November 2009
Mini Update

In this Issue:
 -- Welcome!
 -- More than just portraits
 -- Love giveaways?
 -- Mystery Promotion ...
 -- Calling all brides!


Important Dates:
November 26-27: CMP closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

November 28:
Ordering Deadline for early December delivery (excluding Luxe Boutique & Custom Items)

December 12: Ordering Deadline for delivery no later than Christmas Eve

December 13-17: Late ordering period -- $15 Rush fee applied; no guarantee of delivery before Christmas.

December 23-26: CMP closed for Christmas holidays -- no sessions, no deliveries after 12 noon on 12/24.


Moment of the Month:



Woof Woof, Meow Meow ...

Most of us consider our pets a member of the family, but we forget to include them in family portraits! Follow Tiger Woods' lead and have your cat or dog included in your portrait session -- we can include a pet in any session type we offer -- or let them be the star of the show and have their own session! 

Additionally, we'll be making a major announcement regarding the furry members of your family on January 1st!


Follow us on Twitter and become a Fan on Facebook!
  ... and you might win a surprise for following or answering trivia questions we'll post periodically! Go to twitter.com/christinamccall to see our twitter stream + create an account while you're there! Our Facebook Fan Page is located here -- we're gonna have a promotion coming up in December!

Contact Us!
http://www.christinamccall.com
christina@christinamccall.com
903.477.9069 (after 6:30 pm)




Welcome ...
... to the Christina McCall Photography newsletter list!

Thanks so much for coming out to the Home for the Holidays event hosted by the Athens Chamber of Commerce that was held at the Cain Center on Tuesday evening. As promised, if you signed up for the mailing list, you're entered for one of the mini door prizes -- which as soon as I hit send, I will be using the random number generator at random.org to determine the winners. So be on the lookout for a second email between now and late Friday night! Be sure to add CMP to your address book so future newsletters don't go straight to the spam folder!

Now that you've seen our work firsthand, why not follow our twitter stream at twitter.com/christinamccall + create an account while you're there! Our Facebook Fan Page is located here -- become a fan today!

More than just portraits!
In addition to our lifestyle portraiture work, CMP also provides commercial photography services as well as commissions for landscape and travel work. I recently wrapped up the second of four sessions of a landscape commission that will eventually be a surprise album for one area landowner (from his wife and daughter). Additionally, in early December, the cover of local writer Seth Bailey's first published novel will feature an image he commissioned CMP to capture back during the summer. More details will be available as soon as I get them from Seth!

As for our travel work, click here for a virtual vacation at your desk -- better known as the sneak peeks from The Roadtrip 2009 in June 2009 and a mini jaunt down the eastern half of Oklahoma's Route 66 in August 2009. We visited Garden of the Gods (and saw Pikes Peak from a distance), were upgraded to an awesome 4-star eco-friendly resort in Jackson Hole, toured Grand Teton & Yellowstone, and spent some very much overdue time with my best friend and her family in Great Falls before heading up to Glacier National Park for two days. After we left there, we headed into Alberta & Saskatchewan, visiting Waterton National Park, the Prince of Wales Hotel, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Museum. On our way back south, we detoured at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Devils Tower, Mount Rushmore, and the Oklahoma City National Memorial. If you fall in love with any of the images after vicariously reliving The Roadtrip, premium fine art prints and a limited edition postcard set (which a portion of the sale will be donated to charity) are available for purchase.

Love giveaways?
CMP also has an annual portraiture session giveaway each August -- last year was the Sweet Summer Faces children's contest, this year it was the Christmas in August Family Portraiture Giveaway. What will 2010's be? You'll have to wait and see!

As a bonus, I will be announcing another giveaway between now and Christmas -- keep an eye out at http://www.christinamccall.com for details!


Mystery Promotion ...

All sessions booked and confirmed between December 1st and January 31st will receive a postcard explaining our mystery promotion and an envelope containing a special offer via snail mail upon confirmation of their session date. Bring that envelope UNOPENED to your session -- I'll open it to reveal your special offer with your collection purchase: a 11x14 luxe print, a discount on a luxe gallery wrapped canvas, a 5x7 Mona Lisa Collection Mini Masterpiece , or a complementary mini session (to be held in Summer 2010.

Only one client will win the complementary mini portrait session -- perfect for a head start on holiday portraits -- it could be you!

Calling all brides!

CMP is looking for a few good people ... wait, that sounds like I'm recruiting for the Marine Corps! I have a project that involves brides -- soon to be walking down the aisle or recently married. Have a wedding dress that still fits? 4 brides are needed -- must be willing to come/travel to one of the following locales: Tyler, Canton, the Palestine area, or the DFW metroplex for an one hour session on one of the following dates: December 19th (Saturday), January 2 (Saturday), or January 3 (Sunday). Email me at christina@christinamccall.com if you're interested -- or if you know someone who is a fit, share this with them!