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Proofing your images!
Tira J understands that her portrait work is a large investment for your family. Because of that, she goes about proofing a little different. About two weeks after your session, there will be a sneak peek of a few images on the blog and your proofs will then be available to view in the Tira J Boutique.
At that time, you will have the option to come our home studio to view a slideshow of all the images from your session (typically 50-100 images). Tira J will discuss prints, wall designs, and album options at that time. You will also receive a custom proof booklet and recommendations from Tira J for your order. The proof booklet is not made with photographic prints, and is yours to keep to use as a reference for the images. You will also receive a password for your online gallery in the Tira J Boutique which is active for one month. *Clients who are out of town or are unable to visit our home studio may opt to do a phone consultation with Tira J and place their order online via the Tira J Boutique.
Rather than being pressured to place your order during the initial preview of your images, when you sign your initial portrait agreement, you also agree to return your order to the studio by a specific date. If you should need assistance with your ordering decisions, we are happy to set up another ordering session. Otherwise, orders can be received via your online gallery in the Tira J Boutique or email.
*All images from your portrait session are archived indefinitely after your gallery expiration. Orders received past your original order-by date are subject to a gallery un-archiving fee of $50 and the current print prices. In addition, orders received after this agreed-upon date are subject to a 20% service fee. Please understand these policies and procedures, as this is for workflow purposes. |
Sophie (6), Graham (3), Laguna Niguel Children's Photographer
Last weekend, I met Graham, Sophie and their father Simon down at their home in Laguna Niguel and let me first say, that the drive was worth it! Meeting these kiddos made me so happy! And this session was extra special because their awesome dad acquired the session through a silent auction at a Megan's Wings fundraiser event. More on Megan's Wings soon.
When I arrived at their home, Sophie and Graham greeted me at the gate, like their new playmate for the afternoon had just arrived. Well, actually that's true. Because when I do a children's or family portrait session, I LOVE to have fun! At the last minute, I brought along the infamous pink chair for Sophie and the little blue chair for Graham. The moment those chairs hit the pavement, they had already been deemed his and her's.
Sophie, Graham and Simon, It was wonderful to spend the afternoon with you and get to know you better. Thank you so much for the joy you brought to my heart! Love you guys, Tira J.
Princess Sophie, you are beautiful! Sophie fell in love with the chair, and I am sure she didn't plan that headband to match perfectly!!! Sophie is a little firecracker and was so much fun to photograph and was busy talking a bazillion miles a minute the entire time, which I loved! |
| Oh Mr. Graham! You literally stole my heart. You are so sweet and handsome. Thanks for being a good sport and giving the Hawaiian shirt a chance! It was pretty funny because he wanted to wear his Lightning McQueen shirt for the entire session and keep stashing his race cars in his pockets. It wasn't until the very end of our time together that he was willing to change his shirt. |
| This is my most favorite image from the entire session! I just love the looks on all their faces, and they each have so much love and joy in their eyes. |
| Father and son. Another one of my favorites. |
| Enjoy the gallery below for more images from their session! Just give it a few minutes to load. |
Class of 2011 Model Reps Wanted! Senior Portrait Photographer
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It's here! We are now accepting model reps from local high schools & colleges to represent Tira J Photography to help build the senior portrait side of our business.
There are a LOT of young men and women who are gearing up to begin their senior year next month at a ton of high schools and colleges across the country. And a lot of you have maybe already had your senior picture taken in the studio and received just one boring pose. I am looking for some excited young men and women who will help me take "Tira J Seniors" to the next level. If you reside in Southern California, specifically in Los Angeles, Orange or San Bernardino County, I want to talk to you.
Here is a list of the schools I am looking at: Upland High School, Western Christian High School, Alta Loma High School, Claremont High School, Webb Schools, San Dimas High School and Bonita HIgh School. If you are attending a different school other than the ones listed, please contact me anyways. I would love to work with you. *Glendora High School already has reps.
And here's the skinny! I need one young man and one young woman from each high school. I've created this great application for you to fill out to see if we will be a great fit CLICK HERE TO APPLY.
If you don't see your high school listed, you can still apply!
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And now I am sure you are wondering what you will get for representing Tira J Photography.
*Two senior portrait sessions. One in the fall and one in the spring. Both sessions are FREE with three referrals sent in by November 1st and three sent in by March 1st.
*Lots of great goodies like custom referral cards to hand out to your friends, a custom blog post with the top images, discounts on prints and albums, and a slideshow set to your favorite song. And.....for sending referrals my way you can get tons of great stuff like free prints, websized images for facebook, accordian albums, image boxes, print credit and gift certificates to your favorite stores.
I am looking forward to meeting a lot of amazing young men and women who want some fun, fresh and fabulous senior portraits. More details will be posted soon about our new model rep program. |
I can fly!, Sneak Peek, Laguna Niguel Children's Photographer
| I met this handsome super hero on Saturday, and I am pretty sure all of his super powers were in full force. More to come of this little guy, his beautiful sister and their awesome Dad. |
What a month!
No kidding! I have had one of the most craziest months ever. It all started the second week of June when I became horribly sick with a sinus infection and bronchitis. Those who know me, I hardly ever get sick, but when I do, I go down hard. Unfortunately, I missed some work and had to cancel a client session, which I had never done before and I pray it never happens again. After I recovered, I had the opportunity to drive to Arizona for the Chicks who Click conference. I had a fantastic time in Arizona and met lots of new friends. There was tons of mentoring, learning, dancing, eating and shooting, so I will blog the real deal soon. You will understand why it has taken so long to get that blogged after you finish reading this post.
After having an amazing time in Arizona, I made my trek home in my husband's car. I only made it to Palm Desert because the transmission decided to have some major issues with leaks and smoke all over the 10 freeway. To make a reealllyyy long story short, I will just say that I have an amazing husband who came to pick me up in the middle of the night, in the middle of the desert. We got the car fixed, and that only lasted a week. We didn't want to put a whole lot of money back into this 10 year old car that had been so good to us, so David made an executive decision to purchase a new car, which is fantastic by the way.
Here's a sneak peek from a mini workshop with Beth Forrester, Senior Photographer Extraordinaire from West Virginia. |
Wait, it gets better...
Our kitties needed to go to the vet for an exam and shots, but when the vet said that Buzz needed to come back on Sunday to have his teeth cleaned along with some extractions, I just knew it was going to be another expensive weekend. Buzz came back home after his time at the spa aka vet and it was rough. Tinkerbell didn't want anything to do with him, so we had three days of hissing and fighting until my friend Kelli suggested putting vanilla on their noses and tales to skew their scents. It worked, and they were friends again. Thank goodness, because I lost a lot of sleep due to them not getting along.
Nope, it gets even better. If we didn't already have enough going on with all these crazy events and expenses, our dryer almost burned our house down. Our still fairly new 5 year old dryer had a major design flaw where the lint that didn't make into the lint catcher ended up below the dryer and caught fire. We weren't willing to risk our lives, our kitties lives or our home, so we invested in a new washer and dryer.
This past Thursday, my life finally resumed some normalcy when these beauties were delivered on our 10 year wedding anniversary. Yes, our 10 year wedding anniversary was last week and it's hard to believe that it has been that long, even though it seems like yesterday that our own wedding photographer was telling us to look at the Mickey Mouse sticker on his camera. In the 10 years that we have been married, we have survived some major life challenges. Thie things mentioned above were a series of inconveniences.
I spent all day Friday catching up on a LOT of laundry and getting our home back in order after this crazy month. Apparently it really does occur in "three's" or "four's". |
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