Soccer season

Just wanted to share some soccer photos of Andrew with you all. He has his first game today so I'll probably post more later. I need to post photos more often. I have so much to share. I need more motivation though. I guess sometimes I feel like the only one looking at my blog is my anynomous coworker "M". I would like to do a blog reader/comment poster reward of some sort. I'm open to suggestions so leave your ideas in the comments below.

That pose is Andrew's idea- not mine. Just sayin'.

Next three are an action series of him throwing the ball at my lens. We had a long talk after I finished shooting these :)

Don't worry though- no cameras were harmed in the making of these picutres.

Giving is Awesome

Giving IS awesome- and I'm on board. This is a nationwide movement to award less fortunate families with the gift of custom photography.
Nominations are due by Christmas Eve and I will be announcing the winner on Christmas Day! I will be giving away a generous package including the sitting fee and print products to one lucky recipient.
Check it out. The idea is to nominate someone you know who deserves a special treat who cannot otherwise afford custom photography due to financial hardships. There are some rules with the giveaway.

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)
* The nominee must reside in Pennsylvania. Tell me who you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.
* You must e-mail me the full story : megan@meganzellerphotography.com
The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve -- get nominating! I can't wait to read all of your entries!
Open your heart to someone this holiday season -- and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.
With love,
Megan

Breaking the Rules

I broke one of my rules yesterday. I paid to advertise. I actually paid to have a vendor stand at the County Fair where local businesses can showcase their services to the incoming students and others in the Carlisle Barracks community. Things went quite well. I was giving away a free sitting to the folks who dropped by and committed to booking a session with me. Thanks to all who entered!
I'm proud to announce that Liz Dodson is the winner! It's worth up to $65.
I'll be sure to share her photos in the future.
I have no photo of me at my stand- I wasn't thinking. Instead, here is a sneak peek of the Wengert Smolnik Wedding.

I can't tell you how excited I am right now. I just recieved news from Trendy Camera Straps that I won first prize in their photo contest! They are comming out with a new line of straps very soon, so I'll need some help picking one out in the near future. Check out their blog where they have my photo posted along with the other winners. Pardon my post because a lot of these photos are not ones I submitted for the contest- just cute ones of Maya and AJ.

And the winner is:I went out on 3 separate shoots. This next series is from my first day out. We got caught in a down pour- you can even see the rain falling in this photo. AJ was upset about the rain, but then started to smile and laugh. I later found out it was because Maya had found some NASTY water bottle she was pretending to drink out of. Ah, the things we don't see when our eye is glued to a camera!

Note: no cameras were harmed in the making of this photograph.Maya, pull him by the tie. Wait, no, don't choke him! AJ, stop making that face, pretend like you're NOT choking...AJ actually took this photo of our little lady.I love how Maya is squeezing so tight.AJ just had to wear this hat. So I let him for a shot or two. Check out Maya's BIG smile :)Shoot #3.

Question: What's cuter than this addorable little puppy?Answer: My addorable little girl walking the addorable little puppy with a Trendy Camera Strap of course!

Another Location

LOVE it! I want to do a contest soon, I don't know how yet, but I think the prize will be a photo session at this location at sunset. I know it's rather blurry seeming that I shot it from my phone while driving, but does anyone know where this is?