Have a free 10 minute studio session and get a free Facebook profile picture while helping to feed Kansas City’s hungry this Holiday season.   Schedule an appointment on the link below and bring at least 2 canned foods over the Thrive Creative Studio on December 4th!  I’ve been in my new space for 3 months now and I’d love to have some visitors, create a smokin’ profile picture for you and help to collect some food for The Harvesters here in Kansas City.  Pass this along to your friends and get on over here on December 4th!!   CLICK ON THE PICTURE AND GO STRAIGHT TO MY ONLINE SCHEDULING FOR THIS EVENT!

The Salvation Army enlisted the help of thousands of Kansas City volunteers this weekend to pack over ONE MILLION meals to send to the earthquake victims of Haiti.  What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.  I saw volunteers as young as 3 years old to maybe 90 years old.  With every 10,000 meals packaged they would bang a gong and announce the total.  Almost every 10 to 15 minutes they rang the gong.   Sometimes when these tragedies happen, you can feel so helpless to help, but there is usually a way.   Get on the mailing list for organizations like The Salvation Army or Red Cross.  They will keep you updated when opportunities arise. 

Blessings to you until next time…..

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Senior Pictures -  www.thriveseniors.com

Love | Marriage | Baby….Life -  www.thrivecreativestudio.com

Facebook Fanpage:  www.facebook.com/ThriveCreativeStudio

CONTACT ME AT:

email:  heidiabbott@thrivecreativestudio.com

phone:  913.526.9991

Happy Wednesday Blogland!  The Hump Day edition of my favorite four:

I’m seriously happy every time I look at this picture.  Mainly because I just really loved working with Lauren and her mom and our shoot was so fun and completely, completely unique (check it out HERE).   It doesn’t hurt that she is drop dead gorgeous to boot!

 Okay, so I’m still seriously happy!!  Oh, how I love with all my heart this family and this picture of them.  We go way back to working together with the youth when Will and Chelsey were just friends and students at Mid-America Nazarene University.  I have so many special memories with them.  Since Will played baseball at MNU and Chelsey played softball there, it seemed only natural that Edmond wouldn’t put down that bat to save his life.  Look how he is looking at me??  I could gobble him up!

Sometimes, I can stumble upon the darndest spots in the middle of the city.   I had no idea how much I was going to love how Samantha was going to look against this fence door.  

My heart melts over this next picture taken on one of my Pictures of Hope complimentary NICU sessions.  This little boy was born at 24 weeks and was making great progress.  I may have to add another picture from this session this month because they are all favorites of mine. 

Blessings to you until next time…..

FIND ME AT:

Senior Pictures -  www.thriveseniors.com

Love | Marriage | Baby….Life -  www.thrivecreativestudio.com

Facebook Fanpage:  www.facebook.com/ThriveCreativeStudio

CONTACT ME AT:

email:  heidiabbott@thrivecreativestudio.com

phone:  913.526.9991

Here’s today’s installment of 4 of my favorites!

All you have to do is look at Audrey’s eyes in this picture to see why I love it.  Mesmerizing!

I love just about every picture I take when I am shooting a complimentary Pictures of Hope NICU session.   This family was precious and shortly after my visit with them, they got to take their bundle of love home. 

I love this picture for many, many reasons.  First and foremost, this is my gorgeous niece Emily who flew here from Ohio for me to do her senior pictures.  It was such a special time for me.  Secondly, wow to wow on the beautifulness of Emily! 

Just one of those “speaks of itself” images of a pretty handsome Blue Valley West grad…..

Blessings to you until next time…..

FIND ME AT:

Senior Pictures -  www.thriveseniors.com

Love | Marriage | Baby….Life -  www.thrivecreativestudio.com

Facebook Fanpage:  www.facebook.com/ThriveCreativeStudio

CONTACT ME AT:

email:  heidiabbott@thrivecreativestudio.com

phone:  913.526.9991

You know someone. You know someone who’s experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can’t afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family’s spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography – $910 worth, to be exact. It’s in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season. Oh, and a little bonus…the person who nominates the winner receives a complimentary session to be used in 2010. What better reason do you need to show some love?

The rules:
1. 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.)
2. The nominee must reside in the Kansas City area or be able to travel here for their session. If your nominee lives outside the area, send me an e-mail, anyway. There are loads of incredible photographers partnering on this project and there’s sure to be one near you.
3. Comment on this blog entry to let me know you’ve entered and e-mail me the full story: heidiabbott@thrivecreativestudio.com. Tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve their life translated into art. Please include contact information for your nominee and yourself.  The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve . . . get nominating! I can’t wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone this holiday season. And thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

With love,
Heidi

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 20, 2009. 

Giving is awesome is an nationwide effort by professional photographers to give back.  As of today, there are 212 photographers across the USA giving away $218,980 in custom photography! 

I am so excited to announce the I have been chosen to be a Pictures of Hope photographer in the Kansas City area. The Pictures of Hope Foundation is a charitable organization comprised of professional photographers from all over the United States that provides an opportunity for professional photographers to give back in their community.  Members of Pictures of Hope offer complimentary, documentary-style, photography services to families with a child in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Why Pictures of Hope?

Throughout pregnancy most parents don’t anticipate the possibility of their baby needing to stay in the NICU after birth. Whatever that reason may be, time spent in the NICU is often an unexpected journey for families, a journey full of overwhelming emotions…sadness, confusion, hope, celebration, and unfortunately, at times grief. Throughout this roller coaster of emotions, many parents do not consider the importance of documenting these precious moments in their lives nor do they think about how much they will truly cherish these images years down the road. In some cases, a little extra TLC from the NICU is needed to be sure the little one gets off to the best possible start, for these families on the road to well being, photographs are a wonderful reminder of just how far their little one has come, however, photographs also play a necessary and very important role in the healing process for other families. In the most heart breaking circumstances, photos may be the only tangible keepsakes some parents have of their precious little one. All Pictures of Hope participating photographers are dedicated to providing NICU families with invaluable images you will cherish forever, captured in a sensitive and caring manner.

What is provided?

Families with a child in the NICU would receive a complimentary photo session, using the available light in each room, and would receive a complimentary set of 4×6 images from the session (approx. 25).  Upon request, images could also be posted to a private online gallery to share with family and friends who are unable to visit. Sessions can take place immediately upon entering the NICU or parents may opt to wait until closer to their dismissal date. Each session is accommodated to the needs of each individual baby. There are absolutely no pre-qualifications or fees for the services provided by Pictures of Hope photographers, any family with a child in the NICU qualifies.

I hope that my involvement in Pictures of Hope will be a blessing to many families facing this trauma and that my contributions will bring them joy.