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Happy Halloween!

 

Charity :: Maryland Maternity Photographer

We hit it off on phone call No. 1. A referral from a prior client, Charity called about maternity and newborn photos. She and her man Casey were expecting their first little blessing the second week of September. Charity was so bubbly and vivacious on the phone - I was instantly pulled into her positive orbit. The excitement of her tone like a gravitational force. I knew we were gonna be a great team.

Even though she and Casey live a good hour and a half from me - they agreed to come to the shore for their maternity session. I chose an old cemetary ruin affectionately known as the "Hole In the Wall" as our location. The sun was in it's last golden hour, the August heat was burning off of the long summer day, and Charity and Casey were utterly lost in the moment. Enjoying this beautiful time together as parents-to be.

Here are some of my favorites.

Enjoy.

Stay tuned... for the "after" the bump.

Sweet Baby J's photos are coming to the blog next week.

Have a great, safe Halloween everyone!

xo

Halloween Fun (Paranoia)

On Monday night, I was home alone with the kids. Clark was at the walk-in doctor with an aching foot (turns out he's got a hairline fracture from running - so he's now wearing a fancy boot to work). It was around 8:30.

Macho came home from school with a nasty cough, runny nose and flushed cheeks and passed out out on his beanbag with all his clothes on - so he was already in bed.

That left me with the little missus working in the office.

When....

WHAM!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

There was the LOUDEST knock on our door.

Roxy started barking - I grabbed the baby and went to look out the window.

Nobody there...

At this point my heart rate has risen to a level that wouldn't be considered healthy and my hands are shaking as the first 15 minutes of the movie Law Abiding Citizen begins to play out inside my head.

I lock the deadbolt.

At this point - Macho is now awake and standing in the hallway.

I grab him and Roxy (already holding the baby) and we go into my bedroom and lock the door.

I call Clark on my cell phone to ask him how long/far away he is and that I'm FREAKING OUT!

He says he's about 10 min away and for me to call my neighbor to come check the outside of the house.

I do as he says.

About 3 minutes later as I'm watching out the bedroom window and see Dave come walking down the street - I exit the bedroom - and come unlock the front door as he approaches.

At my feet...

was an orange plastic bucket with about 15 or so pieces of Halloween candy inside and a note that read...

"You've been GHOSTED."

"Now it's your turn to ghost two other people in your neighborhood"

And left a series of instructions.

I think it's safe to say - I don't DO scary.

I haven't watched a scary movie since the 5th grade.

On the few occasions in my life where I had - I proceeded to insist my parents stand outside the bathroom for approximately 2 years every time I needed to take a shower.

No. I don't DO scary. AT. ALL.

Love the dressing up part and the candy part of Halloween -

but I'm. A. WEENIE. when it comes to the spookiness.

 

Here's the funny part of the story...

Clark walked in roughly 9 1/2 minutes later, and Macho went running toward the door yelling,

"Daddy! Daddy! There was a BANG and we got some candy! And we was FREAKING OUT!"

 

:)

 

New Fine Art Print :: Dune Fence

 

Did a litle digging over the weekend through some vacation photos. Our 3 day stint at the OBX - spoiled by Hurricane Irene. :(

I rented a 14-24mm f/1.4 lens (super wide angle) and hoped to capture something good in the landscape/still life realm with it.

This one stood out as a keeper.

Thought I'd add it to my little Fine Art Print Library...

:)

"Dune Fence" :: 10"x15" Fine Art Print - Lustre or Metallic, Mounted

Size - 10"x15"

Mounted on 2mm styrene - lustre pro paper - $45

Mounted on 2mm styrene - metallic pro paper - $55

Shipping - $5.50 to the US

**Note :: print will NOT be watermarked.

Please Choose

10x15 - mounted on 2mm styrene - lustre pro paper $45.00 10x15 - mounted on 2mm styrene - metallic pro paper $55.00

On Friday

I got to play with a preemie. This little lady came 6 weeks early.

More to come...

 

Sweet Baby A :: Philadelphia Baby Photographer

I grew up in a small town. I'm so proud of that. Folks where I come from are TIIIIGHT. Everyone knows everyone and we like it that way.

So even when we grow up, get married and scatter to other parts of the country, we still stay true to our roots.

It's just how we roll.

So - when miss Katie - my homegirl from the 'hood - asked if I would travel to her home outside of Philly earlier this summer, to have some fun with her new little one I was beyond excited.

Sweet baby A. Well - she's just sweet as pie one second - and full of spunk the next. Only 6 months and she was rockin it for the camera.

Here are a few of my favorites from our time together.

Super Bass

I don't really watch TV all that much. When it's on - it's usually Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or something to that effect.

I miss a lot of really good stuff!!!

 

Thankfully, I have girlfriends who pass things like this on via email.

I couldn't quit giggling.

 

When it was all done - I clicked on another on You Tube here...

 

Oh - ok - one more. Too Fun.

 

How awesome is that. Have a great Tuesday!

:)

Holiday Cards, Birth/Grad Announcements, Invitations, hot off the press!

Taking a quick break from editing to talk about holiday cards. I'm in full swing for holiday portrait season and it’s time to start thinking about the cards you’ll be sending out. If you’re like me, you LOVE paper products, great design, and love the Christmas season. Along comes card-giving time and the possibilities seem endless. High quality, low quality, cheap, expensive, traditional, modern, whimsical and on and on. You need to find a way to get through the holiday card process without getting overwhelmed with details but without sacrificing fresh, gorgeous design, and quality printing. You need to get it done, get them in the mail and move on already! That's where Minted. comes in!

I have been recommending Minted to my clients and friends for the past few years... and advertised their website, here on the blog for a year or so now... but this will be my 1st year of exclusively working with them for business. I’ve done a fair amount of printing through them and feel great about recommending them both as a visual artist and as a consumer. Gorgeous designs with wonderful custom options — you can add patterned envelope liners and skinny wrap address labels - very chic. They offer impressive customer service and the very BEST paper and print quality. My standards are high and they pass the test every time. So far, every person who has placed an order through Minted has come back to me saying how much they love their final product.

How it works: if you’re a Katie Pegher Photography client or friend, go through my storefront and select a card design (it can be one from my storefront or you can venture into the entire Minted collection, your choice). Place your order, then get in touch with me about which photo you’d like to be used in the card. Then I go into your order and upload the photo. That’s it. Then Minted will send you a proof of the design and your work is done! Well, aside from getting your address list together. You’re on your own with that!

If you are a client who has purchased a CD from me - I would encourage you to view my storefront anyway to see my selection of favorite designs from Minted. You can then upload your chosen photo from the CD and be done likety-split! :)

And as always - email me if you have any questions!

If you are really really on top of things - MINTED is offering a 15% off all their Holiday Cards now through Monday!

:)

Just a couple a kids...

Wanted to wish my parents a very Happy 38th Anniversary today!

It was a small but very special affair with just family under a big beautiful tree in my grandparent's front yard! They just kill me with the cute.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Have a great weekend everyone!

xo

 

Anniversary Surprise :: Maryland Budoir Photographer

I usually stick to babies, maternity and families.... but when a friend called me and said she was hoping to surprise her husband with a budoir style calendar as a special anniversary gift - I couldn't say no. Now that the anniversary has come and gone and the gifts have been given - I can finally share!

It was an exciting afternoon of sneaking around her empty house, tons of wardrobe changes and for me, artistic challenges I was determined to see through.

I was so grateful that my beautiful subject was eager to try some of the things I'd had in mind - and she had some ideas of her own as well. It was a great collaborative effort. I was also extremely grateful for her confidence that I would do her body justice. Feeling comfortable, even with a CLOSE friend in the room can be hard enough half-dressed, let alone a newfound friend with a big camera! Thank you! Thank you R! You made ME feel at ease! You are stunning, and viviacious. I loved every minute of this.

Here are a few of my favorites from our time together - published with permission, of course. :)

Enjoy.

We started with some traditional budoir...

I think shoulders and lace are sexy.

Had to work her big fat diamond ring into things - it is an anniversary gift after all. :)

This come and get it look R is giving is awesome! GORGE!

Then we moved on to some of the "themed" shots for specific months of the calendar. Her husband loves Ultimate Fighting Championship... So we put on one of his hoodies and acted all tough.

Another one of his "babies" is his bike. Some camo hot shorts and a wife beater are all that were necessary here. 

This shot was for our "January" page... Happy New Year!

After several other theme like shots (too hot for TV!) we went back to the bedroom where I had an idea (thank you Twilight!) to make a huge mess. So grateful to R for agreeing to this - I know the cleanup wasn't easy!

After she rocked that - I had one other idea...Quite possibly my favorite shot of the day.

When we were all said and done shooting - we picked our favorites, edited, then I recommended Minted to R for her calendar.

I love MInted and have been using and recommending them for a few years now. As a pro photographer I now have a storefront with them - where all of my favorite designs are handpicked for my clients and friends. I will be talking about this more in the next few days - so stay tuned.

Here's a little peek at the finished product! :)

xo

Katie