priscilla b. varner | chitter-chatter

a little mini with rea...

howdy all. well...it's still not green around here, so sessions are few and far between. where's spirng?? if you see it, please send it my way. thanks...

as for this week, a few of my photog. friends and i got together to try some new things and practice some old things. i used this opportunity to dress up my kids and get some cute easter pics of them. well...one was being totally rotten...so her easter pics will be taken this weekend. reagan on the other hand, turned on the charm and oozed sweetness. here's a couple of her pics....

she took a digger at school and slid across the concrete on her face...so please pardon the boo boo. i could have taken it out...but i think it added some charm. :)

textures are the hot thing right now...so i thought i'd play around with them. here's an example...i'll certainly be using them again. :)

have a great week! and more to come...
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new mini album company

howdy. so i have to tell you how excited i am! i was able to attend the wppi conference last week in vegas, it's one of the largest conferences for professional photographers, and i found two of the most exciting album companies around.

no more black or brown mini albums...we're talking fashionable, cool, haute albums! albums that are more tailored to the style of my clients. i couldn't be more excited to give you a peek.

the new albums come in several textures with different colors within each texture. each material is man made in an effort to reduce the negative impact on our planet.
the textures are:
happy cow~environmentally friendly leather-like material
brocade~wonderfully hip patterned silk
middle earth~environmentally friendly alligator
haute color~fabulous colorful silks
garbo~environmentally friendly suede

please note: each album is custom made and will take a minimum of three weeks to produce. if you are interested in viewing the swatches for these albums, please email me and I will email you a link to the fabrics offered.

order your haute album now and stay tuned to see the next totally awesome album company...
:: images courtesy of fin-a-o album company ::

the zurliene family

shortly before we left for vacation, i had the opportunity to photograph the zurliene family. on my way to their house for our session, it started to snow...cats and dogs! it turned out great though. we did a bunch of stuff inside and then they put their little man in some warmie clothes and we went outside and hit the snow. it was a lot of fun and we also managed to get some great shots too.

check them out...

the cutest little man....

i didn't realize i was so interesting. ;)

nothing better than adding a little snow to a session...

thanks zurlienes! i had a blast....
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a quick look at our trip to key west...

hey y'all. i just wanted to post some pics from our trip to key west a couple of weeks ago. as i was sitting here touching up the pics, i was begging...i mean begging...my husband to go back. there were just so many things to photograph and not nearly enough time. this is a fairly long post...so get comfy and grab a beverage. :)

enjoy!

our first stop was the butterfly museum on duval street. i'm not one for taking pictures of things without people...so I threw my kids in there!

apparently it's good luck if a butterfly lands on you...well...we had to improvise. they had plastic butterflies on a sticky. worked for me...

i guess it worked for kinsey too.

rea was down with the hitchhiker too...

lunch time...a little papaya, some plantain and mango...

ok...the hitchhiker has become a stalker at this point. ;)

look...an image without a human!

our next stop was the key west aquarium to see nemo and his friends.

i imagine it would be hard to toss a saddle on this little guy...

still there...

wow...look! they put my initials in the touch tank. ha! actually kinsey was checking out the animals in there and debating if she wanted to actually stick her hand in or not. she chose the not. ;)

i love little legs and buns...

i'm hot, i'm REAL hot!

so then my girls almost pooped their britches...well...me too! this would be a nurse shark up close and way too personal.

i loved this poster....

so the girls were hanging out patiently waiting for me to take their picture when something wanted to join in...

this guy. these are protected animals in key west!! seriously...you'll get a $1000 fine if you harm a chicken...but nothing happens if they come peckin' on you...

we had to stop at kino's and buy the girls their first pair.

these are the best shoes ever. they are inexpensive and the standard footwear for the keys. a must have!

i successfully ran my mom and my kids ragged...but there's always time for a few more pics.

the best smile i've seen on my mom's face in years...

they're almost done...

and they're done. kinsey told me she "was so done with the pictures". ok...nap time!!!

i hope you enjoyed the pics. we had a blast while we were down there. after we blazed in and out of town we headed up to disney world. more of those pics to come....

catching up...

well...we're back! we had an awesome two weeks in florida and now it's back to real life. check back this weekend to see some of our pics from our travels. yes...i managed to take a couple of pictures while we were vacationing. ha ha ha...