These would make a great gift for this holiday season. So when you order your copy (by 12/4/11), you can add-on a companion copy for half price!  Let the season of giving begin

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If you’ve been on the facebook page, you’ll know that I’m running a summer mini sessions promotion (see below).  Email me to get details and reserve your spot:

And please excuse the dust as I’m *still* working on finishing the final touches on this website – that task never seems to end, but I hope you like the new-and-somewhat-improved-but-still-got-more-work cleaner look

So, first things first, a heartfelt THANK YOU to all my clients!

Secondly, what’s a contest without prizes!?!!
First place will receive a Free 2011 Session* & 11×14 print.
Second place will receive an 11×14 print* with their new 2011 session
Third place will receive an 8×10 print* with their new 2011 session. But that’s not all…
During the photo contest week (now until end of March), you, your friends, colleagues, neighbors, or anyone who stumbles on this post can also take advantage of a $50* credit when booking your session. This can be combined with your winnings too and with your referral credits!

What to do? Vote once in the poll below for your favorite image, and tell your friends/family/co-workers/neighbors to vote for your image, email or post a link to your facebook and/or twitter. You must vote only once per computer/IP. Repeat votes will not be counted and could disqualify that entry, so please play fair.

When? Now until Thursday 3/31/2011 at 11:59pm. The winners will be announced on Friday, April 1st.  I will post updates with the standings during the week.  Want to be the first to hear about this and other exciting offerings next time? Please subscribe to my very infrequent newsletter

Anything else? 2011 pricing/products and new offerings will be announced 4/1/11.  Sessions booked this week will be locked in with current prices.  Last year there were just over 400 votes, so let’s make this bigger and better.  Ready? Set? GO!

Now for the fun part…

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*Free 2011 Session is a new child/family session or $150 credit towards a newborn or bug cycles sessions. Session must take place during 2010. No cash substitute on any prizes. Non-transferrable. Print/credit prizes are for new session only. Not to be combined with any other offers. Expires 12/01/11.

I will start with the honorable mentions, tied for 4th place, and missed the podium by one vote are:
Images #5 and #14. I’ve added a gift for all your hard work, so email me to claim your $40 print credit for a new session in 2010!

Third place, with 43 votes goes to image #10.

Second place, with 65 votes goes to image #11.

*****drum roll*****

And the first place with a total of 86 votes, grand prize winner goes to image #2!!! Congrats!!

Trivial lovers: for the second year in a row – a set of newborn twins take that top prize! I love my newbies, and I love my double newbies x2

Thank you so much for sharing, voting and participating. Now if you haven’t booked your summer session, do so now – May is almost booked, and I will be taking an extended vacation (2 weeks) in July. You have until the end of the week to claim a $50 print credit for booking during the promotion/contest time. Please mention this promo when booking!

Winners: Congratulations!!! Please email me or use the contact page to set up a session and claim your prize.

So here are the details:

How? Just vote for your favorite image below. Limit one vote per person/IP (multiple votes from the same IP will disqualify the entry, so please no cheating). Pass it along to your friends & coworkers, post it on your facebook, link it to your blog or tweet it.

When? Today  through Sunday, April 18, 11:59pm.

What? Prizes*??? Of course!
First place gets a free 2010 session, and a set of brag books included  ($400 value).
Second place gets a $100 print credit towards their 2010 new session.
Third place gets a $50 print credit towards their 2010 new session.

What about your friends/voters? Book a session during the contest dates, and get $50 print credit towards your session too!

So without further ado, the images, in no particular order:

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*Free 2010 Session is a new child/family session or $150 credit towards a newborn/senior session. Session must take place during 2010. No cash substitute. Expires 12/31/10.

The devastation in Haiti is unimaginable, and it saddens me.  My husband happened to grow up on the other side of the island in the Dominican, so we’ve been glued to the news watching in disbelief, wishing I can do something.  Thanks to Michele of PinkleToes Photography, and Lyndsay Stradtner of Life in Motion Photography, who started Helping Hearts, I’m joining in an effort to help out with the situation in Haiti. But, we need you, too! Here’s the deal:

You could win a photo session for your child(ren) or high school senior!

• This session will be photographed by myself and will be held in Lexington before April 4th, 2010.
• Session is for up to 3 children (or one senior) and will last between 1-1.5 hours.
• Winner will also receive 20 fully processed, high resolution images on CD. Print to your heart’s content!

How to win:

• Make a MINIMUM donation of $10 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.
• Forward a copy of your receipt to info@zoombugphotos.com.
• All entries must be RECEIVED by midnight (Eastern time) on January 31th Febuary 2, 2010 (extended due to email problems).
• Winner will be drawn at random and announced on February 1st 3rd.
• You can enter as many times as you’d like, but each entry must be the minimum $10 donation.

Other details:

• Session participants must sign a model release.
• Session must be held in Lexington by April 4th.
• If the winner does not claim his/her prize by Feb. 5th or cannot claim the prize, then another winner will be drawn.

But wait! There’s more!

If you are a photographer and would like to hold your own Helping Hearts event to help Haiti, please contact us ASAP so we can send you everything you need to get started!

And PLEASE blog, Tweet or share this link on Facebook! You can also follow Helping Hearts on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

ETA:  Deadline extended to 2/2/10 to get your entries in due to email problems I had this past week!

Are your loved ones North America’s Cutest Family? We’ll give you the opportunity to prove it! Many exciting prizes will be awarded, and the grand prize winner receives a new car!

Model Search Special:
$150.00 entrance fee includes a 60-minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Each vote is $1 (no limit on the amount of votes you can cast), and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS.org).

Grand prize international winner will be determined from the 52 city finalists. The winners will be selected from the finalist gallery by photography and modeling industry experts. The winning family also receives a session with the renowned portrait artist Sandy Puc’ and international recognition.

Call 859.494.0965 or email info@zoombugphotos.com now to enter your family in this exciting contest.

*Contest open to residents of the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://sandypucmodels.com/.

On to the new exciting products that I’ve added…

1. The first is the slideshow set to music, for viewing on your TV or computer. This is a great way for you to keep all the images for years to come, and it’s an economical option at only $150. They come in a nice case too!

2. You’ve asked for it – so here it is. A full digital package with every single edited image on DVD with reprint rights, so you can print as many copies as you want. It comes with easy to follow instructions, and lab suggestions. Priced at $950, it’s over $350 saving from a la carte prices. This comes in a gorgeous custom designed photo CD case like the one below:

3. A step down from the above, is the mini digital package, for $350, that includes 12 of your favorite images in high resolution with the rights to reprint. Also comes in the same custom designed photo CD case.

4. Last but not least, is the keepsake Box for $350. I fell in love with those beautiful boxes. You’ll get all your session proofs in 5×7, and store or display them in this beautiful custom designed keepsake box:

If you had a session in the past year, and are interested in any of those products, let me know by September 1st, and get $50 off.

On a different note. Our pup turned ONE this past week. So happy birthday, Cocoa!!! Here she is playing in the snow a couple of weeks ago:

We are expanding into the High School Senior market and need your help!

We are seeking 10 seniors to start our portfolio, 5 girls and 5 guys.
These seniors will receive a complementary session, an 8×10 of the image of their choice and 24 wallets, and a short video like the one below! Additional prints will be available for 25% off our regular prices.