LOVE this family - I think its so cool that they have 1 girl and 3 boys just like me too. The kids are just so much fun, goofy and crazy just like little kids should be. Mom & Dad are totally awesome as well! So when I got the call to finally come meet the newest little one I felt my heart skip a beat. Enjoy!

It is really quite easy to earn your $200 in gift certificates. Simply book a session for sometime in January through March. After your session, with the delivery of your portraits you will receive 2 complimentary $50 gift certificates to give to two different friends (must be new clients of SH Portraits). Friends can use their certificate towards their session fee or an order. When your friend redeems their gift certificate you will be mailed a $100 gift certificate for yourself that you can use towards a session fee or portrait order. If you love custom photography and you love sharing that gift with your friends this is the program for you to take part in! Call to book your session soon!

Well over the last few days there have been over 1,300 votes in the Winter Baby Contest! it was a very close race right up until the very end, but now we have a winner!

Drumroll. . . .

1st Place & Complimentary Classic Session ~ Baby #15
2nd Place & $15 Gift Certificate to Monkey See Monkey Do Children’s Bookstore - Baby #12
3rd Place & $5 Gift Certificate to Monkey See Monkey Do Children’s Bookstore - Baby #7

Your prizes will be sent out to you within the next 3-4 weeks (maybe sooner!). Thanks again for participating everyone - it was a ton of fun!

over. . .1,000 yes I said 1,000 votes in the Winter Baby Contest!

Our leaders for today (in no specific order) are. . .(drum roll please)

Baby #12
Baby #15
Baby #7

It is a very tight race with the top three babies and really each of the top 10! Keep voting and keep checking for updates too!

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You may even find a special there and more contest updates!

Wow over 700 votes have come in for the Winter Baby Contest in just 24 hours! Please continue to be sure you are voting everyday, but do keep in mind that your votes are only recorded every 24 hours. This means if you voted at 5pm yesterday from your computer, you can not vote again until after 5pm today.

Right now the leaders are - in no particular order!

Baby #12
Baby #15
Baby #7

Good luck to each and every one of you!

The images below for the contest have not been taken by SH Portraits and were all user submitted by each baby or child’s parent. Because SH Portraits does not only photograph babies, and photographs children of all ages, anyone was welcome to submit their photo. While the contest is named “Winter Baby” any photo submitted was eligible for the contest. Please note that while you are able to vote “once per day” this is in a 24 hour period. So if you vote at 8pm one day, you will not be able to vote again until after 8pm the following day. I promise that voting is being done fairly!

You can’t beat the cost of these specialty mini sessions! Please call 716-504-7635 to book your session or email samara@shportraits.com soon. There is very limited availablity.

I can’t believe it is 2010 already - this little guy was my first session of the year and it is off to a great start. He is so cute, tons of fuzzy hair, perfect little lips I could go on and on (as I am sure Mom & Dad could as well). I was lucky enough to spend my morning with him and his Mom and I hope to see you all again sometime in 2010. Enjoy your preview and I’ll be in touch soon with your gallery!

I had the pleasure of photographing this amazingly beautiful Mom at a recent maternity session (ok it was the beginning of December and I am way behind but I still had to share). I really love doing maternity sessions at Baby Bump Motherhood Center in Cheektowaga. It is a gorgeous facility and for anyone that hasn’t heard of it yet you can check it out at http://www.babybumpmotherhoodcenter.com. Our next maternity session/baby mini session event should be sometime in early February!

PS Keep an eye on the blog for a contest sometime this week!