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With 15% of the votes, the winner is…  NUMBER 12!!! 

I have to say, when I arrived at this session and his mommy pulled out this completely adorable hat for me to use, I was ecstatic!  I am a total sucker for adorable knits and then to get to photograph little M. (who is just the cutest, wouldn’t you say?).  *Sigh.*  I was in heaven!  Congrats, H.!  Can’t wait to send you the canvas!!  

First I want to thank all of my AMAZING clients from 2010.  You guys ROCK!  Because of you, I’ve had the chance to continue to pursue my dream job as a photographer, and I have had so much fun working with all of you!  So now…

It’s time for our second annual Best Image of the Year contest!  This year I’ve chosen my 14 favorite images (and trust me, it was agonizing to narrow it down because I adore every single session and all the wonderful clients I had a chance to work with last year!!).  Scroll down to vote for your favorite! 

The winner will receive an 11×14 canvas of their winning image AND a $200 print credit to be used on a premium 2011 session!

The fine print:

Voting will end January 31st at midnight

Voting will be monitored by IP address, so no multiple voting will be allowed

No purchase necessary to win

Prizes must be redeemed by December 21, 2011

No cash value for prizes

I will announce the winner here on the blog the first week of February!

I love the I heart faces blog!  If you haven’t been over to it, check it out: {click here.}  This week’s theme is “we heart kisses” in honor of Valentine’s day.  When I saw the theme, I immediately thought of this picture, taken on Carmel beach last August.  It’s one of my favorite kissing pictures!  The sun was at just the right spot, and it was such a beautiful day!  Happy (early) Valentine’s day, everyone!

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.