We had a big snow here in Indianapolis this weekend and today we decided to take Bella out in it. She seemed to enjoy it more than last year, although she preferred to be held by her Daddy. Also, the dogs are sporting their Colts jerseys to cheer on our Indianapolis Colts in the Superbowl today!! GO COLTS!
Meet Abigail. She was wide awake most of our session but was so beautiful and fun to photograph! She just wanted to see what was going on 
I can’t wait to see this little grow up and photograph her in the future! Enjoy your sneak peek!!
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2011!!!
We are now searching for SENIOR REPS!! This means that as a junior in high school, you will be starting your senior year this fall. This means you are going to want some awesome senior pictures to capture your image by. Do you want typical studio shots? Or do you want something fun and unique?? Now is the time to make it about YOU!
As a SENIOR REP you will get a great deal on your senior photographs….also known as FREE.
Here are the details…If you are chosen, as a rep:
YOU WILL GET:
*A FREE 2 hour on-location session with up to 2 locations and 3-4 outfit changes
*50 rep cards with your picture on it to hand out to friends
*16 FREE wallets of your choice image
YOU WILL EARN:
*For every person you refer who books with us, you will get 5% off your order. So if you refer 5 people, you will get 25% off. Refer and book 10 people, and you will get 50% off!
*Each person you refer who books a session will get 10% off their order as well as a free sheet of 8 wallets when they show the rep card at their session!
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS:
*Email me with your name, graduation date, school and interests
*Have a Facebook or Myspace page and select one of your images with logo to use as your profile picture
*Hand out your rep cards
*Promote Mandy Leonards Photography
*Get free pictures
I am accepting applications NOW. Space is LIMITED!!
Lets have fun!
First of all, I want to thank all of my nominees. This was a very difficult choice for me and I wish I could giveaway to every single one. Thankfully, I had a panel of about 15 other photographers help me choose this winner and I am very happy to announce Laura and her family as the winner of this year’s GIVING IS AWESOME giveaway. I hope I can help replace some of these images that were taken from you!
Here was the letter I received from her mother, nominating her:
Laura is currently separated from her husband of 3 years. She left husband for verbal and physical abuse. She has 2 children. Max who is 6 years old and in 1st grade and Ella who is 13 months old.
Laura works as a hair stylist for 4 years. She went back to work when Ella was 6 weeks old because her husband was laid off.
Currently she is living in an apartment with her two children. She is barely making her apartment rent with one income.. Perry Township helped her with her December rent. Her husband is still not working and has paid absolutley no child support since they separated on October 16th, 2009.
He kicked her out of the house and she was allowed to take only the children’s beds and the washer and dryer. He kept the kids clothes. So Laura has had to thankfully accept alot of odds and ends from people to have furniture and clothing for the kids. She did borrow a Christmas tree from a friend and we took some donations of items to decorate the tree with. This Christmas has been really hard for her because she cannot afford to buy the kids a lot of presents.
One of the worst things is that her husband would not let her have any of the pictures of the kids. She had a lot of pictures hanging at her house. So she is bascically left with pictures we have extras of and also the pictures of Ella I just had taken by you. I know she would love to have pictures of the three of them together. Laura is a very hard worker. She works Tuesday through Saturday and often stays at the salon late . She relies on her tips to help pay for the extras that come along. She also does hair quite often at home on Sundays or Mondays for extra money for her friends.
So that is my story of my brave daughter who has finally left an abusive relationship with her husband. I am very proud of the fact that she recognized the abuse and got the kids away before any damage was done. Thanks Mandy for this opportunity. I think it is an awesome service you are doing.
Giving Is Awesome.
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 — $750 worth, to be exact.
Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a free gift as well, $100 print credit!
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 Indiana, and within a 30 mile radius of Indianapolis. 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 : mandy@mandyleonardsphotography.com
Nominations will be closed on December 31, 2009 at 12pm EST. The winner will be announced on New Years Day — 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,
Mandy Leonards