Artistic Avenues

About Artistic Avenues Photography

We are a Sarasota, Florida area photography team.

We specialize in weddings, but also enjoy capturing all the treasured moments in our clients\' lives. From the engagement photos through the wedding, the maternity photos to family portraits on the beach; let us capture the important moments in your life.

Contact us at: mail@artistic-avenues.com

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Life in a Small Town

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

As I’ve mentioned before, I live in a wonderfully small town. It’s the type of town where you can’t go to the grocery store without seeing someone you know – which is never a good thing when you’re in your pajamas on a Saturday morning and realize you have no milk for your cereal.

This town is full of great moments for photography. I thought it would be fun to feature some photos from my small town on the blog. So here it begins, the first installment of “Life in a Small Town.”

This first photo is of our local, historic train station. For many years, our small town was best known as the winter home of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The circus would arrive in town by train and stay here for the cold winter months. Sadly, the circus train no longer comes roaring into this station, but I can only imagine the excitement that surrounded this place on those days.

The train station is now a beautiful landmark of our city – and a great place for a photoshoot, as you might remember!

Stay tuned for more from “Life in a Small Town”!

Budweiser Clydesdales

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

You never know what you might find in our small town! Guess who showed up recently?

That’s right – the Budweiser Clydesdales!! A huge crowd showed up to see them. We watched them get unloaded off the truck, brushed, harnessed and hooked to the rig. These horses are MASSIVE. Seriously, the pictures don’t even begin to adequately portray the size of these beautiful horses!

Aren’t they beautiful?

The horses all came out with a quiet crowd….but after they were all hooked up, they brought out Bud (the dalmation) and everyone cheered! He was the star of the show!

This is actually the second time this year that they’ve been to our small town. It was such a big hit last time that they decided to bring them back! We hope to see them again soon! (more…)

Sports Photos

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

The weather outside is BEAUTIFUL today! And in honor of the beautiful weather, I wanted to share some fun outdoor photos with you.

We absolutely love taking photos of our local sports teams. There is something so exciting about capturing those game changing moments. Here are some photos from a recent soccer game:

If you would like us to take photos of your athletes, please give us a call!

More Baby Liam!

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

I am so excited to share some more of the photos from Baby Liam’s photoshoot with you. Warning: If you have baby fever, these photographs will make your temperature spike through the roof! Isn’t he a doll?? Just look at those eyes!!

We encountered a tiny challenge when Liam’s mother informed us that he cries everytime she takes his diaper off. That settled it: No cute baby bum pictures in this shoot! We had to get creative and work around the diaper, but we were still very pleased with how the photographs turned out!

I just love Baby Liam’s tiny feet…

Absolutely angelic.

In case you’re wondering, we usually do our baby photo shoots in our client’s homes. We find this is usually much more convenient for our clients and less stressful for the babies. The babies are more comfortable in familiar settings, and we are able to get some great shots like the ones above.  

We hope you have enjoyed these photos of Baby Liam!

Baby Liam

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Here is a sneak peek of our latest photoshoot. Introducing…baby Liam!

You may remember him from this photo:

Welcome to the world!

Mastro Family Portrait Session

Friday, December 4th, 2009

We had a wonderful time with the Mastro family at Siesta Key beach. The weather was a bit cloudy, but the photos turned out great. We especially loved that bright yellow lifeguard stand! Beautiful photos of a beautiful family…see for yourself! Here are a few of our favorites:

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Thank you Mastro family!

Time is running out…book your family’s holiday portrait session today!

Ritchie Family Portrait Session

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

We had so much fun with this photo shoot – it just took us a while to get started!

We had scheduled to meet the family down at the Gazebo in downtown Venice.  On our way to the shoot, we received a phone call from Cait.  They couldn’t find the baby’s diaper bag and were running a little late.  No problem, we’d wait for them.  About 15 minutes later we got a phone call from Matt.  The diaper bag was still missing and they were in an absolute panic! There was no way they could possibly make the photo shoot.  How disappointing.

Mark and I headed across the street to have dinner at TJ Carney’s. We had just ordered drinks when we got a call from Matt –  the diaper bag had reappeared!!!   So they were wondering if we could have the photo shoot after all. Of course!  We walked back to the Gazebo and got started.

Then came the challenge of getting 2 adults, 1 baby, and 2 dogs to all look at the camera at the same time. Not an easy task! But we were able to get some fabulous photos like this one:

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After we had a few shots of the whole family,  Mark played with the dogs while I shot Matt and Cait playing with Kylie. Then I took a few of Kylie by herself.  Kylie was in a great mood that day!  But she did keep trying to eat the grass…hehe.  She’s seven months old now so she has just reached the age that she’s able to sit by herself, though she still tips over every once in a while.  Too cute!

Here are a few of our favorite photos from the day. Enjoy!

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Ashlyn’s Portrait Session

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

I am so excited to share this portrait session with you because…this is my (Callie) and Shannon’s little sister! She is turning 12 years old next week, and asked Shannon to do a portrait session of her. I know I’m biased, but isn’t she beautiful?

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They took pictures at several locations around beautiful Venice, FL (our hometown). The one above is at the local historic train station. Shannon also took her to a local park where we used to take Ashlyn when she was little. These are some photos Shannon took at the park way back when Ashlyn was only two years old

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And here is that beautiful little girl now!

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The girls decided to head over to Ashlyn’s school for a few shots on the playground…

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And then Ashlyn made it very clear she had had enough of the modeling. ArtAve_Ashlyn_06

What a fun day! Please keep Artistic Avenues in mind for any of your portrait needs – bridal portraits, graduation photos, or even a “just because” session like this one!

Ashlyn’s Portrait Session – Teaser Photo!

Monday, September 21st, 2009

I can’t wait to share Ashlyn’s portrait session with you, but for now, here’s a sneak peek. Stay tuned!

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