Let’s face it.  The economy is less than ideal at the moment and people are struggling to make ends meet this Holiday season.  Sooooo, let’s have a GIVEAWAY!  I’m giving away a free session (did you hear that?  FREE!!!!), along with two 8×10’s, four 5×7’s and two sets of wallets from the session.  FREE, FREE, FREE.  Come on folks, who doesn’t love to hear that word this time of year, right?  This giveaway is worth over $250.

Here’s the clincher: you cannot nominate or enter yourself in this giveaway.  Here’s what you need to do.  You need to nominate someone you know who you believe deserves a free session and prints - a friend, a neighbor, a coworker, your old high school flame who still has abs like a rockstar.  Leave me a comment at the bottom of this post and tell me why they deserve a FREE session and prints (Tom just lost his job, Betty’s husband is serving overseas, Randy and Renee just had triplets and are ready to be sent to the looney bin).  Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form so I can contact you if you win.  Deadline to submit is yep, you guessed it, Christmas Day. 

I want to sincerely thank all of my clients for blessing me this Christmas with your business.  I honestly did not expect my first Holiday season to be so busy and I am grateful to my clients, my friends and my family for the support they have lended while I turned my hobby into a business.  I’ve adored meeting each of your families and I look forward to capturing moments and memories for you next year!

***The Obligatory Fine Print:   The winner’s session will take place after the New Year and must take place within 6 months of January 1, 2009.  The winner should live in, or be willing to travel to, Southeastern Michigan for their session.  Session can be at location of choice outdoors or in my home studio.  All responses will be voted on by my immediate family who are not eligible for the contest and probably wouldn’t submit anyway as I’ve already burned their retinas from photo-taking.

I recently met Cameron and his parents.  Cameron was such a serious little guy, but adorable nonetheless.  Thanks Mom and Dad for choosing me to photograph your family!

Adam was an absolute blast to photograph.  He completely surprised his parents and was a total ham in front of the camera!  I loved this little man and wish we could have spent more time together!  Merry Christmas “P” Family!

Haven’t posted client sneak peeks in awhile - I’m sorry for that!  Here are a couple I did over the weekend.

So the photo below with the flower should look familiar - I’ve used it a great deal for advertisement purposes, on my website, etc. (Thanks Mom & Dad for your permission!).  The photo on the right was taken this past weekend, six months later.  Matti has grown so much!

And this here is Matti’s cousin.  I photographed Carson at the same time last year.  As you can see by looking at the comparison, he’s become a little man and is still simply adorable.  I love his curls!

I have been crazy-busy with sessions, editing and portrait parties and I have neglected the Blog - I apologize for not sharing more sneak peeks, but I have just been posting clients’ photos directly to their galleries.  I am grateful to my clients for making my first Holiday season in business a busy one.

The poor blog.  Its been pushed to the back burner lately, but I had to make time to share this one.  I met this little man a couple weeks ago.  Jaegun brought his own red wagon with him to the session.  This little guy makes me smile!!!