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Instagram Giveaway Entry Details & Official Rules | North Bay Callander Photography Studio
Hi everyone! Earlier this year, I set a little social media goal for my business to reach 1,000 Followers on Instagram. I have nearly 4K followers on Facebook, and Instagram was feeling a little bit lonely, so I thought I’d give everyone a little bit of incentive to pop on over and show my IG social page some love! I was so thrilled to hit the 1K mark a few weeks ago, and as promised, in celebration I am giving away a FREE PORTRAIT SESSION to one lucky winner!
The Giveaway is officially open now! Please head on over to my Instagram Account @raindance_photography and enter for a chance to win! For logistical purposes, and because this was a goal specific to Instagram, the giveway will happen solely on the IG platform. If you don’t already have an IG account, this may be a fabulous time to get one! 😉
All of the legal mumbo jumbo and official rules and regulations are here, as well as instructions on how to enter. Good luck everyone! Can’t wait to see who wins! 🙂
INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY TERMS & CONDITIONS
- Eligibility: Giveaway is open to Canadian Residents who are willing and able to travel to Callander/North Bay Ontario to redeem their session.
- Sponsorship: Raindance Photography.
- Agreement: By participating in this Giveaway, you agree to abide by these official rules and regulations.
- Entry period: Giveaway opens Monday July 19, 2021 @ 10am, and closes Wednesday July 21, 2021 @ 10pm.
- How to enter: Participants can enter the Giveaway by completing the following requirements:
- On the Instagram Platform, follow @raindance_photography and comment on the Official Giveaway post when you have done so. If participant is already a follower, just make a comment to that effect instead.
- Tag a friend for extra entries (maximum of 20 additional entries).
- Like & Save Post.
- Share Official Giveaway post to stories and mention @raindance_photography.
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER and Raindance Photography will never contact anyone for financial information of any sort during the course of any contest. If a participant is contacted privately by a user claiming to be Raindance Photography regarding this contest, especially asking for financial information, please contact @raindance_photography or email info@raindancephoto.ca and also report that user directly to Instagram.
- Prizes: Participants can win a FREE Raindance/Classic Collection, which includes photo session and select number of digital files. Value varies based on session type. Session can include the Raindance Collection for regular creative portrait sessions (babies, children, families, maternity, pets, couples) OR a Newborn Classic Collection. Raindance Photography does not offer wedding photography services or business branding sessions.
- Odds: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
- Selection and notification of the winner: Winner will be chosen at random via random name picker on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10pm. Winner will be contacted via DM on Instagram, and tagged in a public post. Winner will have until December 31, 2021 to claim their prize.
- Rights granted by the contest participant: By participating in this free session giveaway, the participant gives Raindance Photography full permission to share the resulting images and any other behind the scenes video footage obtained to the Raindance Photography website as well as any social media pages for the purpose of promotion and marketing.
- Terms and conditions: Winner must be able to travel to Callander/North Bay Ontario for their photo session. Prize has no set cash value and may not be redeemed for cash. The prize may not be transferred to any other individual, and must be claimed by the winning participant. No reimbursement will be given to the winning participant should the session need to be cancelled or rescheduled as a result of unforeseeable and unexpected circumstances (illness, death, state of emergency, pandemic, etc.)
- Limitation of liability: Participant agrees to hold Raindance Photography harmless for any personal injury which may occur during the session. Raindance Photography agrees to never pose clients in a potentially dangerous manner or location, and all precautions necessary will be taken to follow pandemic guidelines, when applicable.
- Disputes: Winning participant will be required to review, sign, and agree to a Booking Contract, which will be referred back to in the event of any dispute regarding photo session, session location, or package contents.
- Privacy policy: Raindance Photography will never share any personal information, including email address, phone number, home address, credit card information or any other information collected from the winning participant with any outside party. All information collected during the booking process is used by Raindance Photography only for the sole purpose of providing photography services.
- Social media platform regulations: This Giveaway is not endorsed, sponsored or administered by Facebook or Instagram, nor is Facebook/Instagram associated with this contest. Facebook/Instagram is released from any responsibility to entrants or participants.
- Affirmation: By entering the Giveaway in the fashion mentioned above, the participant agrees to abide by all of these Giveaway Rules.
Baby Portraits | North Bay & Area Baby Photography Studio
As a newborn photographer, there is a certain “window” of time in which we prefer to work with newborn babies for portraits. The typical sleepy, squishy, posed studio images that you see in my portfolio are captured (ideally) between 5-21 days of age. When babies are older than that, if parents want those same sleepy photos, it can take much longer to settle and pose the baby as they become more alert as time goes on. In order for those poses to be achieved safely, baby must be deeply asleep, which for many older babies, doesn’t always happen. In “normal” times, when parents had the choice, if they missed the “sleepy” window, they tended to choose to wait until baby was older (like 6-8 months) when they reached their first milestone of sitting unassisted, to have them photographed instead.
What we’re noticing as an industry in THESE pandemic times, is that parents who missed their newborn window because of lockdowns are choosing to have their baby photographed as soon as possible, no matter what. Which honestly, is AMAZING because there is a whole period of babies life in that 2-5 month window where baby’s little personality is just beginning to shine through – first smiles, first giggles, bubbles, cooing, and all kinds of adorable cheekiness is starting to emerge.
This is amazing news for you if you’re a parent who was upset about not being able to access professional newborn baby photography after your baby was born during a lockdown. Not only are beautiful portraits still possible, but I have all kinds of availability for you in my Callander Photography Studio in July and August and onwards once I am allowed to reopen! Since these sessions take less time than a typical newborn session, I can fit more into my schedule (on weekdays, one session in the morning, and one in the afternoon with enough time for disinfecting the studio top to bottom in between).
The little doll in this blog post is 4ish months old. We wrapped him up and photographed him on the same sets that I use for newborns (without the strict posing) and the results DID NOT disappoint. The price point for these is lower than newborn portraits as well, because they take less time. You can choose to have just your new baby photographed, or incorporate siblings and family portraits in there too, the price point is the same no matter what you choose.
If you’re interested in grabbing one of these sessions once I’m allowed to open again in July, check out my packages and contact me!
Raindance Photography is Callander’s exclusive newborn, baby, child, family, maternity and pet photographer. Specializing in studio photography and outdoor portrait sessions and servicing clients from Callander, North Bay, Barrie, Orillia, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Midland, and Penetanguishene since 2011. To book your indoor or outdoor photo session with Raindance Photography, please contact info@raindancephoto.ca
Pure & Simple Studio Baby Minis | North Bay & Area Baby Photographer
I am SO EXCITED to finally have the green light to open for business again as of Monday March 8th 2021! This means that I can go forward with the annual Pure & Simple Baby Mini event for in-studio portraits! Yaaay! 😀
This is one of my favourite Studio Mini Events that I offer. It gives parents an opportunity to capture beautiful, high quality professional portraits of their baby between the milestone ages in their first year of 3 to 12 months of age, at a discounted price. Whether they’re just starting to smile and interact, kick those little feet all over the place, sit unassisted or crawl everywhere, the first year of a baby’s life is, undeniably, the most exciting time of yours, as a parent. These sessions are available all year long, in my studio, but only once a year at the mini session price point. 😉
Interested? Here are some details:
WHEN? Any WEEKDAY in March, 2021 between the hours of 9am-3pm (although for the purposes of disinfecting the studio during the pandemic, I’m aiming for 2 timeslots only, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon).
WHERE? The Raindance Studio in Callander, Ontario. Street address will be giving on confirmation of booking.
WHAT?
- 25 minute in-studio mini session on your choice of classic backdrop (white or dark wood). This includes use of wraps and props, which will be coordinated based on your answers to the styling questionnaire on booking.
- Private Online Ordering Gallery 1-2 weeks after your session (with the option to purchase more, for those who want more than the package includes).
- 8 digital files of your choice, in both colour and black and white, delivered via online download.
HOW MUCH? $140+hst ($50 due on booking, $108.20 due by session date).
HOW TO BOOK?
Click here and fill out the booking form to get the booking ball rolling! Make sure to list your top 3 preferred dates and times and I will be in touch with you during business hours (Monday-Friday between 9am-3pm) within 48 hours of receiving your form. I can’t wait to meet you and your squishy wee babies! 😀
BOOKING FORM: http://raindancephoto.ca/mach/view.php?id=72206
Raindance Photography is Callander’s exclusive newborn, baby, child, family, maternity and pet photographer. Specializing in studio photography and outdoor portrait sessions and servicing clients from Callander, North Bay, Barrie, Orillia, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Midland, and Penetanguishene since 2011. To book your indoor or outdoor photo session with Raindance Photography, please contact info@raindancephoto.ca
The Lifestyle Corner | North Bay & Area Photography Studio
Remember back, waaaay back…. At this time one year ago, I was SO freaking excited because drywall was starting to go up in my brand spanking new studio. I had so many big plans and couldn’t wait to see all of the beautiful memories that I could help people create in this space. I managed to use it a grand total of SEVEN times before the world changed in March. Seven. 
Even after the initial lockdown lifted, it was hard for me to try and return to “normal” and forge ahead full steam, because I felt deep down that we would inevitably be facing lockdowns again in the not-so-distant future, and so I held back on advertising, filling my schedule, and accepting deposits because I knew how much work it would be for me to contact all of those people and start negotiating whether or not I would need to refund or reschedule (to who knows when) once that time came.
Every single day, I come down to my studio and I just sit here and look at it. It’s such a peaceful, beautiful space that my soul feels comforted being in here; but at the same time I feel such a deep sadness at not being able to use it the way it was intended… and because of the reasons WHY I can’t use it the way it was intended.
I was sitting in here this morning, sipping my coffee, just looking at this corner that I worked so hard to turn into a beautiful “Lifestyle Corner” and the inklings of an idea started to trickle through…
Once lockdown is lifted, I’m contemplating creating a Lifestyle Newborn Micro-Mini Package that would utilize this set and allow me to capture a “Lifestyle” newborn session where parents would be the only ones to touch and move their baby. It would be drastically different from my typical posed studio work, but at least it would be SOMETHING that would still allow me to capture this fleeting time and create beautiful portraits while still maintaining a safe distance. I can also use this set for Mommy & Me Sessions, candid lifestyle Family Sessions, even pet sessions!
I still need to add a few elements to this set, and was thinking about a few Monstera plants… what do you think!? Any suggestions? 
Newborn Photography Announcement | North Bay & Area Photographer
It is with a heavy heart that I’ve made the decision to temporarily close the newborn portion of my business until the pandemic is over. I’ve thought long and hard about officially doing this for a while, and right now with the number of cases and hospitalizations increasing, as well as news of new mutated strains, I just don’t personally feel comfortable handling brand new babies, even with precautions.
I know that there are still plenty of other photographers who will continue to offer this service (once lockdown measures are lifted) during the pandemic, and that’s perfectly okay too. If they feel that they are calm and confident enough to move forward safely, then I’m happy that new parents will still have options to choose from. Unfortunately, I am too nervous, and I’m a huge believer in the transfer of energy and emotions, and I know that there’s a good likelihood that my own situational nervous energy would change the environment, process, and end result of my newborn sessions at this time. It breaks my heart, but for me, this is the most responsible decision I can make at this time to protect my littlest clients.
Anyone who knows me, knows that newborns are my speciality. They’re my most loved genre of photography that I could ever do, and so this closure is TEMPORARY, until the pandemic is declared over. Who knows when that will be. All I know, is that one day in the future, you will see images of beautiful wee squishy newborns again, I promise! 
Once lockdowns are lifted, my doors will still be open for any session where I can physically distance myself from my clients as much as possible, and I can’t wait to start seeing you all again!
Thank you all for your understanding and support. 
Much love,
Stephanie
Tree Farm Sessions Now Booking! | North Bay & Callander Family & Child Photographer
Time seems to just be flying by too fast for me to keep up! My mind is still stuck somewhere in August, but the calendar reminds me that we’re mid-way through October, so I thought I’d better open up the bookings for the Tree Farm Mini Event this year! There are only FIVE timeslots available this year, so if you’re interested, please contact me soon!
WHEN IS THE EVENT?
Saturday November 7, 2020. Rain date will be Sunday November 8th, so please hold both dates, just in case. Timeslots run for up to 30 minutes every half hour from 1:30pm-4pm for best light (There are 5 timeslots, total).
WHERE?
North Bay, Ontario. Full location details will be given on booking.
WHAT’S THE DEAL?
$140+hst – Up to 30 minute session (immediate families only, or just your children, or pets… Whatever you need beautiful portraits of! Extended Families will need to book 2 timeslots so that we have enough time).
8 digital files of your choice in colour and black and white, in both print quality and web-format, which you choose from a private online ordering gallery. Upgrade options are available for anyone wishing to have more than the 8 images that come with the package. Files are then delivered via online download gallery as soon as full retouching is complete.
READY TO BOOK?
Great! I can’t wait to work with you! Please contact me to begin the booking process. I will send you a booking contract and styling questionnaire to get to know you and your family better, to help your session go as smoothly as possible. 
If you contact me and do not hear back, please check your junk folders. 
Fall Minis NOW BOOKING | North Bay & Callander Family & Child Photographer
I can’t even believe it’s that time of year again already! I thought I had so much time left before I needed to open bookings for my Fall Family Mini Event this year, but then the crisp weather snuck up on me and reminded me that NOW is the time!
I don’t even need to mention that this year is different than other years for so many reasons… We will be homeschooling our kiddos this year, and as a result, my availability has changed drastically, reducing the number of sessions that I can accept each month. These Fall Mini Timeslots will be offered at a discounted price over my regular minis, as they will all be happening on two days when I have availability. If you require a date that is different from what is offered here, it is possible, but regular rates will apply.
So, WHEN IS THE EVENT?
Friday October 9th and Saturday October 10th. Timeslots run for 20 minutes every half hour from 9am-11am AND 3pm-5:30pm (There are 9 timeslots each day, total).
WHERE?
Callander, Ontario. Full location details will be given on booking.
WHAT’S THE DEAL?
20 minute session (immediate families only, or just your children, or pets… Whatever you need beautiful portraits of! Extended Families will need to book 2 timeslots so that we have enough time).
8 digital files of your choice in colour and black and white, in both print quality and web-format, which you choose from a private online ordering gallery. Upgrade options are available for anyone wishing to have more than the 8 images that come with the package. Files are then delivered via online download gallery as soon as full retouching is complete.
READY TO BOOK?
Great! I can’t wait to work with you! Please contact me to begin the booking process. I will send you a booking contract and styling questionnaire to get to know you and your family better, to help your session go as smoothly as possible. 🙂 If you contact me and do not hear back, please check your junk folders. 😛
Raindance Photography is Callander’s exclusive newborn, baby, child, family, maternity and pet photographer. Specializing in studio photography and outdoor portrait sessions and servicing clients from Callander, North Bay, Barrie, Orillia, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Midland, and Penetanguishene since 2011. To book your indoor or outdoor photo session with Raindance Photography, please contact info@raindancephoto.ca
Jill & Mac | Callander & North Bay Family Photographer
After three long months of not being allowed to pick up my camera and photograph clients as a result of the pandemic, I was so ready to jump back into it when I finally got the go ahead to see this adorable little family! We did a Mommy & Me session with a little something extra for Jill and Mac back in June, and I’m IN LOVE with how it all turned out! Memories in Motion Films always tug at my heart strings – to capture video of expressions, movements, and words so that we can look back and remember not just how we looked, but how our mannerisms were and how we SOUNDED as well. Nothing gets me more than listening back on my children’s tiny little voices from their younger years, now that they’re getting older and their voices are getting deeper all the time.
I will be offering a special promo for AUGUST ONLY, and there are only THREE of these deals available:
- Book yourself an outdoor sessions (either early morning at 7am OR evening at 6 or 7pm)
- Choose either the “Raindance” or “All Inclusive” Collections
- Receive a FREE Memories in Motion film with your package
You can check out package pricing here. Contact me if you’d like to snag one of these offers! 🙂
For now, please enjoy this sweet session, and have a great day! 🙂
Raindance Photography is Callander’s exclusive newborn, baby, child, family, maternity and pet photographer. Specializing in studio photography and outdoor portrait sessions and servicing clients from Callander, North Bay, Barrie, Orillia, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Midland, and Penetanguishene since 2011. To book your indoor or outdoor photo session with Raindance Photography, please contact info@raindancephoto.ca
Myrtle the Alien Baby | North Bay & Callander Photographer
Guys, I’m dying. DYING inside because I can’t wait to share these! LOL! If you’ve read back two blog posts ago, you’ll have seen The Cherished Stuffy Session that I had with my daughter. In that post, I explained how she has always found real baby dolls absolutely terrifying. When I was growing up, baby dolls were my whole life. I played with those dolls until it was socially unacceptable not to anymore, so imagine my sadness when I proudly presented my daughter with her very first baby doll years ago and she recoiled in horror, bottom lip trembling and tears in her eyes.
Fast forward to Winter of this year, when we stumbled across this little alien baby doll online and she LOST.HER.EVERLOVING.MIND! She gushed and screeched and cried actual tears and begged and begged for me to bring this “baby” to our house so she could love it forever and ever. I said no. I mean, this thing was bloody expensive, guys. So then she marched to her room, unearthed all of her birthday money, threw it in my lap and said “Is that enough?” As it turns out, it was, and so 2 weeks into the pandemic, we adopted Myrtle. So regular baby dolls are apparently nightmare inducing, but this guy is what makes her heart sing. My girl, I tell you, she’s some kind of awesome! 😛
Now, Myrtle took so long to get here that the ongoing story was that he must actually be coming from Space! Eventually, after 3 months of waiting, we were actually starting to believe that maybe he ended up taking a wrong turn and was lost in another galaxy somewhere. But then, much to her delight, Myrtle arrived on our doorstep yesterday and I don’t think that Bill, our mailman, knew exactly what kind of awesomeness he was delivering when he dropped this guy off!
And, what does every proud new parent want when they welcome their new baby into their family? Newborn photos, of course! She asked if I could do a whole newborn session with him, just like I do with my clients. She wanted all the little details, right down to his 4 perfect fingers and 3 perfect toes. 😛 I was only too happy to oblige.
Without further ado, please enjoy these unique photos of my incredibly proud daughter and her new “baby”, Myrtle! I’ve got to say, I’m kind of smitten with him too – like seriously, how cute is he!? 😀
Re-Opening Plan Update | North Bay & Callander Photographer
As we near the end of May, I wanted to give you a bit of an update as to wear I stand on re-opening. At this time, photographers are not mentioned in any government documentation, and we have been pushing to be included so that we can be certain about the legalities of going back to work again, when the time comes. As of today, some wonderful colleagues have gotten an answer from the Canadian Government Agency for Essential Services that we may be able to begin taking clients again as long as we can adhere to strict physical distancing guidelines and wear proper PPE while doing so (newborn sessions excluded). No official green light has been given, and we have nothing in writing at this point, but this is very promising news!
Being that we are currently only in Stage 1 of the re-opening plan, I am not going to jump the gun and start having sessions immediately, but rather have decided that I will begin accepting bookings for outdoor sessions to take place after July 6, 2020 (obviously completely dependent on whether or not the numbers situation continues to stay stable or improve). I’m also keeping in mind that even though we may be granted permission to begin shooting again, many of my favourite locations (specifically beaches) are currently inaccessible to gather on, so I’m hoping that this restriction might be lifted by July.
In the meantime, I am working on developing updated studio policies, updated contracts, and acquiring the proper recommended PPE. I cannot WAIT to begin photographing your families again and will be offering a super awesome promotion that will be valid July-September, details will come soon!
To all of my Barrie clients who have sessions booked with me in June, I will be in touch within the next week to discuss options for rescheduling your session to July or August. If you would like to reach out and contact me about this sooner than that, please don’t hesitate to do so!
Thank you all for your continued understanding and support. I miss my clients so very much, and am so excited at the idea of being back at it (in some capacity) soon!
Take care,
Stephanie, Raindance Photography
Raindance Photography is Callander’s exclusive newborn, baby, child, family, maternity and pet photographer. Specializing in studio photography and outdoor portrait sessions and servicing clients from Callander, North Bay, Barrie, Orillia, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Midland, and Penetanguishene since 2011. To book your indoor or outdoor photo session with Raindance Photography, please contact info@raindancephoto.ca