A couple of cuties...

Meet the Lutz's....




I bet they don't get many dull moments...



Even sitting still is hard to do..




Aaawww, come on, are pictures that hard to do?!


Now that is more like it...what a cutie!

The website is back!

My website is now back together with fresh pictures, a new color and Christmas music. The music is by Michael W. Smith from his Christmas album. I highly recommend this album as it has really nice and has different arrangements of Christmas songs.




The pictures are from the Christmas sessions I have done during October and November, so if I took your picture during those months, there is a good chance you are on there! ;)

Yeah, and can any of you believe that it is the END of November?! I want you to know that I ate lunch outside today wearing a short sleeved shirt! And for those of you that know how cold natured I am can be even more shocked by that. It is just absolutely beautiful. So stop reading this and go outside and enjoy! ;)

Site is slow!

Sorry guys, my website is VERY slow today. I am not sure if it is the host or what, but I will be calling them tomorrow. It really disappoints me because I just "decorated" for Christmas, with Christmas music, new colors, and a new slideshow on the front page. Keep checking back to see it because I am really excited about it!

In the meantime, I have added a link to view your gallery from this site. If you look to the right ------------->
you will see a box that says "view online gallery". Simply put in your password and your gallery should appear. It is that simple! Don't forget that your password is case-sensitive!
Please email or call if you have any questions!

dana@orangecatphoto.com
828.455.3099

Christmas Shopping

Well the Christmas season is full-force! How many of you braved the early morning and long lines to take advantage of all of the sales?! For me, getting up so early is worse than saving money! I am definately not a morning person!

I thought I would let you know about deadlines as far as ordering Christmas gifts. First of all, the card ordering deadline has past. Unless I have already spoken with you, I can not guarantee you will get your Christmas card order at this point.

The reprint deadline is December 8, so please place your orders by then!

Gift Certificate orders must be made by December 15th. You can order a gift certificate for any money amount. This is a great idea if you know someone with children, pregnant, or getting married. The gift certificates work the same as money. They are good towards any type of purchase!

Of course you are welcome to order prints up until Christmas, but I can not promise you will get them by Christmas. I promise to do my best to get orders out as quickly as possible, but of course it is better not to wait until the last minute!

Thanks to all of you for your patience and kindness towards me at this time. I am convinced that I have the best clients! Thanks so much!

Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We have had such a great week. In my family November is just a warm up for Christmas. Between mine and my husband's family we have 8 birthdays in our immediate families! (ours included) On Tuesday I celebrated my 30th birthday...wow that is hard to believe! I had such a nice day. I am really blessed because so many friends called, emailed, sent gifts and flowers to wish me a happy birthday. I truely felt so much love from all over the United States and Scandinavia! I thought I would share some pictures of the lovely flowers I received. These arrangements are just stunning and still give me so much happiness as I look at them.








It was also nice to celebrate Thanksgiving for the first time in several years here in the United States. I have kept the tradition going in Sweden while we were there, but it just wasn't the same. For them the food was so different and I had to explain all of the dishes. And I had to cook it all! Talk about a big job! It was nice to work in the kitchen with my mom and brothers and other friends to make a wonderfully delicious meal together. As tradition we stuffed ourselves and then waited about 30 minutes to eat dessert and then sat around miserably the rest of the night because we had eaten WAY more than we should've! What a great holiday!

I hope all of you had a wonderful time with family and friends! Happy Thanksgving!

Update, Gift Ideas, and Pictures

After a long weekend, I am back in N.C. I had such a great time seeing my brother (even though UT lost)! I also had the chance to meet a lot of talented photographers this week. There were about 100 photographers in Chatanooga for a conference. They were from all over; California, Oregon, Florida, NC, SC, Georgia, NY, and of course Tennessee. We had classes that taught us better ways to manage a business, to inspire us, and to encourage us. It was a wonderful and very educational experience.

But now I am back and busy with Christmas card shoots. It is not too late to book your session! Please call me at 828.455.3099 to reserve a spot. Don't forget to scroll down to view the border options.

I am also offering Gift Cards for you to give to your loved ones. Do you know someone pregnant, with children, or even getting married? This is a unique gift that will be appreciated and loved for years to come! And it is so easy; just give me a call and let me know the card amount you would like and I will ship it to you in a festive holiday envelope ready to give! You can order a gift card for any amount. Gift Cards are good for sessions and/or reprints. The deadline to order a gift card and receive it before Christmas is Dec. 15th so don't let this idea pass you by!

Now on to some pictures. Here are siblings that just have the sweetest and gentlest spirit. I had such a pleasant time with them. The day was beautiful and so was the setting. Trees, mountains and horses surrounded us. Take a look at these sweet kids!

Goin' to Tennessee

Hi all! I will be out of town starting tomorrow. My brother hooked me up with a ticket to the UT/LSU game, so I will be there tomorrow...Go Vols! And I will be staying on for a photographer's conference the beginning of next week in Chatanooga. It is going to be a fun week!

But it also means that I will not be able to return emails as quickly as I would like. I will try to get back to you as soon as possible, but please be patient with me. I will have my phone with me, so you can call.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Christmas Card Special

Yes, it is already time to start thinking of Christmas! So just in time for the Christmas season I am offering a special photo session for you and your family.

Holiday Special:

1 Set of 24 folded cards

(Cards include envelopes.)

$50 Print credit

All of this for only $105!

Of course you can order more cards. The prices are as follows:

Folded Cards:

1 set = $42/set
2 sets= $40/set
3 or more sets= $38/set

*All cards include envelopes

For those of you interested in the folding cards, I can add a Christmas greeting and your name on the inside for no additional charge!

Call soon to make an appointment, because sessions are limited and will go quickly! For those of you that have had pictures made this year I will be putting up all galleries again. You may order holiday cards or reprints.

I can guarantee cards before Christmas if ordered before Nov.25th. After that I will do my best to expediate your order, but I can not promise Christmas delivery after Nov. 25th.

And now for the borders. I have unique borders for you to choose from. I will number them for easy referencing.


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Here are a few examples of what these borders look like when paired with a picture.








Of course if you would rather just have your picture with text I can do that as well!





Now I understand that there is a lot of information here and I understand if you have questions. Please call me at 828.455.3099 to schedule an appoitment or to ask any questions.



I look forward to hearing from you!

McRee Family

I thought I would share some family pictures I did a couple of days ago. I rarely showcase these and there were some really nice moments from this day. They all looked so cute wearing their "pea coats"...okay, Brian, not all of you were "cute"! Maybe I should rephrase it and say they looked "stylish". Anyway, we had a great time. For some reason I keep ending up in cow pastures! But what a beautiful backdrop an open landscape with multi-colored trees provides! And the cows didn't seem to totally mind, although they were giving us the stare-down during most of the shoot.

For those of you thinking of doing something similar, I do have a Christmas card special going on. I will post more about that soon. But the time is now! As unbelievable as it might be, Christmas will be here shortly! Please call me at 828.455.3099 to schedule your Christmas card shoot.

For now, enjoy the pictures.