Remember the Big Photography Giveaway in May? Let’s take a look at how some of those photo shoots turned out, shall we?
Featured music: Imagine (Glee cast version), Dust in the Wind (Kansas), and When You Say Nothing at All (Alison Krauss).
Tags: big photography giveaway
What beautiful photographs!
This is wonderful! Beautiful photos and message. I won one of the sessions and it turned out fabulous. Big thanks to Nicole Denae Photoghrapy in Houston… http://www.nicoledenae.com/
Thanks for sharing these. Made my morning.
Becky,
I totally forgot to email you way back when, when this all happened.
I had signed up and did not win. But the photographer emailed me and offered me a good deal, so I took her up on it. I wanted to get pic’s of me taken for my hubbie since I had not had ones taken since high school (81). Yes, there are ones family members takes, etc. but not just me and more professional. Well… I met up with the gal (locally) to find out we knew each other. WOW! She used to work at the scrapbook store I would go to every week to crop at. Then when we got done, she told me I was a winner because one of the winners never notified her. Double Wow! Now we get together every once in a while to take pictures of different people ( my son as a model was one).
Thank you SOOOOO much!
becky, we also didn’t win but the photographer offered us a great deal as well and we just got our photos back from our shoot with her. just in time for christmas cards!!! thank you so much for having this contest and to these amazing photographers. they are so talented. our pictures came out wonderful and i can hardly wait to get the pictures into frames and up on our wall. i look at those pictures and i can hardly believe what she captured… our family looks amazing. thanks again. not only did kelly sweick do a great job, but so did you!!!
maureen
new hampshire
What beautiful pictures! I also won one of the sessions, but, unfortunately, the photographer stopped returning my emails when I wanted to actually schedule the session. It was sort of sad, since I was really excited to win, but I am so glad that it turned out so beautifully for others. I hope you’ll share more of the family portraits in the future!
We were winners of the Big Photography contest and what a blessing it was for my family. We had an amazing morning with Amy Demming on the shores of Lake Michigan. The shoot itself provided wonderful family time and now we have photographs to capture that moment always. Thank you and many blessings to both you and Amy, Becky!
What a wonderful video – loved looking at the pictures.
My aunt in Colorado and my best friend in WI were blessed with winning a session with local photographers. Their photos were amazing and the whole experience was just awesome! Thank you for sharing this and giving them both the opportunity to capture their families as they are right now.
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Oh my heavens! I started crying at the very first picture. I had not idea that our friend Remy was photographed with the giveaway. He and my husband worked together for many years with the 1st Ranger Battalion. Remy was injured in an explosion in October of 2009 (along with several of our other friends) and is recovering from a TBI. We love Remy and his inclusion in these photos just reminds me how interconnected the world really is! Thanks for sharing and and touching my heart deeply this morning!
Emily
Hi, Emily. This is Cory’s mom. So glad you were able to see Cory’s picture and loved it as much as we do. Thanks so much to you and your husband and all of the other Rangers (past, present and future) and the other military personnel for their time, talents and many sacrifices to make this world a better place! We hope you have a very special Christmas with your family and friends!
Karen in Phoenix
Hi, Karen! I cannot tell you how many times I’ve watched the video today (well at least the early parts) so I can watch Cory over and over. I personally only met Cory 2-3 times, but my husband was friends with him and always enjoyed being around him. We keep up with Cory’s site daily and wish we had been able to see him pass thru Savannah a while back (we’ve since moved to San Diego after 6 years in the Bn). It is incredible to see the amazing strides Cory has made…proving he still carries the determination and strength that it took to get the the Ranger Bn in the first place. We will continue to pray for his recovery. Grace and peace to you this Christmas season…we hope it is a blessed one!
Emily Elkins
Wow..these are strangers but they brought tears to my eyes..what beautiful pictures!! Great choice of music too!! Goosebumps!!!
Some of these photos speak volumes…….you are a very good person Becky! You inspire others to do good things, because they can. Merry Christmas!
Beautiful photos–thanks for sharing them. Who is the artist doing “Imagine”? I love that version of it. Thanks Becky!
Wonderful, simply wonderfu.
Thank you Becky and Sheila Endsley for the amazing opportunity and pictures. Our picture was the 4 kids with baby Samantha walking with the balloon. Our baby was a miracle conception after a battle with cancer. These pictures are highly treasured. The gift by both of you is humbling. Thank you and Merry Christmas. This video is proof that giving is indeed better than receiving. This gift will be returned ten fold. Blessings…
They are all beautiful, but my favorite are the sleeping babies, such peace and tenderness.
Gloria H
Becky,
Wow! This video brought tears to my eyes. My sister in law looked at it yesterday and emailed me about it. Our son, Cory, is the person in the first photos you chose to include. Thank you again for coming up with such an amazing girft to share with so many. And a special thanks to Elizabeth in Tampa. We really appreciate her sharing her time and talent and patience with us in developing such awesome pictures of Cory!! She was truly able to capture his essence. She is a very special photographer and a special friend.
It is also special that a friend of Cory’s that we don’t know has read this and has seen Cory. It really is a small world!
May each of you have a very Blessed Christmas with family and friends!
Karen and Ken in Phoenix and Cory in Tampa
My daughter and I appear at 1:55 – what a beautiful surprise to be included in this video. We were blessed with Jolie Rodriguez’s gift of time and talent, and our photos are a part of every room in our new house. Thank you Jolie and Becky, Merry Christmas.
Lisa & Emma Cole
What a wonderful gift this was. Becky, it was wonderful of you to organize this and the photographers who donated their time and work are to be admired.
I recognize some faces in those pictures! Terri Moore takes my FABULOUS family photos! Love her and love all the pics….make me a bit teary
Great photos—-my fave was the one of the little girl laying in the grass!
LOVE THAT!
Pure awesomeness!!!!
i remember the photography giveaway and thought that it was such a great idea. but that you’ve now shared these pictures with us… one of the best things I’ve seen on any blog in a LOOOOONG time. stuff like this is what makes you special.
thank you! merry holidays