No More Bookings for 2008

No more available bookings for 2008. Jane's next available session dates are in mid January.

Winter Giveaway Announcement

The Winter Giveaway category is........... a Deserving Doggy.

What am I looking for in nominations?
I am looking for a special dog. What makes that dog special can be many things. I am specifically looking for a very special story. Has this dog been mistreated and is now in a good home? Does this dog have a very special connection with it's owner? Does this dog not have much more time on the earth and you want to have special portraits made to celebrate it's life? It could be many different things that make a dog special.

Please do not simply write that your dog is special. I want to know WHY your dog is special.
Every dog is special but I am looking specifically for an extremely special dog or a dog who has an extremely special connection to it's owner. Or has a very interesting story that makes him/her special.

What does the winner get?
The winner will have portraits of the special dog by itself and with it's owner captured in a free session with photographer, Jane Bingham. 10 fully edited digital files will be provided to the winner with print release.
Professional prints and products may be purchased at a discounted rate through Jane Bingham if the winner so desires but it is not neccessary nor required.

What's the catch?
There is no catch. The photo shoot will be free and so will 10 digital files for you to print where ever you want.
I love what I do! I love being a photographer. This is my chance to give and be a blessing to others.

Are there restrictions or special considerations?
Yes, normally you can not nominate yourself but for this season's giveaway you CAN nominate yourself and your own dog or you can someone else and their dog.

Other professional photographers and their families do not qualify.

The winner must have their shoot during the month of February 2009. If they can not manage the shoot in February 2009 then another winner will have to be chosen.

The chosen individual(s) must sign a model release and allow their story and images from their portrait session to be posted on my blog, website and portfolio for others to be touched, educated and/or inspired by their story.

To make a nomination you must...
email the following to JaneBingham@gmail.com

*your name, email address and phone number
*Nominees name, email address and phone number (dog's name and owner's name)
*The reason the nominee is deserving. Be specific!
*Subject line of the email should state "Winter Giveaway"

Now get those nominations in! Deadline for nominations for the Winter Giveaway is Jan. 30th 2009.
Good Luck!

Food Friday - What did I eat instead of Turkey?

I have had so many people ask me what did I make for Thanksgiving instead of turkey. So I am going to share what I made here, including the recipe. And no, not a tofurkey!


Ever since I became a vegetarian I have become a recipe manipulator. I come up with my own recipes, I take recipes I have had before or seen and change them around to make them vegetarian and I scour old and new vegetarian cookbooks.


Often times I will look in my pantry and try and find something that needs to be used and turn it into a recipe. That is how this recipe came about. I have made cottage loafs a few times and we like them. I have made them with oats and with Grapenuts before. I was trying to come up with something just a touch different for Thanksgiving.


Looking in my cabinets I saw a box of cereal that had been sitting there for a while that nobody really wanted to try. It had cranberries and nuts in it. My kids are not big on nuts unless I hide them in a meal. So I took that box and included it into my recipe, perfect for Thanksgiving with cranberries in it.


It turned out great! This sort of turns out a little bit like a stuffing in texture and flavor but it is packed full of protein with the cottage cheese, eggs and nuts. The cranberries gave it just a touch of sweetness.


Jane's Cranberry Nut Cottage Loaf


*1/2 cup butter or margarine


*1 packet of Onion Soup Mix


*2 Tablespoons of vegetable stock (not neccessary)


*4 Beaten Eggs


*1 large size container of Cottage Cheese


*1 13oz box of Millville Breakfast Harvest Cranberries and Nuts cereal. I get this cereal from Aldi market. You could use 5 - 6 Cups of any kind of corn/bran flake type of cereal.


*3/4 cup of ground fine almonds or Walnuts. I buy it ground already but you can just put some in a ziplock bag and smash them to pieces. Great for getting out some frustrations.


Preheat oven to 350 F
Spray two loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray
Get a large mixing bowl and simply mix everything together well. I smash the cereal in the bag a little before adding it in.
Press into your greased baking pan
Cover with foil and bake on the top rack for 1 hour.
Remove foil, turn off the heat to oven and let sit in oven for at least 20 to 30 minutes.
Leftovers freeze well and reheat well.

Holiday Shows

It is time for all those great holiday specials on TV. Classics and new alike...Here is a handy link to a listing of all the Christmas movies coming up, what date and the network it is showing on. TV Holiday Movies.

Sneak Peek at the New Studio

I am working on a new little photography studio in my home. This will be available starting in January 2009 for mini sessions only at this time. I got two of my ever willing models to take it for a little test drive.

Fall Giveaway Winner - Jena

The catergory for the Fall Giveaway was a Deserving Teen. Jena, the winner this season, has been through a rough year. It took a while but she was finally diagnosed with von Willebrand Disease, a bleeding disorder. It has caused her continued trips to the hospital and has put necessary limits on her activites.

Von Willebrand Disorder can be difficult to diagnose because some symptoms can often be mistaken for other illnesses. I read about this disorder as I was going over the submissions for the Giveaway. I learned that von Willebrand Disorder is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. I was surprised by that, I had not heard of it but once before, on an episode of the tv show House.

It would seem to me that this bleeding disorder and it's symptoms and risks need to made more aware to the general public. So many people go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. So with Jena's having been through a rough year with this and the need for more people to learn about von Willebrand Disorder, I chose Jena as the Deserving Teen winner for my Fall Giveaway.

Here are a few images from her free photo shoot.

Special on Gift Certificates ~ South Jersey Photographer

Now through December 24th. Gift Certificates purchased during this time will be double their purchased value. Example...if you purchase a $200 gift certificate, the value on the certificate will be $400.
The certificates will be valid and redeemable for 6 months, between the dates of 01/01/09 through 07/01/09.
Gift certificates can be applied to session fees, portrait collections, individual prints and custom items.
Minimum gift certificate purchase is $100.
Call or email Jane to purchase a gift certificate or you can purchase online through Jane's online ordering system.