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Happy Saturday! We’ve made it to the weekend! And we also made it to the end of our second annual photo contest. A big thank you goes to all our clients, blog readers, and fans who cast their ballots—we received 335 votes! It’s clear that everyone seems to have their favorite picture, but with 42% of the vote (143 votes) the Greene Family wins the 4″x4″ leather album!
But that’s not all! Because of the great response for the contest, our second and third place winners won’t go empty-handed—they each receive an 11″x14″ print of their winning photos. Congrats to the Matsuo Family (15%, 50 votes) and April & Matt (13%, 40 votes)!
For those who follow us on Twitter and Facebook, you know that we’ve been hinting at a contest for a couple months. Well the wait is finally over! Without further ado, we’d like to introduce our second annual photo contest!
In last year’s contest, the cute O’Connell Family won the grand prize of a 16″x20″ canvas gallery wrap. This year’s winner will be taking home an equally cool prize: a 4″x4″ leather flush-mount album featuring photos from their 2009 photo session.
And we’ve got a great group of clients—eight fabulous families and three cute couples—who wanted to participate in this year’s contest. Each photo below was hand-selected by them as one of their favorites from their sessions with us in 2009. We might be a little biased (they’re all winners in our books), so we need your help to pick the winning shot! Whether you’re a friend of the family or just stopping by our blog, we invite you to cast your official ballot. And it’s easy to do! Simply review all the pictures in this post and then select your favorite in the poll box below.
To make things easier we’ve included client names on each image (and listed them in alphabetical order), which correspond to the appropriate line on the poll. Whichever family or couple receives the most votes by 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, wins the leather album.
But there’s no winner without your vote! So cast your ballot today, and remind all your friends on Twitter and Facebook to do the same. And we’re sure our families and couples would love to hear your cheers. Feel free to leave comments below. We look forward to seeing the results!
Snow, sleds, and hot chocolate. Sounds like the perfect winter combo, right? It was for us. Over the weekend Keith and I took a much needed vacation to Big Bear Lake. We rented an awesome cabin with some of our favorite people: my brother Steven, and our good friends Greta, Chris, and Nate.
Although we’ve visited the snow before, this trip was full of many firsts, including…using tire chains, taking turns snow tubing with a toddler on our laps, and playing bumper cars with a snow berm. Good times!
But my favorite moment of this trip…seeing my first snowfall! This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland—the first part of a winter storm was making its way over the mountain. It was hard to resist watching the fluffy white stuff fall to the ground. We threw on some jackets and ran outside with our trusty point-and-shoot camera to document the occasion. This is my favorite shot, and quite possibly 2010’s Christmas card picture.
What with the extra time off, the winter holidays are a perfect time to get together with relatives you may only see once a year. So last December, when we got a call from the O. Family we couldn’t say no to booking a session with them, even during our own self-imposed Christmas break. Kim and her husband live in Orange County but hail from Canada. Their extended family from British Columbia and Nova Scotia was down for the holidays, providing a very limited window to take some family portraits here in the OC.
We met the clan at Yorba Regional Park in Yorba Linda, which was a great location with a lake, bridges, and lots of greenery. The four younger girls, all under 5 years old, were adorable in their jewel-toned outfits and took the opportunity to run and play, while their older cousin did a great job of reigning everyone in (she also has fantastic grey-blue eyes). The whole group was super cute and made our job easy!
This was our last session for 2009, and it was great to end the year on such a good note! Enjoy the slideshow!
Cherry on Top. America’s Cup. House of Yogurt. Is it just me, or was 2009 the year of the self-serve frozen yogurt? All last year it seemed that a new frozen yogurt shop was springing up each week. They even seemed to be rivaling the number of Starbucks in the OC.
But I’m not complaining. You see, Keith and I discovered one shop in particular that we’ve grown to be quite fond of—Yogurtland. During last summer’s heat wave we made several trips to our local Yogurtland to cool off with their deliciously addictive frozen treat. My favorite combo: strawberry with Madagascar vanilla and a few gummy bears on top. Keith prefers a mix of chocolate and peanut butter. So what’s your favorite flavor mix or topping?
And if you want to talk with us about your wedding, or maybe a family session you’d like to book, send us a note. We’d love skip the coffee shop and instead chat with you over a cup of fro-yo. We’ll even spring for the gummy bears.
Remember Sarah and Daniel from yesterday’s blog post? During our bridal session with them last Fall, they looked adorable sitting and strumming a guitar in the golden glow of the late afternoon sun. It’s no doubt this couple looked great on land, but how would they fare in the water? At the end of the session, these two lovebirds willingly made their way to a nearby pond. But don’t worry…if you look closely you’ll notice that Sarah didn’t wear her original wedding gown for this series of photos. Instead, she quickly changed into a wedding dress she found on Craigslist for just $40. Smart girl!
These two looked great—and kept laughing and smiling—as they inched their way into the water.
By this point in the afternoon, we started to lose light fast. But it was worth it. The reflections in the water were awesome.
And it made for a few priceless moments.
To Sarah and Daniel…thank you for being such a fun-loving couple and for being so willing to brave the water. This is one session we’ll never forget. And we’re sure it will inspire some other adventurous brides who are planning their big day, or a day-after session.
Greta and Chris are personal friends of ours, so when they had a baby boy three years ago—just as we got the photography bug—we sorta kinda volunteered them to become our regular models. Every six months or so we get together at a fun location to take pictures of the family. And our session with them this past December was extra special—we took pictures of Nate to celebrate his third birthday.
Keith and I met up with this fun trio at Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange, which is an awesome park with some great features. But be aware…the orange groves are actually private property and off limits. At least that’s what the nice park ranger told us as he politely kicked us out.
Anyway, we allowed Nate to lead us on a nature hike (there are several trails crisscrossing the park), keeping him close at all times since there are wild animals in the area. And Nate did what all three-year-old boys do: he ran, he squealed, and he collected sticks. He was carefree and cute as always!
It’s always fun playing with Nate, but we don’t know how Greta and Chris keep up with this adorable ball of energy on a daily basis. Keep it up guys, you’re awesome parents!
A few days ago, we posted photos of Lisa and Jake from a group bridal session we participated in last October. Keith and I were doubly blessed that afternoon. Not only were we able to spend time with Lisa and Jake, but we also got to meet another fabulous couple—Sarah and Daniel. This young couple was full of smiles and laughs. You could instantly tell that they just enjoyed being together.
And they are talented, too! We had brought along this awesome red guitar (thanks, Dad!) as a prop. We had no idea that any of the couples we’d meet that day could actually play. But Daniel provided some fabulous music as he strummed through the session. Plus, the red added a nice punch to the photos.
Be sure to check out the slideshow for more images. Enjoy!
by Lori
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