Water entry for Rock The Shot!

This shot was not planned at all lol, this is my daughter. She was helping me one very HOT summer day during an Engagement session and wanted to get into the pond after the couple had left. She had bent down to see where the water was hitting her legs and the tip of her hair had gotten wet....IDEA....told her to get her hair all wet and flip it back for me and we then got this shot!

Shot at f4.5, 1/1250, ISO400


This is my submission for Rock The Shot- April photo challenge-Water
www.rocktheshotforum.com

Winner Announcement for Wedding Photographer Giveaway!

Well you all have made this soo hard! There was suppose to be only 1 Winner, however I seriously can't just end it there. You all worked hard on sharing my page, getting more fans, votes for yourself and I don't want anyone from the top 3 to walk away with nothing, it's just not in my nature lol. Please remember how many times I had posted that CREATIVITY was MUST for this contest, that it would earn you BIG points! Sooo.......

2nd place will get, if they choose me as their Wedding Photographer..... 50% off my full day Fee of $1200 which includes up to 6 hours of coverage, bride getting ready, groom getting ready, group pictures (as many before wedding as we can), ceremony coverage, and reception coverage. As well as 25% off Prints (does not include books, albums, etc.). If chosen to do wedding, Ronda must be notified in order to mark it in her calendar, 20% down is needed to hold wedding date.

3rd place will get, if they choose me as their Wedding Photographer....10% off wedding fees and 25% off of Prints.

Now drum roll please.............................

1st place winners are Cassie & TJ!!!!!!! Not only did you submit a story, but you made me a video! I still look at that and giggle from your expressions and the love I see! It was very creative!

2nd place winners are Keccia & Forrest!!!! I LOVED your story! And I also love the fact that Forrest is a Marine! This was a VERY close call for us to decide....your story is soo sweet, actually brought tears to our eyes when reading it. Had this contest not have went soo much on Creativity it would had made it that much harder to decide between the two of you! I hope you accept the winnings from 2nd place, I would be honored to do your wedding!

3rd place winners are Angie & Mike!! Angie, I give you soo much credit....you hit a sweet spot by using ALL of the photos I have done for you over this year as your story board!! I am not sure if anyone else picked up on that or not lol.

I thank ALL of you for entering! I do hope that everyone realizes I can't give away to everyone...there were only suppose to be 5 entries that made it to the voting level and I did all 8 that entered, and then there was only suppose to be 1 winner and I tried to give something to all 3 top winners. I like to look at it as you all didn't loose anything....the MOST IMPORTANT thing you have is in your heart! It's the love you share between each other! Yes I am a sappy romantic lol. I hope there are no bad feelings walking away from this contest! And I hope I get to meet all of you at your weddings, I would be totally honored!

Winners please contact me if you intend to collect your winnings so I can be sure to mark your dates. Thank you!!!!

Love Story~A Wedding Photographer Giveaway!

Ok everyone! How sweet would it be to win a wedding photographer for your big day??

What's included?- The winning couple will receive:
* Engagement Session, up to 1 hour on location with multiple clothing changes and disc of all high resolution files.

* up to 8 hours of photography coverage on their wedding day, a disc of all their rockin’ images, a DVD slideshow, and an online proofing gallery for 90 days! Plus all images will be uploaded online for all your friends and family to drool over! Value is over $2500!!!!

Awesome! How do I enter??- Well that’s simple. Send an email to rondabraggphotography@frontier.com with "Wedding Contest" in the subject line and, in any medium and in any format, express your love for the one you’re with! Send us a picture, a poem, a video, a song, a story…anything. The possibilities are endless… and creatively will be rewarded! Be sure to include-
- A photo of the two of you
- Your love story (how you met, the proposal and a little about you as a couple)
- Your wedding date and ceremony/reception location(s)
- Other wedding details (number of guests, wedding theme, other vendors who are involved)
- How you found out about the contest!

Rules
Submissions must be received by 11:59 EST on Feb 29, 2012.
The couple must have already set a date and location and we must have the date available.
We must be the exclusive photographers, so to participate you must not have a photographer already booked. Therefore, current clients are not eligible to participate in the contest.
We will notify winners via email. Failure to respond within ten days will result in the prize being awarded to another couple.
Ronda Bragg Photography retains copyright to the images and the couple agrees to allow use of the images for commercial purposes.
This prize is non-transferable.
(This offer does not include wedding albums/photobooks – details are available upon request and is based on a full day’s coverage)

Voting
All eligible contestants will be listed on the blog and voting will take place from 8am EST on March 1, 2012 and end at 11:59 EST on March 7, 2012.
Tell all your friends to stop by and vote for you during this period (email, Facebook, and Twitter are all great ways to spread the word!).

Pictures will be uploaded on FB and if there was a video, poem or anything else submitted a link will be below each photo for that couple to show you their craftiness! I can't tell you how much CREATIVITY will play a part in this for the voting. Voting is "liking" that couples picture! Family members can be sent over to the Fan Page- Ronda Bragg Photography,

PLEASE Explain to friends/family members they MUST "LIKE" my fan page BEFORE they can vote on the couples pictures! If they do NOT "like" the picture the Vote DOES NOT COUNT!

The top 3 vote getters will be reviewed by a panel and the winner will be announced on March 14, 2012 or earlier.

Ronda is also willing to travel for destination weddings if you can cover her travel expenses! Submissions for dates that she is already booked will unfortunately not be considered to win – but we’ll feature the entry so your hard work can be appreciated

Entries must be received by Feb 29th, 2012. Hurry now and get your submission in today! Time’s a wastin’. Go!

Note: This Giveaway is in compliance with the Facebook Guidlines
By entering this Giveaway you acknowledge the following:
A complete release of Facebook, in that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. When entering as a participant you are providing information to Ronda Bragg Photography and not Facebook.

Best of luck to everyone!!