Cat Thrasher Photography

After this past Saturday’s Fab Five Day, I’ve fallen in love with the 5-minute portrait session! Five minutes is just enough time to get that quick formal portrait of a child while they’re sitting still, but still long enough to give them a chance to ham it up for the camera and capture a few authentic moments. Further, at $85 for 5-to-10 high res digital photos, it’s super affordable…especially for folks with rapidly-growing children! As a mama myself, I could see myself doing this multiple times a year!

Below is one of my favorite Fab Five sessions from this week. These little girls are wearing Olivia dresses from one of my favorite local dress designers, Sewlovelee, who you might have seen at the local Charlottesville City Market. Her dresses are heavy on patterns and flair!

Interested in signing up for the next Fab Five Day?  The next Fabulous Five Day is March 3rd from 10:30-4pm at the studio & Sweethaus. Details and a formal announcement will be made this Monday, February 13th right here on the blog. Sign up before that by emailing cat@catthrasher.com to get your choice of session times! Space is limited.

I am excited to announce that Sweethaus & I have teamed up to create a new kind of portrait experience on Saturday, February 4th!

After the Snaps & Sweets event last month, where Santa photos rocked the day, I came away thinking about how fun it was to fill the studio & shop with people getting pictures of their children and enjoying cupcakes – there was nothing but good cheer all around! Afterwards, a new client inquired about getting one more shot of her and her little boy. However, classic family sessions are set up for folks wanting 50 to 100 shots of their family – complete collections that fill a whole book. So, in trying to figure out how to fulfill my new client’s request, a bell went off in my head: what about Snaps & Sweets without Santa? What about an opportunity, for those families who want it, to get a few pictures of their family, their children, and their babies at an affordable rate? Such an event would allow these families to come back multiple times over the course of a year, letting them document their growing family throughout the year without breaking the bank!

And of course, why not throw in some goodies from Sweethaus while we’re at it?

So, it is with excitement that I am announcing Fabulous Five Day: 5 framable pictures in 5 fantastic minutes, and $5 of goodies from Sweethaus! On 2/4/12 come to the studio to pose for 5 minutes, eat $5 worth of cupcakes or candy, and receive 5-to-10 perfect pictures in high resolution digital format, all for just $85.

By appointment only: email cat@catthrasher.com to reserve your space!

I did not think that I was a Santa person, but after this past weekend’s Snaps & Sweets event, I’m completely sold! We had so much fun at the first major holiday collaboration between Sweethaus and Cat Thrasher Photography that we will definitely turn it into an annual event!

This little girl’s dress matches Santa…a little elf? How joyous!

The backdrop was especially fun to put together because I have been dying to try out tissue-paper poofs and have also been obsessed with burlap of late. The end-goal was to have something that was super-festive but still a throw-back to the vibe of my studio and Sweethaus.

Kids telling Santa what they want…so adorably magical.

And then there was the occasional intense stranger response…

…easily remedied with the Sweets portion of the event, thanks to Sweethaus!

Thanks again for coming, everyone – can’t wait for next year!