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Oh folks…I am soooo late on this! I’m behind on a lot of things lately though…please forgive me . So I promised I would hold out until the end of June to announce our second Father’s Day winner of a free AMP session! Yay! After a ton of really great notes from dads, the randomly chosen winner is…drumroll please…………………..

Dan Cook! Here’s what Dan had to say:

Well finally someone givings some props to the dads! In our experience, the day we met Stacy was just another day for us to hang out as a family. Nobody felt pressured or stressed, it was very laid back and I actually had a great time! Thanks Stacy!

Congrats Dan! I’ll be in touch soon to chat about the details. And because, as they say, every post is better with a picture, here’s one from one of my favorite recent sessions!

Okay, so now we’re 2 days late…but its better than never right? This didn’t get posted on Sunday because we were off enjoying the dads in our lives. Don’t hate

Press play in the image below to see a slideshow of some of my favorite dads.

PS ~ the winner of the free session is the lucky Sean Koors! I will be in touch to plan the details! Thanks to ALL of the dads who submitted comments! Many of them were via email, so I will have to get those together in a post at some point. For right now, I am drowning in shooting, editing and planning sessions. Happy Tuesday everyone!

UPDATE: good grief…I don’t know where my mind is this week! The original post said the contest would run through the end of the month, so through the end of the month it is! Looks like I’m giving away TWO free sessions! . Sean ~ you still won, but everyone else, you have until June 30 to get your comments in. So sorry everyone!

Hey dads!! This month is all about you . Well, you and a certain special birthday girl. I wanted to do something to highlight the dads I photograph. There is just something so precious about a father with his children. So precious. And lets face it ~ a photo shoot is generally the very last place any dad wants to be on any given day.  Well, throughout June I will be featuring photos of dads doing what they do best and just being dads.

So dads…lets chat. Okay, wait…dad’s don’t chat do they? Right. Let’s shoot the…okay okay, lets just talk.  I thought this might be a prime opportunity to show how much fun my dad’s have at their photo shoots. Let me tell you one thing, straight up. If you hide, or turn on that selective hearing thing you guys are all so good at whenever the words “family pictures” enter the conversation, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Many many guys out there think that getting family portraits involves matching khaki pants and white button ups, forced smiles and tension you could cut with a knife due to the mad chaotic frenzy that was your family rushing out of the house to a photographer you’ve never met. Dads, I promise you ~ this could not be further from what an Anastasia Marie Photography session is like.

My main goal in every session is to provide your family with treasures ~ images of you just doing your thing and being a family. It really is pretty painless. All i ask you to do is love on your kiddos and have a blast!

So this got me thinking about my past dad clients and their experiences during their shoots. Any of you guys want to chime in with your thoughts? To give you a little incentive, at the end of the month I will round up all of the comments from the dads out there and randomly pick the lucky winner of a free session! So to all the wives out there reading…get your hubbies on here to write a short blurb about their experience!

Drumroll please……

Congratulations!! After almost 700 votes these two cuties won! I am overwhelmed with the amount of love and support I’ve received throughout this contest and this past year. A big huge thanks to everyone who took the time to vote! I always say, and will always continue to say that I have the best clients anyone could ask for! Derek and Jenni, I’ll be ordering your gorgeous print and get in touch soon!

Because inquiring minds want to know …

We have a couple ties! Keep in mind voting ends next Thursday!

Thought I’d show you a peek of the results so far. My jaw about dropped when I saw 369 votes! Great job guys! I am truly so greatful to all of my amazing clients. The feedback I’ve gotten so far just warms my heart.

Now, unless you want #1 to win…spread the word and get your votes!