June 16, 2009
Sponsor Giveaway: Thea Coughlin Photography (in Albany, NY)
For summer, I am launching a series of sponsor giveaways! and I am delighted to kick off the series with the talented Thea Coughlin's photography.
As I pored through Thea's blog looking for images to dazzle you with, the only hard thing was choosing just one! I am in love with her tender, romantic style and found myself wishing Thea had been closer by when Ben was a newborn. It's such a classic shot, but that one of the dad's arm holding the baby in a football hold brings me to tears every time. Well done, Thea. You are rocking these mamas worlds and giving such a sacred gift to these familes.
One lucky winner will receive a Spring Fling Mini session and 11x14 mounted print! Thea is of course on the east coast, so if you are not able to visit her there, she has generously offered to make the gift transferrable. (Imagine being able to gift a friend or family member a session with her!)
Giveaway Guidelines:
-You have until 9pm PST on Friday, June 19th to enter this giveaway.
-Just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter.
-One entry per person, please. (Just push "post" ONCE and wait a few seconds. The comment should appear)
Hi Andrea - been a fan of your blog for a long time, and just happened along tonight by chance, as I haven't been online in a while since having our baby boy 5 weeks ago. What a neat giveaway. I'm about an hour and a half out of Albany and would be thrilled to get some great shots of our Charlie. Best to you and your family. Thanks for blogging!
Posted by: Hillary at June 19, 2009 06:47 PMWe live about 5 hrs away, but would gladly make the trip - Thea's photos are beautiful! I've been looking to get pictures taken of our family for a while - I'll keep my fingers crossed :)
Posted by: Ali Reed at June 19, 2009 06:38 PMOf course this post comes up as we are about to get married and whispering , loving, and conjouring our baby spirits into our lives! Have a beautiful Summer Solstice Christie from Clinton Corners NY (upstate near albany)
Posted by: Christie at June 19, 2009 05:47 PMSuch talent!
Posted by: Jen at June 19, 2009 05:07 PMOh my gosh, these photos are amazing! I was just thinking today that I need to update the photos I have of my boys.I live in Massachusetts, but we are heading out to upstate NY for vacation. I will keep my fingers crossed. Thank you!
Dianne
I must have vaulted from your blog to hers at some point and loved her pictures-images. so count me in...i'd love to get some great shots of family!!
Posted by: shawn at June 19, 2009 04:32 PMOh how I wish I could express in words the swelling of gratitude in my heart for all of your lovely comments. They make me want to grab each of you in a big bear hug.
My husband and I are going out on a date tonight. I am super excited to get home and check in on the winner!
Any super hero reader that doesn't win but books a session will get a divine treat. Just tell me where you heard about me:)
kisses
Thea
Oh please please please pick me! We live in Central, NY- only about 1.5 hours from Albany. We have two kids (son just turned 3 in May and daughter will be 1 in July) and we've been looking to get formal portraits done soon. This would be perfect!!
Thank you!
Posted by: Heather at June 19, 2009 12:46 PMI've always wanted a photo session!Pick me!
Posted by: Megan at June 19, 2009 12:15 PMOh, I've admired her photography for so long, I would love to meet her and have a mini photo session!
Posted by: Sarah at June 19, 2009 11:05 AMI live in NYC, am currently 7+ months pregnant with twins, and would love a mini photo session with Thea! Fingers crossed and thanks for this wonderful giveaway!
Posted by: Shannon at June 19, 2009 07:13 AMAbsolutely gorgeous! I live in CT and am due with my second child on 7/18. I would love a mini session with Thea, including my new little one, my gorgeous 2-year-old and my wonderful husband. We haven't had any professional photos taken of all of us (or of our first) and this would be such a treat! Thanks!
Posted by: Jen at June 19, 2009 07:02 AMGorgeous photos. I live in NYC and would love to take a mini-trip w/my husband for a photo-shoot. How cool.
Posted by: Cori at June 19, 2009 05:57 AMWhat amazing photos of life and love!
Posted by: Mina at June 18, 2009 10:42 PMRad!
Posted by: Jes at June 18, 2009 08:38 PMRad!
Posted by: Jes at June 18, 2009 08:37 PMsuch beautiful photos on her website!! , I would love to win!
Posted by: lisa cox at June 18, 2009 06:34 PMI am expecting my second son and have the most beautiful 2.5 year old already here. We have no pictures of us as a family and would be honored to win this.
Posted by: Isha Gary-Chari at June 18, 2009 06:33 PMfor some things, there really are no words.
Posted by: Maureen at June 18, 2009 05:58 PMJesse and I love the photos you took of us when I was pregnant and (spoiler alert) we're hoping you're around for the twins' first birthday so we can have another photo shoot! I would love it if I won and could have my dear east coast friend Martha's family receive the photo session with Thea. Lovely family portraits are a treasure.
Posted by: Zoe at June 18, 2009 05:40 PMwoo-hoo!!! i love her photos!!!! this is such a great give away.
each image of hers is more mesmerizing than the next.
the first image?? AMAZINGLY tender. Really lovely! Thanks for continuing to introduce us to so many talented artists, Andrea!
Posted by: Andrea at June 18, 2009 03:16 PMso beautiful! would love to have had my pregnancy photographed by Thea! hope my little guy can now be her subject... :)
Posted by: Allegra at June 18, 2009 02:56 PMShe is just lovely, isn't she? And her photos are just as lovely.
Posted by: Jamie at June 18, 2009 01:51 PMI'm in awe.
Posted by: Monica at June 18, 2009 01:47 PMWhat beautiful work! I'm local and would LOVE to have a mini family portrait session with our new baby girl!
Posted by: sara at June 18, 2009 01:43 PMWow, what a beautiful photographer. This is the first time that I have seen her work, and I am absolutely inspired by her lovely, natural portraits- especially the maternity, wow!
Posted by: shell at June 18, 2009 12:04 PMOh boy - the very not-so-photogenic family over here wonders if she could make us look anything like her pictures!?!?!?!?
Posted by: Val at June 18, 2009 11:18 AMI live in Albany and would LOVE to be able to have my 2 1/2 year old (who normally refuses to smile for a camera) photographed!
Posted by: Rachel at June 18, 2009 10:55 AMWould have loved something like this when my little babe was born - wonderful. Maybe next time.
Posted by: jennifer at June 18, 2009 09:40 AMI would have loved something like this when my babe was born. Wonderful! Maybe for the next one.
Posted by: jennifer at June 18, 2009 09:38 AMI would have loved something like this when my babe was born. Wonderful!
Posted by: jennifer at June 18, 2009 09:38 AMjust beautiful! Something about capturing those first few days and weeks that is breathtaking. Our family would love this!
Posted by: Megan at June 18, 2009 07:13 AMlove thea!!!
Posted by: jen gray at June 18, 2009 06:32 AMMagical pictures!
Posted by: glo at June 18, 2009 06:17 AMmy best friend is pregnant at age 43 after 9 years of trying. winning this for her would be a wonderful gift.
Posted by: Erin at June 18, 2009 04:09 AMbreathtaking.
Posted by: Cynthia at June 17, 2009 10:04 PMAmazing shots...this would be the perfect gift for my best friend who travels to Albany a lot with her 7 yr. old twins! I'm feeling lucky!
Posted by: Jean-Ann at June 17, 2009 09:08 PMThese images say
Life is good.
Hold onto it.
Smile.
Many thanks!
Dawn
These images say
Life is good.
Hold onto it.
Smile.
What beautiful work! Would love to win this...would be a great excuse for a little road trip & a wonderful way to document turning 40 next month!
~Justin
What beautiful work! Would love to win this...would be a great excuse for a little road trip & a wonderful way to document turning 40 next month!
~Justin
Thank you for your sincerity and generosity - what a lovely gift to give!
Posted by: Christine Merritt at June 17, 2009 07:41 PMWow, how wonderful! I LOVE Thea's photography, one of my very favorite photographers. I've bought several of Thea's prints (for those who don't win this awesome gift, you should definitely consider buying one!!), and I just LOVE them!
Would love to win this so that I have an excuse to meet her in person!
xoxo
tammy
Posted by: Tammy at June 17, 2009 07:36 PMoh how i would LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!
Thea's work is amazing!
As a photographer myself, of course I am never in any of our "family" photos, and have never gifted us with having someone else capture us or my lovely little girls, something I've been longing to do for too long now.....this would be awesome!!!
what a generous giveaway!!!
thanks for the chance!
It would be an honor to have this wonderful artist capture my son and I.
Posted by: dharmamama at June 17, 2009 07:11 PMWhat an amazing gift!
Posted by: Erin at June 17, 2009 05:57 PMShe makes creation come alive...
Posted by: beth at June 17, 2009 03:34 PMWhoever wins will have to pinch themselves to make sure it is real! Incredible work...amazing.
Posted by: katie at June 17, 2009 03:32 PMI grew up on the east coast, but live in Alaska now. However, I still have so many friends who live there and love the idea of SURPRISING one of them with this photography session!
Posted by: Kate at June 17, 2009 03:23 PM(((heartswell)))
Posted by: Karen at June 17, 2009 01:19 PMI live on the East Coast, so this would be perfect!
Posted by: echo at June 17, 2009 12:39 PMThank you, Andrea. You teach me how to look at the world with your own photographs, and now you are expanding my vision further with these lovely images.
Posted by: Elizabeth Stark at June 17, 2009 12:24 PMSounds fun!
Posted by: Jena at June 17, 2009 11:26 AMI can make it to the East Coast! It would give me a great excuse to visit my family there and make an awesome gift for them. I hope I win!
Posted by: Braidwood at June 17, 2009 11:12 AMMy boyfriend's sister is due this December, and she and her hubby just moved to the east coast! What a magical gift this would be for her!
Posted by: Kelsie at June 17, 2009 11:09 AMBeautiful : )
Posted by: Shosh at June 17, 2009 10:44 AMstunning!
Posted by: pixiemama at June 17, 2009 10:31 AMoooh that would be so nice!
:)
I am in NC, but I love those photos and would adore having them taken by a colleague of Thea's.
Posted by: kristin at June 17, 2009 07:58 AMOmg! I didn't realize that Thea was so close to me! I've loved seeing her photos here and there all over the web and would be thrilled to BITS to be able to sit for her. Omg. She is *magical*.
Posted by: Shannon at June 17, 2009 07:00 AMthea's photos are absolutely lovely! i would absolutely love to be able to gift a close east coast friend with a session with her.
Posted by: kathygrace at June 17, 2009 06:39 AMyay! a photo session with thea would be the perfect reson to go back to albany!
Posted by: patricia at June 17, 2009 06:38 AMI love the 3rd photo in which a baby is sleeping peacefully in his daddy's arms. It looks so nice.
I'm in Buffalo but would love to win this for my boyfriend's sister and her husband. They're expecting their first child in October.
Beautiful work, Thea!
Posted by: whitney at June 17, 2009 06:14 AMHer photos are just lovely. I would love to have one of the daddy and baby in football hold! :)
Posted by: Michelle at June 17, 2009 06:05 AMSo happy you're blogging again! Love Thea's work...just beautiful!
Posted by: Jennifer at June 17, 2009 05:14 AMbeautiful work.
Posted by: lisa at June 17, 2009 04:40 AMright near me and a perfect thing I need right now.
Posted by: nicole at June 17, 2009 04:35 AMOf course I just moved away from the East Coast...but, I would love to give this to a sweet friend! BEAUTIFUL!
Posted by: Nina at June 17, 2009 04:34 AMa long time follower of Thea's...and since just having a baby in December-it would be such an amazing gift. love her work.
Posted by: Cayden at June 16, 2009 11:49 PMWhat spectacular new mother photos! And how nice to see talented professionals supporting each other. Rock on.
Posted by: Shelley Noble at June 16, 2009 11:32 PMBeautiful! and right here in my own back yard! : )
~~Laura
Posted by: laura at June 16, 2009 08:46 PMHow fun! I am an East Coaster! These are beautiful!
Posted by: Anna-Marie Still at June 16, 2009 08:27 PMThea has such a fabulous eye for color and posing...very natural. I would love to give this as a gift to my friend Annie, who is herself a photographer and a mom. This would make her squeal!
Posted by: Megan at June 16, 2009 07:34 PMWow! What a great give-away. Beautiful photos!
Posted by: Milly at June 16, 2009 06:43 PMIs that the beautiful Schmoopy? Just gorgeous pictures.
Posted by: Leslie at June 16, 2009 06:10 PMdivine
Posted by: gem at June 16, 2009 06:02 PMbeautiful work, i can't stop looking through her images! i would love to win {though just a bit sad i would probably have to give the session to my sister in law!}
Posted by: rachael s at June 16, 2009 05:49 PMBeautiful photos...I live about an hour from Albany so I would be so excited to win this!!!! I will certainly let friends know about her work.
Posted by: Kristen Kramer at June 16, 2009 05:48 PMThese are gorgeous. The 1st one really took my breath away!
Posted by: Andi at June 16, 2009 04:58 PMOh, I love these photos! I so very much wish I had had professional photos taken when I was pregnant and when my son was an infant, but I didn't have the money. Now my son is six, and he is so beautiful--I'd love to have some portraits taken of him.
xo
Andrea
p.s. love, love, love your blog. I hope you can check mine out sometime--it's about the issues that adult adoptees face: thesoughtafter.blogspot.com
I so wish I had found someone this talented when I was first expecting. Thanks for this; I live near Albany and will be looking her up!
Posted by: Amanda at June 16, 2009 04:40 PM