Thank you to all of the entrants in the Nursery Contest! I saw many cute and creative nurseries throughout this contest, and our two of the entrants qualified for the final vote. Voting ended at midnight last night, and I am now ready to announce the winner!

The winner of this contest recieves a free mini photography session in their nursery, approximately 30 minutes in length resulting in 10 to 15 digital proofs in an online gallery, a print package including an 8×10, 2 5×7s, and 2 sheets of wallets, and VIP pricing on any further purchases. The runner up receives 50% off a session fee and VIP prices on gift prints!


Your winner is Nursery #2!


Kimberly and her son Graham have been selected by vote as having the cutest nursery in our area! Congratulations to Kimberly and Graham!

And the second place winner is Nursery #1! Congratulations to Leslie and her daughter Ava!


I will be contacting you ladies shortly with information on how to claim your prize!

If you answered yes to all of these questions, we would love to see pictures.  What’s in it for you?  A chance to win a free mini photography session featuring your baby and your nursery!  We would like to see between 1-4 photographs of your space.  At least one photograph must include your child in the nursery itself.  We are looking for creative use of light, color and design elements.  Images must be taken by you or someone in your family (we are really saying “please don’t submit images taken by another professional photographer.”)

All submissions must be received by midnight, March 5, 2010.

Entries will be judged by a panel of photographers who will narrow down the selection to 5 nurseries.  The finalists will be posted on participating photographer’s blogs and the winner will be chosen via a public voting poll. Voting will occur between March 7-March 13, 2010. There are specific rules around voting that will be clarified during the voting round of the contest.

Winners will be announced on March 15, 2010.

The grand prize includes a free mini photography session, approximately 30 minutes in length resulting in 10 to 15 digital proofs in an online gallery, a print package including an 8×10, 2 5×7s, and 2 sheets of wallets, and VIP pricing on any further purchases.  Every entry (one per household, please) that meets the rules of the contest will receive a coupon for a discounted session just for participating! Winning session must take place between March 22 – April 25. Winners must sign a release to allow participating photographers to display images on blog, website, Facebook Business Page and any other print or web materials as deemed appropriate.

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The Fine Print.

This is our contest, we make the rules. We have researched many different ways of voting and there are pros and cons and hanging chads in just about every method out there. This is how we have decided to run our contest, if it’s not a fit for you, we respectfully accept your decision to decline participation. We also know there are ways to work around the system, so we will actively monitor IP addresses and research anything that appears to be fishy. We reserve the right to disqualify any entry that appears to be suspicious.

All participants must agree to sign a model release allowing images to be displayed on participating blogs. Participant’’s nurseries must be located in one of the following Mississippi counties: Pearl River, Stone, Hancock, or Harrison. Participant must have a child under 18 months old at the time of contest entry. Winning participants must sign a release allowing images taken by participating photographers to be displayed on web site, blog, Facebook and print advertising sources. Participants must also agree to standard Terms & Conditions of participating photographers.

Winning participants will receive a complimentary session focusing on nursery, baby and/or family as outlined by participating photographer. Additional items may also be included. Regular session terms and conditions apply.

We require an electronically marked consent that you are entering this contest voluntarily and that participating photographer is not promising any winnings or other compensation for participation.

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Don’t live in Pearl River County or the MS Gulf Coast? Have friends across the country? Check out these photographers who have nursery contests running in other cities! Their contest, terms and conditions may vary, so please make sure you read the details with care.

Birmingham, AL: Stephanie Fisher Photography
Northwest Alabama: Jennifer Weddington Photography
Denver, CO: Laura Werner of Vibrant Life Photography
Connecticut: Crista Acosta Photography
Central Indiana: Kristi Hibbetts Photography
Metro New Orleans, LA: Amy Drouet Photography
Frederick, MD & Washington DC/Baltimore metro: Shey Marin Photography
Boston, MA (including North Shore & Metro-West): Kristina Young Photography
Central New Jersey: Kim Schmidt Photography
Northern New Jersey: Christie Adams Photography
Cincinnati, OH and Northern Kentucky Area: Jessica Wright of Memories That R Precious
Columbus, OH: Andrea Roberts Photography
Philadelphia and Main Line, PA: Bernadette Uzcategui Photography
Pittsburgh, PA: Seedlings Photography
Rhode Island and South Shore of Boston: Amy Ro Photography
Houston, TX: Kerri Mathis Photography
Northern Virginia and Washington DC: Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography
Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma, WA (and surrounding areas): Susan Berman of Whimsical Photo Design
Spokane, WA: Jaidean Baker Photography

If you require prints prior to Christmas, you must place your order and pay in full prior to this Sunday, December 6. Orders placed by this date will be available for delivery before my vacation. If you miss the Christmas delivery deadline, you can place an order by Sunday, December 13 to have an order shipped directly to you from the lab. A rush charge and shipping charges will apply to your order. The charges will vary depending on when and what you order.

Please contact me if you have any questions!

Hello High School Seniors! I am currently searching for a Senior Representative from Picayune and PRC High Schools. Please read the information below and contact me quickly if you are interested in applying. If you are not a senior, please pass this information along to any students you know who might be interested in a free session with free products and a chance to earn easy money!

What are the perks of being a Senior Representative?

First of all, let’s talk about the cash. Get a Visa gift card for every paid referral you send my way! Now, how does a free session sound? And how about twenty five percent off a la cart print prices and portrait packages. Here’s a list of all of the perks that you could receive by being Brandi Head Photography’s representative for your school…

* Print credit or Visa gift card for every referral that books and pays for their session
* Additional print credit or Visa gift card for every 5th referral that books and pays for their session
* Free Session! No session fee is required. Pay a $100 deposit to book your session. If you refer two seniors, your deposit is returned to you.
* 25 percent off a la cart prints and senior portrait packages
* Watermarked proofbook with all photos from your session
* Senior representative cards with photos from your session to share with your friends.

And the most exciting part of being a senior representative…
You will be the first to help me create and announce an amazing new product that you, your friends, and your parents will LOVE! This innovative and modern item is not offered by any other photographer in our region! It is a secret that I will share with my senior representatives only and let them be the first to show off their photos with this new item I am so excited to offer!!

You will also get to sample and provide feedback on other new products as I choose fresh and modern offerings for my product lineup.

What do you have to do to be a senior rep?
Spread the word!! It’s as simple as that! Each representative will receive business cards with photos from their session to pass out to friends and fellow classmates. The more people that book, the more money in your pocket. The first two referrals earn your deposit. Additional referrals earn you cash!

I offer a clean and modern style that is unlike any other photographer in our area. If you are interested in modern senior portraits that will set you apart from the crowd, I am the photographer for you. And this is the deal that will help you get these amazing portraits for free! Email me as soon as possible as I am only looking for one representative per school! I will be accepting applications for senior representatives until August 30, but this offer may end early if I find an outstanding representative prior to that date. That means you should contact me soon and don’t miss out on this opportunity.

In honor of my new pricing and new product offerings, I’m offering a promotion on sessions booked through May. Book a session during the months of March, April, or May and choose one of the following options: receive $100 of your session fee and deposit returned to you as a print credit OR receive a free custom designed coffee table book with images from your session. My 2009 session fee is $200 and that usually includes a $100 print credit. This promotion would give you a $200 print credit OR a free coffee table book when you book your session in March, April, or May!

Here are some images of a sample coffee table album. This sample is 9 inches wide by 6 inches tall. Espresso brown leather, hinged paper that lays flat. These books are beautiful in person. There are many different cover options available including several different colors of REAL leather.

I’m also repeating a promotion from last year to help raise money for the March of Dimes. Donate to my team for the March for Babies and receive a print credit worth 50% of your donation. Donate $100 to our team and receive a $50 print credit, donate $1000 to our team and receive a $500 print credit. The credits you earn can be applied to a future session only. I am finalizing our March for Babies team, and once that is complete, I will post a link to our donation page.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to take advantage of these promotions!

In case you haven’t already noticed, my new blog-site is live! Its actually been up for a couple weeks now and I’ve slowly been adding the finishing touches.

I added some info to the About, Info, and Contact pages. I am categorizing all my old posts and soon, you will be able to access “galleries” of my work using the Categories menu above. I’m also compiling a list of blogs I read and some other links to add to the Links menu. This blog-site will be pretty sweet when I finish all the details. Leave me some comments and let me know what you think.

In addition to the finishing touches on the site, I’m also finalizing my 2009 pricing. I’m still working out the details for some NEW products (very exciting stuff!!), but I’m mostly finished with the pricing for this year. I am no longer offering my portfolio building discounts this year, BUT….. I think you will be very pleased with the new pricing and the approach I’m taking with print collections. When you look over my new pricing, pay close attention to the details of the collections and the wonderful gifts you can earn! Pay very very close attention to the VIP discount pricing! If you want the full details on my 2009 pricing, email me for more information.

Keep your eyes open for another announcement coming soon. I’m getting ready to announce a promotion in time for Easter AND a casting call.

I will also be releasing my new pricing very soon. I’m doing things quite a bit differently this year – offering new packages, incentives, and client gifts! New products!

And… I will probably be announcing a few promotions and/or casting calls in the near future. Stay tuned for all of the new things coming up!