archive for July, 2009
My canvas company is amazing…totally amazing!! I woke to an email this morning from them stating that three of their most popular sizes are on sale…at CRAZY AMAZING sale through this weekend!
I know there have been many of you in the past who would have loved to add additional canvases to your order…now here is your chance! Others of you have a favorite image as a regular print, but think of how AWESOME it would look on a gallery wrapped canvas – trust me! I’m including a picture of a recent canvas purchase for my display at Women’s Integrated Healthcare – isn’t it awesome?
For this sale you can purchase a 16×20, 16×24, or 20×24 at incredible savings! Email me by SATURDAY night at midnight and qualify for this offer! mz{at}melissazihlman{dot}com
16×20 (normally $500) only $200
16×24 (normally $650) only $250
20×24 (normally $720) only $300
This deal is amazing!! And even cooler, you can also buy now and save it for use at a future ordering session.

{and yes, I noticed the canvas is crooked in this picture…}
This gorgeous mom to be was just glowing last night! You can just see how excited she is about the birth of her first child, a daughter, in a few short weeks! I can’t wait to meet her either! We were so pleased that the sun made its appearance for a bit so that we could shoot outside as well…just beautiful light last night! Thanks so much to grandma for tagging along along and being my assistant, I really appreciate the help!

big sister Heidi is about to have her world rocked!



Meet Will. He is the newest member of a family that I love to photograph! A year ago I captured his big sister on her first birthday…then in May his aunt got married…and in June I met his cousins!
Yesterday, Will was amazing for his first photo session…slept like a dream, and only cried once. I could not believe the hair on his head, dark, thick and perfect! Thanks to grandma for helping me out, and to big sister for agreeing to get in a few shots with her sweet baby brother. Hope you love these mom…




Blog readers…they are back! I seriously love this brother sister pair…really, could they be any cuter? Mister B was all giggles this morning as I shot the second half of their 4 month baby plan session (though they are nearly 6 months), but little miss S totally held out on me! One smile – I wanted one huge gummy smile…I got some adorable half smiles, and some awesome straight-faced gems with those big eyes…but not one gummy smile for her moms! Already a little diva…and I LOVE it! Little sneak peek for moms, because I know they’ll be checking!
The face…they’ve each got one for “I’m so done with you crazy camera lady”



I was supposed to meet sweet Olivia last Tuesday but the rain washed us out…today looked like it might to the same, but it turned out to be perfect just 30 minutes before her session was to start. We met in downtown Grapevine…full of all kinds of nooks and cranies that I love! Olivia could not have been happier – seriously, I don’t have one picture of her looking at me that doesn’t include a smile…and those three little teeth just melted my heart!



