It's Friday Again!

I'm beginning to wonder if purple is a popular color right now, or if it's just one I'm really attracted to right now. Here's another take on some purple hues. I promise, next week... no purple! :)

Family Vacation

My family and I are leaving for 5 days to travel to see relatives. We're excited about some time away from our usual routine, and sweet time with those we love and rarely see. Thornton Photography will therefore close Friday, June 25, 2010 and will reopen on Thursday, July 1, 2010. All messages and emails will be returned as quickly as possible on Thursday.

Contest Winners!

Thank you all who participated in this year's contest! It was so fun to watch the votes come in and to be honest, it was fairly close for the first day or two. In the end though, with 62 votes there was no doubt image #3 (Kimberly and Rebecca) were the winners. Image #4 of Jonell and baby Jenna came in second place with 24 votes. Third place goes to Image #5 with 12 votes! Way to go Andi!

Your gift certificates will go in the mail this week! Enjoy!

Fashion Friday (Late) + Contest update

Well here it is Saturday night, and I'm kicking myself for not having done this on time. Maybe having last week's post early will help soften the disappointment from this one being late. :)

I also wanted to be sure to thank every one who participated and voted in our blog contest! It is now closed and I'm tallying votes now. Winners will be announced on Wednesday!

Now, for the post... these colors are for those with vibrant personalities and who aren't afraid of a little color. No one ever said family portraits needed to 'match'. However, I believe it is important to coordinate and plan colors that work well together.

Let The Voting Begin!

I just want to say how proud I am of all those who chose to participate. These are great images and just seeing the love shared in each one makes my heart smile.



Here are the five entries in random order. In order to vote for your favorite, simply send me an email via the 'contact' page on my website at http://www.thornton-photography.com/. Don't forget to tell me what number image you want your vote to count towards!

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Fashion Friday (early)

The blog contest entries will be posted early tomorrow morning, so I wanted to go ahead and get Fashion Friday up a little early this time. This week I've created a softer color palette using pinks, greys, and shades of purple. Notice how even jewelry and shoes can be used to tie colors together.

Contest Update

I'm so excited to have five contest participants and even more thrilled that two of them have never actually had a session with me! This is going to be so much fun! I'll post the entries on Friday morning and open voting at that time, but I figured you all might like to know what you'll be competing for. :)

The first place winner will receive a gift certificate good for a full portrait session and a 16x20 wall portrait.


The second place winner will have his/her choice of a gift certificate for 50% off a full session and a 11x14 wall portrait OR a gift certificate for a 30 minute mini session and a 11x14 wall portrait.

The third place winner will receive a gift certificate for a 30 minute mini session and a 3x3 mini album with 10 images.

On Friday morning check my blog to see what number your image has been given then visit my website at www.thornton-photography.com and send me an email from the 'contact' page telling me which image you want to vote for. Throughout the week you can increase your chances of winning by emailing, Facebooking, bribing and begging your friends and family to do the same. Only votes sent via email through my contact page will be valid. As much as I love having comments on my blog, any comments used for voting will not count. Please play fair and only send one email per household. I will be verifying IP addresses to ensure emails are indeed coming from different computers.

I will keep an email folder for each contestant and all emails will be tallied to determine the winner. Voting will close June 18th at 10:00 p.m. CST. If you have any questions regarding the contest you're welcome to contact me via phone or email.

First Fashion Friday

As promised, beginning in June you can expect a post every Friday with clothing ideas for your next family portrait session. This collection uses shades of bright green and blue mixed with a little white and denim for a comfortable summer combination.

Gobel School of Dance presents Swan Lake

I'm 32 years old, a wife, and a mother of three children. I am a grown woman who only last weekend learned something new about myself. I absolutely love the ballet! Last year the Gobel School of Dance performed excerpts from different presentations, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. This year, they performed three acts from Swan Lake and I honestly thought it was better than the movies. I have since informed my husband that until our daughter is a bit older, he needs to take me to the Houston ballet at least once a year, and I'll be attending more local productions for sure! Here are a few favorites that I've had a chance to edit. There are many many more (over 300 actually) where these came from, but it'll take me some time to sort through them all.