Introducing Me!

I realized that it's been a while since I've done a serious self-portrait.  Since it's creeping up on Valentine's Day I figured a nice, soft, romantic shot would be nice.

Icy Hearts

The ice is really pretty at night too.

Snow Day III; or Ice Day

Took another trip out into the cold.  The snow turned to sleet and hail and the snow was crusted over.  It was very neat, different, and allowed for some unique photo ops.  Some of these are just snaps, but I thought I'd share them on my blog anyway, mind you, I'm not a nature photographer!  So be nice.

Snow Day II

Another day to practice in the snow!

Snow Day

I just want to say that snow is not easy to work in... but then again, we hardly ever get it so there's not much chance to practice ;)

Introducing Jackie and Chris

The winners of PSI's Cute Couples Contest, Jackie and Chris!  At home, casual and cool, it's all about who you are coming through.

Let's Do This!

Please read all of the rules and fine print at the end of this post.  Not doing so might lead you to being disqualified and that would be a shame.

As promised, it's another contest!  We're going to do another kids contest since it seems to be the most requested, and let's face it, we all love seeing pictures of cute kids.

The contest will run from January 13th through January 27th.  The winners will receive a free mini session with PSI and bragging rights.

All you must do is send 1 image of your cute kid(s) to poeticspectre@yahoo.com with both the name of the child and your name (first is all that is needed).  Then when your photo is added to the album created for the contest, share PSI and ask your friends to "Like" the page (this is not required to vote, it is however, a nice gesture and greatly appreciated), then "Like" your photo to vote.  It's that easy!

Rules/Fine print:
~You must "Like" my FB page in order to submit a photo.
~Only ONE image will be accepted per household, so make it count.   Image can be professional or nonprofessional, just make sure we can see faces clearly!
~Images submitted will not be used for anything other than this contest and PSI claims no rights to them outside this one time allowance of use.
~Previous winners of PSI contests are not subject to entry.
~Mini session includes 5 (five) fully edited images on a CD in two sizes; for printing and web use.
~Free mini session is for child portraits, up to TWO subjects only.
~Session must be booked within one week of notification of winning the contest, session itself can be scheduled for any time/date that is convenient for both parties. 
~Once booked only one re-schedule will be permitted with a min of 24 hour notice (weather interference doesn't count).
~Session is for submitted child/family, can not be transferred to friends or extended family.
~Session must take place within the Tacoma, WA area.
~All comments will be deleted from photos, so please don't be offended.  This is too keep negative language out of the equation.
~Savings of free session is aprox $35 but has no transferable or cash value.

*Just a forewarning, I will not be scheduling shoots between January 30th and March 3rd.  Please understand that winner will likely be scheduled for March/April.