There’s no doubt that the book, What to Expect While You’re Expecting, is a very comforting read while you’re navigating the miraculous changes occurring inside (and outside) of you when carrying and delivering your newborn baby. For those of you that don’t know, that book is part of a series. They don’t just leave you out there by yourself without a clue after you have that baby! No way momma! There are two books that follow, What to Expect The First Year and What to Expect The Second Year. After THAT you’re on your own! :)

For more support, there is an online version of the “What To Expect While You’re Expecting” series of books as well, and that can be found at WhatToExpect.com and on Facebook too.

Being a photographer of expectant parents and then their newborns and toddlers, I am blissfully involved in the lives of my clients during this wonderfully exciting and equally challenging period of their lives. It makes perfect sense to share information that made life a little easier when my husband and I were experiencing similar events in our lives.

WhatToExpect.com has generously teamed up with me to host a giveaway to celebrate this wonderful book series.

In honor of Mother’s Day, one lucky follower will receive these first three books in this series:

What to Expect When You’re Expecting
What to Expect the First Year
What to Expect the Second Year

Entering is easy! Here’s what you need to do to enter to win…

Just leave ONE comment below this blog post stating that you have completed Step 1 below.  That ONE comment will serve as your giveaway entry and it is the only thing you need to do to qualify.  Please include your email address as this is how you will be contacted if you win.  You must do this before you complete any of the bonus entries! Even if you are entering for yourself and your little one is almost a year, remember, we all know someone who is expecting.

Step 1: Visit WhatToExpect and then come back here and leave your ONE comment letting me know about something that interested you and why.

FOR TWO BONUS ENTRIES:

1. Share a link to this blog post on your favorite forum, Pinterest or Twitter. Then come back and leave another (second) comment here in the comments section below with the link.

2. Like JohannaSophiaPhotography on Facebook and make this your status: “Go check out @JohannaSophiaPhotography at www.johannasophia.com/blog to enter to win the What To Expect When You’re Expecting series of 3 books.

Be sure to type the @ symbol before JohannaSophiaPhotography so that it tags my page.

BONUS ENTRIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER.

This What To Expect Giveaway starts today and will end Wednesday, May 30th at midnight EST. That just happens to be the day I found out I was pregnant for the first time, and coincidentally, my birthday too!

The winner will be announced here on the blog on June 1st.  The winner will have 24 hours to claim their winnings or another winner will be selected.

Good luck to everyone!

This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Participants are providing information to Johanna Sophia Photography and not to Facebook.

Mini session can be mom with kids, dad with kids, grandma or grandpa with kids, just the kids – you get the idea.

Purchase a mini session as a Mother’s Day gift for the special moms in your life.  Husbands think wives, moms think grandmas, uncles think aunts!

For a surprise gift, pre-purchase a momma mini and we can set a date for the session to take place later in May.  Gift certificates for a family session make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift too!

Desk and gallery prints purchased a la carte with session are at a 20% savings.  Save on framed prints too.

With a large assortment of boutique products, we can create a beautiful mother’s day gift for the special mom in your life!

OH MY GIRLS! is a cooking, fitness and healthy living center for just girls ages 6-18, where girls are encouraged to get offline and socialize face to face in a hip and beautiful environment designed to make healthy living totally fun!

OH MY GIRLS! is holding classes during Spring Break including fitness cooking classes and life skills workshops for tweens and teens.  They will also be offering Summer Camp Programs for all ages.  This is a great opportunity for teen girls as well who need community service credit or work experience.

While the cooking class was busy whipping up a gourmet meal, the cardio class was in full swing in the adjacent fitness room.

Canvas sizes below are 30% off.  I KNOW!  I’m very excited about this too!

These are gorgeous, gallery wrapped canvases that come ready to hang with no need for framing!

You can purchase canvases using images from a previous session, OR you can pre-purchase them for an upcoming session!

I do not need to know which images you want for the canvases right now.  I only need the sizes and quantity.  Archive retrieval fee and minimum print purchase requirements are waived for a 30 day period for those that are purchasing canvases and wanting to use images from a previous session.  Contact me if you need to review images for your canvas.

There is no limit on quantity, but you must place and pay for your order by 11:59PM, March 23rd.  Cash, check and all major credit cards are accepted.

The 6 sizes that are on sale are:  12×12, 16×20, 16×24, 20×20, 20×24 and 20×30.  Contact me for prices.

Check out this wall gallery of 2 – 16×20 and 1 – 20×24.  Group 9 of the 12×12″ size or 4 of the 20×20″ size (see below) for a beautiful wall display.  The 20×20″ size is also a good size as a storyboard canvas for a small room or nook.

The possibilities are endless, but the sale is not – so call or email today to place your order!

So often my clients tell me, and I’m guilty of this myself, that they have taken thousands of photographs of their children, and they only exist in digital form. This is the point in our conversation where I’m usually advising (lecturing) them on backing up those files! :)

Life is busy, we get sidetracked, and quite simply, we don’t have enough time to do everything we want to do for our families.

Not only do my clients love their albums because they are gorgeous, beautifully constructed treasures with images of their loving families, but also because sometimes, they’re the only complete album they have of their family, their child, their special event, etc. It’s a joy and also a relief that we not only capture their family at that point in time, but then also that we preserve those precious memories with an album.

Session albums are also a great way of getting all or most of your session images. I’ve watched my clients agonize, torn between which images will be their wall art, and which will be “left behind”. That was always a big problem for me. Of course I never could leave ANY behind! With an album, you don’t have to! You’ll have all of your most cherished images from your session which belong together, in an album for you and your family to enjoy together!

This particular album is an 8×8″ Communion album with 30 custom-designed pages. It showcases over 50 images from the portrait session as well as the celebration that followed the ceremony, and it tells the story of this family at that momentous time in their lives.

These are one-of-a-kind, high quality custom albums that are available in different sizes and a variety of cover options.

Order a session album at your next session and then fill the pages with your story!

Proudly made in the USA.

A beautiful girl – inside and out. A loving and gracious family. An honor and a privilege for me to be a part of this day and to capture their precious memories.

Their premium session and celebration album will be up on the blog tomorrow – make that Wednesday.  :)  Here is just a sampling of the images chosen for that treasured keepsake.

To find out more about the 2012 Communion session collections and to reserve your appointment, please email or call 516.280.3471.

Remember to check out the March special mini sessions. Minis are perfect for almost any occasion, or for my favorite, no occasion at all! Call or email now to book one for your family!

Sessions DO NOT have to be for Easter. Mini sessions can apply to families, kids, pets, maternity, etc.

Sessions must be confirmed and scheduled for this month (March) only.

To discuss and schedule a newborn session, please contact me for information. Newborn sessions should be booked as far in advance of birth as possible, preferably!

Other terms and conditions may apply. If you have questions or require additional information, please contact me.

Please contact me to book a session or to inquire about Johanna Sophia Photography Boutique Product offerings.