Share-the-Love "Bonus Bucks" Gift Certificate SALE! -&- Word Art Print CONTEST | St. Paul, MN Photographer

February is the month of love... so we want to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day by offering two great things you'll LOVE:

1) Our always popular "Bonus Bucks" Gift Certificate Sale (which this year will also help feed a child for a month through Feed My Starving Children)

2) A just-for-fun matted art print giveaway

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"Bonus Bucks" Gift Certificate Details:

Announcing our always popular “Bonus Bucks” offer.  This year it’s not only a chance to stretch your dollars, it’s also a chance to “share some love” in honor of Valentine’s Day!

How does it work?  Invest $100 and get a $120 studio gift certificate (to keep yourself or share).  Best yet, for each certificate purchased, we’ll donate $6.60 to Feed My Starving Children, enough to feed one child for a whole month.

Pretty simple. (With a pretty big impact).

Whether you’re thinking ahead for next year’s Christmas photos, have a high school senior coming up, or need headshots for your business, this is a solid investment toward stunning photography.

The super-savvy details:

-$100 Purchase = $120 Studio Gift Certificate

-Limit of 3 gift certificates per person (earn up to $60 extra credit!)

-This special offer ends Friday, February 28th, 2014 

And YES, you can use your Bonus Bucks Gift Certificates with other coupons or special offers that may be coming your way. Valid starting March 2014 on new sessions.

To Order: Contact Shannon directly at 651.489.8281 or featherbluestudios@juno.com.

Why Feed My Starving Children?

Feed My Starving children is an organization of integrity, feeding children in nearly 70 countries around the world.  Recognized as a highly efficient charity program, 92% of all donations go directly to feeding children, saving children’s lives each and every day.  Read more about their purpose and effectiveness here! 

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Art Print Giveaway Details:

If you want your home or family to embody these words, then you might just want to hang them on your wall too!

Just for fun, we're doing a giveaway of this 8x10 matted art print, designed by Shannon.  

If you're the winner, choose from gray, aqua, or red!

Simple to enter:

-Go to the Facebook page and find the "official contest posting"

-Comment on the Facebook link (honor someone you love by sharing something great about them!)

-Hit "share" to publish the Facebook post to your page (&/or link to the friend or loved one you're sharing about by using the @symbol before their name)

Sometime after next Friday the 21st of February (2014) we'll do a random drawing from the list of comments!  

Rules:  Must "share" to your page.  Comment as many times as you like, but only one entry will be credited per person.  Winner must be within the United States.  Winner will be contacted via Facebook message and needs to respond within 7 days, or a new winner will be selected.

Happy Valentine's month -- make sure you tell your friends and family how much you love them!

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Feather Blue Studios is a modern photography studio located in St. Paul, MN.  Specializing in commercial & fashion photography, child and family studio and outdoor photography, and high school senior pictures.  Shannon is an experienced professional photographer with an eye for color, expression, and fashion (and a love for chocolate and chai tea).

Feather Blue Studios -- St. Paul, MN photographer

651.489.8281  ~  www.FeatherBlueStudios.com  ~  featherbluestudios@juno.com

Smart Phone App of Your Photo Session Faves! | Photographer St. Paul, MN

How cool is this?  --  Your own app.  Now you can share a collection of fave images from your photo session right on your smart phone (or iPad or other smart device) with an app made just for you.

I am just beginning to experiment with the app process, but soon it will be part of the studio offerings.  You'll be able to purchase an app (along with prints and/or digital image collections as always) or receive one as a bonus with your portrait package.

Better than images featured on Facebook, your app won't get "bumped" to the bottom of your feed - it will remain front and center on your phone to share with whoever you like!

Each app will feature 6 to 12 images, depending on the extent of the shoot.  Easy to upload to your phone, with a clean, sleek design, this is a product easy to fall in love with!

And just for fun, here are a few more "can't-help-but-make-you-smile" images from the family above who got to experience the very first Feather Blue Studios app...

So much to love!

Feather Blue Studios - modern photography
child and family portrait art  --  high school senior pictures  --  commercial and fashion photography
St. Paul, MN

September Studio & Outdoor Photography Special | Child and Family Photos, Twin Cities MN

Don't forget: Our It's-Still-Summer Special is on through the end of September! (After all it's summer through Sept 21st).  Modern child & family photography at the best rate of the year -- perfect timing for taking care of your holiday family portraits and Christmas cards.
  

***Slots are going fast, but there are lots to choose from!***  

September 2013 Special-Rate-Sessions Remaining Availability:
(We will try to update occasionally, but please have a second choice in mind if possible).

Please note:
-Shoots for this special rate will last about 45 minutes.  An hour is allotted between all of them to allow for photographer breaks + to keep on schedule.
-Outdoor shoots will take place on the east side of Lake Como (lake, stepping stones, wild greenery, pathways, more).

Friday, Sept 13th:
MORNING:
10am (studio or outdoors)
AFTERNOON / EVE:
12:30pm or 1pm (studio only)

Saturday, Sept 14th:
MORNING:
9:30am (outdoors) 10:30am (studio or outdoors) or 11:30am (studio only)
AFTERNOON / EVE:
2:30pm (outdoors)
5:45pm (outdoors, good for sun-flair)

Friday, Sept 20th
MORNING:
9:30am (outdoors) 10:30am (studio or outdoors) or 11:30am (studio only)
AFTERNOON / EVE:
1pm (studio only)
4:45pm (outdoors, good for sun-flair)
5:45pm (outdoors, good for sun-flair)

Wed, Sept 25th
MORNING:
10am (studio or outdoors)
AFTERNOON / EVE:
12:30pm or 1pm (studio only)

Saturday, Sept 28th
MORNING (all taken)
AFTERNOON / EVE:
3:00pm (studio or outdoors)
4:15pm (outdoors)

Sampling of 2 of the frames included in session special.  3 colors (black, white, brown) and 3 styles available.

The Rate & Inclusions: $120 gets you a session for up to 5 people + a framed 8x10 professional print.  (This package equates to a 50% off value!).  $50 is due in advance as a deposit.  Each session includes the session & artistic editing time + an online gallery.  Additional prints (as well as digital image collections) are available to order at your set ordering appointment at the studio about 2 weeks after your session.

FAQ - What if I want to wait until October or November?
This year, regular priced sessions ($165), between now and the holiday season, will be available only through October 11th, 2013.  You may book for early Oct (fall color season) now as well.  But otherwise don't wait!

More Info: To see the original post for the It's-Still-Summer Special, which may answer additional questions, please peak here.  Note that the dates/times on this posting are the most up-to-date.

Booking Info: Contact Shannon at FeatherBlueStudios@juno.com or 651.489.8281.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Feather Blue Studios {modern photography}, located in the Como Park area of St. Paul, is run by Shannon Tacheny, an experienced photographer specializing in child, family, and baby photography, as well as h.s. senior pictures and fashion photography, in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the Twin Cities area.  Please check out www.FeatherBlueStudios.com for more about the studio.

Leaves, Trees, & Pure Joy ~ {Images from Fall Outdoor Shoot Day}

Ahh... remember when the snow, well, just wasn't?

We did have fall, didn't we? And it was lovely. :)

Here are a few of my faves from this year's Outdoor Fall Shoot Day in late October. They were taken throughout Como Park. This isn't every family, but at least the ones whose orders I've conquered for now! Perhaps I'll post the rest later. Enjoy the fall colors & re-live your moments jumping in the leaves...





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Feather Blue Studios {modern photography by Shannon Tacheny}
Como Park area, St Paul, MN
baby, child, & family photography {+ more!}