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I just love watching the little ones grow!!!!! – Jefferson City Missouri Child Photographer

Jen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:36:40 +0000

This is Harper and I have LOVED getting to watch him grow over the years. He is now a big three year old as you can see below. I have photographed him since he was a newborn and what fun it has been!!!!!

JP Gallery’s 1st photo contest – Mid Missouri Child & Family Photographer

Jen — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:35:06 +0000

I love funny faces!!!!!!!!!!

JP Gallery is now holding its first ever photo contest. Here are the details:

How – Email me your favorite photo (must be of a person & it must be a photo that YOU took).
I will post them to the JP Gallery Facebook site.

You must be a fan of JP Gallery on Facebook to enter (go here to become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jefferson-City-MO/JP-Gallery-Senior-and-Child-Photographer/123786022403 ).

Get all your friends and family to become a fan of JP Gallery and vote on your image by ‘liking’ that image.

The three images that get the most ‘likes’ will be sent to a professional photographer in Springfield, MO for a final judging.

The Prize? – A free session and a $500 print credit!!!!! – Yes I said $500!

**** All images are due to me by July 23rd (email to jensjpgallery@gmail.com). The ‘voting’ will by closed on July 30th and the winner will be announced on August 2nd!

**** The top three images will be judged on – CREATIVITY, IMPACT, & TECHNICAL ABILITY

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!

& another funny face to make you smile today!

Jefferson City, MO newborn photographer – A baby session from this week.

Jen — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:08:21 +0000

Most of you know that newborns are my absolute FAVORITE thing to photograph. Lately, we have been getting a lot of new ones in. Something must have been in the water 9months ago !

Mid Missouri Baby & Child Photographer – Here’s what I’ve been up to:

Jen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:06:31 +0000

Engagement portrait session – Jefferson City photographer

Jen — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:14:23 +0000

Jennifer & Brett:

For the most part when someone calls us about doing an engagement session, we urge them to seek out their wedding photographer. It isn’t that I don’t enjoy taking those types of portraits, its just that I think that it is good to begin to develop a relationship with your wedding photographer and that the engagement session is the perfect time to do that. Also, many wedding photographers will include that in your package and I would hate to charge someone for something they have already paid for. However, Jennifer is getting married in Wichita, lives in Overland Park, and will be moving to Columbia. So, I was happy to help her out with some engagement images. This was a lot of fun for me. I had a great time with this couple and for about a millisecond it made me wish I was photographing weddings. Hope you enjoy – jen

Is there anything sweeter??? – Jefferson City Baby Photographer

Jen — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:12:18 +0000

Dance Dance Dance – Jefferson City Child Photographer

Jen — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:31:58 +0000

Last weekend we had the pleasure of photographing all the dancers from Elite Performing Arts. What a job it was! 237 images taken – whew i’m tired!

A very special Mom – Jefferson City Child Photographer

Jen — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:00:27 +0000

This image makes me tear up – big time! We tried and tried to get Rex to smile and he just wasn’t having it. However, as soon as his mom started to love on him – he lit up!

Rex was born with many medical issues. His step-mom (the one in this picture – and it is not really true to form to call her his ’step mom’) met his dad when Rex was one. She has cared for and loved Rex like he was her own for 15 years now. I am just in awe of her. There are not too many women that would open their heart to a child with special needs like Rexs’. Larra – you truly are a wonderful, caring, & selfless mother! I find myself holding back tears when I watch you with him.

And to Gail (Rexs’ nurse for the past 15 years as well) – you too are well deserving of the love that Rex has for you!!!!! Together you guys make a great team that Rex has been blessed with!

Planning a family portrait – Jefferson City Family Photographer

Jen — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:04:44 +0000

So many things go into a family portrait: coordinating outfits, finding a time that is conducive to happy children and work schedules, making sure the weather cooperates, and plenty of prayers that all the planets will align and everyone will be happy and healthy during the shoot. All of these can cause an immense amount of stress on the person that is coordinating the photo session (usually the Moms – go mom!) – we realize this! Trust me I’ve been there – at our last family portrait I told my husband – in no uncertain terms – ‘You better act like you love me for the next hour!’ Ok that was a bit extreme - but, like you I had invested a lot of time and effort into getting a great family photo and didn’t want anything to ruin it. Why I was worried about my 36 year old husband and not my three kids – I’m not sure – but I digress.

Knowing those feelings, we work hard to alleviate any further stress on all the family members. Judy & I are committed to giving each session our all and trying our best to provide every family with images that they will LOVE. If for some reason, one of the above factors isn’t working that day we will reschedule your shoot or, if we have already attempted a session, we will reshoot it until you are in love with your images!

Last week we had a family session (that had to be rescheduled due to rain the prior week) with a client that has been with me for several years. I have photographed both boys and grown to love this family – and especially this Mom. She is one of the sweetest people I know – so I had to feel for her when she pulled up a few minutes late to the session and said – “Well, I’m not sure how this is gonna go. Ross puked everywhere right as we were walking out the door.” – I usually never recommend shooting when a kiddo is sick – but we had already rescheduled once and they were already here – so we decided to give it a try.

After we were done I could tell Jami was thinking – there is no way she got anything we can use. However, I knew I had some solid images for her. Was it easy – no. But, it isn’t anything Judy & I couldn’t handle – or haven’t handled before. We love what we do and get a lot of joy in proving that we CAN get some great images even when you think we can’t!

Here are a few of Jami and her beautiful family:

And here is the email I received from Jami this morning! LOVE getting these!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Jennifer!
Just a note to let you know again that I love so many of the images from our photo shoot. Josh was equally as impressed! A true testament of you as a great photographer as we left there thinking no way did we get many great pictures. It of course had nothing to do with you or Judy just simply the fact that my kids weren’t being the most cooperative and didn’t feel the best either. I wanted to let you know that instead of trying to find a few that we like, once again going to have a really tough time making a selection.
Thanks Again!
I could not be a happier client!

It’s 5:00 AM

Jen — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:33:31 +0000

and I’m already getting my post in – wow new resolve (we’ll see how long it lasts)!

Anyway so I was at Barnes and Noble yesterday looking for some new running books (I have committed to running a 1/2 marathon in September – more on that later), and came across the funniest book. I was laughing out loud in the book store it was so funny. The book:

Check it out on Amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/Porn-New-Moms-Pornography-Cooperative/dp/081186216X#reader_081186216X

Although I’m not a new mom I just had to buy it so I can share it with all the new moms that come into my studio (which is a lot). If you read this book, and you are a mom of any kind, and you don’t laugh out loud – then something is wrong with you!

So in honor of new moms, my picture of the day is of a beautiful new mom. Enjoy:

And to all the moms out there – new and old alike – have an AWESOME mothers day!!!!!!