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Christmas Mini 15 {Grand Meadow MN Family Portrait Photographer}

Beautiful ladies…

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Holiday 10 {Chatfield MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

This family always make our job easy as they are always up for anything and are full of smiles.

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Adorable Children’s Portrait Contest {Spring Valley MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

 


We are excited to announce our participation in the national ‘Adorable Children’s Portrait Contest’.  Schedule a portrait session with Photography by Kari for your child(ren) age newborn to 12 years now (beginning of 2015, so if you have already had a session in 2015, you may enter a photo) until May 2015 and you can choose to enter the Adorable National Children’s Portrait Contest.

This is a national contest being put on by one of our labs and is open to kids ages newborn to 12 years and has a variety of categories.  The photos will also be judged locally via votes on Photography by Kari’s blog  in June.  The top 5 winners with the most votes in the local Photography by Kari Adorable Children’s Portrait contest will receive a 16×20 print ($105 value) of the winner’s choice from the session used to enter the contest . The Grand Prize  winner of the local contest will also receive a 5×7 session brag book (a $350 value).

The best part of the contest is that there are over $7500 in prizes in the National contest! So why not get some cute photos of your child(ren) AND have the chance to win the top national prize of a $1500.00 MasterCard gift card?

The National Photo Categories are:
• 0-6 months
• 7-12 months
• 13 months-2 years
• 3-5 years
• 6-8 years
• 9-12 years
• Mommy/Daddy and Me (one adult and one child)(Maternity pictures are not eligible)
• Buddies (minimum of 2 subjects)
• Bloopers
• Me n’ My Pet

 

Fine print:
1. Parents/Guardians MUST sign a model release form that gives permission to Photography by Kari and American Color Imaging with unlimited use of the child’s photographs without additional compensation.

2. More than one child may be included in the portrait session, but only images of children ages 12 and under are eligible to win.

3. For National judging, prints are judged on the basis of quality, appearance, charm, expression and personality. All judging decisions are final.Contest winners will be announced and prizes awarded on July 31, 2015 for the National Photo Contest.

4.  There is no cash value to the local prizes.

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Happy New Year {Spring Valley MN Portrait Photographer}

Hard to believe another year has flown by! I am so thankful for  the best year ever with the most amazing seniors, families, bellies, babies and smiles that you allowed me to capture in 2014! Thank you for a wonderful year!

Lots of changes coming for Photography by by Kari  including new session packages and products! Until then, stay warm with your loved ones!
Also, I hope your holiday season was great and memorable, and that the New Year brings you much happiness and joy.

With that said it’s…..

GIVEAWAY TIME!  We would like to say thank you to our amazing clients and fans for being so loyal throughout 2014,to show our thanks, we are going to give away a free Standard Session, with a $100 print credit.  To enter, simply share our fan page on Facebook and then comment on the blog  letting us know you have done so!

Here is how it works…

1. Go to My Facebook Page

2. If you are not yet a fan, click “Like”

3. Find this post and find the  “Share” link

4. Select “Share on your Timeline” and target “Public” or “Friends”

5.  Come back to the blog and make a comment below letting me  know you shared the post on Facebook. Make sure you use your correct email, so we can contact you if you are our winner.  (Your e-mail address can only be seen by the blog administrator)

**  Winner must be a fan of our Photography by Kari Facebook fan page and be at least 18 years old.  Contest starts now and will end at Noon 1/2/15 , and winner will be announced on Jan 2, 2015. Winner will be selected by drawing a name out of a  hat. Winning session includes, a 1-2 hour session with one location within 25 miles of our studio or in studio, up to 4 people included in the session, online gallery for 30 days with 20-30 proofs, and $100 print credit.**

***Disclaimer, this give away is not sponsored or associated with Facebook nor will the winner be notified by Facebook. Unclaimed prize has no value.  ***

And once again since it’s so cold, here’s a photo from 2 of the warmest days of this year with some of my favorite people….

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Father and Sons {Rochester Minnesota Family Portrait Photographer}

These guys  came to the studio just before Christmas.  It was all a surprise for them as they received a day of fun from a family friend, it included new shirts for their surprise shoot, dinner and a movie.  How neat is that?!   I’m glad we got be a part of it!  Thanks for thinking of me MB! =)

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Photography by Kari specializes in custom portraiture of newborn, family, children sports team banners, dog, and high school seniors in Spring Valley, MN, and surrounding Southeast Minnesota areas.

Areas, including, but not limited to, Rochester, Preston, Chatfield, Stewartville, Grand Meadow, LeRoy, Ostrander, Kasson, Hayfield, Plainview, St. Charles and Pine Island.

Southeast Minnesota based photographer.

specializing in newborn, family, children, and senior photography.

located in sPRING vALLEY, mn

TELEPHONE :: 507.951.0640

E-MAil :: kari@photographybykari.com