Alycia Alvarez Photography

Cowboy, um, cowGIRL, Newborn. Keller, TX Newborn Photographer

admin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:36:28 +0000

Well, I think this session made me an “official” Texas photographer. I won’t lie… this BOOT shot is comprised of about 6 or 7 different images. But SO worth it! I am planning to print this HUGE and put it in the new studio! I love a good challenge!

New TEXAS Studio and a $500 GIVEAWAY!

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:57:14 +0000

I am super excited to announce the opening of a second studio in Keller, TX. Since maternity, babies and kiddos are my specialty, what could be a more perfect partnership for my new studio than an awesome 4D/3D ultrasound office? My newest retail studio is located inside Stork Vision in the Art House district of Keller.

In honor of the new space, I am giving away a $500 gift certificate to one lucky winner. Wanna play? Just head over to my FACEBOOK FAN page, LIKE it, SHARE the contest picture on your own page, then leave me a COMMENT that you shared. Winner will be selected on April 18th. You can enter once a day, every day! So get to liking and sharing and GOOD LUCK!

Bella Baby- Maternity and Newborn Workshop, Keller, TX, August 3 and 4

admin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:32:19 +0000

2-day Bella Baby Maternity & Newborn Workshop

Earlybird Discount: Only $995 if completely paid by May 1st.

Tuition: $1500 per student (only 10 spots). $500 non-refundable retainer is due for registration. Final payment due by July 1st (non early bird discount). *Transportation, airfare and hotel not provided in tuition.* DFW Area Photographers ARE allowed to attend.

Cancellation: Retainer is non-refundable, however you may find another attendee to take your place.

Airport: DFW or Love Field (DFW is closer – workshop is in Keller, TX)

Local Hotels: Southlake Hilton (located in a town square style shopping center) Here is a map of other available hotels in the area: http://goo.gl/maps/O57TK

What we will cover:
1.How to prep “Mom To Be” for maternity sessions and “parents” for the newborn sessions ahead of time.
2.Setups & Must Haves for Maternity & Newborn Sessions.
3.Pros and Cons of different types of studios (on location, residential & commercial)
4.Newborn safety including the importance “compositing” in Photoshop.
5.Lighting. Strong emphasis on Studio lighting. We will also cover Natural (indoor) lighting.
6.Live, hands on, maternity and newborn demonstrations. Learn how to pose pregnant women in the most flattering ways. We will also cover the most popular newborn poses and explain techniques. These images WILL be allowed to be used in your personal portfolios.
7.Post Processing including enhancing the maternity image and creating newborn composites.
8.Pricing and Marketing. Focus on my “Bella Baby” – baby’s first year special.
9.Social Media & Networking
10.Popular products Sold for each session, including favorite vendors.

What’s Included:
1.Lunch & snacks both days and dinner Saturday night.
2.All templates from RRWebstore.com (and my personal “not for sale” templates- pricing, marketing, etc)
3.Bella Baby “Checklist” templates to send to parents before every session.

What you need:
1.A DSLR camera & lens. You must have basic understanding of a DSLR camera, in addition to ISO, shutter speed & aperture – in Manual Mode.
2.Basic knowledge of Photoshop.
3.A laptop. Not totally necessary but will be beneficial during the post processing/Photoshop segment of the workshop.
4.Bring ALL your questions as NOTHING is off limits! =)

Tampa Bound! FPP Spring Convention

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:33:13 +0000

Well, I’m packing my bags and heading to the beautiful Sunshine State this weekend. Can’t wait to get my palm tree fix on! =)

I have studio portrait sessions planned for Saturday and only have two spots left. Perfect time to get a head start on Easter portraits! If you are interested, you can see the schedule ONLINE HERE.

I’m also excited to get to hang with all my Florida photog friends on Sunday where I will be presenting at the FPP Spring Seminar. It will be a full day filled with lots of info and a couple live demonstrations. Be sure to sign up if you haven’t already. See you soon!

Winter Wonderland…. It’s snowing in the TEXAS studio!!

admin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:41:18 +0000

Get ready, because it’s going to be snowing in the studio next month! For THREE DAYS ONLY, come experience our “Winter Wonderland” set in our Keller location on October 25^th, 26^th and 27^th. Once the snow melts… it will be over. Get a head start on your holiday gifts and custom cards. Ornaments too!

You can view session options and details and book your sessions online here: WINTER WONDERLAND

Fun session with my –not so baby– girl! :)

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:21:59 +0000

We’ve been having a fun summer and already made a couple trips to Arkansas to visit my folks… I brought my camera along on the last trip and G and I had a fun little “impromptu” session. Here’s a few of my favorites… Now I’m trying to decide how I want to print and display these for my home!

New Albums and Cubes and another FREEBIE!

admin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:23:27 +0000

Hi! Hope everyone is having a fun filled summer with friends and family! I have been a busy bee with some new designs for albums and other new products, such as “Image Cubes”…they are just TOO CUTE! The PSD templates for photographers are now available in the online webstore: RRWebstore.com. There’s also a freebie available this week ONLY! In addition, all the albums are on sale this week and a couple include a matching 8×8 CUBE! Enjoy!

Digital Negative SALE– ends tomorrow June 5th!

admin — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:18:05 +0000

After almost 11 years in business, you can imagine I have accumulated dozens of external hard drives to back up thousands and thousands of digital files. I am currently implementing a new state of the art storage system for backing up current files, so from now until June 5th, 2012, you can purchase your entire session of files for any session that took place from 2001-2010 for only $200*. Additional sessions can be purchased for $125/each. After June 5th, these files will no longer be available for purchase. This price includes a print release so you can print what you want.

You may purchase your digital files online HERE. Files will be just as they were shown during your session (same retouching, color/bw etc). If you would like a full retouch to any image, this can be done for $20 per image.

Also… BACK UP YOUR PERSONAL FILES!!

While I am on the subject of backing up FILES… I also want to take this time to remind you to back up your OWN personal pictures and files! Trust me when I say that computers will crash! Make sure that your important pictures aren’t just on your hard drive or your smart phone! For my personal files/pictures, I use a FREE service called DROPBOX that allows you to upload photos, docs and videos and access them anywhere.

You can sign up for your own FREE account and start uploading those files NOW… HERE.

Mister P!

admin — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:25:42 +0000

This has been the week of 6 month olds… which coincidently is one of my FAVORITE ages to photograph! They are just so easy going and happy (not to mention they usually can’t crawl yet and think I’m pretty funny! Definitely a BONUS for me!) Here’s a few favorites from Mister P… He was my baby “reindeer” back in November and now he’s even cuter (I didn’t think it was possible!) ENJOY!

Baby M, LOVE!

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:40:13 +0000

This little guy came in yesterday and I am in LOVE! He’s just so beautiful as are his mom and dad! He’s my newest “Bella Baby” member and I am just so excited to get to photograph him all year (and then some!)