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the winner is…

alpana — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:48:04 +0000

I realized that I didn’t announce the results from out blog contest here but did on our Facebook page. You can “like” our page to keep up with the news + tidbits that often don’t get posted on the blog. The cute little guy you see above on canvas won a 16 x 20 canvas + $300 gift certificate for his parents. The 2nd place went to no. 8 and third to no. 10. Thanks to all those that voted for their favorite image and commented on the blog/facebook. Also, the Target gift card was won by Lindsay Vandemotter for commenting on our Facebook page!

you choose, you win!

alpana — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:08:26 +0000

Thought I’d kick off the New Year with a blog photo contest. I picked some of my favorite photographs from the past two years and want you to vote for your favorite image.

The contest prize is a 16 x 20″ canvas of the winning image. In addition, they would also receive a $300 gift certificate that can be utilized toward a photo session. The session will have to be completed by August 15, 2011. This also applies to entries that are from out of town. The second place winner will receive a $200 gift certificate and the third place a $100 gift certificate.

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Ready to play? Here are the rules:

1. Vote for any one image that strikes your fancy. Votes are monitored by IP address so one vote per person only.
2. If your picture is in the contest, feel free to vote for it. Share it with your friends/family and have them vote. But remember one vote per person
3. Voting will stay open through January 24th, 11 pm PST.
4. The results won’t be published until after the contest. They will be announced on January 26th.

And now for some more fun…
For all you voter-bees (other than the contest entrants), a prize too! A $25 Target gift card. To qualify all you have to do is post a comment on our Facebook page saying, “I voted”. A random winner will be picked.
ps. The Target gift card offer is limited to US residents only.

We have a contest winner!

alpana — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:23:11 +0000

Thank you so much for being good sports and voting in the contest. There were over a hundred comments on the photos and a good number were for no. 11, Superman. I also want to thank all the other contestants as I loved each and every one of the photos. I have been a bit under the weather with a fever. It was also a bit of a crazy day as I did a bunch of photos of the kid’s at my son’s school wondering why I didn’t feel like myself. So I am going to take a couple days off and will announce the winner of the gift card in a few days. Meanwhile, Superman’s mommy please feel free to get in touch with me about your prize.

Vote for your favorite photo! A win-win for you and the entries.

alpana — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:32:22 +0000

Oops…realized that I didn’t have a contest end date. The contest will end on Feb 27th. Please be sure to have your votes in.

It’s that time again. I try to do a blog contest every year with a few of my favorite photos from the year. Last year, I was out of the country so this is last year’s contest I have too many favorites but I had to limit the entries to make this work.

The rules are simple!

1. In the comment section, vote for your favorite photo using the number. It might take a day or so for the comment to show up.

2. Anyone can vote- whether your photo is in the contest or not.

3. To keep it fair only one vote per family- so no extras votes for each of your kids, cats or dogs if the photo is yours (or not). By all means, send it to aunts, cousins and friends and have them vote for your picture.

4. The winning photo gets a complimentary 11 x 14″ print.

5. For multiple votes on the winning pictures I will be in touch with you. If you are local, you will be eligible for a 15 minute photo session with me (products are NOT included and you need to be able to travel to me). All you have to do is tell me why I should pick you and the best story will win- I will pick one winner. If you aren’t local or don’t want a session, the winner get a complimentary $25 Target card. Please be sure to include your email address with your vote to get in touch with you.

The photos are not listed in any particular order. Please note that the numbers are UNDER the image.

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the votes are in…

alpana — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:48:00 +0000

drumroll please…
for no. 11 Curly Haired Girl
This little cutie pie’s mama has yet to look at the proofs so this should be a nice surprise to have a 11 x 14″ print to order! Congrats to the T family and Miss M for winning the blog contest.

It was an amazingly close contest with the difference of one vote. Coming in a close 2nd was no.10 Freedom. Since it was so close I am going to give the 2nd place winner a 5 x 7″ print from their recent session. Please contact me to claim your prizes.

And then my little assistant helped me draw a name for the $25 Starbucks card. The gift card goes to Kimberley West.

Thanks to all of you that took the time to send in your votes. Wishing you all happy holidays!

Cast your vote and win a prize

alpana — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:26:00 +0000

In the spirit of the holidays, I am running a little blog contest. All you blog readers….this is your chance to participate. I have picked just a few of my random favorite photos (sorry, I have so many favorites to pick from so please don’t feel bad if I didn’t pick your favorite).

How does this work?
If you’d like to participate, please send me an email with your vote for the picture you like best. Unlike traditional contests you can vote even if you are a client with a photo in the contest. But your family gets ONE vote… so you, your partner, pets, kids all get one vote. Go ahead and send the link to your friends/family by clicking the handy little link at the bottom of the post and ask them to vote. Your aunt, grandmother, uncle, colleague…anyone can send in their vote.

But what’s in it for you?
A cool prize. The photo with the most votes would be awarded a 11 x 14″ print. On Dec 18th, a random name will be drawn from those that have voted and you will get a $25 Starbucks gift card. Be sure to include your mailing address with your vote.

The contest ends Dec 17th (random day…but it is my parent’s anniversary!)

To see photos bigger, click on the image
1. Mommy and baby
2. Hold on to me
3. Giggles with daddy 4. Chasing dreams
5. Innocence 6. Sparkle
7. Little boy found
8. The rock star9. The bond
10. Freedom
11. Curly haired girl