I'm adding MORE sessions! WOW!!!

The $100 Anniversary Special has been so incredibly popular, that I'm adding 5 more sessions for this month.
It's a half hour studio session for up to 3 people, and you get 4 images!  Four of them!  This is a great deal for maternity sessions, and one-year-old sessions, and if your baby gets his first tooth, or if your daughter loses her first tooth...!  The possibilities are ENDLESS.  Oh, you can also do a TEDDY BEAR session for this as well.  AWESOME.

Coming up REALLY soon is my "STAR SPANGLED SESSION".  I am creating the set in the next two days and I am conducting a Casting Call.  I'm looking for one little boy between 3 and 5, and one little girl, same age range, to model for me and receive the session for free PLUS 2 images each.  If you are interested, please call me asap; I need to do these sessions and have them back to the families in time for Independence Day.  I'll be offering the session, actually, between June 25 and July 2.

The "STAR SPANGLED SESSION" is categorized as a Seasonal Session, and will follow the pricing guide as such.  Sessions for up to 3 children is $40 and includes a beautiful 5x7 portrait, as my gift to you.  The best ages for this session are ages 6 months to 7 years.  I will post the pricing guide for this when I make the official announcement.

Please remember that specials cannot be combined.  These sessions are one per family and scheduling is subject to availability.

Time is running out!

Time, indeed, is running out!

If you wanted to enter your child into the Cute Kids Contest, now's the time to do it!

Last day to enter is June 14, one week from today!

Play it NOW. June 2014 Promos That You Shouldn't Miss.

June 2014 Anniversary specials

Play it.  Play it NOW.

Cute Kids Contest! The Month of June, 2014

As another way to celebrate our first anniversary, we will be running a children "Cute Kids Contest"

Please read the rules and regulations below.  This contest will be done through the blog of my website.

Rule #1: Entries are limited to one snapshot per family. If you have more than one child that you would like to enter, please consider the siblings category for ages 0-18 years. 

Rule #2: Photo MUST be a snapshot. Retouching is NOT allowed. If you take photos of your child and do anything more in Photoshop or any other editing program than resizing and sharpening, your submission will be invalid. The snapshot must show surroundings and not depict a backdrop.

Rule #3: One vote per person only. You must be 18 or older to vote. Any suspicious Facebook accounts will be checked into. Cheating is NOT allowed and will result in immediate deletion of image and therefore your entry. 

Rule #4: You must be a Facebook Fan of Honey Bee Photography and remain so through the duration of the contest

Rule #5: How to Vote:  Each contestant will have his or her own entry on the blog.  During the times of voting, a person will be able to vote ONCE.  You will type VOTE under that person's photograph.  Please be honest by voting only once and don't create several accounts for your children and yourself.  That will not be tolerated.

Rule #6: Negative or disparaging comments will not be tolerated and you will be removed from the contest. That said, comments in the albums begging for votes will result in disqualification as well. 

Rule #7: If these rules cannot be followed by entries and voters alike, your entry will be disqualified and removed. Please advise your family and friends to keep their comments to themselves and just vote. 

Rule #8: Drama will NOT be tolerated. I have the final say on every aspect of this contest as I am the owner of Honey Bee Photography. 

Rule #9: Anyone who has won a session with HBP in the past 6 months may not combine winnings with this contest, or with any other discount. 

Photos are to be submitted by email ONLY to meganmartineau6@gmail.com. Photos posted on my page will not be accepted/entered into contest. Photos must be received no later than 11:59 pm June 14, 2014.. When you email your image, please include the name and age of your child(ren), as well as YOUR contact info as a way to get in touch with you if you are a winner. If this information is not included, your submission is invalid. 

The categories are as follows: 1. 0-18 months. 2. 19 months to 4 years. 3. 5-10 years. and 4. Siblings 0-18 years.   Albums will not be created and displayed until voting is supposed to start. Snapshots must portray the child's/children's current age. 

Voting will begin at midnight 12:00 am East Coast time on June 20, 2014 and conclude at 11:59 pm East Coast time on June 25, 2014

As a warning:  There may be some twists and turns along the way with the voting, as this is definitely a GAME.  Please expect that there will be at least one thing that will happen. 

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There will be 3 levels of winners. The first level is the over-all most votes in any category. The second level will be category winners with the most votes in each respective category. The overall winner will NOT be included in the category winner level. The third level is the category runner-up. 

Prizes will be as follows. Grand Prize will go to the over-all winner and includes a one-hour regular family photo-session including 4 people (if more than 4 are in the family, winner is to provide payment for additional subjects at $10 per person), and a $200.00 print credit. Anything ordered over $200.00 will be paid for by the winning family along with all shipping costs. The Grand Prize is valued at $250.00.

Category winners will each win a half hour session of the winner (meaning the person(s) in the snapshot entry) and your favorite image in an 11x14. This prize is valued at $110.00

Category runners'-up will receive a half-hour session of the winner (meaning the person(s) in the snapshot entry). This prize is valued at $40.00. No portraits are included. 

Upcoming Auction for Family Photo Sessions for this Summer

Hello Fans and Friends!

We are coming up on the first Anniversary for Honey Bee Photography's official opening, and we are excited!

One way that we will be celebrating is by doing an online auction, right here on my blog!

This is how an auction works.  At a given time, I will announce what the auction is for and will start taking bids at xyz amount.  I'll hold the auction for 6 minutes so that it gets really exciting.  I will let you know at the end of bidding one of two things:  either that a person won the auction, or that the reserve was not met.  The winner gets contacted by me personally, right away to make the payment and talk about scheduling.  I will probably do 4 auctions in an hour's time, a few nights during the week of June 1, 2014.

I did an auction several years ago in 2010 when we lived in Anchorage, and it was extremely successful  I want to do this again!

BUT I NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT.

How can I do that?

By asking you, my fans and friends, to spread the word, and send the link to this blog post to everyone!  There are a few things they have to do to participate in the auction.

1. They need to go to like my page on Facebook.
2.  They need to check out my website and find a favorite image of their's and share it on FB.
3.  They need to be present at the auction at the time it starts in order to participate.
4.  Have fun!!!

5.  I will be doing sessions and packages as well.

I will be holding the auctions on the following evenings.  Don't worry, I'll be sending reminders!

Monday, June 2 at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday, June 4 at 8:00
Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

That's 12 auctions we'll be doing!  How exciting!  Stay tuned for more information!

Spring-time Tulips

One of the things that I really love about living on the east coast (and although my heart stayed in Alaska, I do find things here to love), is the spring-time flowers.  It seems like there is something popping up every single day!

Today, as I came to my studio, in one of the little beds, I came across this:

I was on the phone (safely with a bluetooth) with my friend, and I gasped, and said, I have to take pictures of these gorgeous tulips!

When I grabbed my camera, I said, I'm changing lenses, I really want macro images.

There was radio silence as I knelt.  Finally, I said, "Oh, I want to get these back-lit, I'll have to squeeze in behind the bushes!"

I'm pretty sure that I looked HILARIOUS stooping in between the bushes while I photographed these tulips.

I will do what it takes to get the shot, even if it means I have to sit in damp mulch.  That's with tulips, children, dogs, families, and whatever else my clients might send my way to photograph!

Here's my favorite image!

I hope you have a splendid week.  Keep your eyes open, because you never know what you might come across!

April Showers bring HUGE $AVINGS!

Happy April, Fans and Friends!  Have you survived the Ides of March and leprechauns looking for your pot of gold?  March was pretty fun with the crazy weather and even though I LOVE snow, I do not like it in Maryland.  When we were in Anchorage, we just kept going; here, life literally STOPS and it takes forever to re-start. 

Ah well, enough of that. I'm so excited that spring is finally here.  Birds are singing and flowers are blooming.

This brings me to an AMAZING announcement.  I have a professional goal of photographing 10 families in the month of April.  

Yes, you heard that correctly.

I want to photograph 10 families this month with the gorgeous cherry tree blossoms or at a favorite park such as Kinder Farm.  I'm really excited, because I'm totally sweetening the deal for my potential clients.  

Oooohhhh!  

This offer is good for families of up to 5 people.  The youngest must be at least 6 months old.  All rights reserved and is subject to availability.  Only 1 purchase per family.  Session must be used between now and April 30th.  If you would like to upgrade to a further place than 15 minutes away from the studio, it is $0.50 per mile each way.  If you would like to add more people, it is $15 per person.

Call 240-565-0361 for more details.