"Time for Spring" 2010 Fresh Faces Contest { Northern Virginia Photographer }

The Winter season is coming to a close, and soon we'll be greeted with green grass, cherry blossoms, flowers, and best of all: warm weather! To celebrate the coming of Spring, Georgia Nelson Photography is sponsoring a Fresh Faces Contest.

The Prizes

The first place winner will receive a free portrait session, a complimentary 8x10 print, and a $25 gift card to Old Navy to purchase a new outfit just for the session!

The second place winner will receive a $50 discount on a session and a complimentary 8x10 print.

The third place winner will receive a $25 discount on a session and a complimentary 5x7 print.

How to Enter

It's easy! To enter, simply email a picture of your child to the following email address by March 7th with your name and your child's first name:



If you have more than one child, you may make a single entry per child. Each entry may only have one child present in the photograph. Photographs will be posted (without names) to the blog for voting.

Voting and Contest Duration

All photographs will be posted to the blog and voting will commence on March 8th. The poll will be closed on March 15th at 11:59pm. Winners will be determined solely based off votes in the poll. You may share the poll with family and friends.

Contest Rules

• Children must be under the age of 18 in order to qualify
• Only one entry per child is allowed. Families with more than one child may make additional entries with a limit of 3 per family.
• Entries must be submitted by the child's parent or legal guardian.
  
• NO professional images are permitted for entry. This includes school photographs! Please only include shots that you or family members have taken of the child.
• The entrant must not have been photographed by Georgia Nelson Photography in the past 6 months.
• Entrants must be in the Northern Virginia area. At present, I cover Fauquier, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties. If you are uncertain about your location, please feel free to contact me.
  
• Winners will be required to sign a model release, allowing the studio to use photographs from the session in the online portfolio, blog, and marketing materials.
• Standard print, album, and photography product prices apply for 2010 for any prints purchased from winning sessions. If you would like to know the studio's pricing, please feel free to inquire prior to submitting your entry.
  
• Winning entries MUST book their sessions by April 2nd, 2010 or prizes will be forfeited.

Good luck to all the entries! Let the fun begin!

If you haven't done so already, make sure you become a fan of the studio's Facebook page for updates on the contest as entries roll in!