Big Deal at the Big House!

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Samantha Brandt Photography is BEYOND excited to offer this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get your pictures taken in Michigan Stadium on November 29 or December 4!

You will have access to the entire Big House – stadium and locker room – JUST FOR YOU (and me and my camera!).

SESSION TYPES:

  • 30 minute session $250 – You will be the only family in the facility for your session time and we have full run of the stadium and locker room. You will receive a free 16×20 print from your session ($80 value) and free mini-session during 2012 ($50 value)!
  • 15 minute session $150 – You will be the only family in the facility for your session time and we have full run of the stadium and locker room. You will receive a free 11×14 print from your session ($50 value)!
  • Mini-mini session $90 – pictures taken in three locations in the stadium. There will be three families booked for each 30-minute block – we will spend 10 minutes at each "station". This option does not come with any prints.

BOOKING INFORMATION:

  • Sessions will be scheduled for Tuesday November 29 from 3.30p-4.30p and Sunday December 4 from 2.30p-4.30p.
  • I will do my best to honor your requested time but please be prepared to have your session time adjusted on your day so that I can best accommodate everyone and not have any gaps in the schedule.
  • Sessions are booked on a first-pay basis.

THERE ARE SOME RULES:

  • This is a big deal and I’m going to encourage you to go big with your prints. Special discounts will be available for any a la carte wall prints ordered!
  • There will be jerseys, helmets & footballs available to use as props.
  • Limit of five people per family/booking (contact me for pricing if you have a group larger than five).
  • Session fee is due at time of booking. Due to the nature of this opportunity, there are absolutely no refunds (I’m usually pretty flexible with rescheduling but I’m not able to do that here).
  • Sessions will take place regardless of the weather – so start planning your outfits now, allowing for coats, hats, gloves. Have fun with it – they make really cute Michigan gloves and hats and scarves!
  • NO OTHER CAMERAS ARE ALLOWED. This is in my regular contract but I will mention it here too. If you are observed taking pictures with your own camera or cell phone, you will be asked to leave the session immediately and I will delete all the images from your session. And remember – your session fee is non-refundable.
  • We will be on a super-strict schedule for these sessions. If you arrive late for your session, it will cut into your shooting time – so arrive early. And remember – your session fee is non-refundable.
  • Approximately two weeks after your session, your images will be provided in a private online gallery for you to purchase prints and digital files.

EMAIL ME TO BOOK YOUR SESSION. I will put you on the schedule, and send you the booking confirmation, a link to pay your session fee, as well as a link to my contract. Emailing me does not reserve your time…paying does. :-)

stb@samanthabrandtphotography.com ● 734-408-1464 ● www.samanthabrandtphotography.com

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Busy Fall {ann arbor family photographer}

I am sooooooo far behind blogging about all the sessions I had this fall. And I am bad in that I don’t blog every session I do just because life gets in the way. But I had to blog about this one.

I was contacted to do a large family session. They were the very last of my crazy weekend of eight sessions and I have to admit I was a little nervous when I heard eight kids (ranging in age from 15yr to 18mos…all boys except the youngest!).

Turns out I had nothing to worry about – they were all fantastic and easy! And so much FUN!

Thank you, S family, for allowing me the honor of photographing your beautiful family!!!

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hat trick

I have had the honor of photographing this sweet family three times – first their wedding, then their maternity pictures, and lastly their son’s newborn pictures.

Aren’t they the cutest? Especially that little one. SO ADORABLE.

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Congrats again, C & A!

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I am trying to get caught up with my blogging here! I’ve done way more sessions than I’ve shown and I need to get them up here for you all to see.

This family’s session took place back during the hot days of early August. They were all troopers as they ran and played while I snapped out on rolling hills of green grass.

I admit I’m a sucker for blue-eyes, and this little boy knew how to work it. Can you stand those baby blues!??

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Thanks for letting me capture your family, K & D! It was a pleasure meeting you all :-)

I couldn’t wait { ann arbor maternity photographer }

I don’t normally do sneak peeks anymore (I’m too excited to get the whole gallery up for folks so the sneak peeks fall on my to do list) but I couldn’t resist posting just one from this session from last night.

I had a maternity session with some very special clients. C & A were my first wedding clients almost 1.5 years ago!

How fired up was I to have the honor of photographing this beautiful woman’s beautiful belly? She was the coolest bride at her wedding, and the coolest mama-to-be – I love taking her picture.

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I can’t wait to meet little M in a couple of weeks! Congrats again :-)

the m family ~ ann arbor family & children’s photographer

Mom is one of my dear friends (part of the group I inherited when I met my husband!) and I was happy that she asked me to photograph her family. I am cracking up looking at these pictures here – because I always thought her son looked like her but this first picture it is amazing how much he looks like mom!!!

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Thanks, S!

the s kids ~ ann arbor children’s photographer

This cute little boy is one of my daughter’s classmates, and I was excited to take pictures of him & his big sister.

We did their session in their backyard, which has a stream running through it and was a gorgeous backdrop!

You gotta love the “pretend like you love each other” pose in this first picture ;-) Aren’t they so cute?

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Thanks again, G & L!

the r boys ~ ann arbor children’s photographer

This is from another surprise Father’s Day session last month. Mom wasn’t sure she would be able to keep it a secret until Father’s Day…and she was right. She ended up giving them to dad as a birthday present the week before Father’s Day :-)

Anyway – these kids were awesome. Big brother L was all business and was a perfect model, even trying to get his brother J to look and smile when he was supposed to. It was so funny.

And here they are – the handsome R boys!

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Thanks, D, for letting me photograph your boys!

The K Family

I love taking pictures of these kids. Their parents are awesome people and great friends of ours – and my kids love them and these kids.

Mom contacted me about taking pictures to surprise dad with for Father’s Day. She had this first picture blown up huge on a canvas.

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And this is everyone’s favorite from the session. I can’t help it – but during every session there is *the* shot that makes me so happy and this was it from this session.

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Happy Father’s Day, D! S – thanks for the pleasure of taking these pictures and spending time with your cool kids ;-)

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My first non-family session in the studio was this a-dor-able blue-eyed bundle of sweetness. I can’t really stand the blue eyes! She is just starting to crawl and was almost not interested in sitting still but luckily she wasn’t too mobile yet. Plus…I had my secret weapon…

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My daughter wants to be my helper all the time. She was wonderful this session because baby E loved watching my M being silly!

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B & E, thanks so much for bringing your precious girl over for me to practice!