1 yr old

Ok so there were too many favorites from this session. The first one is in the original color. The other 2 "color" ones are the in vintage. I like them all ;)

This little cutie was so adorable today. I had to do a collage. Her mom had her dressed so cute in a little tutu and and adorable flower headband.

new lens

I recently purchased a new lens for my camera. I love it. I had been wanting this one for a while. Here is a shot with it. What is the difference you may be wondering. The background is blurry and it lets in more light, which helps tremendously in Michigan! I did very little to edit this photo. You can decide which you like better color or black and white.

eyes

so this isn't really my thing but some people do like this. I prefer this effect with flowers, I DID NOT change the color of her eyes I just turned everything else black and white. I am curious to know what you think :)

January session

So I did an indoor session today. I still prefer the great outdoors but I am pleased with the results. here is a collage from the session today.

2008 favorites

I love this little girls eyes in this one and I like the blade of grass in the foreground.
I like this photo because it is just a great "traditional" family portrait with a little twist of being off centered. Which makes it a little bit more artistic.
I just love the emotion of the mom and baby in this one.

This little girl is just adorable there were a lot of good ones of her but for some reason this one really stood out in my mind. I like the shadows over her eyes.
I just like the smile in this one and how the beautiful yellow flowers are blurred in the background.
This is probably one of my all time favorite family pictures. This was out at their family cottage. People mistakenly think that you always need to be looking at the camera. I like to capture true joy when people are not always looking. They are just having fun being with each other, and they are not "stiffly posed".
This one reminds me of cotton candy.

One of the things that people mistakenly think when having their portrait session is that they need to look perfect and wear perfect clothing. I guess in my opinion I prefer plain simple clothing. You don't have to look like a model but I like to make people look the best that they can and bring out their true beauty. I want people to remember what their children are like when they look at a photo. How they are at that moment. To create a lasting treasure, and a piece of art that will stay up on your wall for a long time. Something that you don't want to take down. That is what I strive for as an photographic artist. Ok so I did go over the limit of 10 photos. I could not help it. :) there were just so many. I also wanted to show a variety.

2008 favorites

1. This one makes me laugh every time I look at it...



2. I just love the little boy being himself in this one. This was one of his mom's favorite too.
3. I love the little girl holding on to her daddy's leg. How priceless.


4. This one is just different, but that is why i like it. I was trying something different in this one. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it does not. In this case I think it did. The mom in the photo liked it too.


5. This one just reminds me of being a little girl. I love how the grass is scattered through out.


Rather than re-posting some of the ones already on here I decided to post some of my favorites that were not previously posted. So here are some never before seen some of my favorite photos from 2008. I hope you enjoy! (in no particular order.) I would love to hear which one is your favorite. Here are the first 5 of the top 10 or so. I also need to add some comments :)

Year Favorites

So I was reading another photographer's blog and she was talking about posting favorite 5-10 photos from the year. Hopefully I can do that sometime this week with the photos I took! So stay tuned.

Thanks for a wonderful year

I just wanted to say thank you to all my clients, family and friends for a wonderful year. God has blessed me in so many ways it is hard to comprehend all the blessings he has bestowed up me and my family. Many people have been asking me about doing pictures this winter. I do not have a studio but I have done photos in homes and outdoors. Many times children are more relaxed and comfortable in their own homes and what a great way to remember them. Lighting can be tricky this time of year, especially since December is so dreary. I am up for a challenge though! These are some I did recently for a Christmas card by their tree. I hope and pray you have had a blessed year and have another wonderful year to come. jbj

Birthday Invitation

I just finished this and thought it was so cute I had to post it.

Bride

So the question has been asked, "do you do weddings?". No I don't. I don't want to be responsible for a live event. Would I do behind the scene photos at a wedding, along with another photographer, most likely :) but I don't want to be the main photographer. I did take a few at my sister-in-laws wedding this past weekend. This was one of my favorites. Being a bridesmaid in the wedding was such a privilege, I felt so honored to be a part of her special day. It was hard to give up my camera completely so I did get some. I love the way the light is coming through her veil in this one. She is so beautiful.

Engagement

So I was on vacation this past week. My sister in law got married. We traveled to Iowa for the wedding it was beautiful. More about that later. One of my other sisters-in-law (I have a total of 3 :) recently got engaged and I had the opportunity to do some engagement photos for them while we were down there. It was my photography fix for the week :) thanks for letting me do that. Here are a couple of my favorites. I have a lot of photos to go through.

Senior

I had a great time photographing this upcoming high school senior. Some of these poses are not as traditional but I like the artistic feel of them. A little traditional, a little art. :) With as beautiful as she is wasn't hard to get great shots. Thanks for letting me take these ;-) And yes I am still looking to photograph more high school seniors but I don't know any! That makes me feel old...
:-0 excuse the watermarks automatic placement is not my favorite.

Christmas Card mini sessions

Sorry for the delay here are the dates and times and locations for the Christmas card mini sessions. If you are interested hit the contact me link to the right to schedule a time.

Mini-session includes: Free session fee and reduced prices on Christmas Cards, sessions last 15-30 minutes depending on how many people are interested. See my website for pricing information. The Mini-Christmas sessions are listed on the "home page" You will get 10-15 online proofs from each session including Christmas card options.

1. Monday September 15 6-8pm Place: to be determined (let me know if you have any suggestions!)
2 Wednesday October 1 6-8pm Spring Grove Park

Thanks!

just had too....

This picture looks so good in "vintage" I just had to post it again....

Birthday Girl

I did a little "mini-session" with my niece tonight for her 5 yr picture. I can't believe she is going to be 5 already! I love black and white and I was tempted to post just the black and white ones up but other people prefer color. You may wonder too if I do anything to get eyes to light up like that, the answer is no I don't add "catch lights" to the eyes. It is all about shooting it. In fact I do as little editing as I can! I LOVE her eyes in the 3rd and 4th photo. She is always great about letting me take her photos, I call her my little model. Happy Birthday girl. Love you.

Cute doggie

At Wednesday's session they asked if they could bring along the dog. I said of course! Look how cute she is! She is a little daisy dog that was just adorable.

Sugar and Spice and everything nice...

These little girls were so adorable tonight. Here is a sneak peak for their mom and dad. Hope you enjoy :)

More sisters

Some more from tonight. I always have favorites from every session. Sometimes too many! Having a sister myself my favorite is the third one. Sisters are such a gift from God.

Sisters

These two little girls were so cute tonight I couldn't help but make a storyboard of them. You could tell how much they loved each other. What a blessing. They were a lot of fun to photograph! I am not usually into props in photography but I do have 2 pink pettiskirts and a couple of hats that these girls just fell in love with, and they look adorable on them. :) Hopefully their mom likes these photos.

The 2 photos on the outside are the "vintage" color I can add that to any photo for an additional $1