CT Ryan Photography

I had a lot of fun trying out new ideas during this session… It was a perfect day with awesome light and a smiling little girl. Doesn’t get better than that!

Christina and Jason, you have quite the little model on your hands!

I’ve photographed Madi just about every 3 months for the last 2 years. It’s been amazing watching her grow into the little girl she is. She went from crawling and tottering to running and climbing, all of the great things you’d expect from a 2 year old!

I had the privilege of photographing the birth of Kaj in his home just a few weeks ago. It was amazing, and I’m still in awe of the whole experience. On top of that I was able to come back about a week later and photograph Kaj and his big sister. I love this family!

Izzy and Sam’s session was at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. They were full of excitement and we all had a great time exploring the space… I really love capturing the joy and energy of kids this age!

I’ve known these guys for a long time… it’s so fun to watch their family as it grows. Gabriel is an awesome and beautiful new addition! Much love!

And a few of the proud big brother!:

I photographed Noe last when she was 6 months old… she’s now 15 months old and becoming such a curious and joyful toddler.  She definitely loves exploring her world, and I had a lot of fun capturing that!

This last weekend we photographed sessions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis to raise money for Haiti (February 13th and 14th). After all is said and done, we anticipate money raised to be between $2,000 and $3,000. Thanks so much to everyone who booked a session! Check out the organization that the proceeds will go to: http://www.worldvision.org.

Here is a sneak peek for the first day we photographed… we’ll be posting another blog post for Day 2 soon:

It’s been such a pleasure to photograph Madi every 3 months and to see her grow into the awesome toddler that she is! She wasn’t in the mood to hang out and look at the camera, so I followed her around and photographed her in action for a chunk of the day. I had so much fun!

Haiti has been on my mind lately. I watch news coverage in the middle of the night while I feed little Jude. It hurts my heart to see people in such need.

The other night after a particularly long feeding, and after watching some of the coverage, I laid Jude back into his crib, crawled into bed and said a prayer for the people of Haiti. And then it struck me. Here I was, snuggling into my nice warm bed, my husband beside me. Our new baby was safe in a crib just an arm’s reach away. Our 2 and 4 year old were sleeping peacefully in the room next to us. I had just chugged a huge glass of clean, fresh water.

I started to think about how lucky I am. How small the worries in my life really are, compared to the worries that the Haitian people are facing. They are facing such heavy worries right this very minute. Not knowing where to go. Where to sleep. Where they will get their next meal. Where their families are. They estimate that there are now around 1 million orphans in Haiti. Wow.

We want to do something.

And that’s where you come in.

On February 13th and 14th, 2010 we will be holding photo sessions all day to raise money for the people of Haiti. If you would like your family, child, selves photographed at a great location (The Guthrie in Minneapolis) for a great cause (the people who have been affected by the earthquake in Haiti), give us a call!

We will be booking 45 minute sessions throughout the day, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Sessions begin at the top of each hour.

All proceeds from the session fees and print sales will go directly to World Vision International (http://www.worldvision.org/).

Drop us an email or give us a call to book your session:

photo@ctryan.com

651-587-7218 (Tamrah)

651-587-6432 (Cory)

Please feel free to pass this note/email on to any of your friends or family that you think would be interested!

Package options are as follows:

1: $75*

45 min session

2: $120 ($180 value)

45 min session
1- 8×10
2- 5×7’s

3: $250 ($320 value)

45 minute session
1-8×10
2-5×7
4-4×6
24 wallets
*Package #1 allows you to pay for the session, but purchase prints ala carte. Print prices can be found here: http://ctryan.com/blog/print-prices/.  All packages include an online gallery, where additional prints can be purchased.

Here are some examples from sessions we’ve done at the Guthrie and the Stone Arch Bridge area:

Sam was such a smiley baby, and so fun to photograph. His big blue eyes are just incredible!