1st place!

2nd and 3rd place winners:

Their prizes are:

1st Place: 
• 16X20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas of the winning image.
• $500 gift card to be used towards a Premium Session in 2013.

2nd and 3rd Place Winners:
• 11×14 Gallery Wrapped Canvas of the winning image.
• $200 gift card to be use towards a Premium Session in 2013.

Congrats, you guys!!! And thanks again for an amazing 2012!

I thought I’d do something a little different this year and invited my amazing clients to submit their favorite image from their sessions this past year for a fun little contest.  Scroll down and take a look at our nominees for 2012 Photo of the Year!

1.  stylin’ | how cute are they with their matching shoes?

2.  class of 2013 | “I really loved the picture where I’m leaning on my elbos with with flowers in front of me.  It was beautifully taken, but most of all, it’s the picture that brings the biggest smile on my parents’ faces and I just love that… ”

3.  daddy’s little girl | “There is just something so special about that picture from their smile to to their pose. Father and daughter relationship is so precious to watch as a mother and wife.” <- I love that!

4.  big sis | there were so many more from this session where she is just loving on her little brother, but I think this one really represents how excited she is to be a big sister.

5.  wonder | “I love this one for the lighting of the photo and the smile that S has but the reason it is my favorite is because of the story behind the photo. S loves the outdoors, whenever we take walks we take a bucket to collect leaves, pine cones, etc. S also adores her Grandma, who lives in Seattle and visits frequently. S knows that her Grandma travels by plane to visit and loves seeing airplanes fly overhead, she calls them “Grandma’s planes.” She even sleeps will a small stuffed airplane. In this picture she is holding her leaf and pointing at Grandma’s plane.”  so sweet!

6.  beauty | there is so much beauty and depth in those eyes.

7.  sisters | there is so much love between these two

Want to see them larger? Click HERE.

Ready to vote?

Voting begins from now until midnight on Saturday, February 2nd.  The winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 4th.  Winners will get the following prizes!

1st Place: 
• 16X20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas of the winning image.
• $500 gift card to be used towards a Premium Session in 2013.

2nd and 3rd Place Winners:
• 11×14 Gallery Wrapped Canvas of the winning image.
• $200 gift card to be use towards a Premium Session in 2013.

Happy Voting!!

Because I guess the TV in the living room is just too big.

Happy New Year!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for a fantastic 2012! I have truly enjoyed meeting and getting to know some amazing new families as well as catching up with some of your familiar faces. Now that holiday sessions are all behind us and I’ve had a chance to take a nice break, I’ve got many new things to share with you. Not only will I finally catching up on blogging past sessions but I’ve decided to tackle a personal 365 project this year and what better day to start than on January 1st:

As you can see, my eldest is thrilled. Ha! I don’t have high hopes for getting many photos of all three with them together (those stressful shots are reserved for Christmas cards!) so I thought I’d start there and make use of the DIY sequence backdrop we made for our family Christmas Party. It took about five people and almost two days so I’m trying to get as much mileage out of it as I can! More on that later…

Happy New Year, friends! I look forward to sharing bigger and better things with you this year.

I went with her on her class field trip to Dewberry Farms last week and we hung back after everyone left and just spent some time playing.  We went down slides, bounced on inflatable bouncy things, snacked on a bunch of honey straws, rode on 3 wheel bikes and then I watched her have a blast in the huge haystack.  We don’t get to spend much one on one time with each other anymore now that she’s in school so this was just so much more extra special to me.   I’m getting warm fuzzies just thinking about it!

From my iphone: