Saturday, January 10, 2009

Is your child America's Cutest Kid??

Is your child America’s Cutest Kid?

Imagery by Rashell is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

I'm looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

Models Search Special:
$45 entrance fee, which includes a 30 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery. This will be similar to my "mini-session" that I featured during the holidays-it will include an online slideshow (which I include with all my sessions) that can be shared with loved ones while posted on my website.
All this would require on your part aside from the fee, is a signature on a release form-and then you promoting your child to your family and friends so they vote-a simple email with a link to your child's page will do!

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call me asap at 404-307-9148 or email me at rashell@imagerybyrashell.com to book your appointment or let me know you are interested in entering an image from your Fall session. For more information about the contest, go online to http://www.sandypucmodels.com/.
This will be fun everyone! And even if you're not interested in winning or the prizes-just entering will raise money for the cause-please help me support this wonderful organization!
Thank you! Rashell

Friday, January 2, 2009

Posting from sessions







So one of my new year's resolutions is to post more on my blog from recent sessions-it seems like I just barely keep my head afloat keeping up with proofing for clients and all the other aspects of this business that I haven't made the time-but I hope to-my first is here! I meant to do this a month ago of course........This is "my Katie"-what my mom and I affectionately call her-a good friend in CA. This shoot consisted of a gorgeous girl, 2 rather energetic pups, 30 minutes and my mom's backyard-and gosh was it it fun! LUV those pampered pets!

A New Year

Happy New Year Everyone! A New Year often brings us to reflections where we look back on the last year and look forward to a new one. It is good to look back and learn from the past, not dwell on it but take the lessons learned; good and bad, and use this wisdom for the future. I am very much at peace with my 2008. I have had many triumphs-the biggest for me personally was the creation of this business but also many sorrows and losses as well. This is the first full year of my life without my Grandma. Every once in awhile I have this feeling come over me....like "is she really gone?". Although it was a year from her passing in October, I miss her still very much. I know she is with me and I feel her presence all the time. I wear her heart necklace every time I shoot, because I know she would love to watch me.
I feel like I have grown a lot in the last year. I feel that I am coming into "my own", knowing who I am and being more and more comfortable and proud of that person. I understand now that I can't change anyone else, I must change the way I look at them, and sometimes that means that they don't have the place in my life that I had originally thought and that is ok,.....painful at times, but all the same-OK. I have learned that expectations are sometimes dangerous and giving of myself in the ways that come naturally to me, may not be so natural for others and that's ok too. Some are unable or unwilling to see me as I truly am-it is easier and more comfortable to make their own judgements of me.....and I have learned to understand that I can't make them understand, all the words in the world could not explain it to some........but what matters is that I know who I am at heart AND that I have the most amazing people in my life that do too. I don't regret trying though-because you never know what could come of it-possibly a new friendship, possibly growth or strenghtening of an old one-I have had many silver linings in my struggles. You cannot force people to accept your love or help in growing- and you most definitely cannot expect them to reciprocate appropriately-they have to be ready and willing in both respects. I have learned it is exhausting to force this, and have directed my energies to those that deserve it.
I am so blessed to have such amazing people in my life-you know who you are! That unconditionally love, support and encourage me in life-I love you and wish for you much happiness in 2009. To those that I have connected with through my business or reconnected with from my past......through facebook and other avenues-I'm looking forward to learning more about your lives, catching up on lost time and seeing what the future has in store.
Much Love To All! Rashell