Contest Entry Prizes!

Everyone loves a prize! If you took the time to enter our contest~ you get one! Everyone had great ideas and I appreciate the time you took to share your creativity and lend some inspiration to us all.

All prizes must be claimed by July 2011.
(No cash value). Please drop me a line at jstumpf@frontiernet.net to receive your coupon code to redeem your prize!
Prizes were determined by random drawings~ everyone wins!

1. 50% off Baby Plan~ Kimberly S

2. 16x20 upgrade~ Shannon L
Kelsey W
Stephanie J

3. 25 Complimentary Holiday Cards or Announcements ~ Melinda M
Amber B
Mary I

4. Free Family or Children Session ~ Lisa Q
Laura B


5. Wallet Tin~ Janele U.

6. Back to School Photo Session and 8 wallets ~ Jill W.

Thanks for participating and reading the blog!

Contest Entry | Shannon

Shannon's posting brings us to the end of the contest. I know I had a fabulous time seeing everyone's creativity in how they display the images they cherish most. From large wall portraits, to groupings, word decals, special creation frames, specialized crops and more...I now have a few more to -do's on my list!

I've been doing Shannon's family portraits for several years. She's added to her brood a few times since we started and I love the way she features her family's and children's portraits in her beautiful home. Shannon has a great eye for scale and knowing when a large print is needed to pull out the look she is going for, or when a grouping of 11 x 14's will set off the wall.

I think you'll enjoy the images of her walls.

It seems like I'm in a constant stage of catch up here with senior season upon me, but I will be posting winners sometime this week!

Contest Entry | Melinda

Melinda shares a very unique way that she is displaying her portraits in her home.
After replacing an antique curio in my dining room with this antique buffet, I was in search of something to hang above it as the wall words were already there. Finding this 2' x 4' piece of rusty ceiling tin while out antiquing last fall, I knew it was the perfect fit. We had a family session taken with Alison in October and I then had a friend of ours make the tin into a multi-photo frame. He framed the back with 3/4" pine and rolled the tin around the edges so no wood shows. He then cut in the holes to fit the portraits I had ordered from our session and sprayed the entire piece with an aerosol matte finish sealer to keep any more of the original paint from flaking off. The center photo is 11x14" of our whole family; on the left is an 8X10" of my husband and I; and on the right another 8x10" of our 3 kids. The bottom 4 photos are 5x7" - on the left is my husband with our 2 boys and then he and our daughter next to that. On the right is our daughter and I and next to that our 2 boys and I.


Alison first did our daughter's senior pictures in June 2009. The 12x12" collage on the left is the portrait I decided to hang in our bedroom because I couldn't decide on just one! After our family session in October, adding the photo of the 3 kids completed our bedroom!




Thank you for sharing, Melinda!

Contest Entry | Kelsey

I had the luck of visiting Kelsey's home this spring when I did an extended family session for her family in Iowa. She has a beautiful home with a gorgeous view and her flair for decorating is immediately seen upon entering her home. Her living room features a high wall displaying an array of portraits from various sessions. This is a great way to fill a large tall wall~ and you can build on your gallery arrangement as the years past and you acquire more portraits. Her daughter, Gracie's room is a little girl's delight- and the storyboard of her tiny feet from her 3 month session go perfectly with the decor.

Thank you for sharing your cool spaces, Kelsey!

I believe I have one more entry to post tomorrow from Shannon. If I have missed anyone, please let me know!

Contest Entry | Jill

Jill has three adorable (and photogenic) children and I've had the honor of doing their family and individual portraits for several years now. Jill has a flair for decorating with portraits and if you ever see the walls and decor in her home, you immediately know what is important to her...FAMILY! Jill is one of those 'on top of it' parents that are diligent in making sure each year her children have an updated portrait session and wall portrait image to display from the session.

Her family photo is a 16x20 and takes a prominent spot by her front door- while some of the other prints are grouped to make attractive wall gallery features. Wall lettering is another creative option to make your portraits really stand out.

Thank you for sharing your

Contest Entry | Amber

Amber shared her creativity in the way she decorates using desk sized portraits~ in a unique scrapbook feel wall hanging featuring her and hubby and new baby. As a mother of four (YES FOUR!) boys now, I just think the 'SON UP TIL SON DOWN" sign goes so perfectly with her the images of her boys getting 'framed'.

The wall portrait over the fireplace features all the boys~ which is a perfect display place for a special portrait.

Thanks for sharing these

Contest Entry | Amy

Here is a wall portrait share of my "fabulous five" nieces and nephews. I have a duplicate of this print hanging in my studio as well. It's a large, specialty crop image. I encourage clients to be creative with their spaces and don't be tied into feeling like you have to get a standard size to go on your wall. That's the great thing about custom photography is that the wall portrait sizes can be customized to fit your space, as well as what crop is best for the particular image. I think you'll agree a long and narrow crop lends itself well to this fun image.

I'll continue to post your images you shared with me thru this week and announce the winners following that. Thank you for the fabulous response. I know people have thoroughly enjoyed seeing what you're all doing with your portraits and I know I've gotten some great ideas myself!