Andaleeb Lilley Photography

May events: Family expo in Luzern and Danishdesignkids at the studio

I am excited to be joining several companies and Joy Foster of Living in Luzern at the first Family Expo in Luzern on Tuesday 8th May (10.00-13.00) at Kinderland.  More info here: 

http://livinginluzern.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/familyexpo.pdf

You can register your family (5 CHF per family) here: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9G5JS8N

All families who come along on the day will be entered into a raffle being offered by each company involved - I will be giving away a pack of ten gift cards worth 35 CHF for the raffle and 20% off all shoots booked on the day. 

The second event in May is a coffee morning on Monday 14th May at my studio in Baar from 09.30-12.00.

I will be joined by Charlotte Bruun-Christensen from www.danishdesignkids.com who will be showing her spring collection.  Charlotte selects fashionable and high quality clothing from individual Danish manufacturers and a lot of her range is eco certified.  Her range is sold only via home parties so this is your chance to browse through the collection at the studio.  Clothing sizes are for children aged 2-8 (size 92-128) and range from 5-50 CHF. Charlotte is Danish and mum to two children. 

Studio address here and details on where to park here: http://www.andaleeblilley.ch/contact.html

Come along and see Charlotte's collection, my new range of photography products and enjoy a cup of coffee and other refreshments.  Children very welcome (kids corner available).

Open House drinks on Tuesday 27 March

We will be holding an open house at our studio on Tuesday 27 March from 18.30-21.30. Please drop in for a drink and invite other friends too. RSVP by Friday 23 March. Hope to see many of you there - full details below... 

 Download OpenhouseMarch27.pdf (3887.1K)

Gift for referrals

I am always delighted when I get an enquiry and have been recommended on by a past client.  I was contacted by two families recently following a shoot with a friend of theirs - a family of twins I featured on a recent blog post (and both families booked me in for shoots in October) - this spurred me into setting up gifts for referrals. 

So, if you recommend me onto a client and have had a shoot with me in the past three years, I will gift you 50 CHF towards prints of your choice from your shoot with me.  

Thanks once again to all those clients and friends who do continue to recommend me and send on my details - it's much appreciated!    

and the lucky winner is...

E Taylor of Cham who has already been notified.  The family are the lucky winners of a portrait shoot (worth CHF 350) which I gave away yesterday at the Expat Expo in Cham where I was exhibiting.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by despite the fantastic weather! 

 

Win a Portrait shoot on Sunday at the Expat Expo in Cham

At last the beautiful weather has finally hit Switzerland - let's hope it is here to stay! 

I will be exhibiting at the Expat Expo on Sunday 10 April in at the Lorzensaal in Cham - it's my third year exhibiting there and if you haven't yet been, its well worth a visit (even if the weather IS hot...)  The Expo has over 80 exhibitors and they include companies, clubs and schools. 

I will be giving away a complimentary portrait shoot + 2 prints (worth CHF 350) so come along and drop your contact details in the hat for a chance to win - the winner will be drawn at the end of the day and contacted after the event.  

... and now, off to enjoy the weather!  

 

Seasonal photography offers

Please see here under this post for current seasonal offers: 

http://andaleeblilley.typepad.com/andaleeblilleyphotography/2010/11/seasonal-photography-offers-.html

Seasonal photography offers

It's been a busy few weeks with a schools shoot, some more family shoots and lots of orders being processed.  The schools shoot was a lot of fun and we did all the individual shots of the children in a forest close to the school.  I now know which 11 year old boy has a girlfriend (ssshh..) and the fact that my brother was obsessed with Star Wars when we were younger certainly helped me with the 6 year olds! My favourite from the shoot was the unconventional group shot of the whole school when they were all told to tickle the person sitting next to them - I think the teachers enjoyed that one more than the children... 

It'll be a short post from me this time round due to deadlines so I am going to share a slideshow I produced recently for a family - until March 2011, a slideshow of your shoot is included in the shoot fee but after that date it will be a separate product on it's own or available with the purchase of a chunky canvas.  

http://video214.com/play/lZ3ty0AgmTE0Qn5YNjqE3Q/s/dark

... and I also wanted to let you know about several seasonal offers I have on at the moment... 

Snow Shoot Bookings... if you book a shoot in the snow with me this season, you will receive a complimentary acrylic desk top frame (15 x 20) which includes two images.  These make lovely gifts for offices and are worth CHF 195.  A  2-hour snowy portrait shoot costs CHF 250. 

Valentine's Couple Shoot ... this is a lovely gift experience for a couple where I join them for a "date" (don't worry, I keep out of the way...) We have a lot of fun on the 2 hour shoot and start off in a cafe, then do some window shopping, stop in the old town taking in some grafitti and go down to the lake. These shoots can take place anywhere which is special to you as a couple and there is no age limit! If you book a Valentine's shoot with me, you will receive a complimentary 60 x 40 aluminium-mounted print (worth CHF 225).  I am hoping to blog a couple's shoot I did recently so watch this space... 

Finally... February is of the course the month of love... and what better way to spoil yourself or your partner than with a boudoir shoot at the City Garden in Zug... these shoots are a pamper once-in-a-lifetime shoot experience.  The shoot involves champagne, your very own make up and hair stylist and a 2 hour shoot (you bring your own dresses and underwear).  At the end you leave with a gift bag and a date for an appointment to view the images at my studio.  Each shoot includes a slideshow of images to keep after the shoot.   These shoots take place on Saturdays at the City Garden and are CHF 900 but I am offering you this very special experience until the end of January for CHF 695.  Another blog post from a shoot to follow here too... 

 

Spring promotion offer for Mother's Day

I would like to wish all mothers celebrating today a very Happy Mother's Day.  I always get spoilt on two Mothers' days as my husband can't decide which one we should celebrate - the British one in March or the Swiss one in May - lucky me! I looked up some quotes for this post and there were so many to choose from but here are just a few... 

 

"Motherhood brings as much joy as ever, but it still brings boredom, exhaustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop his own individuality especially while you struggle to keep your own." - Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons 

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.  She never existed before.  The woman existed, but the mother, never.  A mother is something absolutely new. " ~Rajneesh

 

 

Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn't know you had...and dealing with fears you didn't know existed. Linda Wooten 

 

Angels can't be everywhere, so God created Mothers.

 

 

To celebrate today, I would like to offer all mums and mums-to-be a special spring promotion.  All family shoots and baby packages are discounted by 50 CHF if you purchase a shoot or package before the end of May 2010. Shoots can then be taken later in the year but you need to purchase before May to qualify. 

... and to end this post, some photographs of past shoots with mums and mums-to-be... enjoy your day! 

    

  

   

 

  
   
     

 

  

  
  
 

 



    
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Mothers' Day Bookings

If you’re looking to book a photo session for you, your mother or your family, I am now taking bookings for Mothers' Day. In Europe, Mothers' Day is celebrated in May and with Spring finally on its way, it's a perfect time for an outdoor shoot.  It’s a great time to shake off the winter blues and get some beautiful photographs of your children running around and just doing what they do best whilst enjoying the outdoors.

If you are interested, in finding out more details, give me a call on 079 654 4115 or send me an email at info@andaleeblilley.ch

  

Bald ist es wieder Muttertag und wenn Sie noch ein schönes Geschenk suchen, können Sie gerne eine Foto-Shooting bei mir für Sie, Ihre Mutter oder die ganze Familie buchen. Der Frühling ist schon da und das Wetter schon ideal für eine Foto-Shooting draussen.

 

Für mehrere Informationen stehe ich gerne zur Verfügung – bitte rufen Sie mich unten 079 654 4115 an oder schicken Sie mir ein Email unter info@andaleeblilley.ch– ich freue mich!  

Carnival Craziness

 

 

Carnival (Fasnacht) has just finished again for another year in Central Switzerland and I am still finding confetti in the buggy, the flat and my camera bag!  Carnival is a great opportunity to take candid shots of people, as “Guggenmusik” players and even individuals not in music bands go to a lot of trouble for just one week of the year.  There are balls on every weekend from January onwards and then it all culminates in the week just before Lent when everyone goes out onto the streets to hear the music bands every evening and there are parades and local events in most villages.

 

 

 I teamed up with a local children’s and maternity boutique called "Pumpels”

(www.pumpels.ch) in Zug and took photographs of children being made up for carnival. All their families were entered into a prize draw with the winners getting a complimentary family shoot with me in the spring. All those who entered won a half-price voucher to use towards a family shoot so everyone was a winner!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… und schon wieder ist Fasnacht in der Zentralschweiz vorbei und überall finde ich noch Konfetti im Kinderwagen, in der Wohnung und in der Fotoapparat-Tasche!  Ich fotografiere immer gerne am Fasnacht und war selber mal 5 Jahre lang in einer Guggenmusik im Kanton Nidwalden!

 

 

 

 

 Ich habe auch Kinder beim Schminken im einem Kinder-und Umgangsmodeladen in Zug (www.pumpels.ch) fotografiert. Jeder Teilnehmer hatte die Möglichkeit, eine Foto-Shooting mit mir in der Frühling zu gewinnen und alle haben einen 50%-Gutschein für eine Foto-Shooting erhalten.

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... and over for another year...