Our photo challenges are open for entries on Mon & Tues (until 9:00 pm CST). To be considered as a winner of this week’s challenge, you can only have ONE photo in your entry. Please make sure that you add our button to your blog post as well so that you’ll be eligible to win!
- This week’s theme is “Props.” Read more details here.
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- Please remember that a human face needs to be showing in your photo entry if you’d like to be considered as a winner.
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“Props” Photo Entries:
If you enter our photo challenge this week, we ask that you leave comments for at least five entries around yours. Our participants love this! 
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Tell us about your “Props” photo entry in the comments section below! (PLEASE NOTE: The number of your entry most probably will change if any of the other entries have to be deleted.)
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My entry is “Camera Shy” and this is the first time I’ve entered the contest. I love this theme and love using props in a photo session. This was a session where I “went all out” on the prop theme. I used an old dust covered mirror, a life sized santa and 2 delightful little girls. This shot is an example of a rare occasion where the image turns out the way I had it planned in my head.
I love this theme! The photo I chose is from a recent family shoot that we did in the family’s backyard. Before the shoot, Promise mentioned that her family loves to read together, and loves traveling. We incorporated a blanket they have from some of their travels, vintage suitcases, vintage books, and the cutest little vintage toy train. We all had so much fun with this shoot. We think that baby #2, who will be on his way soon, is going to be welcomed into an amazing family and can’t wait to meet him!
This entry (#314) is from our 4th of July Outing! That little hat (that I made into a headband) turned lots of heads and inspired even more photos! The full post can be found at http://msangelstarr.blogspot.com/2011/07/happy-birthday-america.html
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I wholeheartedly agree! We are in the minority together. : )
my entry is #304, teal balloon…this is my very first entry ever into i heart faces and i’m so stoked about it…the teal balloon seemed to just pop against the old, faded wallpaper…one of my fav shots ever!
My entry is #189 now! This is my very first entry to iheartfaces. What makes this frog hat special for me, is that it was crocheted with love by my mother-in-law. She makes tons of hats and blankets for our little boy and his bears — but just started making them for my clients . I love her!
I want to apologize. I found my old entry. Is number 73. I don’t know why I counldn’t found it. I thought that I did something wrogn because was my first time. Please delete my second one. And sorry again.
giozi recently posted..iheartfaces photo-challenge: props
Hi. Yesterday I couldn’t let a comment and today I cameback and my entry isn’t there.
I did it againg.
Is my first time that I participate in this callenge.
My new entry is 289 “red ribbon”
giozi recently posted..iheartfaces photo-challenge: props
#288
My photo has the cutest little girl in this HUGE rose hat. The mom and I were giggling so hard.
so many cute prop images – Im totally inspired!
It rained on our Lemonade stand day…so we had to improvise. But through dedication and inovation…I think it worked!
Recent image from a KellyAnneStyle Photography stylized shoot featuring Vintage Lucy’s apparel….
Mine is of my daughter from last year holding a lollipop,I was eager to snap some pictures..:)
Michelle recently posted..I Heart Faces | Props
Photo #267 “Daddy’s helmet”. I thought this was a great way to bring out the family’s personality. It was another creative way to show just how little babies can be
I wanted to do something special this week for the theme, but two little ones under two and a trip this past weekend made that impossible. So I added a picture of my now 15 month old when she was 9 months old wearing a little froggie hat, and matching froggie legg warmers… I loved the lighting and her little smile. titled “erin bremer”..
I love the theme. I often use parasoles as props for little ladies but this little darling is made for it! This image literally takes my breath away
I loved the theme this week! I did a shoot w/my cousin and my baby sister just had to step in so I handed her a bright green apple and rest is history!
I don’t tend to use props as I’m very much a “take the subject in it’s natural state” hobby photographer and here in New Zealand we have amazing backdrops with our scenery. I’m not sure if dressups are props but I love this one of Jack as a pink unicorn!
Diana recently posted..I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Props
Props are so much fun- I had a really good time with this one.
Back after months away! Great challenge has inspired me to join back in and have a bit of fun! Thanks guys x
#238… had to catch my son playing with the soccer balls outside…. Anytime you add a prop to a child portrait, the possibilities are endless.
#234 at the moment.. 2 girls dressed in tiaras & boas & lots of pink at a birthday party. loved their expressions & excitement & just all around girly-ness!
mine was there and its dissapeared now
it was a photo booth prop photo
I posted my papooses indian props picture, it was such a fun, cute shoot!!
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Mine is 217, and it is from this year’s Valentine minis. I wanted a vintage soda shop type vibe, and I just love the way they turned out!
I love using props. My entry is #99. I used wooden letters to spell out “I”and “DO” for an engagement shoot.
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First time playing. Good luck to all!
First timere. I was told to enter a photo by a friend. Good luck everyone.
Website is in progress… but I thought I had a great submission for this theme! <3 How do I change the URL address so that it links to my photo! I think I may have made a mistake!
I absolutely loved everything about this E session I did and I’m very excited to share it in this contest
first time playing, had the perfect photo!
My entry is #199. This is my very first entry to iheartfaces. What makes this frog hat special for me, is that it was crocheted with love by my mother-in-law. She makes tons of hats and blankets for our little boy and his bears — but just started making them for my clients
. I love her!
I entered a picture from my first newborn session. While I’m not big on props, I think they have a place sometimes, especially when shooting tiny babies. In this one, I used a funky bowl I borrowed from a friend and one of his mom’s scarves to give it a personal touch. I loved how it turned out!
Helen recently posted..I Heart Faces – Props
I love using SpaghettiO’s as a prop. It just makes me giggle!
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Oh yea! I was so excited when I saw this theme. You ladies are continuing to come up with great ones.
I was looking for an outfit for my son’s 1-year-photo shoot, I was shopping in Ross and I saw the hat. I knew right then and there what his shoot was going to be like.
Emmy recently posted..iHeart Faces: Props
I’m a little worried about my entry now that I’ve seen a lot of others. Everyone else has cute props that complement cute people; I have a dark conceptual shoot. It’s Sleeping Beauty the way the Brothers Grimm told it, with her pricking her finger on a drop spindle and bleeding.
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What fun! I’m really enjoying browsing through these entries. I entered a photo of a darling little girl I photographed recently in front of a prop of pink fabric ribbons (#156 now). I’m new to props–this was one of my first experiments–but I love the color it brought to the shoot!
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I am a HUGE fan of props. More often than not, I will buy the prop and then style / create a session to fit the prop. I love planned theme-heavy sessions so props play a huge role in that for me. In my submission, I used an old wooden crate that I fashioned into a lemonade stand featuring a handwritten sign, green gingham table cloth, collander filled with lemons and pitcher full of lemonade. The girls photographed had outfits that complimented the theme…it was a such a fun shoot!
Mine is “Daddy’s Tractor”. Our youngest is obsessed with tractors. He knows when his Daddy is going to cut grass and has a fit if he can’t ride with him while he cuts. This picture was taken one morning when he had his Daddy’s hat that he wears while he cuts grass. He ran outside and sat on the tractor and wouldn’t get off for anything. I loved that he put on his Daddy’s hat and just had to wear it.
One of my current favorites is a coal bucket I found at a thrift store. parents love it, too!
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You can use all kinds of things for props…even a laundry cart at the local laundry mat. It was a fun photo shoot for sure. (#132 right now).
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I added a photo of my daugher (#110 as of now – Sweet Girl) modeling a top I made for a blog crafting challenge…I made the flags she is holding from an old dowel and some vintage sheets…I love this photo of her…
Entry 104 is mine. My maternity client wanted photos to share with her deployed husband so I asked her to have him take a picture of his profile to make it look like he was kissing her belly. This is one of those photos that still just breaks my heart and I love how it turned out.
My photo (big brown hat) is of my 19 month old son. Normally he hates hats and will take them off instantly. This big old brown hat though he will wear and sometimes he’ll stand still long enough to be photographed in it!
Mine is pretty simple…. After my daughter’s baptism party, she finally got past the screaming her head off stage and fell asleep in her baby carrier. (Wearing a green onesie, not her beautiful poofy white dress.) Her godfather sent us home with balloons, which he tied to the carrier. At the same time, we both realized what a great picture that would make
I’ve entered a photo of my newest prop – a parasol – which I love and can’t wait to use more. I need to gather other props together as when I look at the photos here I realise that I have lots of things I could use but don’t. Thanks for the inspiration. I’ll be checking back to view others later.
Loved Butterflies! (was 45) but can’t comment on it unfortunately.
Cheers,
Dot
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Thanks to the inspiration of the cake smash post, I was able to enter this week’s “Prop” photo challenge. Love you ladies and miss hanging out here!!!
My website is coming soon, so if you happen to look at it, it’s “under construction”.
My shot was done a few weeks ago with an amazing family! The mother of the baby made the cake herself and thanks to a local thrift store and some paint, the cake stand turned out great! The little chair happened to be in the client’s apartment and we both thought it would look great in the photos, and just the baby’s size.
I’m just not a props kinda girl…I know…gasp! I just think the same prop in 25 different families’ photos in the same community just seems very impersonal and redundant. I know I am in the minority on this, but I’m okay with that. To me, less is more…and more is all about the child and his/her precious features. However, that being said, I do love a simple prop that is relative, meaningful and unique to a child or family…something that defines who they are — a favorite hobby, a treasured possession, etc. The photo I entered in this week’s contest is a boy in his dad’s blue vintage truck. The truck was once owned by the woman who raised the dad and he has wonderful memories of it from when he was a boy. The dad restored the truck and now his boys are riding in it. So, this prop has two generations of memories, connection, and relativity. Now THAT’S the kind of prop I love!
Sometimes props aren’t exactly what you expected or wanted, but turn out to be something inspiring and loved. My entry is #15 and it’s all about one little dress. That dress has inspired me to consider taking children’s photography in a whole new direction.
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Babies are so cute and always perform when you want them too, right? Wrong! The little 9-month-old in my photo was just learning to crawl but of course wouldn’t do so while we were out shooting. Her Oma was feeding her “Puffs” off and on throughout the photo session to keep her happy so I asked for some, laid them down on the bricks, and sure enough she got up and crawled right to me! “Puffs” — the newest rage in baby care — who knew! What a fun challenge and so looking forward to the wonderful variety! Mary
So excited to see all the shots this week!
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