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!

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 from my family!  This was the card we sent out this year, using some of the photos that my dear friend Erin, of Erin Vournas Photography, gave us.  It was a folded card, so the bottom image was the inside spread, and it folded on the left edge.  I think this cards is one of my faves! 

Thank you to the F family for a great session.  It was a delight to meet you all!

 Everyday Art Photography | Bismarck family and child photography

We were so lucky to have such beautiful weather for this session, and this family was so fun.  These girls are just beautiful!  Taylar was so sweet and quiet, and Hailey had me cracking up the entire time.  I especially loved her rendition of Hakunah Matata!

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!

Everyday Art Photography | Bismarck, ND children’s photographer 

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!

Everyday Art Photography | Bismarck, North Dakota child and family photography

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