Class of 2011-March Pre-booking Special

Well, we are a few weeks into March...and it's time for another senior pre-booking special. This is one you won't want to miss out on!! This product has been a favorite for my regular portraiture sessions for several years now...and now I am offering it for seniors as well. These are mini accordion albums. The older version of this was a classic black mini album but for seniors they have a new revised look that is customized to your senior portraits. They are already getting rave reviews :) This mini album holds 12 photos from your session and comes packaged extra special for you. To get this awesome item...just pre-book your senior session now. By pre-booking your session you are paying your session fee only which holds your date and locks you in to getting this item. Upon completion of your paid order, you will get not 1 of these, BUT a set of 3 mini albums!! For more details on this special, or to pre-book your session, contact me via my website. Or you can find one of my senior reps and get a referral card from them. Again, Hailee Chubb is my Alma High School Senior Rep, and Monica Acker is my Fulton High School Senior Rep. You do not have to attend the school they do to get a referral card from them.

Here is a sample of a 2010 grads mini album. This was an instant hit in their household!! Hers was printed on pearl paper which turned out absolutely gorgeous.
Mini Book special expires April 1st....don't miss out :)


Also, don't forget to check out the Senior Video at the top of the blog, but remember to turn off the main blog music first :)

Oh...and just a side note, my blog has been having some problems. As much as I'd love for you to leave me a comment, right now my blog is not holding published comments. In fact...my blog recently just lost all comments from January all the way back to when I started my blog. And the comments on recent posts are only partially there :( I hope this issue will be resolved soon!! Once the comments issue has been resolved I'll let you know :) If you still want to leave a comment, I will hold them in my email until this issue is hopefully resolved and then publish them then :) Thanks

till next time...

Imaging USA 2010 {Mid Michigan Photographer}

Sadly...no I was not there in person. I really wanted to go but once again my fear of flying won the battle. But it worked out for the best anyway, as our family got nailed with the lovely flu bug. Had I planned on going, I would have had to cancel anyway, as I spent the weekend quite sick. Imaging this year was in Nashville, TN which I happen to love Tennessee, but only when I am able to drive there ;) But winter time...not a good drive...LOL. Anyway, a couple of my very good photog friends (and fellow Pixel Chicks) Julie Monacella and Sherry Boles made the trip and their first stop at the Expo was just for me :) Julie checked in Sunday night with our group to share the pics and tell us about meeting up with Sherry. She even got a shot of Sherry in action taking pics of my work on display at the booth. Yes, that is what I said, my work on display...can you believe it!! How exciting is that!! Recently I ordered some new business cards from my lab and the next day I got a call from them asking if they could use them as samples at their booth at Imaging. They also asked about using my work for a few other things at their booth (from the pics I can't wait to see them in person)! So from the pics Julie took, you will see they used my new square business cards...which I loved how they displayed them on the table. They also used one of my favorite images in a canvas gallery wrap and paired it up with a new product they are launching. You will see the canvas and the circular print side by side on the table. You will all recognize "The Truck" :) I wish I could have been there in person, but am thankful for you guys sharing in the excitement with me :)

All pics from the Expo are courtesy of Julie Monacella Photography

Thanks for letting me share this exciting news with you all :)

till next time...

Blog Slacker....

Yes I know...I have been slacking on the blog. It is crazy busy right now, editing (still have some sessions to share on the blog), doing lots and lots of ordering and packaging and jewelry making and the list goes on and on. UPS has pretty much been a daily visitor here and today I looked around and thought where am I going to put this new pile of boxes...LOL. But I wouldn't have it any other way, it's been a busy season with much more still to do and I am loving it. I am thankful and truly blessed beyond words!! :) It's kinda cool because it feels like Christmas everyday seeing all the items come in for client orders, I am especially loving all the specialty items, which I wish I could share here, but that's for another day :)!!

But before I go I thought I would share the other thing keeping me super busy this Christmas season, my hand made jewelry. Any of you who are familiar with my jewelry...know my favorite pieces of jewelry I make are my rings. I will apologize right now...I have been terrible about updating all the styles I carry. Many of them never made it to the website and the antique swivel is one of them. These rings were introduced in 2008 but I only showed you 1 of the styles I carry when there are actually several in the swivel collection. And...since the antique swivel happens to be one of my faves it was time to snap a picture of it. :) Although really me choosing a favorite style ring is kinda funny...because I I love them all. I have every style and I just mix and match...LOL.

So here are a couple rings from the swivel collection. These also come in oval and round in both styles. You will recognize the children on the jewelry from some of the recent blog posts :)

"Antique Scroll Swivel Ring" "Chunky Square Swivel Ring"

So...If you are looking for an "original" gift item or maybe a little something special for yourself, my jewelry is a perfect choice to showcase your favorite photos. You will get tons of compliments on it too :) I love it when clients tell me when they go places and people see their jewelry they know it's a Hayley Hamlin piece...just by looking at it :) This jewelry is special and you will feel special wearing it :). And on that note, for anyone who missed the holiday jewelry deadline, I will resume new jewelry orders Jan 1st. :)
till next time...

Updates, News, and Deadlines :)

It's that time of year again where we have to talk about deadlines. But before we go there, I"d like to take a minute to thank you all for blessing my life this year. I am so thankful to have met so many wonderful people this past year. I am also so very honored to remain in the lives on my faithful returning clients, it is so wonderful to watch your families change with time.
I truly am blessed...and I thank you all for letting me capture the heart and soul moments of your life for you!!

I also would like to add, I know I have been way behind on posting photos to the blog, I think the blog will be taking a bit of back seat for a bit ;)

So...onto the deadlines. Here are some dates to think about...

First off, if you are wanting any pieces of my hand made jewelry this year for Christmas, the deadline for ordering is Nov. 1st. I am taking very limited jewelry orders this year as I am so busy with portrait orders. So...I will only be excepting jewelry orders with your complete portrait order. I will not process any jewelry orders separately this year.

SENIORS, remember...your complimentary yearbook photo will not be ordered or released to your school without your complete paid order. Orders take 4-6 weeks to process, so make sure you order in enough time to make your school's deadline.

Christmas Print ordering deadline is Nov. 20th. That is prints only, if you have specialty items you need to allow more time or there will be rush fees involved.

I think that covers everything right now. If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line :)

And because we can't post without a picture, here's a fave of mine from a recent session. This is from the same session as the little girl pulling the wagon below. They both got to play with the teddy bear :)

till next time...

Featured Video-{Michigan Child Photographer}

Recently I showed you the lovely little girls from the "B" family. There was some major image overload on that sneak peek..LOL, but could you really blame me :) Well today their proof gallery is being sent off and they also are going to be featured here on my blog. You probably have noticed that every once in awhile I pick a client that is featured at the top of my blog in one of the videos. Lately I've kept up my senior video, but it's time to start doing some features again...so this time it's the beautiful and adorable "B" girls. Their video will be at the top of my blog as a featured video for a few weeks. Just a little info on the videos. They include a collection of images from your session, not all of the images. They come in 2 formats, a low res file for things like facebook and also a high res version that you can watch on your computer, t.v., etc. They even look great on big screen t.v.'s. If you'd like more info on these DVDs, feel free to email me at hayleyjhamlin@hotmail.com.

REMEMBER -When viewing the video turn OFF main blog music at bottom of blog :) Also, this is a very low resolution video for blog use. I see now they are giving an option to view full screen but it's only going to distort the video and not recommended :)

And because I can't post without a picture, here's another fave from their session.

Find delight in the simple things...

Hope you enjoyed the featured family :) Thanks for stopping by!!

till next time...

Spring Specials-For All :) {Michigan Photographer}

As promised...I have lots of new spring specials for you all :)
First off is for seniors :) I have to say after last month's senior special I wasn't sure how I'd be able to top that. But I must say these are pretty cool, and I really think you are going to like them. These are Senior Buzz Cards. They come in 6 different styles and basically it's like your own personal business card. They are printed front and back on heavy card stock paper and you can get them in either a gloss finish or a cool pearl finish. They have your name, email, phone, you can even add things like your facebook page on there if you like. They are completely personalized for you!! You get 90 of them to hand out to your friends and family :) And here's the best part. If you Pre-Book in April to have your senior portraits done with Hayley Hamlin Photography you get a set of 90 for Free!! All you have to do to lock in this special is set your session date and pay your session fee. So...don't delay on this great offer!!

Okay, next we are on to regular sessions. I have found that the Mini brag books are a customer favorite around here. What better way to top off a Spring Special than to add the awesome DVD's with it!! So for those of you who book in April and complete your session in April or May you can purchase a DVD and a mini brag book for $195.00 (min purchase also required). For complete details on the special you can email me or give me a call.
If you would like to see samples of the videos you can view them at the top of my blog. Please remember to turn main blog music off first. Or if you'd like to see a further collection of videos, come join me on my facebook page :) Just type in Hayley Hamlin or Hayley Hamlin Photography.

And last but not least, the Bucket Tote is on sale for the months of April and May. And....I have to give a shout out to J & A for being my models for this particular bag :) This bag just came in and is on it's way to their mommy...who I know is anxiously awaiting it. I am telling you this bag is beautiful. It holds a lot and you will get tons of compliments on it!! If you would like more details on pricing, size, or if you have any questions, just give me a holler. :)

Okay...that's all I've got for you. I hope you are having a great week. :) If you have any questions, you can email me at hayleyjhamlin@hotmail.com
Till next time...