Greetings!

Hopping on here today to announce the winner of the Fall sessions popular vote contest. With 15 out of the 23 votes the Q family (image #3) won!! Congratulations!!

This family won a 5x7 proof book containing all the images from the proofing gallery of their session. I'm really excited to see this product, too. :)

**Note: blog wins are not at the top of my to do list so they may take longer than normal.



I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a very nice Christmas, my favorite moment was watching Seema go through her stocking and saying "Oh my goodness gracious". I have no idea where this kid picks up all these phrases but they are adorable.

I hope to see everyone again in 2010. The best part of this business is families returning yearly and seeing how much the kids have changed. Wishing you a very healthy, happy, and prosperous new year!

Look Who Turned ONE | Wichita Kansas Child Photographer

A just turned ONE! The last time I photographed A, she was had just mastered sitting up... now she is crawling, walking, eating solids, has teeth, a lot more hair, and is going to be a big sister!! She's grown so much during her first year and I'm so glad that I was able to capture it!

A's Mom made this birthday banner, isn't it adorable? It's on my project list. :)

A tutu was fitting since her Mom was a ballerina.

7 days old session here.
1 month old session here.

It's a CONTEST!

I only have TWO scheduled sessions left to shoot in 2009 and then I'll be off for a couple of weeks, enjoying my family at taking it easy! I am currently booking for the 2010 year, if you are interested in a session please contact me to book your session.

*Reminder* I leave room in my schedule to fit in newborns through 1 year old through out the year. If you have recently had a baby or will be soon please let me know. Newborns are best shot at 2 weeks or younger.
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Now the contest...

One image from each of my Fall sessions was chosen, and posted below. Leave a comment on this post with the image number you would like to win. Feel free to ask anyone to vote for the image you want to win.

Anonymous votes don't count and only one vote per person, please!

The contest will end DECEMBER 19th at MIDNIGHT.

Scroll through the images and at the bottom is what the winner will receive. :)

To leave a comment, click here.

#1 - "E" Family

#2 - "K"

#3 - "Q" Family

#4 - "S" Kids

#5 - "R+A"

#6 - "D" Family

#7 - "G" Family

The winner of this contest will receive a 5x7 proof book containing all the images from the proofing gallery of their session. These are not sold and would make a perfect parent/grandparent gift or a nice brag book for yourself.

To leave a comment, click here.

***Only comments on the blog will be counted. If you are on Facebook, please click here to go to the blog***

Baby R | Wichita Kansas Newborn Baby Lifestyle Photographer

Baby R's gallery is up! Check your email for the password. :)

Blissful 4 weeker | Wichita Kansas Newborn Baby Lifestyle Photographer

A newborn baby sleeping is so blissful. Doesn't she look just like a baby doll? (I was tickled when this pettiskirt was pulled out, it's the exact same kind and color as the one I have)

I fully enjoyed this in-home newborn session. R had just turn 4 weeks old and was so sweet, even when she only wanted her Mom.

Erin- Thank you for letting me capture some of R's sweet moments for you. Your Husband's Aunt's house was beautiful and the perfect setting for this session. I can't wait to show you the rest in about a week.

Sarah

D Family | Wichita Kansas Family Lifestyle Photographer

This was my first urban family session. And I really enjoyed it!

Meet Joe & his 3 daughters. For being an overcast, chilly Fall afternoon they brought such great smiles. I love this first one, but the family bond & closeness that is shown in the 2nd one makes it a favorite too.

Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. We had a nice Thanksgiving with family. Ate turkey, fixings, and pie. Played a couple board games.

Since we opted to not take part in Black Friday sales this year, I thought today I would share some of the Fall/Thanksgiving crafts that we did.

I found the idea for the leaf mask here. Of course ours came out a bit more scary than their version. Seema even screamed when she saw herself in the mirror.

With the leftover leaves that were already modge podge'd we hung on some twine across one of our windows.

I made these little yarn pumpkins from this yarn apple tutorial. Each of the kids that came out for my pumpkin patch portraits received one of these in their treat bags.

Lastly, this month we made marshmallow pilgrim hats to share with family and friends. One of my co-workers pointed out this recipe to me, so we had to try it. This is perfect for toddlers. Seema laid out the cookies and put the marshmallows in place, then I poured the chocolate and added the yellow buckle later.

G Family | Wichita Kansas Family Lifestyle Photographer

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Gallery's Up | Wichita Kansas Couple Lifestyle Photographer

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Holiday Deadline | Wichita Kansas Photographer

Just a reminder that all orders need to be in and fully paid for by December 4th. What this means is... I cannot ensure that you will receive your items before Christmas if your order is placed after December 4th. As we approach the end of November, I am working my best to keep on top off editing your sessions so that you will have ample time to order AND meet the Christmas deadline.

Keep in mind, if you have a custom item you would like designed I will need a few additional days to work on it.

If you have any questions regarding your gallery please feel free to email me at info@sarahshahportraits.com.

Posts are always better with images. Here's a random of Seema in October.