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Best of 2017 Contest | Bergen County Photography

Did you know that YOU can win a studio mini session?  Just enter a comment (scroll all the way down to do that) describing why you want to have a mini session and your name will be entered in the drawing!

It is time for one of my favorite business traditions –  Live Love Laugh Photos’ annual “Best of the Year” Contest!  This is my NINTH years holding it – I love being able to give back to my clients through this contest, and each year they tell me how much they appreciate me conducting it!

I took thousands pictures last year and had to enlist my trusty friends in the photography business to help me narrow down images to the top 25.   Now it is up to you to decide which image gets the title of the Image of the Year at Live Love Laugh Photos – and an AWESOME prize that goes along with it:)

THERE WILL BE FOUR WINNERS:

1) The image with the most votes wins.  To vote, cast your vote using the poll below (scroll all the way down to the end of the post, past images) and ‘like’ your favorite image in the ‘Best of 2016′ album on Facebook and on Instagram. The winner (an image with the most combined votes) will receive a 16×24 gallery wrapped canvas (valued at $500) of the winning image.

2) The Runner up will receive a $250 gift certificate to be used towards a Simplicity or a Signature session in 2018.

3) TWO random voters will receive a FREE kids winter studio mini session valued at $300!   It can be YOU!  See below on how to enter in a drawing for a mini session.

HOW TO WIN A STUDIO MINI SESSION:

There are THREE ways to win a mini session.  In order to increase your chances of winning you should do all of the following because each of the following will earn you an extra entry in the drawing:

On the Blog:

  • Leave a comment on the blog describing why YOU want to win a mini session – scroll below the images to do that.

On Facebook:

  • Share the ‘Best of 2017‘ album on Facebook – here is a link to it.  To do so just click on the ‘Share’ link to share it on your wall. You can write a nice comment as well:)  Just make sure you let me know that you shared the album – otherwise I won’t know that you did and you won’t be able to participate in the drawing.

On Instagram:

I will randomly select two lucky voters from across all three platforms and these guys will receive mini sessions!

BONUS:

Everyone is a winner because if you book a new Simplicity or Signature Session while the contest is running (by February 15) you will receive a free gift valued at $250 with your order!  So if you are thinking about having a session with Live Love Laugh Photos anytime in 2018, NOW is a great time to book.  Keep in mind you can hold your session anytime in 2018.

Please note:

  • Voting will run till the end of day on Wednesday, February 14.
  • I will announce the winners on the blog on Thursday, February 15.
  • Please keep things fair and vote only for one image – IP addresses will be monitored.
  • I reserve the right to disqualify entries or terminate/modify contest if necessary.
  • This content is not sponsored by Facebook.

And now without further ado, I present to you my favorite images of 2017!   Check out the finalists, cast your vote (using radio buttons below all images, FB and Instagram) and leave a comment below for the free session drawing.

Image 1: Jump for Joy

Image 2:Upside Down

 

Image 3: Family Play Time

Image 4: Big Smile

Image 6: Mommy and Me

 

Image 6:What are YOU Reading?

 

Image 7: Happy!

 

Image 8: An Afternoon At Home

 

Image 9: Bubbles

Image 10: Blue Door

 

Image 11: Going for a Bike Ride

 

Image 12: Sisters

 

Image 13: Family

 

Image 14: Brothers

 

Image 15: Daddy’s Little Girl

 

Image 16: On the Playground

 

Image 17: Spring

Image 18: Thoughtful

 

Image 19: A Day on the Farm

 

Image 20: Great Expectations

 

Image 21: A Boy and His Penguin

 

Image 22: Santa Baby

 

Image 23: Glamour Girls

 

Image 24: Scrunchy Nose

 

Image 25: Grandma’s Hug

 


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Downtown Ridgewood family photo session

I’ve lived in Ridgewood for over 8 years and I love this town more and more every day.  Not only it is a great place to live but it is a wonderful place for family photo sessions!  It’s got so many cool spots with colorful doors, green ivy, cool graffiti – it has textures and personalities and truly is a photographer’s dream.  No wonder I photograph so many families there:)

These guys came all the way from Hoboken for their family photo session – and they loved what Ridgewood had to offer!  I first met them for the little brother G.’s sitting up studio session (you can see it here).  They were so wonderful to work with and I was really looking forward to their family session so that I could photograph all four of them.  The Mom did a great job picking out outfits, they were early for a session (a huge accomplishment considering that they were driving all the way from Hoboken and had to get not one but TWO young kids ready) and all of them were excited about the session.  I had a blast capturing smiles, hugs, giggles, kisses and love them all shared.  It was such a great family photo session – if I may say so myself;)

 

 

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Best of 2016 Contest | Bergen County Photography

It is time for one of my favorite business traditions –  Live Love Laugh Photo’s annual “Best of the Year” Contest!  I’ve been holding this contest for EIGHT years;  I love being able to give back to my clients through this contest, and each year they tell me how much they appreciate me conducting it!

I took thousands pictures last year and had to enlist my trusty friends in the photography business to help me narrow down images to the top 30.   Now it is up to you to decide which image gets the title of the Image of the Year at Live Love Laugh Photos – and the grand prize that goes along with it:)

THERE WILL BE FOUR WINNERS:

1) The image with the most votes wins.  To vote, cast your vote using the poll below (scroll all the way down to the end of the post, past images) and ‘like’ your favorite image in the ‘Best of 2016′ album on Facebook and on Instagram. The winner (an image with the most combined votes) will receive a 16×24 gallery wrapped canvas (valued at $500) of the winning image.

2) The Runner up will receive a $250 gift certificate to be used towards a Simplicity or a Signature session in 2017.

3) TWO random voters will receive a FREE kids winter studio mini session valued at $300!   It can be YOU!  See below on how to enter in a drawing for a mini session.

HOW TO WIN A STUDIO MINI SESSION:

There are THREE ways to win a mini session.  In order to increase your chances of winning you should do all of the following:

  • Leave a comment on the blog describing why YOU want to win a mini session – scroll below the images to do that.
  • Share the ‘Best of 2016‘ album on Facebook – here is a link to it.  To do so just click on the ‘Share’ link to share it on your wall. You can write a nice comment as well:)  Just make sure you let me know that you shared the album – otherwise I won’t know that you did and you won’t be able to participate in the drawing.
  • Follow Live Love Laugh Photos on Instagram.

I will randomly select two lucky voters from across all three platforms and these guys will receive mini sessions!

BONUS:

Everyone is a winner because if you book a new Simplicity or Signature Session while the contest is running (by February 13) you will receive a free gift valued at $150 with your order!  So if you are thinking about having a session with Live Love Laugh Photos anytime in 2017, NOW is a great time to book.  Keep in mind you can hold your session anytime in 2017.

Please note:

  • Voting will run till the end of day on Saturday, February 13.
  • I will announce the winners on the blog on Sunday, February 14.
  • Please keep things fair and vote only for one image – IP addresses will be monitored.
  • I reserve the right to disqualify entries or terminate/modify contest if necessary.
  • This content is not sponsored by Facebook.

And now without further ado, I present to you my favorite images of 2016!   Check out the finalists, cast your vote (using radio buttons below all images, FB and Instagram) and leave a comment below for the free session drawing.

Image 1: A Hug for Mommy

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Image 2: Beautiful SmileBest of 2016 Image002_WEB Image 3: Double Trouble Double Joy

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Image 4: DuckiesBest of 2016 Image004_WEB

Image 5: Fall Family Portrait

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Image 6: Good Times

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Image 7: Movie Star

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Image 8: Boys and Their Dog

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Image 9: Family Portrait

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Image 10: Tickles With Mommy

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Image 11: All Grown Up

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Image 12: What Are YOU Reading?

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Image 13: Being Silly

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Image 14: He Is SO Loved!

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Image 15: Stella

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Image 16: Through The Leaves

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Image 17: At The Farm

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Image 18: Have A Cookie

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Image 19: Mr Blue Eyes

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Image 20: Hug

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Image 21: Chatting With Daddy

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Image 22: Santa Baby

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Image 23: Hollywood Glamour

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Image 24: Wishing Upon A Star

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Image 25: I Love You THIS Much!

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Image 26: Summer Fun

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Image 28: Growing Up

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Image 29: Sisters

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Bergen County family photography – what my clients say

There is so much I can tell you about this great Allendale family photo session.  I can tell you that first time I met and photographed them they were a family of three and L. was just under a year old.  I can tell you about how great it was to see him again as as a pre-school graduate –  running around and giving me hugs.  I can tell you about how funny and energetic and feisty M. was and how wonderful it was to meet her in person.  I can tell you how much I love watching families grow and that I feel very honored when my Bergen County families come back to me year after year to document precious memories in family pictures.  I can tell how much I enjoyed photographing this family at two new (for me) Bergen county locations – in Wyckoff and Allendale.  I can tell you all these things but instead I will let this Mom do all the talking – here is what she had to say about their Bergen County family photo session:

“In addition to taking stunning photographs – including what is quite likely the best photograph of our family ever – Lena has such a warm and friendly personality that my two small children were literally running up to the her and hugging her throughout the shoot! It was cute to see that, but I wasn’t sure if they were “behaving” well enough as they were running around acting crazy to get any good photos. My fears were unfounded! Lena found the magic in those real moments. This was our second time being photographed by her, and I have to say, her photos just get better and better! I know what I like, and Lena listened to my vision for the shoot and definitely incorporated my wishes with her beautiful artistic vision. Thanks, Lena! :)”

 

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Allendale family photographer

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Jumping, hugging and laughing gallore | Ridgewood family photo session

Can I just say how much I LOVE outdoor family photo sessions?  And I especially love them after a long long winter during which I spent photographing many family and children at my Ridgewood photo studio.  And while I love my studio and Ridgewood studio sessions, I am thrilled to be able to photograph outdoors again!

I first met this family last year (you can see pictures from their family session in Wyckoff here) and this year to keep things interesting we decided to choose a different location and agreed on having this photoshoot in downtown Ridgewood.  I love photographing families in Ridgewood – and not just because I live and work there:)  It is a really cute town with a very picturesque downtown and I’ve had clients from all over Bergen County (and some from NYC) travel to Ridgewood to have their family photo sessions there.

I always love photographing old clients – seeing how much kids have grown and changed and parents stayed the same:)  And I always feel so honored when people choose me as their family photographer and come back to me year after year after year!

This session was so much fun – there was lots of jumping and hugging and laughing and more jumping!  I had a great time – and I think these guys did as well – and it shows in the pictures!
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