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julia | bismarck child photographer

Megan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:21 +0000

Last weekend was so much fun! I got to spend some time with this baby girl and her mama, my good friend Erin. I am not going to complain that they now live much closer…hopefully we will get to see them more often now! And I will never turn down a chance to photograph this sweet face. Julia is such a happy baby, and I can’t believe how much she’s grown since I saw her last fall. At one point during the session, Rory came over and Julia just burst into giggles. Cutest thing ever!

2011 photo of the year winners! | bismarck newborn photography

Megan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:04:43 +0000

Here they are! Thank you all so much for all the hard work in getting votes from your family and friends, and for all of the comments! I was expecting many compliments on all of the beautiful children and families we have here in Bismarck (and that I’ve been lucky enough to photograph!), but did not expect all the wonderful comments about my work. I am humbled; thank you!

So, let’s get right down to it. Totalling well over 600 votes, the competition was fierce!

1st place winner of the 16×20 gallery wrapped canvas is Kate! For those of you who know sweet little Kate and her family, you know that for all they’ve been through in her first year of life, they are more than deserving of this gift! Congratulations!

2nd place winner of the $100 print credit on a 2012 session is Leah! I mean, really, who could resist voting for a newborn baby with a huge grin like that?

And the 3rd winner of the mini session package (chosen by random.org) goes to the comment made by Lorilee!

Lorilee – Wonderful pics! You are an amazing photographer, especially of children.

Thank you to all participants, and congratulations to all winners! (I will email the winners soon to discuss the details of your winnings!) I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

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2011 photo of the year contest | bismarck newborn photographer

Megan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:00:14 +0000

EDIT: Apparantly, I’m still living in 2011. I meant for this to end Thursday so that I could announce the winners on Friday. The dates have been changed to reflect that. The voting will end on Thursday, January 12 at 9 pm CST. Sorry about the confusion!

It’s time for my photo of the year contest! I just love putting this together because it is so much fun looking back through a year’s worth of photos, reminiscing about each session with my amazing clients and, once again, gushing over how adorable each child is. The bad part…it’s so hard to choose just one favorite from each session! It is such an honor for me to have the opportunity to photograph all of these babies and families, and I am humbled when I look back at all of the support my client’s have given me in 2011. I can’t say it enough…THANK YOU!

Onto the contest…I’m giving away two prizes for 2011 clients, and also throwing in a bonus, open to any and all. So, there will be THREE prizes up for grabs! Clients, you’re going to want to share this with all of your friends and family for your chance to win! Call, email, text, Facebook, Twitter, whatever you need to do!

1 – The client image with the most votes will receive a 16×20 gallery wrapped canvas ($350 value) of the image of their choice from their past session or an upcoming session in 2012.

2 – The client image with the second most votes will receive a $100 print credit toward a session in 2012.

3 – Leave a comment on this blog post below. Only one comment is allowed per person, but an extra entry can be earned by posting about this contest on your Facebook wall and then letting me know you’ve done so by posting on the Everyday Art Photography Facebook page. One comment will be choosen, at random, to receive a complimentary mini session ($600 value)! The mini session will include a 20-30 minute session with me, an online gallery of 10 images to choose from, and 5 digital files of your choice. The mini session must take place in the Bismarck area before October 2012. It is limited to immediate family members only, and cannot be used on a newborn session. If you are not able to use the mini session, you are welcome to gift it to someone else.

Voting begins now, and will end on January 12, 2012 at 9 pm CST.
Only one vote per person. IP addresses will be monitored. Results will not be seen on the poll.
I will annouce the winners on January 13.
Scroll through the images and then below them, cast your vote and leave your comments.

GOOD LUCK!

1| eden

2 | molly

3| kya

4 | leah

5 | maggie

6 | liam

7 | kate

8 | aubrey

9 | avery & abel

10 | tyler

11 | levi

12 | gaege

13 | dawson & carson

14 | the peterson family

15 | max

16 | the whitted family

17 | taylar

18 | andrea

19 | william

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merry christmas! | bismarck, nd natural light child photography

Megan — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:20:41 +0000

As I said in my last post, I’m doing a little rewind. After getting a horrible stomach bug (like just about half of Bismarck), my Christmas was spent mostly on the couch, so I didn’t get a chance to share these with you when I had originally planned. Please close your eyes and imagine that today is Christmas. Okay, now open your eyes, and take a look at how adorable these little Milbradt’s are! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas…sans the flu!

william | eleven days old

Megan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:19:45 +0000

I am always excited to spend some time snuggling newborns during a session, but I didn’t get to do much of that with this one because he slept perfectly almost the entire time! Of course, I think all newborns are special, but when it dawned on me that he was born on the best day of the year, I knew this little guy was going to be extra awesome. I guess now, I not only share a birthday with my husband, but one of my little clients, too! Here are some of my favorites!

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jessie & buzz | halloween 2011

Megan — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:13:13 +0000

Oh, did we ever have fun this Halloween! First of all, Cohen is OBSESSED with Toy Story, and has been since early this summer. I had other ideas for cute coordinating costumes, but in the end, it was a no brainer to let him be Buzz, and Rory was super excited about being Jessie. Another bonus for me…no sewing! The Disney store saved my sanity this year.

I had a special location planned for a mini session with them in their costumes the day before Halloween, but Cohen woke up crabby from his nap, so it didn’t happen. Probably for the best because that would have meant we’d deal with two major meltdowns. We knew once he saw this costume there was no way it was coming off, and we were right! Before that meltdown, though, we had so much fun. We took the kids into town to trick or treat, and they had a blast. Cohen walked up the sidewalks repeating over and over, “Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween!” On and on, in his tiny little voice. It was adorable. Rory was running from house to house, with pure excitement. And it was seriously the most beautiful night. Not usual Halloween weather for North Dakota, that’s for sure.

Anyway, here are some photos in front of our house before all the excitement began.

Oh, and this face? That’s what you get when you tell him, “No candy!” He has such a mean mom!

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the vournas family

Megan — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:37:02 +0000

Once again, this year I got to meet up with Erin and her family for a session, and in return, she photographed my family! I adore the images she got of us, so I guess it’s time I showed off how cute her kids are in return! This year was really special because they have since added another little member to their family. This was the first time I was able to meet baby Julia and seeing the four of them together made me so, so happy! Of course, Elias was smarter than ever, too! He is a great big brother.

Thanks so much, Erin, for giving us such wonderful photos of our family. I hope you enjoy yours, and I can’t wait for next year!

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cameron & kimber

Megan — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:30:25 +0000

Another wonderful family, and this one I’ve worked with before! It was so fun seeing this family again. I think the last time I had a session with them was when Cameron was one. Let me tell you…he is much bigger, but he still looks exactly the same! And I could not get enough of his little sister’s curls. So much fun to see a child grown and another added to the family! Thank you, W family, for choosing to work with me again! It was a pleasure.

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esabelle | nine days old

Megan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:30:20 +0000

Auntie again! I am telling you, I am SO loving the idea of having all of these babies around, yet not having to go through a pregnancy myself. My baby is not so much a baby anymore, so getting to spend time with baby neices and nephews is a treat for me. It is such a blessing to add another member to our family, and while I love them all, no matter how old they are, having a brand new one to snuggle and smell and photograph is defnitely extra special!

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taylor & kendal

Megan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:44:32 +0000

I just adored this family! These girls had me cracking up from the minute I first met them, and I knew we’d hit it off when I learned they knew everything about princesses! I’ve gone through about four years of princess obsession in my house, so I am well versed in that! I’ve had several of my sessions postponed due to the windy and rainty weather lately, but the evening we had this session, it was gorgeous outside. The perfect evening, for sure. To top off my time with this great family, as we were wrapping things up, my memory came through for me, and I realized that mom and I used to play against each other in high school sports! Talk about a small world!

Be prepared for overshare here. It is so, so hard for me to choose! These little girls are just simply beautiful.

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