Father's Day Gift Ideas

Father's Day is just around the corner. Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for, but Dodgen Photography makes it simple to give gifts that dad will treasure for a lifetime. Order prints from a recent session or sentimental favorites from a past one. Or surprise dad with a gift certificate for a portrait session to capture this stage in your child or family's life. Order soon to insure delivery in time for Father's Day.

But it wouldn't be Father's Day without a homemade gift. We suggest making Family Fun's camera card to perfectly complete the gift.

Autumn Window Displays

The green leaves are turning
To yellow, red and brown
And when the wind comes whistling by
they'll all
.....come sailing
..........down

Here are a few autumn leaf projects to try on a cozy autumn day.


An autumn tree with leaves made from painted coffee filters at Frugal Family Fun Blog


Classic leaf rubbings painted with watercolors by Maya*Made


Tissue paper "stained glass" leaves from Mom on Timeout

Giving Gifts

Photograph by: Lynn Johnson

Words of wisdom from Mister Rogers:

"If you like to make things out of wood, or sew, or dance, or style people's hair, or dream up stories and act them out, or play the trumpet, or jump rope, whatever you really love to do, and you love that in front of your children, that's going to be a far more important gift than anything you could ever give them wrapped up in a box with ribbons. And what's more: the last thing in the world you have to be is perfect at it. It's the spirit that gives that kind of gift its wings."

Plan Ahead for the Holidays

As October begins, it still feels like school just started, but I am always amazed at how quickly the fall months go by. Soon Halloween will be here, and then the holiday season begins. Don’t forget to plan ahead and book a family portrait session for your holiday cards. In addition to the holiday cards that you can purchase through us, we can work with nearly any card vendor of your choice. We want to make the process as easy for you as possible, so choose your favorite vendor, your card and we will do the rest. For those of you who may not have a favorite vendor or may not be familiar with the many options out there, we can help you create the right card to match your photographs and your style.

Tiny Prints is one of our favorites. This site is easy to navigate, and they have an extensive collection of styles and types of cards. Here are examples of cards I really liked as I browsed their collection:

There are MANY more to choose from at Tiny Prints.

When you have selected the images you want to include on your card and the design from the Tiny*Prints website, simply place your order on their website, and contact us with the order number and the image numbers you want, and we will take care of the rest. The pricing works as follows: $50 usage fee for up to four images, $10 for each additional image, plus the cost of the cards, sales tax, and shipping and handling.

Refer back to our site, http://dodgenphotography.com/products/cards, for more details.