Meet Nicanor {Tampa Newborn Photographer}

Meet Nicanor. 

He was named after his father's mentor.

How awesome is that?

 I looked up the meaning of his name.  Conqueror, Victorious.

Yes he conquered my heart and was victorious in being a perfect little baby.  

He was an absolute dream.  7 days old here. 

  

I just love how his photos came out.

And look at all that hair.  

I love my job.

NEW NAME - NEW WEBSITE... {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Hey Everyone.. as with any business occasionally you have to refresh and renew.  Since I am changing lots of things including the website I felt this would be a great time to rename my business.  I wanted it to reflect how I feel about my photography and how I feel every time I do a session for you so what better way then showing my Love.  Hence Love, Constance photography. 
Every time I do a session.. and because I love creating these memories and moments for you I feel like it's a love letter to my clients.
So go check out the new website.. I will be adding stuff as I go along.  Like pull back photos, videos and an about me page.  so enjoy and feel free to comment.
Hope to see you soon..
Love, Constance

Love, Constance Photography   go check it out..   love to all.

OKAY - WOW - WHAT A BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON.. BUT I LOVE IT!! {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Hey Everyone.. I know I haven't posted lately but what can I say.. it's been an amazing and crazy holiday season for me.. the busiest one yet.. so I am not complaining  :) 

I will be posting a December video of all my shoots during that time - as soon as December is over..  but here are the videos of September/October and the one for November.. minus a few foster children ones and some events I covered..
I have had a great time.. and finally slowing 'slightly' so that I have time to breath and post!!

In case I don't make it back on here to post before the new year..have a great time and see you soon.

SEP/OCT

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR.. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL IN 2014.


Also.. side note.. two big things coming up.. I will probably do a Valentine Mini Session Day.. if I get enough interest. So let me know if you are.. I already have all these GREAT ideas for it. AND I will be running a special for all my past clients towards the beginning of March.  Be on the look out for more info about it. 

THROW BACK THURSDAY - THIS ONE IS PERSONAL! {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

So I know I am a day late.. but I wanted to do one that has a special place in my heart.  My grandbabies. 

I love these photos because it was just a spontaneous moment and we were just hanging out on the lanai. 

I ran and got my camera and these were two of my favorite shots from the day.

Miss them so much everyday..  these are just a couple of the great shots I have to keep in my heart.

 

 

OH MY WORD!!!! I HAVE NOT BLOGGED FOR AWHILE!! {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY FOR MYSELF!  UGH!  WHY IS BLOGGING SUCH A CHORE FOR ME...? 
I EVEN PUT THE APP ON MY PHONE SO I COULD AT LEAST DO OR SAY SOMETHING ONCE A WEEK AND I STILL HAVEN'T DONE IT..
What is it that keeps me from doing this.. is it because I am afraid I won't have any 'witty' things to say.. is it because I am lazy.. or am I just too busy to try and do ONE more thing to my already growing list. Do other photographers have this problem..? 
Or maybe it is just that -

I bought this shirt some time ago!  Because the moment I saw it I thought it would make a great BLOG post! So I am always thinking of it.. I have great ideas in my head.. but somehow the execution is just not there.. my problem is when I get the idea.. I fall short somewhere in getting it on the blog... It's so darn frustrating.. BUT contrary to what the shirt says..

I AM GOING TO BE A BLOGGER!!

I am determined.. wish me luck and keep an eye out.. :)

 

Happy Monday... {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

okay so I know Mother's Day has come and gone and I didn't put up the special salute to Mom's here on the blog.. but I did put it up on FB. It took much longer then I anticipated because I had so many beautiful client memories to add. I tried to make sure everyone got included from the day after Mom's day last year to Mom's day this year..If I missed your photo forgive me and see ya next year.
Make sure you watch it all the way to the end..

So here it is:

I will put up the rest of the May photo a day photos in a few days.. it's over.. I always love doing it but always glad when it ends.
talk soon..  :)
and if you haven't checked out my FB page please go take a look at my most current stuff and LIKE my page
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Constance-Avellino-Photos/126309550738621

WHAT A CRAZY MONTH IT'S BEEN.. BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE IT.... {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Hey everyone... hope things are going good for you so far this month.. Mother's day is a few days away and wow did this last month fly by. 
I have been super busy purging some props and stuff to make room for some fresher idea.  YAY!!!  I am telling you.. I definately have some hoarding tendencies.  I look at something and I think about the newborn baby shoot I used that prop in and then I look at a chair and think oh.. I have gotten some cute stuff from that.  ANYWAY - it's been super hard.. but I am determined. So wish me luck all you fellow closet hoarders out there. 

We are also getting ready to REDO the studio in a BIG way.. I am a little nervous as it involves construction and all that.. EEEKKKKK!!!  but in the end it will be AWESOME. 

I have been doing the May Photo a Day on FB so I decided to share what I have so far on here.  I haven't done today's yet.. so that will be in the next batch but here is up through 9!

SOMETHING I BOUGHT!

 so on day one I received a delivery of prints for clients.. how appropriate..

MORNING RITUAL

 I think this speaks for itself.  In left to right order!  hahaha

THIS IS REALLY GOOD!

 I saw this adorable puppy while on a photo shoot.  And I got those client orders out.. YAY!!

IN MY CUP

 WHAT CAN I SAY!!

PAPER!

 When my granddaughter was little she sat and wrote on this pad of paper..

now every time I go to get a piece I am taken back to that day.. I really treasure it.

BROKEN

 I have this long verse about this day of 'broken'  but I will spare you on here.  But it's on FB! 

THING THAT BEGIN WITH - F

 Organic Bloom Frames.. all over my studio and house.

SHAPES

 bird and squirrel feed.  love the difference.



SNACK!

Do I really need to say anything else here! 



I will be doing a special Mothers day post on Sunday..
so check back!!!
 

WOW! APRIL IS OFF TO A GREAT START. {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Hey Everyone.. it's already an exciting April.  started the month off with some great April Fool's jokes.. got about 6 people.  haha!! Had a fantastic photo shoot same day that was given to them as a gift certificate from some friends  (GREAT IDEA FOR MOM'S DAY BTW)

and then off to Indiana for my Mom's 80th birthday party.  We had a really good time.. about 50+ people showed up it was so great to see everyone!!
Love my mom so much..

Then a fast trip to Brown County to walk around and just hang out..

 

had a little celebration for my niece Felicia whom I love since her 21st bday was April fool's day.  Isn't she beautiful!

 

met up with some of my friends from high school on Sunday night and then home today.


I designed a book for the guest to sign at the party.  My Mom loved it.
here are the pages.  (before everyone signed of course)

BOOK COVER front and back

 

OPENING PAGE

 

SPREADS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSING PAGE

 thanks to everyone who came and signed the book.. Mom absolutely LOVED IT!!

FEELING INSPIRED SO I ADDED NEW PACKAGES {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

OKAY -  So I have been toying around with this idea for a few years and I have attended two seminars in the last month.  As I sat there listening to them I was mentally kicking myself for not having done this sooner.  Pretty much everything they were doing I have done, thought of doing or wanted to do.  It just goes to show you how you just shouldn't put things off.  I hate marketing myself.. but if not me THEN WHO!!!  So I came up with these packages.  I am super excited about them..
so check them out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY MILAH - ONE YEAR OLD TODAY.. {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

I am writing this post today to celebrate Milah's first birthday.. A year ago today she came into the world... Now I have numerous clients that I have helped celebrate their sweet little baby's milestone first birthday.. and I have to say I love it.
So what is different about Milah's story.. well let's start at the beginning. 
I got a call from Milah's Daddy.  He was inquiring into doing a maternity shoot with his wife and that although she wouldn't be as far along as he would like when we did the shoot it was their only choice as he was being deployed.  So we scheduled it at Ybor with them and their 4-legged baby.  We had a great time.. now Mommy-to-be was pretty small.. (and she was actually naturally small but I am talking about the belly) but we made it work.. 
So after I knew Daddy-to-be was going to be gone, I got in touch with soon to be Mommy and asked her if she would like to come to the studio.. (my treat) when she was further along as a surprise for soon to be Daddy.  She was so excited.. so we scheduled it and had a really good time.  Little did we know that it would be a much more significant day then just the shoot..  4 days later I get an email telling me that Milah decided to come a little early and it was only hours after our photo shoot that day that she arrived and although Daddy didn't make it in time he got to be on video during the birth.  Technology is amazing..  :)
7 days later when Daddy made it home.. we did the newborn shoot.  It was soooo precious and I get teary eyed thinking how both Mommy and Daddy have served this country and the sacrifices they make to do so.  And how they have entrusted me for these milestones.
So I got to see Milah around Christmas for a fun shoot again.. She is getting soooo big.  And now that Daddy is home for a short bit we are doing a one year old cake smash session this week.  I CAN'T WAIT!!
So I have attached a little timeline of the photos from the four sessions we have done so far. 
I am so honored.. TRULY! 

 

So.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILAH... can't wait for you to hear this story when you are old enough to understand.   :)

2012 - A YEAR OF PHOTO FUN!!! {Tampa Area Photographer}

HERE IT IS - FINALLY.. A VIDEO OF ALL THE WONDERFUL CLIENTS FROM THE PAST YEAR.. I am pretty sure I have everyone.. if I missed you forgive me.. it wasn't intentional!! 
enjoy.. Love ya all!

 Now this doesn't include all the fund raisers, events and company stuff I have done.
it's been an incredible year...  can't wait to see what this year holds!!!  :)

GIFT TAGS & NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Hey Everyone.. happy new year..  I hope you all had a good Holiday season and that the new year is already going great for you.
 I have a slight lull.. (if you can call editing and ordering and sending out orders a lull.) with two or more shoots right around the corner.. but in between doing all that aforementioned stuff I have had to take down decorations and go through things.  One of the unspoken challenges for myself EVERY year is go through the Christmas decorations and get rid of stuff.  soooo - trying to stream line and actually do it this year.   Just so you know.. I have a hard time letting go of things especially sentimental stuff. 
Also.. another unspoken challenge I have given myself for the first time is this - If I can't re-utilize or if I don't have a place in mind for it..  IT HAS TO GO!!!
So this blog is a little off the subject of photography but one of the last challenges for myself is to share more about me not just about the photography.  So occasionally I will do a different post similar to this one.
So that brings us to the title of this blog -  I LOVE gift tags.. but the last few years I have not been able to find any that I like that don't cost an arm and a leg.. so one of the SENTIMENTAL things that I have a hard time letting go of is all the beautiful Christmas cards I get from everyone..  case in point.. I found 10 years worth of Christmas cards in various boxes of decorations.. the pile was over a foot high.. I sat and looked at each and every one of them and had some great memories and thoughts of people that have drifted away.  And of course those that I see regularly or at least see now on FB. (one of the reasons I love fb) So I struggled with throwing these cards away.. I literally stood over the trash can and was trying to talk myself into it.. UGH!!!  Suddenly.. I remembered an idea.. GIFT TAGS!  so I took those cards and took 20 minutes and cut myself some gift tags.. beautiful ones.. now I couldn't use every one because some people had written on both sides but I could use a lot of them and I am so happy how they turned out.. it made it easier somehow to throw them away.. don't know why.. it just did. And guess what? they got re-utilized!!!
And now on to the National Geos.. in going through the garage to organize the Christmas decorations.. I came across a whole plastic container of those magazines.  All from the 50's 60's (most of them) and 70's.  Oh my gosh.. they are amazing.. the photographs are incredible.. especially when we know it was ALLLLLLL film.  And the stories - wow- there was one on Afghanistan and it makes me sad that things are soooo completely different there now.. There is another one I looked at the marks the opening of the Key Largo undersea park  (picture in collage).  How amazing.. I have been debating about whether to get rid of them or save them.. not sure yet what I am going to do but for now.. I am just going to enjoy them. 
Anyway.. be looking for my next post.. coming in a week or so..  hopefully a video..  :) talk soon!

THE "W" FAMILY & THE TOOTH FAIRY TOO SOON! {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

So I did this family a couple of months ago.. I was going to do a blog post a while back but as we know time gets away from us. 

Since my original idea of the post I received an email from Mom "W" informing me that one of the girls fell and knocked out her two front teeth. And could I please put the gallery backup so that she can order some more photos.  I was horrified and of course concerned but Mom assured me that her girl was doing fine and thought it was "cool"  (oh boy)  :)  Mom said she cried A LOT more then her little one did.  I think I would have too.  So needless to say she wanted more photos of her little girl WITH her two front teeth.  All is well though.. it was only her baby teeth.. but long before their time. Sooooo she has no permanent damage but has NO plans on asking Santa for her 'two front teeth' .

So what was my original idea for this post?  It was about the umbrella photo.  Mom brought the umbrella along because it was 'ominous' for rain.  Just as we were wrapping things up.. it started to sprinkle.  I was photographing one of the girls by themselves and when I turned to have the other one come over they were huddled under the umbrella. (it was starting to sprinkle) so I had them all get under the umbrella and we got a couple of shots. Love those spontaneous moments.

WOW WHAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS.... AND IT'S NOT EVEN THANKSGIVING YET {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Hey everyone.. just thought I would drop a line to let you know what I have been up to..
I have been soooo busy but you know I love that. 
It's been photo shoots and editing and Christmas card designing and mailing and delivering and pet sitting and non-profit events and my daughter had emergency surgery and then a whirlwind trip to Indiana for my brother's wedding..  **breathe**
BUT -
I am back in town with lots of catching up to do and 9 photo shoots before the 29th when my other girl and the babies will be here.  It was great seeing them this past week end at the wedding but we were all so busy I really didn't spend much time with them.  So I am super excited for them to get here.
I am attaching a few photos of some of the most recent shoots.. not all of them but a few...
So just in case I don't have a chance to tell you later this week

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BE A BLESSING AND LOVE EACH OTHER.

A HOUSE DIVIDED & A SLEEPING BABY!!! {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

I wanted to share a photo from my last session today.
I have done this family several times now and I ALWAYS have fun.. The boys know me as the photographer lady with the root beer and I always have some on hand for them when they come.
But what I want to talk about is obvious!  We have Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboy fans living in the same house..  OH NO!!!!   Finally Dad has someone on his side with Miss Raegan.

But the other thing I really want to talk about is Raegan... when we did her newborn photos we could NOT get her to go to sleep until the very end of the shoot.. so what happens today?  Just when I go to take the entire family photo she falls ASLEEP.. and I mean she was OUT!! We tried to wake her we moved her around we called her name.. NOPE she was staying asleep.  Well we always do a fun family photo after we do the 'serious' one.. so this is what they did.. they all acted like they were sleeping.  So at least for that moment.. this divided football team family came together for the photo!!  HA HA!! Had a great time you guys.  Always love photographing you!  Thanks for being such great clients - actually friends now!!

NEW WEBSITE!!! {TAMPA AREA PHOTOGRAPHER}

OKAY - FINALLY.... after a year of working on it when I had time... it's finally here.
I am sooo excited.  My new website is now HTML also and can be viewed on tablets and smart phones.  I am sure there will be a few bugs initially so bear with me while I work them out.
thanks for all the love and support...  MY CLIENTS MAKE MY JOB GREAT!  I LOVE IT!
GO CHECK IT OUT AND GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK...  :)
http://constanceavellinophotos.com

LITTLE HATCHLINGS and my good friend UYEN {newborn photographer tampa}

Hey everyone.. I wanted to share some info with you about Little Hatchlings. 

I met Uyen a little over a year ago and we have been become fast friends.
She has two INCREDIBLE little girls that always make me smile! 

But what I am writing about today is this: Little Hatchlings  - she makes these beautiful hair accessories and I am sure you have seen them in many of my newborn and child photos. 
Her work has been used in photo shoots, by brides, flower girls and babies.
They have been used as part of the decorations too. Her stuff is AWESOME!

I told her I was going to do this so I asked her to tell me a bit about herself.. she is so funny..
she sent me this 'snippet' about herself and although it was informative it doesn't really talk about who she is as a person. 
She is amazing.  She has a kind heart and I ALWAYS enjoy spending time with her. 

Thanks Uyen.. I really appreciate your support and I love ya girl! :)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleHatchlings

I have attached some photos below.

 These are just a few of the photos I have taken using Little Hatchlings accessories.  :)

Gosh I really LOVE my job!!

Because she went to the trouble of writing the 'snippet' I am adding some of it here.
"I am a former biologist and I worked in the medical field up until I had my first daughter. Born out of the love for all things girly girl, I started handcrafting headbands after my second little girl was born. I LOVE what I do and I love anything modern with a vintage twist. By using designer cotton fabrics, luxurious dupioni silks and satins, and beautiful embellishments, I strive to deliver items that are crafted superior to the mass-produced items in the market. Not only is it important for me to provide exceptional craftsmanship but it’s also important that my clients have a unique and beautiful accessory that they will treasure throughout their childhood. "

newborn helpful hints {newborn photographer tampa)

this was on Facebook and I thought I would share it.. love it!