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New Studio in West Jordan

New Studio - Grand Opening July 15th!

Jordan Landing in West Jordan, Utah
7742 Campus View Drive
Located just behind Dickey's Barbeque Pit

Newborns, Families, Children
Special Offer Savings Coupon

Newborns! New Families! New Memories! New Studio!

UPDATE: An email certificate has been sent to our first 100 appointments. Thanks to those who participated!

Our first 100 Appointments at Jordan Landing will receive $20 Off their session, Plus 2 FREE Sheets! No coupon necessary. Valid on the first 100 appointments booked at Jordan Landing before September 1st! Click Here or call 801.766.4466 to book an appointment soon!

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Congratulations to Stephanie Cryer, Melissa Hopkins, Averie Pratt, Connie Bond, and Renata Coon!

You are all winners for our Mother Daughter Look Alike contest! Give the studio a call to book your free indoor session! 801-766-4466.

We will post a new photo contest shortly. Thanks for playing!

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Good Things Utah...Crafty ways to get your kids to do chores!

With spring in the air I am REALLY feeling the need to clean my house!  I am quickly realizing I need my kids' help to do this so I created a few ideas to help get things done.

SATURDAY CHORE BUCKETS
I saw this idea on Pinterest and I would LOVE to give credit for this cute idea but there was only a picture, and not a link anywhere!  Since I have 3 kids I got 3 buckets with the supplies needed for them to do their chores.  I put a tag on the bucket with their "to do list".  When they finish this chore, I am going to let them draw a lottery ticket!
This lottery ticket is where I got my craft on!  I went to CAMERA SHY IN LEHI and told them I needed a decent picture of myself (hard to do!) holding a frame.  It was easy because they have so many props they grabbed this frame right away!  They snapped me some pics and I picked my favorite one.

Because they give me the CD of pictures, I was able to use photoshop and add a white square inside the frame and then just simply print these puppies at Costco.

With a thin sharpie marker I wrote in the "prize" they will get for completing their chore.

Using 2 parts metallic paint to 1 part dish soap, paint a square of paint on a piece of contact paper or clear tape.  Let dry and re-paint as needed for coverage.

Cut the contact paper to the size of the square on your picture.  Now it is ready to be scratched off!

The kids will love the surprise and the fun of scratching off this card when they finish their chores.  (I'm not going to guarantee they will love the actual chore, heehee) 
CHORE JARS
I love this idea because I can make their chores match my room and look like decor! To start, I will give you instructions on how to make this cute little puppies and then I will tell you how I use them!
I wanted the color on my candlesticks to show through as being white so I painted each wooden candlestick with a coat of white paint first.

I then applied Aquaphore (but I think you can also use vaseline) to the areas I wanted to have the white show through.
Paint the top coat you would like.  I used blue paint.

Sand the Candlestick with sand paper and the white will show through effortlessly.  LOVE easy distressing!

Glue a wooden 4" disk (painted blue) to the top of your candlestick.  Glue the glass jar to the top of the wooden disk. I used E6000 glue.  I then tied ribbons and a tag with a picture of my kids (love that I can print Camera Shy pictures to any size) to each jar.  One jar got a tag that simply says "done".

Next I got some popsicle sticks from the craft store and wrote the chores I wanted each kid to do on the stick.  I used my crop-a-dile hole punch to punch a hole and tie a ribbon on the top of each stick.  Each stick has a different color of ribbon for each child.
I used one of my pictures from Camera Shy to make these "Mom Bucks" on my computer.

Now, are you wondering what to do with all this?  It is simple!  I just put the sticks in each jar for each child at the beginning of the day.  When they have completed their chore, they will get to put that popsicle stick in the "done" jar.  At the end of the day I pay each child by putting their mom bucks in their jar.  They can cash them in at the end of the week.  I like using mom bucks so kids don't lose the money throughout the week, but they get to see it add up as they do their chores.
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Favorites from 2012

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Camera Shy
I know it's almost February, but I couldn't let 2012 slip by without posting some of our favorite images of the year! We have big things happening in 2013! We've got cute new furniture, new walls, new props, and new posing ideas. Here's some of our personal favorites from this year's sessions, including a few of our "caught on camera" bloopers.
Camera Shy 2012

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Happy Birthday Camera Shy

Posted on October 01, 2012 by Camera Shy
Wow, hasn't this year gone by in a flash? Camera shy has been open for one year this month! Happy Birthday to us!

Our fingers were crossed, our hopes were high, and 12 months and thousands of sessions later, we couldn't be happier with how our little studio in Lehi has turned out.

One year of great Utah Valley Photography

We'd like to thank our incredibly supportive customers for helping us to make Camera Shy happen. We've met some really amazing people, from excited new mommies, to life-long veterans who fill our studios with their extended families' smiling faces. It's been a lot of work, but the joy we get from seeing the expressions on parent's faces as they are shown the photos we capture of their children and families makes it well worth it.

We've introduced a lot of new things this year, and we can't wait to expand with more fun portrait effects, cool products for customers, online ordering, and increasing our ever-expanding selection of awesome props and backgrounds.

As a special treat, we'll be running this special offer for $10 off your session, and 2 FREE sheets during October only!

Special savings on photography
So book an appointment before the Christmas rush fills up!

Thanks to all of you, and a special thanks to our cute staff for making Camera Shy what it is today! We plan on being in the Utah community for many years to come.

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Back to school photos

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Camera Shy
Back to School Photos

Traveling school photographers will always have a special place in my heart. It was our family business for over 30 years! My grandfather did it, my Father did it, even I did it! But, just like everything else in the world, things change. Photography has gotten better! And Camera Shy just makes so much more sense when it comes to deciding where to spend your hard-earned cash on your annual back-to-school photos. Visit us and get your money's worth! Click here to book your appointment ->

Back to School Photos

Here's a few great reasons why you should visit Camera Shy for back-to-school photos of your kids:

• Dozens of fun & unique backgrounds.
• 40-60 unique images included on your Copyright CD.
• Clothing changes.
• 45 minute photoshoot.
• In-studio or on location.
• Fun & unique image effects and professional editing.
• Convenient same-day printing.
• Experienced photographers trained in beautiful photos.

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Summer of 2012 Favorites

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Camera Shy
Summer in Utah is the Best! I love how the 24th seems to extend the 4th of July into a three week celebration of our state and nation. Kids building one-of-a-kind creations in the yard, romantic sunsets with your loved one, or just lying in the grass.

In the spirit of all things sunshine, here's a few of our favorite photos from the summer of 2012!

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Fish photos?

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Camera Shy
A Goldfish as a prop? Fish photos? Hey, don't hate on the fish, it's not as strange as it sounds! Creating a fun and comfortable environment for kids is an important first step in getting great photos during your session.

Don't forget, during your 45 minute session you'll get 40-60 images on your copyright released CD, so there's some room for a few fun/strange photos! They might not make it to the living room wall, but you'll be glad you have them, your kids and your facebook friends will love seeing them!

Plus, creating memories is what we do during every Camera Shy session :) Book a session before this guy gets adopted!

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It was thursday evening and our last appointment of the day was booked by a gentleman named "Jack S." for an adult session. We assigned one of our photographers, Kayli, to take the photos for this session. Kayli did not think anything of it, but little did she know the "S" stood for Sparrow.

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Patience, understanding, unconditional love, the special bond between mother and child, family... A mother contributes her whole life to her family and these are things that come to mind when May comes near.

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