It's Official!

It's official...our new site has officially been launched! You can check it out at http://www.tinaparsadanov.com/. It's really fun so go...play! and of course, let me know what you think!

Too Quick!

These kids these days just grow up sooo darn quick! This past Sunday we had the pleasure of hanging out with some really good friends of ours who had a baby in October. "Baby" Jacob is blossoming so quickly and I just don't know where the time is going! I feel like we were just visiting the proud parents in the hospital and holding this newborn that couldn't do anything but sleep and make a distressed cat sound when he was hungry. Now he is a real little boy! And not to mention WAY too adorable!!! I'll never forget my son telling me a few months back..."Mommy. I think Ella (my daughter who is one year old) is going to marry Jacob." Ok...that's exactly how you know they are growing up too quickly!!!!! So....here is my future son-in-law, Mr Jacob.

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Welcome baby Alexa :)

Last week I had the honor of photographing one of my past wedding client's brand itty bitty new baby! I LOVE it when I get to meet the new additions and I feel so "in the loop" so to speak. I love seeing their relationships evolve and it's such an honor to Still be included in such life changing events. We love our clients! Sooo.... it is my pleasure to introduce the newest 1 month old baby girl, Alexa.

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Awesome awesome day!

Hey hey...has this weather been amazing or what?! I've officially unearthed my laptop from the burrows of the packed aways and have set up a sunny day office on my back porch. Shouldn't every office be outside?

So I went outside and took a little walk around the yard and we have a small koi fish pond. I look

on the rocks and there are a whole mess of frogs sunbathing! I thought it was so funny that I just had to post a photo of it. :)

Spring Updates!

As the early signs and smells of spring start to bud, I am anxiously awaiting our busy season. We anticipate much excitement and a fast pace.

Our new line of wedding services is well under development and will be launched very soon! Along with that comes a fine selection of new products, unmatched service and convenience. Over the past 5 years we have learned a lot from our clients and we thank you all for that. We are therefor tremendously excited to have compiled a new approach, image and service using all of the feedback we have gathered over the years.

Any couples who wish to do a Spring engagement shoot, I will be scheduling on-location engagement shoots in Hartford at both Bushnell Park and Elizabeth Park on the weekend of May 17-18 between 10am-12pm and 4pm-7pm. Please contact us to schedule your time slot.

June 8th we will be displaying our work at the 35th Annual "Show in the Park" at Manchester's Central Park. Please stop by to say "hello" and view our passion first hand. Show hours are 10am-4pm and is hosted by the Manchester Art Association.

Giving Back

I believe that we are truly blessed to be living healthy, happy lives when so many people of the world are doing without. I am so pleased to announce that for every wedding booked from May 2008 and beyond, we will be donating $100 towards the charity of your choice And an additional $100 towards the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. It's our little way of giving back.
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busy busy busy updates

Wow, what fun this time of year can be! Not only is the weather priming up for some great outdoor activities, but also, photographers everywhere are getting motivated to start up an awesome wedding season! The monthly PUG (pictage user group) gathered last week to talk about all of the excitement that this season brings. It was held at Carla Ten Eycks new studio space in Hartford! There were lots of new faces (including my own) and there were 40 photographers in attendance! A wealth of knowledge and energy abounded and it was great fun.

Studio Blue is branching out to form 3 sub companies! It's such an exciting time for us as we prepare for this new idea. I've been working on designing websites to incorporate this new transition yet unified theme. Our sectors will include individual names for each facet of our photography and a whole new wedding website which will knock your socks off! We are incorporating flash which is really kicking my butt! I've been spending day and night trying to learn it and develop the new site based on its applications. A crazy endeavor that has really got me absorbed. We will be introducing an entire new wedding photography concept based on the past 5 years of feedback from our 150+ wedding couples! We have listened, improved, and redesigned our service to keep what you already liked and incorporate new services and ideas of the things you asked for. Such an exciting time! We'll keep you updated once the site is fully launched!

This past weekend we also had a fun birthday party. For those who read my previous blog entry, my daughter Ella turned ONE on Thursday. Her festivities were this weekend and we had about 35 people at our home to celebrate. It was so fun and she LOVED her cake and the company. Thank you to everyone for your kind words and wishes.

The 2009 wedding season is booking up very rapidly! With already 7 weddings booked for 2009, that is our highest record for numbers of weddings booked during the winter season for the NEXT year! With these numbers, we are so excited to see what fun 2009 will bring us! To all of our wedding couples, Thank You for supporting our art and we are sooo excited to have the opportunity to work with all of you! Thank you thank you thank you!

A Year that flew!

My beautiful daughter Ella is one year old today. It's amazing how time goes by so quickly at times. A blink of an eye and a year is gone. I spent the last year photographing her monthly so that we could look back and see her growth and change. It's amazing how much love you can hold in your heart and how certain people will always bring it out. She has been our joy along with her brother and it has truly been a blessed year! Happy Birthday Ella!