It’s was a packed summer of photographing weddings & some additional family commitments, so I had to delay the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair Happy Baby Contest until the Fall. A HUGE THANK YOU to all the participating families & their patience with the delay. I’m excited to finally have the chance now to run the contest & hope the lucky winner will have the chance to use their free session for a holiday portrait! So take a peek through the details below & please vote for your favorite happy baby!

We had so much fun with our photo booth & contest at the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair at Fort Mason. At the fair, we set up a simple background to photograph anyone interested in the contest. It was so much fun to meet all the beautiful kiddos & their families, and I photographed over 20 children!!! The studio set-up is very different than my typical portrait sessions, which I think of as more of a story-telling, lifestyle approach to portraiture, but this set-up worked perfectly for this particular venue and contest.

So now, the fun starts – let the voting begin!!!

Here is how it works:

1. Take a peek at the images below, select your favorite, note their # and cast your vote!

2. After you cast your vote, you’ll be able to see the current results of the voting.

3. Invite friends & family to vote as too!

4. Only one vote per person.

5. Voting ends at 11:59pm on October 17, 2010.

6. The lucky winner will be announced October 18, 2010 on the blog.

The image with the MOST votes will win:

- 1-2 hour weekday lifestyle portrait session on-location (anywhere in SF Bay Area)

- Online slideshow of photographer’s favorite images

- Online proofing gallery of session images

- 1 8×10 fine art canvas gallery wrap, ready to hang & beautifully display

Here are the contestants. I can’t imagine how anyone will decide – they are all so adorable! At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’ll say it again anyways – I love my job!!!

Sad you missed the chance to enter your own child? Don’t worry, we’ll be setting up once more at the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair on Sunday, November 21st at Fort Mason! Stop by and see us!

For more information about wedding or lifestyle portrait photography in the San Francisco Bay Area, album design or other fun photography tips, feel free to reach out by email: lori@loriphoto.com or via the contact link on my website.

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Special thanks to my friend and wonderful photographer as well, Cara Gardner for helping out at the photo booth! Thank you, thank you!!!

WOW. And WOW again.

I had no idea that the photo contest would get this kind of response!!! The total number of votes was over 2,000!!!

So, these children are very loved. That is clear. The support they generated was just inspiring. So inspiring, that I’m expanding the winnings a bit, so that everyone wins!

You see, I’m the kind of mom that when my kids have birthday parties, I make sure no one “loses” at birthday games. When the kids run like mad to find the last chair in musical chairs, and suddenly they are “out,” that’s when they get a prize. I admit, it’s kind of confusing, because suddenly, it’s fun to get “out.” But for me, I guess I like that win or lose, it’s always fun to participate.

So, everyone who participated wins a free digital download of their favorite file from the photo booth! Yay!!! Tell your kids from me that there will always be a prize for them at my parties!!!

And now… drumroll please…

The winner of the free weekday photo session & 8×10 fine art canvas from their session is #27!!!

Because the voting was soooooo close all week with the top two, I’ve decided to also give a 2nd place prize to #14 for a free weekday mini-session!

And then 3rd place prizes go to all those who collected more than 50 votes, so congratulations to #37, #19, #23, #34 & #4! You’ve won a $50 gift certificate good towards any 2010 session!

Be sure check back on the blog for posts of the winners, and stick around to vote in the next few weeks for the winner from our San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair photo booth contest!

For more information about wedding or lifestyle portrait photography in the San Francisco Bay Area, album design or other fun photography tips, feel free to reach out by email: lori@loriphoto.com or via the contact link on my website.

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Did you miss our Happy Baby & Child Photo Contest at the East Bay Baby Fair? Then head on over to our complimentary photo booth at the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair tomorrow & strike a pose!

The Spring San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair is a terrific event for new, expectant parents & families! There are tons of wonderful local resources & companies that attend and offer great deals on products and services. There are also free workshops and $100 goodie bags for the first 150 families!

We’ll also be offering our complimentary photo booth again for another Happy Baby & Child Photo Contest! Bring your child by the booth for a quick picture & see them up on the blog in about two weeks to start the voting. Again, the child whose image receives the most votes will receive a free weekday portrait session and 8×10 fine art canvas gallery wrap, ready to hang & beautifully display.

Portrait sessions are 1-2 hours on-location in the Bay Area, with a goal of capturing beautiful storytelling images of your family. To get a sense of my portrait session style & approach, feel free to browse my portfolio under the portrait section, or peek through some recent family, baby & child portrait session examples here.

For a lot more info on the fair, check out this flyer here!

Looking forward to meeting many more children & families tomorrow!

For more information about wedding or lifestyle portrait photography in the San Francisco Bay Area, album design or other fun photography tips, feel free to reach out by email: lori@loriphoto.com or via the contact link on my website.

For the most up-to-date offers & details, sign-up for the LPP newsletter.

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We had so much fun a few weeks back with our photo booth & contest at the East Bay Baby & Kid Fair, sponsored by Birthways. At the fair, we set up a simple background and light to photograph anyone interested in the Happy Baby & Kid Photo Contest. It was so much fun to meet all the beautiful kiddos & their families, and I photographed 40 children!!! The studio set-up very different than my typical portrait sessions, which I think of as more of a story-telling, lifestyle approach to portraiture, but this set-up worked perfectly for this particular venue and contest.

So now, the fun starts – let the voting begin!!!

Here is how it works:

1. Take a peek at the images below, select your favorite, note their # and cast your vote!

2. After you cast your vote, you’ll be able to see the current results of the voting.

3. Invite friends & family to vote as too!

4. Only one vote per person.

5. Voting ends at midnight on June 7, 2010.

6. The lucky winner will be announced June 8, 2010 on the blog.

The image with the MOST votes will win:

- 1-2 hour weekday lifestyle portrait session on-location (anywhere in SF Bay Area)

- Online slideshow of photographer’s favorite images

- Online proofing gallery of session images

- 1 8×10 fine art canvas gallery wrap, ready to hang & beautifully display

Here are the contestants. I can’t imagine how anyone will decide – they are all so adorable!
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Sad you missed the chance to enter your own child? Don’t worry, we’ll be setting up once more at the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair this Sunday, June 6th at Fort Mason! Stop by and see us!

For more information about wedding or lifestyle portrait photography in the San Francisco Bay Area, album design or other fun photography tips, feel free to reach out by email: lori@loriphoto.com or via the contact link on my website.

Or follow me on Twitter, Facebook or sign-up for the LPP newsletter.

Special thanks to my friend and wonderful photographer as well, Cara Gardner for helping out at the photo booth! Thank you, thank you!!!