December Photo of the Month : Beth Mcmenama-Griebe
Congrats go to NoBS member, Beth Mcmenama-Griebe (BellaDedans), who claims top honors for her fall-themed image.
Here is her bio and the story behind her winning image:
"I'm 31, mother of 2 wonderful children ages 6 and 3. I got into photography by accident really. I've always enjoyed beautiful art (of all sorts) and when my daughter was born, I found that my camera was the best way to express all the emotion I had inside of me from my life experiences at the moment...mommy-hood. It spread to nature, to family, and friends. I found I had something that people enjoyed nearly as much I did and decided to pursue it farther...this prompted me to research and I came across NoBS. That was life-changing, although at the time, I had no idea the wealth I had in my simple membership. So the journey began…
4 years later, I own and operate a great little business. I'm at a critical time in my life, as I mentioned I have two small children (one of whom stays home with me through the day), I go to college full-time (after many long years and obstacles, I graduate this December), I'm a wife to a self-employed husband, we travel, we own a farm, and I'm now at a point in my business that I need to hire another employee, as 18 hour days are wearing on my sanity. :O) I love every minute of it!
I do have a home-based studio. I live in the country. We have a very small community that I reside in and a small city we are close to, but I manage to work 6 days a week. Word of mouth as been the sole boost in my business. NoBS has been my only educational source (i.e. videos, forums, members, or seminars) that I can say I've gained the largest part of my knowledge...besides getting out and shooting!!
This image was taken at the client’s home. She had these horses, which were given to her by her now deceased grandfather so she wanted to incorporate them into the images. They were very loving and the whole session went well. Part of their fenced in area was located in these woods and with the Fall colors and the soft filtered light coming through, I had to take this. I had initially composed and shot some images of them facing me with but thought it would be more story-telling if they were "taking a courtship-type walk" away from me rather than a posed "look at me with my horse" portrait. They were as tickled as I was that we won this contest!"
December's theme is "Holidays"
Want to know what you could win? A 10x10 album from Shamrock, design house Vol. 2, a six-month pro membership with Animoto, Craig's Actions Toolkit, Craig's Beauty Bar Pro Package, Craig's Preset FX Power Pack, Mama's NuGlam Bundle, a Colorsmack from Silverlake Backgrounds, an exclusive download from Profitable Studio, and Marilyn Sholin's Painter 12 tutorial "12 for Painter 12!"
BONUS: For a limited time, Rob and James will throw in a copy of Jason Groupp's DVD, "25 Kick Ass Lighting Scenarios"!
After all entries are in, the voting begins! The winner will be contacted once the results are in and then they get to pick their prize.
Holiday Specials From NoBS Vendors
NoBS vendors want to spread a little holiday cheer! Check out the limited-time specials below:
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Shamrock Albums - All Shamrock Albums using our fine Italian Bookcloth covers are now 15% off.
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Nothing in this set is a repeat of product offered in previous libraries. It's all brand new and a different way of working efficiently using the resources available in Lightroom and Bridge.
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