Carrie Vines, Lifestyle Art Photographer, provides international wedding, family and baby photography based in the Inland Empire in Southern California.

Happy Mother’s Day to all you amazing mothers. Thank you for making the world a more beautiful place!

Speaking of beautiful.. the other day, I had the pleasure of photographing one beautiful client, who also happened to be a mother of one of my BABY Collection babies… As she was packing up her diaper bag after our session, I was telling her about a new collection I was thinking of introducing and wondered if she might be interested in helping me out. This new collection would involve something I’ve never done before… posing!

*cue the dramatic interlude*

Yes, some of you past clients might be throwing my words back at me right about now…

I don’t believe in posing…

You wont hear me say, pose this way, or pose that way, during our session.. I want you to relax and have fun…

posing?….schmosing!

I’d like to explain… lately, I’ve come to realize that the rules in photography posing are there for a reason.. whether they create a slimmer physique, elongate the body, or just create a pleasing shape, posing the body has its merits.. and I’ve been feeling for a while that I needed to take my craft to the next level and push myself outside of my comfort zone.

Having said all that.. I’m excited to introduce a new type of session here at the studio…The Beautiful Collection…. These portraits are for women who are looking for that sexy portrait, but who might not be interested in boudoir, (which I love, by the way.. but its not for everyone). These portraits are sophisticated, classic, and even a bit glamorous and my goal is take your breath away when you see yourself. Because every woman is beautiful and deserves a beautiful portrait.

The Beautiful Collection session will include hair styling and make up here in the studio, so prepared to feel pampered! The session fee for The Beautiful Collection will run $175 (did I mention that INCLUDES hair styling and make-up?!?!) but in honor of Mother’s Day, we are offering a special introductory price of $100 for sessions booked in the month of May. (Your session doesn’t have to be in the month of May, you just have to reserve your date with your payment made in full). And the first 10 bookings will receive a BONUS Gift… a set of 3 accordion books (valued at $100) with photos from their session.

So go ahead, book that session for you.. or your daughter.. or even gift a session to your mother! I can’t think of a better legacy to leave for your children than portraits of their mother, looking confident and beautiful! Because.. we are!