klutch photography's christmas mini sessions are back...

 

it's quick.

there's coffee.

it's black (not the coffee but the backdrop! unless you need it black, the coffee that is?).

It's grandma's favorite gift.

there's great cheesy props.

and well, let's get real here…It's all your significant other and wild off spring can handle!

 

check out the fine print below,

*november 3 and 4th is the session dates.

*the $100 (tax not included...so add 12.00) session cost is for a family of four.

*any other family members you would like to add is an additional $25.00 per person (up to a max of six).

*a deposit of $50 is required to hold your date and time, deposits are not refunded if you cancel your session.

*unfortunately no fur family members can attend out of respect for others with allergies.

*in under two weeks you will receive disk of high resolution images ready to print.

*xmas cards will be available again this year, if your interested!

*all client's completed disks must be picked up from my home studio (sorry gang, no mail outs).

 

session times start at 8:45am and run every 45 minutes right up to the last booking at 5:15pm.  Please see available times below, please email me at dina@klutchphotography.com for all bookings and inquires (please no facebook emails)!

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3rd                                  SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4TH

8:45 am  **OPEN**                                                        8:45 am  Booked

9:30 am **OPEN**                                                      9:30 am  Booked

10:15 am Booked                                                          10:15 am Booked

11:00 am Booked                                                          11:00 am  Booked

11:45 am Booked                                                           11:45 am Booked

12:00*****************the ladies are snacking*******************

12:45 pm Booked                                                     12:45 pm Booked

1:30 pm Booked                                                             1:30 pm  Booked

2:15 pm Booked                                                              2:15 pm Booked

3:00 pm Booked                                                             3:00 pm Booked

3:45 pm  Booked                                                             3:45 pm Booked

4:30 pm Booked                                                             4:30 pm Booked

5:15 pm  Booked                                                              5:15 pm Booked

Check out last year fun families....

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38 years and i've been able to avoid cooking that dreaded dead bird...

HERE'S THE HISTORY… *  i have europeans for parents, they have and will always eat meat.

* i've been a vegetarian since the age of 17 (my parents didn't even know what that term ment!), then it lapsed into vegan, then back to vegetarian and now currently i'm a "fishatairain" (lol).

*all my family and friends have thrown pity on my lack of meat skills and i've never had to host an actual dinner ever... in 38 years!  actually, i do believe they are all fearful of my sarcastic humour and that they may have to eat tofurkey for thanks giving!  i'm really not that evil, only about 10% evil!

So after 38 years, i thought i would give the european mother, who is an amazing cook (minus her ability to burn home made garlic bread every time!), hope that her non traditional daughter would be able to feed the family if "god forbid anything happened to her" (please keep in mind my mother is ridiculously healthy and will more than likely outlast all of us!)

i make the announcement (it felt familiar, like i'm telling them i'm pregnant all over again)...

me: " mom, i want to cook the turkey this year"

silence

my mom:  " U  surrRR" (HEAVY accent)

me:  " yep, it's about time…don'tcha  think"

my mom:  " okaA.  u duw evrrrding"? (really heavy now)

me:  "yep"

my mom: "OkaaAA" (insert a huge amount of doubt, heavy accent and a dash of "OMG, she's cooking meat")

the next day was a blur of crazy spices, hand measurements and ALMOST but not quiet obscene acts with a dead animal carcass (personally putting your hand up a dead animal is NOT ok with me)! i have had to blocked some of the process out of my mind, for good reason (nightmares)!

my girls were in shock, mostly that i took the carcass and made it do a jig… (lol…my bad humour coming out).  amara, kept asking questions as i was performing the turkey ritual like only amara can...

1) why did you kill the bird vavo' (grandma in portuguese)" ?

2)where's it's feathers?

3) show me where it's vagina is? (really??? amara!)

4) what happened to it's head?

she had me trapped, as all our awkward conversations start but in the end, with all the questions answered...success!  it actually worked, a juicy bird (or so they tell me…i didn't eat that dead beast) and the european mother feeling like her daughter will not let her family starve on the holidays, when she is in her grave!

38 years and i'm no longer a turkey virgin, the europeans are celebrating!

hope you all had a great holiday…with or without a turkey!