Expressions Photo & I Love Photo Gifts

If you have ever worked with me you already know just how passionate I am about what I do, both with my photography and the custom photo gifts and art. Both sides of the business have been a blessing in so many ways and now I feel it is time for me to give back to others in the best way I can!

Every month I will do 1 free portrait session for a deserving family that will be nominated by you! They will receive a free 1 hour session and $200 in portraits. Any additional portraits they would like to order will be 50% off our retail prices. *

Everyone deserves to have a family story captured in time to share with future generations. This will allow a few families that opportunity whom may have not otherwise had it.

Here are the details of the session:

• Session will have to take place between the 16th and 30th of the month the nominee is chosen. (July winner will be selected July 15th and contacted immediately, they have 2 weeks to redeem their session)
• Session will take place at Holmdel -Longstreet Park or other nearby vicinty.
• Session is for a maximum of 5 subjects and only applies to parents/children or caregiver/children. No extended families please. Pets are always welcome!

Here is how you can nominate someone:

• Send an email to jcaren@optonline.net
• Include the name of the person being nominated
• City they reside in
• Relation to you
• Contact information for nominee
• A brief paragraph why they are deserving of a free session

Nominations are accepted on an ongoing basis. All nominations received in a month will be considered for the following month. (Nominees received in June, will be considered for July). Winner will be chosen by the story that was shared with us….the more moving the better.

The winner and the person who nominated them will be notified on the 15th of the month.

What is considered a deserving family/person?

• One who has undergone difficult times due to illness.
• A family that is dealing with a sick child
• Someone who continues to give back to their community
• A teenager who needs a self esteem boost because of the way they look

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! I look forward to the entries and cannot wait to start “giving back”!

*discount does not apply to canvas prints or photo card purchases

Well, we received 8 entries, but only thought 2 were really relevant to the contest so that is all we are including as finalists this month! Congratulations to the 2 finalists and good luck! Voting takes place until May 15th at 11:59pm. Winner will be notified by email, prize will take approximately 6-8 weeks to be received from time we receive your image!

PLEASE GO TO OUR OFFICIAL POLL TO VOTE BY CLICKING HERE!!!!

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Our next contest will be posted no later than May 20th so be sure to check back!

OK, we goofed! We had a Photo Contest and only a few people showed up! Don’t you hate when that happens?!?! So, we have decided to extend the contest for 2 weeks to allow others to enter. In the past our contests would receive hundreds of entries, but we ran them every month, we took a break for almost a year and I guess people forgot about us! So, we will be doing a few emails and online advertising bits to get the contest out there!

For those of you that have submitted entries, we will keep them, so do not be worried!

So, if you want to win this great Photo Beach Bag, then be sure to stop by our Photo Contest and learn how you can enter!

We have MOVED the contest to our store! Visit Expressions Photo Store Contest to get the latest contests and prizes!

Congratulations to SuzeQ as the winner of our Molly West Binder for our BLOG party event! Your prize will be sent to you as soon as you respond to the email that was sent.

We want to thank everyone for coming by to visit and hope you all had fun at all the parties!

Visit our BLOG often for more events, contests and just great tips and tricks!

Canon is running a New Baby Photo contest that is offering a $10,000 prize towards your child’s education! Take a peak at the website at Canon Baby Contest The deadline for the contest is May 31, 2008.

As with ANY contest, please be sure to read the rules carefully! We just post them as we see them, but do not read everything! Good Luck!

So, here is our big news!

Expressions Photo is thrilled to be taking part in a National Photo contest sponsored by one of our labs, Miller Professional Imaging. The contest is in its 6th year and is well known in the photography community and will be judged in July by acclaimed child photographers throughout the US.

Basically here is how it will work:

-All sessions completed at Expressions Photo from January 1-May 30, 2008 will have one image submitted to the contest.

-Parent/guardian must complete an entry form to qualify!

-There are 4 categories your image can be entered in Color, B&W/Sepia, Special Needs or Humorous

-1 Grand Prize Winner will receive $5,000! Winners from each category will receive $2,000 for 1st place, $1,000 for 2nd place, $750 for 3rd place and $500 for honorable mention. Additional portrait prizes will be given throughout the contest as well.

So there it is! We are very excited about this! We would be beyond thrilled if we could win for our customers! So, book a session soon if you were considering it-we do only have limited sessions available for the Spring season!

So, take a peak at our studio website, Expressions Photo for the latest session and pricing information and give us a call to book and get your contest entry in. We are still working on filling our galleries so stay tuned for some new fresh images!

Just for our portrait studio customers we have a big announcement coming soon! We have decided to take part in something special that will be fun for us and hopefully for you! Stay tuned for details on our BLOG…..and check your email! If you were debating whether to book a session in the next couple of months-then this will make you book!

We have had several emails regarding our contests that we used to run monthly on our previous website. Please be assured that we WILL resume contests shortly! We have been refining our websites and bringing in new products and services, once we come up for air we will put our contest back in place. Keep on eye on the BLOG for the action, this is the place to be for all the latest and greatest!

Image #5! Congratulations Blake….

It was a close race and we want to thank everyone that took the time to vote! New contests will be held throughout the year, so be sure to check back often!