Kids Kountry and I have paired up to do an awesome Modeling Contest for boys and girls! There will be 3 winners.

1st place will receive a $125 Shopping Spree at Kids Kountry and a Custom Portrait Session with Stephanie McFrederick Photography!

2nd place will receive a $75 Shopping Spree at Kids Kountry and a Custom Portrait Session with Stephanei McFrederick Photography!

3rd place will receive a $50 Shopping Spree at Kids Kountry and a Mini Portrait Session with Stephanie McFrederick Photography!

The first 20 participants will receive a gift card to Stephanie McFrederick Photography just for entering. Gift cards range from $10-$50 and are chosen at random.

Every child entered will receive a FREE 5×7 Portrait of their entered photo!

To compete in the Kids Kountry competition all you need to do is:

1. Stop by the store (located at 33 W. Main St Ashland, OH) and have your children model in Kids Kountry clothing starting on September 1st, 2010.
2. You must purchase the outfit your child models in.
3. Sign a release form stating it is okay for us to use your children’s photos.
4. Sign up for Kids Kountry’s newsletter and confirm in your email account that you accept Kids Kountry emails.**
5. Once the time period for photographs is over, pictures will be posted on our web site.
6. An email will be sent to you to vote on your top pictures per category.
7. One vote per person.
8. Winners will be announced via web site and email!
9. Winners photos will remain on Kids Kountry’s website, other photographers will be removed.

**Opting into Kids Kountry emails is so that we can limit voting to one vote per person. No information collected will be resold to other companies nor will you receive a bunch of emails from vertical response email collection agency.

You may purchase your child’s outfit at any time during their business hours. Photographs for the contest will be taken on the following dates:

September 8th 10-2pm

September 11th 2-4pm

September 15th 10-2pm

September 18t 2-4pm

September 22nd 10-2pm

If you cannot make it during these photographing times, please email me at stephanie@mcfrederickphotography.com and special arrangements can be made.

And no blog post is complete without a photo.. here’s little Zoe one of the sweet little 6 month olds I got to work with recently! She is such a sweetheart.

I absolutely loved Elise’s outside shoot. We did her inside session not long ago, but we were only able to do the inside part. The location that I picked for her outside session is the location I will be holding the LE Spring Mini Sessions at! It’s such a beautiful location and I cannot wait to shoot there again! If your interested in a mini session I still have a couple spots open.

Elise was so wonderful to work with! Since I’ve met her before she opened up a little more. Thanks again Elise and Heather! It was so great to meet you this time too, Simon.

Cooper was the Grand Prize winner in the 2010 Fresh Faces Contest for the boys. He sure is handsome! And of course he’s a typical 2 year old little boy with an endless amount of energy. He sure did keep me on my toes! I knew he was really into superheros so I thought this would be the perfect session for my superhero cape and mask. He looked so adorable in it! Thanks again Joni and Tim, you have such a great little man! And thank you Donna for entering him into the contest!

Alexis was the runner up in the 2010 Fresh Faces Contest for the girls. She was so adorable and fun to work with. It was such a beautiful day out so we were able to do some outside ones as well. I can’t wait to photograph the winners of the boys category next month!

Thanks Heather! I hope you enjoy Alexis’ photos and thanks again for entering her in the contest.

Elise won the Grand Prize for the girls category in the 2010 Fresh Faces Contest. She is such a beautiful little girl full of personality! She is such the sweetest thing. I’m so thankful I got the chance to photograph her. Thank you again Heather for entering her in the contest.. I enjoyed meeting the both of you!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2010 Fresh Faces Contest!

The Grand Prize Winner for the Girls Category is Elise!

Elise won a custom complementary session and her choice between a 16×20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas OR a Leather Handbag featuring 1 session image.

The Runner up for the Girls Category is Alexis!

Alexis won a custom complementary session and an 11×14 image of her choice.

The Grand Prize winner for the Boys Category is Cooper!

Cooper won a custom complementary session and his choice between a 16×20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas OR a Leather Handbag featuring 1 session image.

The Runner up for the Boys Category is Graiden!

Graiden won a custom complementary session and an 11×14 image of his choice.

Congratulations to the winners! Remember you must claim your prize within 4 day or a new winner will be announced.

As a special Thank you to everyone who entered, you are entitled to a custom on location or studio session and 1 8×10 Gift Print with Stephanie McFrederick Photography for $50.00 if you book before March 31, 2010 (session must be held before May 1, 2010). Contact me for details and I look forward to meeting the contestants in person!

Thank you everyone who participated in the 2010 Fresh Faces at Stephanie McFrederick Photography! There were so many adorable faces. A total of 4859 votes were casted and these are your top 5 from each group. They will now be judged by a panel of professional child photographer to determine the top 2 winners from each group. The 2 winners from each group will be announced on March 1, 2010!

The 2 Grand Prize Winners will each receive a custom complementary session and their choice between a 16×20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas OR a Leather Handbag featuring 1 session image.

The 2 Runner Ups will each receive a custom complementary session and an 11×14 image of their choice.

Because I never like anyone walking away empty handed, everyone will receive a prize! (Prize will be announce on March 1st)

If your child is one of the Final winners you MUST email me at stephanie@mcfrederickphotography.com or call me at 419.281.7758 to claim their prize within 4 days, if winners do not claim their prize a new winner will be announced.

Complimentary sessions must be booked and completed within 60 days from the date the winners are announced. A model release must be signed before the prizes are awarded.

Girls Category- (Original #’s 19, 6, 39, 10, 49)

Boys Category- (Original #’s 79, 80, 95, 71, 73)

All I can say is Wow! I received so many adorable little kids for my Fresh Faces contest. When I started the contest, I had planned on having 2 winners. One Grand Prize winner and one Runner Up. However, with the amount of cuties I have I decided to do TWO categories. There will be a GIRLS category and a BOYS category. From each category there will be (2) TWO winners! The prizes will remain the same.

The 2 Grand Prize Winners will each receive a custom complementary session and their choice between a 16×20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas OR a Leather Handbag featuring 1 session image.

The 2 Runner Ups will each receive a custom complementary session and an 11×14 image of their choice.

Because I never like anyone walking away empty handed, everyone will receive a prize! (Prize will be announce on March 1st)

If you do NOT see your child’s photo and you submitted a photo before Feb. 12th please contact me immediately!

Now, on the the voting process!! The polls are below each category.

Voting begins at 12:01am on February 16th, 2010 and continues until 11:59 on February 26, 2010. You may vote for up to (3) THREE girls and/or (3) THREE boys. The top 5 boy and top 5 girls will then be judged by a panel of professional child photographers (not including Stephanie McFrederick Photography). Winners will be announced on March 1st, 2010. The winners MUST claim their prize within 4 days, if winners do not claim their prize a new winner will be announced.

Each child is given a number please refer to that when voting!

Anyone one can vote. Tell your friends, family, and your coworkers to vote for your child(ren) or your favorite child!

You may vote for up to THREE boys and/or THREE girls per day. The votes from each category must be made at the same time.

**Remember: You can only vote once per 24 hours. Any participant caught trying to cheat will be automatically disqualified. Let’s keep this honest, fun, and fair!

If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 419.281.7758 or stephanie@mcfrederickphotography.com

Complete Contest Rules

You may view the photos better by clicking on them to enlarge.

THE GIRLS CATEGORY

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THE BOYS CATEGORY

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I’m always looking for new faces to add to my portfolio. So I thought it would be fun to hold a contest to see who my new Fresh Face 2010 is going to be!

Think your child is the absolute cutest child ever? (of course! who doesn’t??) Keep reading for some more details!

The Details-

This purpose of this contest is for Stephanie McFrederick Photography to acquire “fresh faces” for her marketing and promotional materials. Submit a NON professional photo of your child to stephanie@mcfrederickphotography.com. Please be sure to put “2010 Fresh Faces” in the subject line. No prints will be accepted.

Entries will be accepted until February 12nd, 2010. Voting will begin on February 16th, 2010

Only children who are between the ages of 6 months and 14 years old are eligible.

A model release must be signed allowing me to use your child’s photos for my marketing and promotion material.

All entries must include the following:

Child’s name, birthday, valid email address, and phone number of a parent or guardian (if you are submitting a grandchild or relative please have permission from the parents before submitting). No names will be announced except the top 2 winners. No last names will be released.

Submitted photo must be taken within the last 3 weeks. No professional photos will be accepted.

Once the entries close, I will open the polls. Only one vote per person per day. Voting will be open for 7 days. Top 5 entrants will then be judged by a panel of professional children photographers (not including myself) to determined the Grand Prize winner and the Runner up.

The Winners-

There will be 2 winning places.

Grand Prize Winner: Receives a complimentary session by Stephanie McFrederick Photography and your choice between a beautiful 16×20 Gallery Wrapped Canvas OR a beautiful leather Handbag featuring one session image. ($335 value)

Second Place Winner: Receives a complimentary session and a 11×14 of your favorite session image. ($145 value)

By entering you agree to allow Stephanie McFrederick Photography to have complete creative control over the session. What does that mean? This means that if your child is one of the winners, Stephanie will work closely with you in choosing outfits, accessories, backgrounds, etc. for your session.

Winner must contact Stephanie McFrederick Photography within 3 days of being named winner to claim their prize.

Not qualified to enter?

No problem! I still need your help. Share a link to this contest with all your friends and if they are one of the winners you will receive a 10% discount off your next print order. Be sure to tell your friends to put your name down as their referral friend so you can be credited!

With everything, there are some fine print. Please take a moment to look it over before submitting your entry.

My niece Allison is one of my many favorite models to photograph! Well, babies in general are my all time favorites. They are so sweet and full of emotion. Little Allison had so many facial expressions that were just so cute.

One of her adorable photos will be entered into the 2009 Baby and Child contest that I am particiapting in. Photo entered not shown. If you’d like to have your child’s photo taken by Stephanie McFrederick Photography and entered for a chance to win up to $5000 call to schedule a session before May 23rd.

Thanks Brian and Heather! Good luck in the contest.