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    If you have landed here...bless your soul.  Welcome to our little tiny corner of the cyber world, based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Below you will see favorites from our sessions we do professionally, and also loads of personal nonsense that we hope at least will entertain you.  If nothing less, you can keep up on our adorable children.  Really, they are worth the trip back here time and time again in and of itself.

    My name is Jess.  My hubby is Brett.  We are crazy about each other, our 4 babies, and our art.  Welcome to our world.

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Monthly Archives: July 2008

artistic expressions in various forms

07.18.08

I love being an artist and photographer. I have been taking photos for years, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized how similar photography is to painting. Photographers are painters themselves, but the medium is not oil or acrylic based, but pure light. As we move and adjust ourselves and the lens, we form the most pleasing composition in our eyes.

When I start a painting or approach a photography session, most often I have a vision in mind. Often times I may not express it aloud but as soon as I look through my lens, I do everything in my power to make my vision a reality. Most often this vision is sparked by some form of inspiration. Sometimes my vision may not be clear until I begin getting acquainted with whomever or whatever I may be taking photos of. The worst is when I have been deeply inspired by something, and struggle to relay that vision through my work. I can kinda be a baby.:)BUT, one of the best things in the world is being blindsided by a big ol’ dose of inspiration that I never saw coming. I love it. That’s what this session was to me.

My brother had the spontaneous idea to do a photo session for his new solo album he’s working on. He is an artist himself in MANY ways, his current outlet being-creating music. He is in the band “The Wading Girl,” home based near Roanoke, Virginia (click HERE to check them out). While he was in town we concocted this idea, and a few days later we met up to shoot. It was the evening of the 4th of July and we had a total blast! (That was a pun, yes.) I took my little ideas, we went to a part of town that neither of us had ever explored, and we ran around like we were little kids again.

This session was special to me not only because it is my baby brother and we got to spend time together, but because I found myself so excited and inspired, shooting for the sheer joy of it.

My brother is now in love with my umbrella. He is adding one to his permanent wardrobe.

My brother is a kick butt harmonica player.:)

this session SO rocked. thanks Billy. love you.

Posted in music, personal, random

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July 18, 2008 - 3:39 pm

billy - Fun times! I love you, too.

July 18, 2008 - 4:48 pm

Frank DiMeo - Fabulous Jessica!
The colors look great (:
Niiiiiiiicce!

July 18, 2008 - 9:40 pm

lucy - jess, i’m in love with these photos! you gots some cool tricks in there!

July 19, 2008 - 2:35 am

wrecklessgirl - jess, i love em! :)

(oh and how old is your brother, btw!?) ;) *going to check out music right this second!*

July 19, 2008 - 2:37 am

wrecklessgirl - holy moly.
ridiculously impressed :) (and you know how much i love my music!)

July 19, 2008 - 5:25 am

holly rouse - this is great! so urban and fun. it reminded me of when we were talking about my session and you were like “GIRL YOU HAVE TO BRING THAT GUITAR!” should i add umbrella to my list of props too? maybe some dandelions? ;) GIRL, I AM SOOOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU! we are going to have a blast.

love, me

April 29, 2011 - 9:05 pm

Lisa B. - “fantabulous” was the word running through my mind as i viewed this collection. i especially love the umbrella/puddle and the guitar-on-shoulder photos, along with the train and train station at night pics.
your talent is first-rate – i want to see your work in magazines!

August 14, 2008 - 8:34 pm

studio3z photography » beauty. {full blown} - [...] favorite shot from the session of my brother which was ROCKING!!  You can (and should) view that HERE. :)   This canvas is a [...]

December 4, 2008 - 5:08 pm

studio3z photography » music and loved ones. - [...] Billy started out with some solo stuff….if you missed the promo shots I did for his solo album, look HERE. [...]

January 16, 2009 - 3:32 pm

some favorites of 2008 {portraits and seniors} » studio3z photography - [...] #4 Billy {the rockstar} [...]

melissa + brandon {in love}

07.14.08

We hooked up with Melissa and Brandon through my buddy Chloe. Melissa is sister’s with Chloe’s Mama Jessica, and I remember about a year ago when Jess said, “When my sister gets married, you have to do her wedding!” Well, Melissa got engaged, and soon Jess began helping her with wedding plans which included booking us. Currently Melissa and Brandon are living out of state, so having Jess handle the wedding planning worked out great for Melissa.

It wasn’t until a few days before our engagement session that I even spoke to Melissa. She told me about how she had met Brandon, how they had their first date in downtown Cincinnati eating dinner at the famous Montgomery Inn, and then taking a walk across the Ohio river on the Purple People Bridge. She had mentioned liking the idea of having the session on and around the bridge, and Brett and I LOVED the idea! Anytime we have the opportunity to make a photo session more personal and memorable, we jump at the chance.

Well, we found out the day of the session it was PARTY time down by the river, and was jam packed. We met them, and began walking around. It was within the next few minute that we realized that Melissa was a weeeeeeee bit camera shy.:)I told her I would do anything- a dance, stand on my head, whatever I could do to humiliate myself if that would make her feel better and more at ease.:)We got some good laughs out of her!!  So despite the shyness, the party on the river, and the heat, we had a great time and got some great images.

We had a pretty good walk to the bridge, so we shot at places along the way.

Isn’t this ground cool??

What are they laughing at??

What????

Ohhh, it’s the crazy studio3z stunt man. Of course.

Seriously. Insane.

Finally made it to the bridge.

and we went a little bridge crazy…..:)

Brett got this shot looking over at the Ohio river and the Serpentine Wall. It’s beautiful.

Thanks Melissa and Brandon for putting up with us in your face, pushing and bugging you!!  We are so glad you made the suggestion to go to the bridge- it was an amazing location. You two are beautiful people, and we loved having the chance to get to know you. Looking forward to next April’s wedding!:)

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July 15, 2008 - 10:41 am

rebecky - I love the bridge shots. Really cools.

July 15, 2008 - 12:17 pm

kelly - I love these! I’m actually going down to this exact location today to shoot my cousin’s engagement pics!! Great minds think alike I guess :) Good luck with all of your craziness…it is definitely no fun to have hard drive or any kind of equipment failure :(

July 16, 2008 - 8:17 am

Cathy and David - You guys have a stuntman too?? That’s awesome!!! :-D I usually think I’m going to get killed at each wedding or session. LOL! -David

July 20, 2008 - 12:36 pm

Tana - Brought tears to my eyes! The bridge shots are definitely the best. Congrats!!

July 20, 2008 - 6:51 pm

Melissa & Brandon - Thanks for the great photos Jess & Brett! We appreciate you both! They turned great!

September 18, 2008 - 11:18 pm

bobbi+ - i still can’t get over that shot of brett climbing up on that ring… and now that i’ve seen him in action… WOWZAS!!!!

September 30, 2008 - 1:37 pm

cat sparks - That is a crazy stuntman! I wish I had his super powers =) Very cool photos and I LOVE the cracked earth ones.

ahhhhh!!!

07.13.08

We are having a few issues. One, we had hard drive fail. Total bummer. (These are very nice words, opposed to what was being said around here….) Don’t worry, nothing is lost. We have various forms of backup. We are now in the process of getting everything back in order after we bought a couple more drives, and cleaning some stuff up.

This process has set us back a bit, along with the fact we are having the BUSIEST TIME WE’VE EVER. (Did the “all caps” give you enough dramatic flare???!) Yes, we have had the busiest month in the history of our business. I have never been late about getting a blog post up within a week of a session (correct me if I’m wrong), and I am am Miss Speedy Gonzalez about getting my work edited, but we are running behind right now. For reals.

I will do my best to bust my behind this week, because there are SOOOO many AWESOME photos I can’t wait for you to see!!!! Blog posts to come starting Monday:

melissa + brandon {in love}

billy’s solo album shoot {love of music}

preschool commercial shoot

lukas k. + family {lifestyle session}

ed and regina {wedding}

luke c. + family {lifestyle session}

Thanks SOO SOO much for your patience!! We love you guys.:)

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July 14, 2008 - 9:51 am

Cathy and David - Just came across your blog for the first time today and just plain love it! :) We can’t wait to see more!! :-D

custom made guest books {studio3z goodies}

07.10.08

We are pleased to offer these little beauties to our hip future brides and grooms! What are they exactly? These are an AWESOME alternative to the normal guest “sign-in books” at weddings that only offer blank pages and lines (can you say boring?). Instead, guests can look over photos from your engagement session, and are able to write beautiful messages as opposed to just jotting down a name. Most often a couple’s guest book is just put away in a box and never looked at again, but this book filled with beautiful photos and well wishes will surely become a cherished possession.

There are different sizes and cover options available. We ALSO offer books for babies, children, seniors, and families.:)They are reasonably priced so just send me an email if you are interested!

Here is the 8.5×11 inch book with the black leather cover option. (The red leather is pretty cool too!)

The REALLY COOL thing is the pages are hinged so the book can lay flat!!

Pretty cool eh??:)

If you want to see the ultra cool engagement session featured in this book click HERE.

Posted in engagement, wedding

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