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

Please make sure you like the Everyday Art Facebook page so you don’t miss the update on the winners!  Click the icon below…

Congrats, girls!  I will email you the details of your prizes soon!

I mean, how adorable and functional are they?

And they come in all sorts of fun colors and designs to match every outfit your baby boy or girl has!

So, up for grabs to one lucky person is one pair of any in-stock booties (value $30).

But that is not all I’m giving away.  It is early April, and while it doesn’t really feel or look like spring here in Bismarck, it has to be coming soon.  And with spring comes outdoor photo season, which I am so looking forward to.  Maybe you’re expecting a newborn baby soon or your baby’s birthday is coming up?  When was the last time you had a real family photo session?  I’m sure you can think of a great reason to have your child’s life captured, and I’d love to give that to you. 

So, also up for grabs is one Everyday Art Photography photo session (value $125)!

So here are the details.  Please note that comments will be moderated, so if you have never commented on my blog before, your comment may not appear immediately.

To enter, go visit the Bison Booties etsy site, window shop a little, and then come back here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite pair of booties are.  You will have until 6:00 pm CDT on Friday, April 8 to enter, and after that, two random winners will be chosen!

Please like us on Facebook, too!  You can find Everyday Art Photography on Facebook here, and Bison Booties on Facebook here. 

Oh, wait…what was she modeling?  These super adorable Bison Booties, which are made in Mandan!  Later this week, one pair of these booties will be given away right here on my blog.  And if you don’t win the booties, you will also have a chance to win an Everyday Art Photography photo session!  So exciting.  So make sure you check back later this week for your chance to enter.

Congrats to Jess!  I can’t wait to see what you get!  Check your email for your gift certificate.

Thank you all for participating, and happy weekend!

It was a very close race.  This image came in first by only 16 votes!  Congrats to the M family!  Your custom image box will be on your doorstep soon!

Coming in second…

And just because I’m in the giving mood, and I know how hard they tried, I am going to give the H family a set of three of these super cute mini accordian albums.  These are another one of my favorite products.  They are the perfect little brag book to keep in your bag or give to the grandparents!

And the winner of the free session and $100 print credit is…

Congrats to all of the winners, and thanks again everyone for participating!  I hope you all will keep coming back to check out my work!

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{the details}

Below, I’ve posted one image from every session I’ve done in the past six months.  Clients, tell all of your family and friends to come here to my blog to vote for your photo.  If you don’t know any of these people, just leave your vote for the photo you like the best.  To vote, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post only, with the image number you are voting for.  I will not count votes that are emailed, left on Facebook, or entered somewhere else, so that is very important.  One vote per email address is allowed.

{the prizes}

The client with the winning photo will receive one of these beautiful, custom designed image boxes containing all the images from their session {$500 value}.  These are one of my most favorite products!  They are a wonderful way to display your images.  In addition, you will receive 50% off a portrait session fee to be used toward a session in 2010 {$62.50 value}.

That’s not all, though…when the voting ends, I will randomly select one of the voters, who will receive a free portrait session in 2010 along with a $100 print credit {$225 value}!  Session must take place within 40 miles of the Bismarck/Mandan area.

So, here you go!  VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!  Contest ends Tuesday, March 16th at 5:00 pm CST. 

ETA:  If you’ve never commented on my blog before, your comment will not show up until I approve it, so no worries if you don’t see it right away!  And clients, you can definitely vote for yourself if you want!

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