HBP's The Hive Weekly Update 6/23/14

Weekly Update 6/23/14

Howdy! I hope that your Summer Solstice was wonderful.  Now the days are getting shorter.  Now it might not seem like a big deal here, but up in Alaska, it's a BIG deal.  They lost 12 seconds of daylight yesterday!  Can you imagine it???

But seriously.  I hope that the beginning of your summer is going well.  Independence Day is coming upon us very quickly, and I've had some requests to please come up with something to celebrate Old Glory.

Here is one of my favorite scenes from a favorite movie.  Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is a classic movie, beloved the world over.  Check out this song and dance starring Fred, when he's "forced" to do a solo act when he had only prepared for a duo.  "Let's Say It With Firecrackers" is a huge hit.

(In case you can't see it here, visit my blogger site:
http://honeybeeportraits.blogspot.com/2014/06/hbps-hive-weekly-update-62314.html )

Now you know how much I really love Independence Day.  That love happened a gazillion years ago, when I saw this movie for the first time.  Ever since, the fireworks and barbeques and family get-togethers and everything in between have helped make my summers special.

So here's a little somethin'-somethin' I whipped up for my clients!

The other digital packages start at $35.00. Call for details at 240-245-0416.

These two images are my favorites from the whole session.

I'm adding MORE sessions! WOW!!!

The $100 Anniversary Special has been so incredibly popular, that I'm adding 5 more sessions for this month.
It's a half hour studio session for up to 3 people, and you get 4 images!  Four of them!  This is a great deal for maternity sessions, and one-year-old sessions, and if your baby gets his first tooth, or if your daughter loses her first tooth...!  The possibilities are ENDLESS.  Oh, you can also do a TEDDY BEAR session for this as well.  AWESOME.

Coming up REALLY soon is my "STAR SPANGLED SESSION".  I am creating the set in the next two days and I am conducting a Casting Call.  I'm looking for one little boy between 3 and 5, and one little girl, same age range, to model for me and receive the session for free PLUS 2 images each.  If you are interested, please call me asap; I need to do these sessions and have them back to the families in time for Independence Day.  I'll be offering the session, actually, between June 25 and July 2.

The "STAR SPANGLED SESSION" is categorized as a Seasonal Session, and will follow the pricing guide as such.  Sessions for up to 3 children is $40 and includes a beautiful 5x7 portrait, as my gift to you.  The best ages for this session are ages 6 months to 7 years.  I will post the pricing guide for this when I make the official announcement.

Please remember that specials cannot be combined.  These sessions are one per family and scheduling is subject to availability.

Upcoming Auction for Family Photo Sessions for this Summer

Hello Fans and Friends!

We are coming up on the first Anniversary for Honey Bee Photography's official opening, and we are excited!

One way that we will be celebrating is by doing an online auction, right here on my blog!

This is how an auction works.  At a given time, I will announce what the auction is for and will start taking bids at xyz amount.  I'll hold the auction for 6 minutes so that it gets really exciting.  I will let you know at the end of bidding one of two things:  either that a person won the auction, or that the reserve was not met.  The winner gets contacted by me personally, right away to make the payment and talk about scheduling.  I will probably do 4 auctions in an hour's time, a few nights during the week of June 1, 2014.

I did an auction several years ago in 2010 when we lived in Anchorage, and it was extremely successful  I want to do this again!

BUT I NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT.

How can I do that?

By asking you, my fans and friends, to spread the word, and send the link to this blog post to everyone!  There are a few things they have to do to participate in the auction.

1. They need to go to like my page on Facebook.
2.  They need to check out my website and find a favorite image of their's and share it on FB.
3.  They need to be present at the auction at the time it starts in order to participate.
4.  Have fun!!!

5.  I will be doing sessions and packages as well.

I will be holding the auctions on the following evenings.  Don't worry, I'll be sending reminders!

Monday, June 2 at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday, June 4 at 8:00
Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

That's 12 auctions we'll be doing!  How exciting!  Stay tuned for more information!