And We Have A Winner

After an afternoon of feverish vote counting and recounting, we have a winner of the "Best in 2007" blog contest. I am so glad that everyone has enjoyed voting for their little UpperCase cuties. For the next contest I may have to hire an accountant to tally the votes, as math has never been my strongest subject! This vote count was extremely close (like within just a couple of votes close). I have had some votes emailed to me by people who were unable to leave comments and I also did not count any votes or emails that came in after noon yesterday, so if you count all the comments and come up with a something different then you will know why. :) So without further ado, the contest winner is (........drumroll please........): Photo Number 1 which belongs to Mr. Soulful Eyes Elliott. Congratulations to Elliott and his family as they have won a free session to be redeemed sometime in 2008. I can't wait to have another session with you Elliott!

Thanks so much to everyone who allowed me to use their photos in the contest. Each and every one of those photos are very special to me and will soon be finding a special spot in my studio for display. If you haven't seen the studio in a while, it is coming along nicely. My wonderful husband gave me a beautiful counter-height table and chairs to use for proofing as a Christmas gift. I also now have a big comfy adult-sized chair in the studio for lounging, nursing, etc. and by the end of the week I will have a lovely custom-made mantel on the fireplace. I am in the process of ordering recent favorite photos for the mantel and a few other spots around the studio.

I am still working on my new business policies, pricing, etc for 2008 and hope to have the information out to all of you in the near future. I am also looking at a few new photo and marketing opportunities that I hope to be telling you about in the near future as well. Of course, in addition to getting the business in gear for 2008, I am booking and shooting sessions. So if you'd like to book a 2008 session feel free to call or email me.

Now I can't have a post without sharing some photos, so here are some shots from recent sessions:

sweet, newborn Charlie--can you think of a better Christmas present than him!:




handsome, three-month old Roman--he's already a repeat client since I did his mom's maternity photos and his newborn portaits as well :)




our own little Stella at her six month session--yes, those are adorable baby leg warmers she's wearing (email if you want more info. about them!):




and finally, my gorgeous neice Paige at her nine month session--tell me this girl doesn't have personality!: