His Hands Photographs

Busy, Busy, Busy- Birmingham Family Portrait Photographer

hishands — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:44:26 +0000

This weekend is crazy busy with a wedding on Friday and 11 mini sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Returning email will be a little slow this weekend, but I hope to catch up on Monday.

In the meantime… I had a little competition from one of my sessions this week. It is ok, I can take it.

Contest WINNERS

hishands — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:52:46 +0000

Yes, I said winners… more than one. I have decided to give away three mini sessions. I am skipping lunch to make this happen, so maybe someone will bring me a snack…lol. There were SO many entries and it was so much fun!! I really need to do more contests like this.

Ok, enough rambling… here it is…

Saturday’s mini session for 12:45 Urban Session:

Chris Summers

1:30 Urban Mini Session

Pam Saunier

Sunday Mini Session 1:30 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens:

Brandi Stanford

Email me for all the details and CONGRATS!! I can’t wait to meet you guys!

Here is a miracle picture. Why is it a miracle?? There are 4 kids 4 and under in the SAME picture… lol.

Mini Session Contest – Birmingham Alabama Portrait Photographer

hishands — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:16:58 +0000

I have one spot open for a mini session this Saturday and I decided I would have a little fun! I will give away one free mini session for THIS Saturday. The mini session includes a 20 min. session and two free 8×10s of your choice. Since this is for this weekend (March 6th), this will be a ONE day contest, 12 hours actually. I will annouce the winner tonight after 8:30.

So how do you win? This is a comment contest on our BLOG.

For every comment on the blog, you receive one entry. Enter as many times as you like but only one comment per blog post. Comments on the blog is the only way to enter. Tell me what you think about the post in each comment. Facebook comments DO NOT count as an entry.

The session time is for 1:30 this Saturday (3/6) for an Urban Mini session. You are welcome to switch for a mini session on Sunday (3/7) at the same time for the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. You must be available for one of these sessions times, no exceptions (except weather cancelations).

Winner must be in the Birmingham area or willing to travel. ( I know that seems obvious, but I must mention that!)

Session is for up to 5 people.

And here is a picture from my session yesterday evening. There are so many to share but this one is especailly for mom.

Not me Monday!!

hishands — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:05:15 +0000

We are back from a few days away with friends. I did one of my 101 things in 1001 days (post coming soon!) and we are trying to catch up and get ready for busy season. Now for a little fun with things I have NOT done…

During our vacation this weekend, Cory and I did NOT go into the Pepper Palace hot sauce store and try the hottest salsa ever. No, we have way more sense than that. And, we didn’t have to leave the store after we tried the salsa because it was so hot we embarrassed ourselves. And we certainly didn’t start crying from how hot the salsa was and our friends were not laughing at us when they saw us crying. And Cory DID NOT go back into the Pepper Palace and purchase salsa for us to take home. No, we know our limits with hot food and would never do that.

And while at dinner with our friends, we did not sound like a herd of buffalo as we entered the Apple Barn restaurant. And I did not continuously feed apple fritters to my children as a way to keep them quiet so the other guests could enjoy their meal. And I was not happy when the couple that was giving me dirty looks because we had young children at our table left and was replaced with a family with children. Just saying… that’s all.

And yesterday on our way home from the mountains when Sarah had a diaper blow out, I did not put her back in the car seat with just a diaper and a shirt on. No, I am a better mom than that. I, of course, unpacked the entire car until I could get to our suitcase and found her new pants. : )

Out of the “Office”

hishands — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:00:16 +0000

We are taking off a few days to spend some time with friends and enjoy the last weekend before the busy wedding season and portrait season start. We are available by email but it will be a little slower than usual. We will be back on Monday….

Another favorite from the wedding I am working on… yes, I am still working even though we are on vacation. But, when you are working on something like this, it is really work?

Not me Monday

hishands — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:13:04 +0000

I have been reading THIS blog for a while. She is another photographer but her blog is all about her kids. It is my desire to make this blog a little more personal in 2010 and I thought the “Not Me Monday” is a fun way to poke a little fun at myself.

I did not pick my kids clothing for the day out of the clothes dryer and then STUFF the rest of the clothes back in the dryer instead of folding them. I am a much better housekeeper than that. I did not finish cleaning my house 20 mins before a bride (who is also a friend) came by to pick up a wedding print. No, I am much better organized than that and my house is always in perfect order for guests to come by. I am not looking at my dead tulips from Valentine’s day and wondering who will throw them the away, me or Cory. I did not go out and buy a cute dress for my daughter so she can look as cute as she can when spending the weekend at my friend’s house. And I certainly DID NOT go out and buy another one when I learned the original dress was a little big. I know that clothes do not make the child and there is no need to keep up with other families. I did not talk Cory into buying Sarah a Cinderella dress and crown at the Disney store telling him they were on sale (but they were) and I can use it as a portrait prop for the spring. I would never use the business as an excuse to buy sweet things for my daughter. Nope… never. And I did not let my son become a human excavator and dig in the dirt yesterday with his bare hands because we couldn’t find a shovel. No, I would never do that… (I still can’t get the dirt from under his fingernails!).

So, what do you think? Do you like this kinda stuff on the blog? Would you like to see more?

Cory said we needed some pictures on the post, so here you go. I asked Elijah the other day to give me some faces for the camera.

Here is his mad face:

Here is his scary face… watch out…

His Happy Face:

His sad face:

And at HIS request… His fire chief face…

Had to share!! – Florence, Alabama Wedding Photographer

hishands — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:32:54 +0000

I am working through our wedding this weekend and these are just a few that I couldn’t wait to share. I will share more as I work through more but here are a few of the bride! Amazingly stunning pretty much sums it up.

Mini Sessions – Birmingham Portrait Photographer

hishands — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:39:21 +0000

You asked me for them! Do you need a few pictures of your children in thier spring outfits? Have you wanted to schedule a session for a long time and want to try a mini session first? Do you want to do something totally different and try an urban setting for your family? This is for you! These sessions will book up fast and we have already booked two of the urban setting sessions before I released it on the blog. I will be bringing my tutus and some funky hats to both locations. I can’t wait to see who I meet or who comes back in a full day of families!! So much fun!

Here are the details for mini sessions for the Spring Quarter. Here are the details:

March 6, 2010

Urban Setting: I have a few spots that I love to use that have GREAT color, cool textures, and are totally unique. Once you book the session, I will give you all the details about directions and where to meet.

March 7, 2010

Traditional Garden Setting:The beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens! You can’t go wrong with the first signs of spring, beautiful setting, and lots of diversity in a short walking distance.

Time:Afternoon sessions only. Each session lasts 20 mins and will include 10 – 15 proofs to pick from in an online gallery.

Price: $50 and includes two 8×10s of your choice.

Session is booked with paid fee. Email me at sam@hishandsphotographs.com or give me a call at 205-862-3374.

And because I need a picture with every post… check a few from the engagement session from back in the fall. They are getting married this Saturday and I am so excited. I love my job… I mean come on… we get to hang out with awesome people like THIS…

Coming Soon – Birmingham Engagement Portraits

hishands — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:34:14 +0000

This couple is getting married in March. We met just after Christmas so we didn’t have much time for an engagement session. Our first session date had a crazy cold weather forecast and we decided to reschedule (Think high of 32 degrees!!). One our second session date the temps were SUPPOSED to be 52 but the weatherman lied! It was COLD!!!!!! They were troopers though. The groom is a local sheriff and worked the whole night before our session. He is such a nice guy and you can see how much he loves her. And she is drop dead gorgeous. It seems to come naturally too. They are so perfect for each other.

My favorite picture of the day is the first one below. We took a few in the greenhouse at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and I was so excited when I saw the beautiful flowers in bloom. It is hard to beleive it is winter when you find some flowers in bloom. Isn’t it romantic??? (happy sigh…)

Birmingham Mom Online – Birmingham Alabama Photographer

hishands — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:18:55 +0000

Have you checked out the awesome site Birmingham Mom Online? I have been a fan for a while. There is so much great information on the website!! I love how they are featuring local businesses that mean the most to us as families! You can’t ask for more! I decided to host a give a way on the site and it is going on NOW!! Check it out here.

Make sure you mark it as a favorite too! Tell them what you think about the incredible job they are doing as a service for Birmingham moms.

Be on the look out for an article I wrote for the site coming soon!!

I can’t wait to see who wins!

Here is a picture of me and my babies in the snow. I can’t post without a picture!