CHIDZography Photography http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog Keep updated with my newest info and photo shoots! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Los Angeles: Mila Turns One! http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/los-angeles-mila-turns-one/ http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/los-angeles-mila-turns-one/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:18:56 +0000 Vanessa Chidsey http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/?p=640 Today I shot the beautiful little miss Mila! She did a great job and I think her favorite part was the CAKE SMASHING! She got super messy but it was a lot of fun and the pictures came out fantastic! Check out this cutie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Check out all the cuteness!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These next two are my favorites from our session!

 

]]> http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/la-verne-ca-mikaila-is-6-months/feed/ 1 Lake Arrowhead CA: Jodi and Scott http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/lake-arrowhead-ca-jodi-and-scott/ http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/lake-arrowhead-ca-jodi-and-scott/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:47:19 +0000 Vanessa Chidsey http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/?p=604 On saturday I assisted the talented Inda Reid in a BEAUTIFUL wedding out in lake arrowhead! This place was a photographers dream! Scott and Jodi looked amazing and the night couldn’t have gone better!!

Here are a FEW of my favs from my 700+ shots from the wedding! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/lake-arrowhead-ca-jodi-and-scott/feed/ 3 Hollywood CA: Fashion Shoot w/ Emmalou http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/hollywood-ca-fashion-shoot-w-emmalou/ http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/hollywood-ca-fashion-shoot-w-emmalou/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:48:27 +0000 Vanessa Chidsey http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/?p=580 Today I met up with my beautiful friend/model Emmalou Heidenreich for a fashion session! Her grandparents let us use their awesome warehouse in hollywood and we are really excited with the way the photos turned out! Afterwards we headed over to my studio for some extra shots before we both had to go work at Joeys List for 6 hours! hehe! I actually had about 46 favorite photos from our session but I had to narrow it down and it’s still a HUGE blog! Check it out! 

Hair and Makeup by Marilyn Ghigliotti – MG4beauty.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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]]> http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/los-angeles-ray-is-9-months/feed/ 1 Los Angeles: The Drop Shoppe Shoot… http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/los-angeles-the-drop-shoppe-shoot/ http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/los-angeles-the-drop-shoppe-shoot/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:19:56 +0000 Vanessa Chidsey http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/?p=544 Today Inda Reid and I got together to shoot a little infomercial for The Drop Shoppe! We had the chance to feature a few of their awesome backdrops with some beautiful models! I can’t wait to do more shoots with these backdrops! I love the way they look! Here is a sneak peek of some of the photos I shot! You will have to wait to see the rest Inda and I shot once the video debuts! 

 

Mr. Chase!

 

The “H” Family!

 

 

Miss Josie!

 

Sisters Emmalou and Josie!

 

 

PICKLES!!!

 

Pepperonchini and Pickles!

 

 

 

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Here is your sneak peek! Check out Little Gabriel!

]]> http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/08/los-angeles-baby-bean-has-arrived/feed/ 0 Smiles Contest- And The Winners Are… http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/07/smiles-contest-and-the-winners-are/ http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/2010/07/smiles-contest-and-the-winners-are/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:11:50 +0000 Vanessa Chidsey http://www.CHIDZography.com/blog/?p=524 I want to thank everyone who entered and voted for the SMILES CONTEST! There was soooo much cuteness!!! I’m glad that I didn’t have to be the one who chose the winners because there is no way I would have been able to decided!!! Luckily The winners were determined by the amount of votes they received from CHIDZography fans!! And the winners are… 

(these are the photos submitted  by the parents)

1st Place- Karli with 58 votes

 

2nd Place- Ripken with 49 votes

3rd Place- Cameron with 48 votes

 

Thank you again for a fun contest and Make sure you keep checking my blog and facebook page for news, specials and future contest!

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Everyone loves a contest!

Contest open to my Los Angeles California AND Ft.Lauderdale Florida Fans!

HOW TO ENTER:

-one entry per child

-you must be the legal parent or guardian of the child you enter into the contest

-child must be 12 years of age or younger on the date of entry

-submissions may NOT be professional photographs

-photos must have been taken in the past 6 months

-photos will be accepted beginning at 12pm pacific time on July 23, 2010 via email only

-only photos emailed to Vanessa.Chidsey@gmail.com with the subject line SMILES CONTEST will be accepted

-must include your child’s name and age in the email (first name and age will be posted with photo) along with your name and contact information

-contest is open to everyone, but the free session must take place within 30 miles of zip code 91406 for my california fans or 33325 for my Florida fans. An additional travel fee of $1 per mile each way will be added if over 30 miles.

-every entry will receive a $25 credit to use towards a future session. You must live within 30 miles of 91406 for california fans and 33325 for florida fans or willing to travel to me. Limit one per household. Credit must be used by November. 30, 2010.

JUDGING:

-all photos entered will be placed in an album by CHIDZography Photography on the Facebook Fan Page

-to vote for a photo, you MUST be a fan (”like”) the CHIDZography Photography Fan Page

-click “like” under the photo you are voting for in the album labeled “Smiles Contest 2010″

-voting will officially open on Monday, July 26, 2010

-photo with the most “likes” at the end of voting will be the winner. Comments are allowed, but will NOT count toward the total votes.

-voting will be closed at 11:59pm (pacific time) on Friday, July 30, 2010.

-the official winners will be announced on the blog on Saturday July 31st.

WHAT WILL YOU WIN?:

-the parent or legal guardian of the child in the winning photo will receive a free photo session (for up to 5 family members, $25 per additional person) with CHIDZography Photography, 11×14 print and Digital File of the image(s) of their choice.

-photo session must be booked within 30 days of winning and must take place before November. 30, 2010

-prize value of $165 – can not be altered or changed in any way and is not redeemable for cash and is non-transferable

-additional prints and products will be available for purchase. Inquire for a current price list

-NOT redeemable for newborn photography (child must be at least 3 months of age at time of photoshoot)

-2nd place winner will receive a $75 credit with CHIDZography Photography, must be used by November 30, 2010

-3rd place winner will receive a $50 credit with CHIDZography Photography, must be used by November 30, 2010

-no other promotions or discounts can be applied to prizes

-prizes are not transferable to other persons

-every entry will receive a $25 credit toward a future session with CHIDZography Photography, limit one per family/household. Must be used by November 30, 2010

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact CHIDZography Photography at Vanessa.Chidsey@gmail.com or via the Facebook Fan Page.

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