north bay portrait design

Last Call 2009 Seniors

Ladd — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:39:10 +0000

Hey Class of 2009…..Last Call!!! If you still need your portraits done, or if you were not happy with who you went to last year, call or email now for last available sessions. Spring Break is almost here. Also, we have great ideas for you for announcements and albums for your graduation parties. Special gift package BONUS for the first 10 sessions that book from this notice. Use promo code SENIOR09LASTCALL. Email bcool@northbayportraitdesign. Be sure to see our Facebook page.

Welcome Baby Kiera!

Ladd — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:30:46 +0000

Weighing in at 5lbs. 10oz., baby Kiera was welcomed into the world on January 22nd. After a few weeks at home, she was photographed for the first time with mom, dad and her older brother and sister. Everyone was so excited that Kiera is doing so well and bringing joy to the family. Here are some images of the newborn session photographed at home. Kiera’s prenatal session is a few posts back. Congratulations mom and dad!! Enjoy the images.

Lyn & Eric’s Wedding

Ladd — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:03:29 +0000

A long distance relationship - a true love story. Lyn is from the Phillipines and has been residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the past few years. Eric has made a few trips over, one of them to propose. Lyn arrived in the states in October and was welcomed with open arms….and cold Cleveland weather. Their wedding was just held recently in January on probably the coldest day in recent history. Wind chills were around -15, but it was warm inside with all the family and friends who attended the wedding. Everything went smoothly during the day despite the weather. Wonderful church architecture provided a stunning view as Lyn and Eric took their vows. It was a pleasure to hear your stories on how you met and be there to photograph your special day. Best of luck to both of you. Here are a few images from the day. Enjoy!

Baby Kiera - Before You Were Born

Ladd — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:39:32 +0000

Life’s most precious miracle…pregnancy. A prenatal portrait is the ultimate expression of hope and beauty. Older siblings get excited that they will soon be having a new brother or sister. The moments just before delivery are precious. The excitement of a new arrival, the wonder of whether its a boy or girl, the glow in mom’s face and the kids just waiting for a new sibling to play with. Meet Baby Kiera, before she was born! Here are a few photos from mom’s prenatal session that was done on location in the middle of the eigth month. You will see some of her newborn images in another post.

Christy & Charles - Valentine Wedding

Ladd — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:58:37 +0000

Here’s some images from a Valentine’s Wedding. We all had a blast and everthing went smoothly. Even the weather cooperated compared to the week before….we were able to shoot outside and have some fun with it. Christy and Charles are from the Columbus, Ohio area and got married in Mentor. Charles is in active duty with the National Guard and friends of his came in from Virginia to perform the sword arch at the end of the ceremony. With the wedding being on Valentine’s Day, there was a lot of red around! Christy’s flowers were amazing, all red roses.

Here are a few photos from the day.

Class of 2010 Model/Reps

Ladd — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:30:58 +0000

We have limited positions available for high school senior model reps for the Class of 2010. Call today to find out more information. We bring the studio to YOU!…so you don’t have to haul all of your belongings somewhere else and cram your session in with someone else! We’re now searching for high school juniors who want really cool photos and to rep us for the upcoming senior photo season. Openings for Mentor High, Eastlake North, Willoughby South, Notre Dame, Lake Catholic, Chardon, West Geauga, Perry & Mayfield. Call the office at 440-951-0441.

Supporting Local Small Business

Ladd — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:59:16 +0000

A longtime client of mine called to thank me for the wonderful photos of their newborn daughter that I just took the other day, and also to begin the ordering process of birth announcements, photographs for relatives and albums. Rather than using any digital files for personal use to order things from ‘big-web’ mass merchandisers, she told me that her family is supporting local businesses in the area, and ordering everything through our studio. What an fabulous comment!

Small business makes up 70% of the nations economy and employs that much of the workforce. According to the SBA, depending on the business, you are classified as small if you employ under 750-1,000 employees! Those are still some pretty large businesses. But, look at all the ‘local small businesses’ just in the Mentor and surrounding area. There is almost any service or vendor available, for anything you need.

Our local economy in this upcoming year is going to make or break by the survival of local small business. Use their services and order products through them. Please support them, and tell them you are directly supporting them. I have begun the same! They’ll appreciate it and spread the word just like I am. Ordering online by mass merchandisers and importers is only taking money out of our local economy. Think Lemonade!

North Bay Now on Facebook

Ladd — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:18:11 +0000

We just posted our company page on Facebook! If you have a FB account, log on and become a fan! We’ll get some images linked to your FB page too. Just send a friend link and become a fan.

Weddings in Cleveland - Featured Client 2

Ladd — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:38:44 +0000

Paula and Sean’s wedding back in June was another big one for the summer. Their wedding took place out in Roaming Shores, OH, on the beach along the lake. It was about 90 degrees that day, but the breeze off the lake was really nice. Their wedding was also selected by Weddings in Cleveland Magazine to appear in the Real Wedding section.

Here is a link to the online Real Wedding article on the WIC website.

Weddings in Cleveland - Featured Client 1

Ladd — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:04:32 +0000

Sarah and Adam’s wedding from last year is featured in Weddings in Cleveland Magazine. It’s in a special section called “Real Weddings”, which is selected by the publisher. Each couple can submit info on how they met along with plans for their wedding, and even the list of vendors they used from the magazine. Sarah and Adam are long time friends and just a great couple.

Here is a screen shot and weblink to the online article. It’s also published in the magazine which available on all newsstands or at our office. Another one of our couples is in the Real Wedding section. Watch for another post with that one shortly.