http://www.samanthauphold.com Northwest Indiana Photographer, Porter County Photographer, Valparaiso Photographer, Newborn Photography, Child Photography, Family Photography, Senior Photography Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:48:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Isn't this early Spring weather AMAZING?!?!?!  Gosh, I am loving it, and it is certainly a sign that the next season is right around the corner!  Things are going to get crazy around here soon.  I have several Senior Models lined up, and I will start shooting their sessions at ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/personal/i-wanna-know-where-da-gold-at-northwest-indiana-photographer/ Once a Year Session Special Purchase a standard session for $175 and receive a complimentary $100 gift certificate for prints or products. Offer good through 3/12/10 SENIOR MODELS NEEDED Attention 2011 Seniors - I am looking for Senior Models from the following high schools - Valparaiso, Merrillville, Chesterton, Morgan Township, Andrean, ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/uncategorized/special-and-senior-models-needed-northwest-indiana-senior-photographer/ 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place And the winner of the free session is Robyn Markos!!!  :) Thanks for all the entries and sweet comments.  This was a lot of fun. Congrats to the winners and thank you to everyone for making 2009 a fantastic year!  There will be a session special announced ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/contests/winners-northwest-indiana-family-and-child-photography/ Thanks to 2010 starting with an epic computer crash, this contest is SUPER late.   That just gives me an excuse to make this an even better contest than the past two years.  :) The winning family will get their choice of the image in a 16x20 or a complimentary session.  ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/uncategorized/image-of-the-year-contest-northwest-indiana-photographer/ 2010 is proving to be an interesting year to say the least.  This week has already had its share of ups and downs.  I was planning on posting several sessions that never made it to the blog, along with the annual image of the year contest.  However, I think I ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/personal/oh-hello-2010/ http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/sneak-peeks/happy-new-year-indiana-senior-photographer/ Yesterday was one of *those* days.  One of those icky days where everything seems to go wrong and everything tests your patience.  I don't speak too much about my personal life here on the blog, but yesterday was stinky.  I was actually headed to this session in tears after the ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/sneak-peeks/love-northwest-indiana-child-and-family-photographer/ Oh, how I just adore this child!!!  This is now my third time having the pleasure of photographing this beauty.  I couldn't believe how much she had changed since last year.  We had a fantastic time downtown playing, laughing, singing, tickling, and jumping around during our photo session.  Can't wait ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/sneak-peeks/lil-miss-lila-northwest-indiana-child-photographer/ I would like to start by thanking Kristen Kalp of Essential Imagery for this truly awesome idea. She is not only the brainchild behind this incredible giving idea, but she encouraged photographers all over the world to donate last year.   AND, she started this amazing website to ... http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/contests/giving-is-awesome-round-2-northwest-indiana-photographer/ Sweet, funny, smart, beautiful..... ::sigh:: Clients make my job TOO easy!! ;) http://www.samanthauphold.com/blog/sneak-peeks/stunning-senior-northwest-indiana-senior-photographer/