When I Grow Up Photography

Capturing Life

Welcome to our blog!

We are so excited that you dropped in. Please take some time to look around, check out some images and maybe drop us a note.

People often ask us how we got our name. Well, over the last 15 years of photographing our own chldren, we had laughingly said that "when we grew up" we wanted to be photographers. When one of us upgraded equipment, the other seemed to follow right along. If one of us got a new book, or signed up for a class, the other was there by her side. In April of 2009, with the support of our husbands, families and friends, When I Grow Up Photography, LLC was born. It hasn't been easy, with one of us in St. Charles and one of us in Pacific, but we are making it work and in doing so, are available to cover a large area!

We feel blessed to be able to do something that we truly love, and to be a little part of your family and for you to be part of ours.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Time to start thinking about Christmas….

Posted in Children and Family Portraits, Photography

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

Well, not really, but it is time to start thinking about how long it has been since you had your family portrait done! Let’s get together and get your Christmas cards done too! We are offering three family portrait specials which include your Christmas cards! Call us from September 1 until October 1 and schedule your 30 minute mini session for one of these dates in one of three lovely locations:

Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit on Sat., Oct. 9 with session times from 8am – 4pm

*You are responsible for all entrace fees. Currently, adults are $3 and children 12 and under are free.

Check them out here: http://www.shawnature.org/visit/default.aspx

City Center/Rec Plex Park in St. Peters on Sun., Oct. 17 with session times from 8am – 4pm

The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis on Sat., Oct. 23 with session times from 9am – noon

*You are responsible for all entrace fees. Currently, adults are $8 and children 12 and under are free.

Special pricing is available for St. Louis residents and it is free to members. Check them out here:

http://www.mobot.org/visit/hours.asp

Gimme the basics package $75 – save $10 ($85 value)

25 4×8 photo cards with envelopes

Two 5×7

It’s been a while package $145 – save $45 ($190 value)

50 4.5×5 press printed, folded cards with envelopes

One 8×10

Two 5×7

All I want for Christmas package $200 – save $75 ($275 value)

50 5×7 press printed, folded cards with envelopes

One 8×10

Four 5×7

One sheet of 8 wallets

Additional sets of 24 cards available

4×8 photo card $25 per 25

4.5×5 press printed folded card $50 per 25

5×7 press printed folded card $65 per 25

Additional prints and portrait packages are available on our website.

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Other templates are available, as well as custom designs. Schedule your portrait session before Nov. 15 at the latest so that your cards are here in time to get them out!!!

AND if you are getting married next year, consider a Save the Date card! Mail them out for Christmas and make sure that your wedding is on next year’s calendar!

SAVE THE DATE CARD copy 920x657 Time to start thinking about Christmas....

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- August 27, 2010 - 10:52 pm

Just making sure this works!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Custom Creations

Posted in Baby Steps, Children and Family Portraits, Photography, Senior Portraits, Sports Photography

Miles 16x16 Wall Portrait screen Page 001 Custom Creations

Miles 16x16 Wall Portrait screen Page 002 Custom Creations

Let us create something unique and one of a kind! We would love to design a collage, or storyboard for you. We also do thank you cards, invitations, and announcements. If you can think it, we can do it! Call or email us for more information!

Posted in Baby Steps, Children and Family Portraits, Photography, Senior Portraits, Sports Photography Tags: 3 month, announcements, babies, baby, birth photography, child, children, collages, custom, eureka, highschool, infant, invitations, missouri, on location, outdoor, pacific, photo, photographers, portraits, st charles, St. Louis, storyboards, thank you cards, unique, unusual

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

We love our seniors!

Posted in Photography, Senior Portraits

Even though it was 100 degrees today, we didn’t mind. We were able to photograph our first senior of the class of 2011! She was awesome! She put up with the heat, & us dragging her all over the place to get the perfect shot. She even got to see me, Kellie – I am terrified of snakes-Elmore, walk through tall grass, all while staring at my feet, just to get THE shot. Many laughs, much sweating, and several bottles of water later, we had a GREAT time. Thanks to C and her Mom for spending the morning with us.