Change is good!

I thought I would let everyone know that on 1/31/2010 I will be closing my storefront in Poteau. I've had it for two years and really have only used it about a dozen times to shoot in it. I am going to move to a new home office we've been working on.

Since most of my work is done outdoors this won't really impact my ability to serve you in anyway.

In the meantime I am on the search for a great available light studio. I will still be doing business as normal. You can always see my work at www.dbakerphoto.com or on the facebook fan page and my blog www.dbakerphoto.blogspot.com

This was a tough decision as it somewhat seems like a failure to close the storefront, but again I believe that it's the best to secure a building that meets the needs of where I want to take my photography in 2010 and the future.

Again, I hope to continue serving you in the same fine fashion as always. Thanks for everyone's continued support while we make this transition.

Recovery and News

Wow! What a bad blogger I have been. It has been two weeks since I posted. I've been recovering from that crazy winter vacation we took. I seriously have sat and watched pretty much ever new release out there. Julia and Julie, Taking of Pelham 123, The Hangover, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 500 Days of Summer, Four Christmases, then I went to the movies and saw Sherlock Holmes, and Alvin and the Chipmunks- whew that's a lots a movies!

I do hope that everyone is enjoying the New Year 2010. Can you really believe that 2009 went by that quickly? I'm working on a photo blog recap of all my clients from 2009 which I hope to have done before 2010- holla!

I will also be announcing some big news regarding my business at the end of this month, well big news for me anyway. Stay tuned for that.

In the meantime I have a few clients coming up and recently booked two more weddings for the Spring and Summer which I'm super excited about (Hey Jill, Hey Tonya!)

Since this is my slower part of the year til March anyway; I am doing a special on my session fees. If you book a session between Jan-March 15 you will be able to save $20.00 off your session fee. Not a lot, but hey it's 20.00 that you can use to buy me dinner when we are done with your photos- lol! So if your interested in a session, e-mail at dianna@dbakerphoto.com

See you soon! DB

Merry Christmas 2009

This year for Christmas we were privileged to be able to go to Winter Park, Co for a week. We had a condo (thanks again Amy W) for a week until Christmas morning. We had so much fun and got to see snow (lots of it) for the first time really. We did decide due to the weather that was coming that we were going to leave on Wednesday before the weather hit. That's when our adventure started. We left CO on Wednesday morning and made it only to Limon, Co before the blizzard hit. We had to stay the night because the weather was so bad. Then we left and made it to Childress, TX. Another night in the hotel. We left this morning to head on to the grandparents house. It took five hours to get 160 miles. NUTS NUTS, I tell you just NUTS. We are now in a hotel in Witchita Falls, TX. Three nights in hotels and being trapped in a car all day does not fair well for two little kids. But that is our Christmas adventure... Here's a few photos from our sledding adventure...



Have a blessed Christmas and I will update our landing hopefully soon.

A few from each of my last 2009 sessions...

Santa Train 2009

Friday night while the big brother went to the bball game with his nana, we took the baby to see the KCS Santa Train. My three year old is a train nut to say the very least, and I mean the very least. Needless to say he loved it, but had a hissy fit when it was time to leave. I seriously think he would have rode the train to the next stop.

Lil' Man Dallas

Three Sessions and it was cold...

and we had to do a lil' work on the car...








A few from each session today!

Stanley Family

These are from this past week. I met up with Mrs Stanley and her beautiful family to capture photos since the whole gang was in town. Mrs Stanley picked the perfect location for her session (wink). Here's a few shots from their session.





Look at these three cuties...




and I know that Grandma will love this one...


BTW, girls your proofs are online at my website under clients. You know the password. Thank you again Mrs Stanley.

Happy 10th Anniversary and 35th Birthday

Tomorrow is a very special day in the Baker household. It's my husband's 35th (and his twin sister's)birthday and our 10th wedding anniversary.

Ten years ago this evening I was sharing in the wild fun with my closest of girlfriends getting ready for the big day the following morning. My husband was also having his share of fun.. we won't even talk about the chicken underwear he received ;)

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at a few shots of our wedding day (hire a professional for your wedding photos- trust me on this one). Here are a few shots of our great day. We were married in Paris (TX), it's always fun to share Paris then pause while people think Paris, France. Yeah Right. I can't really think of anything I would change on my day. We had the most fun.... Let's take a peek, shall we?

leaving the ceremony


a quick change for the hubby to his cowboy reception gear :)


our first dance, say it with me.. awwwh...


my wonderful cake that almost broke the bank.. dude, it's flour and sugar.. whew.


our second dance, we danced a lot that night, a lot I tell you.


we hired a great DJ and did the "Stroll" and everyone had their own personal touch. My husband rode bulls in college so he had to break out his mad bull riding skills for his portion of the dance.


and then... wait for it.. came one of the funniest moments of the night (picture the husband in the dog house for this one) It was time for the garter toss and the hubs and his brother found a LARGE and I mean EXTRA, SUPER, Freaky LARGE pair of underwear that he had tucked in his coat sleeve and yes.. you guessed when he come out with the garter he was also holding the GINORMOUS pair of undies. He almost died, and I mean like I was going to kill him with my fabulous wedding heels.



and for the last photo to share. I had the cake person do small individual cakes for the birthday kids.


Such a great memory. Ten years, two kids, one year at war, and loads of laughter. Happy Anniversary Blake, your the best husband and dad. Love ya!

I will be out of pocket for the new few days as we are taking our first ever camping trip. See ya Sunday evening. Have a great weekend!