Archive for May, 2009

This is a very special day for me, my first Mother’s Day.  We are so lucky to have our son, and have enjoyed being parents so much over the last 8.5 months.

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with a beautiful Mom gracing our blog! Krista is one of Michael’s sisters, already Mom to Brody, with a little baby girl on the way in less than 2 weeks. Michael’s other sister Alaina is also expecting, and you’ll see her on the blog soon.

Love this one: Brody chasing Monkey around!

“What’s in there Mommy?”

Brody is such a cutie-pie, he can have his super silly goofball moments.

Mommy reading to her two babies – I love how she decorated the new baby’s room. Pink, pink, and more pink – it’s a girl!

This is my favourite image from the shoot. Krista looks incredible, and Brody is so innocent.

We’ll meet the new baby girl soon – if Brody is any indication, she’s going to be super cute!

Baby Sophie

May 6, 2009

Sophie has arrived! Her beautiful mommy had maternity photos done before her arrival, and I returned to their house to celebrate the arrival of this sweet little bundle.

Baby Alexander

May 5, 2009

We travelled down to Calgary to welcome this new little guy into the world. He’s only been here for a week, but has captured so many hearts.

Alexander was incredibly alert throughout the shoot, he wanted to be a part of everything that was going on.

This is one of my favourite images to date. It’s an amazing and fleeting contrast – those little hands don’t stay little for long.

Lenore’s little one will have arrived by the time this post is published – I spent some time with her and her husband just a couple of weeks before her due date.  They had just moved into their new house, but it was already set up to welcome their daughter.

These are great blocks – they are even the Shandro Kids colours.

Now here’s an excited dad-to-be!

We got recognized!

May 4, 2009

Technically it was just Michael, but anyway…

The pharmacist at our local Save-On said something to the effect of “Hey, are you Michael Shandro of Shandro Photo? I love you guys!” We’d never met her before!

Totally, totally cool.

For those of you who don’t know what we look like, you can check out the ‘About Us’ section on our website. Or, here’s a recent snapshot from our trip to Mexico.

Some facts about us:
- yes, we really are that pale
- we both have blue eyes (and like to wear sunnies to protect them)
- we both like long walks on the beach

Baby Lyndon

May 2, 2009

We met this beautiful baby boy when he was only four days old.  We were told it should be easy to get photos of him sleeping, he sleeps all the time.  We lucked out and arrived to find a wide awake little Lyndon.  He finally conked out by the end of the session. Such a sweet little face, to make your heart melt.  Lyndon is the first of the Shandro Kids babies, and we’re looking forward to many more in the future.

 

It’s here, it’s here!  The big announcement!  We are excited and proud today to launch Shandro Kids, an itsy-bitsy division of Shandro Photo. Shandro Kids is a project that began with the arrival of our beautiful son, and a desire to explore different kinds of photography.

Shando Kids, simply put, is fun, real photography of everything to do with kids: maternity, newborns, babies, toddlers, young kids, and families containing any of those little people!

All of the details are on our brand-spankin’ new website www.shandrokids.com.

 

We LOVE giveaways, and rewarding our clients, so we have a few really awesome things to announce with the launch of Shandro Kids!

Cool thing #1: 5% of all Shandro Kids profits in our first year will be donated to the Stollery Children’s Hospital. We were blessed with a beautiful and healthy boy, and we want to do our part for those who need a little extra help.

Cool thing #2: The first 5 clients to book portrait sessions will each get a free session, and be entered to win a gallery-wrapped canvas from their session.

Cool thing #3: May is the 5th month, and the month of Mother’s Day. To celebrate Moms, every client who books a portrait session in May will receive 5% off of their session and all products they purchase. (The session can be in any month, only the booking has to be made in May).

That’s just the beginning, you will always find something cool going on with Shandro Kids.  Another great idea for Mother’s Day – gift certificates!  Send us an email for more information.

All of the Shandro Kids sessions will be posted on this blog, but they will have their own look.  Here’s a sneak peek.  This little guy was born in April, his blog post will be coming up soon!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us out with the launch and the conception of Shandro Kids. Our amazing logo was designed by Gina of Butter Media in Vancouver – she is fantastic! If you need design work, she’s your lady. Most importantly we want to thank all of our clients, who have let us into their lives, homes, and hearts. We couldn’t create the beautiful images that we do without all of you.

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