Is your child America's Cutest Kid?

Is your child America’s Cutest Kid?

Uniquely Yours Photography is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

We’re 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 model session, one image submitted to the national gallery and a 5x7 portrait for the model.

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 the studio at (203) 596-7226. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

Villa Rosa Bridal Fair in Waterbury

Villa Rosa Bridal Fair
Uniquely Yours Photography participated in the first Annual Bridal Fair at the Villa Rosa on Sunday-February 22nd. What a turn out we had considering the weather report. There were over 100 brides-to-be with their grooms, bridesmaids, and parents walking around and talking to all of the vendors. There were photographers, florists, limousine companies, DJ services, travel agents, cake makers, tuxedos, bridal boutiques, make-up artists, hairdressers, furniture and a rental place. The Villa Rosa also had food for everyone to taste that was awesome. The gowns came from Simply Couture in North Haven; the tuxedos were from Modern Formals that has a store in Meriden, North Haven and Southington. Sonia Day Spa from Hamden did the make-up on the models and Due Amici Salon in Wallingford did the hair. Links to the following vendors are on the side. A slide show of the event is below. Enjoy.

Villa Rosa Bridal Fair

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association

I just recently attended the CPPA Convention (www.ctppa.com) in Cromwell. What a fun filled weekend it was. On Friday afternoon, we had one of our own members-Carla Ten Eyck teach us “Blogging 101”. You could check out her blog at www.carlateneyck.com. As you can see, I started my own. Thank you Carla. In the evening, we had Laura Watkins (a motivational speaker) who taught us to Dream Big and Make It Happen. Early Saturday morning, our speakers were Joseph and Louise Simone from Montreal, Canada who taught us “The Fine Art Portrait”. Their program was so amazing and very inspirational. Their portraiture is awesome. Check out their work at www.simoneportrait.com. Saturday afternoon, our speakers were Ralph and Cindy Romaguera from New Orleans who taught us how to make a living with our eye, heart and camera. They showed us how school photography can work for us. You could check out their work at www.romaguera.com. They also had an amazing slideshow of New Orleans after Katrina hit. It was an eye opener on how devasted it was and still is in New Orleans. Saturday evening, we had an awesome party with free food and wine and beer courtesy of CPPA. Thank you CPPA. Sunday morning, we had Paul Rogers from Chicago whose program was on “Illustrative Love”. His wedding photographs and albums were awesome. I learned a few new poses and techniques from Paul. You can check out his work at www.paulrogersphotography.com. In the afternoon, Ben Willmore who is traveling the states with his 40ft tour bus showed us a few new techniques in Photoshop. It is amazing what you could do to a photograph in photoshop. Check some of Ben’s work at www.digitalmastery.com. Monday morning, we had Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer: David Hume Kennerly. Kennerly’s program was out of this world. The photographs that he has taken over the years are unbelievable; from being President Ford’s personal photographer to capturing the last 7 presidential campaigns and leaders from countries around the world. Words cannot explain it. You just had to be there. You could check out Kennerly’s work on his website at www.kennerly.com. We ended the convention with Stephen Eastwood who showed how it is done in the modeling business. It is definitely a different world. Check out Stephen’s work at www.stepheneastwood.com.

It is so amazing what you learn from listening to the speakers and from you peers. Photography for me is not just a job; it is a passionate to be able to capture a precious moment in time that you will cherish for a lifetime.

Here are the prints that I entered into print competition this year: