The contest ended at midnight on Monday, May 3rd, and when the polls closed, over 1,000 votes had been registered. A full set of results by baby number are available at http://poll.fm/1uocf, as are brief encouraging comments left by voters.

Congratulations to all of the babies, parents and families who participated. The babies were all so cute that, I in my opinion, they all deserved to win.

My sincere thanks go out to all of the families and voters who participated in the first Gwinnett Baby Photo Contest and helped to make it a wonderful success. Stay tuned for the second Gwinnett Baby Photo Contest.

The Top Finishers

Four prizes (gift certificates for products and services at David Pope Photography) totaling $800 were up for grabs.

Below are the prize winners in the first Gwinnett Baby Photo Contest.

The first place finisher, with 28.6% of the vote, was Gigi Lynch – $500 gift certificate…

The second place finisher, with 18.2% of the vote, was America Scott – $150 gift certificate…

The third place finisher, with 16.5% of the vote, was Jax Moon – $50 gift certificate…

The fourth prize, for generating the most (6) new Facebook fans was Gavin Spencer – $100 gift certificate…

Again congratulations to everyone!

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Over the past few weeks I had the good fortune to meet some wonderful people and had the privilege of photographing many beautiful babies of all ages. It was great fun and hope that the participants feel the same. Each baby’s parents did a great job selecting their image for the contest. In my opinion, everyone is a winner.

When Does The Voting Begin?

At midnight EDT (UTC -4), on April 30th, you can place your vote for your favorite baby image. Voting will continue for 72 hours and at midnight on May 3rd the polls will close. Anyone can vote. Only one vote is allowed per IP (computer), and this will be monitored by the polling site. Real-time, unofficial results will be continuously displayed (as percentages) on the polling site. Votes will be tallied and the official winners will be announced at noon, on May 4th.

What are the Prizes?

Prizes wll be awarded for the top three images based on the voting results. These prizes are gift certificates for products and services at David Pope Photography, and must be redeemed before July 31st, 2010. Gift certificates are valued at $500 for first place, $150 for second place, and $50 for third place.

Is There a New Prize?

At the last minute, we decided to add a special new “Fan (Like) Prize” to the contest. A $100 gift certificate, similar to those described above, will be awarded for the image that attracts the most Facebook fans to our fan page at http:/www.facebook.com/david.pope.photo . So, pester, cajole, or beg your Facebook friends to fan-up (recently renamed by Facebook to “like”), and then tell them to send us a mandatory Facebook message containing only a contestant’s number from the PollDaddy voting site. Existing David Pope Photography fans also can be counted if they send us a similar Facebook message. One message will be counted per fan. The contestant associated with the highest number of fan messages wins the Fan (Like) Prize.

How Do I Vote?

1. Navigate to http://poll.fm/1uocf .
2. Choose your favorite image and click the “VOTE” button.

Good luck to everyone!

David

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Contact David Pope Photography (770-271-9159 or dpope@davidpopephotography) to schedule and reserve your private, 15 minute photo session. Additional instructions and directions to the Buford studio location will be provided at that time. Please help us advertise this event by telling your friends, and spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter.

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Hi there! I’m really excited about this offer and hope you will be too! I’m attempting to update my baby photography business and I would like to have some more current sample images to use in my marketing campaigns, so here’s the deal…

• You bring your baby (newborn up to age 12 months) into our studio in Buford (clean, warm, and baby friendly) and we will have a one to two hour stress free photo session with him/her at absolutely NO COST to you.
• A week or so after the photo session, you will return to the studio for a viewing session. I will show you between 20 and 50 fully edited images from the photo session. You pick out your favorite and you will receive a FREE 8×10 print! You DO NOT have to purchase a single thing at the viewing, the 8×10 is absolutely free. Additional prints may be purchased at 25% off of our regular pricing. Grandparents are welcome at the viewing.
• At midnight on April 30th, 2010, I will post a poll on my website where people will vote for their favorite image. Voting will run for 72 hours and the winner will receive a $500 Photo Session Certificate, 2nd place wins a $150 certificate, and 3rd place receives a $50 certificate. These certificates can be applied towards table prints, mounted wall portraits, canvas gallery wraps, another session, etc. and are good for 90 days from the date of issue.

Of course, there’s always a catch in the fine print, so here it is….I want to use these images for my marketing. Which means I may use an image (one that you approve of) of your child as a sample in the studio, a sample on the website or blog, a competition, or maybe on some marketing mailing. Your child will not be identified in any way and I will not sell the images to anyone. That’s it!

This offer will be limited to no more than 20 babies.

So just call or text me (David) at (770) 271-9159, or you may email me at dpope@davidpopephotography.com to schedule your session. Thanks!

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Here are some images of slightly older children.

1. Click on the “Proofs” menu item above
2. Click on the “Create an Account” link under the Log In button
3. Supply the necessary information and submit the form
4. Enter “hihope” in the Access Code box and submit

Feel free to download and enjoy the images. Please let other attendees know how to access these photos.

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Thanks!