• studio3z photography {the blog}

    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: May 2009

spring to summer. {what a bummer}

I don’t know how the weather is in your neck of the woods, but one thing we are famous for in Cincinnati is our one week of spring….the one week where we get lovely 70 degree weather, and no humidity.  It is just PERFECT out….and we all go nuts.  Everyone loves these few days we get, and the parks are all filled with people enjoying it while they can. This year, we actually got like 2-3 weeks of that goodness.  I KNOW, I was shocked too.  Last week as I sat outside on my deck getting sun- no humidity, no mosquitoes, working on my laptop, I commented to Brett about how we have had a GOOD YEAR for spring.  He agreed.

The next day we got summer.  NO JOKE.  It turned muggy, mosquitoes are now following me at the door waiting to get me, and it is only in the 80′s so it’s gonna get even more fun as the 90′s come!!

:)  Oh well….I will shut up my window’s, crank up the AC, and make plans for pool time.

My kids are fine with the weather change.  When the temps hit 80, they busted out that sprinkler faster than a mosquito can bite my face. And that’s fast.  (Those things love me.)

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My happy Riah boy!!!

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Priya and her girlfriends lounging. :)

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What’s the weather like where you are?

Whatever it is, hope you find a way to enjoy it. :)

May 28, 2009 - 2:24 pm

Rakeda Sharber - weather here? let’s just say I’m the only one I know still cranking the ceiling fans with the windows open. Don’t know how long I’ll be able to last, though. Good old Houston…

May 29, 2009 - 2:11 pm

oneshotbeyond - so cute and fun! It’s nice where I’m at. Cali is always nice…we smim on Christmas!

May 29, 2009 - 5:17 pm

Lisa - I love the huge smiles on the kids faces…that would make working out on the deck go by so quickly. Hope you’re doing well!

May 30, 2009 - 12:52 am

betsy - Oh girl, I have been meaning to email or call. MISS YOU! Things have been oh so stressful around here.

Just know I’m thinking of you and SOOOO wishing we were neighbors. : )

LOVE!!!

PS I have been annoyed at all the sporadic rain we have been getting. It’s wreacking havoc on my shooting schedule. Grrrrrr

May 31, 2009 - 9:13 pm

Maya Laurent - That shot of Priya and her friends looks like something right out of a magazine! Today we had another day of spring here! I’m with you on the humidity…I could do without it!

April 21, 2014 - 9:20 am

Jim - and natural in front of the craema. Tori is Jazi’s (Check out Jazi and Josh’s session here.) little sister, and they asked me to take her pictures as soon as they got their disc back. Side

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February 19, 2015 - 2:34 pm

Len - Oh man I am SO hungry now! Love ehntyrvieg about this post and love that Brett has shown you (Jess) and your precious kiddos how wonderful food can be. I feel like I’m good at cooking yummy dinners it’s the rest of my day that tends to escape me!Can you guys start sharing some of your recipes? I’d love to make a Z concoction!!! :)

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kristi + dan {in love}

There are few things as wonderful as being able to marry your best friend….If you have, you know what I mean.  I couldn’t help but think about this when I met these two.

Meet Kristi and Dan.

Hanging out with these two was so fun and laid back.  I found that they fit together perfectly, and (although they may not think so) when they looked at each other, they kinda forgot about the camera.  Some things we loved: how Dan always fixed hair that fell in Kristi’s face, and how he lovingly refers to her as “Russ” (her last name is Russell)…..The way Kristi so tenderly looks at Dan, laughs at him, and with him…….

Did I mention these two are just awesome? :)

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Beautiful couple.

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Love this shot.

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We shot around Xavier University’s campus, which is where they met.

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These next two may be my favorite from the session.  Do you see the sweetness of their love, or is it just me??

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Ummmm, love this one too. :)

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Brett’s X shot! :)

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We happened to find this little “field.”  So glad we did!!

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As we were walking down the hill Kristi decided to jump on Dan’s back….I quickly grabbed my camera and took this. :)

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So Brett decided to hang out on this wall to take some shots, but the drop off was a good 20 ft down.  With my fear of heights, I was near hyperventilating by the time he finished his shot.

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We ended our session at Graeter’s.  Brett decided to order a HUGE banana split (even though I said I wasn’t hungry).

Kristi decided to take a photo of us being big dorks…something we excel at greatly. :)

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Kristi and Dan!  We loved hanging with you guys, and we look forward to seeing you this weekend at Erica and Jacob’s wedding too. :)

Can’t wait for your big day this AUGUST!!!!  Kristi you will be such a BEAUTIFUL bride!

much love guys,

jess and brett

May 26, 2009 - 5:51 pm

oneshotbeyond - beautiful job-she has a gorgeous smile!

May 27, 2009 - 9:53 am

Susan Solo - Oh they ARE so sweet, and I can totally see it. You guys did such a great job of capturing that. Love (LOVE!) all of the field-y shots!

May 27, 2009 - 12:24 pm

Briony - these are all wonderful…i love the soft hues and the light. my fave has to be the over the shoulder one in the greens :)

May 28, 2009 - 8:49 am

Gail - These are so great Jess!!! Soft and romantic … I love it. You SO need to meet the Turtles..your images (the feel, the processing) remind me so much of their work I think you guys would hit it off beautifully!

PS – I, too, have a crazy fear of heights (more specifically, ledges like the one your hubby is standing on!)

PPS – Your shirt you’re wearing is GORGEOUS!

May 29, 2009 - 9:59 am

Anneke - Just love these photo’s!!!! Especially the one taken from the back with the high grass!!!! You just can feel the love from all the pictures!!!!! Love from Holland.

May 30, 2009 - 5:30 pm

Tony - Your photos are fantastic as always. I love the fourth one down!

August 19, 2009 - 4:22 pm

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{a lesson in} how to make your uncle tired.

We were hanging out with my lil’ brother the other day.

The boys were bugging him to go on a “benture,”  (what they have called an “adventure”-FOREVER, and I love it.)

I asked Adin to stand by Uncle Billy for some shots and he was hiding…acting quiet and shy.  Then he stood there, and made a smirk at me as seen in the first photo.  Out of no where….he just plain WENT NUTS!

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Not many things make me laugh as much as when Adin gets in this mood.

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Go ON boy and git down!

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Then Riah decided photos were not so bad, and came out of hiding.  Please excuse his unbuttoned pants.  Button broke right before we left, and I decided to be ghetto mom for the day and just told him to deal.  (Cruel, I know.)

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This was just the beginning of the madness….

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After about 10 more minutes of this, and Priya joining in too, Uncle was D-O-N-E.

weakling.

May 20, 2009 - 3:53 pm

baba - Nice chops A.J. :-)

May 20, 2009 - 7:25 pm

lucy - adin and riah both look like rock stars. love it.

May 21, 2009 - 2:48 pm

Annie - I love your beautiful family.

May 22, 2009 - 6:22 pm

Briony - ahaha so fun! he looks like he is spouting joy

May 24, 2009 - 1:11 pm

Tony - Now they look like they know how to have fun. Great photos.

May 24, 2009 - 3:58 pm

Ilan - What a great set.. Man, I laughed so hard at some of the faces of that little guy!
Awesome work!

family of four.

Can I just say how happy I am to see the sun shining again??  I know, spring has been in full swing for some time now, but I think I am still shaking my post winter blues.  I am SOOO happy for the pretty days we have been getting.

Meet this cute family of four!  Mom is Kara, Dad is Ryan, and then we have Conner and Preston. :)  We had an absolutely beautiful evening!

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I’ll give you one guess as to who takes center stage in this family?  That would be 3 yr. old Preston!

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These guys are such cuties.

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What a doll!!

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We had fun watching the boys play….

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Tickle fest!

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And then JUMP!

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A moment for just Mom and Dad.  (It lasted about 3.2 seconds…)

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This photo is actually upside down from how I shot it.  I said, “Preston!” and he looked back at me.

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:)Mr. Silly in action.  (These kind of shots are always my favorite.)

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Just Dad and his boys.

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LOVE this shot.

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Mom and her boys!

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Kara and Ryan, thank you for coming out to do a session with us! :)  We enjoyed running around and hanging out with you all!

 

May 18, 2009 - 11:00 pm

adam - second shot is R A D.
awesome sesh!!

May 20, 2009 - 9:15 pm

Lindsay - awesome pictures! love the ones of all the family together

May 24, 2009 - 3:07 pm

Maya Laurent - I love the one of all the boys wrestling!!1

May 28, 2009 - 2:48 pm

Amanda - Seriously, your family sessions always grab me! I love them all, they each have their own feel (duh, different families, right?!) and capture such precious, real moments. Love it! =)