Best of 2010 | Ridgewood New Jersey Children and Family photographer
It is time for my second annual ‘Best of the Year’ contest! I had a lot more sessions this year compared to the last one so this time around it was even more difficult to select the finalists. But after a LONG deliberation and discussions with my photographers and ‘civilian’ friends I was able to narrow them down to the final seventeen. Now it is up to you to decide which image gets the title of the Image of the Year at Live Love Laugh Photos – and the grand prize that goes along with it:)
There will be THREE winners:
1) The Image with the most votes wins (to vote use the poll below). The winner will receive an 11×14 gallery wrapped canvas of the winning image or an image of their choice from a session in 2011. And as if that was not enough, the winner will also receive $100 print credit to be used for a regular session in 2011.
2) The Runner up will receive a $100 gift certificate to be used for a regular session in 2011.
3) Please add comments along with your votes: I will randomly select one of the comments and the submitter will receive a FREE spring mini session package valued at $300! Mini sessions will take place in Bergen County and you can keep it for yourself or give it to friends or family in the area. So go ahead and submit a comment, I would love to hear from you!
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- ‘Like‘ Live Love Laugh Photos on Facebook
- Spread the word about this contest on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc. You will get an extra vote for each entry you submit – just write about it on the Live Love Laugh Photos Facebook page
Fine print
- Voting will run from now till the end of day on Sunday, January 23
- I will announce the winners on my blog on Monday, January 24
- Please keep things fair and vote only for one image – IP addresses will be monitored 🙂
- I reserve the right to disqualify entries or terminate/modify contest if necessary
And don’t forget about my Maternity and Newborn Promotion that is going till the end of February – your entire session fee will be credited towards your purchase as a print credit!
And now without further ado I present to you my favorite images of 2010! Scroll down below the images to vote and leave a comment for the mini session drawing.
Image 1: Pretty in Pink
Image 2: Beauty
Image 3: Sleeping Beauty
Image 4: Nice Wheels!
Image 5: Belly Laugh
Image 6: Double Trouble
Image 7: Family Fun in the Flower Field
Image 8: Motherly Love
Image 9: Taking Time to Smell the Flowers
Image 10: Daddy’s Little Girls
Image 11: First Time at the Beach
Image 12: Thoughtful
Image 13: That’s Life
Image 14: Brand New
Image 15: Peek-a-Boo !
Image 16: Life is Better with Balloons
Image 17: Sisters
Those chocolate drop eyes get you every time!
Wow, these pictures are absolutely amazing!! It will be a tough competition, but my decision was easy since I’m biased on one in particular…. Good luck to all!!
This is what having kids is all about!!
lena – you are so talented. I love them all. I am such a sucker for tutus tho 🙂 xo, Nicole
Love your work! I picked “That’s Life” because it was so telling of a day in the life with small children. Happy, Cranky and Sleeping..right now with a set of 15 month old twins, that is exactly the mood of each and every day!
Lena:
I love ALL of the images but “First Time at the Beach” really made me smile. That look of “should I or shouldn’t I?” is priceless.
-Julie Tomasella
Can’t resist those beautiful brown eyes.
Lena,
wow, amaing pictures. hard to choose from 🙂
#4, Nice Wheels is a classic! A stirring family portrait, with all the timeless elements of art: serene female beauty, parental and still lover-like affection, the so-happy innocence of a devilishly-handsome toddler cavorting on his trike, and a setting that could be a European Grand Tour garden. The perspective is quietly inspired. Black and white is so right for this. Well done to the artist!!(and the subjects.) A happy coincidence?
I must say that nearly all the images are pretty memorable. Not an easy choice, but I absolutely prefer Nice Wheels over all.
Your pictures are beautiful Lena, and the moments captured are precious. My personal favorite is the belly laugh because it just totally captures that little girl’s joy!
Wonderful images! it was too hard to choose 😉 Congratulations on a fabulous year
Beautiful pictures! Great job. Kudos to you.
You’re an amazing talent! I could have voted for each one! Congrats on a year of beautiful work.
Your pictures are amazing. They make me smile, laugh, even tear up 🙂 My favorite is “Nice Wheels”…..it looks timeless. Thank you for sharing some of your favorite pictures. I will definitely be booking a session with you soon.
Cheers!
I really liked the peek-a-boo photo, number 15. The natural setting works as a great backdrop. The leaves are interesting on their own, yet are uniform enough as to not detract from the subject. The child peeking through the leaves is cute and gives a nice candid effect.
I love your pictures- absolutely priceless!
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