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Member Spotlight! | Traci Todd Photography

Traci, tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a mother of two (Chloe is 6 and Hunter is almost 5) and the wife to Jason.  We live in a small town in Central Kentucky (outside of Lexington).  I am originally from East Tennessee, which I miss, but I do love Kentucky.  The horse…

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Sharon - April 26, 2010 - 9:30 pm

Thanks Traci! Those images are gorgeous!

Kelsey - April 26, 2010 - 9:31 pm

Thanks for sharing Traci! Love your stuff!

Beth Miller - April 26, 2010 - 9:41 pm

Great images! I am a big fan!

Jenny - April 26, 2010 - 9:43 pm

Love your work Traci. Fabulous interview!!! Thank you for sharing yourself with us!

Tracy - April 26, 2010 - 9:51 pm

I soo enjoyed reading this. Love your work and love getting to know you better. Thanks for being in the “spotlight”!!

Jules - April 27, 2010 - 12:33 am

another great interview! thanks for letting us get to know you better!

Jolie - April 27, 2010 - 1:06 am

Loved reading about you girlie! Thanks for sharing yourself!

Stephanie - April 27, 2010 - 1:56 am

Wonderful! It was so fun to learn more about you!

dalia - April 27, 2010 - 2:07 am

Loved learning more about you!

Sarah - April 27, 2010 - 8:49 pm

Traci has photographed my son many times and is AWESOME!

maureenwilson - April 28, 2010 - 7:12 pm

love it tray!!

Posing Guide Winner!

HOLLI BRAASCH Congratulations!  Email us at 4theloveoffocus@gmail.com to claim your prize! (Yes, I started with No. 2 as the first comment is not eligible to win.) Email Us | Find us on Facebook | Subscribe to our Blog | Tweet with us

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Jenny - April 25, 2010 - 2:08 am

Congratulations Holli!

maureenwilson - April 25, 2010 - 4:04 am

Congrats Holli!! I’m a bit jealous!!

Sharon - April 25, 2010 - 8:25 pm

Congratulations Holli!

holli braasch - May 17, 2010 - 2:21 am

Thank You!!!!

Take a Walk With Us & I Heart Faces!

Our own Jenny Froh will be co-hosting the i heart faces photo walk in Dallas, TX! If you’re in our area, we’d love for you to join us.  Just click the button below for details. Be sure and check out their site to see if there is a photo walk in a city near you….

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Amy @ I Heart Faces - April 23, 2010 - 4:42 pm

Whoo hoo!

Sharon - April 23, 2010 - 6:48 pm

I will definitely be there!

Jenny - April 23, 2010 - 10:48 pm

YAY! It’s going to be great!

New Vendor | Win a Newborn Posing Guide

We are happy to announce a new vendor on our forum:  Photography by Jacqueline! Jacqueline has graciously offered up a copy of her Newborn Posing Guide to one of our readers.  Let me tell you, this is FABULOUS! She gives step-by-step instructions on posing and pull backs of set-ups. How do you win one? Go…

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Sharon - April 22, 2010 - 1:25 am

This is a great giveaway! I can’t wait to see who wins it!

Jackie - April 22, 2010 - 1:33 am

I posted it on my blog! Thanks for the great giveaway!

http://imagesbyjh.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/awesome-giveaway/

Amanda Eller - April 22, 2010 - 1:44 am

Posted on twitter!! (amandaeller)
:)

Beth Miller - April 22, 2010 - 1:45 am

oh great give away! Facebooked it just now :)

Lauren Smith - April 22, 2010 - 1:55 am

Twittered it! /photosynergy

Jules - April 22, 2010 - 1:55 am
Heather - April 22, 2010 - 2:05 am
Kylie Bine - April 22, 2010 - 2:23 am

facebooked it http://www.facebook.com/kylie.bone

Love your stuff!

Kim K. - April 22, 2010 - 2:32 am
Amy N. - April 22, 2010 - 2:39 am
Amy N. - April 22, 2010 - 2:40 am

By the way, it’s my birthday on the 22nd. Just a little nudge ;)

Dana Obermeyer - April 22, 2010 - 2:47 am
jessica E. - April 22, 2010 - 2:48 am
jessica E. - April 22, 2010 - 2:49 am
Sarah - April 22, 2010 - 2:49 am
Dana Yi - April 22, 2010 - 2:59 am

Wonderful giveaway

Just postet it on my facebook fanpage

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greater-Boston-Area/Dana-Yi-Photography/296863693159

Briana - April 22, 2010 - 3:05 am

I tweeted about it (@wakeupjuliet)

Briana - April 22, 2010 - 3:06 am

And I posted it on Facebook :) http://www.facebook.com/#!/briana

Jamie K - April 22, 2010 - 3:07 am
Amy McMaster - April 22, 2010 - 3:09 am
Gail - April 22, 2010 - 3:16 am
tina - April 22, 2010 - 3:17 am

tweeted ;) {tlelaine}

Gail - April 22, 2010 - 3:17 am

And I FB on my fan page.

Sharon Kearns - April 22, 2010 - 3:30 am

I facebooked it!! Looks like a great giveaway!

Sharon Kearns - April 22, 2010 - 3:36 am

Fbooked it!! Great giveaway :)

I tweeted via reneegphoto (which posts automatically to my both person/biz facebook page & blog twitter widget)

And facbook post @ http://companies.to/reneegphotography

Sheri - April 22, 2010 - 4:03 am

twittered at sheri_rose

Sheri - April 22, 2010 - 4:05 am
Amy Lemaniak - April 22, 2010 - 4:06 am

Tweeted! http://twitter.com/LeManiak

Bree - April 22, 2010 - 4:25 am

I also twittered! (BUHTAFLY)

JAY - April 22, 2010 - 6:05 am

i tweeted the following Skullasstic

Check out the posing guide give-a-way on 4 The Love of Focus http://www.4theloveoffocus.com/blog @4theloveoffocus

krissa fisher - April 22, 2010 - 6:06 am
JAY - April 22, 2010 - 6:07 am

POSTED THE FOLLOWING TO MY FACEBOOK

Jay Weissman Check out the posing guide
give-a-way on 4 The Love of Focus http://www.4theloveoffocus.com/blog @4theloveoffocus

Megan Miller - April 22, 2010 - 11:32 am

Posted it on Facebook and I HOPE I win!
Thank You.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photography.picturethis?ref=profile

Amber - April 22, 2010 - 11:52 am
Melanie - April 22, 2010 - 7:19 am

WOW-HOO was going to buy one but couldn’t afford it this month.

FB – http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/MelanieweissmanRush
Tweet – http://twitter.com/Melonknee1127

Sarah - April 22, 2010 - 12:51 pm

What a great giveaway! Twittered http://twitter.com/Sweet_Wonders

Sarah - April 22, 2010 - 12:59 pm
evie - April 22, 2010 - 1:12 pm
Tracy McEachern - April 22, 2010 - 1:31 pm
Michelle G - April 22, 2010 - 1:44 pm
Natalie - April 22, 2010 - 1:45 pm

can’t resist anything newborn related! ;)

tweet tweet: http://twitter.com/tigscreations/status/12639606165

Michelle G - April 22, 2010 - 1:48 pm
Casie B. - April 22, 2010 - 2:27 pm

Posting this on the alt.life forum!

Stacey Hamilton - April 22, 2010 - 9:44 am
cRYSTAL - April 22, 2010 - 4:43 pm
Jessica - April 22, 2010 - 11:48 am
Amanda - April 22, 2010 - 5:10 pm
Tiffany - April 22, 2010 - 5:16 pm
Steph - April 22, 2010 - 5:17 pm
Amanda - April 22, 2010 - 5:17 pm
Jessica - April 22, 2010 - 12:21 pm

And tweeted: @capturelifellc

Lori Wells - April 22, 2010 - 5:54 pm

I shared it on my profile on fb and it is a great giveaway.

Melissa Pickering - April 22, 2010 - 5:59 pm

I posted on facebook! What an awesome photography tool!
http://www.facebook.com/melissa.pickering2

Melissa Pickering - April 22, 2010 - 6:00 pm
Melissa Pickering - April 22, 2010 - 6:02 pm
Alana Jo - April 22, 2010 - 6:02 pm

I just posted to my personal facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/alanajo

Alana Jo - April 22, 2010 - 6:05 pm
Alana Jo - April 22, 2010 - 6:06 pm
Jenny W. - April 22, 2010 - 6:18 pm

I facebooked! =0)

Jody G - April 22, 2010 - 6:24 pm

Awesome giveaway!!! I posted on my Facebook fan page!
http://www.facebook.com/JodyGallPhotography

Jody G - April 22, 2010 - 6:32 pm

And I posted over at Photography SchoolHouse!
http://www.photographyschoolhouse.com/phototalk/showthread.php?t=11847

Kelly - April 22, 2010 - 6:46 pm

posted on Twitter! :

http://twitter.com/KelMarieStudios

Michelle - April 22, 2010 - 6:48 pm

Yeah Haw! Put it everywhere! From facebook to blogs to design shop!

Melissa Thiem - April 22, 2010 - 6:52 pm

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1303974031acel

Hi Jacqueline! You are outstanding! I facebooked your page! I don’t have a website yet, I am still homeschooling for photography and would be happy to show you some of my attempts at baby posing. I think your posing guide could take me a long way!

maureenwilson - April 22, 2010 - 6:56 pm
Ashley - April 22, 2010 - 7:07 pm

Added it to my facebook

http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=100000795512179#!/profile.php?id=1184237850

Thanks for the chance to win!

Jacquelyn McHenry - April 22, 2010 - 7:43 pm
Sabrina Hull - April 22, 2010 - 2:53 pm

Very cool! Would love to have this as a help!!

Sabrina Hull - April 22, 2010 - 2:54 pm

sorry – I posted it on my photography blog site.
http://blog.sabrinahullphotography.com/

Kristie - April 22, 2010 - 8:07 pm

I posted this on my Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=716046353

amanda heath - April 22, 2010 - 10:21 pm
Clarissa Hickman - April 22, 2010 - 10:32 pm
Jennifer - April 22, 2010 - 5:54 pm
April Russell - April 22, 2010 - 5:57 pm
Nikki Painter - April 22, 2010 - 6:00 pm
Nikki Painter - April 22, 2010 - 6:02 pm
Annette Ellis - April 22, 2010 - 6:15 pm
Nikki Painter - April 22, 2010 - 6:28 pm

Posted on my blog http://thepainters5.com/?p=645

Carin - April 22, 2010 - 11:40 pm

I FB’d it here http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1030745887 What a great giveaway!

Katie - April 22, 2010 - 11:46 pm

I posted it on a Christian moms forum I’m on: http://www.christianmomsforum.com/showthread.php?p=918072#post918072

That looks so beautiful!

Shannon Wilkinson - April 22, 2010 - 6:52 pm
Shannon Wilkinson - April 22, 2010 - 7:37 pm

I tweeted about the giveaway http://twitter.com/shanwilk1

Shannon Wilkinson - April 22, 2010 - 7:39 pm
Shannon Wilkinson - April 22, 2010 - 7:41 pm
Natalija - April 23, 2010 - 1:13 am
nancy mitchell - April 23, 2010 - 1:25 am

I tweeted about the giveaway! http://twitter.com/nancy_mitchell

Deborah Kocan - April 23, 2010 - 1:25 am

I just posted it on fb! http://www.facebook.com/deborahkocan

nancy mitchell - April 23, 2010 - 1:25 am

I posted it on fb! What a wonderful gift to give! Thanks for the awesome opportunity! http://www.facebook.com/nancymitchellphoto

[...] about winning an AWESOME newborn posing guide! Go and check it out and feel free to enter yourself here. How cool would it be to win this? I ♥ contests and newborns. Here is an example of what I am [...]

Jules - April 23, 2010 - 1:38 am

also have this posted on fb…http://www.facebook.com/julestrandem

Kristen Werden - April 23, 2010 - 1:41 am
Lisa - April 23, 2010 - 1:52 am
Carrie Small - April 23, 2010 - 1:53 am
Lisa - April 23, 2010 - 1:56 am
Barbara Walker - April 23, 2010 - 2:09 am
Shelley - April 23, 2010 - 2:12 am

what a great tool to have for newborn photoshoots….this will be a great help to me. Thank you!!!
reposted on facebook http://www.facebook.com/shelley.hohe?ref=profile
and i tweeted on twitter http://twitter.com/ShelleyDeePhoto

Stephanie - April 23, 2010 - 2:13 am
Denise Hummel - April 23, 2010 - 2:24 am

Twittered: denisehummel
RT @shutterspeeder Check out the posing guide give-a-way on 4 The Love of Focus http://www.4theloveoffocus.com/blog …awesome prize! #fb (Lisa-shutterspeeder should get an extra credit for my retweet!)

fb’d: http://www.facebook.com/denisehummel

Mandie Disbrow - April 23, 2010 - 2:34 am
Janet - April 23, 2010 - 2:34 am

Posted On FAcebookhttp://www.facebook.com/janet.power2?ref=mf

shannon barnard - April 23, 2010 - 2:40 am

Great Prize. I posted on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/shannonbarnard

shannon barnard - April 23, 2010 - 2:41 am

I tweeted about it!
http://twitter.com/theonlyshannon

Janet - April 23, 2010 - 2:41 am

Just tweetedhttp://twitter.com/Jpower2tweet

Gerri Foster - April 23, 2010 - 2:56 am
Tawney Brennfleck - April 23, 2010 - 3:42 am
Victoria M - April 23, 2010 - 5:23 am

I posted it on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/trendyphotoshots

Charisse - April 23, 2010 - 5:44 am

I would love to win this. I am just starting out in newborn photography and this would be so helpful! Thanks for the chance to win.
I tweeted at twitter.com/charisse_rhodes

Heather Graham - April 23, 2010 - 1:27 am
SHeila - April 23, 2010 - 2:28 am
Rachel Leib - April 23, 2010 - 11:08 am

Posted to twitter: Rachel_Leib… would love to win!!!

jenifer - April 23, 2010 - 1:20 pm

This would be sooo helpful!

I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/earthangelphoto

ronda meyer - April 23, 2010 - 1:28 pm

Great give away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted it!!

holli braasch - April 23, 2010 - 3:11 pm
Amy - April 23, 2010 - 4:45 pm
Amy - April 23, 2010 - 4:49 pm
Tammy - April 23, 2010 - 5:30 pm

You can’t win if you don’t so here I am….. Fingers Crossed…

Tammy - April 23, 2010 - 5:31 pm

Done!!

Darcy - April 23, 2010 - 5:34 pm

I blogged about this :) It looks like an amazing guide. Thanks so much for your generosity and the opportunity to win this.
http://shortthoughtsbydarcy.blogspot.com/

Darcy - April 23, 2010 - 5:36 pm
Darcy - April 23, 2010 - 5:38 pm
Tammy Newcomb - April 23, 2010 - 5:55 pm

Facebook

juanita - April 23, 2010 - 12:34 pm

posted it on my facebook and my blog.

Rachel - April 23, 2010 - 8:14 pm

I stumbled upon the blog doing a search for newborn posing… how cool that you’re giving this away. I tweeted (http://twitter.com/UpNorthEMT/status/12722132435) and plan to enter again!! Thanks for the giveaway!

Rachel - April 23, 2010 - 8:15 pm
Rachel - April 23, 2010 - 8:25 pm
Rachel - April 23, 2010 - 8:29 pm
Miranda Glaeser - April 23, 2010 - 10:11 pm

I just tweeted http://twitter.com/mkqueener I would LOVE to win this, thank you so much!!!

Miranda Glaeser - April 23, 2010 - 10:17 pm

Just finished posting on FB http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=707891370&ref=profile What a cool giveaway!!!

MonicaD - April 23, 2010 - 11:32 pm

I just posted to my blog: http://beautifulcraftymess.blogspot.com/2010/04/check-out-newborn-posing-guide-give-way.html

Thank you for the opportunity to win this fabulous prize!

MonicaD - April 23, 2010 - 11:41 pm

I also posted on my business facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000394264754

Thank you again!

MonicaD - April 23, 2010 - 11:44 pm

And also on my {new} twitter account {I needed an excuse for one of these ;-) } https://twitter.com/MonicaD79

MonicaD - April 23, 2010 - 11:56 pm
MandeeB - April 24, 2010 - 12:32 am

This is such a great giveaway! I’m loving looking around your blog.

MandeeB - April 24, 2010 - 12:37 am

I’m loving looking around…thanks for the opportunity.

Member Spotlight! | Maureen Wilson Photography

Today is our Member Spotlight! Today we are featuring one of our fabulous members, Maureen Wilson Photography! Maureen, tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a wife to Wendell and momma to tanner, 5, and Maggie, 3.  I live and work in South Mississippi (the hubs hometown).  I love it because I can…

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Wendy - April 20, 2010 - 12:57 pm

So fun to read about Maureen. She is so sweet and she absolutely rocks the seniors! I would love to have her studio too. It is gorgeous! I’m loving these interviews. Great job!

Amanda Eller - April 20, 2010 - 1:00 pm

Maureen – you are a jewel!! :) Congrats on being in the “Spotlight”!! :)

traci - April 20, 2010 - 1:05 pm

love the photos! i cannot believe i haven’t seen the one on the dock before!!

Jenny - April 20, 2010 - 1:08 pm

Thanks for letting us spotlight you Maureen!!! Love your work and it’s awesome to get to know you better!!!!

Jolie - April 20, 2010 - 1:18 pm

Loved reading about you Maureen! Thanks for sharing with us!

Stephanie - April 20, 2010 - 1:31 pm

YAY! I loved reading about Maureen :) And what a lovely studio…I now have “prop closet” envy!

Kay - April 20, 2010 - 2:15 pm

Oh, Maureen, thanks for sharing. Love the studio! You senior work is rockin’ !!!

Jules - April 20, 2010 - 2:26 pm

omgosh! you are amazing and totally made me cry! thanks for being you (and a gorgeous photographer)!!!
love you!!!

Tracy - April 20, 2010 - 2:39 pm

LOVE your studio!! I am a big fan of your work too. Thanks so much for sharing!

Kelsey - April 20, 2010 - 2:39 pm

Fantastic interview!!!

Gail - April 20, 2010 - 3:26 pm

amazingly cool to learn more of you!

Janet - April 20, 2010 - 4:27 pm

Thanks for sharing so much valuable information. Your studio is amazing..

Brenda - April 20, 2010 - 4:58 pm

Oh GOODNESS! I just love her to pieces! Maureen is such a fantastic photographer but even a better friend!!

Laura Brett - April 20, 2010 - 8:11 pm

Awesome Maureen…..great interview!! You rock my friend.

Lora - April 20, 2010 - 3:34 pm

you rock M :) I swear one days I’m going to come out and visit you!

tina - April 20, 2010 - 8:52 pm

Oh Maureen!!!! LOVED learning more about you and your business. Your images are to die for … and I can’t even get started on your studio *drool!!!!!* Congrats on the spotlight – you rock!!!!

hannah - April 20, 2010 - 10:47 pm

OH this is amazing!!! Maureen you know I ADORE your work, and you ;) SOOOO wonderful and inspiring! I want your studio!!!

veronica starr - April 21, 2010 - 4:26 am

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! me some Maureen!!! and I almost forgot about your ‘bird’ issue ;)

Amy McMaster - April 21, 2010 - 9:14 am

Maureen these photos are wonderful and so fun to read about you!

Sari - April 21, 2010 - 3:05 pm

Awesome interview Maureen! Love your work and your studio is great!!

Laura - April 21, 2010 - 5:52 pm

Love the interview and love your work!! You crack me up and I always look forward to your posts :)

Catherine Lorraine - April 22, 2010 - 4:16 am

I <3 you more now! Loved your work-but you admited to being messy AND I'm not the only nerd with a 'to do list?' You rock girl, excited to see more of your work.

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