Giving away the Moon!

There's a big contest and giveaway going on over on facebook, on the Leah Johnson Photography page!

I've really enjoyed all the cute faces and new people I've encountered thru the contest! Jess and I have decided to continue the giving spirit by having a giveaway each month!

I am having SOOOOO much fun with this contest, and want to thank all of you so much for participating!

I've noticed some of the contestants are neck-and-neck, and some of them are leaps ahead. Don't let that discourage anyone whose entry is falling behind, keep sharing the link to the photo on your profile.  People are on at all times of day, so post it once in the morning, noon and night. You'll be surprised what a difference it makes!

ADDITIONAL PRIZES!!!!
2ND PRIZES:
In light of all the amazing entries and the massive amount of voters, I have decided to offer a 2nd prize in each age group as well! The runner-up will win a free mini-session and cd of edited images w/print rights! That combo values at $150!

I also wanted to offer something to anyone with a certain number of votes. Below are special offers to contestants within a specific range of votes:

1-10 votes: 15% off sitting fee and prints
10-20 votes: 20% off sitting fee and prints
20-30 votes: 25% off sitting fee and prints
30-40 votes: 30% off sitting fee and prints
40-50 votes: 35% off sitting fee and prints
50-60 votes: 40% off sitting fee and prints
60-70 votes: 50% off sitting fee and prints
70-80 votes: NO SITTING FEE and 50% off prints!
80-100 votes: NO SITTING FEE, a free 8x10 and 50% off prints!

I also wanted to say I may choose a few of the entrants for a special photo shoot, (a catalog-style shoot) and will email you details if I choose your child. This shoot is still in the works and I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but I am just enamoured by some of these faces and think they'd be perfect for the shoot!

Also watch for future contest, as March will be the "WINDS OF CHANGE" Contest, where we're out to change the steroetypical image of "Mom" and voting on the hottest moms around! We want pics of your favorite moms! Tell us what makes her special. We'll start taking entries March 1st and continue thru March 15th with voting going thru 3/30 and the winners announced 3/31. Winners will receive a hair and makeup makeover, full session and CD with images and print rights!

And you guessed it...ANOTHER contest going on over on the Studio page, Swoon the Moon Photography & Design, we'll be looking for bathing beauties! We want tub pics of those little stinkers (0-4) all silly and soapy. PLEASE NOTE: THE ENTRY PHOTOS MUST BE POSTABLE! Think lots of bubbles and silly hair, bubble beards, rubber duckies, etc....
I plan on having some type of fantastic and fun giveaway each month, and with a variety of prizes, not just photo services!

Please join the blog for updates and details of all contests!
you can see our website HERE
and you can join our studio fan page HERE
and the Leah Johnson Photography page HERE


Thanks again to everyone that submitted, voted and "liked" our page!  I look forward to posting the pics of the winners soon!

ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO leah.nicole.photo@gmail.com and include name and age, NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, 2/23/2011!

Good luck to all!

~Leah

The First Moon....

Welcome to the first blog.  I can't imagine any better way to begin than by sharing the joy of the past weekend.

First of all, let me introduce myself (if you don't know me already). My name is Leah, and I am the photographer at Swoon the Moon.  I plan to include sneak-peeks of client shoots as well as random photography and information here. You may eventually even catch a story about something one of my curious children has managed to pull off, they are a silly bunch.

This past weekend, I had the chance to photograph "my other mom" (Jessie's mom) along with her 2 sisters and mother.  Let me just say, they were a real hoot.  I'll let the photos explain themselves....

I had SOOO much fun with Jess and her family. They are wonderful.  I also managed to snag a brand-spankin-new sewing machine as payment, along with a second mom that's beyond thrilled to teach me to use it.  I am blessed!

That's Jessie's mom, with the blue tongue.  Gotta love a shoot with this much personality goin' on!

This is one of my favorite shots from the session.   This old rusty trunk was one of the many relics of the past that adorned the property there.  Of course I did manage a few good "serious" shots, but I'm saving those for the client preview on the facebook page.

Now, about those "relics of the past"....

My love for photography began with simple beauty, like trees, bridges, architecture... The property in Alabama where this shoot took place was a wonderland of relics, but I was most fascinated by an old car (shoulda asked what it was).  Again, I will let the photos do the talking....

Now, there's no way I could possibly post these without mentioning my friend (and photographer), Jody Nelson.  He is incredibly talented and inspiring, and upon seeing these relics in the woods, I began snapping, all the while with clear vision of the fully edited image, completely inspired by his work.  You can find him on facebook HERE.

I'm trying to see if he still has a gallery page, as he does amazing images, available as signed and numbered prints.  If so, I'll add that link, too.

If you aren't already following our new adventure's progress on facebook, click HERE or find my personal photography page HERE.

Well, that's all I have for ya today, but click that little follow button over there, as I will be back very soon with some night sky images of the moon and how I learned the hard way to use the manual setting on my Nikon.  Maybe I'll save you a headache :)

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Leah