Candace Pridgeon Photography

Photo Books + Kdub Designs = A Cool New Offering! (and some other random stuff)

Happy Monday everyone (all three of you ;)!

I am home from a whirlwind tour of Daytona Beach for another gym meet with Chandler!  And my adorable husband and Sammy went along too!  It was a fun but quick trip.  (The girls stayed home with Yia Yia.)  Chandler got 3 medals...we are very proud of him.  Only two more meets this spring...

And on to my real reason for posting...

About 2 weeks ago, I was surfing some photography boards that I frequent and came across a new designer, Kimberly Whipps.  She is the creative genius behind K Dub Designs.  She creates wonderful graphic design templates for photographers...cards, books & marketing set...so far.  But I bet that is just the tip of the ice berg! Oh, and she creates hand made knit baby hats...so cute.  She markets them for photo props...which they are great for.  But I could totally see some Tally babies and toddlers sporting them in the recent cold weather.  Each hat is unique and totally awesome!

Anyhow...she was running a little contest when I visited.  Seems she loves quotes...movie quotes seem to be her thing, but as a "quotey" myself, I am willing to bet it doesn't stop there.  I personally love any quote that touches me is some way.  But I digress... in her blog post she had "hidden" a quote.  And the first person to identify the quote and its origin won...

Well, my vast knowledge of all things unimportant finally came in handy!  And it didn't hurt that the quote was from a Disney movie that my kids have watched 10,526,025,245 times.  :)

So, the point is(and there is a point), I won a template and chose a book template.  It is K Dubs Simple Book template.  I have always "offered" books, but never got around to designing one or getting a sample...so now I have a reason to get going!

Custom photo books are a cool way to showcase images from your session.  I will be sure to post a sample as soon as I get one together and ordered.  I am super excited about this particular template Kimberly designed because it is simple (duh...that's the name!) and it will allow easy customization.  Want to add color?  Easy.  Quotes?  No problem.  It will be an awesome addition!  I can't wait.

So check out her site... and check back for a sample hopefully sooner than later.

Also, I will be posting pics from Chandler's meet this week.  Just not today! :)

Later.
Candace

Oh my goodness...it's November already!?!?!

I don't know how many of you are thinking that, but it is going through my head multiple times a day!  Christmas is going to be here before I know it and there is so much to do between now and then.

If you still have not decided about Holiday Cards or know you want portraits for your cards or as gifts...you need to call me NOW!!!  Time is getting short.  I will be having one more limited edition session for Christmas so call and make your appointment!

Deck the Halls – November 30th & December 1st
A great chance for holiday portraits!
Get decked out…or go casual for this session. The choice is yours!

You can go to my website for more information about how the limited edition sessions work and to get information about a custom session.

This is kind of related...I have some really gorgeous custom Holiday Card templates.  They are all 5x7 and can be printed on photo paper or press printed post card or note card style.  Think custom stationary...very cool.  And, of course, they come with envelopes.  Here is a quick sample of just one design. 

I will have all the designs posted on the website by Friday.  I will post a link as soon as I get it done.  And I hope you get it all done...heck, I hope I get it all done!

Candace