You May Have Heard.....

Plans have been in the works for quite a while now ~ and I have had a most difficult time keeping this news to myself.  But I wanted to wait until everything was completely and utterly official!

I'm so pleased to announce the upcoming opening of my studio!  THIS was me last week when I got the news:

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The winner of the 12x18 custom dry erase board from the last newsletter is Brandy with the response to this question:

What is your all time favorite FREE activity and why?  I want to know what gives you joy - whether it's reading a good book or window shopping.
Brandy's answer: "Well my favorite activity is free but usually if I am lucky will walk away with a great find!!! I love to go antiquing or just rummaging through someones junk in hopes of finding a perfect treasure!!! Its not always free but a lot of fun!! And you never know what you might find, maybe the perfect frame for that beautiful Lori Ivey photograph of your precious kiddos or the family dog."
Brandy ~ I'll be emailing you this week about your custom dry erase board ~ congrats!

What's on My iPhone Now

I love my iPhone very much.  That being said - I've never been 100% happy with the wallpaper backgrounds.  So - I created my own.  Feel free to use them if you like.  Just click on the image - save it to your computer - email it to your phone!  They are already sized just for the iPhone.

When I'm nostalgic or need encouragement:

When I'm crying and throwing a pity party because I feel like a house slave:

When I want to run away to the great city of Paris:

Oh wait - wrong Paris - let's try that again....

Enjoy!

Please note: I do not encourage Paris Hilton or Paris Hilton like behavior on this blog.  All references to said heiress are meant to be fun and a bit sarcastic in nature - so please do not  picket or protest my little blog.

Give Away!

I have a brand new Facebook page and I'm having a give away!  To enter, all you have to do is visit the Lori Ivey Photography Facebook Page and "like" the contest post!  A lucky random person will be chosen for a $100 gift certificate.  Super easy and your chances of winning are hot since the page is so new...

So go ahead - click that little Facebook icon over there - on the right....go on.....  Good Luck!

Desktop Give Away!

I've been working on a lot of new designs.  I've had a lot of requests for custom invitations this month and nothing gets the creative juices flowing more than party invites!  I like to keep things fun and fresh - including my desktop.  I made these modern/vintage (oxymoron?) desktop images for fun.

Want to use them?  Just click on the image and once it opens in the new window - right click - save as - set as desktop image in your desktop properties and viola!  Your icons now have a funky cool place to call home!

Happy Wednesday!

Desktop Storyboard - A Give Away!

One thing that I am passionate about that goes hand in hand with photography is design - the graphic kind.  Cards, templates, books - I love creating special places for special images.  I wanted to share something I did this week.  It's a custom desktop storyboard.  Now every time I'm at work, I see some of the things I love most at a glance - my family, friends, special objects, chickadees, a monogram - the possibilities are endless.

There is even a designated space on the left for my icons (I like to keep my desktop clean - but the space could be larger for those of you that love your shortcuts).

So - I would like to give one of these cutie patooties away.  I hate to limit this to only past customers of Lori Ivey Photography, but I'm not sure how to do it unless I have images to work with.  I will custom design your storyboard using your very own images from a past shoot.  The image will be resized for use as your desktop background.  How cool is that!

So here are the rules:

1.  Leave a comment here by Sunday 8:00 PM.
2. I will have one of the kids pick a random comment as the winner and post the winner on Monday.
3.  Well, there isn't a 3 - but that's easy enough right?

AND - if you're a photographer or designer and would like the PSD file - post a comment as well if you like, AND send me an e-mail with your request (loriiveyphotography@gmail.com) - just be sure to note your photog/design status and I'll e-mail it to you for free to use as you like!  (BTW- it's a quick and dirty file - nothing fancy - but easy to use).


Much love to you all!