"Memories for Moms"

I can't believe that it's been an entire month since I last posted new photos! Sitting here typing I realize how much I enjoy the time that I get to spend sharing my stories and pictures with all of you! Where did March go? Although so much has happened between the beginning of the month and now, it's still amazing that April is here and summer is on its way! As we all know, Mother's Day is also just around the corner, on Sunday, May 9th. In honor of this special day I am so excited to announce my first promotion of the summer...

MEMORIES FOR MOMS

This is your chance to win a free photo shoot for the special mom that you know. Here are the details: 1) Go to the Don't Blink Photography fan page on Facebook by following the link, www.facebook.com/dontblinkbyerin (Or you can find the page by typing in "Don't Blink Photography" in the search box). 2) Become a fan and post on the wall a story about who you are nominating as a special mom and why they deserve a free summer photo shoot. 3) After your story appears on the wall, get all of your friends and family to become a fan of the group and "LIKE" your post! (If they're a fan of the Don't Blink page, they do this by clicking on the "like" button right underneath what you wrote).

The story about a deserving mom with the most "likes" will win the photo shoot! I'll be counting up the votes and choosing the winner at 6:00 PM on Sunday, May 2nd. The fan with the most liked story will then receive a gift certificate to give to the special mom that they nominated the following weekend. (The certificate will be good for a one and a half hour, customized photo shoot in the Madison-area, to be scheduled between May-October 2010. Photos from the shoot will be edited and copied onto a CD with the copyright released to the special mom). Good Luck!

Speaking of moms... I thought that these new photos of little Elliana would be perfect for this post! At six months old, this little girl was so sweet to work with and I had so much fun taking pictures of her. Bringing out Elliana's personality and capturing these moments for her mom is one of my favorite parts about being a photographer!

Little Max

For those of you who know me personally, you know that I have a soft spot in my heart for little ones. Kids have the ability to take on life in a way that I could only hope to rekindle now that I'm an adult. Every time that I have the chance to take pictures of little kids I always hope to bring out this wonder in my photos. These pictures are of little Max during a semi-impromptu photo shoot where I got to observe Max doing what he does best - be a one and a half year old! The photo on top is my favorite from the session, simply because of the "look" in Max's eyes. I feel like you can truly see his happiness and his curiosity about the world around him (even though he even had a cold setting him back a little bit). I'm so excited to continue this photo shoot with the new brother or sister that Max will have in another month!

There's something that we can all take away from time spent with children. Whether you learn to laugh when you might've otherwise gotten angry, you find happiness in all of the small things, or you just take the time to enjoy your days as they come to you... I'm learning that this can be some of the best advice of all. Next week I'm lucky enough to be headed on a vacation to Mexico with my husband where I'll be trying to do just that - take things day by day instead of always worrying about tomorrow. I can't wait to share vacation photos when I get back!