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American Idol Fans…let’s celebrate!

May 21, 2009

Did you guys catch the most entertaining season finale Idol has EVER put on last night? Simply amazing! My boy Kris won – although Adam is crazy talented as well and America really couldn’t have gone wrong with either! I have to say that with all that talent in one place there was a little bit of something for every taste – Rod Stewart, Black Eyed Peas, Cyndi Lauper, Santana, Lionel Richie, KISS….good grief that totally made up for the lousy KC and the Sunshine Band visit on disco night.

I’m still on Cloud Nine and want to spread the joy. So if you’re a client and you are reading this. Heck, if you’re not a client and you want to be…here’s the deal.

Make a comment to this post or any other on the blog  and you will get a free 5×7 from a past or future session. Today only. Free is good, right?*

Go Kris!

*one bit of the proverbial fine print (although technically this isn’t fine, the size is the same): Offer does not apply to orders already placed. Thanks!

**UPDATE**

Wow – incredible reponse! Thanks so much to all who participated. We have 21 awesome clients who will be claiming their 5×7!

I will be in touch with everyone to see which 5×7 you would like. They will need to be sent to the lab together to help make the workload manageable, so I will let you know an order deadline. A few people were confused about the fine print. That only applies to orders recently placed with me that have not yet been delivered. Any image that you orginally purchased from a past session will be in the archives and can be pulled. You can also opt to use it for a future session.  These are unmounted 5×7s and unfortunately upgrades to larger sizes are not possible.

Thanks again and please be patient – it may take a few days to get to everyone!

Stay tuned….it’s Flashback Friday!!!

Jenna: Kris ROCKS!!! I was so glad that he pulled it out and not Adam. Adam will do just fine anyway. He seemed super nice, just a little weird.

admin: Erica Baisas gets her 5x7 for commenting a few posts down. Good to point out that you can leave your comment here or anywhere on the blog! Thanks!

Kate O: I was a big Kris fan too! Was happily surprised when he won!

Sheri: I was super glad that Kris won, since he also plays the piano, guitar, etc.! His more style is more conventional and "American." I'm sure Adam will do just fine with the kick start he received.

admin: Erinn gets her prize...commented below! (keeping track of winners here).

Shelley: I was so glad Kris won. He looked totally surprised. I think they were both great guys, Kris is just more my style.

Lisa Dunn: I love American Idol. I'm going to miss it!

admin: Sheree - got your comment 3 down.

Andrea Mirsalimi: Oh, you probably won't like this, but I thought Adam was the one with the most star quality. I think he will be a bigger hit than Chris--even if Adam looks like he stepped out of the Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Julie: I missed it, I had to work last night! But I don't know how I feel about guys that wear eyeliner...

Markita S.: Okay...I really liked Adam. But I agree America could not have gone wrong either way!!!

Markita S.: Although I LOVED Adam....America choose well!!!

Colleen Smith: Yeah...Kris won!! I really thought Adam was going to win, but I was delightfully surprised. Kris was one of my favorites.

Anslie: This was the best season! I loved Kris

Chelsea: I was so excited I actually got through to vote for Kris! :-)

Tomeka: Michelle - long time no hear from - I see your work is still as beautiful as ever Gavan will be 7 months old on the 25th and steadily growing - take care:)

stephanieprock: I was for Kris too! He has been my favorite for the entire time. Plus, I am an AR girl rooting for the home town boy! I don't have any orders pending but I made a comment anyway.... maybe it will apply to future orders? It not oh well... this reminded me to look through your pics... which is always a joy!

Kelly Clymer: I think it turned out the best for everyone. Adam is a superstar and doesn't need idol...Kris is such a sweetheart and can benefit from what idol can offer him!!! I love AI

Diane: Adam is talented and belongs entertaining in Las Vegas! I am so glad Kriss won...this was the best season ever!

admin: Nancy and Athena I got yours a few down and Becky your technical difficulties are noted!

Almost six months of cuteness!

May 19, 2009

How is everyone in internetland? I have no clue what is going on with the weather, but my poor children have braved two unseasonably cool days in shorts because I took Spring for granted and expected her to stick around for awhile. Hopefully she’ll be back soon.

Just a quick peek at the most adorable almost six month old in the Peach State.  My niece (oh yes, you’ve seen her before, but for a recap here she is as a newborn and again at three months) spent the morning with me and I took a few snaps of her. I’ve no doubt she’d knock them dead someday as Miss America….look – she’s already perfected the wave!

She didn’t last for long, and signaled the end of our little session with one huge, contagious yawn. So I finished with a wounded ego for not being able to keep a six month old entertained and the urge to yawn continually – but unable to finish one. You know how frustrating it is when you get stuck mid-yawn?

Did it happen to you, too? Not sure it’s good to have a blog that makes visitors yawn. To help rectify this, here’s an

**EXCITING BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT**

This Friday I will be introducing a new weekly blog feature called Flashback Friday (thank you Angela for the alliteration!).  I will pull an image or two from the archives and feature it on the blog. If your child is featured and you contact me within a week you will receive one 8×10 of any image from that session as well as a free session fee! More details to follow….stay tuned!

Smiles,

Michelle

dena robles: I know I have said it before but OH she is gorgeous. Funny about her perfect wave...she does have it down. Yes, this post left me yawning. It is not you, to my credit it is after 11pm here.

Melissa M.: Sooo stinkin' cute!

Jennifer Bird: Your niece is adorable! Great shots, as always.

Daveen: Michelle, she is beee-utiful! Lovely portraits and sweet little one!

Erinn Osterloh: She is adorable! I love the black and white picture!!!!

Shellie: She is such a doll! That last shot is too cute!

Annie Goode: they don't get much cuter than that! What a sweetie!

Jenna Slomp: What a doll baby! She is so cute!! How lucky she is to have an aunt capturing her in such beautiful images.

Sarah: What a gorgeous little lady. Love the colors here.

Nichol Krupp: These images of this little baby girl are PURE perfection. I love every single one. Great work!

We have a WINNER! Plus a new album!

July 23, 2008

Sorry for the delayed announcement – we’ve had a busy day. The winner of the contest generated by the random number generator is the owner of reply #6….

which is Colleen! Congratulations! Based on our unique visitors to the blog yesterday, your Best Buy giftcard will be in the amount of $60!

We will have another contest very soon so be sure to keep checking in!

And in studio news:

I’m constantly looking for new products that will enhance the beauty of your portraits. Our new albums are just gorgeous and arrive in your choice of Japanese bookbinding fabric and Swiss ribbon binding. The pages are hand-torn deckled edges available in black or natural. A presentation box is available upon request.

See you back here soon!

Contest is on – spread the word!

July 21, 2008

I promised a blog contest and I’m so excited to announce I finally decided on the contest/prize. I’ll shamelessly admit the contests are a strategic ploy to increase traffic to my blog. So it’s fitting that the prize is commensurate with the amount of traffic.

On any given day my blog receives about 30 unique visitors. This is sadly well below the stats for my main website and I know this number can improve. So…the prize for this contest is a

Best Buy Giftcard

And the amount will be determined by the number of unique visitors to my site tomorrow, July 22. Each visitor adds $1 to the prize, up to  $100! I will publish my statcounter results on Wednesday to show the amount won.

I also need help deciding which background to use in my galleries on my website. To enter the contest, simply add a comment to this post voting for your favorite background for my galleries, 1 or 2. That enters you in the drawing to win. Anyone is eligible so spread the word. Remember, the more visitors to the blog tomorrow the bigger the prize! Winner will be selected by the random number generator posted here based on the number assigned to their comment:  http://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/random_no_custom.html . One entry per person, please.

Background 1:

Background 2:

Entries can begin right away, so reply to this post with your favorite background and you’re all set to win! Make sure you spread the word to make that prize bigger.

Good luck! I hope we get 31 unique visitors tomorrow….*grin*.

~Michelle

**Update Tues., 7/22, 2:50pm**

Thanks so much for participation, proofreading (I so need to spellcheck this blog), feedback and sweet comments! Just wanted to give you a peek of where we are with the visitor count. You’re not going to let me get away with a $38.00 prize are you?

I am off to work for a bit. Be sure to check in tomorrow for the winner!

~Michelle