Downtown Hollywood lifestyle sessions. These two young women are beautiful, brilliant, and have a bright future ahead of them.
Downtown Hollywood mini sessions are available on the following dates:
9/22
10/12
10/13
10/26
11/16
Contact the studio, 954-558-6893, or shoot me an email for more information; courtney@courtneyortiz.com
See you soon,
court
The Downtown Hollywood Mural Project (DHMP) is such an amazing addition to our already vibrant downtown area. Mural is by David Lebo.
Mural by Eddie Mendieta.
You gotta love when Dad makes a cameo.
Annie and Carly came to meet me for one of my signature Downtown Hollywood lifestyle sessions. These two young women are beautiful, brilliant, and have a bright future ahead of them.
Downtown Hollywood mini sessions are available on the following dates:
9/22
10/12
10/13
10/26
11/16
Contact the studio, 954-558-6893, or shoot me an email for more information; courtney@courtneyortiz.com
So proud to share that the images I took of my sister’s bridal shower are currently featured on the HGTV Gardens website. It was a true labor of love. Beyond the planning of the bridal shower itself, we also completed a huge backyard renovation just for the occasion. But planning and preparing with my other sister, and being able to pull this thing off, is one of my proudest moments. Images can also be seen on my personal website Sisters Not Designers.
The HGTV Gardens feature is full details from the shower. We did everything ourselves but make the cupcakes.
Thanks for taking the time to share in this joyous event with me.
Those first few days with your first born are precious and all too fleeting. Meet Crosby. He was one week old when I came over to meet him and hang with his mom and dad for a bit.
I love new parents and as a mom of three, they always make me chuckle. These two didn’t disappoint. They were full of awe of their new son and full of questions for me. I felt like the sage old medicine woman imparting my almost 7 years of maternal wisdom on these fresh new recruits. (scary right?!?)
I love being able to capture these moments with new babies. It allows me as an artist and photographer to really allow my clients to tell their own story with a little help from me.
If you are expecting, just remember the best time to photograph the new baby is within the first two weeks. Don’t hesitate to even tentatively set a date with your photographer (me), to make sure you make the calendar.
See you soon,
court
I walked into the house and Crosby was perfectly swaddled and bathed in the most delicious light.
Mom is half Japanese and these paper cranes were used as decor for the reception. It’s a perfect personal touch to the nursery, specially since they didn’t find out what they were having.
I was honored when Stacy Boegem of The Happiness Agenda invited me to join her video blog to discuss “mommy life/work balance.” In Stacy’s own words, “Is there really such a thing?” My interview with Stacy is live on her blog.
Courtney Ortiz Photography is celebrating a 6 year anniversary this September. What girl wouldn’t want to go to NYC for her birthday?? To celebrate this huge milestone, I am announcing my first scheduled travel dates to the Big Apple. I will be in New York City October 4-6 to visit some very special clients and have limited spots to meet some very special new ones.
The following image of my favorite oldest daughter was taken on our family trip to New York City this past August. It was taken on Portra-800 35mm film on a Canon AE-1. I shot strictly film on vacay (along with my trusty iphone 5). More New York City vacation images are on Sisters Not Designers.
For more information regarding the NYC Sessions please contact the studio 954-558-6893 or shoot me an email courtney@courtneyortiz.com
Evan and Avery have been visiting me all the way from Switzerland, every year since 2009. We have been all over South Florida documenting their summers here in the states. But for this Lifestyle Session, we went back to where it all started, the same beach where we had our first session back in fall of 2009. ALOT has changed. I really enjoy watching these two kiddos grow up.
I’ve been designing gorgeous coffee table books for this family. I can’t wait to see what this one will look like!
In the digital social media age, we all know how important a great “profile pic” is. As a small business owner with an online presence, a professional headshot is your potential client’s first impression of who you are. We all are guilty of judging books by their cover and a professional headshot can transform a business owner from amateur to professional with one click of the shutter. On Friday, September 20, myself along with Stacy Boegem of the Happiness Agenda, Dara Michelle of Dara Michelle Style, and Sally Pricer of Smash Beauty Lounge are hosting the first ever “Headshot Happy Hour”. Professional makeup, styling, photography, and wine! It’s a win/win for everyone. (Oh, and did I mention I’m actually including digital files for use in your marketing material both print and online??!!) See below for more details or visit the Femfessionals event registration page.
I first met Stacy Boegem, a few years ago when we worked together on the board for the Team Up For Toys charity event to benefit Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. She is an amazing life coach through her business The Happiness Agenda and now President of the Ft. Lauderdale chapter of Femfessionals. I urge you check out her website and blog. I only need 15 minutes with her and I feel immediately recharged and refreshed. She commissioned me for her headshots this past spring. Now it’s her nature of business that she sends out weekly enews letters and blogs multiple times through the week. She needed a comprehensive collection of images of her showing every range of emotion and body language you could think of. Together with Dara Michelle, they created multiple looks and I captured every style in both a studio and lifestyle setting. In the end she has a “stock photography” collection of her that she can use for a variety of different things. Again, check out her website. Not just to see the awesome that she is, but to see how she incorporates a variety of different headshot styles. If your business requires more than just a traditional headshot, feel free to contact me at the studio 954-558-6893 or shoot me an email courtney@courtneyortiz.com. I do offer these comprehensive “stock photography” headshot sessions. Let’s chat about it.
Meet Lily and Emily. Lots of personality in these two beauties. Lily and I first met when she was a baby, at a mommy and me class. Fast forward 6 years and she’s entering first grade just like my Owen. Where does the time go?
The girls and I ran around on Dania Beach one afternoon during the last week of summer vacation. Perfect weather, perfect light, and gorgeous kiddos. Life is good.
I really love large family sessions. There is so much going on and so much interaction, that it really makes it easy for me to capture so many genuine moments. Everyone is genuinely happy to be together. How awesome is that?! Lucky for me, I photographed Megan and Jim’s wedding two years ago, so I already had a bond with this amazing family. Which, of course, is always a win. Sessions in downtown Hollywood and the Beach are currently available. I’m also traveling to New York City and will be available for sessions on Saturday, October 5. 30 minute session to include 4 8×10 prints $250 in downtown Manhattan, exact location TBD. Email the studio or give me a call for more information. I’m really excited about my upcoming travel schedule. I’d love to see you. See you soon, court
After a very short stint in Cooper City, we sold the house we built out in the suburbs and moved back to east Hollywood…home. (If you follow my instagram feed or read sistersnotdesigners.com, you’re pretty up to date). Anyway, we’re back in the ‘wood. Which means I’m walking distance to the area that I’ve become known for and love shooting in, Downtown Hollywood. I can now walk to work. I’ve been shooting in downtown Hollywood pretty regularly since 2009, (Courtney Ortiz Photography was started in September 2007) and I’m really excited that the landscape is changing and will continue to change now that the city has taken on the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project. Hollywood is bringing in an amazing group of mural artists to add life and vibrancy to our little downtown area. When I’m photographing a subject, regardless of the location, I truly try to make the location just as important as the subject. It helps to tell the story. So I’m beyond thrilled to have new colors and textures to photograph along with your kiddos.
Downtown Hollywood mini sessions are available through December 1. For more information please feel free to call the studio or email me.
“Her work is distinct and holds a special place in our home.”- Marcy Hirsch -
“Courtney's photographs had a huge impact on NCLR and helped us raise over $1 million in December 2014. Her work is beautiful and engaging and shows the central goal of the fight for marriage equality -love."”- Ace Portis, Major Gifts Officer, NCLR -
“Courtney truly captured the uniqueness of our family and created beautiful, original works of art that we will treasure always.”- Darlene Giol -
