Is your child America’s Cutest Kid?

Denise Clay Photography is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for not one, but two charities.

I am looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest. And I know there are some mighty cute kids out there. I have some great ideas for this.

Models Search Special:
$25 entrance fee (all of the entrance fee will be donated to Relay For Life), which includes a 30 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

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 828-397-6055 or email me. For more information about the contest, go online to http://www.sandypucmodels.com/ or just ask me.

Deadline is March 27th.

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

That’s right it is time for those cute and cuddly bunnies. The bunnies will be at the studio one day only this year, Saturday March 28th. A new set is ready for this year that is simply adorable and it is perfect for kids of all ages. I can’t wait. It is going to be so much fun. Give me a call for more details and to schedule your time. Session fee is $20 and packages are $75 and portraits will be back the week before Easter Sunday.

First Facebook Contest Winner Announced

Congratulations go out to Shawn Reavis. Shawn’s name was pulled from all of the Facebook DCP Fans and she wins a custom Portrait Art Glass from her next session. All fans of DCP on the last day of February were put into a hat and Shawn’s name was the one drawn. I am looking forward to Shawn’s session and creating the Portrait Art Glass just for her. Thanks Shawn for being a fan!

More fun things are on the way that is specific only to those that are fans of DCP. If you are not a fan and want to join in on the fun, then all you have to do is click on become a fan and you will included on the future promos, contests and specials.

Snow Cancels School!!!!

As most of you know school is out today for the snow. At least through out a good portion of North Carolina. Sarah is at home having fun, but I am not able to be there with her to enjoy it. I am in Raleigh with my second family at the Professional Photographers of NC Convention (PPNC).

I love coming here every year to get to meet all of my old (hehe) photography friends and to talk with them, laugh and of course eat (we all love to eat). But also to learn from some of the best photographers from across the nation. PPNC is known through out the country for having one of the best conventions every year with a line-up of speakers packed with talent. I will blog more about this later.

Right now I am getting ready to go take my Certification exam. It is at 1 today, so everyone send me good vibes. I have been fighting a cold for a while and still struggling with it, but I am rested and I think ready for the exam. I just hope I don't start second guessing my answers and change them. I have a tendency to do that when I take exams.

Sarah is getting a big laugh out of all of the studying I have been doing and the fact am having to take an exam while she is playing in the snow. Well when the warm weather returns I'll get her back.

Let's since I am stuck in here and not able to get out much to play in the snow send me some images like the last time it snowed and a little story and I'll post them on the blog.

Throw a snowball for me,
Denise