Monthly Archives: March 2011

spring is coming contest!

Posted March 29th, 2011 in children, engagement, family, photography, seasons

I am giving away a free portrait session. It can be engagement, family, maternity – whatever you’d like! 1 hour, digital files included w/print release. It will be scheduled sometime in April when the pink/white blossoms start appearing… My favorite time. In order to be entered, you must LIKE us on Facebook and comment here on the blog (or on FB). A retweet at @puremotif of this blog post will get you another entry as well. This portrait sessions is an over $300 value!

I will be accepting entries until Monday, April 4 at midnight (EST). Obviously this is only open locally, Erie & surround area!

Can’t wait!!

For more information about Erie PA Portrait & Family Photography, e-mail me!! rachel@puremotif.com

Best friend portraits, sneak peek: Erie Portrait Photography

Posted March 17th, 2011 in friends, fun, photography, portrait, seasons

Hey everyone! I was sooo happy to get outside and get to photography Lindsey, Sarah & Katharyn today. S&K flew in from Texas to hang out with their friend Lindsey who’s been living in cold Erie for a few years now. They also surprised her with their long-time friend Darla – more pictures to come with her included. Here’s a few favorite moments from this morning. It was so warm out – now we just need all that foliage to fill in

If you’re interested in portraits with your friends, senior portraits or any other photography, please don’t hesitate to email me at rachel@puremotif.com, or give me a ring at 814-450-9650!

Hamot Women’s Center, AJ Grack Business Interiors

Posted March 16th, 2011 in photography

Hey everyone! A few weeks ago I was able to get a peek of the Hamot Women’s Center with my sister, Amy, since her company AJ Grack Business Interiors helped out with a lot of the lobby furniture and fabric choices. It was so fun to go in and snap some artistic pictures of the really cool pieces that are adorning the waiting rooms, and some of the patient rooms. Here’s just a few favorites from that shoot.

Here’s the lobby when you first walk in. It’s peaceful and modern, I love it!

Here’s a panorama of the waiting room for the Birthing Suites.

A few detail shots of the chairs/tables.

The peaceful aqua and teals of the chapel area.

Details of some funky chairs in the halls of the actual patient rooms.

Another waiting room. I love the “grass” panels!

The Perfect Bound Album – Affordable Wedding Albums, Erie PA

Posted March 11th, 2011 in albums, photography, weddings

I posted a few weeks ago on the awesome 8×10 Linear Bound album from Forbeyon. This is only one of the albums I offer to my amazing wedding clients. The Perfect Bound wedding album, at 10×10 size, is an affordable and beautiful choice for your wedding. It features your choice of fabric for the front and anywhere from 20-80 spreads of your beautiful wedding images custom designed. The pages are high-gloss and vibrant.

You can even make matching parent albums in a cute 5×5″ size with an imprint so your parents can treasure the same memories as you! They come wrapped in beautiful vellum paper with a ribbon and can have the exact same pictures, or a different design.

Please contact me about your wedding photography needs, I have a few openings left for 2011 and am booking for 2012! You can email me at rachel@puremotif.com or give me a call at 814-450-9650.

my daughter chloe is 1 year old!

Posted March 9th, 2011 in babies, children, family, life, personal

Dear Chloe,

I am in awe of you and your beauty and sweetness. I can’t believe that God blessed me with such a an incredible child. I can remember the day we found out you we were going to have you, and being in disbelief. After a hard pregnancy, I went to the doctor to be checked and they told me that you were going to be coming that night! We couldn’t believe it. We went to the hospital and felt scared, jumpy, but mostly overjoyed. I remember how hard it was to get you out of me, and the precious moment when I saw you for the first time and got to kiss your sweet little face. Then they took you and cleaned you up, and brought you back to me after the doctor’s checked you and I over to make sure we were going to be ok. You were so quiet, sweet, and alert. I remember when your eyes looked at me, and taking pictures of you and having the family around just in awe of you.

Chloe only a few hours old, March 9, 2010

Chloe at 1 year old, March 9, 2011 with her present from mommy & daddy

It’s been one year since that day, and you have changed so much. It goes so rapidly, I feel like I blink and you are a new child, with some new talent or babble to show us that day! When friends and family come to visit, you just light up when people enter the room!

Chloe, your birth and life has completely changed me and your daddy. We are absolutely smitten with you, and our love for you is so deep, it is hard to describe. We will always always love you, and always be there for you, and be proud of you. I pray to God that you will know Him, and have a relationship with Him, and that the Father will protect your little life from harm. I lift you up into His hands right now, my precious, beautiful daughter.

memories from venice

Posted March 7th, 2011 in art, family, personal, photography

This one time… in 2009, my husband took me on this incredible trip to Italy. In the hectic ness of getting back, finding out I was pregnant, then shooting 25 weddings… I am STILL going through the pictures – I hope that maybe by 2020 I will have them sorted

Here are a few beautiful moments I found from when we were in Venice at the end of our trip. It is truly an amazing city. I hope I have a chance to go back there someday with more time!