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I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to the American Red Cross!  You guys ROCK!!!  This time I got the results from my contest the old fashioned way…  I put the names in a hat and had my son, Gavin, choose one.  The winner is:

KIERNAN!!!  Congrats!  I’ll be talking to you soon.  I am *SO* excited for our next session together!! 

My heart has been breaking as I watch the news and follow the stories of those who have been suffering in Haiti. I wanted to do something to help, but didn’t know what I could do. Then today I found a way to help…

This is an effort started by Michele from Pinkletoes Photography and Linsey from Life in Motion Photography which, hopefully, will spread across the globe.

Here’s the deal:

You could win:

• A signature session for 1-3 people/children or a newborn session (baby must be under 2 weeks old at time of session).
• Session will last between 1-2 hours.
• Session must be booked to take place before May 31, 2010.
• Winner will also receive 25 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@susanneashby.com. (Receipts will be deleted after I record your name for the contest.)
• All entries must be RECEIVED by midnight on January 30th.
• Winner will be drawn at random and announced on January 31st.
• 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 the Sacramento area before May 31, 2010.
• If the winner does not claim his/her prize by Feb. 3rd 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 Michelle ASAP so she 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.

The weather has been so awful the last few days, but I was ecstatic that it wasn’t raining today during little miss M.’s newborn session (gloomy weather is a natural light photographer’s worst nightmare!).  I could hardly wait to try out my very first handmade knit cocoon/hat set – made by ME!  Yep!  My sister-in-law recently taught me how to knit and I was so excited to try out making some of my very own newborn props.  Usually I’m scouring etsy for something new, but now I get to start making my own.  Yipee!  Little M. simply did not want to sleep during our session.  In fact, I think she is the most alert newborn that I’ve ever photographed.  But she is just so darling, and I was thrilled when I uploaded the pictures onto my computer and saw how many cute ones we captured.    

Don’t you just love how honest kids are in their expressions?  It’s one of my favorite things about photographing children.  I recently took these pictures of my niece in her ballet costume.  She is so adorable!  And she always gives me at least one pouty face.  I just love it!

 

Wow!  Way to get the word out, everyone!  We had 370 votes on the poll and the winner was (with 120 votes)… #9!!!  Congratulations!  I will be e-mailing you soon to get you your prize!

And for the second winner…

I had random.org choose a number between 1 and 42 and the winner is number 40:  

Jennilyn Tolboe says:

January 15, 2010 at 9:55 pm -

What a wonderful photographer you are. It was hard to choose but I am biased to #10. Love your work I hope I win

Congratulations, Jennilyn!  I’ll be contacting you soon to work out all the details for your free session! 

Thank you again, everyone, for voting!

I would like to thank all of my wonderful clients for making 2009 a wonderful year!  It was truly a joy to photographer your families and I feel that without a doubt, I have one of the most amazing jobs in the world (thanks to you!).  I’ve chosen my 15 favorites from the year (trust me, it was SO HARD to narrow it down to 15…  I was originally planning to choose only 10, but I just couldn’t bear to take any of these out!!).   Please vote for your favorite and the winner will receive an 11×14  gallery mount,* which is a new offering for 2010 clients.  The winner will also receive a $100 print credit* toward their 2010 session!  So for those of you in the running, be sure to blog about this poll, talk about it on facebook, send out e-mails to friends and family… spread the word! 

AND…  for those of you voting, if you would like to be entered into a drawing to receive a free session fee* (a $125 value), be sure to leave a comment in this post! 

Voting will close on Saturday, January 16th at midnight.  One vote per household, please!

*all prizes, including the free session, as well as the 11×14 gallery mount and $100 print credit, must be redeemed by December 21st, 2010.  No cash value for prizes. 

My little sister is getting married in April and I could not be more excited!  Over the holidays, she was visiting from Utah and we decided to do a little urban bridal shoot just for fun (and believe me, it was TONS of fun!!).  Isn’t she gorgeous?!?