I’m currently in the middle of switching the hosting and servers for my website. This will probably take a day or two, and appearances will be very sporadic during this process. Please excuse the mess as I tidy things up a little bit, and expect a brand new look in just a few days!

In the meantime, please contact me if there are any questions you might have or if there’s anything I can help you with.

Now offering a limited time Senior Portrait Photography special! There are no boring, staged studio shots here. Each photoshoot is done at a location of your choice and focuses on your personality & style. It’s about having fun and looking good while you’re doing it. Bring your car. Bring your pet. Wear your prom dress or tux. Wear your chucks. Bring your favorite music. We’ll have a good time.

Limited-time prices:

basic $75
-up to one hour shooting
-online gallery for ordering
-digital yearbook photo

premium $125
-up to two hours shooting
-multiple locations and outfits available (one for you, one for your parents!)
-online gallery for ordering
-digital yearbook photo
-CD of web-sized images (great for facebook, myspace, etc)
-8×10 of your choice

Email sbaileyphotography@gmail.com to schedule your appointment today, while prices last! Friends sessions are available!

Octopus at Virginia Beach Aquarium, VA

Just thought that I would share this quick shot from our stop at the Aquarium. My husband & I are actually on vacation, visiting family & friends in VA and NC for the rest of this week. I’ll be back in the office on 8/3 to answer any emails, but I just thought I would share this little glimpse of our time off so far… Keep watching for more updates, and I’ll catch up with the more serious things when I return.

More here.

Kristi

Kristi is a solo performer, fire dancer, and Artistic Director & performer of Moquette Volante, Pittsburgh’s narrative Middle Eastern dance troupe. (I did a shoot for Hakan, also of Moquette Volante, earlier this year.) Kristi was looking for promotional shots for solo performance and also professional headshots. She is a gorgeous dancer, graceful and with a great sense of humor, so we had a really good time and got some fantastic shots.

Kristi teaches bellydance classes in Pittsburgh and is also available for workshops and performances, both as a soloist and with her dance company. You can follow Moquette Volante and their upcoming events on their facebook page.

See the rest of the photos here.

Sarah and Eric

I promised Sarah a while ago that I would take photos of her and Eric. When she said that he agreed to a photoshoot, I didn’t realise that he was blindly going along with it and and thought that one of her friends was bringing a point & shoot camera and taking a couple of pictures… Did I mention he hates having his picture taken? And that he had no idea what was actually going on until I showed up their doorstep with all of the equipment I own? Yes, well. In between every picture (and during most of them) was “Oh look! There’s my car… maybe I can escape,” or “I hate you, Sarah,” and, eventually, the look of terror disappeared. Despite all that we had a lot of fun (at least, Sarah & I did) and I am really happy with how these ones turned out, even though it might have been one of the fastest photoshoots I’ve ever done. Seriously, how gorgeous do they look together?

See the rest here.

Some new items today! First off, I have a new rates sheet. (it’s a .pdf- be patient with it.) It has general rates for the different kinds of portrait shoots and other photography I offer, along with a  short list of just some of the products that can be purchased from my site.  It’s not all inclusive, though, so if there isn’t a package that suits your needs, just get in touch- those are designed as baselines and I’m really quite flexible.

Second order of business! Digital downloads can now be purchased from my site! You will notice on the rates sheet that most packages come with a CD of low-res, watermarked images. Those are designed specifically for web use- like facebook or myspace or your networking haven of choice, so your friends can know where the pictures came from. These digital downloads are different because they come without the watermarks and therefore are ready for printing small-to-medium sizes of your choice, any time. These are good for people who want to keep an archive of the pictures on their computer, or for performers who want to use low-res pictures for web use. (But please, remember that promotional licenses for other uses are seperate! And don’t forget to credit your photographer, please!)

Those digital downloads can be added to your cart just like prints. Make sure to read exactly what use & size they are before you purchase and let me know if you have any questions.

I did end up getting one that I really like:

Self-Portrait

And then Andy snuck over, still in lab coat and safety glasses, and I had to take pictures of him instead:

My Husband

And then we decided that it was time for a family portrait.

The Happy Couple

Um. I didn’t say that it was a serious family portrait.  I’m tempted to put this in our Christmas cards, though. You have to understand- when we hired our wedding photographer, we told him that if he tried to pose us seriously for any length of time, we would end up sticking our tongues out and making faces. Apparently it doesn’t even take that long, just a camera.  You understand now, though, why I don’t often attempt self-portraits. Especially not with the husband around.

First on the list of backlogged posts: 

Hakan

  Hakan is a fantastic professional bellydancer and a friend. To tell you the truth, he’s Pittsburgh’s finest male bellydancer and becoming quite well known for his sword performances.  He’s a strong soloist and is also a member of the troupe Moquette Volante, which combines storytelling narrative with Middle Eastern bellydance. Awesome, huh? We actually started taking bellydancing classes at around the same time, way-back-when, and it’s inspiring to see what an involved, engaging performer he’s grown into.

               There are really too many to show them all here- I have a hard time even picking my favorites. Check the rest out here.

My December Greeblepix Entry

Click to see it larger. Also, make sure to check out the other entries and vote here over the next few days.

Things have slowed down for a little while and I’m happy for the rest. All of my shopping is done, and now I’m just waiting for the Christmas gifts to come in the mail.  I’ve managed to mostly stay out of stores so far, and the season has been remarkably unhurried and at our own pace. About the only thing I bought at a store this year was a quick stop at Yankee Candle.  My husband and I compromised this year and put up an artificial tree, but it’s still not Christmas until the entire house smells like pine.

Sometime this week we’ll be exchanging gifts. My husband and I visit an average of four or five houses between Christmas and Christmas Eve, so we hate to be rushed; also, he’s really awful and keeping gifts from me. “…Do you want your Christmas present?” He inevitably asks several times a night.  Silly husbands.    It makes a nice tradition for us, though; and it’s hardly the traditional twelve days of feasting, but it does serve to extend the holiday a little bit longer. We’ll give it a good run while it’s here.

I hope your holiday season is enjoyable thus far and that you have the time to create your own traditions.

This past weekend I attended Zafira Dance’s Vaudeville Carnivale 3.  It’s really a beloved event for my friends and I- we volunteered for the first two,  and it’s such a quality show. Amazing every time. Anyhow, this time I went not as a volunteer, not as the event photographer, just as the audience- I couldn’t help snapping a few shots, though.

I’ve been really drawn to black and white lately.  That is unusual for me- vivid colours are such a strong part of my style that I’m hesitant to discard them entirely.  But I’ll admit. I’m a sucker for old grainy b&w photography, for classic movies with fedoras and birdcage veils, and for music with the scratchy sound of the records. I’m a sucker for vintage.  So sometimes, even though I love colour more than anything, I just can’t resist the pull of black and white.  And then it becomes another style entirely- one of the things that I love about the picture above (besides the Mezmer Society’s fabulousness) is the light.

So this little set is a study of lights & darks & stage lights & the beautiful cabaret. Click on the bottom image to see the rest.

Onca of the Mezmer Society