Ms K and her daughter M!!!! Congratulations! You’re the winner of $1000 worth of custom photography with moi! Ms K’s sister sent me the most lovely letter explaining why her sister and niece deserve this amazing gift. I could just feel the love coming through her words and I’m so excited to capture this mother/daughter team in a way that they will cherish for years to come. I’ll be in touch soon with all the details. Oh, and Laurel, don’t forget you win $250 print credit towards a future order for yourself as well! Congratulations to all of you. I hope this gift will make your holidays just a little bit brighter.

Love,

Yvonne

At the beginning of the month I wrote about a charity that I’m involved in called “Giving is Awesome” and I’m writing again asking for your help.

We all know someone who’s struggling and deserves some beautiful portraits that they’ll cherish for years to come. Well, here’s your chance to give them an amazing gift this year with complimentary custom photography valued at $1,000. Whether it’s canvas or albums, prints for Grandma, or a music video to watch over and over, it’s in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season. If the person you nominate wins, you’ll receive $250 print credit to use with Yvonne Niemann Photography as well!

All you have to do is email me at info@yvonneniemannphotography.com and tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

I’ll announce the winner on Christmas Eve,  so that’s only one week left to get your stories to me. So far I haven’t received any nominations, so please share their story with me. I’d hate for this prize go to waste when so many are in need.

For more details and rules on this contest, please click here.

I’m proud to join photographers from all over the globe in the photographic effort, Giving is Awesome. We’re just a bunch of photographers giving back to our communities just for the sake of giving. No strings attached. I feel so blessed in my life and I don’t take for granted what I have. I know that others are struggling and I just want to provide deserving individuals and families with cherished heirlooms.  So…here’s where I need your help.

You know someone. You know someone who’s experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can’t afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family’s spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography — $1,000 worth, to be exact. Whether it’s canvas or albums, prints for Grandma, or a music video to watch over and over, it’s in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a $250 print credit. What better reason to show some love could there possibly be?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in the St. Louis, MO area. Tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story : info@yvonneniemannphotography.com

The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve — get nominating! I can’t wait to read all of your entries! Open your heart to someone this holiday season — and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

With love,

Yvonne

To nominate a family outside the region, visit http://www.givingisawesome.com/photogs