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Ciel, Sce & Owen

When I arrived at Ciel’s house, she was deeply enthralled with an episode of the Wonder Pets on the iPad. It took a bit of coaxing the pull her away from her heroic baby animal friends, but once we got her attention I was in for a huge treat! What a spunky little lady this one is… and I mean that in the very best way.  She knows what she wants, has a hilarious sense of humor, and is absolutely brimming with a powerful personality. And so, sooooo BEAUTIFUL!  (Sce & Owen aren’t too shabby themselves!)

We took a stroll around their incredibly beautiful neighborhood. The trees were in full spring bloom, tulips were around every corner, and friendly neighbors were out and about on one of the first beautifully sunny weekend mornings.  I got such a sense of how known and loved their family is… by not only their human neighbors, but the animals too!!! Oh and of course we made stops at all of the notable landmarks: fairy houses, tree swings, etc!

I love this one!!!!!

Thank you, Sce, Owen & Ciel for a lovely morning!

xo, jen

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shelbyMay 15, 2012 - 5:48 pm

such a beautiful family!! love seeing your recent work jen–SO gorgeous.

jenMay 15, 2012 - 5:56 pm

Thank you, Shelby Love!!!

ChristinaMay 16, 2012 - 3:27 pm

love that frame… third to last.

Cori Kindred’s having a baby!

Here’s just a little peek of the beauty I got to capture when I spent a little time with the Lovely & Talented Cori Kindred this afternoon. More to come soon!

xo, jen

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coriApril 20, 2012 - 10:22 pm

wow, you’re fast jen! i love these. thanks so much for doing this :) can’t wait to see more!

vivienneApril 23, 2012 - 4:01 pm

oh…totally breathtaking!
i can’t wait to see more.

It’s fun to be featured!

I got a lovely little surprise in my email box today… a little photo tip I offered and few featured photos went out in HP‘s quarterly newsletter this morning! It’s always so fun and flattering to see my work in a publication!

If you’re visiting via the link in the newsletter – WELCOME! I’m so happy you stopped by! Come on back now, ya hear?

 (If you’re interested, you can subscribe to the HP newsletter HERE )

xoxo,

jen

here’s a lil screenshot:

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Expecting Flora May

I ran into Sonja and her girls yesterday walking the aisles of New Seasons. (You may remember Sonja’s beautiful face from Spielwerk Sellwood. She is the former co-owner.) It had been nearly 2 years since we last saw each other, and seeing them absolutely LIT ME UP from the inside! She is expecting a new baby, and I finally got to meet the Beautiful One that we photographed in utero the last time we met. Our little grocery store reunion inspired me to revisit our session from May 2010, as I’m slowly but surely going through the archives of photos to update my portfolio, and to share so much that has gone unshared. I did a little reworking of the photos, and viola!

xo, jen

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katiFebruary 28, 2012 - 5:42 pm

aww, love those b&ws in the white dresses!