Child Portraits by Merrick Photography

Dear Parent,

Without a shadow of a doubt, children are our most precious treasures — they bring so much joy and love with them into all our lives.

Their innocence, laughter, happiness and curiosity are just some of the wonderful things that make our lives richer…

We are all so busy dealing with everyday life, work and all our other responsibilities that I understand how difficult it is to find the time to visit a professional photographer.

Then there's the children themselves — we believe they simply won't like the idea of sitting for a portrait in a strange studio with a strange person, being "posed" and told to "smile". So, we settle for snapshots captured on the fly, as they grow up before our very eyes…

We put off the idea of a professional portrait, perhaps with every intention of getting around to it. But then, one day, you find that the years have somehow gotten behind you and the children have now graduated from high school and are leaving home for college.

In a panic, you get the family together for a portrait before they leave the nest, but what can we do about all the opportunities we've already missed?

The answer to that is, sadly, nothing…

TODAY is the single best time to act on this to create portraits of your children that you can look at in 20 years time and remember with absolute clarity the wonderful days of their childhood.

Where Did All The Time Go?

Where do the years go, flying past as they do so quickly? Time, as Einstein so cleverly put it, is relative.

Six months in the life of an adult is nowhere near as significant in terms of change as it is to a newborn.

Even just a couple of months can mean major changes in the life of a baby or toddler.

Six months to a 50 year old may not be that much, but it accounts for 10% of the life of a 5 year old child…

No matter what we do, we can't turn back the clock — the milestones in our children's lives can't be physically experienced or recreated once they're in the past — only remembered.

This is why it's so important to capture them at the time, when we can, rather than procrastinate and put it off until we think we might have the time or it's more convenient.

Time Is Ticking… And It's Never Going To Stop…

We live in a fast and crazy world, and it's growing faster and crazier by the day, with more demands on our time than ever before.

Technology, in the form of cell phones, laptops, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace etc. means that we're connected to our frantic lifestyle almost 24 hours a day. This means that the truth for most of us is that there is no perfectly convenient time to create portraits — but we must MAKE the time if the memories of our child's journey in life are at all important to us.

Time is the one thing that none of us have enough of…

It's the one thing that money can't buy…

It's the one thing that we all would give just about anything for…

Through photography, we can hold on to the moments in our lives that we wish could last forever.

If done correctly, these same photographs can become works of art that we display in our homes for everyone to see and share.

To learn more, why not visit the studio for a friendly chat?
For more information check out my Studio Visit page…

Your Child Will Only Be This Age RIGHT NOW…

When you find the right photographer, a photographer who doesn't merely understand photography, but also understands how to capture your child's best expressions, you have found a new friend you will value for the rest of you life.

This photographer is going to do something for you that no one else in the world can ever do — STOP TIME, and capture a cherished memory that you will be able to relive every day of your life.

Your child will only be this exact age today — RIGHT NOW… How much difference will there be tomorrow, next week, next month, in a year's time?

Sometimes, as we deal with everyday life, we forget how fast our children grow and how quickly they change. It's no wonder that our relatives and friends who only see the children at intervals often say, "My goodness, how they've grown since we last saw them!"

Don't put this off until tomorrow, or next week, or even next month… Do it NOW, because time waits for no one.

To learn more, why not visit the studio for a friendly chat?
For more information check out my Studio Visit page…

You Deserve The Perfect Portrait To Capture This Moment In Time Forever.

Nothing means more to me than family memories. No one (other than maybe the rest of your family) understands what your child means to you more than I do.

That's one of the reasons I became a professional photographer — I want to help parents hold on to their family memories forever, and never regret not having a special photograph of their child created.

To learn more, why not visit the studio for a friendly chat?
For more information check out my Studio Visit page…