Anchorage Infant Photography :: Baby Elijah at 2 Weeks

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This past weekend I had the opportunity to photograph the sweetest two week old little guy, Elijah. I have always loved to photograph babies, but it had a little extra significance for me this time since soon one of those will be living in our house – woah. Who knew they were so tiny? I really haven’t been around too many brand-new ones. I’m pretty sure I asked his mom a too many questions during our time, but hopefully she didn’t mind : )I always take pictures of their feet, but look how little and wrinkled Elijah’s are still? Love it.

Not many babies have this much awesome hair…it adds to his charm, I’d say.
This one-sie was lovingly made for Elijah by friends of his dad…I think Elijah knew the right face to make for this shot.

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Eagle River Child Portrait :: Tessa turns One!

January 25, 2012 By 1 Comment

Tessa is my cousin…isn’t she cute?! Last week I got to capture some pretty special moments as Tessa had celebrated her first birthday. She also experienced her very first taste of sugar…and though it was a mild taste (in the form of a semi-sweet pumpkin muffin!) she sure loved it.This girl has the bluest eyes ever! I love the scrunchy face…I also took a few shots of Tessa just playing at home on a non-party day:
Just before I came over she took a tumble and you can see she’s got a bit of a fat-lip, but she’s still cute as a button (as my grandma would say)Happy First Birthday sweet Tessa : ) I hope these photos will be your memories for years to come!

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Thank-yous and the process.

March 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

{First off, please don’t forget about the giveaway – one couple shoot in Anchorage, one in Vancouver and one in Chicago will be given away!}

I have a brand new website! I can’t stop staring at it! I think its just so me…which is exactly what I was hoping for in my new site. I wanted to dedicate one post to thanking the people who I worked with along the way, because I worked with some lovely and talented people!

I started off by working with my friend and talented graphic designer Alicia Sturdy. She sat down with me a few times to hear about my style, what direction I want to take with my work, the type of clients I work with…and then pulled that information together to create my new logo. I think its perfect, and it helped me define my brand in a new way.


Next I had a portrait session of my own with Vanessa Andres, in Vancouver BC…let me tell you, it was weird to be on the other end of the camera! The only high quality photos I had of myself were the ones taken on our wedding day (also by Vanessa) so it was just time for an update.

The final big step was the new website!! I knew that I would be using Showit this time, so that was the easy part – the hard part was finding a designer who could create the kind of finished product that I was dreaming about. I had heard great things about Spilled Milk Designs from some other photographers, then called and spoke to Nick (the owner). After that conversation I knew that it would be a great fit, and it was! I could not have been happier with my experience. I worked with Kara, and she was amazing. Seriously. She was creative and flexible and professional. She took my visions and made them reality…something that didn’t prove to be all that easy to do. Thank you so much Kara! You are the best, and I am so thrilled with my new site!

To celebrate the launch of my new site, I’m having a giveaway {Three portrait sessions – Vancouver, Chicago, Anchorage} click here for details!

 


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A giveaway {celebrating the NEW website} 3 free couples shoots!

March 11, 2011 By 3 Comments

 

Finally…its here, my brand new website!

I’m not a good wait-er, and this felt like the longest wait ever. As I watched the site take shape (thanks to the hard work of Kara at Spilled Milk Designs!) I became more and more excited…and decided that I wanted to do something to mark the occasion. What better way to celebrate than with my first giveaway?!

Here’s the deal:
I’m going to give away 3 {yes, three!} free couple portrait sessions (with a disc of edited photos)
You can be dating, engaged, newlyweds or married for 37 years…(or anywhere in between) as long as you’re a couple!

Shoot Dates & Locations:
1. {Greater}Vancouver, British Columbia ~ April 11-13 2011

2. Chicago{land}, Illinois ~ May 22-24

3. Anchorage{Area}, Alaska ~ June 13-15

How to Enter:
1. Become a fan of the Erica Rose Photography page on Facebook (Click ‘like’)
**Post a link to this blog post on your facebook page, and you’ll get a bonus entry.**

2. Make sure that you’re available for one of the dates specified in your region…airfare not included. You need to live in or be visiting the city where the shoot takes place.

3. Visit the website, go to the contact page and send me an email. Tell me a little bit about you as a couple, tell me where your portrait session would take place (for example on White Rock beach in BC, or on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier in Chicago, or in Hatcher Pass outside of Anchorage…) and if possible, attach a picture of you two!

All entries must be received by March noon on 21st, 2011.
I will divide the entries by region, and pull them out of a hat on March 22nd!
If you live in Alaska, BC, or Illinois, please spread the word! I can’t wait to celebrate by working with three new couples : )
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PS…There are so many things I love about this new site!! Let me show you a couple things real quick:
One of my favorite pages is the new ‘erica’ page where you get a bit of a glimpse of some of my favorite things…(like Oprah, but not)

I looove the new horizontal-scroll galleries! They go on their own, but you can control the speed just by moving your mouse.
Last one I’ll share! In this site it was important to me to be able to feature a few select weddings and engagement sessions, as well as some favorites from child shoots. You can click on these slideshows and see a bit more depth from the featured couples, rather than just a few on the blog.

 

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