27.30~ Imagination

27.30~ Imagination, originally uploaded by *ojoyous1*.

Thankful for magic & imagination... in the world & in our hearts.

30 Days of Gratitude Project

2010 HOLIDAY Mini Sessions!! {Columbus, Ohio Child & Family Photographer}

Where has this year gone! Here we are in late August! School is starting and OSU Buckeye football season is upon us! And... it is again time for the Holiday Mini Sessions. These are a great way to get portraits for your holiday cards and holiday gift giving, at a great price!


Dates:
Sunday October 3,2010 4PM-6PM @ Blendon Woods Metropark (Pet Day!)
Saturday October 9, 2010 4PM-6PM @ Inniswood Metropark

HOLIDAY MINI-SESSIONS!

WHAT THEY ARE: A 20 minute portrait session for up to 4 family members in a fabulous location! A perfect option for sharing and sending holiday wishes!

WHAT TO EXPECT:

A professional 20 minute portrait session with photographer O. Joy St.Claire, and a personal online gallery with at least 5-8 artistically edited images.

WHEN THEY TAKE PLACE:

October 3, 2010 Blendon Woods Metro Park, 4:00PM-6:00PM.

October 9, 2010 Inniswood Metro Park in Westerville, 4:00PM-6:00PM.

SESSION COST: $115

This session includes 3 digital negatives to print your own holiday cards, post to a blog/web page or email to friends/family, an 8x10 print, an online gallery of 5-8 professionally images. Up to four family members are included in this price. Extra person(s)/pet(s), please add $15. These digital negatives are high resolution and printable to 4x6.

PETS:

If you have pets, please select the Blendon Woods session, as pets are not permitted at Inniswood.

RAIN DATE: October 17, 2010 (Sunday)

BONUS PROMO: Refer/schedule with a friend & you each receive a bonus 5x7 - FREE - perfect for gift giving!

SESSION APPOINTMENTS: Please email: joy@ohjoyphotography.com or call: 614.446.6569 to book your session today!! All appointments are prepaid, and not refundable. Credit cards are now accepted!

2011 Calendars & Note Cards {Central Ohio Fine Art Photographer}

Summer is a busy time... vacations, staycations, projects galore. Who has time to relax?! Calls have been coming in for summer portraits and I'm now booking into September and October! I love doing portrait sessions in beautiful Autumn! But... in between all the portrait sessions, I've been busy in my ETSY SHOP. I'm pleased to announce some NEW goodies in my shop - just in time for gift giving ideas! I have recently introduced my Fine Art Note Cards, which have been quite popular. And have now released 2 new 2011 Calendars in a great 5x7 size! These are perfect for the desk, and when you are done with the month, simply cut out the art portion which is ready to pop into a 5x5 mat or frame.

2011 Fine Art Calendar - Flowers and Trees

Find it HERE!

A set of 12 5x7 unbound pages

perfect for the garden and flower lover.

Great for gift giving and desk tops!

2011 Fine Art Calendar - Still Life

Find it HERE!

A set of 12 5x7 unbound pages

perfect for gift giving and desks!

Fine art note cards include envelopes and come in sets of four (4)

and are 5x7 in size. The image size is 4x4.

BEACH DREAMS

FOG

FLOWERS and SKY

MAGGIE

FREE HOLIDAY TEXTURES!! {Columbus Ohio Photographer}

Back by popular demand!! CLICK HERE to download some fun FREE holiday textures!! Enjoy!

Holiday Mini Session Update!

There are only 2 spots left for the holiday mini sessions!!! This is a wonderful way to get beautiful family portraits in time for holiday cards and gift giving!! See all the details in the earlier post!!

Wishing you a Warm & Merry Christmas!!

This year has flown by so very quickly. And Christmas is upon us once again. Thank you for your support, your business, your friendship and your comments!! I so appreciate it!!

I'm hoping this Christmas finds you counting your many blessings, feeling the love of family and friends, and remembering that Holy Night so many years ago. Merry Christmas, warm wishes and love to you!! I'll be gone several days, and will see you after Christmas!
Merry Merry Christmas from Joy & Maggie May the Holiday Dog!

Holiday Textures - FREEBIE!

Holidays & freebies - now it just doesn't get any better than when those two are paired!! So.... here are a couple holiday freebies for YOU!! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!! Click HERE for the download link. The link is only good for two weeks (until December 26) so download and save NOW! This is Molly, the Boston Terrier. The shot was taken by her owner, the multi-talented Char. Have fun & enjoy!


ORIGINAL SHOT.







OK – How did these texture images happen? In the snowflake shot, I pulled the texture over the Molly shot, & used blending mode Hard light set at about 70% opacity. I then used the ELIPTICAL MARQUEE TOOL with pixels set to 120 & worked it around on Molly to erase the texture from on top of her. The pixels set at 120 feathers the erased area.

For the red polka dot shot, I used the POLYGONAL LASSO TOOL to outline Molly. Once she was completely outlines with the lasso tool, I hit erase & poof, the texture was gone from her body.

Then just flatten the image & save as… I am currently using Adobe Photoshop Elements5. CS is on my wishlist!!

"Thank You"

I saw this wonderful shot by Jenna Nelson Photography and just HAD to share it! As a photographer, I "see" so many different shots. But once in a while, I not only "see" the shot, but have a strong "feeling" from the image. This was one of those shots for me. It is so simple, yet so beautifully powerful. An image and words, that I'm sure will have some kind of personal meaning for everyone! Thank you Jenna!!

Holiday Portrait Mini-sessions

The holiday season will be here before you know it! I know, Thanksgiving hasn't even come yet! But.... it really is time to get some wonderful portraits done for your Holiday cards! This year, I am offering a special holiday mini session. These sessions are taking place one weekend only in November, and I have only a few openings left! The locations for these sessions are fabulous! Day 1 (November 15- Saturday) is at Blendon Woods Metropark. Day 2 (November 16 - Sunday)will take place at North Bank Park, facing our beautiful downtown Columbus skyline!

HOLIDAY MINI-SESSIONS!

WHAT THEY ARE: A short 20 minute portrait session in a fabulous location! A perfect option for sharing and sending holiday wishes!

WHAT TO EXPECT: A professional 20 minute portrait session with photographer O. Joy St.Claire, and a personal online gallery with 5-8 images.

WHEN THEY TAKE PLACE: November 15, 2008 Blendon Woods Metro Park, 2PM-4:30PM
November 16, 2008 North Bank Park, downtown 2PM-4:30PM

SESSION COST:
SESSION A: $75 - This session includes a digital file to print your own holiday cards, post to a blog/web page or email to friends/family!

SESSION B: $100 - This session includes 25 personalized holiday cards (4x8) with envelopes.

Both sessions include 5 people/pets. Please add $20 for each additional family member.

SESSION APPOINTMENTS: Please email: joy@ohjoyphotography.com or call: 614.446.6569 to book your session today!! All appointments are prepaid, and not refundable. Credit cards are now accepted!