Photo Contest with $5000 prize!

Open to beautiful faces ages 18 months to 14 years old!

Sessions are only available until March 21, 2009.

Click on the image below to read about the details.

Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Ruth Berry  

850-271-9114

Contact info@ruthberryphotography.com

www.ruthberryphotography.com

Local Photographer Participates in National Model Search

Panama City, Florida—March 10th, 2009 – Local photographer, Ruth Berry of Ruth Berry Photography, is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity. 

Participating photographers will submit portraits of local children, ages 18 months to 14 years, for online voting to determine the city finalist. The child voted city finalist may elect to serve as a model during the 2009 Sandy Puc′ Tots 2 Teens Seminar Tour at a city near their home.

City finalists are determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from each vote benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS.org). Photography and modeling industry experts will determine the contest’s national winner. The national model winner receives many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTD), is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to assisting parents and families going through the difficult time when they experience an early infant loss. NILMDTS connects families with photographers and provides them with a DVD and a reproducible CD of the images of their baby at no cost to the family. For further information on NILMDTS, visit their website at www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org.  

Sandy Puc′, Model Search organizer, has long believed charitable work is the backbone of the community. She created this contest to highlight excellence in the portrait photography industry as well as raise funds for NILMDTS, and organization she co-founded in 2005.

Parents who want to enter their children in the contest may do so by calling Ruth Berry Photography at 850-271-9114.  Photography sessions are limited, and only available until March 21st, 2009.

Ruth Berry has been a professional photographer practicing in the Panama City area since 1991.  

Sophie's Album

oh geez.  I got all teary eyed when I finished this album yesterday.  

Belinda, Sophie's mom dropped by yesterday.  I finished putting together little Sophie's baby album.  I cannot believe how much she has grown!  She is such a little princess now!!  

I remember when Belinda first came to the studio with her.  She held her so tenderly.  I remember the awe in Belinda's face - not just her eyes, her whole face.  Belinda spoke a lot without saying a word.  She is indeed a blessed woman!  The first photograph in her album is still one of my very favorites!

anyway, here's her album:

 

Special Announcement and a prize for YOU!

TIME'S UP!

Winners, please contact me to set up your session!!

There were so many wonderful comments, I decided to award second prizes as well.  

I drew the grand prize first, and then the second prizes.   

I did not count MY comments or the ones that were deleted by their author since those were ineligible to win.

Second prize will be $150 in studio photography.  same rules as the grand prize.

I chose three second prize winners!!

The first second place winner goes to comment #21:

michellenotdawn said...

And I've friend requested you on Facebook. Let's hope I win!

and to comment #25

Ashley Harris said...

I'm part of your facebook group as well. Newborns are the cutest!!

and the last second prize (hmmm...that does sound odd!) goes to comment #5

Lynleigh said...

Such a blessing:)

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE $500  STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY IS ....

Drumroll please.....

comment #43

Tiffany said...

I am your friend on Facebook both pages!!! Love seeing all of your work, I still the Boggs wedding pictures are some of the BEST that I have ever saw!!!!!

Fri Feb 13, 01:37:00 PM CST 

congratulations! please contact me so we can set something up!  Thank you to everyone who participated.  

This was so much fun, I definitely see more prize drawings in the future!!

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As many of you know, we welcomed our little grandson, Ethan, into the world on Sunday, January 25, 2009. He's a beautiful little man!



I am so proud of my daughter and son-in-law! Even on such a lack of sleep, they've really proven to be excellent parents!







I thank God for my healthy, beautiful grandson! I can't wait to see him grow and learn about our world!



So here's what the Special Announcement is all about.

I'm so full of gratitude. I'm truly grateful for every healthy child I see. It has surprised me how full my heart is to see healthy, beautiful children.

So full that I want to show you.



Here's the deal. In about a week, Valentine's day will be here.

My gift to some special family will be a $500 gift certificate for studio photography of their child. Photography session will be at my studio in Panama City, Florida.

The rules are simple.

1. Leave a comment on this blog post. One comment per person, please, unless you obtain extra entries outlined below.   When you have extra entries, leave additional comments on this blog post.  Only blog post comments will be eligible for the drawing.

Winner will be chosen with a random number generator, and announced on Valentine's Day.

2. To be eligible for this contest, your child must be five years old or under.  This includes unborn children!  We will schedule a newborn session for you if you win!  If the winning child has siblings, they may also be included in the session at no additional charge.

3. No purchase necessary. You can use your winnings to purchase whatever you want from this session.

4. Extra entries into this drawing may be obtained by:

a. following me on twitter. click here to follow me.
b. posting or tweeting about this drawing. Send me a link to your blog post or twitter home page.  Send it to my email address  here 
c. join my photography facebook pages here.  There are two pages, a personal page and my Ruth Berry Photography group page.  Join both to qualify for an additional entry.

If you are eligible for extra entries, please post an additional blog post comment stating which of these you have completed.

If you have any questions, please email me. I'm looking forward to showing the world what a beautiful little child you have!