National Charity Model Search

Thank you for your support of my participation in the National Charity Model Search. I've enjoyed submitting many wonderful portraits of our community's beautiful children to the contest, and I'm proud that by working together we've raised over $94,000 for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.

The date to enter portrait submissions has passed, but there's still time to rally the final vote and raise more money for charity, as well as voting to keep your model in the standings. If you've been putting off placing your vote, please do so now. Also, please urge your family and friends to vote. The contest selects America's Cutest Kid, and the winning child receives great prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera. Remember, each dollar generated by votes goes toward providing infant bereavement photography to parents who have lost a child.

Interested in casting your vote? Click here. This link goes directly to the Sacramento region voting gallery where I have several entries posted for the following children: Lola Bernhardt, Natalie Sarley, Andrew Tomczak, Alex Wacker, and Aaron Wacker. You can search for each photograph by the child's last name. Lola's photo is currently in third place and Andrew's photo is currently in sixth place. Voting ends at midnight on April 2, 2009.

If you didn't participate in this year's contest, I hope you'll join in the fun next year.

Thanks again for your support and your vote!

Alex's National Child Model Search Session

Alex and I did her Model Search Session at her home in Dixon. We ran out of light before we had a chance to finish everything we wanted to do so there will be a few more coming, but these were a few of my favorites. It's going to be so hard to pick one to enter! You can go to www.sandypucvotes.com to vote on Alex's entry when it is posted.

Andrew's National Child Model Search Session

I did a fun little model search session at Balboa Park on Sunday for Andrew. His mom will have to choose her favorite to enter in the contest. I've posted four of my favorites. You can follow this link, www.sandypucvotes.com to vote for Andrew's entry when the image is posted.

Andrew was a real natural and full on ham in front of the camera. He wasn't shy at all and made quite a few suggestions about where to take his photo. He had already made his way down the trail once so he knew how to guide me to this spot:


This red bench outside one of the International Cottages went well with his shirt.

Andrew loved his new hat!

I think this is his tough guy ninja look.


Thanks for being such a great model Andrew!