F-Stop Studios is proud to announce our first annual Baby & Child Portrait Contest!

2009 Baby & Photo Contest

F-Stop Studios has teamed up with Miller’s Professional Imaging to bring you this year’s Baby & Child Portrait Contest.  And it couldn’t be any easier to enter!  Simply book a portrait session with our studio and we’ll take care of the rest.  All sessions must take place BEFORE June 10, 2009 in order to meet the submission deadline.

We’ll choose our favorite photo from your session and submit it to the contest.  There are four different portrait categories including:  Color, Black & White/Sepia, Special Needs, and Humorous.

The online contest will consist of four different qualifying rounds and one final round. Each round will last for one month.  Be sure to tell your friends and family about the contest so they can vote!  Voting deadlines for each round are as follows:

• Round 1 (March):  Vote on Entries – March 22 – 31.
• Round 2 (April):  Vote on Entries – April 22 – 30.
• Round 3 (May):  Vote on Entries – May 22 – 31.
• Round 4 (June):  Vote on Entries – June 22 – 30.

For each qualifying round, the top five winners will be selected from the four categories and will receive a studio sample of their winning image. These winning portraits will be entered into the Final Round, which takes place during the month of July. The Final Round will be judged online by a panel of esteemed photographers. First, Second, and Third places, as well as two Honorable Mentions, will be announced for each category! Cash prizes for these winners include $2,000 for First, $1,000 for Second, $750 for Third, and $500 for each Honorable Mention. One portrait from the Final Round will also receive the highest of accolades — Grand Prize Winner. The cash prize will be $5,000 for this lucky winner! All cash prizes will be given to the families of the winning portraits.

And it’s as simple as that!  Please note:  we will NOT automatically enter portrait clients into this contest.  You must request to participate in the contest, and you will be required to sign a model release giving us permission to enter your child’s photo into the contest.

Here are the official rules:

• All portraits taken January 1- June 10, 2009 are eligible for entry into the 2009 Baby & Child Contest.
• Participants may post one image per child from each photography session. Miller’s reserves the right to delete multiple submissions from one session.
• Miller’s reserves the right to delete any submission that is inappropriate in nature.
• Miller’s will not use any participants’ images without prior written consent.
• Children age 12 and under can be entered into the contest.
• Maternity shots do not fall within any of the available categories.

So give us a call at 770.475.2030 to schedule your child’s portrait session today.  Your portrait could win you up to $5,000!

F-Stop Studios is undergoing a little facelift right now, but our new blog will launch soon.  Watch this space for information about our portrait, wedding and commercial photography.

In the mean time, please feel free to browse our portfolio to view some of our work.

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