Mother's Day...

Mother's Day...

“How do you do it?” I get asked this question all the time and my answer is a little boring, but the truth, “I take one day at a time…cause looking ahead causes too much stress!” HA!

FOCUSED Photography and Social Media Workshop - Giveaway!

Do you have a small business and desire to take it to the next level in 2014?

Have you ever wanted to take better pictures of your kids/dog/products/vacations, etc. and need some expert guidance to get you that wow shot?

Are you a blogger who is wondering how to grow your following and connect with readers who would love what you have to say?

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the many social media platforms and the time it seems to take to utilize them all?

If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," you're going to want to take the FOCUSED Photography and Social Media Workshop, coming up on Saturday, Feb. 8th from 1-4:30 here in the Twin Cities, where you'll receive 3 1/2 hours of hands on training from Noemi (of Noemi Photography) and Cate (of Wild Ruffle) - two women who have built their businesses from the ground up and are ready to share their tips and tricks for getting there.

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And there's good news! Because one lucky Wild Ruffle/Noemi Photography fan is going to get the opportunity to attend for free!

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Click on the Rafflecopter links below to get started!

And if you don't want to enter - no worries. Just click here to register to attend! We'd love to have you with us.

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This contest is open now until Friday, Jan 17th at 11:59 pm CST. Winner will be selected randomly and contacted via email sometime on Saturday, Jan 18th. Good luck to all who enter!

Practical Photography Workshop Free Giveaway!

I haven't done a giveaway in a while! Kinda fun to do one this week! Giveaway – A free spot in the August 18th, 2012 Practical FOCUSED Photography Workshop! (Click here for details)

There are several ways to win this giveaway – VERY IMPORTANT – please leave an additional comment for each entry in order for them to count.

1) Leave a comment telling all the reasons of why you should win.

2) Post a link to this giveaway on Facebook.

3) ‘Like’ NoemiPhotography on Facebook (click here to do so).

4) Tweet about this giveaway (be sure to include my handle, @noemiphotograph, so I can feel the love!)

5) Follow me on Twitter (I’m @noemiphotograph)

6.) WANT TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES? Get friends and family to “LIKE” your comment on FACEBOOK! Cause if you can get 50 people to vote for you…it will make a HUGE difference when I randomly pick the winner! There’s nothing like increasing your chances!

Good luck to all who enter! This contest will be open now until Thursday, August 9th at 11:59 CST, and the randomly chosen winner will be announced on Friday, August 10th, 2012.

YOU ONLY HAVE A COUPLE DAYS TO COMMENT AND GETS "LIKES!"

What does a Minneapolis Wedding Photographer do in Vegas?

Go to WPPI! It's the biggest Wedding and Portrait Photography Conference and Trade Show around and I can't get enough of it! Seriously, I can't wait to start my season of weddings and portraits because I'm totally inspired and ready to push the creativity envelope! Here's my 5 day journey through the lens of my Iphone 4S! I took these photos over the last 5 days and uploaded to facebook (NoemiPhotography) and twitter (NoemiPhotograph)...Feel free to "like" me for future posts! Cheapest pro camera I've ever purchased!

First glance of the desert!

The winners for the Mini Session and the Practical Photography Workshop are...

Marketta Lampkin - won the Mini Session spot!AND Amanda Knowles - won the Practical Photography Workshop spot!

I want to say thank you to everyone who entered to win the the Photography Mini Session and the free Practical Photography Workshop contests! Thanks also to everyone who voted for their friends and family members. I'm truly honored that so many participated in these contests and I can't wait to meet the winners! I love contests so maybe I'll do this again for the 2000th post...we'll see.

The winners need to email me directly to find out the details about their free spot! Remember there's only 5 DAYS LEFT to Register at the EARLY REGISTRATION FEE of $99.00.

After that the cost goes up to $119.00 per person. So...if you're thinking about coming CLICK HERE to register now.

Dates for the upcoming Mini Sessions will be posted soon!

This is my 1000 Blog Post!

In honor of all my years of blogging (started in 2007) I would like to do a couple of giveaways! This is to say thank you to all the people who faithfully come and read my imperfect but heart felt blog!

Ohhh...This is going to be so much fun. Giveaway #1 - A free spot in the January 21st, 2012 Practical FOCUSED Photography Workshop! (Click here for the details)

Giveaway #2 - A free Mini Session in 2012! (the dates haven't been released yet but I usually do Mini Sessions March, June and September) Want to learn more about Mini Sessions - Click here!

There are several ways to win this giveaway – VERY IMPORTANT - please leave an additional comment for each entry in order for them to count.

1) Leave a comment telling me the Giveaway your trying for AND all the reasons of why you should win.

2) Post a link to this giveaway on Facebook.

3) ‘Like’ NoemiPhotography on Facebook (click here to do so).

4) Tweet about this giveaway (be sure to include my handle, @noemiphotograph, so I can feel the love!)

5) Follow me on Twitter (I’m @noemiphotograph)

6.) WANT TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES? Get friends and family to "LIKE" your comment on FACEBOOK! Cause if you can get 50 people to vote for you...it will make a HUGE difference when I randomly pick the winner! There's nothing like increasing your chances!

Good luck to all who enter! This contest will be open now until Saturday, December 31st at 11:59 CST, and the random winners will be announced on Monday, January 2nd, 2012.

P.S. All of my friends who are reading this thinking, "I can't enter because we're friends!" I'd like to say...this contest is open to everyone! Why not my friends too!

'Tis the season for fun presents and doing stuff to make people smile!