Jenny's Joy Photography

Little Boys

2011-01-31T17:29:00.003-06:00

Caleb

2010-12-11T10:00:00.003-06:00

My baby is 7 months old!

Lauryn

2010-11-18T22:49:00.002-06:00

Lauryn's Sneak Peek

2010-11-16T20:01:00.000-06:00

Emma's Senior Pictures (session 2)

2010-11-14T11:05:00.002-06:00

Allie's senior pics

2010-08-08T21:26:00.002-05:00

Emma's senior pics

2010-08-08T20:51:00.002-05:00

Emma's Sneek Peek

2010-07-29T15:58:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-10T12:16:00.004-06:00

Now that all my Christmas cards have been mailed, I decided to go ahead and post the Christmas picture that I took of the kids this year! Merry Christmas everyone!!

The "I" Family

2009-12-01T11:14:00.004-06:00

I had a photo shoot over the holiday weekend with a family from the GREAT STATE of TEXAS (my second home!)!!! We love Texas and have lived in several different areas there. This particular family is from the Dallas area, and it just so happens that they live just one town over from the place we last lived- we were practically neighbors! We had a great session- how could you not get fabulous pictures with such a gorgeous family?!

The "L" Family

2009-11-24T22:25:00.002-06:00

The many faces of Quinn!

2009-11-23T22:51:00.003-06:00

I had the opportunity to get some shots of my neighbor's son over the weekend- and he knew just how to pose! What a doll!!!

Betsy's Sneak Peak!

2009-11-16T17:32:00.003-06:00

I had a photo shoot this past weekend with a family from "out of town," so they are having to wait to get their pictures by mail! Thank goodness for the internet, right?! So, here's your sneak peek guys- enjoy!!!

The "K" Family

2009-11-09T21:35:00.004-06:00

On Sunday, I had a photo shoot downtown- one of my favorite places to go!! This was a family that I had never met until they drove up in their car on one of the back streets, and while they had decided to step out of the box with an urban shoot as opposed to something more traditional, things went really well, and we got some great shots!!

I was loving the reflection in this window....

And what teenager doesn't love graphiti?!

I love this teen's reflection in this next shot as well- it was so cool!

Two cuties!

2009-11-09T09:53:00.002-06:00

Over the weekend, I had 2 photo shoots. One of them was fairly quick- we were just trying to get a cute shot for a Christmas card. Although it was terribly windy and we had full sun, we managed to get a couple of shots! It's never easy with little ones, and I had to try 3 times before I got a shot of my own kids for our Christmas card, but these two cuties did a great job- all smiles and no tears (unlike my own!!!!)!

At the end, mom & dad jumped into a shot that I wanted to try out for fun- just to see how it might turn out! I really like the idea and may try to use it again!!

At the farm...

2009-11-04T13:38:00.002-06:00

We headed out to the farm last weekend to try to get a shot for this year's Christmas card, and while I wasn't happy with the photos I got for the card, I did get some cute shots of the kids! Enjoy;-)

A Senior and his little sis!

2009-10-28T12:25:00.007-05:00

Yesterday, I got to do a shoot at a nearby farm, and the colors were absolutely perfect- what a perfect time of year! The photos were mostly for this highschooler's senior pictures, but we were able to add his little sister in a few and got some great shots! Unfortunately, their other sibling is home sick with the dreaded H1N1 virus, so it looks like I'll be shooting this family again ;-)

Geoffrey (I hope I'm spelling that right!) is in many activities at school, one of them being "forensics!" I assumed that meant he was into science and solving mysteries ;-), but apparently it's actually a type of acting- some monologues and some done with parners! Here he is doing one of his "roles!"

And here's little sis- she's 10 and she's a spitfire for sure!! She had a great smile and a twinkle in her eyes that really showed through in her photos ;-)

This busy guy also writes for the school paper and in this picture is actually reading a paper with his article on the front page!!

2009-10-25T13:59:00.002-05:00

Well, I was all set for a fabulous photo shoot at a really neat farm. I took the kids along with me so they could hang out with the animals and play. While we were waiting for the photo shoot to begin, I got a few shots of my own kiddos ;-) Here's Allie....

and Josh.....

and Sophie & Jacob....

Unfortunately, as we got closer to the time for the shoot, the thunder and lightning rolled in and it started to rain...... bummer!! So, I had to reschedule for next weekend- I just hope the beautiful fall colors will hang around for one more week! I will now have 2 shoots to do over at the farm next weekend!

The "K" family!

2009-10-13T09:20:00.002-05:00

I was lucky enough to finally get some good weather so I could shoot this gorgeous family, and I am loving how some of them turned out!! Be sure to leave me a comment and tell me what's YOUR favorite!

The "M" Family!

2009-10-06T09:23:00.003-05:00

It just doesn't get any better than taking picures of beautiful families! Here's a family with amazing little girls who were so well behaved the entire two hours I was in their home- thanks guys!!! Can't wait to do your family Christmas pictures!!

Photo shoot Montana style!

2009-09-28T17:13:00.003-05:00

This summer we spent about 10 days at my parents' house in southwestern Montana, and I was able to get some great shots of Allie on an old truck and out back on my parents' property! I've been so busy with new photo shoots, that I'm just now getting around to posting these ;-)

The Cider Mill!

2009-09-27T21:44:00.003-05:00

Nothing could be better than spending a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon in the fall at a cider mill! Today we took the kids and headed out for some yummy apple cider, cider donuts, pumpkins and fun! If you look closely at Jacob, you can see the cider donut still lingering on his little face ;-)

The "U" Family!

2009-09-21T09:17:00.002-05:00

Here's proof that one gorgeous mom plus one handsome dad equals one ADORABLE baby!!!

Haley's Gang

2009-09-18T23:38:00.001-05:00

The "A" Family

2009-09-14T14:50:00.000-05:00

Yesterday, I headed downtown with this great family, and I had such a good time! These guys didn't need any "posing" lessons- they were all naturals ;-)

The Downtown Gang!

2009-09-11T09:18:00.001-05:00

We took the kids downtown last weekend to go to the Irish Fest, and I used the opportunity to get some shots. I had full sun in all of the fountain shots, but I did my best to work with it. We had fun and I can't wait to return this weekend to photograph our friends!

The wrong side of the tracks!

2009-08-31T16:37:00.000-05:00

Watch out- if you go down to the wrong side of the tracks, you may find these three waiting for you! Actually, I took my oldest daughter and her friends down to the railroad tracks yesterday for a really fun shoot! We had 2 trains come while we were there, but we were right by the crossing gate, so the very loud warning gave us plenty of time to move ;-) We had fun- I love taking pictures of Allie- I'm a little biased, but she's such a pretty girl!! And BTW, the trains in the background of some of the shots were moving at full speed, so I felt really great about the shots I got!!!!

Jake

2009-08-30T16:24:00.000-05:00

Today I headed downtown to do some SENIOR shots for Allie's boyfriend Jake! We found some great places for photos, and I can't wait to go back! Today I learned that I need to work on poses- I was really disappointed with some of the poses and I know that it's my fault- I need to know what I want and tell my subject!!!

Aaahhh, babies!!!

2009-08-29T09:08:00.000-05:00

So, I got to do a shoot with 3 different families yesterday- oh, and they had babies!!! I must admit, I was clueless about working with them, and I still have a lot to learn, but I had a great time and can't wait to do it again!!! I think the biggest thing I learned yesterday is location, location, location- we used a backyard, and I really had a hard time with all the distracting background stuff. I'm sure a good photographer could work around that, and I did my best, but I really like to have a great spot for photos- guess I better get busy looking!!! In the meantime, enjoy these cuties and their mommies- I have more from this shoot that I'll get up later.

working with light...

2009-08-22T08:54:00.000-05:00

My goal today was to work with the light, but I noticed that I was losing my focus in some of these shots. Now I have to learn to be careful to focus on my subject and not let other things in my shot become my main focus! You can see how unfocused some of the shots of Allie are- oops!!

Experimenting with sizes!

2009-08-20T13:58:00.000-05:00

Ok, so now I've got the image cleared up a bit (the post below was very grainy!), and I figured out how to change the size in Photobucket and then copy and paste the code instead of uploading with Blogger. Now, how do I paste pictures side by side? When you paste the code, it goes across the whole post area, so how on earth do you put another one beside it????? If you know, leave me a comment!!!!!

Stop to smell the roses!

2009-08-20T12:35:00.001-05:00

I'm working with my first-ever RAW images. Well, something's not right- what's with all the grain? I changed the image size on my post- that must be it. Oh well, this is definitely a learning process!

Boys will be......boys!

2009-07-26T00:03:00.000-05:00

Today I got some fun shots of the boys playing outside of a restaurant where we ate dinner. I was so lucky to have my camera along with me- I took it to get a photo of Jacob's first haircut earlier in the day, and so it was there when I needed it! I think I got some great shots, but I still haven't had a chance to learn Lightroom, so I don't know how to fix eye color or blemishes (you'll notice Matthew has an awful red bump under his lip!)- one of these days.......!

BFF's

2009-07-24T22:28:00.000-05:00

Allie and her BFF Shannon convinced me to do a photo shoot tonight, and I decided it might be a good learning experience- I was right! I learned a lot about light and aperture, and I made A LOT of mistakes! Unfortunately, I still don't know how to use Lightroom, so these aren't very good, but I had fun!!

Two little girls and a whole lotta beads...

2009-07-22T23:00:00.001-05:00

This is an old picture that I took of Emily and Sophie, who were ages 4 and 2 at the time! It's a great picture, and it was really fun to fix up!

Montana magic

2009-07-16T18:58:00.000-05:00

Sophie and Tigger

2009-07-16T01:09:00.000-05:00

A girl and her dog!