And the Winner is . . .

THE VOTES ARE IN.  THEY HAVE BEEN COUNTED AND RECOUNTED.  THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL WHO TOOK THE TIME TO VOTE.  YOUR VOTE DEFINITELY COUNTED AND MADE A DIFFERENCE!

AND NOW FOR THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.  AT 8:30 THIS MORNING, I COUNTED ONCE, COUNTED TWICE, AND REALIZED THAT WHAT I WAS SEEING WAS TRUE.


IT IS A TIE!!!!

SLEEPING BEAUTY

AND

FIELD OF DREAMS

ARE TIED WITH 51 VOTES!

BOTH WILL RECEIVE A 16 X 20 PRINT

AS WELL AS A $75 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

CONGRATULATIONS!

2011 End of Year Contest

WOW!! It seems like just yesterday we were having this same contest last year. My how time flies when you are doing what you love! For me, that has been spending the year of 2011 meeting and photographing some absolutely amazing people. I want to say THANK YOU to all of you who have given me the precious opportunity to photograph you this year!

So, let's get this contest started! Voters, please read the directions below before voting:

1) You can vote by leaving a comment below, sending me an email at janellerushinphotography@yahoo.com, or by commenting on my Facebook page.
2) Only one vote per person, please.
3)Help your favorite picture win! Feel free to send the link to this blog to your family and friends.

*Voting will begin on  Monday, December 26th and will end at midnight on Friday, December 30th.  The winner will be announced on Saturday, December 31st.  
*The winning picture with the most votes will receive
           ~ a 16 x 20 print
           ~ a $75 gift certificate to use in 2012, or to order additional prints

And now, LET THE VOTING BEGIN!

"Christmas Kisses"

"Backes Brothers"

"Piggyback"

"Field of Dreams"

"Sleeping Beauty"

"Stark Sisters"

"Hero"

"Rooftop Cuties"

"Taylor Swift"

"Railroad Buddies"

I Heart Faces Challenge - Furry Faces

Savannah

Savannah just turned 2, and I am honored that I had the opportunity to photograph her!  You might remember her from last year, when she sat in front of this same red barn for her 1st birthday.  Enjoy these sneak peeks (and this cute new blogger frame set!).

Holiday Mini Sessions

Holiday Mini Sessions are Here!

Mini-Sessions are the perfect answer to having beautiful, updated family pictures in your Christmas card. They are a smaller version of a full blown photoshoot, and are just enough to meet your Christmas card needs!  Each CD comes with a copyright release, giving you full rights to the pictures for printing purposes.  To book a spot, simply email me at janellerushinphotography@yahoo.com or write a comment below.

October Feature Photoshoot: April, Country Star!

Meet the beautiful and talented, Miss April!

I have decided that each month, I am going to do a photoshoot just for the love of photography! As ideas pop into my head, I am constantly dreaming up different types of photoshoots, but rarely have the opportunity to bring them to life. So, I have decided to take a day each month and just shoot for the fun of it!

April is a country star! She could definitely pass for Taylor Swift's kid sister (her dad also looks just like Tim McGraw!), and she has an amazing singing voice! I had the idea a while ago of doing a country themed photoshoot drenched in the evening sun, and April helped me to bring it to life.

Thank you, April! You are my country star!!!!!

Five Years of Love

"No one knows how it is that with one glance a boy can break through into a girl's heart." - Napoleon Bonepart

"A boy is trust with dirt on its face, beauty with a cut on its finger, wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket." - Unknown

"The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus, every boy is a challenge to his elders." - Herbert Hoover

"There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life that he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure." -Mark Twain

I Heart Faces Challenge - Beautiful Eyes

I Heart Faces Challenge - Friendship

Jordan and Taylor

My dear friend Sharissa literally taught me how to be a teacher my first 3 years of teaching. I followed her example, and even though she is no longer in the classroom, she will always in my mind be one of the very best teachers out there! These are her precious daughters. Enjoy!