Wednesday, January 23, 2008

How cute are these?

Yep, title pretty much sums it up. I had to hurry up and order some of the Valentines I posted for my little guy and I LOVE them!!! They are so cute... I'm gonna tie them to treat bags for his pre-school class.....Don't forget - orders need to be placed and paid for by January 31st to get them in time for Valentine's Day!! E-mail me at info@essenceportraits.com with your orders... :)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

the perfect valentine...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, I am offering some Limited Edition pieces that are perfect for that little gift you need...

Limited Edition Mini Storyboard - $50
*sized at 4x8 with two or three images
*includes desktop easel for display
*comes mounted and sprayed for protection


Here are a few examples of the designs available:



Limited Edition 8x8 custom art piece - $65
*mounted and sprayed for protection
*includes desktop easel for display
*one to three images per piece


An example of a custom creation:And, finally for your little Valentine...

Limited Edition Valentines

$55/24 5x7 cards w/ envelopes:

Or, $24/16 wallet sized valentines:


Orders need to be placed and paid for by Thursday, January 31st to ensure delivery to you by Valentine's Day!! E-mail me at info@essenceportraits.com to get your orders in!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

We have a winner....

I can officially say this was my largest blog contest ever... I had almost 700 people stop by to vote!! Wow. That's a lot of family and friends pulling for you all! Every single entry got votes so I know this was tough for everyone!

But, with a *very* close race - from day one, these two were within 1% of each other - we finally have a winner:
These adorable little peanuts are already growing up - Mom contacted me a while ago, saying she was having withdrawals from not having their pictures done in a while, and so I can't wait to see how they've grown! So, Cory - I will be contacting you soon about your mini coffee table book! Very exciting...

And, our runner up....a very close second.... This little beauty (who also happens to be a twin!):Angie & Adam - I'll be contacting you about the mini storyboard you are receiving!!

Thank you everyone for your votes and for sending your friends and family to vote for their favorite images!!

Last but not least, I've got a Valentine's Day Special I'm going to be posting tomorrow, so stay tuned. This will be great and affordable for all the moms and dads out there. Ladies - if you want to give your hubbies some ideas, tell them to swing on by. :)

Monday, January 07, 2008

The Best Image of 2007

Pretty hefty title to carry, right? Well, I tell you what - I've spent the last couple of weeks weeding through, and re-weeding through all the images I took for my lovely clients in 2007. It was H.A.R.D. let me tell you. I'm pretty sure that I not only have the best clients in the world, but I also have the most photogenic. :)

Though I tried with all my might to select an image from each and every one of my sessions, I unfortunately couldn't do that. I thought it *might* get a tish confusing with a hundred entries to choose from. So, I went forth with the ultimate task - the selection process. The images I chose all spoke to me in some way... Some you will see when you look at them, and some may be cause of something a child said, how we connected, or some other reason that made me ultimately fall in love with it.

Now, the truly hard part I am leaving in YOUR hands. You, my friends, will be making the ultimate decision on which of these is named the Best Image of 2007. And, once you do, that lucky person will get something pretty dang special. I will be gifting a 20 page, 5x5 coffee table styled brag book to the lucky winner. These come with a beautiful frosted case to protect your book and are just the perfect size for your purse. The runner up will receive a 4x8 mini storyboard with their image and another of my favorites from their session.

All you have to do is enter your vote for your favorite. There are 20 images in the running and each are numbered accordingly. Find your favorite number (located ABOVE the image of your choice), then scroll down to the bottom for the poll and place your vote! Only one vote per person, please. This contest will end in one week - on Monday, January 14th!!

So.....get voting!

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