J|T Photography

A Shoot With My Niece "H"

2009-12-23T00:03:00.000-08:00

So, about a month ago, I bought some fun parasols, and I couldn't wait to try working them into some of my images. My niece, "H", is amazing! She LOVES to model for me, and she has tons of great ideas when I am working with her.
There is one photo of "H" with my son Sean behind the parasol. It was the funniest thing, when I asked Sean to give "H" a kiss on the cheek, they both looked at me like I was crazy!! I guess that's what I get for asking two 6 year old to give each other a kiss! So for all of you out there wondering; Sean only kissed her on the cheek!! I had to bribe Sean with a piece of candy by the way! It was so funny. I really need to work with these parasols more often. It was really fun, and I love
"H's" big brown eyes! She also has such an innocent look in many of the photos.

"Mr. Serious" and His New Little Brother!

2009-12-22T23:50:00.000-08:00

I got the opportunity to photograph little 11 day old "G" a few weeks ago. I photographed his big brother, "G" about 6 months ago, and we kept calling him "Mr. Serious" during the shoot because he would NOT smile for me! Well, this time was way different! Big brother "G" was so interested in me, and wanted to help me out with all of my props and gadgets. He was all smiles, and wanted to be involved in all we were doing.
I was super excited to work with little newborn "G". He was an amazing little boy! Very easy to work with, and so sweet. Of course, like all newborn shoots I do, he was awake the entire time. I got to use a lot of my new props and a few new hats during the shoot. I love the picture of little "G" with his proud dadda. This family is really beautiful, and I really hope to work with them in the future, and watch these two handsome boys grow!!! :)

Baby K Designs

2009-12-22T23:33:00.000-08:00

I know it has been forever since I have blogged! I have been extremely busy, and have really just been putting it on the back burner. I have a lot of great pictures that I have taken, and it's time to play catch up!
So I recently found Veronica of Baby K Designs on Etsy.com She has great stuff for newborns, toddlers, and kids. I have been taking pictures of my beautiful nieces so I could send Veronica some images for her site. Her prices are great, and her items are of great quality. These are some pictures that are my favorites from the shoot with my nieces. The hats, tutu, and flower headband are all products of Baby K Designs. Besides Etsy.com, you can also find Baby K Designs on facebook!

A Full Head of Hair on this Little Guy!

2009-10-23T20:48:00.000-07:00

So I took these photos over a month ago of little "M." I work with his dad, and he and his wife were so excited that I was going to be taking pictures of their son! He is a very quiet one, and I basically just followed him around and let him be. I got some really great shots of this little guy, and when his mom called me after she saw the photos, she said "words cannot describe how much these mean to us!" That is the best compliment anyone can ever give me. To know that I was able to capture their son at this point in his life is absolutely awesome!! Makes me keep going with my dream of being a great photographer with lots of satisfied clients!! :)

Some of my Favorite Images of my Son!

2009-10-23T20:34:00.000-07:00

So I was recently going through old pictures that I had taken a while back of my son Sean. I wanted to post a few of my absolute favorites. I mainly went through the pictures because I decided to enter a photo contest that my clickinmom.com site was having. It was black and white photography, and there were so many amazing entries. The jury is still out on who the winner is, but I had to enter the photo of my son and his cousin walking hand in hand in the park. This picture was originally taken for a mother's day gift for my mother-in-law. I entered this photo in 2005 in an Amateur photo contest for the city of Roseville, and I won first place in my category. What do you think!!

Another session with little "H"

2009-08-18T09:58:00.000-07:00

So I went back to take photos of little "H" with her mom and dad. She is now almost 3 weeks old, and we were able to get a lot of great shots when she was awake. She is absolutely goregous, and is such a good baby. She really will let us do almost anything to her to get the great shots. I have been really lucky to have such a good friend in her mom to allow me to photograph this little angel!! I am posting a few of my favorites from the session.
I also finally received my newborn cocoon, and we were barely able to squeeze her into it!! I love all of these pics! Especially the ones with daddy and Datsun their Jack Russell. Hope you enjoy! :)

Little 6 Day Old Princess!

2009-08-03T22:19:00.000-07:00

My friend "C" had her baby earlier this week, and I had the pleasure of getting to meet her new daughter this weekend and do a photo shoot with her. Now, I have to say that I was really nervous because I have worked with newborns in the past, and they never fall asleep during the session! I don't know about you, but there is something about a sleeping newborn. So quiet and serene. It was my time to finally have a sleeping little one. And boy did she sleep! She was out the entire time! I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. I am so excited for her mom and dad to see these photos. These are just a few of my absolute favorites. I am planning on working with the entire family in the very near future, and I will be sure and update once I get them! :)

I Love Doing Maternity Sessions!

2009-07-03T18:21:00.001-07:00

I had the pleasure of photographing my friend "C" that is due at the beginning of August. She is goregous, and allowed me to work with her for 3 hours! It is so awesome to have someone that allows me to do whatever, as I am able to try out many different ideas! I think that maternity and newborn sessions are my absolute favorite! I try really hard to capture the emotion and anticipation in all my maternity shots. I was really excited with almost all of the photos that we got from our session. Here I posted a few of my absolute favorites!

I think one of my favorites is the one of her tattoo. She has a really cool tattoo that wraps all the way around her back. I turned the photo black and white and decided to just leave the tattoo in color so you are able to see how really neat it is! I didn't even know that she had it until the day of our shoot.

I was so excited for her to see the final pics. I was really pleased when she saw them and said that she liked all of them! She was very reluctant to even have maternity pics done, so to know that she liked all of them is a great compliment! Her boyfriend even wanted her to print out some wallet sizes :)

Father's Day Gift For Pop!

2009-06-19T00:14:00.001-07:00

So my husband Ryan had a great idea of trying to copy a photo that was taken by his mom years ago of him and his father. We wanted to try and recreate the same pose as the old photo, but found that it was much harder than we thought! We tried a session back in September of 2008 because we wanted to try and do it for his dad for a Christmas Gift. We both felt that we really didn't get the pose right, so we kind of just forgot and put the idea on the back burner. I mentioned to Ryan last weekend that we should try again and give it to his dad for Father's Day this year. So, we decided to try again tonight. After about 200 photos we still could not get the exact pose of the younger Ryan and his Dad. I was getting really frustrated, and so was our son Sean, so we called it quits.

I have to say that I know that the photo that I captured of Ryan and Sean doesn't match the pose exactly from 32 years ago, but I LOVE the look on my son's face! I love that you can see his dimples, and I thought that it really caught who they are as father and son now as opposed to Ryan and his Dad in the past! I know that Pop will enjoy the photo! Hope everyone out there has an awesome Father's Day this weekend! :)

What a Great Family!

2009-06-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

So I had another shoot on Sunday evening! This time it was for another one of my friends at work. She is pregnant, and is due at the beginning of August, and her boyfriends family wanted to all get together to have a nice family photo taken. We decided to meet in Folsom at Negro Bar, and the weather was absolutely perfect! This family is so much fun! We all worked up a sweat hiking down a pretty steep hill to get to the best place for lighting and scenery. I was really happy with what we were able to capture, and I posted a few of my favorites here. I am meeting with my friend this weekend to do some maternity shots.
I will be sure to post a couple of our shoot if she says it's ok! :)

My Session With "N" and her Brothers

2009-06-18T23:49:00.000-07:00

So, I know that I haven't written here for a while! I have been really busy with work and basic family and household duties. But, I have still been clicking away. I went this past Sunday and took pictures of my friend from work and her two brothers. They wanted to get some pictures of the three of them together for Father's Day! They are total Giants Fans, so we had fun taking some photos of them in their Giants Gear for Dad. I really love the picture of the three of them lined up against the fence in their sunglasses and serious looks! We even put them in birth order from youngest to oldest! I really hope that their dad enjoys their gift this year! I had a lot of fun, and was really happy how the pictures turned out. :)

Amazing Electrical Storm!

2009-06-03T23:36:00.000-07:00

So tonight we had a really amazing electrical storm that lasted for about 2 hours. We don't see that too often in Northern California. I couldn't wait to get home from work and grab my camera! Now, I do not do night photography, so I was hoping that I would get really lucky. I think that I got some really cool pictures. I was really proud of what I was able to capture on my first attempt! Of course, the pictures do not do the storm justice. It was really amazing to be able to be out there and witness the sky light up like that!

My session with "Mr. Serious"

2009-06-01T00:15:00.000-07:00

So today I got to photograph little "G." He will be turning 1 on Wednesday. He was definately very serious for our shoot. He wasn't too sure about things. Boy, is this guy a little cutie! His dad and I kept calling him "Mr. Serious." We did finally get a few smiles toward the end of the shoot when he decided that he wanted to eat the leaves on the grass. I love the shot of him fussing when we were trying to feed the ducks. He wanted daddy to hold him.
It was really great to meet little "G" today, and I learned that he is going to be a big brother! Hopefully I will get a chance to photograph this little one again in the future! :)

A Beautiful Sunset and My Little Boy Caught In The Middle Of It :)

2009-05-23T01:37:00.000-07:00

This photo was also taken on Monday night when I met
my friend Erin to photograph her. It seems that every
time I get together with Erin to take pictures, we get
really lucky. I'm sure you have seem the picture of Erin
and the rainbow on my website. (if not check it out
http://www.photographybyjt.com/) Pure luck every
single time. I was also with Erin when I took the photo
of the utility towers under the Fun Stuff section on my
site. I think she brings me photographic good luck!
I loved this photo of my son. I just wanted to post it
because I loved the colors, and it will be a picture that
I treasure for a lifetime :)

My Beautiful Blue-Eyed Friend Erin :)

2009-05-23T01:27:00.000-07:00

On Monday evening, I went with my friend Erin who is also a photographer to Gibson Ranch in Elverta. I have to say that Erin has been a great supporter of my work, and is a great model! She was such a trooper, and helped to give me some really great ideas. She even climbed a tree, and almost got stuck all in the name of creativity!! I loved so many of the pictures that I got of her the other night. I have to give her a lot of credit for the poses. She is a great coach and mentor to me. Thanks Erin for always being there for me, and building my confidence when I didn't have any! :)

Adorable Little "R"

2009-05-23T00:11:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday I got to photograph 7 year old "R." She is an absolute cutie! Her dad took her out to Nordstrom Rack to buy her a new dress just for our shoot. She told me all about her day. Now I know that her favorite Jamba Juice flavor is Banana Berry. I also learned that her 3 year old brother is "Crazy!" as she puts it. She talked my ear off the whole time! I loved her big brown eyes and how they played off the color of her dress. I hope to get a chance to photograph "R" in the future! :)

The Cutest Little Guy!

2009-05-17T22:54:00.000-07:00

So today I got to take photos of little 3 month old Christian. He is so amazing. He has the best disposition, and is a very happy baby. He was a great little model for me, and I can't wait to show his parents the great pictures that we got of him today. I look forward to watching this little guy grow up over the years, and hope that I get the chance to photograph him again in the future!:)

Need To Cherish The Little Things In Life :)

2009-05-15T01:59:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't posted in a few days! I work my day job during the week, and I get extremely busy. But, it is almost the weekend, and I have two shoots planned. Sunday I am going to take pictures of little man Christian. He is about 2 months old now, and I am really excited to get some great pictures with him and his mom. His mom is a friend of mine from work. Later in the afternoon on Sunday I am going to meet my friend Erin out at Gibson Ranch. She is also a photographer, and we have been trying to get together for some time to go out and play! She is going to do some headshots of me, and I am going to do pics of her! I am super excited, and have tons of cool ideas for us!

I decided to post these pictures because it really shows what I love to capture in my photography. I really just want to create a moment in time that parents will always remember. Soon, children will be too big to pick up, or too busy to do the little things in life. These days we don't pay much attention to our children playing. So many kids are now so engrossed in their video games or texting, that you don't see them explore or enjoy just playing outside with nature.

One of these photos, Ava is building a castle with sticks in the sand. Another, she was playing with my son Sean's remote control car. And the last one, she was playing on the monkey bars while her mom held her up! We need to remember these precious moments! :)

Little Miss "Diva" Ava!

2009-05-11T23:40:00.001-07:00

Today I got to take pictures of Little Miss Ava. She is absolutely adorable!! I had such a fun time following her around the park listening to all of her cute little words. She loved to swing, and I LOVE the picture that I was able to capture of her mom pushing her and counting to 3 on the swing! This shot to me is priceless, and even when I caught it, I showed it to her mom and she gave me a big hug! That is the best reward after a shoot; knowing that the parents are going to treasure it for a lifetime! I love what I am doing, and can't wait to keep on capturing memories for years to come! :)

A Very Relaxing Mother's Day!

2009-05-11T23:29:00.001-07:00

I had an absolute wonderful Mother's Day this year! I got to have a lovely brunch with my family in Manteca. My cousin has 3 beautiful daughters that love to have their picture taken. I really love the black and white of the youngest one with her dad in the hammock. Even the dog Abner had a relaxing day!! The kids had tons of fun doing the Slip-n-Slide, while the adults got to visit.
I also got some quiet time in the hammock! Boy, do I need one of those for my backyard! I hope all the Mothers out there had a great day as well!!! :)

My Session With Fussy Little James!

2009-05-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of photographing little James Kenji. Boy does this little guy have a set of lungs on him. I love the picture of his mom holding him and smiling when he is crying. She says that he cries a lot, and she is so used to it by now. James is now 2 months old, and is absolutely adorable. We did manage to get some pretty good shots after he had eaten and decided that he wanted to talk to his mom. How about those chubby little cheeks. :)
I hope that all the moms out there have a fabulous Mother's Day tomorrow. I love that I get to create lasting memories for all moms, and hope to create them for many years to come!!!

One of my favorite pictures!

2009-05-09T00:11:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I know that I haven't posted in a few days. Real world job keeping me busy during the week. Now that the weekend is here it is time to play! I am taking pictures tomorrow of my friends 2 month old little boy in the early afternoon. In the later afternoon I am taking pictures of another friends 3 year old little girl! I am definately ready to get that camera out!

I will be sure to post after the sessions to update on all the fun! I am also looking forward to visiting with family on Mother's Day! :)

I wanted to post this picture because it is one of my favorites. My son Sean LOVES our cat Jackson! They have a really great relationship, and boy does Jackson tollerate Sean's abuse! This photo really shows how much these two love each other!!!

Time with my son Sean at Gibson Ranch :)

2009-05-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

My son Sean and I took a trip to Gibson Ranch in Elverta today. He wanted to take pictures with his new camera, and he chose the place. Unfortunately, his camera is a piece of crap, so he didn't get to take pictures with me, but he rode his bike all around the park instead. This place is absolutely gorgeous, and I plan to use this park as a resource quite often for my portrait sessions. It's great for kids, families, and portraits. I'm really excited about all the different ideas for portraits that this place has to offer! :)

My Session with Little Dominic

2009-05-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure to photograph little 3 week old Dominic. He is an absolute LOVE! He was talking to me throughout the entire session, and only started to fuss towards the end because he was tired. I was there for 2 hours, and he was awake the entire time. It seems that every time I photograph newborns, they do not want to sleep for me! I think they know that something is going on and they don't want to miss any of the fun!

It was an absolute joy to be able to photograph this beautiful little boy! Congrats to his family:)

My Website is Finished!

2009-05-02T03:52:00.000-07:00

It is now 4o'clock in the morning on Saturday. My website is done! I am so excited. Please be sure to leave me comments on my blog so I can keep track of who is visiting. Tomorrow I have a session with little Dominic. He is 3 weeks old, and I am looking forward to getting some great shots. All my fun stuff is packed for the journey to his house. I will be sure to post a picture from the session later on this evening! Off to bed, FINALLY! :)

I'm Super Excited About This New Adventure In My Life!

2009-04-30T20:28:00.000-07:00

Hello to everyone that may be reading this! I am really glad that you are here and checking out my work. I have put this passion of mine on hold for way tooo long! Thanks to all the support of my family and friends, and everyone who has always believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. I look forward to this great journey, and know that this is what I am supposed to be doing. I am honored to be able to offer my talent to people and can't wait to start creating lasting memories that will last a lifetime for each and every one of my future clients! :)

Sincerely,

Jen