Soooo excited for this announcement! This contest was so fun for me - I loved participating with photographers across the country, seeing the amazing nursery entries, and watching all the votes come through! I was so impressed with every single nursery in the running - you all are so talented and creative (and have adorrrrrable babies)!

Without further ado - the winner of the Nursery Contest (with 349 votes!) is…

Nursery Number 6!

Congrats Nursery 6!!! I’ll be contacting you with more details shortly, but you’ve won a 1 hour complimentary session from Shey Marin Photography focusing on nursery, baby and/or family, and your choice of (1) 8×10, (2) 5×7 prints and one set of (8) wallet prints. Additional prints and digital images may be purchased at 15% off a-la-carte.
CONGRATS!!!!

And to our fantastic second and third place winners - you win something fun as well! I’ll be emailing you shortly with details!

Thanks to everyone for participating and for all the votes!

And the day has arrived!!! Thank you to everyone who submitted their beautiful nurseries and adorable babies! There were so many adorable rooms and designs…I had too hard of a time narrowing it down to just 5 so I included 7 of my favorites.

Now it’s your turn to vote on your favorite!

The winner will receive:
1 hour complimentary session from Shey Marin Photography focusing on nursery, baby and/or family, and your choice of (1) 8×10, (2) 5×7 prints and one set of (8) wallet prints. Additional prints and digital images may be purchased at 15% off a-la-carte.

Voting starts right now! Each nursery is numbered 1-7 on the photograph.
Vote for your favorite nursery below the 7th photo. Only one vote per person.
The voting will end at 11:59pm EST on Saturday March 13th and the winner will be revealed on Monday the 15th.

Check out these other nursery contests where the voting begins today as well!
Jaidean Baker Photography
Bernadette Uzcategui Photography
Seedlings Photography
Amy Ro Photography
Andrea Roberts Photography
Kristina Young Photography

Our finalists are here!:

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!

Is your baby under 2 years old?
Do you have a super cool nursery?
Would you be interested in winning a free session and mini-print package?

If you answered yes to all three of these questions, we would love to see pictures. What’s in it for you? A chance to win a free photography session featuring your baby and your nursery! We would like to see between 1-4 photographs of your space. At least one photograph must include your child in the nursery itself. We are looking for creative use of light, color and design elements. Images must be taken by you or someone in your family (we are really saying “please don’t submit images taken by another professional photographer.”)

All submissions must be received by midnight, March 5th, 2010.

Entries will be judged by a panel of photographers who will narrow down the selection to 5 nurseries. The finalists will be posted on the Shey Marin Photography blog and the winner will be chosen via a public voting poll. Voting will occur between March 7-March 13, 2010. There are specific rules around voting that will be clarified during the voting round of the contest.

Winners will be announced on March 15, 2010. There will also be 2nd and 3rd place prizes awarded. Winning session must take place between March 18 - April 18. Winners must sign a release to allow Shey Marin Photography to display images on blog, website, Facebook Business Page and any other print or web materials as deemed appropriate.

Enter here by clicking THIS link!!!!!!!!!!

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Don’t live in Maryland? Have friends across the country? Check out these photographers who have nursery contests running in other cities! Their contest, terms and conditions may vary, so please make sure you read the details with care.

Birmingham, AL: Stephanie Fisher Photography
Northwest Alabama: Jennifer Weddington Photography
Denver, CO: Laura Werner of Vibrant Life Photography
Connecticut: Crista Acosta Photography
Central Indiana: Kristi Hibbetts Photography
Metro New Orleans, LA: Amy Drouet Photography
Frederick, MD & Washington DC/Baltimore metro: Shey Marin Photography
Boston, MA (including North Shore & Metro-West): Kristina Young Photography
Mississippi Gulf Coast and Pearl River County: Emotional Imagery by Brandi Head Photography
Central New Jersey: Kim Schmidt Photography
Northern New Jersey: Christie Adams Photography
Cincinnati, OH and Northern Kentucky Area: Jessica Wright of Memories That R Precious
Columbus, OH: Andrea Roberts Photography
Philadelphia and Main Line, PA: Bernadette Uzcategui Photography
Pittsburgh, PA: Seedlings Photography
Rhode Island and South Shore of Boston: Amy Ro Photography
Houston, TX: Kerri Mathis Photography
Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma, WA (and surrounding areas): Susan Berman of Whimsical Photo Design
Spokane, WA: Jaidean Baker Photography
Northern VA, Washington DC: Little Moon Photography

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The Fine Print.

This is our contest, we make the rules. We have researched many different ways of voting and there are pros and cons and hanging chads in just about every method out there. This is how we have decided to run our contest, if it’s not a fit for you, we respectfully accept your decision to decline participation. We also know there are ways to work around the system, so we will actively monitor IP addresses and research anything that appears to be fishy. We reserve the right to disqualify any entry that appears to be suspicious.

All participants must agree to sign a model release allowing images to be displayed on participating blogs. Winning participants must sign a release allowing images taken by Shey Marin Photography to be displayed on web site, blog, Facebook and print advertising sources. Participants must also agree to standard Terms & Conditions of Shey Marin Photography.

Winning participant will receive a complimentary session from Shey Marin Photography focusing on nursery, baby and/or family, and your choice of (1) 8×10, (2) 5×7 prints and one set of (8) wallet prints. Additional prints may be purchased at 15% off a-la-carte. Additional items may also be included. Regular session terms and conditions apply.

We require an electronically marked consent that you are entering this contest voluntarily and that Shey Marin Photography is not promising any winnings or other compensation for participation.

I’m so so so so so excited for tomorrow!!!!! Tomorrow details will be revealed for an AWESOME contest…but for now you can get a tiny hint from the photos below….

So about the same time you wake up with 20 more inches of snow (grrr…..) - check back here for all the contest details!! Stay warm!

So as you guys know I typically do my 5 on Friday post, on - well, Friday. Except recently I’ve had a major case of pregnancy brain and Fridays come and go and I completely space on this topic. So here we are today on Monday, with 5 little updates on me.

1. Anyone local to me knows, we are BURIED in snow!! The amount is record breaking, though beautiful when you look out into the trees and roads. I can handle the snow, but it’s difficult to handle no power, which unfortunately we’ve been without since Friday night. They claim we’ll have it restored by tonight…but we’ll see. Thank goodness for my blackberry, since I can still communicate with clients, etc. - but I’ll have lots of catch up work to do at home once I can get my computer turned on again. Heat would be nice too!

2. So the Colts lost. I do think it’s pretty awesome to see a team like the Saints win, but my heart was pulling for my Indy Colts. In the end it was a good game, which kept me excited until the very end - which is always good. I think a part of me is also sad that we dont have football on Sunday’s anymore for another year. Looking forward to next year already!

3. I’m into my third trimester now with our baby boy, and it’s so much fun to feel him kick and move around all the time. We cant believe (and are slightly freaking out) that he’ll be here in 11 weeks. I mean seriously - 11 weeks!!! Ahhh! As my friend Zela told me, “babies dont really need much, but at the same time they do”. I’m sure we’ll figure everything out by then, but it’s overwhelming knowing all that we have to prepare for and do before the big day. I cant wait to meet him!!

4. I’m in my 4th week of prenatal yoga classes and I keep finding that I do a pose with the group, start counting to ten with the class, and then on count #9 I realize I’m doing everything opposite as everyone else. They’ll be pointing to the right, and here I am off to the left. Classic.

5. Has everyone had the two bite brownies at Whole Foods? They remind me of these little brownie bites my friend Sam used to make us when I lived in Indianapolis…which were divine as well. They are unreal…so, so, so yummy.

Until next Friday - (if I can remember), have a great week!