barden photography blog » contest http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 BEAUTIFUL http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2012/18791/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2012/18791/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:30 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=18791

It’s time for BEAUTIFUL again!

I will be awarding 2 families a photo session.

Email me @ dcbarden@gmail.com – write a paragraph or two about a family you know that deserves a FREE photo session.

I will be choosing 2 families from the entries and announce the winners on March 1st. The deadline for the submissions will be February 29th. I need to hear from 10 people to make this contest work!!

Make sure to tell me WHAT MAKES THEIR FAMILY BEAUTIFUL.

If you were a previous beautiful winner – you can’t win again – sorry bout that!

I can’t wait to read your submissions!

]]> http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2012/18791/feed/ 0 *G* FAMILY – BEAUTIFUL WINNERS http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/g-family-beautiful-winners/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/g-family-beautiful-winners/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:53:12 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=17075 Sarah submitted Kimarie and her family for the beautiful contest – and they won! We met at Waverly Glen for their session in August!

Kimarie’s littlest guy is only 10 days older than our Fitzy!

LOOK AT THAT FACE!

Sarah is now a freshman in college! She needed a picture of this wonderful family to take with her!

Kimarie – thank you for being a BEAUTIFUL family – inside and out!

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THE CONTEST WINNERS FOR JUNE!

The month of June – LAUGHTER!

5th place from Rachel!

4th place from Aszur!

3rd place from Jeanette!

2nd place by Allison!

1st place by Rachel!

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER is a photo submitted by Belinda! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that face!

Thank you again for sharing your photos with me!

Along with bragging rights – Belinda – you get a $10 GC to shutterfly – make sure to email me again with your email address to confirm!

Rachel, Aszur, Jeanette, Allison, and Rachel – enjoy your bragging rights!

I will be taking a break from contests for the rest of the year – due to decreased interest and a cute baby boy that I am loving on!

I hope that they will return in January!

Encourage one another!

]]> http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/june-winners/feed/ 2 MAY WINNERS http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/may-winners/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/may-winners/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:39:42 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=16083 THE CONTEST WINNERS FOR MAY -

The month of MAY was – NEWBORNS (birth to 2 weeks)!

5th place from Karen!

4th place from Ashleigh!

3rd place from Stacy!

2nd place by Amy!

1st place by Belinda!

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER is a photo submitted by Marianne! I love the newness of this photo – the emotion on momma’s face!

Thank you again for sharing your photos with me!

Along with bragging rights – Marianne – you get a $10 GC to shutterfly – make sure to email me again with your email address to confirm!

Karen, Ashleigh, Stacy, Amy, and Belinda – enjoy your bragging rights!

Encourage one another!

]]> http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/may-winners/feed/ 3 JUNE CONTEST – LAUGHTER http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/june-contest-laughter/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/june-contest-laughter/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:09:03 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=16080 The contest for June is LAUGHTER!

The rules are still the same -

1. You must submit a photo that YOU took!

2. You can submit up to 3 photos per contest.

3. You can be an amateur or a professional.

4. You MUST submit the entry to dcbarden@gmail.com with LAUGHTER as the headline.

The contest ends June 30th!

I need at least 10 people to enter the contest – and there will be a prize for the winner!

]]> http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/june-contest-laughter/feed/ 0 APRIL WINNERS & MAY CONTEST http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/april-winners-may-contest/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/april-winners-may-contest/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 19:34:44 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=15994 I told you about this family at the end of March -

In October of 2009 I photographed Carl & Pam’s wedding – a BEAUTIFUL wedding with an amazing couple! In October of 2010 they were blessed with a baby girl – Piper! At almost a month old – Piper was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. She is doing remarkably well and has a wonderful support system! On May 21st – Pam and Carl will be participating in a CF walk with Piper’s Posse! You can read more about Piper’s story – here!

I would love to be there for Pam & Carl and their sweet baby girl – but since I cannot – I will be donating 10% of my revenue for the month of April to Piper’s Posse!

PLEASE click on the link above and give what you can to help find a cure! I also encourage you to check out Confessions of a CF Husband. When Pam first asked me to pray for Piper and her tests – I directed her to this website – which helped me understand CF. I don’t know how I came upon his blog – but have been following their story since their little girl was born!

THANKS TO MY APRIL CLIENTS – I was able to give $161 to Piper’s Posse!!!

THE CONTEST FOR MAY –

The contest for May is NEWBORNS – birth to two weeks!

The rules are still the same -

1. You must submit a photo that YOU took!

2. You can submit up to 3 photos per contest.

3. You can be an amateur or a professional.

4. You MUST submit the entry to dcbarden@gmail.com with NEWBORNS as the headline.

The contest ends May 31st!

I need at least 10 people to enter the contest – and there will be a prize for the winner!

THE CONTEST WINNERS FOR APRIL -

The month of APRIL was – SIGNS OF SPRING!

5th place from Tracy!

4th place from Wendy!

3rd place from Crystal!

2nd place by Daye!

1st place by Johna!

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER is a photo submitted by Kristen! LOVE LOVE LOVE this photo!

Thank you again for sharing your photos with me!

Along with bragging rights – Kristen – you get a $10 GC to shutterfly – make sure to email me again with your email address to confirm!

Tracy, Wendy, Crystal, Daye, & Johna – enjoy your bragging rights!

Encourage one another!

DON’T FORGET – MINI-MINI SESSIONS!

Saturday – May 28th – from 10 am to 2 pm – at the VFW pavilion in Mansfield! There is a limit to 4 people in the photographs – although individual shots will be taken too! There is no need for an appointment – but you may have to wait to get your photos taken! You will get 15 to 20 photos in the session – they will be emailed to you via SHUTTERFLY to order online! You can get a CD of the photos to reproduce for an extra charge of $10. Actual PRINTS will not be given out. Remember that this is to benefit Nicholas and his FOURTH heart surgery this summer! There is a minimum donation of $50 – ALL PROCEEDS will benefit Nicholas and his trip to Oklahoma City!

Thank YOU for making barden photography what it is today – I am so excited about what the third year will bring!

]]> http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/april-winners-may-contest/feed/ 1 FITZGERALD – SON OF A SPEAR WARRIOR http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/fitzgerald-son-of-a-spear-warrior/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/fitzgerald-son-of-a-spear-warrior/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:34:39 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=15514 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

That is the “verse” we have chosen for Fitzgerald as his life verse!

We are so excited to raise this little baby with God’s direction!

I don’t even know what the prize might be – but I want to run a contest about Fitzy’s birth!

Make sure to comment on this blog post with your guess on his birthday – the time – his weight – his length!

I’m not sure if there will be one winner or four!

THIS CONTEST ENDS APRIL 24th – which marks 38 weeks!

More than anything – I am so excited to see his little face!!!!

]]> http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/fitzgerald-son-of-a-spear-warrior/feed/ 65 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY and APRIL CONTEST and MARCH WINNERS and MINI-MINI SESSION REMINDER http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/happy-birthday-barden-photography-and-april-contest-and-march-winners-and-mini-mini-session-reminder/ http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/2011/happy-birthday-barden-photography-and-april-contest-and-march-winners-and-mini-mini-session-reminder/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:06:29 +0000 Danielle http://www.bardenphotography.com/blog/?p=15597 It has been two years since I took a leap of faith and quit my job at Phoenix to pursue photography! God has blessed me beyond my wildest dreams! I have made some amazing friends while capturing them through my lens!

As a birthday present to YOU – I am offering awesome specials throughout the whole month of April!

When you put a deposit down – during the month of April – for your upcoming wedding – you will get $250 off your wedding package!

When you put a deposit down – during the month of April – for ANY upcoming session – you will get $50 off your session!

I recently announced our BABIES special – the month of April will bring awesome deals on this too!

For that first year of life I offer – maternity – newborn – 3 months – 6 months – 9 months – 12 months all for $1000 (which is a $200 savings) BUT when you book this package in April – you will get an additional $150 off – making the whole package $850!

For those of you that don’t want to do belly shots – I offer - newborn – 3 months – 6 months – 9 months – 12 months all for $800 (which is a $200 savings) BUT when you book this package in April – you will get an additional $100 off – making the whole package $700!

Remember – if you are a former barden photography bride – you get an extra bonus!

When you choose the $850 package – at the end of the first year you will receive a 30 page – 12 x 12 album of your sessions AND a 16 x 20 canvas print! You can choose one print or a collection of prints to display on your canvas!

When you choose the $700 package – at the end of the first year you will receive a 30 page – 12 x 12 album of your sessions OR a 16 x 20 canvas print! You can choose one print or a collection of prints to display on your canvas!

Make sure to jot me a message at dcbarden(at)gmail.com or on FACEBOOK!

ALSO – DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL -

In October of 2009 I photographed Carl & Pam’s wedding – a BEAUTIFUL wedding with an amazing couple! In October of 2010 they were blessed with a baby girl – Piper! At almost a month old – Piper was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. She is doing remarkably well and has a wonderful support system! On May 21st – Pam and Carl will be participating in a CF walk with Piper’s Posse! You can read more about Piper’s story – here!

I would love to be there for Pam & Carl and their sweet baby girl – but since I cannot – I will be donating 10% of my revenue for the month of April to Piper’s Posse!

PLEASE click on the link above and give what you can to help find a cure! I also encourage you to check out Confessions of a CF Husband. When Pam first asked me to pray for Piper and her tests – I directed her to this website – which helped me understand CF. I don’t know how I came upon his blog – but have been following their story since their little girl was born!

THE CONTEST FOR APRIL –

The contest for April is SIGNS OF SPRING!

The rules are still the same -

1. You must submit a photo that YOU took!

2. You can submit up to 3 photos per contest.

3. You can be an amateur or a professional.

4. You MUST submit the entry to dcbarden@gmail.com with SIGNS OF SPRING as the headline.

The contest ends April 30th!

I need at least 10 people to enter the contest – and there will be a prize for the winner!

THE CONTEST WINNERS FOR MARCH -

The month of March was – WINTER – which I know we all had MORE than enough of!

5th place from Carrie!

4th place from Becca!

3rd place from Desiree!

2nd place by Kyla!

1st place by Michaelia!

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER is a photo submitted by Elizabeth! LOVE LOVE LOVE this photo!

Thank you again for sharing your stories and photos with me!

Along with bragging rights – Elizabeth – you get a $10 GC to shutterfly – make sure to email me again with your email address to confirm!

Carrie, Becca, Desiree, Kyla, & Michaelia – enjoy your bragging rights!

Encourage one another!

REMINDER – MINI-MINI SESSIONS!

Saturday – May 28th – from 10 am to 2 pm – at the VFW pavilion in Mansfield! There is a limit to 4 people in the photographs – although individual shots will be taken too! There is no need for an appointment – but you may have to wait to get your photos taken! You will get 15 to 20 photos in the session – they will be emailed to you via SHUTTERFLY to order online! You can get a CD of the photos to reproduce for an extra charge of $10. Actual PRINTS will not be given out. Remember that this is to benefit Nicholas and his FOURTH heart surgery this summer! There is a minimum donation of $50 – ALL PROCEEDS will benefit Nicholas and his trip to Oklahoma City!

Thank YOU for making barden photography what it is today – I am so excited about what the third year will bring!

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I only got 10 entries this year – which was disappointing since last year I got over 35!

THANK YOU to the people that did submit – your entries were so touching!

Stephani wrote about Chip and his five children – such a moving submission! Thank you Stephani for entering their family into the contest! Make sure to tell Chip CONGRATS!

Sarah wrote about Kimarie & Chris and their 3 (almost 4) boys! Sarah wrote about how much the *G* family has meant to her throughout her teenage years and how their love has inspired her! Thank you so much Sarah for submitting the *G* family! Make sure to tell them CONGRATS!

I love love LOVE this contest and am looking forward to MANY more submissions when next year rolls around!


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The contest for March is WINTER – submit your best photos capturing what winter is all about!

The rules are still the same -

1. You must submit a photo that YOU took!

2. You can submit up to 3 photos per contest.

3. You can be an amateur or a professional.

4. You MUST submit the entry to dcbarden@gmail.com with WINTER as the headline.

The contest ends March 31st!

I need at least 10 people to enter the contest – and there will be a prize for the winner!

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