emily Bullock, or Ciara Rosser. They also have the access code to the online gallery! Go to clients -> register your email address -> and then enter the access code!

Much love, Isa

Protected: Mount Notre Dame Class of 2011 Senior Picnic

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:07:58 +0000

Heather & Phil are married!

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:42:34 +0000

We started out with the guys.

And then moved on to Heather!

Their bling.

They totally wanted to do a first site! And first sites make me really happy too!!!!!

Their wedding weekend was super hot! We were reaching record highs so Heather and Phil made the last minute decision to move their festivities inside so no one would pass out from the heat. It made everything a bit more cozy, but it was still a super sweet day!

So, I normally don’t post the pictures of my silly games we play on a wedding day – but these guys were SOOO GOOOOOD at them!!!!!

The happy group sweatin’ it out together. I figured we had to get some shots on the greenery since that’s the whole reason why they originally booked this club!

You know how much I LOVE shooting this!

They started out their first dance and asked others to join in. It was sweet.

That’s the end of these images! If you’d like to see more – click below!

Swamped!

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:19:15 +0000

You know when you’ve hit that time of year where you just feel totally overwhelmed?! I’ve officially hit it!!!!!!!!

I’m going to work on digging myself out of this….so please pray for me.

In the mean time….a preview of Phil and Heather!

Justin & Lisa

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:31:54 +0000

Lisa and Justin decided to keep their beautiful wedding carefree and simple. And if you know me, you know that works soooooo perfectly with me! Lisa LOVES the color red – which happens to be my favorite color too! I think my heart melted when I saw her shoes! Hello Beauties!!!!!!!

They did a rad first site! I just cannot express how great these are for everyone involved! The bride and groom are always more relaxed because they’ve already seen each other, which means we have more times for relaxed photos, and everyone gets to the party faster after the ceremony!

I would say that the majority of grooms are kind of excited and nervous about finally getting to see their beautiful bride. I’m always amazed at the changes in facial expressions as the bride gets closer to her groom. Justin looked about the same. He had a serious face and then he started smiling so so so much more the closer Lisa got to him!

And then she’s here and it’s perfect-o!!!!!!

Aren’t they cute together?!

It was really warm outside, so we went inside to cool off a little. Look what we found in the basement?!

I just can’t say enough how much I loved her shoes!

Moody light = Sexy light

And then they got married! HURRAY!

I know I’ve said this a thousand times, but I LOVE photographing newly married couples seconds after they are pronounced man and wife! It’s the BEST!

Congratulations, guys! It was such a great pleasure spending your awesome day with you!!!!

Ciara & Kip’s BFF Senior Session

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:37:37 +0000

Ciara and Kip opted for the BFF option in my senior pictures packages. (BFF = Best Friends Forever) They are actually step-siblings, but you’d almost think these two were twins from how great they are together!!!!

We started out with Ciara’s make-up by the fabulous Heidi McKenna and hair by the fabulous Jenny Hawins!

And then they wore their “formal” clothes out of the house…and we found this abandoned mechanic’s place to get these.

Ciara said that she couldn’t believe she was in this picture. I get that reaction a lot from my clients…I still can’t figure out why?!

Kip just looks good.

Then we went to a park and changed clothes. Kip had only two outfits…and is super laid back….he was a piece of cake to photograph!

Ciara had some more outfits, but we made sure that she’d look unique with her poses. There was no way this beautiful girl was going to look like everyone else’s senior pictures!

This is their favorite image from the session!

So, how did all those clothes get carried around? Like this, of course!

They love running and jumping! And so do I! It’s just so hard on me with my big belly that I have until the end of November.

Sun-kissed.

This is sooooo Ciara!

And she wanted one of her running in her soccer uniform.

And another one just for fun!

BFF sessions are a little different than normal sessions. These work extremely well for best friends who are super super close, twins, and even triplets. Each participant saves $50.00 off his/her package and I’ve noticed that the sessions go faster and are even more relaxed because your rad buddy is there with you! I love them and think they are a total Win!!!!

If you’d like to see their complete set of images watch below.

Kip’s video

Ciara’s video

And, if you know Ciara and/or Kip – go see them for their gift cards! They each have cards from their session with a picture of them on the front and a $50.00 gift card on the back! You can use these towards your session or package or wall art – how cool is that?!

Thanks so much for a super fun time, Ciara and Kip! See you both soon!

Gary & Laurie’s engagement session

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:22:25 +0000

We started out by playing at a park in Mason.

And then we ran off to a shaded area to get some more fun pictures!!!!!

This one reminds me of Greece. Sigh. I wish I was there!

Stay tuned for their wedding next month!!!!!!!