Happy Halloween 2011!

I hope everyone is having a fantabulous Halloween and that you got to do some fun stuff with the kiddies or your friends or fam or whomever this weekend! :)  I went to 2 different Halloween parties (adult parties) dressed as a firefighter.  Gotta love our heroes. ;)  I also painted pumpkins with my son (waaaay easier and more fun, in my opinion, than carving them!). :) :)

Here's a few pics to share - a few of my son, our pumpkins, and his Halloween costume, and then the rest of a few other Halloween cuties that I met up with! :)  I don't have any pics of me dressed up...I think there's a couple floating around out there, but I haven't seen them yet. :) :)

What did you and/or your kid(s) dress up as for Halloween this year???

Picture A Day - Nov 7, 2010 - Happy [belated] Halloween!

A little late, but I just had time to put this little pic together the other night (bottom)...was having fun playing around with this digital scrapbooking stuff. :)

So our Halloween consisted of first going to find this little Halloween carnival in Palos Verdes...which I assumed I knew where it was and went straight there...we saw tents set up and lots of people so we parked and got out, then upon walking around realized - 'duh, we're at a Farmers Market'...so we shopped around a bit while we were there and discovered this DELICIOUS flatbread dip with feta cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and a bunch of spices and oil....so we bought one and it is YUMMMMYY....

Then I actually looked up the address to find the carnival (first step next time) and headed that way (complete opposite direction).  It was a small carnival with little crafts and games for the kids.  They also had a pumpkin race which we watched for a bit, but none of the pumpkins made it very far unfortunately.

Afterwards we ate lunch at In n Out (yummmmmm, animal fries!) and then headed to Riviera Village in Redondo Beach for some practice trick-or-treating, lol.  They have the street blocked off and all the shops give out candy...that place gets packed with tons of cute trick or treaters, and lots of dressed up dogs too.

While we waited for it to get dark, we went to Del Amo mall to walk around and found that some of the stores there were giving out candy as well. 

Then finally it was about that time, so we headed over to Candy Cane Lane (the local neighborhood that gets all decked out for Christmas....they also do it pretty big for Halloween, although not as big) for the official trick or treat.  My sister and her friend joined us as well.  This place is like an amusement park because it's so crowded!!  I love the atmosphere though....tons of decorations, most residents sit outside with their little campfire things burning, and hand out candy at the sidewalk.  There are literally lines at most houses, 15-20 people deep sometimes....it's insane.  But you can't deny the excited feeling in the air of all the little kids.  It's a great spot (that is quickly becoming overrun unfortunately).

20 blocks later we were all exhausted....so we called it a night and went home with our treasures. :)

And that's all she wrote, have a great Sunday everyone! :)

 

Scrapbooking images from: 

http://www.computerscrapbook.com/

http://freedigitalscrapbooking.com/

Halloween pictures (continued)

More pictures from my Halloween costume session :) Check out this adorable pirate! :)

Halloween photos (continued)

I have been so excited about posting more of these Halloween pictures!! All the young little men that I shot were so adorable and this first batch of greaser boys had some beautiful sets of eyes. I'm big on eyes - love pretty eyes in pictures. :) :)

Here's their pictures...I'll post more from the rest of the sessions that day soon!

Halloween sneak peeks!

A sneak peek at today's shoots! I had an adorable pirate come visit as well as two cute Harley boys with beautiful eyes! I also did some headshots for a very handsome young man, and I snapped some new pics of my own little munchkin because sometimes I feel like I don't take enough of them....contrary to most people's belief. :) :)

Here's a peek! :)

Halloween Costume Photos

It's that time of year! It's almost Halloween...time to see all the little cuties dressed up in their princess costumes, fireman costumes, and like my little one - Peter Pan costumes. :)

We went to the Disneyland Trick or Treat party last night, so Caydan and Dan got to wear their costumes, and I took advantage of the moment and took some pictures of them outside our place.

For those who haven't signed up yet or unaware - don't forget that I have a great special for Halloween costume photos set for October. There's still some slots open, so just contact me to sign up and I can let you know what's available.

All of the details can be found on my facebook event page: AJP Halloween Costume Photos, but the general details are as follows:

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Location: Torrance Park - 2500 Arlington, Torrance, CA.
Price: $25
Signup @ crystal@averyjamesphotography.com

As a reminder - my summer special is over, and my prices have gone up - a regular photoshoot in the South Bay area is now $200 for the cd or $250 for a cd and prints...I also have some great specials listed on my website, so be sure to check those out for something that may apply to you.

Avery James Photography

I hope everyone is having a fabulous start to the month of October, and I hope to see your little ones in their Halloween costumes on Oct. 17th!! :)

Halloween Costume Pictures - Date Announcement!

For those who are fans of my facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Torrance-CA/Avery-James-Photography/94419470890?ref=nf), you've already seen the posts....so for everyone else, here's a great deal you don't want to miss out on! :)

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Location: TBD (South Bay, Southern CA area)
Price: $25

What is it??

Your $25 will cover a 15 minute slot for some quick photos of your little one in their Halloween costume.
$10 for each additional child (siblings only) - will also cover additional photo of the siblings together

You receive:
3 poses, 9 images, high resolution via email (if there are siblings, the $10 extra covers the same package for each child as well as an additional photo of the siblings together).

It's a great way to get a little more value out of those expensive Halloween costumes as well as more memories to treasure of your little one(s)!! :)

Time slots to be announced - first come, first serve basis - email me to reserve your place in line to pick a time slot!

crystal@averyjamesphotography.com

Idea: Start a mini-photo book with pictures of your children solely in their Halloween costumes. Then add a new picture or two every year. When they are older, you'll have a beautiful collection of all of their Halloween costumes! I'm gonna do this for my son, I already have the book, just need to put the pics in!

And a few more pictures from the Sticky Genius photoshoot!