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Finally Our 1000 Fan giveaway!!!! { photography giveaways}

2012-01-31T12:57:00.000-08:00

1. you must like or subscribe to our sponsors pages.(links below)
2. You must write a comment on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Danicphotography1 and write on the wall that you entered. For an extra entry post it on your wall as well than write an additional comment here at the blog saying you did so i can check!
3. Comment on this blog saying you did all the steps and leaving me your email in case you win.And also where you are from.

I know I have a lot of fans that are not in state. I want to offer this as an open contest that everyone can enter. In the event that someone out of state wins. The photo shoot will go to the next number generated from Utah.
As they will need to be able to travel here.
So lets get to the good stuff. What are we giving away?
First a A photoshoot from yours truly. Included: free 1 hour sitting fee, free extra editing option. and half off my photo printing release disk with all of your pictures, 1 free 8x10. that means you are getting a $160 value for $35( woohoo again). use it for what you wish!

Next also donated by me so all you have to do is Like my facebook page. And if you already have bonus!
I am giving away this darling plug in from scentsy. Zebra style!

Heather from La Flor Couture has kindly donated One item from her shop excluding bridals. Just go like her page at http://www.facebook.com/LaFlorCouture. tell her you are there for the Dani C Photography giveaway! than visit her etsy shop here http://www.facebook.com/LaFlorCouture?sk=app_169505045786. I just love her hair accessories. Go check her out and see what you are going to pick if you win.

Candie from Flower girl accessories and more has also kindly donated a medium lavender & Pink owl hat.
visit her facebook page here and like it: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flower-Girls-Accessories/339940289071 post on her wall that You are there for the Dani C photography giveaway! She has awesome auctions every week. My girls love their hats. And my son loves his monkey one too!

I am also donating this candle- Cucumber melon from real deals Home decor . No need to like any pages as I bought this yummy guy for the giveaway!

and this cute 4x6 photo album with some Diamond bobby pin clips in orange, purple,pink & Blue

Tiff any from tiffs beauty in you is offering a $15 gift credit to her avon business. Visit and like her page here; http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tiffs-beauty-in-you/196315917111368 and tell her on her wall you are there for the Dani C Photography giveaway.

Emily Miller from wall written has kindly donated a $30 credit to buy any personalized wall statement from
her website http://www.wallwritten.com/. Please go like her facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/wallwritten?sk=wall will you please leave her some love on her wall!!!Tell her Dani C Photography sent you!

Clerissa Lewis has kindly donated a basic set from Norwex! I have to tell you I adore these products and Love cleaning with them. Visit her website below. She is donating a 1 small enviro cloth (antibac) and 1 window cloth (antibac)- I am telling you they are amazing you do not even need cleaner just the cloth.valued at $30.99. You must like her page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clerissas-Norwex/184431004983858?skip_nax_wizard=true
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Clerissa is also a close to my heart consultant and is donating another item valued at $30 a studio J membership for free for 3 months. you must like her page here; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clerissas-Close-to-my-Heart/275317612504684 here is what you get:

3-Month Studio J® Membership

Save an amazing 50% off retail price by becoming a Studio J® member. Only members receive free JPG files of their layouts with each purchased custom-printed layout and also have the option to purchase JPG files separately. JPG files come in both high resolution and thumbnail sizes to print, share, or archive. Membership comes with other perks like exclusive patterns, members-only kits, and free Memory Protectors®. On top of all that, members also get free shipping on their monthly order of 4 to 20 layouts in the continental US or 7 to 20 layouts in Canada and non-continental US shipping zones.

To sum up, when you become a Studio J member you receive:

50% off retail price for custom prints
JPG files available free or for purchase
Free Memory Protectors
Free shipping on one shipment per month
Exclusive kits and patterns
Special deals and promotions

Upon purchasing a Studio J membership, purchaser will receive an email containing a 16-digit code. To apply this code to an online account, the new member must provide a current credit card. Member agrees to monthly auto renewal for 3-month memberships and annual auto-renewal for 12-month memberships. Member can cancel auto renewal at any time by changing renewal preferences in the online account Billing tab, available by logging in to Studio J and clicking on My Account. Upon expiration or cancelation of a membership, layouts created with member-exclusive content are no longer available for purchase unless membership is renewed. No minimum monthly purchase is required to remain an active member, but monthly order privileges are forfeited if not used. Membership benefits do not accrue. Memberships that have already been processed cannot be refunded. Upon purchase of a layout, member will receive an email when JPG files of purchased layouts are available for download through the online account Order History tab. If member does not download JPG files within one week of checkout, files will only be available through repurchase.

I want to thank all my sponsors For this fun giveaway! And especially all of you my true and loyal fans ,friends & clients for helping me reach this 1000 fan mark on Facebook. I just want you to know no matter how many fans I have my work will always be efficient,fast and personable just for you.Thank you for a wonderful year!!! Don't forget to visit all pages and like the pages. Please write on their walls and tell them Dani C Photography sent you. good luck everyone!!! contest ends on February 8th.

Portrait Specials for Black Friday through December!

2011-11-16T13:37:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone this months specials are as follows:
I am offering a baby first year package. basically you are paying for a maternity session, a dicounted newborn sesssion than a complete free 1 year birthday shoot For the incredible low price of $300. This gets you all pictures on a copyright printing release disk for each session and also includes my creative coloring as well.

Next are gift certificates for portraits. Everyone could use family or individual portraits. Mothers,grandmothers,mothers to be, up coming seniors they all would love to have a portrait session. Just contact me for your gift certificate or purchase one on my website.For the first 20 poeople I am offering $25 off for free creative coloring option.
So stop here for all your Christmas shopping and get them the perfect gift!!!

Judd Family { Utah family portraits outdoors}

2011-11-12T12:22:00.000-08:00

Meet the Judd family. They all look like they just stepped out of a Gap or Old navy magazine. I loved the colors they choose for their Photo session. We had the perfect location to do their family pictures. There were so many cute ones I had a hard time deciding which were my favorites to post, but here are a few.

The gorgeous Miss Lexi! { Utah teen photography}

2011-11-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

Seriously I really do think i get to photograph some of the most beautiful girls in the world. lexi is no exception. All of her pictures were just gorgeous. Love how she has two different colored eyes too. here are a few of my favorites of this teen beauty who was so much fun to photograph.

Teasdale family { Utah family photography}

2011-11-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

meet the Teasdale family. they might quite frankly be the funnies family I have ever photographed. Each and every family member has such a fun personality which showed in their family pictures. They even brought mustaches to wear. I laughed and had so much fun with them. here are a few of my favorites of them in my favorite coloring styles.

Provo High Senior Reps Suzy & Colton {Senior portraits Provo High School}

2011-10-24T13:04:00.000-07:00

I had the wonderful opportunity to Do two more of my senior reps this past weekend. Suzy- Who is absolutely darling by the way and her (Just so happens to be boyfriend) Colton Who is a really good looking cowboy/ baseball player! I had a blast. we laughed and joked our whole way through the shoot. I even gave Coltons dad a hard time ( he is a great sport). below are a few of my favorites from their shoot. They will represent the local High school here Provo High.

And the handsome Colton:

Utah Family Photography

2011-10-13T10:12:00.000-07:00

Life is crazy and my poor little blog has been a little neglected. I would like to post a few family shots from recent sessions. These are a few of my favorites in my favorite coloring styles of some utah families at their recent photography sessions with me.
Mowers:

Moyes Family:

Butler Family:

Stevens Family:

Smania Family wit Newborn Parker:

Fulton Family { Utah family portraits)

2011-09-17T15:22:00.000-07:00

Meet the Fulton Family. They are such a good looking family. I would be lying to say this shoot went perfectly. Their oldest boy would not cooperate and did not want that camera on him at all, on the flip side the baby was a joyful delight to photograph.However, I was able to capture some great moments that the family hopefully will treasure forever and ever. here are a few of my favorites from this session.

two of my Senior Model representatives Cheyanne & Cayd {Utah senior portraits}

2011-09-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

I recently just finished a shoot with two of my Senior reps for Dani C Photography. the darling Cheyanne and the handsome Cayd! And guess what? they just so happen to be dating in real life.
We had so many laughs during their shoot. And they so kindly pointed out how uncool I am. No I am teasing but apparently it is not hip to say Peace out, sick( as in cool) ,or anything else I am use to saying.

They both did awesome on their shoot. here are a few of my favorites from their senior portrait session in Provo, Utah.

I heart faces Photo contest {white}

2011-08-28T20:12:00.000-07:00

I thought it would be fun to join in on a little photo contest we were challenged to have a picture in white. here is my entry. Nothing makes me think of white more than a wedding dress.

What a Beautiful Bride { Utah Bridal Portraits}

2011-08-20T15:04:00.000-07:00

So everyone who knows me knows I do not do weddings unless of special circumstances. Amber came to me ( Me knowing her mother very well) asking If I could should her wedding, unfortunately I was booked but was more than happy to do some Bridals for her. She is gorgeous!
I happened to bring my twelve year old twins along with me on this Bridal photo shoot to help take pictures. Both my girls have been studying photography with me for a little bit under 6 months. They took some beautiful images as well. Here are a few of my favorites than I will post a few of their images as well. I however did all post processing. The very first image was one I took using my brand New Lens baby Composer pro lens. I love it even though I have only used it for the first time.

O.K so these Photographs below were from My Daughter MaKayla's camera.

and these next two were from my daughter Mckenzie's camera. i think they both did an excellent job.

customer appreciation night 2011

2011-08-14T15:01:00.000-07:00

Customer appreciation night was a huge success! We sure missed all who could not be there and hope you will be able to join us next year.
We started out the night with prizes ranging from gift certificates,photo shoots, Scentsy warmers and a ton of kid prizes.
We than handed families their large popcorn tubs and watched a short thank you Dvd with all of their pictures throughout the year. This was our previews!
Watching Tangled on the big screen outdoors reminded me of the good old days when i was young and use to go to drive-in movies.
Thank you everyone for the great year.
Here are a few snapshots from the evening.

Seniors- Hayden Stewart

2011-08-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

Just realized Hayden's pictures never got highlighted. I am sure i have missed a ton of others as well. My goal is to be better about keeping up my photography blog as well as I do my Facebook page. here are a few favorites from this studs shoot.
I also took some of him with his buddies as well. Who by the way had the most school spirit of anybody i know. i was loving there blue man suits they wore to all the games.

Tips on having a great family Photo session

2011-08-07T17:23:00.000-07:00

I am currently in the process of putting together our second annual premier client magazine. i thought I would just give everyone a little page from it. These are my top 10 tips on having a great family photo session.

A few chosen winners for the Senior Modeling contest

2011-08-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

I have chosen a few 2012 Senior models. we are still taking applications. We need Timpview high School, Timpanogus High, Orem High and a few others. Send your pictures and info to Danielle@danicphotography.com

customer appreciation night

2011-08-03T23:15:00.000-07:00

I have been running around like a mad woman getting ready for customer appreciation night this Friday. I have rented a huge 16x9 foot outdoor screen and we are watching Tangled the movie. Each family will get their own large tub of popcorn, and I have over $300 in Prizes to hand out.
I love my clients! I love customer appreciation day! I hope you all feel loved because you are.
I know my blog has been neglected, so I will be playing a short video of pictures and highlights through the year. If you are a client, make sure you RSVP for this event. See you all on Friday!
Also for those that do not know, I am currently taking applications for 2012 High school Senior models for all surrounding schools in Provo, Spanish Fork,Mapleton,Orem, Timpview, Timpanogus. Send a picture the name of your High school and contact info to Danielle@danicphotography.com

deserving faces

2011-07-26T14:32:00.000-07:00

Girls 3-10 winner and runner up

2011-05-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

This is Alyssa! She was our winner of the 3-10 girls category from our great model giveaway! She was a lot of fun. A cute 10 year old that was cute to work with.She was hungry the entire shoot. I had to laugh at how much she reminded me of my 10 year olds.Here are a few of my favorites from her shoot.

Meet Jasmin....Our runner up. Poor thing, we got rained out and froze out from doing her outdoor shoot. We did get a few quick outdoor shots but we moved indoors. She was so cute it did not matter where we photographed her. here are a few of my favorites from that day.

How to take great Photographs of Children.

2011-05-09T10:24:00.000-07:00

My name is Danielle Christiansen And I am a mother,wife,hairstylist,digital scrapbook designer and Photographer! I know it is crazy right? How do I find the time to do it all? I still do not have the answer to that question.All I know is I love what I do and am passionate about all these things.
Today I would like to talk about photographing children.When I give photography courses this seems to be the most asked question. "What is the best way to photograph my child?" My answer is simple. When we photograph a child you have to look at the world from a child's point of view. If we were to list some words that described a child, a few would be, Active,moody, full of life,energetic. So these are the things we need to capture when photographing a child.
There is no set rule saying to have a good picture it has to be one where your child is looking at the camera and smiling. In fact my favorite pictures are opposite of that.Just think of when you look at somebody's picture album do you want to see a bunch of pictures of the same kid smiling or different pictures to make it more interesting. For this example I am going to use a couple pictures of my son. While the first picture is definitely cute. he is looking forward, he is smiling, but it really isn't true to the nature of that day. He was being very stubborn. The second picture to me was more interesting to look at. Seeing that little eye peeking out as to say "you aren't going to get a picture of me."

2. get down to their level.
One of the best thing you can do when photographing children is getting down to their level. If that means rolling around on the ground than that is what you need to do. It makes for much more interesting pictures. We all know we are taller than a child, so in order to get a good picture that is true to a child, we need to be like that child. I cannot tell you how many times I have acted like a complete idiot to get a good picture. But children love to play.If we play with them, picture taking is fun not stressful.
Like this example if I was not down on the ground I would have never got this shot of this cute little guy looking up to his big brother. To a child we are all so big and exciting.

3. Take one vertically and one Horizontally
It is always a good idea to take the same picture vertically and horizontally to get two different point of views. The same goes for take one picture wide angle and one with a zoom.

3.Move around as to not get clutter in the background.

Well we know kids love to move SO we move with them. If you are specifically out to get a nice portrait, than be aware of your surroundings.Make sure you remove any unnecessary clutter from the background.
If you do not like your surroundings bring a big colored poster board and have someone hold it behind your subject.

4. Be aware of the light!

Good Photography is all about light It can make or break a photograph. In this example we were doing a photo shoot for a clothing line and My daughter loved this spot. However she had harsh shadows on her face. I simply had her tilt her head more towards me and the sun to get rid of some of those harsh shadows. have your subject turn there face from one side to another to see if there is any good light that will work for that spot. if you have to circle them than do it! You can also use flash as a fill light for the shadows. but you must read your manual to see your cameras flash range. most are around 10 feet.

Last thing I will mention is take from different angles. Not just the front. Move to the side.
here is a couple pictures of my son. I was in the salon doing hair and got stuck with no babysitter. So i Put my son on a chair with a book. I got busy talking with my client when we hear a really loud snore. We looked back and he was fast asleep on his book. (That must have been one boring book ). What makes these pictures good is that I took it from two different angles to show how funny it was.

I could go on and on but I will leave you all with that today. I hope you all have learned at least one thing from my post today, so you can go out and take terrific pictures of your children this summer.Please visit and like my facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dani-C-Photography/379300990942
and visit my website at www.danicphotography.com to see many photographs of children and More!

Model search / Giveaway extravaganza!!

2011-04-28T07:29:00.000-07:00

This will be the largest giveaway I have done thus far. I am looking for Utah's cutest kids for an upcoming photo shoot. There will be three categories. Girls ages 3-10 and boys ages 3-10. and girls ages 11-16.One picture per child entered. Facebook will comment on pictures entered by way of comments to vote for who they love for one week, than I will have three judges not affiliated with me make our final decision.
The winner will need to be photographed in the winning items for
the below vendors.

There are RULES that have to be followed in order to participate.
We have had so many fabulous vendors donate items for this giveaway, therefore, in order to enter:
#1 You must go to all the vendors ( there links are below their pictures) and like their Facebook pages or favorite their Etsy store. Than come back here and comment that you did this. ( We will check each and every entry to ensure this is being done).Make sure you follow this blog for when the winner is announced. Please write on their facebook wall to let them know that Dani C photography sent you for the contest!
#2 send me your child's cutest picture to Danielle@danicphotography.com so I can put it in the appropriate photo album on Facebook. Don't forget to tell your family and friends.In order to comment they must like Dani C Photography on Facebook first. Make sure if your picture is done by a professional photographer that you have permission to use it in the contest. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO COME TO PROVO FOR YOUR CHILD'S SHOOT AND PRIZE PICK UP! two Judges will pick from the two with the most comments in each category! All pictures must be in by Thursday no exceptions. voting ends Sunday night!
There will be prizes for each category.

GIRLS AGES 3-10 Category
0 winner will receive:
A fully covered Photo shoot from Dani C Photography Including your pictures on a High resolution CD. With a copyright Printing release(not full copyright release). With a full page spread about the winner in our premiere clients magazine!

Facebook page to like- Dani C Photography
visit website at www.danicphotography.com

$20 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO LA FLOR COUTURE

Like her facebook at - LA FLOR COUTURE
and Make her your favorite Etsy store at - LA FLOR COUTURE ETSY
and visit her blog at -www.laflorcouture.blogspot.com

Kelsi from AVA BOWS & MORE has donated this darling hair bow (headband not included)for our lucky winner.

Go favorite her Etsy store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/avabows
her blog is: http://www.bowsandmore.blogspot.com/
and like her facebook page at : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-a-Girl-Thing-Bows-More/328555078110

Candie from Flower girls accessories Is donating this darling cupcake tank.It is size 5/6 , with a zebra bow too.

like her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flower-Girls-Accessories/339940289071
her website is here go browse- http://www.flowergirlsaccessories.com/
you can reach her etsy through her facebook page as well.

Brandi Button bags has donated these darling little carry purses for this age group. She is amazing at her craft. Go favorite her etsy store to enter.

favorite her etsy store here: www.brandibuttonbags.etsy.com

BOYS AGES 3-10 Category

Rachel from Trendy Tikes ties has donated to our boy winner one of her darling ties!

like her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trendy-Tikes-cool-kids-clothes/102054129862815

Favorite her etsy store here: http://trendytikes.etsy.com
Denise from Whatever Fits has donated one of her darling monster shirts. Winner can choose size.

Like her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whatever-Fits/118881264842479?sk=wall

favorite her etsy store here- http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhateverFits?ref=si_shop

Danielle From Dani C Photography has donated a complete photo shoot for the winner including the cd copy print release disk. So the winner can be photographed with winning items and whatever else they want to be photographed in.

Like her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dani-C-Photography/379300990942
you can check out her website at www.danicphotography.com

Danielle has also donated this fun giggly shark for the winner.
As long as you do the other steps your good.

Category Girls ages 11-16

Danielle from Dani C Photography donated a fully covered Photo shoot with copyright print release disk. For the winner to be photographed with winning items and what she wants.

Like facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dani-C-Photography/379300990942
view her website here: www.danicphotography.com

Jade Expressions has donated this darling handmade crochet flower headband. i bought some for my girls they are way too cute!

favorite her etsy here:-http://www.etsy.com/shop/JadeExpressions?ref=pr_shop
Shelly from Petite Fleurs By Belasma has donated another darling headband for our teen girl giveaway.

like her facebook page at- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Petite-Fleurs-by-Bellasma/152046671479344

favorite her etsy store at: www.bellasma.etsy.com

Danielle From Dani C Photography has also donated this cute fizz Scentsy warmer

reminder you must like all pages in order to be entered in the contest.

Kelsi from Ava Bows And More has donated this darling Hair Flower clip.

Go favorite her Etsy store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/avabows

her blog is: http://www.bowsandmore.blogspot.com/

and like her facebook page at : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-a-Girl-Thing-Bows-More/328555078110

Brandi Button bags has donated this cute little hand bag for spring.

favorite her etsy store here: www.brandibuttonbags.etsy.com

Please make sure you like or favorite all pages in the giveaway. if you do not ( And we will check :) you will be disqualified from the contest. the likes and favorites are worth it. All of these shops and businesses are worth the like and worth your future business. believe me!Once you have done this.write a comment here saying you have completed all the steps. Send me your photo at Danielle@ danicphotography.com and I will enter your child in the contest. Make sure you list your childs name and age in the email.

Thanks and Good luck!!!!!!!!!

Contest voting begins May 1st- 8th winners will be announced on May 10th!

Sandi and Wesli { Utah engagement photography}

2011-04-21T23:12:00.000-07:00

LOVED THIS COUPLE!!!! I love it when a couple comes in for an engagement session and they are ready to play and have fun. They are a darling couple. As many of you know I do not do weddings but I love a good engagement session. They asked for me to do there wedding and they were nice enough I would have said yes but unfortunately I will be out of town that week. but in the new future we are going to do Sandi's bridals and throw Wesli in the mix too. here are a few of my favs from their session.

Gangster family { Utah creative family photography}

2011-03-31T12:54:00.000-07:00

o.k so I may be bias since this is my own family, but are they not the cutest things ever? My girls wanted to do a gangster photo shoot with their dad, and of course we had to throw my son in there too. I actually did my test shots on him and could not believe it, he was a natural! I said " Show me gangster buddy" and this is what I got great unique creative toddler pictures of a two year old gangster.lol.

than we got the family pictures ( without me of course)

ConfiDance pictures {Utah Dance photography}

2011-03-18T23:03:00.000-07:00

Woke up the morning of these pictures ready for what laid ahead for me. Three glorious weekends of dance pictures for a wonderful Studio. This was my second year taking pictures for ConfiDance Studio. I had so much fun last year with these girls and was elated that Denna the owner asked me to return not only to do the competition teams but the entire studio this year. Dance pictures are one of my favorites to shoot. Could it be because my twins have danced since they were 3 years of age? Probably. What is crazy is my girls started dancing with Denna when they were 3 and just recently have returned to the studio. Since I do have to have permission on all dance pictures from parents to post, I may be limited as to what or who I can post but here are a few of my favorites. When you have over 160 dancers to shoot it is hard to pick only a few. But here are a few of my favorites from this last three weeks.
Here are a couple of my favorite head shots.Denna Loves to have head shots of Her dancers for her website and for the Studio album. And I love getting creative with them. Especially since all these girls are so pretty.

Some other great shots, i love......

and though I posted one above here are a few of my two favorite
dancers the twins...My twins. M&M

ok one more not of my girls but a shot that I love

Grossman girls {utah birthday pictures}

2011-02-24T14:50:00.000-08:00

these two cuties come every year to get their birthday pictures taken. Ana & T (Kassandra). I decided I wanted something fun and bright for their photo shoot. It has been a super long winter and I am sick of the snow and winter blues feeling I have. So I brightened up the studio with a lot of bright pinks and greens, and we had some fun! These girls are always ready for their photo shoot.Here are a few of my favorites in my favorite color renditions.

Ayden { Provo, Utah newborn Photography}

2011-02-19T14:51:00.000-08:00

I was really looking forward to this little guy. He is my nieces newest addition to their family. I of course as always had hoped that I would have a perfect sleeping baby for the entire shoot, so I heated the room to a perfect baby temperature, got everything prepared and what happens? yep another wide awake little guy. But that is o.k becasue we did get him to sleep for a few shots. His mom told me he slept the whole rest of the night (OF COURSE!) I still was excited because I was able to use a few new props I had in the studio and the photography turned out really cute. Here are a few of my favorites from this newborn photography session. And big sister Brooklyn was excited to be a part of it too.

Jen Birch & Family- {provo utah family photography}

2011-02-19T14:36:00.000-08:00

So have you ever had those days that you knew were just going to be so busy that you would not even have time to think about how busy you are? Today was one of those days! But you know what i was so glad I was able to fit in the Jen Birch and her family for a family photography sesssion.
I had done Ryan's (her daughter) senior portraits last year, and know how beautiful these girls are. I could not wait to get behind the lens and take shots of some natural beauties.
It was a little chilly outside but we braved the weather and got a few different locations in in the time allowed.
I always know I can gt good creative shots with these girls because they are up for anything. Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot.

Suzette from professional to sexy valentine photography {utah photographers}

2011-02-05T12:48:00.000-08:00

Suzette is just darling! She is a working professional who needed some nice head shots of her that did not look like mug shots for her website and office. She also wanted to throw in a little Valentine surprise for her husband by taking some sexy photos for him. She is both Classy & sexy at the same time.
I really enjoyed working with her. here are a few of my favorite photographs

Green Family- { family photography Utah}{ wheeler farm}

2011-01-22T21:25:00.000-08:00

Can you say freezing? That is what we were for my shoot today with the green family. I ventured out to Salt Lake to take this very fun families portraits. I love doing family pictures when you have a family this fun! First off we froze. When we were not taking pictures, people were huddled into blankets and coats and doing whatever we could to stay warm. look at these two cuties freezing to death.

Than we got attacked by the geese on the farm. My Mom who was my assistant chased them away after one acually bit her in the rear. I must say I got a good laugh at that one. this guy thought he was king of the farm. Snout up in the air and all.

We still got some great shots of the family. here are a few of my favorites!

Thanks for letting me spend the morning with you guys!

Payton Senior portraits { Utah senior photography}

2011-01-19T17:37:00.000-08:00

Payton I believe hates to get his picture taken so his mom only had me take a few of him. he is quite but super cool.These are a few of my favs. His family has some great property, so we did the shoot right there in there own yard. Payton plays High school football and soccer and has lettered in both. these are his Senior portraits.

New Year Contest is finally here {free photoshoot utah}

2011-01-03T11:31:00.000-08:00

O.k here it is the new contest! I rarely give out photoshoots anymore because there is so much work involved for me, not just the shooting time but the extra time and effort I put into editing each and every picture taken. But the new year needed something big!!!! I am offering a free sitting fee for a Family photo shoot plus one free 8x10 print. If you would like a copyright printing release disk they are normally $65 But you will recieve this for only $50 PLUS you will get the extra editing option (Which everyone orders by the way, because it is what I am known for) for free instead of paying $20 extra, on top of that. this package if you were to just come in and have this shoot is worth $165. you will get the entire thing for $50 or for free if you do not get all your pictures and just the 8X10. I am warning you though choosing just one would be next to impossible.Indoors or outdoors.
Rules: Only One lucky person will win!!!
Here are the rules very important! If they are not followed correctly you will be disqualified from the contest.
First become a fan of the Dani C Photography facebook page
second leave a comment here with your name and why you want to win the photoshoot.
you can recieve extra entries by:
following this blog.
you can also recieve an extra entry for everyone that posts on my facebook page wall that you sent them to .like my page or blog
Good luck Contest will run untill January 16th My birthday!!!!!
Results will be chosen by random.org

Barbe Family { Utah family photography } { minnesota}

2010-12-29T10:28:00.000-08:00

My dear friend Cathi was in town from Minnesota for the Holidays, I had the pleasure of taking her families pictures...and had a blast I might add. I really wanted something bright and colorful for them so we ventured out and about. Our first stop was not bright but Cathi loves texture so we started at the barn and worked our way to our red brickness. Gotta say Love it!!!!
The kids were awesome I would be lying if I said it was comfortable out there. It was freezing outside!! But it was not snowing so we were very grateful.
It was so good to see them again and even if it was only for a couple hours. Here are some of my favorites. I had way too many.

Christie Marini dance photography

2010-12-29T10:16:00.000-08:00

I love Christie and she is so fun to shoot. Christie is a Utah Flash dancer and is truly amazing. She also happens to be my girls dance teacher. I love photographing a dancer who has the flexibility to do action shots. This girl was so brave it was freezing outside and she went outside and rocked it! Thanks Christie for allowing me to take your pictures.

Grossman girls {Utah family photography}

2010-12-29T10:09:00.000-08:00

I always love when the grossman family comes to visit me. They are always so fun and full of life. We took some Birthday Pictures for Tassja and Charley. They also are a dancing family and wanted some in their dance outfits too. Charley loves spongebob so i through one of them together in there photo session. Here are a few of my favorites from that session.

Merry Christmas to you all!

2010-12-15T16:44:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to say how blessed I feel to have such wonderful clients and friends that allow me to be a part of their lives and take their photographs. I hope by now you have all recieved your Christmas gifts from Dani C Photography and know how much I love and appreciate you all. If you did not got punch the mailman. Only teasing. Dont do that I love the mailman.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year, though most of you do not read blogs lol. I hope to see you all in 2011!!

Behind on Blogging...

2010-12-04T11:05:00.000-08:00

I have ran so behind on my blogging. I am going to post a few of some recent shoots.
Mikala is from Minnesota and she is darling. her mom & I grew up together in Colorado. I use to babysitt this girl when she was 5 and 6 years old and her mom would watch my twins who at the time were like 1 years old. We got them all back together and took a picture. You will see that later in this post.
Mikala is gorggeous! This girl should be a model. She really knew how to work it when I told her what I was going for. here are a few of my favorites from the day. Even though I had a hard time choosing.
We had so much fun! Even though the snow was gone which was so sad, we got fantastic shots. The last shot is the three girls reunited after all these years.

next we have the Smith Family, They were visiting from Idaho for Thanksgiving. The weather was too cold for an outdoor shoot with all the little ones they have so we took it indoors. Again we have another photogenic family. These girls were very special friends to my girls when they lived here. We miss them dearly. Here are a few of my favorites from their photo session.

Then we have the Scarbrough Family, another family that traveled a ways from Eagle Mountain to have their family pictures done. What a cute family. they showed up in there Purple and I Loved it!! We did a barn shoot with them. They all cooperated great even with the weather being freezing outside. We got some great shots for them to use in their Holiday cards. Here are a few from that shoot.

want to win.

2010-11-28T16:16:00.000-08:00

I want to win this cute little numer to have at the studio. I love Dang gina gives. You can win free stuff all the time go to http://www.dangginagives.blogspot.com/ to enter for yourself.

Best Pictures of 2010

2010-11-10T21:56:00.000-08:00

So the first round of voting is coming to the last few hours of completion. We could use all of your votes out there on our facebook page. Just write a comment under your favorite to cast your vote. The winner will recieve the cover of my 2011 brochure and a $50 gift certificate to secretly spoiled . So please choose wisely. the top ten are as follows. go to my facebook link on right to vote.

achievment days girls {pre-teen photography Utah}

2010-11-06T23:20:00.000-07:00

I have always believed that if you have a talent you should offer that talent to others. In my Church that is what lots of people do. No... that does not mean I give everyone a free photoshoot, discounts...yep.;).
I am an achievment day leader for the 10-12 age group at my church. I do activities with the girls twice a month to help grow every area in there life, such as service,health, gospel,talents,personal development & more. This month we talked a lot about personal Hygeine. Our first lesson was all the boring stuff that no one likes to hear. However, the girls all got some fun stuff to take home..such as A mirror,combs,hair acc. and more. As an extention to this lesson, i thought it would be fun to do a mini photoshoot of the girls so they understood how important it is to look your best. No, that does not mean they have to be super models. It sure was fun for them to act like one for a day though. here are a few of my favorites of each girl. They are all such cuties.

Judd Family { Utah family photographers}

2010-10-27T12:20:00.000-07:00

Imagine waking up so excited for an upcoming family shoot, You know they are home getting their new outfits together for the photo session, you smear the fog off the window with your hand only to see pouring rain. UGGGG. We waited...and waited and still it wasn't going to let up. This family was ready to go so we changed locations and even went to our spot we wanted to go to at the end of the shoot. I mean it was the end and it did not matter if they got wet right? :)
What troopers. They did great! here are a few of my favorite shots from there session In my favorite color renditions.
I could just eat that baby right up she was so sweet!

Tanica Senior portraits indoor session {Utah senior photographer}

2010-10-21T23:11:00.000-07:00

Every day I wake up and thank God that I am allowed to do what I love. I have always loved photography and people, when they are together I am at my happiest.
I had the great opportunity to photograph Tanica for her second session of her Senior package:Indoors.
My indoor senior session is mostly those conservative shots that hang in the homes of the Graduating seniors parents & grandparents walls. But of course those that know me know I have to throw some other stuff in there with it as well. Tanica is so much fun to shoot we laugh the entire time. This time she brought her boy for a few shots together too. Of course he told me " I dont smile" And he gave me his typical guy smile of CHEESE. I laughed at him and than magic we got true genuine smiles.
Below are a few of my favorites from the shoot. These are in my favorite color renditions.
I have to say Seniors are one of my favorite subjects to shoot. Oh I would have paid over $1000 to have pictures like these of me at my prime.lol.
I have been blessed these last few weeks with tons of work. So thank you everyone!

Contest time!!!!

2010-10-19T12:18:00.001-07:00

Are you entering the facebook contest for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to aspen art & frame? Than leave your comment here. make sure you leave an email for me to contact you if you win with. Contest ends on November 7th so get right on it! MAKE SURE YOU BECOME A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG TOO!

lots of new pictures

2010-10-14T23:08:00.001-07:00

I hope you will all scroll down to see some recent photoshoots. I have been so busy I havn't updated in a while. There are quite a few.

Mickie & Josue Andrade [Creative couple portraits Utah]

2010-10-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

Here are two very good looking,photogenic people. I had so much fun editing their shoot because every single picture was good.This was their first experience with a photographer and they did awesome! Here are a few of my favorites from their session.

Smania Family- [ creative family photography]

2010-10-14T23:00:00.000-07:00

o.k so does every darling family live in Utah? I think So. This was another great family who knew exactly what to do. The little girl is a doll and I had a blast!

woods family [ Utah creative family photography]

2010-10-14T22:55:00.000-07:00

this darling family was so photogenic. i had a hard time... as usual picking which ones to go on the blog.

Krista, Skyler & Kelsi [utah family fall photography]

2010-10-14T22:48:00.000-07:00

this is my sisters darling little family. We did a few in place of school pictures and some family ones as well.

Jermaine family {Utah family photography}

2010-09-27T13:20:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of going to Salem this past weekend and photographing the Jermaine family. They had a beautiful country western theme in their own backyard. We got a lot of great shots.
What shocked me the most is that the dog and the 1 year old cooperated fabulously!

Tanica {Utah Senior Photography}

2010-09-19T17:48:00.000-07:00

my gorgeous neice. It was so hard to choose a few pics she is gorgeous!

Mower family { Utah family photography}

2010-09-19T17:40:00.000-07:00

K- I love this family. theya re the cutest ever. Not to mention Staci is one of my dearest friends ever.

The Heward kids- { Utah family portraits}

2010-09-03T11:16:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun with this bunch. getting Ethan the two year old to smile was like trying to rip out a tooth that isnt ready to come out, But we got some darling shots.

EVY's 1st birthday & Griffon { Utah child photography}

2010-08-17T20:21:00.000-07:00

I was kept busy today. two kids under two years old. It was little Evy's first birthday and man do I love these first birthday kids digging in their cakes. She wasn't to sure what to think about it at first but as you can see, she enjoyed it. Little griffon was a blast too. here are a few of my favorites from todays session.

Customer Appreciation Day

2010-08-14T20:52:00.000-07:00

lets face it, I wouldnt be where I am at today without my fabulous clients. I have had so much fun taking your photo's throughout the year. And hope to be able to in the years to come. I wanted to do something to thank everyone, so I rented out the local skating rink. Though many could not make it do to vacationing, Know that I appreciate all of you.( Dancers that includes you!)

We had a great time. Here are some snapshots from the party. I did not even bring my camera. Can you believe it? I did not want it broken since I planned on getting out there and having fun too. So here are some shots I was sent.( thnks mom) Thanks again everyone! Can't wait for the upcoming year.

Are you interested in photography? Want to be a Photographer?

2010-08-05T14:14:00.000-07:00

If you are interested in being a photographer or just want to take better pictures, you have to check this out. it is a fantastic deal.
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A Biker's Wedding- { Utah wedding photography}

2010-08-02T15:34:00.000-07:00

so I have never been to a Biker wedding before and was not sure what to expect. There were lots of harley davidson Motorcycles, lots of Leather and lots of party people. I had fun doing some creative coloring to these to make them really stand out as a biker wedding.

Barry Family- {Utah Creative Family photography}

2010-07-11T22:08:00.000-07:00

Loved this family! They were so much fun! Sure both boys did not want to be there and did not give me much to work with. But I still got great shots of them and they were so fun. I love it when a family comes with something new and lets me get my creative juices going. The motorcycle was so fun.

Brad & Jaime SanDiego wedding photography- Bahia Resort

2010-06-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

I was priviladged to be able to do my brothers wedding photography this past weekend In San Diego at the Bahia resort & Hotel. It was beautiful and the ceremony was darling. My brother is getting a 3 year old daughter in the marriage and they are a darling family. here are a few of my favorite shots from the wedding.

Jocelyn & kids {Utah Maternity Photography}

2010-06-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

I recently had the opportunity to photograph Joselyn for a maternity shoot. Her & Her husband were so much fun and up for anything. I appreciate them letting me use my creativity. I also took a few shots she wanted of the kids too. It was a lot of fun. Thanks guys for the opportunity.

Here are a few kid shots she wanted done at the same time

Easton & Family {Toddler & Kids Utah photography }

2010-06-17T19:21:00.000-07:00

I love this family! It helps that they have been good friends of ours for a long time. Natalie & her boys are a joy. Easton just turned 1 years old and I had so much fun taking his pictures. His brother Karson is a doll too. What a good looking family.

mom with her two loving boys

Eastons First birthday pictures

Easton's brother Karson

Jade expressions photoshoot

2010-06-10T22:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of my favorites from the photo shoot I did for Jade Expressions who does darling hats. if you order tell her I sent you. http://www.etsy.com/shop/JadeExpressions

MaKayla (orange) McKenzie ( pink)

pants by eliza kate design

Logan's First birthday { Utah children photography}

2010-05-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

Logan's First Birthday pictures were a lot of fun. He was not a happy camper about getting his pictures taken but we got some way cute shots. He was so fun to watch dig into his birthday cake. That little guy ate 3/4 of the cake. I bet he was sick that night. He is such a cutie as you can see by the pictures below. Here are a few of my favorite shots and color renditions of his photography shoot.

Matthew & Joni Manti Wedding {Utah wedding photography}

2010-05-08T11:29:00.000-07:00

A few from Matthew & Joni's Wedding. I do not normally do weddings, but it is fun to do once in a while. Plus the Manti temple is gorgeous!

Jamie's Birthday party { group friend photography}

2010-05-02T21:06:00.000-07:00

Oh to be young again. To have a party like this as a teenageer I would have done anything. My friend Lisa threw her daughter a birthday party, and for the party hired me to do a photoshoot. These girls were so lively and so much fun to photograph. They each got their own picture cd full of all images as a party favor including individual shots. What a cool mom huh? Here again are a few of my favorites.

THE PARTY FAVOR BAGS i PUT TOGETHER.

Joni Bridals { Utah Bridal Photography}

2010-04-29T21:39:00.000-07:00

What a sweet girl Joni is, She is so polite and fun to work with. I normally do not do weddings but it has been a pleasure to photograph her bridals and I am looking forward to her wedding in Manti next week. Here are a few of my favorite shots from that session. I know I have a hard time deciding so here we go....

example of a dvd slideshow that comes with Senior experience package

2010-04-23T08:53:00.001-07:00

vintage creative senior portraits {Ryan's senior pictures}

2010-04-11T19:36:00.000-07:00

Ryan is gorgeous! Again i do not know where all these pretty girls come from. She was so fun. I loved her vintage look. Sorry for all the pictures but again I have a really hard time choosing. Feel free to comment.

The family that plays together { utah family photography}

2010-04-04T14:23:00.000-07:00

What an absolutely darling family. I love how great they all were for pictures. Even the baby was a smiling little guy, even with it being freezing outside! Michele paige Holmes is a fabulous Author. I have read her book " Counting Stars and am starting on her next one soon. You must go pick up a copy at Desseret book ASAP.

we are in this together!

go get her book!