To my baby boy…Gabriel Eliah. The other day I heard you wake up from your nap. Happy, as usual, you begin to call to me in your cute little sing-song voice. Typically you don’t cry, but call out, “Maaaaaama, Baaaaaaaba, Maaaaaama,” until someone shows up at your door. Today I decided to grab my camera...
So cute!! Lovely photos.
My little boy (our first baby) is due in 2 months… I can’t wait to feel the bond a parent has with their child – thanks for sharing 
i loooove how you wrote that. its funny because i was going to do a simaliar thing. great minds think alike!!
Exquisite.
i adore these, and your little letter. so darling. it’s like i’m there, too.
ahh, jess, so sweet;)
omg. i love him. he’s such the perfect baby boy…so cute and precious…espcially when he’s screaming…SHUT UP!
Oh what a sweet pumpkin!!!!!! Love this. : )
these are adorable…what a sweet lil model i love love love pretty much all of the black and whites. you always teach me so much about perspective!
he will love you even more for this little note someday.
what an adorable post, he is precious!!
These. Are. Fabulous. Gorgeous tones and a stunning little boy. The last one is my favorite!
Who wouldn’t love these pics? They are just too cute! He’s so handsome and he knows it As always… I really enjoy your style of photography! FYI…I added you on my favorite blogs list on my blog! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love how you are so good about documenting your own life and your children. It’s quite inspiring. It inspires me to be this good at photographing my own children when I have them someday. Your photos are so beautiful.
Jess — that was just precious.
Yeah… he is soooo sweet… as honey!
Love this Jess! He such a sweetie!!!
I have been putting off writing this all day because I seem to be having a bit of writers block…but here we go. Part of my issue is that frankly, I am not a writer. I am a photographer, I am an artist, I am a wife and a mother-but I am just a “wanna-be”...
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Your words make me cry, Jess. You are an amazing person and I am so happy God put you in my life. Our Family is so lucky to have such wonderful friends by our side. A true, blue friend–that is my Jess. The pictures of Addy are beyond beautiful. I love them. Thank you. I can’t believe how incrediable these turned out. I know you are an out of this world photographer but my Addy so crazy. Priya- thanks for all your help(you are tops in my book)….wormfarm, thank you for the 15 minutes of torture you endured.
I could barely see the pics because my eyes are filled with tears! That was absolutely beautiful. Addy is gorgeous! Beck- you really are an amazing mama! Love you all!
what a precious post. addy truly is a gorgeous baby with all kinds of spunk! happy bday addy! and um jess, by the way, you do have a little girl who would L-O-V-E for you to dress her in pretty pink chucks!!!
these are wonderful….i love the processing on the sassy one…looks like it was taken decades ago! beautiful job
Your words made me cry, and I don’t even know this family. You are an amazing writer. Usually, when reading photographers’ blogs, I used to skip all of the writing and go straight for the pictures, but when I came across your blog (way back in the day), it made me realize that maybe the words are important–because yours always are. I really and truly think this post is beautiful. All of it. Every single word and image. And I think you’re beautiful, too.
What do you mean you are a ‘wanna be writer’? This post had me in tears. I would say you are not only an amazing photographer, but one heck of a writer! Happy Birthday to sweet Addy.
Oh Jess … you ruin me! When I read your words and remember the day I watched Becky being taken away in the ambulance and then look at the photos of the precious little gift God gave to our family, I stand in awe of him. Becky was his gift to me and now the babies are his gift to my girl … HE IS SO GOOD! Thank you for capturing this little Becky-replica for us! I’m hooked.
These pictures amazing…and so are your words
How precious….
What a beautiful post. I really see that it comes from the heart. These are wonderful pictures and I think every mother should have something so special of their children. You are awesome.
thanks for posting that story jess…i’m sending my love for becky, you and the birthday girl…
And you thought you weren’t a writer! I’m crying like a little baby…
Aww, how cute is she?? And i thought you wrote that all very well!
Jessica- that was so beautiful. I had seen pics of Becky and her kids on your website before, but I had no idea of the medical struggles she has had. What a miracle they both are! And what a perfect picture of the 2 of you. How blessed she is to have you as a friend. One can only hope that everyone can have a friendship like the 2 of you have. Again- your photography is breathtaking. You capture people in pictures and it makes us feel like we know them somehow. You have truly been blessed with an amazing God-given talent.
I remember first time seeing baby Addy in the hospital as if it was yesterday. Now she is 2 years old!!! Happy birthday Addy!
Pictures are great, Jesse! And the way you presented them with your words is just an icing on a cake! Some self-proclaimed writers who pop up everywehere like mushrooms after the rain should be very embarrased if they ever read your blog. Your work is just simply AMAZING!!!
You have me in tears over here! Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing.
You’re not a wanna-be writer…you ARE a writer! Just because it takes you a little longer to get your thoughts on paper/screen, doesn’t take away from the fact that you can write. The story is simply beautiful, and of course, so are the images. Adeline is just so sweet!
Ok, I’m sitting at work and started getting teary eyed. LOVE these. Jess – you did a great job. Becky and Troy- great genes, she is beautiful!
Ok, the tears are flowing… Beck- this brings back all the memories of the fear we felt during that scary time…look at you and Addy now!! God really is so good. I love you and think that you are an incredible, beautiful person – thru & thru.
Great post, Jess. Addy is one precious little girl! And, could she be any more of a spitting image of her mama??
i don’t think i can say how i feel…a truly amazing tribute to your friendship and ending with incredible pictures (art) of beautiful little ‘addy.’ blessings all around for sure.
you said it beautifully! she’s adorable!
[...] with us. It’s not the first time….here is the most recent session of her baby girl Addy…….. and I had to look back a little, but here is the last family session I did of them. I was [...]
Meet Heather and Rodney! Brett and I have known Rodney for years because he went to the same small private high school that we went to. Heather is a very good friend of one of our favoritest brides ever, Julia. Funny story….after they got engaged they were hanging out with some family and friends. One...
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very cool. these photos had to be cheesy easy with such a cute couple. you make cincy/newport look so cool. i’m almost happy to live here.
YES! You know i have been waiting for this post, and here it is Where to begin…. as always, you guys did an amazing job, in fact every time i check the blog, your work just gets better – if that’s even possible! These are two of my favorite people in the whole world, and i think you pegged their personalities to a T. I love the sepia tone shot with the big “Jefferson” in the background; the girl and guy poses are cracking me up; the one where they are sitting on the ground with her head on his shoulder is priceless; The series of shots with the bridge and sunset in the background are steamy – ow! ow! and i must say my favorite fave of the session has to be heather’s hair blowing… how gorgeous is that girl?! Jess and Brett, can’t wait to see you guys at their wedding in June
stellar shoot.
nice to see bretts monkeying around as usual.
cant wait till my hand better so i can join him….haha
i love this session – this couple looks like a ton of fun!! you caught some great moments here
Thank God for talented photographers and the most amazing and beautiful fiance… almost makes up for my awkwardness… almost. Brett and Jessica… you guys are truly the best! Love seeing that homegrown CCHS talent in action! The wedding will be a blast…
Hay Mae… you’re breathtaking.
Heather and Rodney- Beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple! Absolutely GORGEOUS!
Adorable!! LOVE the romantic close-up with the bridge in the background as well as the one of you guys leaning against the building where Heather is laughing! Love to see you guys making each other so happy! Congrats!!
these are awesome! i love the bridge ones and the ones showing you all in action
Jessica and Brett… as much as Rod and I hate getting our picture taken, these are just amazing photographs! You guys are awesome and fabulous, I could not say enough thanks! .. I can’t even pick a favorite! June 6th will be here before we know it, and its such a good feeling knowing already that we’re going to love the pictures afterward! Love them!:)
you’re right, the light was golden and i love how it played up all the textures…great locations, great shots, great couple!
but…where’s the picts that brett took while he was climbing all over the place?????? 
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Jessica and Bret- I frequent your blog– and I think that image #13 (vertical shot with bridge in the background at sunset) might be my favorite that you’ve ever posted. You inspire me to no end!
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Great session!!!!! However, my FAVORITE is the shot of Brett in the alleyway Brett, you’re flipping awesome 
Thanks for the shoutout, you both rock rock rock!
I’ve been blogstalking you two since I found your site a month ago through prophotoblogs, which I now have, Love the shots of Brett scaling the wall – but I want to see the resulting photos! Love your work!
best action shot EVER!
Absolutely beautiful!!!!! It´s really “big tennis” Great locations, perfect play with light and a Spiderman in action! Best from Germany, Alex… the Alex *sing*
Big fan of the third photo and so many others. Really great work.
[...] may remember Heather and Rodney from there fun engagement session HERE. Brett and I went to school with Rodney, and one of our past brides is one of Heather’s [...]
Something a little different today for the celebration of our 200th blog post! In mid-March a local college called, “The College of Mt. St. Joseph” held the inauguration of their 6th college president, Dr. Anthony J. Aretz, Ph.D. It was a big ordeal, and we were very honored to have a part in the celebration....
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These are great Jess – I hope I look that fantabulous at 91!
by the way. i forgot to ask you yesterday..umm the msj magazine is BIG and larger than a typical manila envelope. how the heck do you want me to mail this?! lol
This is actually really cool! Thanks for sharing
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