We had tons of people enter this month’s contest for a massage at Massage Naturally, and Stefanie won in our highly scientific Post-It note-in-the-shoebox drawing. She just got married on July 4, so a little more newlywed pampering will probably feel pretty good right about now. Thank you all for entering, and be sure you all come back on Sept. 1 because the prize will be the biggest I’ve ever given away on the blog!

The monthly contest is getting to be a favorite thing of mine, especially as we move into the summer months and I have some really amazing things to offer as giveaways!

These are some relaxing images from Massage Naturally, a massage spot in Raleigh Hills. Christy and Kim are great massage therapists, and I highly recommend them. We have been working on some new images for their advertising and web site, and they’ve been such fun to work with.

This month’s giveaway is a one-hour massage from Massage Naturally. If you’re in need of some relaxation, enter here and you could be relaxing soon on one of their massage tables. You have until Monday morning at 8 a.m. to enter the contest, so don’t waste any time! To enter, just leave a comment on the post below. I’ll e-mail the winner and I’ll also announce them on the blog on Monday afternoon.

Good luck!

I hope you’ve got a trip coming up, Michelle, because you’re going to be sporting some new luggage tags on it! I’ll e-mail you to get your address so that I can get them in the mail to you!

Hi everyone! Happy July – that means it’s time for another great giveaway on the blog. This one’s a little different – check out the video and enter below to win!

July Giveaway from Sara Gray on Vimeo.

Feel free also to check out Jack & Bee on Etsy, the wonderful makers of this month’s goodies.

The winner of the June contest for a $200 credit was Michelle Shipley – congratulations! I can’t wait to get my camera near her adorable kids.

For all the rest of you who entered and didn’t win this time, I’m sorry! I wish I could shower you all with gifts. Remember that I give something away on the first of every month on the blog, and the next two giveaways (in July and August) are going to be particularly exciting!

It’s that time again – let’s give something away! In the coming months, I’ve got some great new giveaways coming, so make sure to meet back here on the first of each month.

This month, I’m giving away a $200 credit to be used toward any of my photography packages. That includes weddings, senior portraits and family portraits – we’re in the season for all of them!

You know the drill: if you want to win it, leave a comment on this post. I’ll draw on Wednesday, June 3 and award the winner their prize! Remember to forward this to your friends so everyone gets a chance to win.

This is a sneak peek of a session I took over the weekend that I’m still working on – look for it tomorrow on the blog!

Congratulations to Angie Tran, who won the big May contest! She wins a $200 credit toward any package that I offer.

For all the rest of you who entered, thanks for entering! Take heart, there’s a contest on the blog the first day of each month, so come back in June for another chance – or call me now and we’ll get you on the schedule, I’d love to photograph each and every one of you!

It’s a new month, and I couldn’t be more excited. The sun is finally out, I’ve got a little color in my cheeks and wedding season is just about upon us – I hope you’re getting ready for that craziness! There will be loads of great weddings posted on the blog over the summer, so don’t even think about running away.

So, now down to the main event: the May giveaway! This month, I’ll be giving away a $200 credit. This credit can be used toward any photography package that I offer – from wedding photography to family or infant photography to senior portraits. The winner will have up to a year to use it.

The rules are the same as last month – to enter, you have to leave a comment on this post. Since it’s Friday, I’ll give everyone until Monday morning at 8 a.m. to enter. This time, though, I’m going to throw in a twist – if you tell your friends about the contest, and they mention that you told them in their comment, you’ll get entered again for every friend, which ups your chances of winning. Check back on Monday in the afternoon to see who this month’s lucky winner is! Ready, set, go!

Yes, that’s right – Traci Franzke was the big winner this month. She’ll get a free family portrait session, to be used any time between now and Dec. 31.

I assure you, the contest was performed in an unbiased way with everyone from Emily to Michelle entered. However, I still feel like I’m picking teams for kickball in elementary school by picking one of you. Just remember, there will be a contest on the 1st of every month this year, so come back, follow the blog and enter when you can! Thanks for playing, everyone.

This is no April Fool’s Day joke – I’ll be posting a contest every month this year on the 1st of the month (even if that falls on the weekend), and then you’ll usually have a day or two to enter to win and I’ll pick a winner out of a hat (or some other equally fair and unbiased way).

I also offer a quarterly contest in my e-mail newsletter, which you can sign up for over on the right side bar. I try to keep my newsletter interesting and fun, and I promise never to share your e-mail address, so sign up if you’re interested!

So let’s kick this contest thing off with a bang – this first one is going to be a big one!

I’ll be giving away a family portrait session to the winner of this contest, to be used anytime this year. This is a $400 value and includes an hour-long session at a location of your choice, a disc of high-resolution images to print and share, and a $50 professional print credit. Win this one, and your annual family photo could be on me this year!

So how do you win? Just leave a comment to this post! Doesn’t matter what you write, just as long as you comment and make sure you enter your e-mail address when you post (so I can reach you only, it won’t be added to any list). You have until Friday, April 3, at 8 a.m. (two days from now) to enter. You must also be in the greater Portland area, or along the I-5 corridor in Washington, for this one (unless you’d like to fly me out to where you are!) Thanks, and good luck! I can’t wait to photograph this contest’s winners!