For the very first time, I entered the Shoot & Share photography contest and wanted to share my results with you!
A little background… the contest started with 332,768 photos submitted into 25 categories. Over 104,3784 people have voted from 141 different countries, and over 49 MILLION votes have been cast! The Shoot & Share Photo Contest claims to be the world’s only free and fair photo contest. Each person can enter up to 50 photos in 25 categories. Anyone can enter photos, and it’s totally free! It is judged through the people, anyone can view the photos randomly and vote for their favorites. No one knows who took the photos, but everyone votes for the winners. The photos with the most votes win!
The competition is tough and I am beyond thrilled that 14 of my images placed in the Top 30 or higher with 2 of them being awarded Finalists (top 3.5%) and 3 finishing in the Top 100!
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Of all the things I get to share, Grow with Me posts are my absolute favorite! After spending hours snuggling with your newborn, I look forward to seeing them again. Truth is I fall in love with them. Who can blame me right?! Long after your session is over and you have your beautiful artwork, I think about you, your family and your sweet baby. So, when parents sign up for my Grow with Me plan, I do cartwheels inside because I know that I get to document these moments that fly by while you are often too tired to thoroughly enjoy them or absorb them completely.
How fast a year passes. Maybe it doesn’t feel that way when you are sleep deprived and up to your eyeballs in diapers. But I promise you, at the end of the year you’ll look back at these photos with wonder.
“Words can’t express how appreciative I am that Christine documented my baby’s first year of life. As Ezra is our last baby, I realized this was my last chance to completely immerse myself in all things baby. The past year has gone so fast, and I will forever be grateful that I took this opportunity to treat both Ezra and myself to these images that mark the bittersweet end of babyhood in our home. At every stage, they are gorgeous: from the squishy, sleepy newborn images to his first-year personality-filled cake smash. Christine is a master artist and truly a baby whisperer.” – Sara
Braxton’s big sister, was born on my birthday three years ago and this year, I was thrilled to spend my birthday taking Braxton’s newborn photos. As I snuggled him, I was overwhelmed by how much he looks like his big sister. Now normally this isn’t such a big deal, but you see in this situation it’s quite the testament to the plan that was in place for this family. Both Brynlee and Braxton join the Gurrad’s through the blessings of adoption. Each from different families. So you see, the fact that they look like each other is a very big deal. It has been such a joy watching this family grow and I’m thankful that I’ve been granted the honor of photographing these two amazing children and I look forward to watching the grow over the years.
The very first characteristic Kamden’s parents fell in love with are his lips. When they brought him into the studio, I could see exactly why. It’s a feature he and his older sister share common (want to see for yourself, see Kadence’s year in review) and they are complete perfection!
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