The Reason I Haven't Been Blogging in a While... (CONTEST!!!) Win a FREE Backdrop!

...is that my stepdad and I are working on our custom backdrop business! Within the next month we hope to be up and running. He's ordered a wide-format printer, and I'm working on our webstore. We'll be selling photo backdrops and floors made of a Matte Polypropylene material, 54" wide and anywhere from 5' to 9' long. We're having a photo/design contest to get things  rolling!

As a fun way of getting things going, and to get design ideas from potential clients, we'll be holding a photo/design contest. To enter: submit a high resolution image of a custom backdrop design from one of the following categories with your name and/or business name and email (subject: S & S Backdrop Contest: List Backdrop Category & "Graphic Design" or "Photo") to SandSPhotoBackdrops@gmail.com. You may also include your business's web address for credit on our website! Make sure to leave us a comment on our blog also! They will be posted for voting, and there will be two winners - one in graphic design, and one in photos, who will receive a print of their backdrop design in the size of their choosing (as long as the photo is large enough to fit said size). All designs submitted may be used in our inventory, and credit will be given to the photographer/designer on our website.

Backdrop Categories include:

• Wood Floors
• Brick, Concrete, and Stone
• Checkered Tile, Rugs, Fur, etc.
• Vintage/Damask Style
• Doors, Walls, Windows...
• The Deep South
• On Location Scenes (Indoors and Outdoors)
• Graffiti, Shapes, Patterns, and Textures
• Animal Print
• Flowers, Hay, Grass
• Sky and Clouds

Keep in mind these drops are 54" wide x 5'-9' long, so portrait orientation for your photos or designs is a must! Please submit your designs by March 11, 2011 at 12am EST. Designs will be posted on the Amazing Grace Photography FB page and the S & S Photo Backdrop and Floors FB page for voting by March 14, 2011 - like a photo to vote. Voters may submit their votes on both Facebook pages to be counted as two votes! Voting will  be open until March 31st. The winners will be announced on April 4th.