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    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: February 2010

my future architect

Today we sit with snow up to our eyeballs.  It is just gorgeous.  Especially peeking out at it while curled up in blanket and sitting next to a fire.  I’m a bit under the weather with a junked up throat (to be perfectly technical), and neck glands so swollen they feel bruised.  FYI, did you know if your tonsils are taken out, it causes your neck glands to overcompensate? Fun for my neck.

Here are a few shots that made me happy today.  My 5 year old sweetheart Riah is obsessed with making book towers.  He sits for literally HOURS building and rebuilding different shapes and sizes of book “towers.”  I must admit, it makes my heart giddy to see him so in love with this and not TV, computer, or video games.  He was so involved that if someone came in and disturbed “his groove” he was very distraught.  So, we made a special corner all his own to build to his hearts content. :)

If you know me from when I was a kid, you know where he gets the tongue thing from.  I can’t help but do this when I am in full concentration mode.

He finally let his brother help out.  I don’t think he was very excited with the idea.

More blogging to come when I feel a bit better, with a gorgeous wedding coming first.  I am also busy prepping for my sister’s wedding shower at my house this weekend…..Thanks to my mother I have the “my house must be perfect” illness.  On the up side of that, Brett and I are doing lots of projects that were put on hold for like, years.

February 9, 2010 - 4:07 pm

Gail - Ahhh…I love seeing Riah on the blog! Is he your quiet one? He just looks like a quiet, studious little guy :) I love that!

PS – I LOVE the book tower building too. I hope my kiddos are that into entertaining themselves. When I was little, I guess I used to keep office hours and when my mom would ask what I was doing I’d say, “Leave me alone..I busy, I bussyy!” hahaha OMG, I just realized I’ve been Type A since I was 5!

February 9, 2010 - 4:23 pm

Rachel B. - My daughter and I love the book towers! Her eyes just lit up when I showed her your photos. Oh, I hope you get better soon and I feel your pain about the “my house must be perfect when guests come” syndrome. I have lately started to let go of those rules that I made for myself and then no one was around to enforce them anymore. Ha! It feels great!

February 9, 2010 - 5:07 pm

shannon - how awesome is that?!?! i love this so much! i love that he will sit and make these.

February 9, 2010 - 8:47 pm

Dasha Myer - I LOVE your photos!! Roxanna (Duke) is one of my best friends and she t alks about yal all the time!

February 11, 2010 - 8:51 pm

Abra Michelle - these are wonderful. what amazing memories to have when they get older…for you that is. ;) anything to help us remember those precious times that slip away too fast.

February 11, 2010 - 9:23 pm

Maggie - Oh he is so cute…and having so much fun that big brother decided to step in and help! I’m home-schooling my kids so I can be around them all day (among other reasons). Must be fun!

February 13, 2010 - 10:17 pm

Amanda - I really love your photos. I have spent a lot of time today just checking out different photographers blogs and have found some gems. I wanted you know that I enjoyed all of the photographs I looked at on here. You are definitely blessed with amazing talent!
I just thought I would tell you that you and a few other photographers have really inspired me :)
Thanks!
-Amanda

February 21, 2010 - 2:28 pm

Maya Laurent - I used to work at an architecture firm and all the architects talked about building stuff as they grew up. Could come true.

favorites of 2009 contest {THE WINNERS!!}

THANKS SO MUCH to everyone who took the time to look over 2009 with us.  I found myself more than once getting teary-eyed looking over all of these sessions. To say that we love what we do can not even begin to explain….we find it such an honor to be brought into your intimate space and lives, to capture a piece of who you are.  Thank you to each and every one of you for making 2009 such a fantastic year for us!!

Now, the contest.  We had over 300 votes.  Thousands of viewers…..

Here are the winners of each category, who will be getting a FREE 8×10 of their photograph:):)  CONGRATS!!!!

And as we said, the photo that received the MOST votes overall get a FREE 11x 14 canvas (a $250 value)!!!

So WHO WON??????

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KELLY AND MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)

I can’t wait to see this photo on canvas!!!!  Congrats to Kelly and Mark! :)

Here’s to 2010 everyone!

Thanks again.

February 5, 2010 - 10:02 am

Jen - YAY!! Thanks Jess and everyone who voted!! :)

February 5, 2010 - 10:50 am

Amanda Donaho - Gorgeous work!! This is my first time your blog & I did an “gasp” outloud to see your profile pic… That was one of my most favorite sessions from Bobby & Mike ever! Your family is SO beautiful!

February 5, 2010 - 11:47 am

katie elfers - yay!! i love that you do this… fun way for all of us to revisit your beautiful work and a SUPER generous gift to the couples who won :)

February 6, 2010 - 11:09 am

kaila - I also LOVED looking through your 2009 favorites! I was so inspired by you in 2009… and I am sure I will continue to be in 2010!

February 11, 2010 - 10:13 pm

Melody - Such a fun idea…beautiful work!

2009 favorites {portraits, miscellaneous}

This is the last category looking back over 2009!  This entry is a mix of shoots we have done from concerts, various portrait sessions, to High School Seniors.

If you haven’t seen what we are doing over the past week, we are running a contest!!  Here is a refresher on the details:

I have posted many categories (families, couples, wedding, etc.).  You choose a favorite photo in each category and tell us which one it is, and WHY you like it in the comment box.  This Friday February 5th we will add up all of the votes for each photograph.  The photo in each category with the most votes is the winner.  The person in that particular photo (or who it belongs to *when possible*) will receive a FREE 8×10 of the photograph!  But then listen to this….The ONE photo that gets the most votes overall, that person in the photo will receive a FREE 11x 14 canvas (a $250 value)!!! So how do we decide the winners?  YOU DO by commenting!!  If you are featured on here feel free to tell your friends, neighbors and family to get in on the voting….but we ask PLEASE one vote per person in EACH category.  Let’s play fair!

Remember, you may place ONE vote in EACH category.

These are the final few, but some of my absolute FAVS of the year.

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February 3, 2010 - 4:14 pm

kaila - #7 Love it !

February 3, 2010 - 4:27 pm

Natalie - I’m going to go with number 3.

February 3, 2010 - 7:33 pm

kim dalton - 16!

February 3, 2010 - 9:31 pm

Brittany - Definitely #7.

February 3, 2010 - 10:11 pm

Donna - I like #7. Next one is #11.

February 3, 2010 - 11:08 pm

Renotta - #16 – the sweetness of the subject radiates from the picture.

February 3, 2010 - 11:12 pm

Briony - ahhh what an awesome year….i love #1, #13, #14, #15 hahaha I am horrible at picking just one.

February 4, 2010 - 8:28 am

adam(3) - 13.
L O V E I T.

February 4, 2010 - 9:46 am

Sonia - #17 Don’t know why excatly. I just like it the most!! :)

February 4, 2010 - 10:11 am

Lora - #7 – cool light and atmosphere and movement!

February 4, 2010 - 10:37 am

Lisa Scherer - LOVE #7!

February 4, 2010 - 10:37 am

Vickey Weiss - love love love #15
all of them are so amazing

February 4, 2010 - 2:18 pm

holly - 14, because bree is the most beautiful girl in the world.

February 4, 2010 - 2:35 pm

Patty downs - #17 … what a fun photo, it leaves so much to the imagination. What are these 2 thinking? :)

February 4, 2010 - 4:30 pm

Roberta - #14… Love the red hat and the beautiful fall leaves

February 4, 2010 - 5:23 pm

AmyPunky Photography - I just love #2!

February 4, 2010 - 5:24 pm

Angela - #14

February 4, 2010 - 6:30 pm

Jose Molina - I like #11 becouse i like the music

February 4, 2010 - 6:57 pm

tracy - #12…that was such a cool shoot!

February 4, 2010 - 10:00 pm

Becky Clark - #3. Hope you get the canvas Billy!

February 4, 2010 - 10:10 pm

Gail - No 7 girlfriend!!!! :)

February 5, 2010 - 2:48 am

Adam Ludwik - I love that your “mix shoots. There are absolutely the best in photography. Photo No. 7 and 15 are my favorite. I’ll be here more often looked to you :)

February 5, 2010 - 8:03 am

Rachel B. - #14 because it is gorgeous! But you know that number 7 and all the other ones that y’all took on that night are SO great. They ARE the coolest dudes in the world in those photos. No doubt, no doubt in my mind.

February 5, 2010 - 9:17 am

Amber - Number 16– Such a pretty girl!

2009 favorites {wedding details+moments}

Are you guys getting tired of this yet? ;)  After today we only  have one section left.

We are on our 5th installment of our look back over 2009!!  Thank you so much to all who have voted!!  Today we are looking at some favorite studio3z wedding day details, and most importantly, moments.

If you haven’t seen what we are doing over the past week, we are running a contest!!  Here is a refresher on the details:

I will post a new category every day or so this week (families, couples, wedding, etc.).  You choose a favorite photo in each category and tell us which one it is, and WHY you like it in the comment box.  Next Friday February 5th we will add up all of the votes for each photograph.  The photo in each category with the most votes is the winner.  The person in that particular photo (or who it belongs to) will receive a FREE 8×10 of the photograph!  But then listen to this….The ONE photo that gets the most votes overall, that person in the photo will receive a FREE 11x 14 canvas (a $250 value)!!! So how do we decide the winners?  YOU DO by commenting!!  If you are featured on here feel free to tell your friends, neighbors and family to get in on the voting….but we ask PLEASE one vote per person in EACH category.  Let’s play fair!

Remember, you may place ONE vote in EACH category.

{wedding day details+moments}

This was such a hard category….so many wonderful moments, and so many wonderful memories made.  These weddings were so special to us. To our 2009 couples, we can’t thank you enough!

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February 1, 2010 - 10:50 am

kaila - #10… I love those branches!

February 1, 2010 - 10:50 am

Natalie - I’m going to go with 50, but this was HARD!

February 1, 2010 - 11:07 am

AmyPunky Photography - I absolutely love photo #33… the shoes, the dress, the light… just gorgeous!!!

February 1, 2010 - 12:21 pm

Briony - i love detail shots! love em!

February 1, 2010 - 2:12 pm

Sonia - #22 Love the composition of the photo, the colors, and the rings!!! :) Nice shot!

February 1, 2010 - 6:58 pm

holly - 45. love the tree, the lanterns, the light, the facial expressions. love it.

February 1, 2010 - 7:25 pm

katie - #45 love the lanterns and the sweetness between the couple. beautiful

February 1, 2010 - 7:36 pm

katie - #23, maggie looks absolutely breathtaking :)

February 2, 2010 - 8:01 am

Rachel B. - #10. You know that it was extremely hard to choose. Right? I mean, I loved the emotion of some of the others. And the total cuteness of the kids. And the beauty of the other details, but it came down to #10 because it was a totally unexpected kind of ring shot.

February 2, 2010 - 3:07 pm

priya - 43, so cute

February 2, 2010 - 9:07 pm

Maggie - #39 !!! If I was this couple, I would want this on my wall. It’s so sweet, him wiping his eyes…AW

February 3, 2010 - 1:06 pm

Jen - I’m pretty partial to # 39 :)

February 3, 2010 - 11:12 pm

Renotta - #39 is so sweet. I love how grooms simply melt at the sight of their beautiful bride.

February 4, 2010 - 10:17 am

Lora - #39 — precious.

February 4, 2010 - 10:39 am

Vickey Weiss - #22!!!

February 4, 2010 - 2:31 pm

Patty downs - #39 hands down (even though I’m partial to #38 as well)

February 4, 2010 - 4:35 pm

Roberta - #39…A photo that makes me think a first look would have been a neat thing to do at our wedding

February 4, 2010 - 6:59 pm

tracy - can’t pick a favorite so i’ll go w/ #25 b/c its so darn precious. what a keepsake!

February 4, 2010 - 10:08 pm

Becky - #50 is hilarious

February 4, 2010 - 10:11 pm

Rod - #43! Cutest little boy ever!

February 4, 2010 - 10:54 pm

Alex - Number 3!!! What a great photo. So… perfect.

February 5, 2010 - 9:24 am

Amber - Number 39– he’s so in love and it’s precious!

February 11, 2010 - 10:16 pm

Melody - So, I know I just commented, but your work is beautiful. :)