12 Day Old Newborn--Chicago Area Newborn Photography

Today I was so blessed to photograph a dear friend's newborn.  She had three beautiful girls and just had a baby boy to complete her perfect family.  I'm so happy for the G Family and was so excited to get to photograph their 12 day sweetheart.  Little A is very special and already has a lot of love surrounding him.  I will enjoy watching him grow!

Here are some sneak previews from my session with Little A this morning:

Can you get enough of those lips?  Seriously!  Too cute!

Love this one with his Momma:)  I think I know someone who is going to be a sweet little Momma's Boy:)

Just Peachy Photography--Father's Day Contest 2011

Just Peachy Photography is hosting a Father's Day Contest as requested by our wonderful fans!

Here is how it is going to work!

Beginning Monday, June 13^th, you will be able to submit a photo of your child(ren) playing with their Dad or Grandfather. This should be an action shot (no posed). I would like to see tickling, laughing, playing, etc. You get the idea!

All of the photos will be uploaded to an album on our facebook page. Each family will have to give us the first name of the man in the photo. If we have two of the same name, I will request a last name initial. Also send me your contact information in the email with the photo. Your name, address, phone number, email address and make sure you give your consent to use the photo for the contest.

2 winners will be chosen:

The 1^st place winner will be chosen based on the most votes it gets and will receive a free portrait session with Just Peachy Photography, as well as a portrait package, including 1 8x10, 1 5x7, 2 4x6's and one set of 8 wallets. They will also win a $25 Target Gift Card to pick out some cute new clothes for their kids!

The 2^nd place winner will be chosen by me, Erika Williams, the owner of Just Peachy Photography. I will base it on which one I think captures the emotion of the relationship between Father/Grandfather and child. They will win a Day in the Life of (Your Child's Name) Specialty Session.

Here are the details:

TO ENTER

* One entry per family
* You must be the parent or legal guardian of the child(ren) in the photos you are entering into the contest
* You must have permission/rights to use the photo you enter and it CANNOT be a professionally taken photo
* Photo must have been taken in the last month (I recommend taking one on Father's Day)
* Photos will be accepted from Monday, June 13, 2011 until Monday, June 20, 2011 via e-mail
* Only photos e-mailed to Erika@justpeachyphotog.com with the Subject line JUST PEACHY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST during the previously mentioned time will be accepted
* Include your First Name in the e-mail as well as your contact information (as stated above)
* Contest open to everyone, however if you live outside of a 20 mile radius from Palatine, IL, you must choose a location within 20 miles of Palatine, IL for your prize session

HOW PHOTOS WILL BE JUDGED

* All entries will be uploaded into an album by Just Peachy Photography no later than Tuesday, June 21st on our facebook fan page
* To vote for a photo you MUST be a 'fan' (or under the new facebook system 'like') Just Peachy Photography (that is the only way to comment or “like” the photo to vote)
* Click 'like' for the photo you are voting for in the Just Peachy Photography album labeled “Father's Day Contest 2011”
* Comments permitted, but WILL NOT count towards the total number of votes for our 1^st place winner
* Voting will close Friday, July 1, 2011 at 10 PM CST.
* Official winner will be notified and announced on the Just Peachy Photography blog no later than Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 10 PM CST.
BY PARTICIPATING YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE FOLLOWING:

1.) Acknowledgment that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
2.) Disclosure that the participant is providing information to JUST PEACHY PHOTOGRAPHY and not to Facebook.

One Year Old Cutest Kid Contest Winner, Siquem!

Yesterday, I had the chance to meet one of our adorable Cutest Kid Contest winners!  Siquem just turned one year old shortly after the contest ended so his mom thought that would be a perfect time for some portraits!  I had a lot of fun with Siquem and his family and we found a beautiful location right before sunset for the best light!  Siquem was hamming it up for the camera and loved watching the planes in the air.  His mom said he is a big fan of owls and he brought a ball with him which he seemed to love as well.

Here is a sneak preview from our session!

Just Peachy Photography's Birthday Club

If you receive our monthly newsletter, then you may have already read about our new Birthday Club!  All kids ages 0-8 who have had a session with Just Peachy Photography in the past OR have one scheduled for this year are eligible to subscribe to our Birthday Club!

The members of our Birthday Club will get a special surprise in the mail the week of their birthday!  I can't tell you what it is but doesn't everyone LOVE getting mail?

Make sure you sign up HERE!

Just Peachy Photography May Giveaway Winner

One lucky family won a Day In the Life of (your child's name) session!  This is a special 30-45 minute session that captures special moments in your child's life.  Some ideas are riding a bike for the first time, story time, bath time, playing soccer with Dad, baking cookies with Grandma, dress up with mom's clothes, playing catch with Grandpa, brothers building blocks, sisters having a tea party and baby's first steps.  There are so many events you can choose!  After the session is over, you will receive a keepsake cd of no less than 50 images.  These are not portraits and have a candid style but are mildly edited/retouched.  They are meant to capture the emotions, expressions, and memories of the event as it happened.  There will be no posing or prompting just FUN!  

The winner of the Day in the Life of (Your Child's Name) is Sue Kowols  !  Congratulations to the Kowols Family!  

Please email as soon as possible to schedule your session!

That isn't all!  We are having a June Special to get a lustre coated, mounted custom collage like the one here for only $50 in the month of June!   Contact us for details at Erika@justpeachyphotog.com or use our "Contact Us" tab on our facebook page.

While you are there, sign up for our newsletter!  May's newsletter should be sent before the end of the weekend!

Just Peachy Photography Spring Cutest Kid Grand Finale Surprise

As many of you have seen, there will be ONE more grand finale surprise to our Spring Cutest Kid Contest!  Then sadly it is over:(  I really had a great time hosting it and I REALLY hope the other sponsors had fun participating too!

I have randomly selected 3 winners of the people that voted in each age category to win 3 prizes.  The first prize is a $100 gift certificate for Just Peachy Photography--good on your next portrait or Day in the Life Of (Your Child's name) session.  The second prize is a $25 gift certificate--to be used on our new photo scanning and archiving services.  The third prize is for 1 FREE photo to be retouched or restored through our new services.

The randomly selected winners are:

0-1 age group

$100 Gift Certificate for Just Peachy Photography portrait or Day in the Life of (Your Child's Name)-cannot be used with any other offers.    Winner is Mary Coronado who voted for Siquem

$25 Gift Certificate for Just Peachy Photography's new photo scanning and archiving service.  Cannot be used with any other offers.  Winner is Eryk Sekiewicz who voted for Lindsay

1 FREE retouched/restored photo.  Winner is Maria Walker who voted for Celia.

1-5 age group


$100 Gift Certificate for Just Peachy Photography portrait or Day in the Life of (Your Child's Name)-cannot be used with any other offers.    Winner is Kelly Seifert Jaster who voted for Jake

$25 Gift Certificate for Just Peachy Photography's new photo scanning and archiving service.  Cannot be used with any other offers.  Winner is Misty Allen who voted for Colton



1 FREE retouched/restored photo.  Heather Tindall Mitchell who voted for Olivia

Congratulations winners!  These prizes are transferable.  Contact me at Erika@justpeachyphotog.com to claim your prizes!


Finally, all of families who have submitted photos to the contest will each receive a $50 gift certificate towards their next portrait or Day in the Life Of (Your Child's Name) session if they fill out a super short survey HERE! 

Thank you again for making this contest so fun and successful!   Please remember we are having a Giveaway until Sunday HERE.   Also there are still openings for our mini sessions.  If the spaces do not fill up, we may have to cancel them so please share with friends who might be interested!

Winners of our Spring Cutest Kid Contest 2011

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Spring Cutest Kid Contest!  We had a lot of fun and are so grateful for all of our new fans!  We hope you will stick around!  We post a lot of fun specials, client sneak peek photos, kids tips and great deals in the area, fun projects to do with your child and other "don't want to miss" information! 

We also hope that you have shown our sponsors some love and visited their sites!  I still can't believe the amazing prizes that were donated to our winners!  There are over $600 in prizes for each winner!

Remember the winners were voted by our fans and the numbers are posted as "likes" under the photos.  If anyone "unliked" our page, their votes would not be listed on the page anymore.  Also, we think ALL of the children who entered the contest are SUPER adorable!  Wish all of you could win but it is a contest!  Hope you all had as much fun as we did!  Winners announced are final and will be contacted soon with information to claim their prizes!

Onto our winners....

Congratulations, Siquem and family!   I can't wait to meet you all when we schedule your session!

Congratulations, Colton and family!  I can't wait to meet you all when we schedule your session!

We have a special surprise for the facebook fans that stay with us after the contest!  You'll find out within the next couple of days what that is! 

As promised we also have a special gift for all of the families who entered the contest!  I'll be emailing you all this week! 

Make sure you enter our May Giveaway if you haven't already and we still have some spring mini sessions available on the 21st of May in Schaumburg and the 4th of June in Barrington. 

Our next contest may be next month in honor of Father's Day!  Make sure you sign up for our newsletter so that you get all of the information!