A Love Letter to Love Bugs Design | From Broomfield Baby Photography by Natascha Lee Studios

It’s a beautiful Summer day in Broomfield and I’ll be taking the family to the pool later, but for now  I feel like writing a “photography love letter”….

As any artist, my website is one of the most important aspects of my marketing. It needs to convey my brand (Vibrant, Joyful, Natural and Fun Family Portraits), to accommodate ever-changing images, be user-friendly and SEO-compliant, and highlight many new portrait photography features such as Studio Magazine, Session Videos, and FAQs, etc.

I’ve had several fellow mothers and business owners ask me who did my website (and thank you for the implied compliment!), so here is her information..I feel a little like I’m broadcasting the name and number of my favorite babysitter….please don’t give her so much work that she doesn’t have time for me anymore! 😉

Anyway, here goes:

I tried several different design firms before I found Heather Frackiewicz of Love Bug Photography Designs.

Heather is the most AMAZING website designer and I LOVE LOVE LOVE working with her.

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From her website:

Lovebugs Photography Designs specializes in websites for photographers, bloggers, and other creative types.

We build easy-to use sites using wordpress, but we also provide services such as custom facebook pages, photocart sites, splash pages and more!

A bit of background: After working with Heather on my first website, I was so delighted with the service and expertise she provided, that I offered to write a testimonial for her website.

A little known secret: small businesses are THRILLED when you write testimonials for them. Even better, write a Google Places review for them, and then send them a copy to put on their own website.

Anyway, most of the vendors I work with don’t even have a testimonial page and I’m often the first person to offer one. Well Heather already had one. Does she ever. Click here to see all the photogaphers and other creative types who rave about Lovebugs Design.

You can also check out some of the websites she’s done.

A little known fact about Heather, (until you see her FB wall, which is a alter to the Pheonix Coyotes), she is a Hockey Fan and Player:

Heather of LoveBugs Photography Design playing hockey

And, I just had to end this post with her favorite team:

Phoenix-Coyotes - blog posting from Broomfield, Colorado Baby Photography by Natascha Lee Studios

Thank you Heather, for your amazing help with all things website-related.

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What Size Canvas Should I Get? | Broomfield Baby (and Family) Photography by Natascha Lee Studios

So, it’s supposed to get up to 100 degrees today here in Broomfield. A friend said this morning, “Hey, I didn’t sign up to live in Phoenix!”

I know what she means – we did our gardening last night at 9pm, with headlamps, just to avoid the heat that lasted long after sunset.

And we were going to start our Broomfield Park Project today, but it’s just too hot!

Fortunately, viewing sessions (where you get to see all your amazing portraits from our session, and select your favorites) are held indoors, with air conditioning and usually with a nice latte or chai tea.

I have several viewing sessions scheduled for this week and one of my most frequent questions is, “What size should we order?”

So, to help you visualize the various sizes in whatever space you intend to put your art, here is a size guide, courtesy of ReverieMine:

(Keep in mind this works for any sort of art, portraits, etc.)

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Father Day Tribute #3: Daddy with Kids | Portraits by Broomfield Family Photography Natascha Lee Studios

One more of my favorites of kids playing with their Daddy.

I often suggest that parents bring their child’s favorite book to our portrait session; it relaxes the child, gives them something to play with and it also creates a lovely memory.

In this case, adorable 2-year old “T” was reading to her Daddy.

Broomfield Baby Photography Daddy and Daughter Reading Book

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Daddy & Kids | Family Portraits in Broomfield, Colorado by Natascha Lee Studios

Wow, what a beautiful day in Broomfield:  summer flowers, blue sky, and sunshine.  Time to head to the outdoor pools and soak up some fabulous Colorado Summertime!

I’m so excited to continue my celebration of Fathers; I’ve even created a gallery of Daddy portraits, called “Daddy Love.” It seems I may have stumbled into special niche market as I’ve had a slew of inquiries from Single Dads recently, asking about family portraits for them and their children.  I love taking photos of all families; one parent, two-parent, multi-generational, foster, adopted, blended. Custom portraiture is one of the best ways to celebrate the love of family and I am so honored I get to be part of that.

Continuing this week’s theme, because they loved my Daddy images, Adorama (major supplier to professional photographers) asked me to write an article on taking photos of Fathers and their children. Click here to read it over on Adorama’s website.

Broomfield Colorado Baby and Daddy Family Photography Adormama Blog Posting by Natascha Lee Studios

Since Father’s Day is this Sunday, a gift certificate for family portraits would make a GREAT gift! I can provide you a lovely custom-printed certificate, wrapped with a big fancy bow, and you can book the session at your convenience. And if you don’t live in the area, please consider finding a professional photographer in your area whose photo style you love, and who could offer you the same.

I’ll leave you with another of my favorite portraits of Daddy playing with his kiddos. Isn’t this image so sweet, the adorable little kiss they are sharing? It melts my heart:

Girl and her Daddy Kissing | Broomfield Colorado Baby and Family Photography by Natascha Lee Studios

BTW, if you are in the Broomfield or Westminster area, and you have young kids, ping me! I’m starting a new series on the best parks for parents with young children and would love to have several other parents’ input. Email me if you would like to participate and/or nominate your favorite parks!

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Yay! New Studio Magazine, Volume 2 Is Here! : Broomfield Baby Photography (And Children and Families, too!) by Natascha Lee Studios

I am beyond thrilled to unveil my new, Volume 2 Studio Magazine by Natascha Lee Studios (Broomfield, Colorado Baby Photography ).

This Summer Issue has tons of tips and tricks for anyone looking to have custom, professional photos done, it talks about the Creative Process for Custom Photography, features a fall family photo session (it’s not too early to start booking your fall sessions!) and it also features an interview with AMAZING Boulder Jewelry Artist J. Albrecht.

Check it out!

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By the way, I’m starting on Volume 3 now.

If you are a local business  and would like to be featured in my next Studio magazine, please contact me.

I’m especially interested in business that appeal to my readers, which are (mostly) stylish mothers in the Boulder, Broomfield, Westminster, Lousiville, Lafayette, and Metro Denver areas.

And if you have ideas on articles you would like to see included in the next issue, I would love to hear about them .

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