Project 365 January 4th, 2011 2011-01-04

Day 4.  I have to admit, I missed out on a great shot this morning because I didn't leave early enough on my way to a 9:45 appt.  Nothing else caught my attention until after dinner when my daughter was reading.  The light from the fluorescent bulb photographs an interesting color.  Warm, but not like a household tungsten.

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Project 365 January 5th, 2011 2011-01-06

I forgot to post yesterday.  Acutally, I don't have an image from yesterday.   I had seminars that took up part of my day.  Ok, enough excuses.  I did get a beautiful new background right when my daughters were getting home from school.  My middle loved it and was willing to model for me.  I can see so many ways to use it, and can't wait for the chance to do just that!

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Project 365 January 9th, 2011 2011-01-09

I'm just not a winter person.  Give me a warm fire and a big picture window to a gorgeous view and I'm all set.  Just don't make me go out in it!  So I'm missing a few days and when you do 1 picture a day, you just can't go back!

Hopefully today's beautiful pictures will make up for that.  From church this morning.  We did manage to get up and out for that, came home around 4 to no electricity and to a cold house.  Really would love to have that picture window and fireplace of my dreams!

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North America's Cutest Kid studio and national contest! Piqua Ohio 2011-01-10

Our Cutest Kids Facebook contest has turned into a wow contest.  I expected 10 entries, we have over 40!!  This was a very pleasant surprise!

Because of the awesome response, we decided we needed to go a bit farther with a second contest.  Here are the rules:

Call to schedule your child for a Model Search session before January 31st and pay your $49 session fee  that includes your entry for the North America's Cutest Kid contest.  (this is waaay below our normal session fee, but it supports a very important cause)

That's it!

One name will be drawn from all the model sessions.

The Prize!

We will refund your $49 session fee and you will receive an Handmade accordion photo book.  A total value of $125.   (These are precious)





The book is ready to be filled with your favorite session images or holiday snapshots.

If you follow me on Facebook, you know there is more...

In addition to the following grand prize...which you can find at the bottom of this post.  If your child's image is selected as one of the 50 finalists,  KCook Photography will reward you an 11x14 Signature print of your child's submitted pose.  If your child's image is the Grand Prize winner, you will also receive a Photography Package to KCook Photography valued at $500.

Since this is a National Contest, there are rules and they can be found below along with the prize list.

The Charity Model Search (CMS) is open to children from birth to 18 years of age. All entrants must reside in the United States or Canada. Each child must be submitted individually, i.e. siblings may not be submitted in pictures together.


Finalists are determined by online votes of $1 per vote (there is no limit to the amount you may enter)    Proceeds from votes benefit NILMDTS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to provide professional portrait sessions to families suffering an early infant loss at no cost to the family in order to honor their child’s legacy and memory.


Grand Prize winner will receive a $2500 travel package, $2500 Savings Bond and $500 Gift Card to Target.  If the Grand Prize winner is from KCook Photography, the winner will also receive a $500 Photography Package.  
Second and Third place will be awarded a $500 Savings Bond and $100 Gift Certificate to Target.  


Finalists will be determined by a panel of industry professionals.  


Contest ends March 31st. Call TODAY before sessions fill up.  







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Do you have North America's cutest kid? 2011-01-12

 Local photographer, Kelly Cook of Kcook Photography, is participating in the 2011 International Charity Model Search to select North America’s Cutest Kid and to raise funds for the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS.org). The last two years featured over 2,600 model’s images and raised $184,775 for the NILMDTS organization.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS), is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to assisting parents and families who experience the tragedy of an early infant loss. NILMDTS connects families with volunteer photographers and provides them with a professional portrait session and 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. Participating photographers submit portraits of local kids to an international online voting gallery. Parents let friends and family know about the event and encourage them to vote for their child. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS.org). Finalists are determined by online votes, and all finalists move to an independent judging round.
The grand prize international winner will be determined from the 50 regional finalists. The winners are selected from the finalists by photography industry experts. The winning child receives a $2500 savings bond, a $2500 travel package, and a $100 Target gift card. The second and third place runners up each receive $500 savings bonds, and a $100 Target gift card. Winning photographers also receive valuable prize packages.Sandy Puc's, Charity Model Search creator and sponsor, has long believed charitable work is the backbone of the community. She created this fundraising contest to highlight excellence in the portrait photography industry as well as raise funds for NILMDTS, the organization she co-founded in 2005.People who want to enter their kids ages birth to 18 years into the contest may do so by calling KCook Photography at 937-368-2404. The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.charitymodelsearch.org.
Kelly Cook has been a professional photographer practicing in the Miami County area since 2005. She has earned the distinction of becoming a Certified Professional Photographer and was the creator and sponsor of the 2011 Support.Inform.Survive Charity Calendar befitting the BCRF. 
If you child is entered through KCook Photography and makes it to one of the 50 finalists, KCP will award you an 11x14 Signature portrait from the entered image.  If you child is the Grand Prize winner from an image entered through KCP, you also be awarded a $500 portrait package from KCP.   (more...)