The Rostad's

I went over to the Rostad's this morning to get some pictures of Addisyn & Kasen and well the family too! Addisyn was more interested in playing than listening to mom & dad but I did manage to get some great shots of her! Kasen loves having his picture taken and since he isn't quite as fast as Addisyn I was able to keep up with him. I don't think mom and dad thought we would get any good family shots but we did get a couple!

Thanks for letting me take your pictures guys!

Happy Easter!

I was trying a new setup at home tonight so I convinced Mikkail to sit for a few shots. Did I say convinced, more like bribed!!! She usually loves having her picture taken but tonight she just wanted to play with the eggs we had painted!





Hope you all have a great Easter!

My friend Jodi @ MCP Actions!

When I first starting working with Photoshop I called on Jodi from MCP Actions Resources for Photographers. She helped me learn some tricks when it came to Photoshop and now I like to keep an eye on her to see what else I can learn! Anyways, please check out MCP Actions Resources for Photographers and say Hi to Jodi!

The Promise Project - giving love, grows love!

Imagine having a beautiful child.
Imagine finding out your beautiful child won’t survive past two years old.
Imagine having ONE wish for your child.Imagine everyone banding together to make the wish a reality.

This is the story of Lilie’s family, and this is me (and hopefully all of you), committing myself to find a way to make this happen! Lilie is terminally ill. She has been diagnosed with GM1 Gangliosidosis. It is a rare, incurable lysosomal storage disease (enzyme deficiency) that will ultimately take her life by what research shows. . . by the age of two. She will continue to degenerate, go blind, have seizures, and eventually lose all ability to move and succumb to this disease. She is all but blind and her mom (Jen) is spending her last days enjoying what life is left in her daughter.

All Jen wants to do is take her daughter to the Ocean before she dies and Make a Wish will not grant them the wish because she is under two and they believe that Lilie will not get any benefit from it that it would only benefit the FAMILY… Jen is devastated.

Visit their Caring Bridge page here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lilieclark

This family is a dear friend of a friend of mine. I’m asking for your help. Myself (along with a bunch of photographer friends of mine) would love to be able to get them to Florida. If we can get them to Florida (there are 6 in their family), they can stay with family…but with tons of medical expenses, right now it just isn’t possible.

So I’m asking for your guys’ help….anything that you could donate to this fabulous cause….$5, $20, $500…if each person donated just $10…that would be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! Put yourself in their shoes, imagine having one last wish for your child.

One of my photography friends has set up a Paypal account for the donations. If you are willing to help out, please go to Paypal and send funds to the following address sulrich@neb.rr.com.

Thanks for helping with our The Promise Promise - Props BIG GIVE!

Zachary & Mikkail

I needed some new pictures of the kids for their birthday invitations, they turn 3 tomorrow! Wow, how time flys when you are having fun!!! Looking at them now, you would never know they were born 8 weeks early!

Anyways, here they are, Zachary & Mikkail!

Pottery Barn Kids Monthly Baby Contest

Recently Pottery Barn Kids has been hosting a monthly baby contest where clients submit their baby photos to enter. This is a great opportunity to get your childrens gorgeous face out there!!

One thing I wanted to point out with this type of contest is the Official rules. Most contests like these have a clause that states that any photo you submit will become the property of that company. They might also have a clause similar to this contest which says that "By submitting your baby's photo, you irrevocably assign and transfer to Pottery Barn Kids, Inc. and affiliates and their respective successors and assigns, in perpetuity, any and all rights, title and interest in and to the photo you submit in connection with your entry in the contest and give Pottery Barn Kids, Inc. the world-wide right to publish, display, copy, distribute, transmit, and otherwise exploit the photo and to edit and modify the photo to make it suitable for use and publication."

This is an example where professional photographer's copyrights must be respected and contracts followed. When you receive prints from me or any professional photographer, typically that means you receive a limited copyright where you are able to use your purchased prints and digital files for personal use or as gifts to family and friends. This does not cover submission into contests where the photo gets turned over to the company or for any type of compensation or publication.

Some photographers have a commercial or product side to their business where they charge for this type of service to companies like Pottery Barn Kids, and in this case Pottery Barn Kids would be receiving images of your child free for use in their campaigns. Please help support your photographer's way of life, and do not enter professional photos into these contests.

I do encourage everyone to enter their baby's faces into this monthly contest!! I only ask that you please respect our contract when you do, and instead use photos that you've taken on your own. The contest can be found here: http://www.potterybarnkids.com/conte...ylehouse.shtml