Another Sneak Peek

I had the pleasure of photographing a family of 10 (grandparents and 2 families of 4) on Sunday at the IMA (again!). It's becoming a favorite location of mine!

To tide the family over...I thought I'd post a big group shot that I did. Considering I downloaded 743 images to my computer from the 2-hour shoot....it's gonna take me a while to get them all edited! So until that day comes when you have a gazillion images to look at (7-10 days after the shoot)....hopefully this will tide you over. Enjoy!

Sneak Peek...

Okay...I thought I'd tide the Schnaiter family over for a day or two and post a few "sneak peek" photos of Katie that I took this weekend for her "spring" senior photos.

She's absolutely gorgeous...and to try something new with my senior portraits...I decided to try a different finish of photos in my editing. I'm still doing them in color, B&W, and then I added the 70's finish to them. I have to say...they're my favorite of the bunch. And you'll be seeing this finish in a lot of my future photos!!!!

For some people...it's just not their thing. But with Katie's red hair...gorgeous eyes and skin-tone...the finish looks great with her images.

Enjoy a few of my favorites from the day (still haven't edited them all yet....so you'll get them tomorrow, Ronda!). All in the 70's finish (but remember...the album will show the 3 finishes). It's Katie and her boyfriend...and they are just too cute! I can't wait to edit the rest of them tonight!!!!!

New April Ad!

As many of you know (or may NOT know), I am currently expecting my 2nd child this summer! I've had the luxury of not doing any photography business from November to March (partly because of the nasty weather....and the other part was me feeling sickly from my pregnancy).

BUT NOW I'M OUT OF HIBERNATION and ready to get back into the swing of things! What better way to kick-off my 2009 Season than to start off with an April Special!?!?!

Please see the attached April flyer to check out my special for next month. It's a favorite photo of mine that I took about this time last year of my son when we were desperate for warm weather, the outdoors and BUBBLES!


I'll be having specials for April, May and June so keep a look out for my future specials. After the month of June, I probably won't be doing photography for a few months since I'm due end of July/early August. As my previous clients know, I am VERY engaged with my photography (climbing on chairs, crawling on the ground, laying down on my stomach to get eye-level with the kids, etc.) so that will be kinda difficult to do 9-months pregnant!

So DON'T WAIT TOO LONG! Easter will be here before you know it, the trees will be budding and blooming, and it's the PERFECT TIME FOR PICTURES! Especially in their Easter-outfits!

I hope everyone is doing well and I'd love to hear from you!

Julie
jvwphotography@yahoo.com

A great friend of mine...

For my friend Tammy's birthday this year, I took pictures of her and her daughter K. I met Tammy 10 years ago when I first started my day-job and we've been friends ever since.

Her daughter is so lovely and the bond they share is enormous. It's also very evident in these images how much they love each other. And you don't often see a "tween" ask "Can you take one of us kissing?". Too cute and adorable.

So, enjoy some of my favorite images of the day. It's one of those shoots where the lighting was great, location great, beautiful subjects, and about a gazillion images to pick from. She loved her birthday present!!!!

Enjoy! Starting with my favorite....

Cousins

One of my cousins on my dad's side had me to his family's X-Mas photos and cards this past year. In previous years, he and the gang had loaded up in the car, gone to a studio, and had a few generic photos taken.

Well this year, I had the privilege to get them all over to my house and favorite park nearby for some AWESOME shots! I think I have convinced them that they can skip the studio appointments and just head straight for my house. :)

I look forward to doing their 2009 images and holiday cards!

Here are just a few of my favorites from the day. Such cute kids...of course they ARE relatives of mine. ;)

Enjoy!

Wonderful Family...Too Cute!

Back in October of last year I photographed this absolutely ADORABLE family of 4 at my favorite park.

They are friends of friends and I was sooo glad to meet and photograph them. After not having much luck at the "regular" photo studios, they decided to try their luck with me! And by the length of this post and all the photos I'm posting...I think it was their lucky day!

The kids were absolutely hilarious and so much fun. Him and his missing teeth...and her with her little grin. And you could tell that they loved each other so much! Such a great big brother! So enjoy my favorites from the day. This has to be one of my all-time favorite shoots to date! Great subjects, great location, great lighting, and LOTS OF GIGGLES! :) You just don't get shots of these at a portrait studio....

Newborn Shoot

I had the privilege of meeting a new friend through our own respective blogs. She's local and just moved (last fall) to a new house about 2 miles away from me. And of course they moved right around the time their little baby Claire was born. (I shudder to think what they went through having a new baby and moving!!!!)

After reading her blog and getting to know her through e-mails and messages, I was THRILLED when I got to photograph their new little baby girl.

Now with newborn shoots, I usually ALWAYS hold 2-3 hours for the actual shoot. Babies will do what they darn-well please (eat, poop, sleep, cry, be grumpy, etc.) whenever they darn-well please! Well, this shoot was shorter due to time commitments but I have to say...I think the few that I took turned out pretty darn well.

She's a cutie, and their little family is so wonderful and happy. Hopefully I'll be their photographer for the next babies that come their way....and get to watch and photograph them all through their lives.

Enjoy some of my favorites! Starting with my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE shot of the day. I just love taking pictures of nursing babies. Not the graphic ones or the ones nobody wants to look at. But this image is so beautiful. You know what's happening, you know it's beautiful, and it's just so PEACEFUL!

Nothing indecent about it. I always try to assure my new moms that if you nurse, let's try and get a shot of this moment. I wish there was a picture of me feeding G-Man ....because I miss it so much with him. By far one of the best things about having a baby (in my own opinion)...the nursing and bonding that comes with it.

I want the moms to be comfortable, so if they are uneasy about it, I assure them that I'm not going to get anything graphic on there (stretch marks, fat rolls, back fat, nipple shots) and I'll show the images to them on my camera after I take them. If they hate them and don't want them...I delete them from the camera right then. I usually leave the room and let them get situated (babies latched on, stomach covered, no exposure of anything you don't want photographed, etc.) and then come back and start capturing the moment. ANYTHING TO MAKE MOM FEEL COMFORTABLE.

BECAUSE TRUST ME....nobody wants an image of themselves looking gross (in their eyes) or to be sitting stiff and uncomfortable worried what your photographer is taking pictures of. But this image is gorgeous, so I think they know what I'm trying to get here. :)