What a year 2009 has been! Thank you so much to everyone who has helped Stephanie Fisher Photography become such a success. I have enjoyed meeting and photographing so many families, kiddos and babies this year. It has truly been a blessing!
I have compiled 15 favorite portraits from the year (and let me tell ya- this was NOT easy! I definitely couldn’t narrow down to 10!) and now it’s up to you guys to decide the FAVORITE of 2009!
The family’s portrait that is chosen as the winner will receive an 11×14 print from the session or from a new ’10 session. But wait! There’s more! (in my best infomercial voice) 2 lucky commenters will also win! I will be giving away one mini session and one full session in a random draw from all of the comments on this post.
How to vote: Simply leave me a comment on this post and let me know the number of your favorite portrait. Contest ends at 5:00 p.m. (central) 12/31/2009 and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter. Only one vote per person, per email address please.
Thanks again for such an amazing year. I can’t wait to see what 2010 brings!
Oh, and if you are in the Central Alabama area- be sure to watch Talk of Alabama on ABC tomorrow morning. I will be a guest on the show!
Here they are… my 2009 top 15!
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
#15
They are all so good!! But I LOVE #4! The colors are fantastic and I love how the little girl has her arm under her head! Great photo!
They are some cute kids! Great photos, I love the color in #11 but I think I am going to have to go with #2 as my official vote. The placement, contrast and gorgous color right above his head blends it in all so nicely.
Well of course #5 is the best! Not only because she is my little princess but because I love the way all the peach in her skin comes out with the beautiful peachy flower on her little head! The soft white blanket she is on is like she is floating on a cloud!
You are an awesome photographer! I love love love #10! You capture life!
The decision is so hard. I love #4, but I think I must vote for #14 because you captured what only God can create. Good luck with 2010. Keep sharing your work.
Number 4 has my vote!!!
My vote is for #14!!! They are all wonderful but there is just something special about that angel baby #14!
Number 7 is my favorite, but they’re all amazing!
They are all such beautiful photos… but I cant help but #7 is just touching!!
#9. It’s just adorable!
I love #13. Just something about it really appeals to me, plus this little girl is gorgeous! I love the setting…everything is perfect!
Whew-tough choice! I LOVE the facial expression of #9 though!
So hard to pick just one, but I love number 10. I think it’s stunning.
I vote for number 14
I vote for # 14, one of the most beautiful little girls in the world……
Number 14 is the greatest
#12. they’re all incredible though! very hard to pick!
No question about it! #6, there is so much raw emotion & love that just radiates from the image! You captured an image that they will be able to look at 15 years from now & still tear up.
You do beautiful work and I love all the pictures but #14 is my favorite. She is adorable in every way and you captured every inch of her “ADORABLE” !
I love number 15!!!
I vote for #9, that facial expression is adorable!
#13
They are all great but number 4 is my favorite!
I adore #2, but they are all gorgeous!
So hard to choose! I’m going with #10, though!
#3 for sure. That is the cutest little boy I’ve ever seen
I think number 11 is the cutest! I love how you have shown “life” at its best. This shows how much fun being a kid can be! WONDERFUL!
They are all beautiful pictures, but I love #3! Great composition – beautiful boy!
#3 is the cutest!
#7 & #10 are my favorites
All are beautiful! I love #10!
I love them all and can see how it was hard for you to choose but I have to vote #14 for my favorite. She is gorgeous and that picture should be in a magazine!!
please cast my vote for number 12
#12 is my favorite
They are all wonderful, but #7 is my favorite.
#3!!!
I thought #12 was the most unusual and a pretty baby also.
Thanks
george
I love #13! She looks like a baby doll and all the colors are just perfect! I have LOVED this picture ever since I saw it on your facebook page.
I am voting for #12 – beautiful!
They are all wonderful! My vote would be for #6. Hard to choose just one!
I really had a hard time deciding; I am absolutely love your work! I would probably have to go with #11.
Number 14 without a doubt!
Love #12! But all of your work is wonderful!.
#9!! My baby. Stephanie, you do such a wonderful job. Thanks!
I love # 9…that girl is precious!
#3…he’s gorgeous!!!!! What a beautiful picture of an adorable little boy!
Steph,
I love them all! If I have to vote for just one it has to be #7. There is nothing like a man in uniform holding a baby. Beautiful!
My vote is for #10!! You captured my sweet boy’s personality so well, and it shows how much he and his daddy adore each other! Thank you!!
My vote is #10…such a sweet picture!
#5 has my vote!
They are all beautiful, but my vote is for #3! you got the best expression from the little guy—hard age to do that!
Chicago loves #9!!! She is so adorable!!!!
I vote for Maryella number 5!
# 5 Hands Down !!!!!
Each image speaks differently in so many sweet ways! A top pick in my opinion is image #5. As I scrolled down, up & then back down each time I came across this image it made me smile & say “awe!” I applaud you at your hard work in 2009!
#10………..
My precious granddaughter gets my vote…#5!
#10 gets my vote!
My niece has my vote! #5
NUMBER ONE is the best, I’m only her Mom… So it wasn’t hard for me to choose.
My favorite is #7! How could I not to pick my beautiful baby girl and handsome husband. It’s hard to believe our little girl was that small the last time he held her. She’s almost 6 months old now! Amazing!
#5 is very precious, her beautiful lips, just waiting to be Kissed!
I like # 14 the best
I vote for #7 – beautiful baby and her daddy!
I think # 14 is beautiful. She is my pick.
#7!! It is my favorite especially since that sweet dad is over seas right now and missing time with his sweet baby!
I vote for #3!!
Little Miss #12! She looks so comfortable and safe!
#14! You are such a talented photographer!
They are all just beautiful, but #10 captures that special bond between father and son and the great outdoors.
I vote for #9. C loves that little monkey.
i vote for #3!
I vote for #4…such a sweet pic!!!
My vote is for my sweet babies #4!!!!! Sisters are forever friends and this picture really captures the love Lilli Ann has for her new sister!
#4
#7!! The BEST!!!
My vote is for #4!!!
#5 Dominates. I call her “Booger Butt” but she’s beautiful!
My favorite is number 5. They are all wonderful, but I love the flower in #5. You do a wonderful job!
Love #10…..
Sorry!! I meant #4!
I vote for #4…beautiful little angels!
All are just beautiful, but #10 is my favorite!
All are beautiful but #4 is my favorite!
#5, though all the photos are awesome!
# 10 gets my vote!! What a sweet moment you captured between a father and son.
#9 gets my vote! she is just adorable!!!
#5 for sure!
#5 is my vote~She’s a beautiful little baby, When I saw this picture of her I thought it was precious!
#10 is my favorite!
I think number 12 is the cutest baby of all! She is even cuter than my kids!
number 12 is the best! She has the sweetest little yawn!
#4
Aw, #4 has got my vote. Even though all of these sweet babies are just precious!!
Definitely # 12
I just love # 12. She is the cutest!!!
I think that # 12 is the sweetest.
I vote for #12. she is the most adorable one!!!!!!!!
# 12 for sure!
#5 is the most beautiful baby ever!
nvrmind on 4…srry i meant 12..haha
#4 is my favorite !!!!
Very very cute pictures, # 4 is my favorite!
14 is the winner
My vote goes to #12. My girls love that baby!
Absolutely LOVE #5! Such a beautiful pose with her little arms crossed under her to show off her chubby cheeks! Great photo!
#9 for sure!!!! She is absolutely adorable!!!!
Love, love, love #9!
OMG….steph…how in the world can I pick just one! I flipped a coin between 9 and 10….hmmm..then a 2 out of 3 for 9 and 10…..That little girl has that michevious twinkle in her eye..I can relate to..LOL. But father and son…..perfection. I pick 10…..ughh.
# 10 gets my vote!
# 10 – great picture
Love # 10
I vote for #10 but all are wonderful pictures!
I love #4!
I love #5. Miss Maryella Grace Baker is so cute and adorable. We love her!!!
Number 10. The love between the two of them is so apparent. Sweet, sweet picture.
#5 is the cutest!
My beautiful lil cousin #5 has my vote!!
# 10 is my favorite!! It is so great the love between the father and son.
We vote #5!!!
#4 gets my vote. Big sister is such a little mother and I think the picture captures that.
Definitely # 7. So sweet of that daddy holding his little girl before he went over seas.
#4
They are all great! I definitely vote for #9 though!
#9-Uncle Chucky loves that little monkey!
#10!!!!
#9 is my favorite!
#9- Love that cute expression!
#7 – wonderful picture
My vote goes to #10. What a joyous picture! All are wonderful.
#12 is the cutest by far
#3!!!
nvrmind on 12…I meant 4……it is by far the best!!!hahahaha
So hard to chose, but I’m going to go with #4. Such a sweet sibling moment! I LOVE looking at all of your beautiful photos! Every one is just amazing.
#9!!!!! So precious!!!!!!!
#4. It’s natural – posed but not posed… what i would expect to see if I came into my own bedroom with my own two little girls laying in our bed. Beautiful!
#2 is my vote. That baby is is gorgeous.
All are beautiful pictures; #4 no doubt
#9 is the winner!! She is so precious! Love all your work!!
# 4 is my vote!
Your work is beautiful. #4 is my vote.
#12 hands down
Love the little sleepy yawn of #12. She gets my vote.
MY vote is for #14 she is captured so beautifully in this pose!!!
I vote for #10 ! A picture worth a thousand words and a thousand memories….
#4 Captures my heart- beautiful sisters and precious little girls……sugar and spice…..everything nice!
I love them all!! But, my vote goes to #14!! She is beautiful!
#4 is my favorite!!
My vote is for number 7. That picture is not only beautiful but is a sad reminder of those who are away from their loved ones.
number 7 gets my vote!
Monkey #9 gets my vote!
#9 is AUsome!
#9, That’s cool
How could you not vote for #9… Hilarious!
Oh What a Monkey! Gotta go with #9
Number 4 is my pick!
My vote is definitely for #12. She is adorable
They are all very special………My vote is for #14…She is really a doll……
I vote for #14……What a little doll……Her parents are blessed…..
Tough choice, but I love # 10.
My vote is for #9. What a cutie.
They are all very beautiful but I am voting for #12
My favorite is definitely number 15!
#14 is a little new born doll with a grown up pose. My vote is for her! Cute as a button!
Voting for the cutest….# 14!!!!! Love the headband!
#9!!! Such a precious face!!
#4! So sweet!
It’s hard to choose just one, but my vote goes to #14!!
Great pic’s, #9
Baby # 14
Of course it’s #12 my beautiful grand-daughter!!
Love them ALL….but my favorite of these is #4!!!!!!!!!
Love them all….but #7 is my favorite!!!
#10, Thats the cutest Dad Ive ever seen
#10 gets my vote.
#10 is the best photo I have ever seen. It captures the blind trust a little child has in his daddy’s ability not to “DROP HIM”. A beautiful parallel of our Heavenly Father, don’t you think?
#10 is it!
Number 4 is my favorite!
My vote is for #9. What a sweet girl!
#10 — This picture is worth more than a thousand words: it’s an entire book! Priceless!
#9!!!
#7 is just too sweet!
#10 PRICELESS!!!
Baby number two actually has more hair than Sophia! They are all great pictures Stephanie but my favorite has to be number 4!
I love #4
4
#6
Good luck!
#15
#12 gets my vote! She’s AUsome!!!!
For pure non-posed joy while capturing a single moment in time… my favorite is #10.
I love #10.
My favorite is #14 she looks so peaceful!
Good morning. The picture in #14 doesn’t look as much like a baby, as it does an angel She is a gift, not a given. What a wonderful and difficult job you have to pick a winner! They are all winners!
my favorite number is # 14 she is bonita (pretty)
My vote is for #10, that mouth is just too cute!
my first place is for # 14 she looks beautiful and little
It doesn’t get any cuter than #9!!!!!
My vote is for #14…….thanks
I choose #14..She is cool……
I cast my vote for #14……She is something special
#14 is my favorite.
I select #14 the grand daughter of a friend & classmate at Valley High School
I vote for #14…..My cousin’s grand daughter
All of your pictures are fantastic, but #7 is my favorite.
# 7 has got to be the winner…Though all the pictures are precious. the one of a United States Air Force pilot who had to leave his first baby behind to go across the world to protect all of us is universal. His holding his tiny newborn in those huge hands is a perfect symbol of his protective love for her, and for all of us. This picture is more than a photograph of a beautiful baby…It speaks of a father’s sacrificial love for his daughter, and, in turn, for us.
I love #4…there is just something about sisters!!!
# 14 is too precious!
They are all wonderful but #7 has my vote!
my vote is #6! These are all amazing.
#7!
They all are good. My vote is #10.
#12 gets my vote! She’s adorable!
#9 is my vote!
Love them all. Don’t see how you picked but my fav is #10. Precious! Love the colors and you can see the love.
#9 is the cutest
I have to say that #13 is my favorite. She is so beautiful!
# 4 gets my vote!
#14 is an angel
Photo #4 gets my vote!
#8 is beautiful.
My vote is #14!! Your work is amazing!!
#7 – this photo shows the strength of a father’s love
My vote is for #10!
They are all awesome but my vote is for # 7
I vote for #12 All of these pics are so cute!!
Definitely #14!!!!! She is absolutely adorable and looks like a doll. You captured a piece of heaven when you took this picture!! She must have some really cute parents!
I vote for #14. Great picture.
I vote for #10. It’s the cutest one!
My fav is #10!!!
My vote is #10
#10 for me!!
My vote goes to #10
#7
My vote is for #12!
My pick is #10
#10….look at the love between father and son! Touching!!!
#10
My vote is for #10. It is a very sweet picture that shows the undeniable bond between a father and his son!!
My vote is #10.
# 9. What a baby doll face!
#10
#2! I am her mom so I might be a little biased. Thanks Stephanie!!!! You take beautiful pictures!
#10
Correction #10 is my favorite.
#2!!! The most precious one of all!
My vote is for #14 They are all great pics but I must say the sweet baby girl in #14 is my fav!!!!
I really love #10. The captured movement, and joy are delightful. Makes you happy.
#2 definitely
number 2 is the real number one! My vote is for number 2, although all these children are beautiful.
My vote is for #14. She is really a doll and is my favorite.
Stephanie, you do beautiful work!!! I love #12.
My vote is for #2 I think this is the best pic!
i love number 4! thanks!
Number 2. She’s absolutely the cutest.
#7. Thanks for the great work, Stephanie.
#1! That precious little smooshed up face is priceless!
#5 is the prettiest! So sweet!
#5′s got my vote!
All of the pictures are great but if I have to choose it would be #5
I like #2
I am voting for number five……
#7 captured my attention more than any other. What a great idea for a picture, and what a beauitful baby!
Not a hard choice. #7 is the stand out. Great concept…great message through a picture.
Though they are all great pictures, and all precious children, #7 is the unique shot that tells a thousand words. No doubt…#7 is the best.
Definitely #7. Most babies and children are sweet and cute, but held in her military father’s large protective hands, #7 captivates one’s attention. How touching…great, and best, picture!
What a fantastic idea! #7 stole my heart, and my vote!
My heart stopped when I came to #7. You are a great photographer, but you really surpassed yourself with the #7. What a dear picture!
What a great group of pictures! Each one is unique, but the one that enthralled me was #7…that beautiful baby in her serviceman father’s arms…Now that is a message for all of us!
I have to go with #7. What a fantastic picture! Talk about pictures conveying a message!
#5 is precious!
My vote is #10!! Mattox makes Warren look good!!
They are all so unique, but I’ll have to go with #14. I love the colors and crispness of the picture.
#2! most precious!
Who are we kidding #2 takes the prize for cutiest picture. Thanks
#2, of course! So precious!
#2….she is just so precious…beautiful pictures…
My vote is for #15! I Love this picture
#2, #2 !!!
I love #6!!
I love #6! How sweet – I love the simple B&W!
What a gift you have for capturing such sweet images…my vote is for #10…priceless!
You have captured some great shots. I really like picture #6. Great pose of Mommy and baby.
i love #2! so peaceful and tiny!
They are all fabulous. #5 is my favorite!
I vote for #10.
My vote is for # 10. Great photo!
Picture #10.
Look at number 2 – what a doll!!!! That gets my vote
I vote for #2. She is adorable
NUMBER 5 is the sweetest little sugar plum fairy I have ever seen!
Picture #10
Definitely #5!
I am voting for #2. She is my beautiful granddaughter!
#2 is the best but all the pictures are wonderful…
i vote for #4!
#4!!!
Most definitly #10!!!!
I absolutely love # 5 that little face she is making is priceless!!!! Love that flower on her head.
I am voting for #6, BEAUTIFUL!!!
Number 6 is my favorite. Just love it!!!
#5!!!!
#5
5
#5 is gorgeous!
I love #5 the most!
#5 has my vote
These pics are all gorgeous! I’d love you to take pics of my sweet girls one day. I love #4… but I have to say that #14 is my favorite. What a precious baby!!!
#13 is my favorite
#2!!!!!!!!
#5 for sure!
#9 IS MY FAV
#13 without a doubt! What a cutie pie!!!!!!!
I vote for #2!
#6 for sure!
I love #12. What a sweetheart!
#9 my boss’ granddaughter she is beautiful!!!
#9 my favorite
#14 has my vote. She is just beautiful, look at those eyes!!
My vote is for no. 10—–what a fantastic picture!—-Beckyb
How am i suppose to choose the best picture from a photographer whose never taken a bad picture!!! They are all number 1 to me but if i had to choose I pick # 4!!! Stephanie i love following you on facebook and looking at all your pics!!! I would love to have a session with my family by you!!!! Hope i win!!!
#10 is my favorite, but they are all beautiful
#6….it completely and totally captures the new love between a mom and her newly born baby! Absolutely GORGEOUS! And so, if I win, are you flying to CT?!
What a hard decision. I kept going back to a few, but I think I will vote for #2.
These are ALL fantastic! BUT I have to vote for number 6. There is nothing like a mothers love for her new baby. I love the lighting, the emotion, the composition, it is all just fantastic. Good luck to all of the photos!!
I vote for precious #12!
#12 has my vote. Absolutely beautiful!
I love number4!
WOW stephanie..what a beautiful glimpse of 2009 year in review.! I had to look at these for several hours before i could pick…so sad I couldn’t pick them all. I have to say I kept going back to #7.This is not a picture you can recreate. Happy New Year!
PS- I sure hope #11 purchased a gallery wrap-amazing colors…amazing picture!!!
#6 absolutly beautiful
I vote for number 12 because thats my beautiful princess
your work is amazing….so it was very hard to decide …but i love number 13…
I have said many times your work is amazing. You have an awesome talent that I look up to highly! I do not expect anything in return and cannot chose an absolute fav as all your work is great but I will say #9.
My vote is #10. Beautiful colors and emotion captured.
I love number 2!
#12 is my favorite shot…they are all awesome, but I LOVE squishy newborns and the clarity in this shot is amazing. You can see every little wrinkle in that precious baby’s feet and just feel the newness of life. I love, love, love this shot!!!
Stephanie your work is amazing. My vote is for #7….every picture tells a story and this one speaks volumes to me.
Number 10!!
They are all so beautiful! #14 gets my vote!! She looks like a babydoll. The clarity of the shot is amazing. Just gorgeous!
That #2 is soooo beautiful
My vote is for #9–very photogenic and such a sweetheart!
My vote is for #2!! Cutest baby girl ever!!
I like #4
I vote for 14. All are beautiful!
How do I choose just one??? They are all precious but number 14 is my favorite.
I love number 14!
Number 14 looks like such a sweet baby. It is my favorite!
Number 14 gets my vote.
You’ve captured an angel in picture 14!
I love number 14.
You do great work! Number 14 is my favorite.
Number 14 is priceless…what a sweet baby.
Adorable #9 !!!!!
#14 gets my vote, This has to be one of the most beautiful pictures of all time!!
They are all so good, but I vote for #9. Love your photography!!
I vote for the beautiful yawn in my her daddy’s arms – #12.
What a precious little girl # 9
I love number 14!
Number 14 is the winner to me.
All are so beautiful. I like number 14 the best.
I know the granddaddy of number 14 so my vote goes to her!
LOVE number 14!
I am old classmates with the granddaddy of number 14. He is so proud of his granddaughter!
My vote is 14. This girls granddaddy emailed everyone he knows to vote for her!
There is no sweeter baby than this one in picture 14!
I love 14..what a precious baby!
Your work is outstanding. You are truly a talented photographer. My vote goes to number 14.
#14 get my vote.
Number 14 is my pick…this girl is truly loved by family and friends!
I vote for #2!!! What a precious baby!!! Love that dark hair!!!
They are all wonderful. My vote is for #4.
# 9 is adorable !! they are all very sweet ….
#14!!! Sooooooo hard for me to choose, I can understand your dillema! Great phography.
#2, so sweet!
Hands down- it’s Number five! Look at that sweet face! Sweet baby girl!
#14, such a precious little angel.!!! Beautiful work!!
#7 is incredible!
I vote for #10.
I love #10 and the relationship between father and son!
I love #9 and the little expression on her face.
#9 is the best. She has the cutest expression.
I cast one vote for #14…Ashley’s daughter..She is special.
They are all cute but I think #14 is the best.
Count one vote for #14….She is a babe.
I vote for Butch’s grand daughter…#14…thanks
I vote for #10 It is great to see a father and son bonding and having a great time!
#10 is my favorite because it catches the realtionship between father and son!
#14, but had a very difficult time! All such special, and beautiful photos.
# 7. I get choked up every time I see the baby in her daddy’s arm. I’m sure he can’t wait to hold his bundle again and make her feel safe and warm. I am so thankful for him because I am able to do that with my punkins because of his and others’ courage and sacrifice.
My vote is for #9, she is too cute!!
thanks so much everyone!! voting is now over. I will sit down and try to tally all of these votes!
stephanie
#10…beautiful father son moment. You are a amazing photograher.
#9 gets my vote! What big beautiful eyes she has ! I love a little girl with spunk
#9 gets my vote!
#12 all the way!!!
I’m new to your stuff and I love it!!!! My husband and I are torn between 4, 7, 10 and 11. WOW great shots. But our vote is for 7. I teared up on that one.
Sorry didn’t see that is was over. I’ll vote next time.
#7—-hands down——brings a tear to your eye
I vote #10!!!! Absolutely adorable picture!!!!!
All very nice but # 7 gets my vote for sure!
my choice #5…………but they are ALL exquisite!
They are all so precious, however, I vote for #9
I vote for #10! He is absolutely adorable!!!
I guess it’s done, but I vote for my little one in 13. Thanks for capturing her happy glow. She is such a blessing and you are very talented.
My vote goes to No. 4.
I vote for number 4!