Blog: Moving

Hello Readers, Clients, and New Visitors!

I have officially changed blogs, so pop on over to the new blog HERE. There will be a link on the NEW BLOG for the old blog (did you get all that?) so you can catch up on what's been going on with Alyssa Lillegard Photography. So add the new blog to your faves!

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Alyssa

Trial Blog

If you are visiting this blog, please click on the link and check out the new blog. I'm doing a 14 day trial run on it and want your opinion on it! Vote on it, and leave a comment if you want to leave an opinion! I would love to hear your thoughts. Blogger is all funky with my colors, and I've already noticed the difference! So hop on over and help me out! Have a great day!

Alyssa

NEW BLOG

My Heart

Kisses

Last week, while I was searching for inspiration, I was inspired by all the photos that captured love so perfectly. So in honor of the New Year, and some great news that we got about Josh, I decided to try something new this year, a little project to capture some love in my photos.

So because I LOVE, love, I love couples, and I want to push myself and do some new things this year, I’m giving you an opportunity you shouldn’t pass up. It’s a way for me to photograph more couples in love, and a way for you not only to get some great photos out of the deal, but a chance to get some free stuff as well!

The Contest: 2010 The Year of Kisses

Kisses are one of the biggest expressions of affection. We kiss as a greeting, to show respect, we kiss for good luck, and we kiss to show love! So why not show and capture that love?

So here’s the deal: If you book a session for 2010 (and you are a couple) you are eligible. This includes weddings, and engagements, and couples session. You don’t have to be engaged, or getting married to be eligible for this year’s contest. Say you’re married, and have been thinking about getting some updated photos of you and your husband (like I need to do), then take advantage, and book a session!

Dates: January 20, 2010 – December 31, 2010

What You Are Voting On: Favorite Kiss Of 2010

How It Works: Because everyone will be voting on their Favorite Kiss, and if you want to enter to win the super awesome prize at the end, you’ll need to kiss the one you love, and I’ll capture it. That shouldn’t be too hard, right? But if you don’t feel comfortable enough showing me your lip lock, we have some other options too! Get creative (but stay appropriate please), a kiss on the cheek, neck or forehead can be just as wonderful! Have some ideas on a cool place to have your session? Perfect, I’ve been wanting to shoot in some new places! Want to hang upside down and kiss your girl like spider-man? We’ll make it work! The idea is to have fun with the one you love, so you have beautiful photos to look at forever. Love is the most beautiful thing in the world, and it is meant to be captured!

After your session I will pick the photo I think is best, and enter it into the contest. In January of next year, I will post all of the “Kiss” photos on my blog to be voted on as the Favorite Kiss of 2010.

The Prize: The Winner gets a free session, and a free mounted 11x14 print of your Kiss!

So like I said, if you’ve been wanting to have some special photos of you and the one you love, make 2010 the year you allow me the honor of capturing your love, and join in the fun of 2010 The Year Of Kisses Contest.

*The free session includes: Boudoir, Engagements, and Family Sessions (up to 5 people), and Newborns.

* Prints and other products are not included.

And the 2009 Winner Is!

...Photo #13! Beka was kind enough to spend the day being my model back in the spring. I don't get to photograph many adults, so I was in need of a willing model. Beka was perfect. I loved this shot in camera, and is even better finished. It helps that Beka is absolutely beautiful Congratulations, Beka! Your print will be coming to you soon!


Exciting new things will be posted soon! Have a wonderful Thursday!

Alyssa

2009 Favorite

The poll for the 2009 favorite photo closes at noon tomorrow. I will announce the winner tomorrow too. For those of you who have voted, thank you. Have a great day!

In The Works

I've got something new in the works for 2010. And I'm so excited:) When I'm finished working on it, it will be posted here! I'll leave you with this image from The Prince wedding last winter. I came across this image again and I like it more now then when I took it. Photos have a way of touching your heart in different ways at different times. Have a wonderful weekend full of kisses!

Breathtaking...

There are photos and photographers that you come across in life (and in business) that stop you in your tracks, and amaze you. I was wandering about this morning, looking for some wedding inspiration for a couple of weddings I have coming up soon. My cousin is getting married in two weeks, and I have another wedding in February that I'm also so excited for.:) I came across Elizabeth Messina while looking on a blog that I frequent Apartment #34. The wedding she posted had a photo of some fabulous shoes, so I looked for more. I was floored. The photos are so fresh, so romantic, and unbelievably inspiring. Love is captured perfectly in her photos. Photos make you feel something, and these photos are no different. My heart hurts, I love these photos so much.

These photos were taken by Elizabeth Messina for Kirstie Kelly Couture a designer that does wedding dresses among other things. You might know her from the Disney Wedding Collection (you might not). The dresses are stunning, the model is stunning, and the photos make the collection of photos just magical. Like I said, these photos make my heart hurt, I love them so much.

To view more of Elizabeth's work, and Kirstie Kelly's Dresses click on the names!

To see more from this shoot go here

I hope you are inspired by these as much as I am.

2009 A Year In Review

Here are some of my favorites from 2009. Vote for your favorite and the winner gets a free 8x10 of their image! Vote here, and vote on my fan pages on Facebook!

1. Pigtails 2. Album 3. Bride 4. Shades 5. Lean 6. MAC 7.Kait 8. Grin 9. Engaged! 10. Ky
11.Brothers 12.The Red Chair 13. Beautiful 14.Laugh 15.Love 16.Miss M
17.Memories 18.SR. 19.Boudoir 20. Kiss The Groom

Poll is to the left in the sidebar! Vote away!