[Also, don't miss the annual "Year in Review" slideshow at the end of this post]
Let's kick off 2011 the best way I can imagine with a recap of 2010 and determining our 2nd Annual Pinkle's Pic of the Year Winner! Each month in 2010, I selected an image (or images) that moved me, but now (as before) it's YOUR job as the Pinkle Toes Blogstalkers to decide
which of these was the best image of 2010. M'kay, let's vote! You can click on the images in the poll to view larger:
The fine print:
- Voting will run January 1st-31st (ending at midnight central time)
- Voting is monitored by IP address, so no multiple voting.
- Results will not be shown, but I will announce winners on the blog Tuesday, Feb 1st.
- I reserve the right to disqualify entries or terminate/modify the contest if necessary.
- No purchase necessary to win.
Just like last year, I have absolutely NO clue who is going to take this prize. I'm just as excited as these families are to find out what will happen. (Did you know we had more than 1,400 votes last year??? Craziness!)
And of course, I can't start a new year without taking a look back at all of the amazing people I've had the fortune of working with last year. I love making this slideshow every year...I love remembering each and every session. Be warned, though, this slideshow had to go pretty fast so I could fit all of the images in. Be sure to watch because it's full of my favs from the year and many, many images that I haven't even blogged yet:
I've said it many times before, but thank you...a million thank you's to all of my clients. I truly feel blessed to have met each of you. Thank you for inviting me into your homes, to the births of your children, to glimpse into your lives and for trusting me to capture what makes your family so special and beautiful.
Much love,
Michele
What a perfect way to wrap up an incredible year!Thank you to this precious little newborn and her family and thank you to all of my dear clients and friends for making 2010 such a memorable year. I wish you all a happy and safe 2011!
Love,
M
We need even more newborn models to be on call for our Feb professional photographer workshops (held in the Pinkle Toes studio in Austin, TX). If your due date falls between Jan 20th-Feb 20th, we'd love to put you on our call list. If you want to be on call, please fill out THIS FORM. Only submissions via this form will be accepted (not phone calls, not e-mails, not comments, not facebook). If you've already submitted this form for the first round, there's no need to send again.
Newborn models (and their mommies and daddies if possible), must be available in the afternoon on at least one of these dates:
Signed model release is required. If selected, models will receive several images from their session (digital files) as compensation for their participation. This is an amazing opportunity to have your newborn portraits done by professional photographers!
- Thu Feb 10th
- Thu Feb 24th
Wanna see more of one of the MOST adorable newborn babies I've ever had the pleasure of working with? Okay. You twisted my arm...
Had a lovely time with this family this morning! I didn't want to leave...they had Christmas carols going and stunning holiday decorations (mom did it all herself!) and that roaring fire...it was perfect! And, it also makes my heart leap whenever I see things like this in the house:
It's even sitting in the very spot where we took that picture!
