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Announcing the Winners…

November 20, 2010

So a week and a day ago, I put forth a challenge to those of you who read my blog and keep up with me on Facebook: Do something nice for someone else and nominate them for a free photo session, and tell me why they should be the recipient!

The entries I received were wonderful to read. Talk about warm fuzzies! As you remember, for the first Pay It Forward Friday giveaway, I decided to give away two mini-sessions (1 for people portraiture, 1 for musician/band promotional shoot). And the winners are:

Allison Andrews -Allison actually had 2 nominations! To her friends, Allison is a beautiful girl, inside and out – and they wanted to give her an “I Feel Pretty” portrait session to show her just how beautiful she is. I LOVE THIS! I am all about empowering women to feel and look their best, and just be comfortable with who they are, and know that they all are beautiful!

And for the band promotional shoot, I know a little about this band, and I couldn’t agree more with the people who nominated them… The free band promotional shoot goes to a band straight out of Dallas, TX: Revengeance! It seems like almost any weekend you can catch a Revengeance show somewhere – and the reviews are always stellar! This is just my opinion, but when you see a band touring their hearts out, recording, pulling out all the stops (they opened for KISS this past September!), it’s clear that they love what they do and I think they totally would be able to utilize this prize! I can’t wait to see where they go from here!
SO congrats again to the two winners! Winners – shoot me an email kasi@kasidaine.com and we can schedule your shoot within 60 days! Thanks to all who submitted – it was really heartwarming to see what kind words you had to say about those with whom we share the world. Keep putting out those positive vibes people – and have an amazing weekend.

PS – Dear Blog, I keep neglecting you. I’m sincerely sorry.
Check back soon to see the wedding shots from Stephanie & Will’s wedding!

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{Pay It Forward Friday}

November 12, 2010

Ahhh Friday.. I’ve been waiting for you, for so long it feels.

So if you haven’t been able to tell by my recent postings, I’m full of all sorts of warm fuzzies this year. I’ve been inspired by this world and everything in it, moreso than I could have ever imagined. I’ve actually dubbed this year “The Year of the Awakening.”
Come on now… you didn’t actually think I’d go with something any less dramatic, did you?

Along with the joy and warm fuzzies, I’ve been able to open my eyes a little bit more to what’s happening in the world… Wait, let me change that. I’ve always been aware of current events; but unless something was directly impacting me, I just kinda shrugged it off. Hey, nothing to worry about right? Doesn’t interrupt my life, so who cares? And I think that’s kind of the mentality in America for the most part… it’s only human. We all get so busy, we all face our own trials, and especially with the recession – people have been hurting. The climate has changed in America… and I guess I just never noticed the negative dog-eat-dog nature that’s kind of evolved. I know, where have I been?
(A: KasiLand, the world of ignorance is bliss, dangit)

So what I want to do is spread a little bit of positivity. I want to inspire all of you, and all of the people you know, to do a random act of kindness, or do something nice for someone who’s down on their luck. To kickstart my attempt to bring a little more sunshine to the world, I’m pleased to announce the start of Pay It Forward Friday – a free mini-session giveaway!

Here’s the deal: Make sure you like Kasi Daine Photography on Facebook (http://facebook.com/kasidaine) & then suggest the page to your friends. Then I want you to reach into your heart and think “Whose day could I make with a free mini portrait session? Who could use a break? Who did something super nice for someone else, and should be paid forward? Who deserves to have touching images that they’ll have for a lifetime?” Then send me an email to kasi@kasidaine.com with the subject line “Pay It Forward” and tell me who this person is (provide a link to their FB) and tell me why they should be the recipient!

You cannot nominate yourself, obviously, because this is about doing something nice for someone else, just to do something nice for someone else… But by spreading the word of Kasi Daine Photography to your friends and family, it’s likely that someone may nominate YOU for the free session, just because of your generosity!

For this first Pay It Forward Friday, I’m giving away TWO free 30 minute mini-sessions! The first will be for non-music related portraiture – so it can be for maternity, newborn, children, engagement, couple, boudoir, etc…The second will be given away to a local band and/or musician! There are a LOT of musicians & bands out there that would greatly benefit from having professional promotional shots, and as a music lover, I couldn’t help but set aside a separate giveaway for those who make music that makes my heart sing.

So what are you waiting on?! Make sure to give a big thumbs up to Kasi Daine Photography on Facebook, repost to your friends, share the link to my blog and Facebook page, and start paying it forward! You have a good week to submit the names of those people you want to surprise with a free mini-session! Let’s Pay it Forward!

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Could it be true? Could I really be updating my blog?!

June 19, 2010

I’m a huge believer in working smarter not harder… well when it comes to marketing my photography business, I somehow worked easier, but not necessarily smarter. The scorpio in me tends to have a thing for instant gratification.

So when I finish a session and I post sneak peeks, I will post them on Facebook for a number of reasons: it’s easier/quicker; more people are checking out FB these days; and I almost immediately get comments on my work. With the blog, however, you have to do a lot more; and I’ve been leaving that out of my workflow – which is nutty! So I’m going to start with a quick recap of what in the heck I’ve been doing (for all of you who aren’t following me on http://facebook.com/kasidaine).

AND as a promise to myself (as well as those amazing individuals who check my blog vs FB), I’m going to issue a challenge to myself. At least for a month, I want to snap 1 picture a day (whatever my heart desires) and post to the blog the same day. It’s going to be a great exercise for me to get used to my blog, and I may even become better friends with it.

So… here you go. This is what I’ve been up to:

Had a Rockstar Senior Session with the amazing Cheyenne:

Had 2 maternity sessions: Lorraine; and Laura (joined with hubby Kyle).. these haute mamas-to-be were a pleasure to work with:
Lorraine


Laura & Kyle:


Took some time out to take some pics of a couple of my amazing loved ones (one you may recognize from the banner, eh):

Best Sister Ever




And who would know I’d have a thing for photographing families with dogs?! I love animals, and since I only have furbabies, I understand wanting to include our 4 legged family members in a family portrait session!
I introduce the Foster Family:



And the always fun Whalen Family:


I also booked an upcoming wedding and as part of the wedding package, Jacquelyne & Austin had an engagement session (or as I like to call them: Boy Meets Girl Session):

I also lost my mind for a moment and let 2 of the cutest kids go wild in a candy store! Here’s to Rory & Chase!

Let’s not forget my first successful live band shoot. I never in a million years thought I would be as lucky as I am to be able to photograph the local musicians who have more talent in their right pinky than I’ll ever have. Music has always been a passion, but it’s not my top talent. It’s not even in my top 25. Heck, I would make a better act balancing a pitcher full of beer on my head, before I could make a living as a musician. So imagine my spaztom (new Kasi’ism… write it down people) when I was able to capture these shots of one of THE most talented acts in DFW, Turbid North:

By the way.. Turbid North is having their CD release party Saturday, July 17th at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth. Come check them out. They’re not the standard sound of metal… they’re more of a Metal Symphony. And they’re amazing dudes, as well.

I also had a BLAST shooting the local band Burndown in the rain in downtown Fort Worth. Burndown hails out of Graham, TX but you can catch them playing here in the DFW area. Burndown is more of a union of metal, southern rock, blues, and soul. I’ve known JD for years from his work with his prior band, and was seriously psyched when they asked if I would do their promo pictures.

Burndown will be playing in Arlington at Pitchers (I think it’s off of Division?) on July 30th… check them out!!

And of course, I can’t end this post without a picture of the most emo dog ever. After all, everyone loves Bacon.

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