Katherine Scruggs Photography

I've moved

2009-04-21T10:05:00.000-04:00

Please visit my new blogsite at www.katherinescruggs.com See you over there!

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Charlotte

2009-02-27T06:44:00.001-05:00

Little Miss Charlotte is always so much fun. I've unofficially adopted her as my niece because all I have is nephews. Sigh.

The last time I took Charlottes pics was when she turned one. Now she's 18 months and she's all tomboy - a girl after my own heart. She is hilarious and loves to dig in the dirt, pick up sticks, rocks - you name it - it's all fair game.

Thank you Kori and Chris for letting me photograph your little darling once again.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Skater Boy

2009-02-22T12:03:00.005-05:00

Meet Noah, all 8 years of him. He's mine and he's the epitome of 8 - skateboards, bicycles, video games and just plain old fun. We invaded Ybor City early in the morning so we wouldn't have to compete with any foot traffic.

You know the shoot is going to go well when the very first image you get is this one. And you may not know this, but children that have photographers as parents, really don't care all that much for taking pictures. They are sick of the big black box, but somehow I am able to convince them once or twice a year that it isn't all that bad. And when the convincing works, I am rewarded with stuff like this.

Here's something a little more urban.

Noah did a great job today and it was nice to have some mommy and me time.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Happy 1st Birthday

2008-12-13T06:05:00.008-05:00

I had the pleasure of photographing this little angel again - this time marking her first birthday. I hadn't seen her since she was three months old and she has gotten so big. It always amazes me how fast kids grow. Here's Mikayla, turning 1. Happy Birthday sweet girl.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Sneak Peek - Renick Family

2008-10-19T18:44:00.012-04:00

I had the pleasure of working with a wonderful family this morning. They were on vacation at Gasparilla Island and since it's off season, the place was nearly deserted. We had a nice time and the weather was perfect. Here are a few from our session this morning. It was so hard to choose which ones to sneak peek because there are so many good ones. Thank you Renick family, I hope you enjoy this sneak peek.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Little Miss Olive

2008-10-05T13:45:00.011-04:00

Little Miss Olive arrived several weeks early. We barely got the maternity shots in and if we would have waited one more week, it would have been too late for those images.

I had the pleasure of meeting Olive today, she's so adorable and was very sweet for me. Her parents are in love with her as you can imagine. Here is a sneak peek from our session this morning.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Petite Trio

2008-09-30T06:22:00.004-04:00

I added a new product to my line up, which I think will be a big seller. These lovely little prints come with three 5x5 images printed and mounted o metallic paper. Included are three 6" metal frames in either black, bronze or nickel finish. The reviews so far have been great.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Early Morning Maternity Session

2008-09-20T11:29:00.010-04:00

Had a fabulous maternity session this morning. I had a really hard time choosing just a few images to post for the sneak peek because I wanted to post so many more.

Enjoy your sneak peek Rachel and Chris and thank you so much for letting me capture this time in your life. I can't wait to meet the new baby girl.

Booking now for Holiday Session

2008-09-11T08:42:00.002-04:00

The holidays are right around the corner. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. Below is a sample holiday card. It is a two sided 5x5 trifold card, available for purchase with your session pictures. We have lots of holiday, birth announcements and other card designs available or we can create a custom one just for you. Please ask us about it when you order your portraits.

Outside spread

Inside spread

3x3 Accordian Brag Books

2008-09-09T19:53:00.005-04:00

Isn't this adorable? I bought them for a client thank you gift and decided I'd throw a pic of it on the blog. This is a 3x3 accordian book that include 10 sides, 6 on the front and 4 on the back. I loved it and so did the client who received this sweet treat.

Collages and Storyboard

2008-09-01T08:30:00.000-04:00

Collages and storyboards are very popular with my clients. It must be the draw of getting several images on a single picture, or maybe it's that they are more creative than a standard print. Here's a couple of my latest ones from a session last weekend.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Sneak Peek - Ford family

2008-08-31T16:54:00.008-04:00

This was my third newborn session in 7 days. This little guy was wide awake when I got there, and stayed awake for most of the session. I was beginning to think I wouldn't get any shots with his eyes closed. He finally nodded off though.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Another gorgeous newborn baby

2008-08-29T10:26:00.005-04:00

I had the opportunity to photograph two newborns last week and I have another this weekend. This little guy was perfect, he slept the entire time. His parent were so easy going, it was a lot of fun.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | 2009 Senior Spokesmodel

2008-08-24T08:03:00.010-04:00

Meet Keith, a senior spokesmodel for Pepin Academy. We did his session yesterday at Channelside and had a blast. Here are some of my favs from his session.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Baby Aurora - Sneak Peak

2008-08-23T06:30:00.001-04:00

This is one of my Tiny Treasure babies, just 10 days old. She is adorable. Here's a sneak peek for mom, dad and the grandparents. Again, the hat is from Portland Beanie Company.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Miss Madison is 9

2008-08-17T16:56:00.007-04:00

My little girl is growing up. I took her out today for her 9 yr pictures. The hat is from Portland Beanie Company, it's just adorable and really compliments her eyes.

More Holiday Cards

2008-08-05T06:00:00.001-04:00

A few more choices with lots of bold fun colors. If you're looking for something a little less traditional, here ya go. All cards are customized with the text of your choice. If you celebrate a different holiday, we can change the wording to suit your preferences - don't be afraid to ask.

Here's a little thing called Retro Twist. All of these holiday cards are two sided, most are 5x7 cards - some are horizontal and some are vertical and two styles are 5x5 square.

Here's a sample of one with images:

Front

Back

Name Art 4x12's

2008-08-03T15:03:00.001-04:00

I have a new product for those times when you'd like to spell out your child's name as art work in their room and want something a little bit different.

These pieces come in 4x12 mounted prints and look great displaying on a shelf leaning against the wall or back of a bookcase.

The images can be in color or black and white. You not only get to choose the images, but get to choose the font too.

Here is a sample spelling out Evan.

And here's a side view showing you the 3/4" foam core which provides the sturdy base to each image.

Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer

2008-07-28T06:00:00.001-04:00

Katherine Scruggs Photography is proud to announce our partnership with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. We are teaming up to bring in donations of pet food for their Animeals program.

KSP will be holding sessions to photograph your pet. Each person who donates a bag of dog or cat food will receive a free portrait session and a free 5x7 print.

The when and where details are being worked on now, so check back soon for updates.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Sneak Peek - Barrett family

2008-07-26T12:20:00.008-04:00

Big thanks to the Barrett family, here are just a couple of quick images for your sneak peek. There are so many great ones to come. Thank you so much for allowing me to photograph your family, everyone was a natural which made my job incredibly easy.

Enjoy!

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Sneak Peek - Merry and Vince

2008-07-20T16:27:00.005-04:00

Had fun with Merry and Vince today, their little one arrives in only three weeks. They are a Tiny Treasures customer, so I'll be back very soon to take pics of the new baby.

Here's a sneak peek to hold you over.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | Sneak Peek - Hennebery Family

2008-07-20T08:00:00.002-04:00

Today was my very first shoot with twins. In all these years, I have never photographed a set of twins, isn't that odd? The funny thing is that I have a set of 16 year old twins scheduled for next weekend too. Twins two weeks in a row.

Today was a lot of fun, wow, have I forgotten how fast 3 year old boys are ----- times two. They were a little shy and really made us work for a smile, but I think we managed to get some good shots of them and mom and dad were great!

Click here to see the album Jack and Evan

Word Art

2008-07-17T19:04:00.003-04:00

Here's a sample of some word art. These great pieces come in 20x20 square prints. I have lots of other definitions; miracle, family, happiness, perfection, boy, girl, adore, wonder, love, play, giggle, joy, loud and of course delightful.

Trash the Dress

2008-07-14T07:28:00.003-04:00

I have been dying to do a Trash the Dress Session. You know you want to do it too. Get it dirty, roll around in the mud, play in the ocean.

Trash the dress isn't just for brides, you can trash your prom dresses too.

You really have two choices:

1. Suffocate it in plastic and throw it in the closet where it's destined to just take up space.
2. Have a great time trashing it and create some amazing, fun artwork in the process.

This is the portrait session where you can let it all hang out with wild abandon. Never have you had a session where you didn't have to worry about your clothes and your facial expressions, but now you can. Toss em both out the window and live a little, laugh a lot and just have fun.

Christmas in July - Mod Holiday Series

2008-07-07T06:22:00.003-04:00

It's never to early to start thinking about Christmas. It will be here before you know it. I'm booking slots now for holiday pictures and have some great new holiday cards designs. Here is my Mod Holiday series.

Firework Fun

2008-07-05T05:57:00.002-04:00

I love the 4th of July, not only because it's my bday :-), but I love the very act of celebrating this great country. We went to our local mall last night for the Brandon Blast. It was nice because it was within 10 minutes of our home and there was a thunderstorm brewing. I was a little disappointed in the show - it only lasted about 20 minutes. I guess it's hard to compare a local mall firework display to that of Disney World on the 4th of July. Disney's nightly fireworks last considerably longer than this show did, but I guess I shouldn't complain. The kids enjoyed it and I fired off my camera for over 100 frames.

Here's my favorite shot of the night. I love how you can see the crescent moon in the upper right hand corner.

Sensational Summer Special

2008-07-04T11:50:00.004-04:00

New Marketing Material

2008-07-02T07:57:00.008-04:00

Yesterday afternoon I received a package in the mail with my new brochures. They turned out fabulous and look so professional. My marketing genius is Kori Clark from Kori Clark Designs

Kori designed my logo, business cards, thank you cards and now my brochures. To say I have total faith in her abilities would be an understatement. She's is very talented and super friendly and easy to work with. I'm very happy to have such a partner in my business success.

She does so much more than just business marketing, she's an incredible artist and makes lots of hand painted goodies as well as stationary items. Check out her website for more details at Kori Clark Designs.

Here are some samples of what she's done for me.

Here's an example of her stationary work. Kori designed and printed the invitation to my daughters birthday and high school graduation party. It was two sided, one glossy, one flat and I had so many compliments on how gorgeous it was. Kori can do anything you need, just drop her a line.

Looking for 09 Senior Spokesmodels

2008-07-01T14:38:00.010-04:00

If you want to earn a free senior portrait session along with an 11x14 wall mount portrait and 32 wallets, contact us now. Go to our website and fill out the Contact Us information and let us know you want to be a senior spokesmodel.

In exchange for the free session and portraits, we ask that you pass out portrait cards to your friends. We'll print them with one of your senior pictures and all you have to do is mention us to your friends and hand them a card. The rest is up to them. If they book a senior portrait session and list you as a referral, you'll get an additional $25 discount that must be used as a credit toward your own portrait order.

Don't wait! Spots will fill up fast, contact us today at Katherine Scruggs Photography

New Baby Announcements

2008-06-28T14:26:00.012-04:00

I'm unveiling some of my newest baby announcements. After your newborn session is complete, you can pick from many different announcement templates and I can change the colors and font to make it more unique for you.

If you signed up for the Tiny Treasures baby plan, you get 30 birth announcements for free with your package. I'm continually creating new designs to keep them fresh so check in with me if you want to see the latest styles.

Tampa Childrens Photographer | The C Family

2008-06-24T05:49:00.008-04:00

This weekend I had the pleasure of taking pictures of a totally adorable 10 month old little girl named Charlotte. Her mom Kori and dad Chris were a breeze to work with and a lot of fun. It's always great to work with parents who aren't the least bit stressed out about the session.

Here are a couple of my favorites from the session.

New Website

2008-06-20T19:42:00.000-04:00

My new website is officially up and running and I have to say, I'm pretty happy with it. I plan on sharing my photo fun here, some of my favorite shots from sessions and other good stuff.

Stay tuned.