{HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY}

Here is to all you sweet mama's out there... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY - praying your day is truly special and blessed!! <3

THE {W} FAMILY

I wanted to share a little set of images from this family shoot. This is such a sweet family! :)

Happy Almost Mother's Day!!

~Heather

{CHANGING IT UP...}

If you are not up-to-date on the latest with me - Heather (Kole) Loudermilk, there have been some BIG CHANGES. Anything seen in the past posts with Bella Kole Photography is me and my work, and since it is all me I wanted to move forward with this posts and the ones to come as the new name, Beautiful Mornings. :)

The above images are some images from sessions between the end of Jan. to the start of March :)

And here are others from March until now and some other randomness :)

{SPREADING THE HOLIDAY CHEER GIVE AWAY!!!}

And the Winner Is...

KRYSTAL OLMSTEAD 

of Jeanette Allan Photography!!

CONGRATS & Thanks to ALL WHO ENTERED! 

 It's THAT time of year, folks!! The count down is ON ..... the math is hurting my head.... but it's at something like 54 DAYS until CHRISTMAS!!! Weeee!!! :) I am SO ready to put up the tree and decorate for Christmas, but we still need to get through Thanksgiving ;)

SO, BKP has teamed up with Girl Hearts Camera/Heather Manor Designs to do a Holiday Card template give away! YAAAY! We all love FREE and WINNING, right?! Now, please keep in mind, this is a contest for photographers ONLY... Heather is offering these for one lucky photographer to get to use in her business for the holiday season, but these are not meant for resell (but for use with YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY business images to sell and use with your clients ONLY).

Here are SOME of the gorgeous designs in her ETSY shop... 

NOW... HERE IS HOW TO ENTER AND WHAT YOU GET! :)

(1) Go to Girl Hearts Camera on FB & LIKE her page & leave her some comment love while there!

(2) Go to the Bella Kole Photography FB page and LIKE it (if you have yet to do so) and leave some comment love please! 

(3) Go to the Heather Manor Designs ETSY shop & post back here with your FAVE template design in her shop!

AND THAT'S IT!! 3 ENTRIES, 3 CHANCES TO HELP YOU WIN!

WHAT YOU WIN...
***EVERY TEMPLATE YOU SEE IN THE SHOP GOES TO ONE WINNER/PHOTOGRAPHER***

(ALL ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE YOUR FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND FB BIZ PAGE LINK***


***THIS IS A GIVE AWAY ONLY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS***

This contest will run from Wed. Nov. 2nd until Mon. Nov. 7th  

fine print: it will take me about 1-2 wks to get the templates sent off. they can not claim ownership. they can not resell them. there is no cash value to the prize.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!!!

{GOTTA ***LOVE*** AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!}

Check out this AMAZING GIVE AWAY... the drawing is the day AFTER my birthday - can we say, belated dream gift?!?! :D

Happy Fall Y'all!

Heather

{ANNOUNCING CELEBRATION GIVE AWAY WINNERS!!}

The Winners Are....!!

CHELSEA PERKINS !!! {PRIZE PACKAGE ONE}

Photoshop Actions from OH SO POSH PHOTOGRAPHY (facebook) | WEBSITE

Niki Manning Photography (facebook) Digital Card Templates | WEBSITE

Amber Halliburton!! {PRIZE PACKAGE TWO}

Ruby Blue (facebook) - Petti Romper ($30 value with shipping) | ETSY

Sugar Lime Designs (facebook) $50 Gift Card

April(April Renee Photography)!! {PRIZE PACKAGE THREE} 

Backdrops Floordrops ByImajen (facebook) $50 Gift Card

Paisley & Posies Boutique for Girls (facebook) | ETSY | WEBSITE

 Hollie Cook!! {PRIZE PACKAGE FOUR}

AN AMAZING MYSTERY PRIZE WITH AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER MENTOR - WHO IS MELISSA KOEHLER!!

Deb's Creations 18 (facebook) - Ivory Fluff Pom Pom Hat

HaileyQuiescent Memories Photography!! {PRIZE PACKAGE FIVE}

AMY K Designs (facebook) - 30% OFF of your purchase from her ETSY Shop
The Bow Band (facebook) - $10 credit to their shop! :) | WEBSITE  

If you won a prize with a discount offered, I have your code for that winners. Email each vendor via the info on their FB fan pages... prizes that go unclaimed in 48 hours will be re-awarded to another entrant. 

Thanks again to all who entered!! :)

{ I HEART FACES CHALLENGE | A TOUCH OF SUN }

I HEART FACES

This is one of my favorite shots from my summer with my sweet B.... watching her grow and learn and see her wonderment of it all.... this shot gave me a perfect sunset flare without overwhelming her wonderment in her airplane swing... taking in the sky and tree branches; letting go and being the carefree child that she should always get to be no matter what is going on in this world.

I chose this photo for the {I Heart Faces} challenge b/c it was on the first I did where I felt truly amazed at the sun flare and perfect light I caught from a sunset. I had been practicing for several months, and finally got this...:) 

Thanks for checking out my post :) !!

Heather

{CELEBRATION GIVE AWAY!!!}

For the unveiling of the OFFICIAL BELLA KOLE PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE and to mark the accomplishment of making it to 24K+ LIKES on FB :) Here is a give away for my fellow photographers!! Contest starts 9/15/11 and ended 9/19/11 @ 7PM CST!!!
*p.s. if only you could have been a fly on the wall while I was trying to organize and get this blog post up - it became chaos and insanity, and ultimately I left a vendor off that I needed to create an ad for! :( that WILL get posted tomorrow, so check back please. :)*

If you are ready to enter here is what to do ...

(ENTRY CHANCE ONE) GO to my fan page & like Bella Kole Photography to start - post there that you are new fan (feel free to link back to your fan page, so I can return the favor) :) And then leave a comment on the blog that you did so.Your blog comments - all of them - need to include your first name, photography biz name AND your email to qualify! :)

(ENTRY CHANCE  TWO THROUGH NINE) Go like EACH vendor, and post to their wall that I sent you - be sure to link back to @Bella Kole Photography! Then FOR EACH ONE leave a comment here on the blog for EACH ONE. REMEMBER - to include your first name, photography biz name AND your email to qualify! :)

(BONUS ENTRIES) 
1} Leave a comment here on the blog with your Pinterest Account Link - pinning is amazing, and it is so much fun to see everyone's ideas, likes and interests! If you do not have a Pinterest Account leave your email address, stating you would like an invite, so you can start pinning!!! :)
2} Tag @Bella Kole Photography on your business page telling everyone about this amazing contest!! Be sure to link to this post :)  

THIS GIVES YOU TWELVE chances to win total IF you do them all!! Now for the prizes! ... There are FOUR prize packages - there will be FOUR winners :) 

{PRIZE PACKAGE ONE}

Photoshop Actions from OH SO POSH PHOTOGRAPHY (facebook) | WEBSITE

Niki Manning Photography (facebook) Digital Card Templates | WEBSITE

{PRIZE PACKAGE TWO}

Ruby Blue (facebook) - Petti Romper ($30 value with shipping) | ETSY
Sugar Lime Designs (facebook) $50 Gift Card

{PRIZE PACKAGE THREE} 

Backdrops Floordrops ByImajen (facebook) $50 Gift Card

Paisley & Posies Boutique for Girls (facebook) | ETSY | WEBSITE

{PRIZE PACKAGE FOUR}

AN AMAZING MYSTERY PRIZE WITH AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER MENTOR

Deb's Creations 18 (facebook) - Ivory Fluff Pom Pom Hat
AMY K Designs (facebook) - 30% OFF of your purchase from her ETSY Shop
The Bow Band (facebook) - $10 credit to their shop! :) | WEBSITE 

***HAPPY ENTERTING AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!***

(winner to be chose through Random.org) :)

{ UP=DATES COMING :) }

They really are :D AND a celebration give away for photographers!! :)

STAY TUNED PLEASE :)

{And FATHER OF THE YEAR GOES TO _________!!!}

I want to extend an offer to a deserving Dad and his sweet family :) I want Moms to enter their son, Wives to enter their hubby, Sisters to enter her brother, etc. .... and tell me what thing makes that father THE MOST AMAZING FATHER [OF THE YEAR]?!? What event, community service project, life altering experience or extreme has shown this special man to be the Father & Husband of the year??? Write to me at bellakolephotography@gmail.com with your short story, your name (the nominator) & the name of the nominee; where they live, what they do for a living, the wife's name AND their children's names and ages. The winner will be given a digital session (package one - worth $150!!!) for free*. (travel fee is the only exception, but will be discounted for the winner if travel is needed.)

[Entries are accepted starting NOW (May 14th @ 7:15 p.m. and go through Thurs. June 2nd at 11:59 p.m. CST]

Have a wonderful evening!

XOXO

H.K.