Category Archives: 06. CONTESTS

Winning Mom #3

The third Mom I chose was Lorie. Here is the entry that was submitted: Lorie is one of my dearest friends. She is also a great mother of three handsome boys. Lorie has a full house and is always running around taking them to swim meets, karate classes, carpooling to playdates, etc. Her household is...

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November 28, 2009 - 1:48 pm

Shannon - What a great session Jen. Their family looks so happy. I love seeing all the winning mom’s and their lovely children. What a great contest! Very special indeed.

Winning Mom #2

The second Mom I chose for my May Mother’s Day contest was Tina. Tina, her husband and her son (Sonny) had a rough several months.  Sonny was born with a mild heart murmur, but they were told it was probably nothing to worry about and that he would likely outgrow it. He went through all...

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November 16, 2009 - 8:28 pm

Julia Hull - Wow. What an amazing gift, to an amazing Mom. Well deserved! Thoughts and prayers will be this sweet family. :o)

November 13, 2009 - 10:57 pm

Sue Billings - You’ve captured Sonny’s personality beautifully. And your images clearly show how much Tina adores and loves her little Sonny.

November 13, 2009 - 4:20 pm

Luisa Chocron - These are absoltuely FABULOUS!!! Tina’s little boy is growing up. Thanks Jennifer for givin TIna this wonderful irreplaceable pictures!

Winning Mom #1

Back in May, I hosted a contest that asked readers to nominate a deserving Mom for a free photo session. The only request was that those submitting mothers tell me why she was so deserving. As you can imagine, I received a lot of entries. The truth is that it was very difficult for me...

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November 9, 2009 - 12:02 pm

Julia Hull - Nancy is such an inspiration. I really hope she is blessed by your photo shoot. She truly deserves blessings like this and so much more for the loving sacrifice she has made for this child. She’s a beautiful person, inside and out. Thank you for sharing her story and her picture with us.

Julia

November 5, 2009 - 10:30 pm

katrina + andrew = sedona bride - these are soooo sweet… i’m super impressed with how busy you are with a buys photography studio and being a mom that you took the time for this contest, it’s inspiring… you couldn’t have picked a better family. they must love their photos! xoxo katrina

November 5, 2009 - 3:47 pm

Tracy - Absolutely amazing! You can feel the love they share through these photos.

New Contest! Leave a comment and win

I sent out my latest newsletter today and announced this new contest. (If you are not on the mailing list and would like to be, you can sign up here. Just put “newsletter” in the subject and I’ll add you.) In honor of the new blog and the all new comment interface (hence, making it...

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July 16, 2010 - 1:19 am

Baum - Thanks nice work

September 26, 2009 - 12:46 pm

angela - The color green really suits you and the website!

September 18, 2009 - 12:44 pm

jenjoaz - Thanks so much ladies!

September 17, 2009 - 10:31 pm

Cheryl Sexton - I love the new look, Jen! Congratulations on your continued success. I’m so happy for you and can’t wait to continue to follow your business.

September 17, 2009 - 6:19 pm

Christa Scott - I love the new look! Great job on the blog & website!

September 17, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Haley Swank - The new website looks great! Not sure if I’m the 40th or not…:0

Mothers’ Day Contest Winner

I’m finally settled in my hotel room in Oklahoma and have had a chance to read all the entries that came in over the past few days for this contest. To say I am floored by all the amazing mothers out there — and thank you to all of you who submitted on their behalf...

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May 12, 2009 - 11:41 am

Mary Driscoll King - Wow, what amazing stories those three mother’s have! This is such a fabulous idea and so generous of you!

May 11, 2009 - 4:27 pm

Jennifer Thye - What a great thing you did! All three of those moms are amazing. Have fun shooting their photos. I am sure they will love them!

May 11, 2009 - 2:40 pm

Olivia - You are AWESOME Jen! You have such a big heart!

May 11, 2009 - 8:22 am

Tira J - Wow! These are some pretty powerful stories of some heroic women who have gone to the ends of the earth to become awesome Mom’s. I am glad you chose all three! Congratulations to you ladies!

May 10, 2009 - 11:26 pm

Lizzie Kimball - This was such an awesome contest Jen! These stories are truly touching, I know you made the right choice in these three. This will be the greatest gift to them- I am so happy for them and cannot wait to see what you do!

Happy Mothers Day to you! :)

Mothers Day Contest: Nominate a Deserving Mom for a free session

There is no doubt that times are tough right now and a lot of people are hurting financially. But even in these times, a mother’s job is never done, and there a lot of wonderful Mom’s who continue to give of themselves, do for others and generally give back in whatever ways they can. So,...

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May 10, 2009 - 10:12 pm

Anonymous - Can’t wait to find out!! Thanks again for this :]

-Debi.