Worlds Most Famous Person wins SandBar International Merit

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SANDBAR wins International Merit for portrait of Santa. ” Nick of Time”

Never Stop Believing in the Magic of Santa
Whoever said that Santa Claus isn’t real has never met Santa Larry.
November 2013 Santa approached SandBar Photography regarding having a formal portrait made.  Even Santa needs professional head shots.
We had the pleasure of meeting Larry and his wife, Eileen, aka Mr. & Mrs. Claus.
While posing for the camera, click after click, the magic began to happen.  With each frame we knew we had something very special.   That ‘something special’ was confirmed
in July as SandBar Photography received prestigious International Merits for “Nick of Time”.
Santa did more than simply pose for the camera, he delivered.  Here at SandBar Photography we do “Believe in the Magic of Santa.
We are including Santa Larry’s information and highly recommend him and his services.
He is kind, sweet, and gentle with children and adults.  It was an honor to be asked to photograph him.
Larry is a real bearded Santa 365 days a year and has been a member of a Professional Santa Claus Association for past 14 years
Mr. & Mrs. Claus are available year round for charitable events, parties, promotions, parades and more.
 He can be reached at:
            sclaus06@yahoo.com
            Workshop 239-470-4561
            Sleigh        239-470-4823

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Amusing Easter Game for Family

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Digital Hot Potato Fun Photo Game

Pull out a camera with a timer for this twist on a classic party game that produces priceless keepsakes.

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Hot Potato Digital Fun

As a Children’s Photographer, I am always looking for creative ways to document family gatherings and capture fun moments.

Many times I  give McKenzie, my 5 yr old granddaughter,  one of my small digital cameras and let her take photos from her perspective.

I found a little camera game that will catch unexpected moments and  wanted to share something FUN to do with Family this Easter Sunday.

The above ‘selfie’ of McKenzie was caught during the game.

 

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This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine

 

How to play

  1. To Play: The first player sets the camera timer for the longest setting available and starts the countdown. He points the camera at himself for a couple of seconds, then passes it to the person on his left. The other players do the same until the camera snaps a shot. The person whose photo is taken must share it with the group, then perform a forfeit or tell something funny about himself before play resumes. The last person to avoid having his picture taken wins.

http://spoonful.com/family-fun/digital-hot-potato

Enjoy!

~ Barb

Daddy’s a Lineman Newborn photos

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Lineman’s Newborn Family Photos/ Fort Myers Newborn Photographer

” SandBar Photography did an outstanding job on our Newborn family photos. I would recommend them  because they were so easy to work with, so patient with our children and made the whole experience enjoyable. The best photography we have ever had taken and worth every penny” Brooklynn Lanier Palmdale, FL

We love it when Mom calls and already has ideas for her newborn. Brooklynn knew what she wanted and brought Daddy to session with newborn baby and brother along with a ton of stuff that dad works with daily.

My son in law is a lineman so I loved this idea, but first things first getting the two boys together for an adorable newborn shot.

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then the family all together for first professional family portrait. Both Grayson and Grady had eyes wide open for this portrait.

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love to capture the unexpected moments, when they don’t know we are looking thru lens.

 

 

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here it is sweet baby all snug as a bug in Daddy’s work gear, so peaceful. That is until big brother decides to come and check on him to make sure all is well.

 

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Blessings to the Lanier Family and thank You again for the the great testimony. It was our pleasure to capture these images for you all.

 

AWARD WINNING FT. MYERS PHOTOGRAPHERS

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As many of you know, Barb and I are members of our local professional photography guild here in Southwest Florida.  Last night was our first Print Competition of the Year and we each entered six images.

We were so excited to have Merited on 7 out of the 12 entered, and three of those received placement awards!

It is our goal to continue to perfect our craft by entering images into local, state, and international competitions.  We are eager to hear the judges’ critiques and are able to learn and grow from them.

Check out last night’s Award Winning SandBar Photography Images:

Bandana Buddies Second Place

Wrapped in Love third place

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Award Winning Photographers- Ft Myers

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Ft Myers Newborn, Children, and Pet Photography Images

As many of you know, Barb and I are members of our local professional photography guild here in Southwest Florida.

Last night was our first Print Competition of the Year check out some of the adorable images that merited.

We were so excited to have Merited and received placement awards!  Click Here to see the Twelve elements we are judged on.

Why do we enter? It is our goal to continue to perfect our craft by entering images into local, state, and international competitions.  We are eager to hear the judges’ critiques and are able to learn and grow from them.

It pushes us to strive for excellence and it certainly helps us in our daily sessions at the end of day to deliver a top notch product for our clients.

Check out some of last night’s Award Winning SandBar Photography Images that were taken from some of our clients sessions:

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“Bandana Buddies” Pooh Bear and Scruffy

This Pet Photography image was taken during our annual Animal Refuge Center Calendar Contest.  ARC is No-kill animal shelter in Fort Myers, FL dedicated to adopting homeless dogs and cats and educating the population on the humane treatment of animals. A cause we are passionate about here at SandBar.

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“Wrapped in Love”

Our beautiful mother and her precious 6 day old baby girl. Newborn photography can be tricky and should be trusted to professionals, not only for safety (our number 1 concern) but also for those amazing portrait images to ensure the proper lighting. We encourage parents to bring in newborn before 10 days old for the sleeping baby all folded up look, after 10 days old they tend be be a little less likely to be fussed with for certain poses. Like this sweet baby girl that just slept thru being held folded in her mothers palms.

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“Sweet Dreams”

 

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”  Little Boy Blue”

Another award winning portrait from a newborn session. This little man is 2 months old and wide awake with his gorgeous blue eyes. Ty was ready to smile at the camera and check it all out.

He came to studio with his older brothers and  from that same session another image worthy of a merit was taken.

 

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“Brotherly Love”

Next is on list is our Regional Competition made up of 13 South Eastern States.

FIRST PLACE for Children’s portrait last year was none other than ” Heir to the Throne” read all about it by clicking on link =  “Heir to Throne”

That was a HUGE HUGE honor and totally unexpected.

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Give us a call:      Sandy 239-.707.7971 / Barb 239.707.9570

Moerschel Family Testimony

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We LOVE the Christmas cards!  They turned out so beautiful!    As much as Paul was dreading getting pictures done, he said we should have our pix taken by you for Christmas cards every year.  That coming from a man whose stomach was in knots having to get his photo taken.  What a great experience this entire photo session was!    Thank you for making it so wonderful!