Thursday, February 26, 2009

2009 Wedding Photography Giveaway!


I have been busting to make this announcement! The success of 2008's contest convinced us to offer this great giveaway once again! One very lucky couple will win an engagement photo session and a full day of wedding photography coverage provided by Patricia Sampson Photo Graphics, the bride's "do" on her wedding day provided by Christina Garagan of Endless Beauty Hair Salon and the bride's makeup provided by Lina Hussain of Lina Hussain Makeup Artistry

We are looking for a deserving couple to nominate themselves or to be nominated by someone else.

Rules

Deadline
Contest opens on February 25th, 2009 and closes on March 25th, 2009. Winners will be announced and contacted by phone on April 1st, 2009.

Requirements
This giveaway is open to anyone planning to be married between May 2009 and December 2009 (subject to Patricia Sampson Photo Graphics' availability) anywhere in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Anyone that is planning to be married outside of the HRM is also welcome to enter but will be required to pay for travel expenses.

We would love to honor a couple who deserves this amazing offer, so we are looking for couples with a great story. Do you know of a worthy couple? Others may enter this contest on behalf of a couple who they think are great and deserve to win!


How To Enter
Tell us your story and make us fall in love with you! Send the story to psphotographics@gmail.com with "Wedding Photography Giveaway" in the subject line. Stories should be no longer than 1500 words (well, unless it is such an amazing story and it couldn't possibly be told in less.) Also please include a photo of yourselves in JPG format, the wedding date, location, full names and contact information.

Just to clarify...couples do not have to have overcome great odds, we just want to hear your story and a little bit about you. Tell us how you met, how you fell in love, all about the proposal or all the details in between. A selected panel of judges will choose the winners.

What You Will Win

Wedding Photography
• Wedding consultation with Patricia Sampson Photo Graphics
• Full day of wedding photography coverage provided by Patricia Sampson Photo Graphics (up to 8 hours)
• 8 hours of photo coverage on the wedding day by Patricia Sampson and an assistant second shooter
• Up to 100 fully edited high resolution digital files (Digital Negatives) of the best images from the wedding day (chosen and edited by Patricia Sampson) provided on DVD

Engagement Photography
• One hour outdoor engagement session provided by Patricia Sampson Photo Graphics
• 5 fully edited high resolution digital files (Digital Negatives) of the best images from the engagement session (chosen and edited by Patricia Sampson) provided on CD

Hair
• Bridal "do" provided by Christina Garagan of Endless Beauty Hair Salon

Makeup
• Bridal makeup provided by Lina Hussain of Lina Hussain Makeup Artistry

Restrictions
Wedding must take place between May 2009 and December 2009. Individuals who have already signed a contract with Patricia Sampson Photo Graphics for 2009 wedding photography coverage are not eligible to enter.

** Forward this information along to anyone that you think may be interested!! If you are a business or individual who would like to donate something to the winners of this contest, please contact Patricia ASAP via e-mail at psphotographics@gmail.com. Anything that you can do to help make this contest even more fantastic will be greatly appreciated.

Good luck to all of the contestants!

Tiffany and George were the winners of the 2008 Win Your Wedding Photography Contest. We had such a blast getting to know them! Here are a few of our favorite shots from their engagement session and wedding day.



























Friday, February 13, 2009

Grace and Innocence

Every now and then when I am photographing a child I will witness through my lens a transformation that will happen in mere seconds. The child that I am working with will stop running, jumping, laughing (and sometimes screaming) and will become quiet and still. It is in that moment that I am reminded there is true innocence in the world. This image is one of those moments that I was lucky enough to catch with Grace.

Patricia