GREENE DREHER STERLING FAIR . . .

Come visit us at the Greene Dreher Sterling Fairgrounds on August 31st thru September 6th! Chrystal will be there with a
display of her more recent portraits!
Bring your date book to the fair too, because if you book a family photo session with us for the month of October we will give you $25.00 off your session fee!
See you at the fair!

2010 Baby Model Contest

Chrystal Photography just finished up their first Baby Model Contest! We had so much fun with each of the 29 baby model participants! We had all sorts of cuties in here which made the judging extra difficult! Chrystal had 6 local photographers judge the contest and in the end only 4 could be named the CUTEST! The contest was broken into two age brackets - 3 months - 1 year and 2 years - 5 years old. In each bracket we awarded a first and second place winner. First place was awarded $150.00 and second place was awarded a basket full of goodies from local businesses . . .

2nd place basket contents:

Gift Certificate from Twinkle Toes - Hamlin
$20 Gift Card from Toys R Us - Dickson City
Melissa and Doug Toys from Varden Crossing - Lake Ariel
Free Ice Cream Cones from That Shake Place - Mount Cobb
Free Pizza, Drinks and 30 Tokens from Chuck E Cheese - Dickson City

A special thanks goes to the businesses listed above for their donations!!

Scroll down to view the
1st and 2nd place winners in each bracket . . .

Maggie 1st place winner (2 years - 5 years)


Evan 2nd place winner (2 years - 5 years)



Abbey 1st place winner (3 months - 1 year)



Claire 2nd place winner (3 months - 1 year)

Congrautlations to all the winners!

CUTEST PET ON THE BLOCK ENTRIES!!

THE CONTEST IS OVER AND THE ENTRIES ARE IN!

Take a look at the cute pets below and comment on the one you think should win the contest. Every comment will count as a vote for that pet's picture. The most votes WINS!! With the help of the families and friends who got involved with the Cutest Pet on the Block contest Chrystal Photography was able to raise $165.00 for the Lackawanna Humane Society!! Thank you to those who participated! You can also vote right at the Chrystal Photography studio located on Route 191 in Lake Ariel, PA. or by calling the studio at 570-698-5740 OR you can check out the Chrystal Photography facebook page - become a fan of our facebook page and then vote for your favorite pet! Please limit your vote to one per person.

"Zeke"

"Star"

"Pillow Fight"

"Dog Tags"

"Darley the Fire Dog"

"Where's the Party?"

"Mia"

"Lucky"

"Lola"

"Into the Sunset"

"Gone Fishin"

"First Love"

"Distinguished Dog"

"Dinner Time"

"Daisy in the Park"

"Daisy"

"Baby Doll"

"Annie"

Cutest Pet On The Block

Do you think you have the cutest pet around?? Prove it!

April 1st through April 24th Chrystal Photography will be photographing pets of all kinds to be entered into the Cutest Pet Contest. All pet images will be posted here on Chrystal Photography's blog, on the Chrystal Photography facebook page and also right in Chrystal's studio. Friends and Family can cast their votes April 25th - April 30th. The winners will be announced on May 1st. Prizes will be awarded to the winning pet and owner!!

Good Luck!!

Contest appointments are needed.

The cost for a contest photo shoot is just $15.00

$5.00 from each photo shoot will be donated to the

Lackawanna Humane Society!

February ALREADY!!

I can't believe we are already working our way through

2010 let alone FEBRUARY!

Time sure does fly!

I wanted to update those of you who donated books to our "Shelf to Shelf" Charity during the month of January . . . The total number of books collected and delivered was 156!! That is AWESOME! What a blessing those books will be to so many deserving children in our area. Thank you so much!

We also just held another Ladies Night on January 29th and that too was a success. Shirley Chmielewski of "Celebrating Home" www.celebratinghome.com/sites/shirleyc was there along with Lisa Woodruff from "Mary Kay" www.marykay.com/lightninglady2 and again Sarah Prussia was there giving foot massages! What a full night of fun, friends and lots of laughing! And of course we did the traditional Glamour/Boudoir Portraits as well! Take a look at some of the fun shots we got of the girls . . .

February is such a great time for PICTURES! Take a look at the fun ideas that we've done with a few cuties that came to the studio . . .

Next on the busy Chrystal Photography Schedule is "Cutest Pet on the Block" If you think you have the cutest pet on the block then bring them into the studio during the month of April for a $15.00 Photo Session (by appt. only). FIVE DOLLARS FROM EVERY SESSION WILL BE DONATED TO THE LACKAWANNA HUMANE SOCIETY!! Also your pets picture will be posted on Facebook, Blog Spot, and in the Studio for people to vote for their favorite. ONE lucky pet and owner will win a FREE 11 x 14 of their pets portrait and a basket of goodies donated by a local pet store! Join in on the fun! For more details call Chrystal at 570-698-5740

Shelf to Shelf

Chrystal Photography is proud to help the Scranton Organization -- Shelf to Shelf! The Project both collects and distributes NEW and GENTLY USED children's books (preschool through fifth grade). All books that are collected are available for distribution by schools throughout Lackawanna County. The books given to the children are theirs to KEEP!! Each book will have a bookplate on the inside jacket which will acknowledge the project and personalize the book with the child's name. The Organizations main objectives are as follows:

-Create new ways to get books into the hands, homes, and hearts of children.


-Heighten interest in books and promote family reading.


-Create a common book experience for all children in our community, regardless of their socioeconomic ethnic background.





As an added incentive to collect books Chrystal Photography is giving 50% off Photography Sessions to anyone who donates at least two books to "Shelf to Shelf" in January of 2010! Anyone interested in helping out this wonderful cause can drop books off at Chrystal Photography's Studio anytime in the month of January -- 1315 Lake Ariel Highway, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania 18436. Please contact Chrystal for any additional information: 570-698-5740





Here is a list of books that are most requested by the children:


-Any hard cardboard books (for preschoolers

-Clifford

-Arthur/DW series

-Berenstein Bears

-Curious George

-Little Critter

-Little Bear

-Dr Seuss

-Amelia Bedelia

-American Girl Series

-Dear America/American Girl

-Scooby-Doo

-Amber Brown

-Junie B. JOnes

-Hardy Boys

-Books by Matt Christopher (often sports related books)

-Goosebumps Series

-Harry Potter

-Step into Reading Books Level I, II, III, or IV

*In addition Shelf to Shelf will not accept any religious books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, or any book beyond a fifth grade reading level.

Pass the word along to your friends and family! Clean out those closets and donate those books your children have grown out of but that might be loved by another child in our area!