win a free new baby photoshoot!

Win a free “New Baby” photoshoot from HAL Photography!

It’s spring and I am loving the sunshine, happiness, and more importantly, all of my awesome fans!

This month I am giving something back to you: A free on-location (indoors or out) “new baby” photoshoot – including an 8×10” print portrait – to one lucky set of new parents!

To win, just follow these three steps:

  1. LikeHAL Photography facebook page and tell your friends to do the same. (If you haven’t already of course!)
  2. Post a quick comment below this post about the funniest (“Wow, we are actually parents?!”) moment you’ve had so far about becoming new parents.
  3. Submit your comments by Sunday, May 20th, 2012.

Guidelines:

  • The winner must be located in the greater Portland/Southern Maine area (or would be willing to negotiate travel fees).
  • A first time parent or set of parents with a baby under nine months old.
  • This offer cannot be combined with any other HAL Photography offers or discounts.

Please drop me an email if you have any other questions.

Good luck and happy spring!

claudia | six months

Meet Claudia, a beautiful, blue-eyed, ball of fun. She is such a happy baby and she did not disappoint when I got to hang out with her in her home.

Even in black and white, her fun personality shows right through. Don’t you just love the tongue?!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to all!

Thank you for a fantastic 2011 full of smiles, fun and laughter.

Fall Portraits

Fall is my favorite time to photograph. Seriously.

Don’t get me wrong, I love summer beach photos and splashing in the ocean, holiday photos with christmas hats and decorations, but something about the fall crisp air and autumn sunlight just makes it feel special. Enjoying those last few days of warmth before the winter sets in when we are covered from head to toe in layers of clothes… Okay, I’m getting ahead of myself. It’s only early fall, so let’s hang onto it for as long as we can.  While we are at it, let’s capture it too!

HAL Photography Baby Portraits

HAL Photography is filling up quickly for our fall portrait sessions. We have a few openings left for Columbus Day Weekend (Oct 8 – Oct 10). Leave us a comment below or email HAL photography to find out more info about booking your family fun portrait session today!

Somma Family

Somma Family | 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the Somma Family!

We had a fantastic day at Ft. Williams  / Portland Headlight in Cape Elizabeth, Maine recently with the Somma Family. They were a fun and laid-back family who were heading out on the road to move away soon and wanted to grab some portraits of their new addition to the family in one of their favorite Maine locations.

The weather was perfect, their baby girl was adorable and such a beautiful ‘tiny human’. We couldn’t have asked for a better day or setting before they began their journey to their new home.

Congrats again Somma Family. Thank you for choosing HAL Photography as your maine family portrait photographer!

Check out my Photographer’s Favorites – Slideshow to view some of my top pics of our day:

trevor | 18 mos

One of the many advantages to being an on-location maine photographer is that the studio is wherever you want it to be, including your very own backyard!

One of my favorite clients to photograph is Trevor, who is now already 18 months old. I’ve been photographing this little guy since the beginning and it is amazing how much he has grown. Check out that hair!

Your home can become a studio with as many different “locations” as you’d like. Trevor’s mom is a fan of outfit changes as needed, and like a good mom, knows that he may get bored by a certain area after a bit, so she had a few places in her yard pre-planned for him to play in while I snapped the pics.

The result of photographing on the location of your choice is a much happier and comfortable child, and much calmer and less-stressed parents. We grabbed some great candids of him playing in the pool with his bubbles blowing, getting some friendly puppy-kisses from the family dog, and a planned photo of Trevor with his favorite cousin on the hammock in their yard.