I’m bumping this back up to the top as I’ve had some emails asking about it and some were not seeing it, so here it is!

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, but I’ve been so busy I just kept pushing it down my list of things to do, so I’m finally taking a moment to post it.    Do you know someone that deserves a portrait session but might not be able to afford it?  Is someone having a tough time and needs something to boost their confidence, cheer them up or just make life a little better?  I’m always inspired when I watch shows like Extreme Home Makeover or see how people try and touch someone elses life in a time of need.  I know a portrait session won’t change the world, but bringing smiles and a little joy for someone going through a tough time sure wouldn’t hurt.

You can nominate a friend, family, co-worker, even yourself, as long as the person is deserving the nomination will be allowed.  You can email your nominations to me at angela@angelacalderon.com . Please be sure to include your name, your email and your phone number as well as the name of the person you are nominating, phone number and story of why you are nominating the person.   Please be sure to be detailed in your description of why you think your person should win!

The person that is chosen will receive a complimentary portrait session, a DVD slideshow of the proofed images and a album of all of the proofed session images.  This is valued at $1200 based on my current pricing.

I hope that everyone will take the time to nominate someone that you think is deserving.  The person must live in the Los Angeles / Orange County area or be willing to travel to LA /OC for the portrait session.  Remember I have photographed people of all ages so it doesn’t have to be a child.

My friend Deanna, who is a photographer in Texas inspired me to do this, with her Emily Project.  You can check out her work and a recent Emily Project session at:
http://devine-memories.blogspot.com/

This morning I went to wake up my daughter to get her ready for preschool and she was not in her bed.  Here lately she’s been getting up and laying down in the floor next to her bed, but today she was not there and her blanket was gone.  I immediately started panicking.  I went in to the living room to see if she was there, nope.  I started calling her name and I was afraid.  I was afraid that someone had taken her away from me.

I was about to call my husband at work when I heard a little voice say here I am.  She had crawled under her bed.  I think my heart could not have possibly been beating any faster.  I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared in my life.  I never thought to check under her bed but from now on I will.

I don’t think I’ve hugged her as long and as tight as I did when she crawled out from under her bed.

I’ve had this on my mind all day long as I was working and so I just sat down and started Googling things about children’s photo identification.  I know it’s not something that we as parents want to think about, but it’s something that we *should* think about.   While I know that my daughter was in fact in our home, the things that were running through my mind when I couldn’t find her were horrific.

I visited the website for Lifeprints Software and it’s very affordable so check it out! 

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