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Out of Town April 1st - 10th

In my constant efforts to make sure that I provide you with the best contemporary child portraiture available, I'll be out of town from April 1st - April 10th to attend one of the best child photography workshops in the country.  

Fun Fact: This workshop only accepts 40 photographers.  I heard that after they had their list of attendees finalized, there were over 1000 people on the waiting list.  That is NUTS!!!

This workshop is going to be held at a 16th-century-style French Chateau (see picture below).  I know, I know...couldn't they have found somewhere nicer to stay...what a dump! He he. ;-P

I will be checking my email and phone messages every day, so if you have any questions or concerns, I'll be more than happy to get back to you as soon as I can. 

I can't wait to tell you all about it once I return and I hope to include some fabulous new photographs!

Until then,

Jill

Allie & Lucia | Modeling Photography

Beautiful Allie in the golden yellow fields -- just scrumptious.

We just caught some of the last of the cherry blossoms.

When she asked if she could bring her dog, Lucia, I was like, "Umm, yeah!"  Lucia is such a sweet puppy.

Just chillin' in mom's arms.

 

Cute + Daffodils

Okay, I'm totally obsessed with the spring flowers at this point!  

Check out this super-cutie in with the daffodils!

Like I said...obsessed.

This shot made my heart do a flip - this baby is soooo loved.

He's learning to stand on his own, so this wheel obligingly offered a great spot for this picture. I think he's got one of the best smiles ever!  

This tree shot was too cute to pass up -- but no worries, mom's right behind him, holding him safely.

We had so much fun - love this little guy.  He just gurgled and giggled through the whole session.  I'm such a lucky photographer!

Spring is Definitely Here!

I couldn't resist posting this picture...just beautiful.  I think I'm in love with daffodils...

Framing Your Photographs

So the photography session is over, you've done your ordering, and your portraits arrive -- it's so exciting; it's like Christmas all over again! And then it dawns on you...time to buy some frames...and how am I going to arrange them on the wall?!

I meet a lot of super busy moms (a.k.a super amazing moms) who want to have beautiful and creative framing arrangements in their homes. For all of you super-moms, here are some more framing ideas to make the job a little easier for you all.  

I just found out about a framing company that has a pretty great concept: sell the frames, hardware and display templates all in one package!  I love their slogan: "Out of the box and on your wall in minutes...perfectly!" Sounds like my kind of framing.  Check out some of their display ideas below. Their frames come in all different colors and types of wood.  Pretty fun and easy!

Click HERE to go to the Perfectpicturewall website for more information.

First Day of Spring

I had the pleasure of celebrating the first day of spring with one of my most favorite families today.  We decided to chase the blooming daffodils and had a fabulous time.

Ummm...they don't get much sweeter than this...little boy in a pink shirt and overalls standing in a field of daffodils.  Pinch me!

He looks like a regular little cowboy.  So key-UTE!

We had to get this shot since mom and dad have a picture of him from when he was two years old, hanging from this same bar.  What a handsome guy!

"Hannah the Horse" was willfully obliging as soon as the apples showed up.

The colors, the light, the smiles -- just perfect.  I'm so glad I got to spend the day with them.  It was just too much fun!  Thanks, guys!

Pretty in Pink - Sneak Peek

Cassie was stunning with her blond hair and beautiful blue eyes and I don't think I've ever seen a cuter pink dress.  We started with a patch of freshly bloomed daffodils...I think spring will be here soon!

She's like a blonde angel in this beautiful outdoor light.

Since both Cassie's mom and I adore polka dots, we busted out the umbrella just for kicks.  Pretty cute!

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

End of a long shoot and still flawless.  This last shot simply stole my heart.  

Fun with Four - Sneak Peek

These guys were a blast!  I had so much fun and everyone was up for anything.

Love everyone's hands in this shot.  The boys were such darlings in how caring and protective they were of their little sisters.

Like I said, lots of fun and giggles and smiles!

Isn't she a beauty?  My camera loved her!

Can you believe that she is a mother of four?  Hello!  What a gorgeous mom.

Delightful | Modeling Headshots

Smiles. Giggles. Running. Jumping.  Just too much fun! Gianna was delightful to work with, always ready for the next photograph.

Such beautiful eyes...

Always by her side, sweet mom and dad.

It's Back!

I'm making some exciting design changes to my client proofing galleries and, as a result, we had a little hiccup in the website service yesterday, but it's back up again and everything looks good.  A little later today, I'll be posting up some super fun pictures of modeling head shots, so keep an eye out!