When Shannon asked a few months ago if I wanted to shoot mr E with her I happily agreed. She is a styling queen and I am so thankful to get to crash in on this shoot with her. I titled this a rare one because I really dont have many teenage boys that I photograph. hmmmmm. So hello where you guys at? Since it’s senior picture time I figured it was about time to blog these.
I took this little guy out to the Columbia River before I left for California. It was gorgous weather but then of course as our weather goes it changes suddenly. So this day was windy and chilly but mom tuckered it out for me and I soooooo appreciated it. He did not want to sleep and who can blame him….it was coooold. Is he not adorable or what?
Amy Prutch: love the last one especially!
stacie: These are beautiful! You do such amazing work. I LOVE these pictures!
Michele: most beautiful baby I know!! these photos are fantastic!!
brienne: Love these Jen! Beautiful!!
Trina Jaynes: These are awesome, Jen...some of your best, I think! Love the little wooden thing he is in....
It seemed the weather gods hated me for a while as it rained everytime we were supposed to do it (hello where are you now rain…it is 107 today and I am dying!!!!) but eventually we go to do it and we were both so happy to. Denaya is a local singer whose voice is as beautiful as she is. See for yourself……
beverly wright: awesome!
marta: I love these! They are just gorgeous...all of them!
Amanda Heath Photography: breathtakingly beautiful! I can almost hear her voice through your photos.
Onada: So beautiful! This is such an awesome shoot. I love it!!
elena w: I love the simplicity of the location and the light and how it is all about her. beautiful! :)
Sunny: Simple yet very elegant!!! Great work!!!
Jenny: Love this location too! Great job. You're rocking the blog lately. ;)
Ben: She has to be one of the most photogenic people I've ever seen. Great photos!
stacie: Gorgeous lady! Great location! Makes me want to hear her sing!
brienne: Very pretty! :)
Our last day in Cali I convinced Shannon she needed to try surfing for the first time. We trecked down to Manhattan Beach. About half way through I had just biffed it and glanced up at the beach and noticed the yumminess walking along the beach and screamed at Shannon, “Look it’s Baywatchhhhhhhhhh”!!! (yep tan and cute and holding the red float thing and all)…… as I turned to see her laughing at me and our our surf instructor as well a gigantic wave whopped me upside the head. They were dying laughing. I think I inhaled about a gallon of salt water up my nose laughing as I was drowning. It was pretty stinkin funny. So anyways back to the cutest lifeguard…I mean come on I think he would turn way more heads that the Baywatch dude doncha think? At the end of the surf shoot I snagged mr curly curly for 5 minutes and grabbed these.
Jenny: These are freaking fantabulous. You're out of control awesome.
Shannon Sewell: he's definitely cuter than any baywatch lifeguard i ever saw ;) great shots!! i also still need to get you all the models contact info huh? yep, i'm on top of it. ~S
Sabrina: So super cute!
Sunny: I agree with Jenny, you're astonishingly out of control!!!
brienne: Definitely BayWatch material. ;)
So we had this idea brewing for over a month….but things changed and we scrambled like mad the last 24 hours before Shannon and I boarded our plane to sunny Los Angeles, California. Our email was going off like crazy and our phones were ringing off the hook (thank god for iphones). We got off the plane, dropped off our suitcases and started driving down the Pacific Coast Highway to find the perfect location. A few hours later we were blowing up life preservers and running our of air (oh how i wish we had a picture of us in the car…it was quite hilarious) and then shooting 3 adorable little kids. I have way too many to share so there will be a part 2 to this post featuring cute mr. curly in the next day or so. Thanks everyone who helped us. My gosh it was a blast.
Jenny: totally rockin and adorable.
Ben: Goregeous kids. Love them all, especially the one in the upper left.
Jessica: Honestly some of the best pictures I have ever seen! You've got talent like nobody's business!
James: These are all simply amazing. You are truly talented.
Bunda Mama: OMGosh! LOVE them!
Jules: What a fun idea for a shoot! Love the light, color and energy of these! Darling!!!
Trina Jaynes: Love these photos!! Gorgeous kiddos & amazing colors!! Was this at Huntingtin Beach?? I'm pretty sure I recognize the pier...
Sunny: Awww, these takes me back to the days of living on the islands. Not to mention, makes me wanna have kids!!! You are sooo talented and you don't even know it!!!
stacie: Wow! Awesome! These look like they should be on the cover of a magazine. Great job!
brienne: Love these! Especially the one with the bright yellow ring! The colors are so vivd!!! Can we do this with my boys?? ;)
This is Shannon’s sweet little niece so on our California trip she let me tag along for her newborn session. We went to a beautiful beach in Laguna Beach where everyone said hi and asked how your day was. Such a different feel than the Los Angeles crowd LOL. Anyways little M wanted to stay awake, but we tricked her into sleeping for a bit. I am officially in love with the beach but do not enjoy the sand that covers every centimeter of my equipment after the shoot is done with. I think it was worth it though since she is pretty stinkin adorable.
Jenny: These are amazing Jen! Wonderful job.
Kristen Honeycutt Photographer: I was so excited to see these! They turned out so great- and way to work the macrol... I used the heck out of it yesterday myself. You rocked it. :)
Amanda Heath Photography: EXQUISITE!!!!
James: These are amazing pictures. Thank you so much for sharing these. They are absolutely beautiful.
Deyla Huss: WOW so beautiful! what a doll! You captured her perfectly!
Sunny: All I can say is Anne Geddes who? Awesome work!!!
stacie: These are so precious! Love the black & White with the hands, especially!
brienne: nice basket :)
Warning: lots of yellow bright cuteness ahead with a bit of vintage thrown in at the end……enjoy
Lyndsey Yeomans: What a fantastic shoot Jen! Wonderful light and color ...you soooo good chica!
Amanda Heath Photography: love the Little Miss Sunshine shirt! I want one! :) great pics as usual Jen!
Jenny: love how her little fingernails are painted to coordinate! Hahaha. The vintage camera shots are my favs!
Amy Prutch: A. Dorable. Rock on, Jennifer!
andrea: Jenifer Louise these are amazing amazing pictures!!! Love them all!
Barb: Love your stuff as always
beverly wright: these are fantastic! the light is so yummy! and love that camera!
jennifer: these are beautiful, love the creativity and colors in these, I especially adore the last set
kristin cook: These are fabulous!!! Love your work!
Ginette: WOW! Jen, I just found your website linked off of Shannon Sewell's. I have to say I just LOVE your photos in this shoot. I can't pick a favorite. You nailed everyone. I admire your style. You are a GREAT photographer!
shay2oo2: holy goodness gracious lady i am in love with this entire series!!!! i mean i am speechless its so gorgeous and creative
Sunny: I'm speechless Jen! These are awesome!!!
brienne: Gorgeous!
Trina: Love all the yellow goodness! Especially loving the old camera in the last couple photos...where did you find that?!?
Miss Lyndsey is not used to being on this side of the camera but I think it suits her well doncha think? We strolled the streets of Venice (more pictures to come of that) and I made her stop every couple minutes to pose. It was so much fun and I heart her big time!!!
and i of course had to snap one of the two of us…..
these sweet boys came to me last year and they are just adorable as they were back then. We did photos in front of their dads old yellow truck last year, so we of course had to do them again this time in front of the same truck. Here’s a few to share……..
Remember this little one? Well she is here again at 3 months. Probably my easiest three month old chubba chubba yet. You are not going to believe it but she fell asleep in a basket, in the front yard, with a large audience of neighbors, neighborhood kids, a car alarm going off, and a lawnmower running across the street. But here is proof that I am not lying.
but don’t fret, she woke up for some too…..
meet my new orange backdrop. it’s yummo
{and just a note that I will be out of town for shoots in LA again starting tomorrow July 14-July 19th). I have a wedding the day after I get home and shoots on Sunday. So if you need to get ahold of me, leave me a voicemail or email and know that I will be delayed in getting back to you but will try to as soon as possible}
xoxo Jen
I can honestly say that this dear thing is one of my favorite people in this world. Shannon is a fellow photographer and she cheers me up, encourages me, talks to me during the late hours of the night and helps me with my shopping addiction. I lover her dearly and her darling little kiddos as well. So when she asked me if I would shoot her and her adorable son, I of course jumped all over it. How could you not love these two……. seriously now?
heeeellllllllooooooo gawwwwgeaous!!!
Shannon Sewell: well ya know i <3 these a lot, a lot, A LOT!!! (and that's an understatement) thank you sooooo much for doing this for me ;) xoxo~S
kristen: Wow! How beautiful are these!?!
Ginette: Those are gorgeous. She IS gorgeos....and so is your work. How is it that you two are friends and both such talented photographers?! I love it.
cindy: HELLO!!?!?!? awesome images of shannon & her man. these fit her style and beauty just perfectly. wonderful shoot, jenn!
Olivia and Quinn are the cutest sweetest things ever. They found me via facebook through another client. I was happy to do their session on the University of Washington campus since I had never been before. Olivia has an adorable Tennessee accent and Quinn couldnt more of a gentlemen and I had such a fun time with them. So without further ado here is a few to share from their engagement session.
{p.s. I am trying to get caught up on blog posts from forever ago so please forgive my absense. I have waaaaay to many sessions to have all of them make it to the blog but I am going to try. I have just been so slammed}
xoxo Jen
Bunda Mama: Oh, Jen....these are stunning. Definately not your olan mills senior pics, that for sure! I want pics at this location, btw. Maybe for Claire's 6 months??
Jenny: Love these. He's one rockin dude. The jumping pic is my fav. Well done.
brienne: Wow, these are great Jen! Fantastic.
sean morrison: great set! nice black & whites and the tilt shift look is workin for me :)
stacie: These are great. Full of life & energy!
Sunny: Absolutely magnificent Jen!!! The contrast, the background, everything!
KrisD Mauga: WOW love all of these!!!! Fabulous! Thanks for the inspiration Jen!