Welcome to our blog...it's the more candid part of our site. Enjoy!
Here's the fam! It only took us 2 years to get a great family portrait. My kids are...well...kids. And kids get bored looking at their mother trying to make them giggle AND be in the portrait. But, after a little bit of work, this year it happened!
Jacob is the giggly one. Penelope is the one with curls. Michael is the one wearing black. And, I'm the one with glasses. We're the Diminos and we own and operate Traditions Photography.
It's nice to meet you! Welcome to our blog! Take a peek around and let us know if you have any questions. Most of all, enjoy what you see. We have LOTS of fun here and love to share our fun with anyone willing to be a part of it!
~Eileen :)
We happily welcome Mia Cassidy Dimino into the world. She was born last Tuesday Feb 23, 2010. She weighed in at 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long, born at 9:17pm. Mia and I are taking some time off while we get adjusted to our new family. But, we’ll both be back soon! Thanks for all of the well wishes. We’re all doing great! -Eileen 
We just e-mailed out our newest newsletter. To check it out on the web, click HERE!
February 9, 2010 - 12:03 am - Love you cuz!
February 9, 2010 - 9:06 am - You too hottie! :)
Alrighty! You’ve already been asking (I’ve trained you well to think “early”!) about our bunnies this year! Bunny sessions are the first week of March. March 1-5th, 2010. Sessions are $50 and include 1 facebook image. Below are a few of the favs from last year’s sessions, this year’s price sheet, and, something new, an attempt to book your session online! Sessions are approximately 30 minutes and will be on a brand new set that Michelle is designing! Should be super fun this year! And yes, for those of you who noticed, my due date is smack dab in the middle of bunny week. In the case that I will be busy otherwise, Shannon will be taking the photographer position for these and will do an awesome job! Give us a call to book your session – or try our online booking system! (let me know how it goes!) HA!
Click HERE to book your bunny session today!
Prices:
Yup! Another cutie came into the studio. Miss Alexis and her 6 month session…what a sweetie!
I was blessed to be present at the delivery of sweet baby girl Menis. Then a couple of days later I visited her again for some “formal” portraits at the hospital. Congrats to proud mommy, daddy, big sisters and big brother! Your sweet girl is so precious!
The gentleman that lent us his bunnies every year has moved…to Florida! So, we’re looking for a new bunny lender! If you know someone who would trust their precious little ones (bunnies, not babies) to us for about a week, we promise to pamper them with fresh carrots and lots of gentle love! Please contact me ASAP! We are looking to run the bunny special the first week of March. Details to follow!
Here’s the scoop! I want to photograph HS Seniors! And I want to launch my senior line this year! So, I’d like to photograph some models (of all shapes, personalities, and high schools) between now and Feb 4th.
What you’ll get: Free $100 session, 50 free rep cards.
If you friend and fan us on Facebook: 5 free FB images plus a rockin’ slideshow of images for FB
If you bring us names, email addresses and mailing addresses of current HS Juniors: 1 wallet portrait per name
If you bring us a friend who books and pays for a session: Your friend gets $25 off of his or her session AND YOU get $25 in credit for your session.
Interested? Call, e-mail, FB me ASAP!!!
February 1, 2010 - 7:51 pm - Hi Eileen and Family, I truly believe that my daughter would be a great Senior model for your studio. She has a beautiful smile, personality, and a goal to be a nurse.
February 9, 2010 - 9:05 am - Give us a call Celeste!!!
Yup! It’s spring at Traditions. Ok, not quite, but we’ve started our spring cleaning early. Michelle and I tackled the back office today. Most of you have never seen (and will never see) the back work room. It’s quite busy. It’s where everything goes for the production of our awesome products. Well, it needed to be cleaned out. And, if you view the previous post, you’ll see I’m nesting quite a bit. But it’s getting worse before it gets better. But, the GOOD news is that I will have some equipment for sale. Who knew I had a brand new Canon flash not being used sitting on the back shelves? So, the first round of “cleaning out” will be done today. The second round will probably be done later this week. Be on the lookout for stuff for sale! All goodies, I promise!
Personally, I deemed 2009 the “year of the purge”…and, well, it was! We got rid of SO many things at home that we didn’t need. All in the name of living better and smarter and with less STUFF! 2009’s theme is actually continuing into 2010 AND it’s heading over to the studio. Little did I know that nesting would join the “year of the purge” and I’d be doing all of that purging for need as well as mental sanity.
So, I’ve deemed 2010 the “year of good changes”. I’m expecting lots of changes this year. Lots. And, they will all be good. Now, does this mean that I will LOVE all of them or that I will understand all of them? No. Certainly not. But I’m going to do my best to find the good in all of the changes that happen this year! Good things for my family. Good things for our studio.
If you have noticed that I used the words “nesting” and “expecting” in the previous few sentences, you’d be on to something. You see, while I don’t shout it from the rooftops, I am expecting. And, quite soon actually. Our #3 is due in 8 weeks! Crazy for us! Especially since it’s right during our bunny portraits. Yeeps! Those will be some crazy sessions, but it will all work out! And, it’s also right in the middle of the school year. For my husband, who is an 8th grade math teacher, this means a few days off in the middle of the semester. For me, it means getting 3 kids ready in the AM by myself until summer break. Double yeeps. Ah, it will all work out. I may look a little shaggy every now and then, or I’ll wear mismatched shoes, or no shoes at all (wait, I do that already)…who knows! But, we WILL have a baby joining us at the studio for a few months until Daddy is off for summer break. This will bring back memories for Michelle (office manager) who literally rocked Penelope (our 2nd) for the first three months of her life while I photographed sessions. Michelle definitely got her baby fix then! And don’t bother asking what the sex is. We didn’t find out! Daddy thinks it’s a boy. Jacob (our 1st) has named it “House” for a boy and “Baby” for a girl. And Penleope…well…knows I have a baby in my belly, whatever that means to her.
So, what I really wanted to do right now is (A) share my big news (If you didn’t already know) that I was going to be having a baby myself soon, (B) share a 3D photo from our appointment with the Niles company “Miracle in Me” (Way fun! Definitely suggest a visit if you’re prego) and (C) let you know one of my good changes will be blogging frequently. My goal is once a day. I know that’s a hefty goal, and I’m not expecting to write paragraphs and paragraphs each day, but I thought it would be fun to be a little more personal with all of you and also share some fun portraits along the way! So, here’s portrait #1 for the new year. Baby Dimino #3 covering its face. Of course, it’s my child, so why should I be able to get a nice head shot of it??? HA! Notice it’s baby laying on its side with its hand covering its face. The little stinker moved the whole time and wouldn’t give us a good face shot. I’m telling you…typical in my family!
So, enjoy the beginning of 2010. And enjoy the GOOD changes that 2010 will bring for you! Meanwhile, I’ll introduce you to a little Dimino “change” in our life in about 8 weeks.
by Eileen
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