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Come check ME out! Tracy Joy Photography will be hosting a booth at this years Bebe Paluzza
With dozens up on dozens of baby, maternity, and family friendly vendors…
I’m super excited to be part of this outstanding event!

Tons of prizes, giveaways, and swag bags to mama’s…
Plus, I will be giving away a FREE PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION,
and flyers for freebie 5×7 portaits!

My booth will be at the front of the expo, you can’t miss me!

So come check it out, and enjoy the bundles of baby goodness bound to be showcased!

Location: Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center

Dates: Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 10:00am-5:00pm
and
Sunday, August 1, 2010 from 11:00am to 4:00pm

Admission:
Buy advance tickets for only $7.00!!!

General- $10.00
Grandparents- Half Price
Children 5 and under are Free

So… you have a cute baby?
And you LOVE having his/her photo taken?
And your a part of the “every so busy” Facebook Community?

THEN ENTER TO WIN A FREE SESSION AND A BASKET OF GOODIES FROM ME, Tracy Joy!

Tracy Joy Photography is hosting a Cutest Kid Contest! Beginning Wednesday July 14th 2010 you will be able to submit a photo of your cutest kid, and the winner will receive a free photo session with Tracy Joy Photography, as well as 1 8×10, 2 5×7′s, one set of 8 wallets, and 3 digital images to share of your choice.

Here are the details:

TO ENTER

*Email entries to enter@tracyjoy.com
*One entry per child
* You must be the parent or legal guardian of the child you enter into the contest
* Child must be 17 years old or younger on the date of entry
* You must have permission/rights to use the photo you enter
* Photo must have been taken in the last 6 months
* Photos will be accepted from 12:01am Wednesday July 14th until 11:59pm Sunday July 18th, 2010 (EST) via e-mail
* Only photos e-mailed to [removed due to excessive spam] with the Subject line TJP CONTEST during the previously mentioned time will be accepted
* Include your child’s name and age in the e-mail (first name and age will be posted for viewing), as well as your name and contact information
* Contest open to everyone, however if you live outside of a 20 mile radius from Lake Zurich, IL, you must choose a location within 20 miles of Lake Zurich, IL for your prize shoot, or a travel fee will be charged of 85 cents per mile, each direction, beyond 20

HOW PHOTOS WILL BE JUDGED

* All entries will be uploaded into an album by Tracy Joy Photography no later than Thursday July 22nd, 2010, on the facebook fan page
* To vote for a photo you MUST be a ‘fan’ (or under the new facebook system ‘like’)Tracy Joy Photography
* Click ‘like’ for the photo you are voting for in the Tracy Joy Photography album labeled ‘Summer 2010 Cutest Kid Contest’
* Photo with the most ‘likes’ will be the winner. Comments permitted, but WILL NOT count towards the total number of votes
* Tracy Joy Photography will verify that all ‘likes’ of the winning photo come fromTracy Joy Photography facebook fans, ‘likes’ from non-fans will not be counted
* Voting will close Friday July 30th, 11:59pm
* Official winner will be notified and announced no later than Sunday, August 1st, 2010

WHAT YOU WILL WIN

* The parent or legal guardian of the child in the photo that receives the most ‘likes’ will receive a free photo session with Tracy Joy Photography, 1 8×10 photo, 2 5×7 photos, 1 set of 8 wallets, and 3 digital images, watermarked and resized for viewing on the internet (facebook, blogs, email etc – not to be printed, reproduced, or altered in any way)
* Photo session must be booked within 30 days of winning, and completed before September 31, 2010
* Prize retail value of $220 – can not be altered or changed in any way, and not redeemable for cash
* Additional prints will be available for purchase at retail prices listed at http://www.tracyjoy.com/
* Not redeemable towards Birth/Newborn Photography
* No other promotions or discounts can be applied

Please post any questions you have on this note, and I will be happy to answer them. I look forward to seeing your Cutest Kid entries this weekend!

Friday, May 28th (Memorial Day Weekend)
9am-4pm

Sign up now and secure your place for our Mini Session Marathon!
Sessions will be 20 minutes long, and include up to 3 family members!

Newborns, to toddlers are all welcome, as well as big kids too!

You will receive 10+ beautifully edited images, in a password protected online gallery… which you can share with your family and friends!

The session is FREE, and will give you 3 great packages to choose from!

So grab your spot now, and enjoy the perks of a mini session marathon… by Tracy Joy Photography!

**This is not sit, smile, snap photography… this is unique portraitraiture to last a lifetime**

ENJOY!
Available spots
9am
9:30
10
10:30
11
11:30
12:30
1pm
1:30
2pm
2:30
3pm
3:30
4pm

And who could resist this face…???

NEW PACKAGING!!!!

I was so excited to venture outside the box this year, and put a small investment into some fun and sassy new packaging for my prints!

Now, when you order portraits from your session, they will come packaged beautiful as shown below!

Wrapped in cellophane for portrait protection, then delicately surrounded by tissue paper, corrugated board, raffa ribbon and into a darling polka dot gift bag!!!

Also, I now include a duplicate of my copyright agreement, a set of wallets for referral cards for you (each referral is a freebie mini session for you in my studio!), a copy of my 2010 Product Catalog, and a THANK YOU from me :)

I hope everyone enjoys the new packaging as much as I do!  Seeing it all wrapped up before I sent out to my clients… might sound silly, but it makes me feel warm & fuzzy!!! :)

A New Year…

February 4, 2010

and a new obsession… boudoir photography!

These are the tamer of the bunch.. but you get the idea. Classy, seductive, regular every day woman… looking EXTRAORDINARY!!!

My friend and photography partner, Jamie Kristine, are working on starting a new website dedicated ONLY to our love of boudoir photography… so keep your eyes peeled!!!!

Love keeps you warm!

January 4, 2010

Esp on freezing days on the Illinois prairie! lol

And these two… they could egnite the snow frost land if needed, lol

Baptisim for a Princess~

December 12, 2009

Sweet lil {V} was squishy… sweet… smiley… and pretty as a princess!

Being part of her baptisim was more than an honor… and… it was FUN!!! Seriusly… not only are Greek churches gorgeous, the ceremony is unlike any other.  Thank again {S} for including me :)

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Could you just gobble her up… check out this smile!!!! Oh {V}… I could photograph you all day!!!! lol

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Not to mention her big sis {M}… who not only LOVED being photographed, but was also super helpful with her baby sister…

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A model view…

October 16, 2009

at Spa Bleu!

The great ladies at Spa Bleu Salon and Day Spa invited me in for a model shoot, capturing before and after pictures from their “Trends Class” this past week… can I simply say WHAT FUN!!!!!

The facilities are AMAZING… and lemme tell you, their hot stone massage therepy is PRICELESS! lol  If your looking for a great, trendy, and classy spa… visit Spa Bleu in Barrington or Dundee Illinois!

The models looked amazing, and the stylists… needless to say, they are full of life, spunk.. and a touch of the 1980′s lol

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