Photo Contest and 1st Friday Developments

Great Evening lined up for May 7th @ the Studio. New developments for FEATURED ARTISTS!

LIVE MUSIC on the patio by: Thom Crumpton
ABSTRACT PAINTINGS by: SPCA Animal Artists

ANNOUNCING PET PHOTO CONTEST DETAILS!

How to enter Amateur PET PHOTO CONTEST:

Become a Fan on Facebook (click the LIKE button) http://www.facebook.com/NancyThomasPhoto

Upload your best photo to our Fan Page.

Nancy will select the top 6 submissions

Finalists will be contacted on May 31^st to provide high resolution file (3008x2000 pixels min)

These 6 Finalists will be showcased at the June First Friday

Voting will take place at the studio by those who visit and view your work on June 4^th (invite people to come out and vote!)

Winner will receive a 1-hour mentoring session with Nancy Thomas [ask questions…tweak your skills]

ELIGIBILITY and RULES:

1. Become a Fan of our Facebook Page.
2. Only amateur photographers are eligible. Anyone who derives less than 5 percent of his or her income from photography is considered an amateur.
3. Anyone can enter. No Age requirement. Students Welcome!
4. Entrant must have captured and created the original exposure. Include photographers name in caption area.
5. A maximum of 2 entries may be submitted per entrant. No two entries shall be of the same subject.
6. Upload photos to the Fan section(others) on our Facebook Page
7. Nancy Thomas will evaluate photos based on originality, artistic composition, photographic technique, and technical execution. Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but significantly modified or unnatural looking images will be disqualified.
8. DEADLINE: May 30^th , 2010 at midnight. Any photos submitted after this date will not be entered into the contest.
9. 6 finalists will be showcased at the studio for First Friday on June 4^th
10. Open voting will take place at the studio. Winner will be announced.

SPCA Dog Walk 2010

Nancy Thomas and her team of photographers were out donating their services on Saturday, April 17th to capture images of the SPCA's 5th Annual Dog Walk held in Downtown Raleigh. 3,200 people and 1,500 4 legged friends took to the streets of downtown Raleigh for a record setting Dog Walk! The event was a huge success.

All images from the event will be available for purchase on our website starting April 24th CLICK HERE TO VIEW & PURCHASE. ALL PROCEEDS from Print Orders will be donated to the SPCA of Wake County to care for homeless pups.

Remember to get in touch with us soon and book your pet portrait session. We're donating 10% of Session Fees to the SPCA when you book in April & May! We currently have session availability in June & September - December. Your images are perfect for holiday cards as well! We offer a wide variety of albums, wall art, storybooks, and cards to showcase you're memories.

Here is a sneak preview of a few images from the big event!

April First Friday at 101 Lounge & Cafe

Thanks to everyone to came out to visit Nancy Thomas Photo for April's First Friday at 101 Lounge & Cafe. You can still catch Nancy's incredible SPCA pet series for a few more weeks on display.

Saturday, April 17th the SPCA's dog walk will take place in Moore Square. We hope you'll come out and see us and stop by our table to say hello! Nancy and her team of photographers will be canvasing the event getting some great shots for the 2010 SPCA event album.

Photography from the event will be available to view on our website starting April 24th. 100% of proceeds from print orders will be donated to the SPCA of Wake County.

Nancy Thomas Photo will begin hosting FIRST FRIDAY in the studio at 620 W. Lane Street starting May 7th from 7pm - 10pm... or later. We'll be showcasing images from the SPCA's Dog Walk for our 1st event.

REMEMBER 10% of profits from Pet Sessions booked during April & May will be donated back to the SPCA of Wake County.

Check out photos from the 2009 SPCA Dog Walk here. Just click on 2009 event and enter you're e-mail address to view.

Introducing "Best Friends" Series in conjunction with the SPCA

I am showcasing my SPCA pet series at 101 Lounge + Cafe for downtown Raleigh's First Friday event on Friday, April 2, 2010. First Friday is produced by Downtown Raleigh Alliance in an effort to showcase local artists. The presentation will also launch my "Best Friends' Pet Series" that will begin in April. 10% of the proceeds from the Best Friends' Pet Photo Sessions booked during the months of April and May will be donated to the SPCA. Examples of this series is featured below.

Gallery Showing @ 101 Lounge for First Friday

Join us as we showcase my art at 101 Lounge + Café for April's First Friday (April 2).

It's SPCA month so I will be featuring my Dog and SPCA art downstairs as well as Travel Landscape work upstairs.

We will also feature acoustic music by Flip Cup, Robert Shaw and Casey Clark.

Come enjoy food, drinks, great art and music! The music starts around 8pm.

101 Lounge + Café is located directly across from Artspace on the corner of Davie + Blount

101 Lounge + Cafe
444 S. Blount Street (Corner of Davie + Blount)
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 833-8008