Finalist #5, Photo Shoot for Dad and His Sweetie, by Carrie (wife and mama!)
The contest was so close! And wow, we had 355 votes!! Kudos to all of you involved! But a big CONGRATULATIONS to Carrie!!!
Carrie, as you can see from all the votes posted, your image has blessed countless people. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your image with our photo contest! Now the question is…are you going to spend the $100 Home Depot Gift Card by yourself or wait until your hubby is home? 🙂 We all want to know! (p.s. Look for the Gift Card in your Inbox today!)
(p.s.s. Your images are looking amazing! I just checked out your blog, and you are shooting beautiful stuff Carrie! This image for the contest doesn’t even scratch the surface of what your capturing! Brian and I are so proud of you!)
The Two Random Voter Award Winners are Candace and Becky C!
If you are the Candace and Becky that wrote the text below, you are our Random Voter Winners!!! Send an email to mera@fioria.us, and we will email you the prize of a $20 Starbucks Gift Card!
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· on 11 Jul 2008 at 8:17 am Candace I have to go with #5. These really are all wonderful pictures, but the emotion that #5 provokes is unbelievable. I am thankful she chose to share it even though it was so emotional for her to see the images again. It is a blessing to all of us to hear her story. |
· on 15 Jul 2008 at 6:18 pm becky c
#1 – I love the vibe, the color, and the playfulness. The concentration of both of them makes you want to be on the other side. Love it!
A big thanks to the Five Amazing Finalists (Sara, Carrie, Sarah, Renee and Lauren!), our Random Voters, Candace, Becky C, plus all 355 voters and last but not least, the hundreds of people who submitted photos for the contest! The Fatherhood Contest was incredibly moving. It was a honor to be able to see all the submissions sent in and the stories that followed them. Even though we narrowed the finalists down to five, I treasured every submission that was sent. Thank you so much for trusting me with your images and sharing them with us.
Don’t forget the current contest is around the theme of WATER! Send your submissions to contest@fioria.us! Please make sure your image is sent as an attached document. Thanks!
The WATER photo contest deadline is Monday, July 28th, midnight PST!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!! This is such a touching photo and I am teary eyed seeing it again.
Yeah congrats carrie I’m so happy for you!
Congrats, Carrie! What a beautiful touching image.
congratulations carrie – well deserved!
Congratulations Carrie! I feel so honored to have met you in Sonoma and to watch you grow.
Congrats Carrie! I see a new canvas for your home 🙂 Fantastic image….congrats.
Yeah Carrie!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH CARRIE! Way to go!
Whoo Hoo! Go Carrie! Love you!
yaaaaaaaaaaay congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 WHOO HOO
Congrats, Carrie! And my husband’s cousin Becky is going to be happy about that Starbuck’s Gift Card. Thanks, Me Ra, for hosting a great contest!
Hi Carrie,
I know you’re going to be reading every last one of these and I want to say Congratulations! I went to your blog and loved your photos, but especially loved reading about your photograph and seeing all the others that accompany it! I thank you for being such a strong supportive wife and mother and send prayers to you, your family and especially your husband for serving our country! May he blessed, remain safe and come home soon!
Keep up the amazing work! It wasn’t just ‘luck’ that you got that shot, you have a wonderful eye!
Jen
Way to go Carrie!
Rock on, sweetie. Love you. Congrats! Keep it up!
Congrats again Carrie! You deserve all the kuddos you are getting!
Awesome! Thanks guys, this has been an amazing growing and learning process. It has been unbelievably validating and challenging all at the same time. As I’m fairly new to photography, I have always just taken pictures for me. But seeing how my vision translates, it has been so rewarding and emotional for me. Thanks Me Ra and Brian for checking out my new blog and for your kind words. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote, for all the finalists. The feedback and praise is something I know each of us really took to heart and I know I will be printing them out as a reminder to keep plugging away (or shooting away!). The fact that people who don’t know you would take the time to express in such encouraging and positive words how they feel about your work- that is PRICELESS! Can’t say THANKS enough- from the bottom of my heart. Um yea, can’t wait to get the gift card to Home Depot. I think I’m gonna have to break into it this weekend and buy some new sod for my poor husband’s yard that I’ve managed to kill somehow lol. So that will come in handy for sure! Also just want to say thanks to all the Sonoma Rockstars for your unending support and love. Going to the workshop in Sonoma, I could never have known that I would form lifelong friendships. If you can attend one of Me Ra’s workshops, I can’t recommend it enough. It has given me confidence and belief in myself to just stop playing those negative tapes in my head that so many of us have been plagued with when reaching for our dreams. I’m not sure who wrote this but it really is how I feel about the art of photography…
Everything I take a picture of, I try to think of it as a new invention for someone to see. If it comes out perfect it is because I put my heart into it. And if the viewer likes it, it is because his or her heart and emotions accepted it. ~Anonymous
Love and Many Blessings~ C
Carrie is a sweetie and so deserves this award! She often leaves positive encouraging comments on my blog, which I appreciate very much! With such an outgoing spirit and love for people and photography, it’s clear she will succeed!
hiiiiiiiii mera!!!
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we used your FIRST dvd today in our life team!!!
it was great…my hubby got some great things out of it…kinda voicing things he saw, but couldn’t quite figure out why he liked them…and it was kewl. We all got inspired…and i’m going to be making sure we ALL do the exercises on both dvds. I’m having to borrow them both! yea! anyways…everyone seemed really inspired & excited to move forward! yea! have a great nite!
Congratulations, Carrie! Beautiful image.
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