Friday, August 12, 2011

{ WINNERS ANNOUNCED! } SUMMER GIVEAWAY! { Winston Salem Modern Children's Portraiture }

{ WINNERS ANNOUNCED! }

We've just reached 2,000 fans! This is such an exciting milestone for us! As promised, we've used Random.org to randomly select 3 winners for our prizes.

One 5x5 Custom Designed Layflat Brag Book (valued at $125)
ERIN THOMPSON


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One 11x14 Fine Art Print (valued at $60)
JENNIFER DAVIS


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Complimentary One Hour Session (valued at $100)
MORGAN GREENE


Congratulations to our lucky winners! Send us an email at fantasyphotography@hotmail.com to claim your prize :)

Thanks to everyone for entering and sharing us with your friends! Keep an eye on the blog and our Facebook Fan Page for more fun contests, giveaways and studio news!

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It's time for a summer giveaway! I’m giving away THREE prizes - one prize each to three lucky winners!

What's up for grabs?
ONE winner will receive a Custom Designed 5x5 Layflat Brag Book (a $125 value!)
ONE winner will receive an 11x14 Fine Art Print (a $65 value!)
ONE winner will receive a Complimentary one-hour Session (a $100 value!)


Summer is finally winding down and with Fall quickly approaching, this would be perfect for a fall foliage session! If you are new to our studio, here's your chance to try us out! If you are already a client, you are welcome to choose images from a past session or wait for an upcoming session with us!

Here’s how to enter:
1. REQUIRED - Become a fan of our page, Fantasy Photography, LLC and suggest our page to your friends. The faster we reach 2,000 fans, the faster we can end the contest and choose the winners :)

Feel free to post on our wall to show some love! It's not required, but would be appreciated!

2. Tag us in your status! Tag Fantasy Photography, LLC in your profile status by typing the @ symbol & the business name and letting everyone know you entered our giveaway.

3. REQUIRED - Come back to the blog. Leave a comment under this blog post below with your name and email address. Please only leave ONE comment.

Feel free to let us know what you want to win, what you like about our work or any suggestions or comments that you have for us! We would love to hear what you think!


The contest starts NOW!
When we reach 2,000 fans I will announce the end of the giveaway and winners will be selected using random.org. The timing of your comment will determine which number your entry will be. Prizes do not have cash value and may not be combined with any other offer or coupons. There will be no returns/exchanges on any of the prizes won.


Good luck!!


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Thursday, August 11, 2011

CAKE SMASH! { WINSTON SALEM BABY PHOTOGRAPHER }

I laughed SO hard at little S. She was very serious...until we broke out the bubbles. I have NEVER heard a baby laugh SO hard at bubbles - EVER! It was the funniest thing! I laughed the whole time I was shooting - I will admit that I had to delete several shots that were blurry because of camera shake from laughing so hard! S is such a cutie and she had a blast with her cake smash. Once the yummy cake came out, she totally forgot about the bubbles and disappeared into her own little sugary world. Ahhh, to be that age again and be able to cram cake in your face without feeling bad about it :)

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Want to do a Cake Smash session with your little one? You bring the cake, we'll handle the clean-up :)

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Locks of Love Hair Donation Drive!

Donate your hair to Locks of Love! I did it two and a half years ago, and it was a wonderful feeling :)

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Fantasy Photography is teaming up with Silk Road Salon and Spa in Winston Salem to collect hair to be donated to Locks of Love (http://www.locksoflove.org​/) to be made into wigs for children who suffer hair loss from many different medical conditions.

Help us reach our goal of collecting 100 feet of hair for this wonderful cause!

August 16th - ONE DAY ONLY - from 10am to 5pm.

Haircuts are $40, includes wash and style and add a conditioning treatment for $10

Also, receive a complimentary before and after photo by Fantasy Photography with express makeup by SilkRoad Salon and Spa

Schedule your appointment today, space is VERY limited!

336/727-4805


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Friday, August 5, 2011

Little "E" is 2! { WINSTON SALEM CHILDRENS PHOTOGRAPHER }

:-( All my little clients are growing up! I can't believe that little "E" is two already! Time flies! She brought Monkey along for the session, so we took one of our new props outside for little "E" and Monkey - a baby bed - and she loved it! As hot as it was outside, she still had to tuck Monkey in and make sure he was covered up enough (which was totally buried under the blanket at the very bottom, lol).

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Funniest things overheard at Carolina Shinefest + Recap!

It's always fun to go to festivals and shows to display our work. We hear all sorts of comments about the images that we have with us, as well as comments on our tutus and other goodies that we have under our tent. Sometimes they are directly to us, sometimes people say them as they're passing by. I laughed A LOT this weekend, dispite the nasty heat, and I wanted to share a couple of the funniest things overheard at our tent :)

-Husband says to wife, "Want me to buy you a tutu?"
Wife retorts, "Only if you'll wear it when we get home."

-Woman walks by our tent with friend and says about me, "I though she was a mannequin."

-Six different people passing by the tent talking about a newborn image, "That photo was staged. I've never seen a baby do that."

-Couple walking by the tent and looking at hair flowers, girl says to guy, "Your ex would love those."

-Husband says to wife, "Let's go. I ain't sweatin' up my new hat or I'll have to throw it away."

-Guy shopping at t-shirt tent beside us, "Got any tanks left?"
Vendor answers, "No. Just t-shirts."
Guy says, "That's okay. I have scissors at home."


This was our first festival that we've ever done in July. Overall it was a good time. Extremely HOT on Saturday - 99 degrees and humid. Even with us constantly chugging water, we both had signs of dehydration before the end of the day - and we were so sore and worn out when we woke up on Sunday to get ready. Everyone just looked SO hot - and not in a good way, lol - flushed, rosy cheeks, sweaty, pale. Quiet. Everyone tried to take cover in the shade from the buildings downtown. Around 2pm, the sky clouded over and we had a 15 minute storm, which cooled it off at least 15 degrees. When the rain stopped, the atmosphere totally changed. People were gathering in the streets talking and laughing. Laughter. You could just hear laughter. Which meant that people were having fun! Kids were playing and giggling. It was crazy. We had about an hour of the cooler weather before the sun came back out and then it was nasty humid. Sunday was a lot cooler. The high was 84 degrees, but around 4pm, it rained. And rained. And rained. As hot as it was, I didn't mind getting caught in the rain. I had prepared for it, so I just covered all my prints and canvases, pulled everything to the middle of the tent, and hung out (with a yummy sweet tea from Fuzzy's that was set-up across from us). So the festival was cut short by about an hour. Overall, the crowd was huge (thousands!) and we met lots of wonderful people, booked several sessions, got to see some of our clients, and almost sold out of hair flowers completely! That means we'll be making a run to Hobby Lobby this week so I can re-stock the studio and stock up for our next festival in a couple weeks :)

I can't wait to do it again. I also overheard that it may possibly be moved to May or September (YAY!) next year.

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