Two of my close friends recently added baby number two to the family. Baby Eden is a sweetheart, and big brother, Truman, is super excited to have a new play buddy! Hope you enjoy these photos from their home session.
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I was blessed to have the beautiful Lynsey model for me as I tried out a new camera. Isn’t she stunning?
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I had the pleasure of doing an anniversary session for my good friend, Corrie, and her husband, Daryl back in June. Corrie is a beauty and is still able to fit into her wedding dress, so we decided to get some photos of the two of them to celebrate this time in their lives. I just love how these turned out!
Not happy with how your wedding photos turned out? If you are interested in a session of this type, feel free to contact me at mail@imagesbyjenphotography.com. We can recreate your special day…
Love is a beautiful thing…
~Jen
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Here are some of my favorite photos from Kelly Clarkson‘s concert at the O’Reilly Family Event Center in Springfield, MO, as part of her Stronger 2012 Tour on March 14, 2012.
This girl’s got quite the set of pipes and she is an amazing performer! You can also see her in this season’s last few performances on the TV Show, Duets.
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~Jen
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Not sure if my last comment posted. Just wanted to let you know how talented you are. Congrats on your beautiful work!
-Aaron Agopian of St. Charles Missouri
Jen, your work is amazing! You’ve got so much talent. Well done!
-Aaron Agopian P. of St. Charles, Missouri
This weekend, my photographs have been more meaningful and have affected me more than ever. I sat with my family as we spent precious hours with my 96-year-old Grandma Alverta. She’s been waking from her naps saying, “I’m going Home,” and we have been preparing our hearts for the day she leaves us for Heaven.
It may be days, or weeks, or hours until that time comes, but we are blessed because we’ve been able to laugh and cry and pray together and to say our heartfelt goodbyes and I Love You’s to her. I am grateful because I have videos and precious photos to treasure forever.
This is one of my favorite photos from the weekend, with Grandma and Nadine, her 99-year-old sister, sharing a sweet moment together.
Time is precious, and we don’t know what tomorrow holds. Take time to tell those you love how much they mean to you.
~Jen
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Your picture touches my heart, Jen. The love between your grandma and her sister shines so beautifully and makes me want to cry. How does one catch this love on paper? It’s amazing. It’s fantastic. It’s awe inspiring. My prayers are with you and your family. And with your mom, my special friend. God Bless you all…
My friend posted this image on fb. I just have to say it is seriously unbelievable!! Makes me heart melt! Also good job to you for having your camera ready at all times! :) This photo is going to be famous. Just sayin…:)
I always arrive an hour early prior to a session to scope out locations, and sometimes I find some beautiful things during the process that I like to photograph just for myself.
Here’s a beautiful bloom I found yesterday on the Missouri State campus prior to Sam’s senior session. I think it’s lovely.
Happy Spring!
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I was so excited when my former Make-A-Wish coworker, Vikki, contacted me about doing photos for her son, who is a senior at Springfield Catholic High School here in Springfield. I first met him about 7 years ago, and wow how time flies!
Sam is an extremely humble and talented guy. Not only is he a wonderful vocalist, but he was signed to play as an offensive lineman for the Missouri State University Bears football team. I’m 5’11″, and his 6’5″ish frame towers over me! It’s nice to feel small every now and then!
Sam, I hope you enjoy your pictures! You were a blast to work with, and I hope you enjoy your first year of college at my alma mater! You’re going to love it!
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Personal photography projects are important to me. I can read, and learn, and watch videos on the art of photography for the rest of my lifetime, but if I don’t allow myself to put that knowledge to use, with a model in front of my camera, what good is it? How will I ever grow as an artist?
I was recently challenged by a phenomenal glamour photographer who educated photographers all over the world in a free, 3-day online class through CreativeLIVE. The amazing photographer that I’m referring to is Sue Bryce, Australia’s 2011 Portrait Photographer of the Year. She offered a mesmerizing look into her glamour photography business, by teaching us how to bring more feminine posing into our work and to help women build confidence in themselves through the transformation that is created during a photo experience. Sue has been an encouragement to me, and I hope to really dig in and apply what I’ve learned, and through my images, give my female clients a reason to hold their head high and feel good about where they are in this place and time in their own lives. Not “after I’ve lost 20 lbs,” or “when my arms aren’t so flabby,” but celebrating THE NOW. Sometimes all it takes is a few beautiful images of ourselves to regain that confidence in who we are as women.
When I was thinking about who I wanted to ask to be a model for this project, I didn’t have to give it a second thought. Kacey Dotson is my beautiful friend, who has the biggest, most giving heart, and an even bigger smile. She has been a huge supporter of my photography from the beginning, and I knew that she was one person that I wanted to share this experience with. (Kacey is a wonderful music and vocal teacher. She is helping me conquer one of my 30 in 30 personal goals by giving me guitar lessons. If you are in need of music lessons, give her a call!)
We spent a few hours in my makeshift studio (aka, my garage) on Saturday afternoon and got the following shots.
Kacey, I hope you feel as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside! Love you, girl!
~Jen
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Oh! And here is a short video featuring Kacey’s pictures!
P.S. If Kacey looks familiar, you may have recognized her from a past blog post, in which Kacey and I sang along with our good friend, Lee Ellen Starks.
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Gorgeous!
Jen, I love what you did here. You did have a very beautiful model, which helps. But I love the natural lighting. Often I think photographers tweak with the pictures to much by photo shopping them or touching them up- whatever you call it. I Love It! Kacey- You look so beautiful, I am truly blessed to call you my wife!
Sometimes I get the urge to look through past sessions, pick some images that may not have made the final cut, and then edit away. It’s cathartic for me.
This photo was taken a few years ago of a really sweet senior, Kristina. I love photographing seniors!
{Contact me if you are looking into scheduling a senior portrait session!}
Here’s a before and after from this session, and a little bit about my thought process during post-processing:
My white balance was a little off in-camera, so the picture appears too warm (orange-y)
First, I color-corrected the photo in Lightroom.
Next, I removed blemishes and smoothed out the skin. I then focused on her eyes, enhancing her makeup and brightening her eyes.
The green pipe to the bottom left was distracting to my eye, so I copied the wall on the top left,
and using a mask, brushed over the green pipe at the bottom that I wanted to remove.
I could have done the same to the pipes on the right, but the pipes are doing a good job of leading your eyes
to the subject (leading lines), so I decided to leave them.
Lastly, I added a texture (this particular one is “Chocolate {cool}” from Jessica Drossin Textures, from the JD Illumination Textures Vol 1 set). I used this particular texture because I thought this shot could use a little more variety in color, since the subject’s skin closely matches the color of the walls.
I love this final version, and how you are immediately drawn to her beautiful face.
And here’s the final before & after. Let me know if you would like to see future transformations!
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Blessings!
~Jen
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Thank you so much, Sarah! I took a peek at your work too and liked your page so I can keep up with you. Your blog is cute!
I’m a fellow blogger in Springfield, nice to ‘meet’ you! I love your processing here, and walking us through your editing steps. I’ve taken a few minutes to browse your blog tonight, lovely images!
Oh I <3 before & afters! Great job! :)
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Very neat! Thanks for sharing! I love seeing your work, it is beautiful from the SOOC to the final edit!! <3
Pretty nice! Very pretty….I agree. I like taking out the pipe…nice job! p31…www.fulllifephotos.com
Here are some of my favorite photos from the Rock & Worship Roadshow, held in Springfield MO at the JQH Arena on February 16, 2012. Great musicians. Great messages!
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~Jen
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