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Back on track now … meet Lauren. Athletic Trainer, future physical therapist, and a member of the Lindale High School Class of 2010 …

… and an artsy image … I figured after the guitar shot here, I ought to do the same with cowboy hat!

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Back during my senior year, one of the vendors that bombarded both seniors and parents alike with all the *must have* senior products offered Senior Memory Books. You know … where you and your friends (or your senior and their friends) write in all your/their senior year memories in a generic book and it had a pocket for stuffing mementos and photos into? After the end of the senior year, into a box it went along with all the other senior stuff kept and packed away until years later when you want a trip down memory lane …

Well … here’s a version that you won’t want to pack away, you’ll love it so much you’ll want to keep it on your bookshelf or take it off to college …

This particular version is a sample I created with images from Haley’s senior session last fall. To date, every person who has seen/handled this book in person has absolutely loved it.

The basic version of this book is a 20 page softcover edition printed on pearlized cardstock … or it can be upgraded to a hardcover edition (hardcover upgrade option only with Off the Beaten Track Sessions — aka our 90-120 minute full custom sessions). These are also available in the top tier of our senior collections (available to both full and mini session senior clients).

Interested in adding a senior memory book to your previously captured senior session or want to order one with your upcoming senior session? Contact me for pricing details …

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Are you a member of the Class of 2010 (high school or college)? Take advantage of our Senior 2010 Special!

What’s included? 

- 90 minute – 2 hour custom senior portraiture session ($200 value)
- Up to 4 different outfits + 3 locations (w/n 10 mile radius) in Henderson, Smith, Van Zandt, or Anderson Counties
- Online Proofing Gallery with approx. 50 basic proofed color images (b/w also available for purchase)
- Disc of the basic proofed color images prepped to print up to 5×7 in size ($500 value)
- 56 wallets (1 image) to share with friends ($100 value)
- 24 custom designed graduation announcements (5×7 flat press printed cards w/ envelopes) ($60 value)
- (1) 10×15 luxe mounted wall art print for the parents ($100 value)
- (2) 5×7 premium matted desk prints for the grandparents ($60 value)
- (1) 8×8 Mini Masterpiece for the senior themself ($80 value)
(all prints receive full artistic editing prior to printing)

Regular price for session + digital files + prints/products: $1,100

Our special Senior 2010 price of … $650!

Must book your senior session by April 1, 2010 and schedule it no later than April 11, 2010. Only available for Senior portraiture sessions. $100 retainer fee + signed contract due immediately to confirm appointment + lock in senior session pricing. Balance is due no later than 72 hours prior to session.

To book a portraiture session with Christina, contact us via email at christina@christinamccall.com or call 903.477.9069 today.

Top 5 songs on my ipod …
Obsessed-Mariah Carey
Radio Waves-Eli Young Band
Rawkfist-Thousand Foot Krutch
Buy You A Drank-T-Pain
Just Stand Up-Various Artists

Favorite website … www.myspace.com

Favorite store … Hollister

Favorite thing to do … anything athletic, hang out with friends

Favorite ice cream flavor … Chocolate

Most memorable moment in high school … I won dutchess my freshman year at homecoming.

If I won the lottery, I’d … Split the money with my parents.

Check back on Saturday for Haley’s slideshow!

If you know Haley or see her around, ask her for one of her Rep Cards — both you and Haley will get a print credit with your confirmed portraiture session!

To book a portraiture session with Christina, contact us via email at christina@christinamccall.com or call 903.477.9069 today.

My name is … Haley

I am graduating from … Cross Roads High School

I will be attending … Trinity Valley Community College

When I grow up I want to be … a Graphic Designer

The one thing in my closet I can’t live without … My belts

My favorite Quote … Bible Verse: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil. 4:16

Favorite place I’ve visited … Wyoming

My biggest accomplishment … Being salutatorian of my senior class

Check back on Thursday for more of Haley’s sneak peeks!

If you know Haley or see her around, ask her for one of her Rep Cards — both you and Haley will get a print credit with your confirmed portraiture session!

To book a portraiture session with Christina, contact us via email at christina@christinamccall.com or call 903.477.9069 today.

My biggest accomplishment … a 4 year varsity player in volleyball

Top 5 songs on my ipod … 
one time-Justin Bieber
happy ending-Avril Lavigne
wild at heart-Gloriana
mystery in the making-Eli Young Band
everything is you-Eli Young Band

Favorite website … myspace

Favorite store … DEB

Favorite thing to do … play sports

Favorite ice cream flavor … chocolate chip cookie dough

Most memorable moment in high school … winning Homecoming Princess my junior year

If I won the lottery, I’d … buy a big house so my whole family could live together again.

Check back on Saturday for Reanna’s slideshow!

If you know Reanna or see her around, ask her for one of her Rep Cards — both you and Reanna will get a print credit with your confirmed portraiture session!

My name is … Reanna

I am graduating from … Cross Roads High School

I will be attending … Trinity Valley Community College

When I grow up I want to be a … Physical therapist

The one thing in my closet I can’t live without … my Jesus shirt

Favorite place I’ve visited … Wyoming

A few more sneak peeks as well as a few more facts about Reanna will appear on Thursday!

If you know Reanna or see her around, ask her for one of her Rep Cards — both you and Reanna will get a print credit with your confirmed portraiture session!

All of our announcements arrive in either chocolate brown or luxe white boxes (or red at the holidays!) with our custom ‘belly band’ — these match the belly bands on the cd cases that come with digital collections. The great thing about the boxes and belly bands — because we don’t stamp or write anything on the box, you can reuse them for storage or as gift wrap!

The design Morgan selected isn’t limited to graduation announcements either — it also ‘doubles’ as a newborn announcement, thank you card, and a Save the Date announcement.

All of our custom design announcements/cards are available in two paper types — stipple and pearlized luxe (Morgan chose stipple for these) and come with white envelopes. If you’re interested in our custom designed card line and would like paper samples, let me know when you book your sessions and I’ll mail them out to you or bring them to your session. The full line of graduation announcements is currently available for all seniors and soon to be college graduates (new designs will be added in the coming months) as well as this year’s Christmas card options. I have a few new designs to add to the 14 already available so all of our holiday clients have the ability to have a unique card design this year!

Also — don’t forget — if you book your session before August 31st, you’ll receive 10% off your custom designed Christmas Card order (upon session completion). If you’ve been holding out, here’s an incentive to book now

Sidenote: Custom designed greeting cards and announcements are only available to CMP portrait clients. We are unable to create announcements and greeting cards using other photographers’ images unless they directly send us a written release authorizing permission and releasing us from any legal/financial/criminal liability and penalities due to federal copyright law.

Next Saturday, July 18th is the Mini Session date in Tyler — there is still availability to schedule a mini session in downtown Tyler that morning. Due to the heat, there will be no sessions after the last available time posted here. Also — you must pay the creative fee in full to confirm your time slot!

There is still availability to schedule a mini session on Saturday, August 15th in Athens — again, you must pay the creative fee in full to confirm your time slot! Details available here.

I normally close the calendar to sessions the Monday prior to the upcoming weekend — as long as I have your payment in hand (or the confirmation in my inbox) by the end of the day on Wednesday, July 15th, you’ll be good to go for the Tyler date; for the August date, by Wednesday, August 12th.

Also, don’t forget about the Fundraiser for Cullen — I normally don’t schedule weekday sessions due to my day job (editing and admin tasks normally take up my evenings), but during the month of July, $40 of the $75 weekday special creative fee (plus state sales taxes) (M-Th in Tyler, Friday evenings in Athens) will go to Cullen’s rising medical expenses. The balance goes to cover my federal and state sales tax, gas to get to your session location, and a thank you gift for helping me help Cullen. Don’t delay — the month is nearly a third of the way over already!

Furthermore — if you’ve been holding on booking a session to get holiday images for Christmas cards — don’t delay too long! Once fall hits, everyone will start panicking and booking, don’t let the date you’re considering be taken by someone else! Our Re-grand opening special expires on August 31st — $100 creative fee (weekends only), session must be scheduled by December 27, 2009. Details available here.

And finally — in the next couple of weeks, CMP will be announcing a contest — winner will receive a complimentary custom portraiture session. Details to come … last year was the Sweet Summer Faces contest, anyone want to venture a guess at what this year’s contest will be?

Have a great rest of the week — images from The Roadtrip will resume tomorrow evening!