Stamford, CT- Connecticut based photographer Nicole Taylor of Nicole Taylor Photography has signed on as a participating photographer in the 2010 International Charity Model Search.
The model Search is to select North America’s Cutest Family and to raise funds for the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation www.NILMDTS.org . Last year’s competition featured 2,000 model’s images and raised $164,775 for the NILMDTS organization.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS), is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to assisting parents and families going through the difficult time when they experience an early infant loss. NILMDTS connects families with volunteer photographers and provides them with a reproducible CD of the images of their baby at no cost to the family. For further information on NILMDTS, visit their website at http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org.
Participating photographers submit portraits of local families for online voting. Finalists will be determined by online votes. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep www.NILMDTS.org .
The grand prize international winner will be determined from the 52 city finalists. Many exciting prizes will be awarded, and the grand prize winner receives a new car. The winners will be selected from the finalist gallery by photography and modeling industry experts. The winning family also receives a session with the renowned portrait artist Sandy Puc’ and international recognition.
Sandy Puc′, Model Search sponsor, has long believed charitable work is the backbone of the community. She created this contest to highlight excellence in the portrait photography industry as well as raise funds for NILMDTS, the organization she co-founded in 2005.
People who want to enter their families in the contest may do so by calling Nicole Taylor Photography at 917.886.2147. The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.nicoletaylorphoto.com and / or www.sandypucmodels.com .
Nicole Taylor has been a professional photographer practicing in the CT area since 2006. Disciplined in Lifestyle modern photography, her images are widely exhibited and are in many private collections. Along with photographing families and events, her specialty is maternity, newborn and children’s portraiture. She is a member of the Professional Photographers of America, Wedding and Portrait Photographers International . Among these organizations Nicole also volunteers her time in philanthropy work as an Area Coordinator & Volunteer Photographer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (www.nilmdts.org)
