EH! OH! LET'S GO!... Back to School in Style!

We've had a our first few bookings of the week and are super excited and looking forward to all the other lucky little personalities that will get to shine in this session!  

Composed another display this afternoon to showcase how sweet and lovely these look as a part of your home decor and wall art.  You're never going to stop loving these and it will probably be one of your all time favourite pieces well into your old age.  You might have to fight your child for it as they get older and attached... and older and more attached... and have kids of their own that they will want to share it with and for their child(ren) to remember and show their children (You see that?  I just gave you Great Grandchildren!) .  
 
Such a tiny investment for something so special...
(HA! And YOU thought these were just some school portraits!)

THE DETAILS

$80 Includes
20 Minute Session
Choice of Bright White or Thunder Grey Backdrop
1  8 x 10 Print with 2 Headshots & 2 Bodyshots as Displayed, Ready to be Framed*
8  2.5" x 3.5"  Wallet Prints for Mum & Dad to keep in their wallet, framed at work, and to share with Family & Friends

 $10 Discount for multiple siblings

  *Frame and Framing Services available upon request  for an Additional $25
 * *Additional Prints and Wallets available a la carte
 
WHEN:  Saturday September 21    1:00PM - 6:00PM
WHERE:  18th & 56th in Tsawwassen.  Either at my home or in our Amenities Room
 
For questions or to book your session, please CLICK HERE for our Contact page!

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RULE THE SCHOOL

It's that time of the year again.   After a summer that seemed to never arrive, we had 3 incredible months of sunshine and long, warm, beautiful evenings.  And though we Vancouverites pine for summer for 9 months of the year (8 months for us in T-Town...), I'm sure you are secretly looking forward to cozy sweaters, warm drinks, crisp mornings and the bright fiery colours of fall!  I know I am! 

Summer was busy here at The Pauhaus and we were a little on the fence on whether or not we should bust out a Back to School session...  HOWEVER, I ended up having quite the riot last night with my little boogers Mo&Co, BOTH which are now in pre-school!!!  (WOOHOO!!!!  Victory Dance!!!)  We set up both backgrounds and did some headshots and body shots and turned out some fantastic images!   Back to School Sessions are a go!  I had planned to offer one of each for the package: one headshot and one body shot, but when it came to choosing, it was a tough call.    SOLUTION:  A 4-in-1 image composition that looks prettttttyyyy gosh darn cool... and modern... and clean... and P-P-P-PERFECT.

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I thought about doing a session with my usual bins of props and furniture that are overtaking our home, but I decided KEEP IT SIMPLE and focus on the kids themselves.  For this Back to School Session, I am encouraging parents to allow their kids to have a little more say in what goes on, to let them choose THEIR FAVOURITE outfit (with some gentle persuasion), bring THEIR FAVOURITE toy or drawing or musical instrument and to LET THEM SHINE and just be themselves!  Ultimately, that's what these photos are for, right?  Documenting your little one's personality (wild, shy, mischievous, melancholy, goofy, dramatic, etc...) and capturing the current quirks and mannerisms that are running through their veins.  With two headshots and two full body shots, this composition is able to do just that!   ( Not to mention turning their beautiful personalities into a framed piece of art that kinda sorta looks like they are that GAP model that everyone keeps telling you they should be, am I right?  Well, now here's your chance! )

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THE DETAILS

$80 Includes
20 Minute Session
Choice of Bright White or Thunder Grey Backdrop
1  8 x 10 Print with 2 Headshots & 2 Bodyshots as Displayed, Ready to be Framed*
8  2.5" x 3.5"  Wallet Prints for Mum & Dad to keep in their wallet, framed at work, and to share with Family & Friends

 $10 Discount for multiple siblings

  *Frame and Framing Services available upon request  for an Additional $25
 * *Additional Prints and Wallets available a la carte
 
WHEN:  Saturday September 21    1:00PM - 6:00PM
WHERE:  18th & 56th in Tsawwassen.  Either at my home or in our Amenities Room
 
For questions or to book your session, please CLICK HERE for our Contact page!

3rd Annual Facepainting BBQ

3 years ago, I was hired to do some facepainting at an end of the summer backyard BBQ for a local Tsawwassen family.  Their guests all had children and the host felt it would be advantageous to have some "entertainment" and "distraction" to allow the adults to enjoy one another's company with as little whining and pestering as possible.  It went great and I was overjoyed to be invited back for a second year.  I brought along my button maker for my second gig as an extra activity for the kids, ages 3-8.  Another fantastic evening.

This evening's gig was BY FAR the best!  It's crazy seeing all these kids only ONCE a year.  They are still so young that a year really does a number on them.  I know when I get the call for next summer, the oldest girl will definitely be my height!

This year I offered a photobooth along with the facepainting.  OH YEAH BABY.

I can not put into words how much fun I had.  One of the parental units came over and were thanking me for taking care of their kids and I just shrugged it off telling them that I was doing two of my favourite things with the sweetest and most well-behaved group of kids, it was MY PLEASURE.  seriously.  i could have stayed another 4 hours.

I don't know if it is just the girls growing up or if they feel more comfortable after 3 years of this facepainting, but they were just a full on blast.  They yelled my name throughout the evening to watch them do their gymnastics, their "routines", handstands, and crazy poses.  Even our token boy, 10 years old, was impressed with my ability to paint the Diamond Sword from his favourite videogame, Minecraft.   

They were blown away at my level of talent and imagination, that they could witness hand painted illustrations of their favourite characters or ideas come to life.  YOU ARE THE BEST PAINTER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!    No, I'm not.  I went to Emily Carr and I witnessed dudes painting 10 foot high-realism oil paintings of celebrities and I can safely say that stuff is outta my league.  This lighthearted and playful illustration gig is where it's at for me!

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Fan Brush for INSTA-lashes and freckles

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By the end of the night we had 3 little puppies!!!

I really love this gig and hope after putting this out there that more people hire me for this Combo Service because it is truly the funnest thing in the world!!!!!   OH!  And the frosting and cherry on top was that they all gave me the biggest group hug at the end of the night!!!  BEST GIG EVER.

GET AT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!!!!   

XOXO