The other night I was about to shut down my computer and go to bed, when I decided to check my email one more time. There, amongst some sale specials was an email from Miller's Professional Lab - my photo lab. "Congratulations - you are a finalist winner," it said. I clicked on the URL and there was my image of Piper, in character as Pippi Longstocking, a 2nd place winner in the Humorous category! What a nice thing to think about while falling asleep. I had some quiet time to plan my announcement to her Mom and Dad, who had now just won $1000!
The next morning, I saw her mom Kate and asked what she was doing when Alex got home from work. I told her I had an announcement to make. "What are you announcing?, she asked inquisitvely. "The photo contest - you won something!" I replied. "Ooh," she said, "I've got goosebumps!"
So when Alex returned from work, I had them come through the front door, like they do on the Publisher's Clearinghouse commercials, and announced they had won $1000 for 2nd place. You can see how excited they were!
I called Millers Lab today and asked how many total entries there were in the contest this year. "A lot," the customer service rep told me. "11,426 to be exact!" WOW! With those odds, perhaps it's time to buy a lottery ticket?
So may I thank all my peers that voted for my image in the initial rounds, because only other professionals that use the lab could vote. Thanks to people like Jim Buivid and Suzette Allen, who got me on the right path with learning Photoshop, and all my clients that appreciate my sense of humor in my work!
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