Selena Marie Photography

First “real” snow fall of 2012

nina — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:21:20 +0000

Valentine’s Day gifts for him

nina — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:35:22 +0000

Chris + Kaileigh Engaged

nina — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:37:32 +0000

Sweet Megan

nina — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:00:58 +0000

Mommy and Her Boys

nina — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:00:22 +0000

Sean + Katelyn – Engagement Session

nina — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:34:57 +0000

Miss J, in all her cuteness

nina — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:29:31 +0000

Wecome to the World sweet boy! – Hospital Session

nina — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:19:18 +0000

Engagement Session

nina — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:23:29 +0000

B Family Session – Holland, MI

nina — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:19:08 +0000

Mark & Lori – Engagement Session – MI

nina — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:15:30 +0000

Tulip Time 2011 poster competition

nina — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:44:01 +0000

I meant to post this a while a go, but never got around to it. So,Late last year, I saw that there was a competition for the 2011 Tulip Time poster. I though, “eh, what the heck!” SO I submitted two pieces of art work. I thought it would never get picked, because they were photograph. Tulip Time posters seem to be mostly be paintings. But, I Thought it doesn’t hurt to try. The day the 20 finalist were notified came and went, and I didn’t hear from anyone. Not a phone call,not an email, not a envelope in the mail, nothing. I was kind of bummed, but what was I gonna do? Oh well, maybe I will enter next year or something…. a few days later….. Kenton receives a call. I was selected to be in the TOP 20!!! WHAT!?!?! FOR REAL?!?! WHAT?!?! THey have been trying to e-mail me ALL along, but they had the wrong e-mail address. Then, they proceed to tell him, the print needs to be at the art council by the end of the day. SO this is kind of how it went in my head…

WHAT? For Real? ME? YAHOOOOOO, What did they say? YAY!!!! WOOT WOOT! Wait, what? Today? HOLY CRAP!!! WOOT!! What am I gonna do?? FOCUS !! FOCUS!! OH yeah, duh… PLEASE be open, please be open! YES!!! WOOT WOOT!

That was the short version.

Anyway, I had it printed and ran it over to the Arts Council as soon as it was done. I walked into the art council, and I finally got to see the top 20 art pieces that were selected. I felt honored! There were some really great pieces there.

Long story short, I didn’t win this year, and that’s ok. But I am still in the running for second place. During Tulip Time, there is going to be a “people’s choice” award. The 19 pieces that did not win the poster this year will be framed and located in downtown stores. The public will then vote on their favorite. Hopefully second place is in my future.

Here is the one image of mine that was selected…

Handsome little Fella

nina — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:58:50 +0000

I had the pleasure of taking some pictures of such a cute little guy! He was SOO happy, and rarely made a peep. He was happy, but I’m pretty sure he thought I was a freak, when I was doing my silly antics. I had mom hold him for a few pictures, and boy, he was happy as a clam! I LOVED it! Just look a how happy he is to be with mommy.

Just a note…

nina — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:01:52 +0000

Hey all! We are doing a blog/website update, so please don’t mind the “mess” going on here. I am hoping it will be done soon, and all of the buttons will be working.
THANKS!

Pinterest anyone?

nina — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:34:18 +0000

I have a new addiction, and it’s name is pinterest. I am on there ALL the time…seriously!

Ok, so let me try to explain it to you. So, you, or other people, load pictures or share photo links from some of their favorite websites to Pinterest. Whatever you think is cool! Then you can go through all the images and “pin” them to your boards. I have a bunch of boards started right now. I have a “dreams” board, a “DIY” board, a “cooking” board, and of course a board with images that I love. It’s like having a bunch of cork boards, with a bunch of images cut out from a magazine, BUT they are categorized and LINKS to the website, so you can find it back!! AH!! I love it! Of course, you can follow people’s boards, like their boards, and comment on their boards too. Everything is social network these days… But it’s cool! You have to check it out! There is great inspirations there.