July 12th, 2010 | 
Author: Just because 
The way to enter is posting in the comments below, just tell me why you are in “need” of a photo shoot (newborn, maternity, family pics etc) If you have no need, and you just want one, you still get a chance.
You can earn TWO or more chances at the free photo shoot by getting a friend (or 2 or 3 etc) to comment and have them include your name as the referral.
RULES: The photo shoot will take place in the Chicago land area and I will pick the location. The session will be an hour or less. You will receive a CD of images. Expiration for the photo shoot is the end of September unless special arrangements are made.
Contest ends Monday July 19th at noon. Winner will be chosen randomly
I’m a Chicago girl, but live out of town now. I’d love nothing more than to have a photo shoot with my 15 month old twins in the city that I love so much and still call ‘home’ so hopefully they can have terrific Chicago memories like I do! We visit as much as we can, so getting there wouldn’t be a problem at all!
I have two beautiful little boys…and I can never have too many pics of them!
I am a St. Louis girl…I would love to come up to Downtown Chicago for a photoshoot with my husband and 2 year old. That would be so special…and then we could hit up Ikea on the way home!
We would LOVE to be selected for the free photo shoot!!! I have two beautiful little girls, 4 1/2 and 3, and we haven’t taken a family photo since my first daughter was a few months old. This would just make our day
I’m a Texas gal, but will be running the Chicago Half-Marathon in September with a running buddy. We both started our journey of running a few years ago and it has become a passion for us. We’re both working on weight loss and becoming better runners and we would LOVE to have a photo shoot of our newly trim bodies. Please choose us, it would definitely make this running getaway one we will cherish forever!
I don’t need a free photo shoot but I sure do want one. Hopefully we are still on for August anyway (even if you are in WI!), but here is my entry. I want a free photo shoot because the pictures you took of Jack last summer still make my heart skip a beat, and I can’t wait to have more.
I would LOVE to win a photo shoot!!! My daughter NEVER lets me take a nice picture of her, so it’s probably best to leave it up to a pro!! Plus, she is turning 2 on the 28th so I am going to “need” her 2 year old pics done.
I would love a free photo shoot of my fiance and I and our dogs (especially our 14 year old dog who might not be around forever). We live in Chicago but mostly end up taking photos of ourselves while we’re on vacation, so we would love some photos taken around here.
My entry isn’t for me. My cousin Jamie and her boyfriend are moving to Chicago together after living in seperate states for 2 1/2 years (due to their jobs)and they are just so excited to finally get to be together all the time. Plus, we all really love them and think they are the cutest.
Would love to do a shot with my daughter. I am always behind the camera and do not have as many pictures of her and I together as I would like. I love your work (plus meeting a saifer would be fun)and am about 2hours south of Chicago.
Kate is turning one on August 15th, what a perfect occasion for a photo shoot! It would also be a great excuse to take a fun little family excursion to Chicago!
You took our twin girls’ 1 yr old pictures last October and I loved them! We haven’t had any professional photos since that shoot and the girls are quickly approaching TWO so it would be perfect timing! We live near downtown Chicago and would be thrilled to come to any location around the Chicagoland area you choose.
Oh how I wish MN were included in this giveaway! Darn. I hope the person who wins it loves it and has fun! Good luck ladies!
If you have plans to be in Minnesota at all, my best friend Becky and her husband Jonathan would be the perfect candidates for a free photo shoot! They just found out on Sunday that they’ve been chosen for adoption by a birth mom who is due on Thursday! I think you would definitely connect with them.
I am in need of our 2 year old pictures and another fabulous family photo,too! This could be a great reason to drive to Chicago with the family…I was just thinking this week I needed to contact you about setting something up soon. I think we need to make this an annual event.
Danielle sent me!
We don’t need a free photo shoot, but my wife and I would sure love to win one!! (Shannon Dughetti referred me!) You can never have too many pictures of the ones you love!
I would love to win a photo shoot of my 13 month old twin girls! They were born in the Chicagoland area and we have recently relocated to Indianapolis but would love an opportunity to have you shoot them in their birthplace!
Becoming a stay at home mommy has left us with not much of a budget for professional photos of my little boy. He’s 10 months old and never had a professional photo shoot! I’d love some wonderful pictures for his 1st birthday (September 4th)!
If you ever come back home – I’d love a photo session, Miss Sophie will be 2 next month. We love getting pictures of her!
My son will be one in three weeks, and I would love to have a photo shoot done of our family to celebrate his birthday.
Rach – I’d like to nominate my BF Darcey and her soon-to-be (maybe already – they’re in SD on vacation and not reachable by phone) fiance Mark. Darcey has kissed a lot of frogs in her life and I think she’s found the one! Mark is a great guy who absolutely adores her. They’ve already been through a lot together and it promises to be quite a ride. Please consider doing an engagement shoot for them.
My husband and I haven’t had a decent photo taken together since our wedding, which was almost two years ago. We could definitely drive to Chicago for a photo shoot and a quick getaway. And it would be neat to meet you!
I have a 5 month old daugther and haven’t had professional pictures done yet, the only professional pictures my husband and I have had done was at our wedding. I would love a family photo shoot!! And, to get to meet you!
We’ve been so unlucky lately, that something positive and happy would be amazing. Plus, I’d love some pics of our current family before our new little guy arrives in November.
We aren’t from Chicago but would love an excuse to bring our new baby (due July 19th) and son out for a family outing and photo shoot! You do amazing work so we’d love to have some pcitures.
I would LOVE a free photo shoot with you! We have a 12 year old, a 2 1/2 year old, and a new baby girl. They need their pictures taken desperately and we have never had family pictures taken. We would love to do it to give to our family for Christmas presents. Money is tight (as I know it is for everyone) and both my husband and I are back in school. This would be AH-MAZING!
Hmmm, why do I “need” this photo shoot? Because I have a toddler boy that amazes me and challenges me. Because I just had a baby girl that melts my heart. Because our family is now complete, but I don’t have a picture of it. Because I know that you can give that to me, beautifully.
I am a busy resident and have a beautiful wife that totally deserves a photo shoot of herself and our cute 20 month old boy. She is such a wonderful mother and husband, taking care of us both while I’m busy working away and even when I come home spent. Oh how I love her!
I’d like to see what you can do with an older woman to make her look good! You could put your photoshop skills to work and really show off your stuff!
I’d like a photoshoot so I can have pictures of my whole family together. My second daughter is 6 months old and we STILL do not have a single family picture of all four of us. Your pictures seem to give everyone a beautiful glow–and for me, who doesn’t always feel beautiful, it would be an amazing gift to have a beautiful picture of me, my husband and my two baby girls. I live within an hour of downtown Chicago.
I’d love one! In all my un-edited belly photos I look tired and pukey. I’d love to have ONE photo where I look like a happy pregnant woman!
I have been always loved the pitures you take and I have never taken the leap beyond our standard Target/JCP. I would love to have you take some family pictures and some pictures of my two beautiful children. It would be a great excuse to get my husband to commit to a weekend in Chicago that we have been talking about for years!
We loved the pictures you took of our family when Madelyn was just 4 months old. She’ll be a year in August and I am pregnant with our second (due Christmas Eve). It would be great to have some more fantastic photos of our family before the second arrives and while I have a little bump to show baby number two that he or she was there, too!
I have talked with you about having a photo shoot done by you. I have a 16 month old and would love for you to capture the pure delight of our heart. But now my husband is out of work (laid off since Dec 31st) and I just can’t spend the money for a professional shoot. But in the back of my mind, I always think maybe just one day…..
My daughter, Emily, recommended that I come here and leave you a note. I always love the photos you take. My one and only granddaughter will be one year old on 8/15. I would love to see what marvelous things you could do with her one year pictures. She is such a blessing to us. You will enjoy working with her.
I would love to have pictures of my 2 year old son with his grandparents and great-grandparents. He LOVES spending time with them and there never seems to be a camera around to capture those amazing moments. I know they would really appreciate and cherish your talented work
My daughter, Shannon, recommended me your your site. You take amazing pictures and would love see my family in some!