A Year in the Life of... You?

As we embark on a new life with our new little life, I thought about how well documented (in images, at least) Ian's life will be. What a fantastic gift we're going to be able to give him when he's older... and give to ourselves in our golden years looking back on all the incredible memories we've created, experiences we've had, flipping album pages and recalling stories of midnight feedings, first words, first steps, skinned knees, and crayon-colored walls. Our only problem will be getting photos of Ian with both Lisa and me in the frame!

But it also made me think about being able to provide this other people. How fantastic would it be to have a professional photographer virtually "on call"? Be able to schedule mini-photo shoots throughout an entire year to capture it forever. Heck, it doesn't even need to be about kids... you could have a professional photographer at every party you throw, from New Year's to Labor Day to Halloween! Schedule a family portrait over Thanksgiving weekend, get some photos of your niece's first communion, or maybe just some special portraits of you and your special someone to send out over the holidays.

Lisa and I talked it over, and we came up with an idea. We're going to offer a "Year in the Life" special package this year with tremendous value. You get:

• 12 (twelve) 30-minute photo sessions (can be combined with up to 3 sessions [1.5 hrs] at a time.) You pick the times & the places. (Note: individual dates/times are subject to photographer availability)
• A 16x20 gallery wrap wall print
• An 8x8 hardcover art book, custom designed by FMP, filled with photos from the year
• 12 (twelve) 8x10 prints
• 24 (twenty-four) 5x7 prints
• 48 (forty-eight) wallet-sized prints
• 50 (fifty) folded, press-printed custom holiday cards with envelopes
• Plus Free travel to all shoots within 15 miles of our studio

...all for our special introductory price of $2,008!

This offer is only available for a limited time. Once we book up, we won't be accepting any more reservations for 2008, nor will this price likely be repeated again. Please contact us for current package availability.

A New Year, A New Addition

Our Christmas wish list at FMP may have included a new Canon 1d Mk III or a quad-core processor computer with Adobe Photoshop CS 3.0 pre-loaded, but #1 on our list was a brand new healthy baby boy, and on January 3rd at 11:32pm, our last present was delivered with utmost care. Ian Emmet Zawrotny weighed 7 lbs, 8.8 oz & measured 19 1/2 inches in length.

And The Winners Are...

The final results are in for the 1st annual Best of FMP Photo Contest!

The counts were very close with the final results changing even on the the last day of voting! Luckily, there were no hanging chads or butterfly ballots, so recounts won't be necessary. It was hard selecting images for the contest - we had so many great couples and so many great images to choose from.

Lisa and I would like to thank everyone who took part in contest & wish congratulations to all the winners!


1st Place:
Prize: 11"x14" stretched canvas print
Jennifer & Chris (Married May 12, 2007 )


2nd Place:
Prize: $50 FMP gift certificate
Rachel & Nick (Married June 9, 2007 )


3rd Place:
Prize: $25 FMP gift certificate
Nicole & Mike (Married July 21, 2007 )


If you'd like to leave feedback about your experience with the contest, please feel free to comment below.