Happy 1st Birthday Contest

 

Happy 1st Birthday Contest

"A One-year-old child is so many things-- A tiny discoverer of butterfly wings, a hugger of teddies, a sweet sleepyhead, and someone to dream for in bright years ahead..."



 I don't have kids of my own, but I know how special a child's 1st birthday can be. For that I decided to do this contest and give many a chance to win other than do, what seems to be a popularity contest, when it comes to having a picture liked. This way all will have a chance at the big price. I love children and seriously cannot wait to be able to have one of my own. I think this has been one of my most desired wishes, but only God decides when to send him/her to me. So while that happens, I enjoy seeing the smiling faces of these wonderful little ones, trying to crawl or walk to momma, or in one case when Bella (pictured in the center)was crawling to me to give me a big hug! These days for me are some of the best, the sound of their voices makes me giggle and brings a new something to my day. Good luck to all of you and can't wait to capture more smiling faces to add to my albums.

READY? SET? OK Here is how this Contest will GO......

To give other’s a chance at winning something at Loveli Photography, anyone that has won something in the past does not qualify for this contest.  This contest will be done in a lottery type of form. You all will have the opportunity to submit an entry and put your child’s name 3 times for a greater chance to win. The 3 ways you can get their name submitted is super easy!  Keep reading so you can see what steps you need to take to get their name in!

Dates:

Entries will be received between Today, Wednesday, May 23^rd- 11pm, Tuesday, June 5^th. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 6^th. Since I will be in California from June 6^th-June 10^th and so that all can see that winner was selected at random and fairly, I will have my friend Veronica, from Turista Accidental Photography record as we pull out the winning name from the bowl.  There will also be 2 other winners, but prices will be different for all 3.

Qualifications:

·         Child must be 8 months (not about to turn) to recently turned 1 year in May.  I selected for the contest participants to be for kids 8 months and 1 because the photo shoot cannot happen after August 31^st. I want to give one of you moms a free photo shoot of your child’s first milestone and that is their 1^st birthday! Whether he/she will be turning 1 in a few months or is already 1 and all that is missing is their pictures! :D

·         Must be a fan of Loveli Photography

·         Have not won in any of my previous contest before.

·         When sending your email, please include the subject as "Happy 1st Contest", your name, phone number where you could be contacted, FB page, child’s name, his/her birthdate (month/day/year), favorite colors, and statement (see Step 4).

Rules:

·         Follow all steps before sending an email.

·         Make sure that you meet all qualifications before you do so.

·         No badmouthing on other people’s comments

·         Only 1 entry of a child per household
·         You must submit your entry (this means complete all steps and send an email) by no later than 11pm on Tuesday, June 5th. I will not accept any late ones as I have allowed enough time for you to submit an entry.
·         You will schedule your appointment no later than August 31, 2012.

Steps to entering the contest:

1.       Comment on Loveli Photography’s wall & on one of your favorite pictures. At the end of that comment make sure to put "Happy 1st Contest.” This is your 1^st entry.

2.       Go into my blog and comment on the blog related to this contest, why this would make your child’s 1^st birthday extra special and what your child’s favorite cartoon character is. Make sure to leave your FB name so that I can track your entry. This is your 2nd entry.

3.       Invite at least 2 friends over to Loveli Photography, make sure they “like” the page, and leave a comment tagging you as the person who referred them. This is your 3^rd entry.

4.       This step does not earn you a entry, but after, and only after you have done all 3 steps, send me an email to Loveli.fotography@gmail.com with the subject “Happy 1st Contest” and include everything that I asked for in the qualifications part. Include your statement: I, (your name), have completed all steps, have read all the contest information and am aware of how this contest will be played. I agree to follow all the rules stated.

 What are the prizes?

1st Place:

FULL first Birthday Shoot

1- 20x24

2- 8x10

10 4x6 prints

2- 8 wallet sheets

You can choose to exchange all of your prints for an 8 page/16 sides hard cover photo book and get a special pricing at a 20x24 or 16x20 print.

DVD with Edits & Copyright

Cake for Cake Smash (Cake by Taste-E-Licious by Diana)

Balloons (color of your choice)

**If you recently took pictures with me and have not yet won any of my contest, you are still eligible. If you happen to win 1st place, we'll discuss the prize since you have already taken photos with me.

2nd Place:

1 hour shoot

1 11x14

Get a special pricing to upgrade to a 20x24 or 16x20 print

DVD with edits & copyright

3rd Place:

1 hour shoot

1 8x10

Get a special pricing to upgrade to a 16x20 or 11x14 print

DVD with edits & copyright

What's coming in the next couple months

May is here and almost gone or so it seems as I have been keeping a busy schedule myself with school, my first job and then my photography. I can't complaint though, I am one lucky girl to have these wonderful things and it is my determination to succeed that keeps me on my toes always going.

Even though I recently learned that I have a broken part of my tibia and may need surgery...this could only mean that I will be out for a while, hoping not too much. For the meantime, I have been delaying my MRI, but after that surgery will be talked about with my doctor. To tell you the truth, I'm a bit scared since I have never been in a hospital, at least not admited into one. I'll keep everyone posted as the time comes around.

 For now I wanted to talk about the season all high school/college seniors have been waiting, for what seems a lifetime...Graduation Day! I've had the opportunity to photograph several wonderful high school and college seniors and can't say Thank you enough for allowing me to be part of this accomplishment.

After spending a few hours with these girls and guy I began thinking about something special to give out to at least 4 grads and an opportunity to get some free announcement cards, prints and yes of course a senior shoot for free! I began researching and found that many photographers are allowing some Seniors and Juniors to be something that is called  "Senior Reps." What this means for Loveli Photography is that I will be working on this over the summer to begin this Senior Rep program in which it allows current Seniors Class of 2013 and Juniors that are Class of 2014 to be Loveli Photography's Senior Reps and get some specials as well as get a free photo shoot session and the extra goodies (still planning out this part). So if you're interested and are about to be a Senior Class of 2013 (high school and college seniors) or are about to be a Junior Class of 2014 stay alert to my blogs because I will be posting information on how you can become one of my Senior Reps and you can submit your application beginning August 2011 (yes my anniversary month!)

In the meantime I leave you with a few sessions of this past weekend's Senior Class of 2012 from Pasadena Memorial High School. It started a bit crazy due to our chosen location being busy with some sort of marathon going on, but finally got it started at Discovery Green and found several spots in where the girls were just being themselves. The pictures show their personalities and how outgoing they are! I had such a blast with both and am very happy with the end result! Kassandra and Libby, Thank you for being such great models and girls! I wish you the best in your future endeavors and congratulations once again!