I Heart Faces Challenge, Week 35: Photojournalism

This week’s challenge on iheartfaces.com is themed “photojournalism”, and interestingly, participants are allowed to submit a collage of images for the first time.

So enter the “Dos Amigos” into this week’s challenge, complete with their guitars, harmonicas, mini-keyboards and horns.  I captured these musicians at an informal wedding reception held outdoors at the bride and groom’s horse ranch.  These gentlemen kept the crowd dancing and laughing all evening with covers from Johnny Cash, The Champs, and Alabama, just to name a few.  They were such a blast to listen to and photograph…it’s my hope that the energy from the night is captured in these images.

Zack, Middletown High School | Frederick, Maryland Senior Portrait Photographer

Zack and his family met me after cross-country practice for this shoot in downtown Frederick…I love all of the wonderful colors and textures in the city! Zack just began his senior year at Middletown High School.

Lots of love to the B. family for such a fun evening…and for hanging with me as we walked the town until the sun went down!

Three Generations of Smiles | New Market, Maryland Family Photographer

This session was especially amazing because this family is spread across the globe…for a few days, they were able to be together here in Maryland. We captured these images at Lake Linganore in New Market–such a fun spot to relax and play with family! Sisters Carrie and Hallie requested we capture images of their kids, their immediate families, and together with their wonderful father. Hallie’s family is en route back to Abu Dhabi after a busy trip here to the States…warm wishes for your safe travel home. Love to your entire family for a special night!

Holiday Mini-Session Give-Away! | Frederick, Maryland Family Photographer

‘Tis the Season for a very special contest! Today I’m announcing the start of my holiday mini-session give-away! All you need to do to enter is send me one picture that was captured in your family during the holidays. Send in photos that are sentimental, funny, silly, sweet…perhaps a trip to visit Santa that went terribly wrong, a special holiday tradition, a fun trip to the Christmas tree farm, a family picture from the holidays that you cherish.

Here are the important details about photo submissions:
1) Submissions may not be professional photographs
2) Only one photo submission per family
3) Please e-mail your photo to me at crissie@crissietraugottphoto.com by 5:00pm on Tuesday, August 31st.
This gives you time to dig up some oldies but goodies, if you want!
4) Please include one sentence about the memory captured in your photo.
5) Your e-mail must also include language that allows me to publicly post the image on my Facebook fan site.

How to Win:
All submitted images will be posted in a gallery on my Facebook fan site. Encourage your friends and family to “like” my site and leave a comment under your submission photo. For every three comments received under your photo submission, you will be entered into a drawing to win the portrait session package!

Portrait Session includes:
1) A 1-hour portrait mini-session
2) 10-12 proofed images in a private, online gallery
3) 3 digital files of your choice with exclusive rights to print
4) 25 custom-designed holiday cards
5) …and absolutely no obligation or pressure to purchase anything beyond that!

Contest Notes:
1) On Thursday, September 2nd, I will upload your photo submissions to my Facebook page. Tell all your friends and family to vote for the photo you submitted by leaving a comment underneath your photo. You must “like” (aka “become a fan”) my page to leave a comment!

2) For every three comments your photo submission receives, your name will be entered into the drawing to win the holiday mini-session package.

3) The contest ends at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th. A formal announcement (and pictures from the actual drawing!) of the winning family will be made on Friday, September 10th.

The Important Details:
1) Only one vote per person
2) Portrait session must take place at a specified time on either Sunday, October 24th or Saturday, October 30th, 2010 in downtown Frederick, Maryland
3) Session includes up to 5 people; there is a fee for additional family members
4) Portrait Session package is non-transferable
5) Previous contest winners are not eligible to participate in this contest
6) If you have already scheduled your family for a holiday mini-session and paid your deposit, you may still enter this contest. If you win, your deposit will be used as a $50 print credit.

Happy picture hunting! I’m excited to see your entries!

7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Children’s Photographer

Here’s my angel, fresh out of the bath and enjoying her dinner after a 5 1/2 hour trip home from New York. She enjoys sitting at the head of the table now, sans booster seat because she is “a big girl now”.

*sigh*

Hope you all enjoyed a gorgeous weekend!