Although the holiday season isn't for another few months, now is the time to book your holiday portrait session!

Any portrait session that is booked in July will receive this promotion as a bonus for booking early, and you'll receive your first set of holiday cards as a gift from me! My holiday deadline this year will be October 15th, so if you're planning to have portraits done for holiday cards or to give gifts to family, now is the time to start planning -- and take advantage of this session!

If you're a high school senior and bored with your cookie-cutter yearbook photos, this session is a perfect choice to show off your individuality and remember the way you looked and felt at this time in your life. We currently have a special price for high school seniors looking for creative photos to document your personality in a completely different way.

This special price is only available to high school seniors.

Rockstar Senior Session: $350
- session takes place in the Ft. Lauderdale area
- includes 25 low resolution, watermarked images of your choice
- includes 80 wallet sized photographs
- print orders over $500 will receive a complimentary brag book with up to 20 of your favorite images

Check out Karen Lisa Artistic Photography for more info about portrait sessions. Please note that sessions outside of Broward County will incur an additional fee.

More and more couples are deciding to book their wedding vendors early to ensure that they get exactly what they want! I've decided to reward early bookers with a special 2009 Early Booking Promotion!

If you're getting married in 2009, I will add the following goodies to your wedding collection:
- 100 Custom Notecards
- Brag book with 30 images
- Mounted 16x20 Fine Art Print

This deal is an absolute steal. To book your 2009 wedding with an additional $1,000 in complimentary products, please call me at 954-753-3933.

All weddings are reserved with a signed contract and a $1,500 retainer for services. The retainer must be paid by August 1st to receive this special promotion!

I am so excited and proud to announce that my new PORTRAITS website is now up!

Please visit KARENLISA.COM to view my portrait work and schedule your session today.

I am holding a grand opening sale... Book a Lifestyle Portrait session during the months of May and June and receive a complimentary 8x10 image valued at $65. This promotion only applies to Lifestyle sessions!

Visit the site for more information!

I am looking to fill up some portrait spots for the months of May and June. If you are interested in having a Lifestyle family portrait or baby/maternity portrait done, I will include one free 8x10 with your session if you pre-pay for your session before the end of April.

Lifestyle portrait session fees are $250 and the 8x10 that I am including is valued at $65!

All portraits are shot on location at your home or a special place with a casual photojournalistic/fashion inspired style.

Check out some of my children/family sessions and some maternity photos for recent examples.

Please email me for the current portrait pricing guide for more information.

I will be in Orlando at the end of April and am planning to do some portrait sessions while I am up there. Mini sessions are usually around an hour and a half, and regular sessions can last up to three hours.

If you are interested in doing mini-sessions and can sign up a friend, you and your friend will both receive a bonus 8x10 image.

Here is my schedule:

• Friday, April 25th - available to shoot one regular session or two mini-sessions in the afternoon/evening
• Saturday, April 26th - will be in Winter Garden around 2pm for a group shoot, but will be available to do one session in Winter Garden in the morning.
• Sunday, April 27 - available to shoot three regular sessions or six mini sessions.
• Monday, April 28 - available to shoot one regular session or two mini sessions in the morning or early afternoon.
  

Pricing:

• Engagement sessions - $300 for mini, $450 for the regular (please note that the $100 print credit bonus does not apply on discounted engagement sessions).
• Lifestyle family/baby/child sessions - $175 for the mini-session, $250 regular session
• Rockstar session - $300 for the mini, $450 for the regular
• High School Senior session - $150 for the mini, $300 for the regular

I am also available for models, bands, and headshots, however these prices are different due to the commercial nature of the product. If you're interested in me shooting you for your promotional reasons, please let me know so I can send you my prices.

All sessions MUST be prepaid at least one week beforehand. Please contact me for an online payment invoice and contract. Please call 954-753-3933 to reserve your spot!

Please note the new "Current Specials" link at the side of the blog! It will be updated with our latest specials and promotions! I will also be posting these in the blog from time to time for my RSS-feed readers. :)

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If you live in South Florida and are getting married, please check out the Brides Against Breast Cancer "Tour of Gowns" on March 7 & 8 at the Embassy Suites on 17th Street. They will be selling designer gowns at a fraction of their price! This benefits a great cause to help women with terminal breast cancer. Everyone who attends will receive a coupon from me and there will also be an Engagement Session and free print raffled off ($700 value!!).

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The BOUDOIR SALE is still on for another few weeks! All you have to do is book your session before March 20th, and you'll receive 50% off of the creative fee (normally $250) and 25% off of any prints that you order! This is a pretty sweet deal!

Call 954-753-3933 for more info or to book your session today!!

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to do more traveling this year.... so I have decided to make it easier for my clients to travel with me... or have me travel to them!

My starting price of $3,750 now includes travel up through Central Florida, three and a half hours from zip code 33321.

Coverage begins at $4,500 to the rest of Florida, including travel.

My next package begins at $5,350 and includes travel up the eastern seaboard, to the Bahamas, through most of the South, and to many other states! If you're interested in my work and getting married outside of Florida, please contact me as I may include travel to your state at no additional cost to this package!

I can be reached at 954-753-3933 or by clicking the "Contact" button above!

If you haven't bought your wedding dress, or if you just want to support a REALLY worthy charity, I suggest that you check out the Brides Against Breast Cancer website.

They will be having an event on March 7th and 8th at the Embassy Suites Hotel on 17th Street in Ft. Lauderdale, auctioning off gowns. These are beautiful designer gowns which will go for a fraction of their cost, starting at $99!

The Wedding Couple will be there to donate an engagement session and a mounted 16x20 image valued at $700 and everyone who attends and receives a bag will receive a coupon with a special offer from me!

You can download the informational flyer by clicking here and you can register for the event by clicking here.

Hope to see you there!

If you are a photographer who wants to go to JUST the Trade Show at WPPI (not the convention), but you haven't purchased your trade show ticket yet, my husband's company, Táve Studio Manager, is giving away free trade show tickets!

They are ONLY available through TOMORROW -- so if you need one or know someone who does, sign up now!!

Here's how you get your free Trade Show ticket:

1. Click this link
2. Select Trade Show only option
3. Fill out the survey
   
4. Enter BP28 as the coupon code
   
5. Select Tave' Corp for the company

Oh- and don't forget to visit our booth at the trade show and say hi! We'll be right in the front of the Bally's venue booths across from WHCC by the lecture halls, so you can't miss us!

If you liked the photos of Miss A that I posted the other day and want do have a boudoir session of your very own, then you are certainly in luck! I'm running a special Post-Valentine's sale on boudoir sessions! All you have to do is book your session before March 20th, and you'll receive 50% off of the creative fee (normally $250) and 25% off of any prints that you order! This is a pretty sweet deal!

Call me at 954-753-3933 to set up your session!

If you are getting married in February or March or know someone who is, I have a VERY special deal!

I am offering up to 7 hours of photography at the rate of only $2,750. This includes two photographers, an online gallery, and the high-resolution files on DVD.

This is a HUGE savings of $1,200 off our normal a la carte pricing for the same amount of photography and digital negatives.

If you know anyone looking for a photographer at a great cost during these two months, please direct them to me and have them call me right away. I can be reached easily by cell phone at 954-993-4961.

To obtain this special rate, the booking fee is due in full with your signed contract.

As always, if any of my current wonderful clients refer a friend to me who books, I'll give you and your friend a VERY special gift as well.... :)

This special is only available to new reservations. There are limited dates available, so don't wait!

South Florida is such a popular place for destination weddings, with our beautiful beaches, awesome weather, and fun tourist attractions right around the corner. I have designed a brand new package with casual, non-traditional, and  destination weddings in mind.

It includes four hours of photography, a DVD of high and low resolution images, and a great selection of prints ranging from 4x6 to 16x20 to give you a nice variety for your home, your family, and your scrapbook, of course! It is also a little different from our other packages as it only includes one photographer. It is only $1,995, and is only available from Monday through Thursday and on select non-season weekends during the year.

I have had quite a few inquiries recently about intimate weddings, so I've listened to what you've asked for and created a special package for all of you girls having small weekday weddings!

Now, I only will be booking a limited number of these, of course... so call me to make your reservation at 954-753-3933!

Have you been reading the blog for a few months, checking out the website, but procrastinating on calling or emailing to schedule your wedding consultation because your wedding is in 2008 and you practically still have a year to plan? I know you have! Well, don't wait any longer! 2008 is coming in just another 30 days, and I've got some great specials going on this month.

If you book your 2008 wedding before January 1st, I will take 50% off of either an Engagement or a Bridal session! That's an awesome savings!

Plus, since I love Engagement Sessions so much, if you book one with your wedding, I will give you an additional $25 credit towards a print order!

Give me a call at 954-753-3933 and schedule your consultation today!