The Ethni Photography Blog Has Moved!

After weeks of sketching, tweaking, dreaming, and fine-tuning, I am proud to say that Ethni Photography has a brand new blog home! The move is somewhat bittersweet, because this site is full documentation of my journey of building Ethni Photography up from nothing. Yet I'm thrilled beyond belief to finally have a site that is fully and completely my design, personality and flair. And you can finally see the photos full size without having to click on them to enlarge them!

So, after 175 posts and 16 months of pursuing the dream God initially placed in my heart years ago, I fondly bid adieu to blogger. And look eagerly to what lies ahead!

So update your bookmarks, RSS feeds, or post-its taped to your computer,visit the new blog home of Ethni Photography & Design, and let me know what you think!

www.ethniphotography.com/blog

See you on the flip side!

An Afternoon in Verrado

I spent my last session in Phoenix with this super cute family in the just-as-cute neighborhood of Verrado. As soon as Robbie got out of the car he saw a butterfly, and we spent the rest of our time together searching high and low for polka dot, striped, and spider-eating butterflies in between shots. We never did find any, but I'm sure it's not impossible. Maybe next time we'll find one.

Robbie was such a great model, and was so excited to see Madagascar 2 once we were finished. I'm sure it was even better than he imagined. Once I got every smile out of him that I could, we turned him loose on the playground and got some shots of Mom & Dad together. They couldn't look any better together, and I love the color palette Heather chose for everyone!

Here's a tip: Having trouble deciding what to wear for your session? Do what Heather did. Choose a super cute, brightly patterned piece for one of your kids, and the pull colors from that pattern for everyone else. The end result? A perfectly harmonious range of bright color where each individual is unique, and not matching every other member of the family.

And I'll leave you with some good news. Although this is the last of the November Phoenix sessions, I will be back in the area next weekend (Dec. 12-15) and am booking sessions! If you would like to make an appointment, email me soon because sessions are limited!

True North Parenting Cover Contest

The December | January issue of True North Parenting has hit the stands, and (call me biased) but I think it could be our best yet!  I had the pleasure of shooting the cover for this issue, and we also included a 10 page gift giving guide featuring over 30 gifts from local vendors!

When you get your copy, make sure to check out the very last page of the magazine.  True North is running a cover contest, and your child could be our next cover model!  Do you think they have the personality and charm to win us over?  If so, they will be the lucky model will win a free portrait session with Ethni Photography, and their best shot will appear on the June | July 2009 cover!

The Details:

The True North Parenting Cover Contest begins December 15, 2008 and ends February 15, 2009. Entries must be received by 11:59pm on February 15, 2009. Send one nonprofessional photo taken after July 15, 2008 showing your child's photogenic face to info@truenorthparenting.com with "Cover Contest" in the subject line. Photos must be a .jpg image format and cannot exceed 3 MB.  You must be the parent or legal guardian of the child depicted in the photo and photos must be taken by the entrant, unpublished, and may not have won any prize or award.  LIMIT: One entry per household, per eligible child.