I know you just sit around all the time and think to yourself, “I wish I could take Atlanta Baby Photographer Angela Calderon with me every where I go”.  What?  You have never thought that? Darn it!  Well even if you’ve never about taking me with you, now you can with my brand new iPhone/iTouch app available in the Apple iTunes store.  With the iAngela app you can check out the photo of the day, be the first to hear about exclusive web only promotions and find out the latest news from Angela Calderon Photography.  This amazing app also provides instant access to my website, blog and a portrait session booking portal.  When you download the app be sure to check out the news section for a special app only contest!  You won’t want to miss this one.

Click here to download iAngela

Here is the one for my daughter…

http://72.55.134.30/watch/e129b52eaf1f127d5d029be4a1bdc477

here is the link to create your own: http://72.55.134.30/home/

Since I don’t like to blog without a photo, check out my little client Anna and her Santa gear, isn’t she a cutie pie?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)  Times are tough, many people have lost their homes, jobs and hope.  Custom portraiture is the last thing they are able to afford right now.

* The nominee must reside in Atlanta, GA or immediate surrounding areas. Tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

*You must email the nomination and story to giving@angelacalderon.com

I am so excited about this and I hope that you will all take a few minutes and think of someone who you could nominate to receive this very special gift!

I just have to tell you about this wonderful website that my friends Pete & Charlaine created.  It’s called Straight From Santa and what they do is send your child a letter from Santa just before Christmas.  Now the super cool thing about it is that Charlaine is up in Alaska and the postmark will say North Pole.  How cool is that?  My son is going to love this and will notice the post mark right away.  The best thing about it, the price!  It’s only $10 a letter, which very reasonable and they have several letter designs to choose from.  So head on over and check it out and get a letter sent to your little ones!

My friend Keet is a fantastic children’s artist and I asked her to create a new piece of work for my kids.  She just finished the one for my daughter Morgan, and I just had to share it with you.  Morgan is in love with Disney Princesses (as most little girls her age) and cats.  I asked Keet to create something that combined Snow White and cats.  She came up with this super cute combination of Snow White & The Seven Cats.  Of course Snow White is my daughter, who also happens to resemble Snow White so it’s a perfect fit.  When I showed Morgan she said “I want to do that”, so outside we went with her seven cats and her Snow White costume.   Now she’s a feisty one and was already done with the idea within 30 seconds of going outside, so we didn’t really get to recreate the image, but oh well it was fun for the minute that she was willing to participate (hey wasn’t this her idea anyway).

Here’s what Keet created for Morgan:

My shot is not quite as wonderful as Yeondoo’s work, but a mini tribute to him, here is my semi co-operative Morgan aka Snow White with her seven “kitties”.

Hope you are all having a great Labor Day! Don’t forget if you know someone having a baby today email me to win a complimentary portrait session & 11×14 photograph.

Fast forward to oh about 25 years later (I’m guessing the last time I roller skated was when I was 10) and my son’s school is having a roller skating night to promote the PTA. Now I think in my entire time in California I only saw one roller skating rink and that was when I worked for Special Olympics and they had a competition there. I guess it’s not a cool thing there, but there are tons of ice skating rinks. So we head over to the skating rink, my kids skated for the first time (more like attempted). “Mommy Mommy skate with us like you did when you were a kid.” Really? Oh man, Mommy is old, tired and well, when grown ups fall on their hiney it’s kinda painful. Ouch, I was having visions of the ambulance carrying me away with a broken leg.

Well I’m a push over so I ended up renting a pair of skates and skating with the kids. I’ll admit I’m very shaky, but I didn’t fall and some of it came back to me, in no time I should be back to roller diva status. Now this is the cool thing, the skating rink has Monday afternoon skating that is .99 and that is admission, skate rental, pizza and one other thing that I can’t remember. What a deal! So I’ve now been talked in to taking the kids back again soon so they can learn and be able to “skate real fast and be cool”.

For all you peeps here in Metro Atlanta, check out Sparkles Skating Rink for a good time with your kids, they have four locations – Hiram, Kennesaw, Smyrna & Gwinnett. My kids loved the playground and next time my son said he wants to play laser tag!

So today, I risked my life… and it was fun.

PS – Happy 40th birthday to my husband, who by the way chose not to try to roller skate tonight, he’s never ever roller skated before and he didn’t want to push his luck on his birthday

I love how the DVD is shot in a MTV type style, very contemporary. My favorite is the second DVD (it almost reminds me of a cribs episode with the music and editing style). I really like seeing other photographers shoot and hearing them talk about their process and what is going on in their heads. Also it’s funny to see Zack’s face when he gets kicked out of a few places, the look he gives the security officer is priceless.

So if you want to kick your lighting skills up a few notches you *need* this DVD.
http://www.onelightworkshop.com

*** No I have not been paid, solicited or asked to rave about this. No discounts, nothing, I just had to share how great it is and it will change the way you shoot.***

Here’s Zack getting kicked out of a parking lot… (I so dig the music he uses)
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They are Tyke Lights by Mobi. The best part about them is that they are portable. Depending on which model you get they sit on a little base to recharge, or have a little cord that charges them, and they hold a charge for about 10 hours. They are totally safe to sleep with, play with etc. They are very hard plastic and very durable.

Here is the description from Mobi’s website:

The world at night is a place of exploration and adventure for your child. The TykeLight casts the perfect glow of light for play under the covers, inside tents, in the back yard and outings down darkened hallways. The TykeLight lights the way and becomes the security friend for any wanderer. Parents can also check on little explorers without disturbing their sleep with the soft glow nightlight feature. Long lasting rechargeable batteries and kid-friendly design make the TykeLight the perfect playtime friend day or night. TykeLight is fully rechargeable and will deliver many adventures for your little tykes over the years.

Perfect for nightlight or playtime
Quick and safe rechargeable batteries
Illuminates up to 10 hours on a single charge. Charges while glowing
Easy to clean surface
Designed to easily fit children’s hands as the perfect glowing playmate
Impact resistant plastic – Safe and Durable

My kids LOVE these! Just a note, the pink looks really like freaky red, so for a girl I would recommend skipping the pink and choosing purple or another color. You can get them on Amazon.com and various other sites on the internet, Costco stores have them too (in a two pack!).  Here are the three that we have – blue, purple and pink.