Happy Birthday Juliet Low - Girl Scout birthday celebration

Three legged race

The Winners!

Happy girls = Fun,Fun,Fun!

Girl Scout - Camping, Camp Allen

Girl Scout leader Michelle Allen, opened her backyard to many Girl Scouts for an overnight camp out. Fun was had by all. When I got there to pick up my girls, they were already packing up. They went hiking, treasure hunting, sang camp songs, cooked over the fire, and camped in tents.

Munford High School Marching Band - Arlington, TN

The sky was amazing on our trip to Arlington, TN to watch Munford Preform in the competition.

Field Commander, ready to take charge of the field.

Waiting in the stands for other bands to perform for competition results. Bolton on the field.

Award ceremony

Practically SWEEPING the competition.

Another win for Munford High School Marching Band!

GO COUGARS!

Munford Celebrate Car Show - 09/18/10

NEW - Pricing

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Ever went to have your portraits made, and discovered you wanted prints of everything, but funds were tight? The retail stores promise you a package of pictures, but they are cookie cutter: one pose, not centered, rushed in and out of the studio, unfriendly, and not able to customize your packages?.....CHOOSE PRISCILLA LEGGETT PHOTOGRAPHY and more options.........GO DIGITAL!

My goal is to keep my clients happy, and do something I love to do. After recent inquiries, and consideration of today's economy.... I have decided to make some changes and see how my clients like going digital. Ready to have some fun and get ready for the an occasion you want to remember forever?)....Lets book a session...here are the deals:

Regular sessions: $40
This includes a single family sessions (mom, dad, children, and grandparents). If additional extended family pictures are desired, please inquire. This is paid the day of your session. This fee covers a one hour session, at a location of your choice, within a reasonable travel distance. Fall and spring are the best time for outdoor photos, so book your session today. This package includes a full copyright release of your images (typically 15 to 20 images) on an individual CD. This copyright release will allow you can make all the unlimited prints you desire...WHEN you desire. I will include those edited images I use for my web site, at no additional charge. This does not include any printed photos. Optional prints will be made available, for an additional cost. I will make one CD per session.

High School Seniors -$50.00 -OR- ($100 Fall/Spring - TWO SESSIONS)
This option allows you to budget your senior year and make the choice of one or two sessions. Don't spend hundreds of dollars on sessions and all those $$$ on pictures you can have professionally printed later. This option lets you get a proofed CD, which you will treasure as a keepsake forever...AND the ability to print those you would like to have when it's convenient, not on a timeline your photographer sets or your images are gone forever.

This includes your choice of up to two different sessions, for one special price. Both session, at a location of your choice, within a reasonable travel distance. One session in fall and one in spring, the most beautiful time of year for outdoor portraits. This fee for each session is paid the day of your first session. Each session will be approximately 1 1/2 hours each at one location of your choice, within reason. This package includes a full copyright release of your images (typically 15 to 20 images or more, per session) on an individual CD. This copyright release will allow you can make all the unlimited prints you desire. I will include those edited images I use for my web site, at no additional charge. This does not include any printed photos. Optional prints will be made available, for an additional cost. I will make one CD per session.

Don't forget to Schedule your prom session as well.

Wedding/ Reception - $350
$100 Deposit reserves your wedding day celebration. Deposit is non-refundable. Balance due at the day of your celebration. This package includes a full copyright release of your images on an individual CD. This copyright release will allow you can make all the unlimited prints you desire. I will include those edited images I use for my web site, at no additional charge. This fee does not include any printed photos. Should you desire, optional prints will be made available, please inquire about photo packages. I will make one CD per session.

Additional all occasion sessions available: Engagements, Proms, Graduations, Recitals, Family Reunions, and other Parties. Fees vary - please inquire.

Travel mileage will be taken into consideration. CD's are to be picked up or can be mailed to you for an optional fee.

***Been a previous customer, inquire today about getting a copy of your session on CD today.

HALLOWEEN SESSIONS October 1 - 24th

HALLOWEEN SESSIONS

Would you like to capture your child in their Halloween costume?

Priscilla Leggett Photography will have Halloween Sessions beginning Oct 1st through Oct 24th.

These sessions are considered a Mini-Session and the cost for each session is $40. This will include a 45 min session of your child in their costume and a photo CD with all photos taken.

** Added bonus ** The first 10 to book a Halloween session will receive 12 Halloween photo cards (flat to include envelopes).

I will also hold a Costume Contest using all individuals photographed in a Halloween Session. I will select my favorite photos from session and then I will allow fans to vote for the winner. We will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner who will all receive a special surprise!

Schedule your session(s) today.

The Family...

(for a large view click on the image.)

Quote: In every conceivable manner, the family is the link to our past, and bridge to our future.

Shane, Tamie and family.

I had the pleasure of visiting with this family of six today. It sure was hot, but they all stuck in there and we captured some smiles together.

Client / Fan / Facebook - Promotion!

If you are on Facebook, come to Priscilla Leggett Photography, and LIKE my page. If I have done photography for you, I would like to invite you to select the review tab, while you are there and leave a Review. Once you have left a review you will be entered into a drawing to receive a $25 print credit on your next order, in addition to your package order. Drawing will be held after each ten reviews. You can find a link to my facebook page on the right. Look forward to seeing you SOON!

*Photography Rules for Parents* - Please Read

1. Come to the session with well-rested, well-fed children. Nap times might need to be adjusted on the day of our session for the littlest, or dinner time might have to be a couple hours early. It truly makes a WORLD of difference if you plan your day around our session – even if it means a schedule that is non-typical for your family. A good photographer will interact with your child, play games, chat with them and make them feel comfortable. But we cannot take a tired, hungry, writhing ball of meltdown (can you tell I have had twin toddlers?! ) and create a beautiful portrait!!

2. Don’t prep your child too much for a photo session. Talking about it for days on end (or even all day on the day of the session) only raises the stress level for your child and creates an atmosphere of “you’d better…or else!”. It’s better to let your child become comfortable at the session and have their personality shine through. That said, bring a “backup plan”. If you have wee little ones, bringing a non-messy snack (for babies: puffs, small cookies, etc.) and a drink is essential! For older toddlers, a special snack (something a bit exciting even!) might be just the thing to get that big smile! If your child has a lovey or special friend that you don’t mind being in some photos, it can be a great comfort item. I am not above bribery, but be sure to keep it positive and specific. “Give two beautiful smiles and you get a special treat!” is great.


3. Allow your photographer to interact with your child. Don’t answer for them – or chime in with your own thoughts. The photographer needs to spend a few moments getting comfortable with your child and allowing your child to get comfortable with her. Many times I will ask children questions about what things they like, about their teacher or friends, or find something in common to chat about. It helps to break the ice and allows the photographer to get a sense of your child’s personality.

4. If you have a baby, allow the photographer to interact with her and try to get her to look at the camera and smile. This is a hard one for parents. If there’s a particular thing that “works” – a game, a sound, a word, a song – tell the photographer at the beginning of your session together and allow her to try it with your baby. The goal of the photographer is to get your baby to look directly into the camera. If you are standing to the photographer’s left or right, even slightly, and shouting your baby’s name to get her to look up, she is going to look AT YOU! Why is that a bad thing? Because even though she could be giving the best, most beautiful and perfect smile to you…when you see the photo, it looks like she’s smiling at someone outside the frame. I never really understood this until I started photographing children professionally, but now I notice it all the time. In most studio photos, the children are almost always looking at someone above the camera’s level. My goal as a custom photographer is to capture your child(ren) looking right at me – so that when you see that photo, it looks like they are smiling directly at you every time you look at the picture. You will see the twinkle in their eye, you will see the mischievous grin, you will feel the connection! It is hard to step back and not interact with your own baby – but let the photographer try first. She’ll let you know if she needs help!


5. If your child is between 12 months and 2 1/2 years old, expect your session to be a lot of “follow the baby around”! This age is the most unpredictable. Since bribing, cajoling, and joking doesn’t work yet, we are forced to go with the flow! The best thing to do is to see where he wants to play, sit, stand and then position yourselves around him for a group shot. When he moves, you move! Again, interact like you normally do – if that’s playing peek-a-boo or clapping, we’ll capture it, and maybe a few smiles in the process!

6. If you have older toddlers or elementary school children, allow the photographer some space to work with them. If you “disappear” or hang back a bit, photographers can often work more easily with your child – especially siblings! Trust us, we have interacted with many children and have a few tricks up our sleeves! Oftentimes, children will act up when their parents are around and watching just to get their attention – but they wouldn’t dare misbehave with a stranger! (Just ask their teachers – they are angels at school, right?!) I sometimes take a child by the hand and we take a walk to a new location so that we can start fresh and not have mom and dad watching our every move. Most of the time, I capture the truest smiles that way!


7. Try not to threaten your child or coerce them into smiling. You are most likely not going to get a genuine smile if you’ve just told them that they must smile or you will beat them within an inch of their lives not take them for ice cream. Please, whatever you do, don’t tell your child to SAY CHEESE! It does not capture their true smile and we’re probably only going to get that smile the rest of the session. (That’s why they call it a cheezy smile!) Your photographer will help with fun things to make your child smile – or you could always just start a tickle fight or say something really silly that makes everyone laugh!

8. Get close. When you stand next to each other, you should always be touching! Wrap your arms around each other or hold hands. Even a few inches of space looks like a wide gap in a picture! I often tell people to, “act like you like each other!” (which always gets people to smile, by the way!) because I want them to be close. Kids sitting on laps, or standing with their arms around their parents legs or shoulders are natural “poses”. Your closeness and love for each other will shine through if you are close to each other when standing or sitting for a photograph.


9. Your job, as parents is to look at the camera and smile when we attempt the big group shot. When your photographer poses you and is doing her best to get the childrens’ attention, don’t look down at the kids!!! My job is to get the baby to smile. My job is to keep the kids looking at me. My job is to see whose head is turned or fingers are in their mouth. Your job is to plaster that (natural!) smile on your face and look at my camera! There have been too many times when I’ve gotten home, downloaded a family session, and found that by the time I got all three or four kids looking at the camera and smiling, the mom and dad had dropped their smiles or were “just checking” to see if the kids were smiling. So, I either have a great shot of mom and dad with wild monkeys or beautiful children with parents who look completely over it! Remember to just look at the camera and smile – your photographer will do the rest!!

10. Be yourselves and try to have fun! The absolute best family photographs are those where the family looks comfortable and connected. If you are silly, be silly during your session. If dad is the comedian, by all means, bring on the jokes! If your kids like to play Ring around the Rosy (or Superheroes!), let’s get to it early on in the session so that we can capture your family being you. After all, that’s what you want to remember in ten or twenty years, right?

(Borrowed, from Kimberlyn Gray Photography)

...waiting on Baby Tyler.

Everyone is getting excited. Just a few short weeks and baby Tyler will be here. My friend Lorrie brought all of her girls over today and they are so excited to meet their new nephew. More portraits below. For an enlarged view, be sure to click on the picture for a larger popout view.

Shhh Sleeping Baby.... Do Not Disturb until 08/25/10 (due date)

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Boy, how you fill my heart with Joy!

Lauren - Momma to be, muted tones.

Camie, Audrey, and Lizzy

Aunt Audrey, Aunt Camie, and Big Sissy Lauren

Event - July 3rd, Flag City Freedom Celebration

Today we joined our community at Navy Lake, in Millington TN for a fantastic fireworks show.

The children were excited. My boys haven't ever seen anything like this, as we have either done fireworks at home, it was illegal in Virginia (although we got away with a little fun occasionally there)...and we chose not to fight the beach crowds.

I haven't ever heard so much ohhh's and ahhhh's from them. They begged us to go back next year, and I have to say it was cheaper than trying to make a big display at home. We had a picnic, got rained on...but still had a great time. I am making a check list of things to bring next year to make pass the time and make it more enjoyable.

Below are a few of the pictures, of the event. According to the Bluejacket (Navy's weekly news)...there were 10,000 of us weathering the rain to watch the show.

Fourth of July Weekend