GIVEAWAY TIME!!! {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

OKAY, seriously... this is the biggest giveaway that I have ever done. I am hoping that all you prego people out there will be as excited as I am! I LOVE newborn sessions! Read the details below! Leave a comment if you would like to win! If you know of someone who would be interested in this giveaway, have them comment on this post because the winnings are not transferable. I will be choosing the winner with a random picker online on January 12th. SO CHECK BACK!

Oh and p.s. the winner needs to be in Utah (Salt Lake City/Provo areas)

FAV'S FROM THIS NEWBORN SESSION {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

You'll recognize this sweet thing from a few posts back. I now get to post the rest of my favorites. This session was at the baby's home. They had AMAZING slate floors that served as an awesome backdrop. Enjoy!







NEWBORNS MAKE THE CUTEST FACES!!!





I LOVE THE BLACK AND WHITE AND THE COLOR PROCESSING OF THIS NEXT IMAGE. I COULDN'T CHOOSE WHICH ONE TO POST... SO HERE YOU GO... YOU GET BOTH!

SIMPLY STUNNING...

This is one of my FAVORITE wedding images of 2010. 'Nuff said! Speaking of weddings... I am terribly behind on posting images from some of the weddings that I have shot in the past few months. Maybe I'll be able to catch up in January on my blog postings? We'll see...

Happy holidays everyone!

PRINT GIVEAWAY WINNER! {UTAH PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER}

I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE VERY FIRST WINNER OF MY MONTHLY GIVEAWAY!

LAUREN RICCI!!!

What did she just win?...

Prints for her next photo session:
(can be used within the next 6 months!)

1 8x10 (mounted and sprayed)
2 5x7's
25 4x6 proofs

AN $80 VALUE!!!

Wahoo Lauren!!!

And this is all just because you left a comment on this blog:) I love my commenters!

So for the rest of you who would like a little of this giveaway action...feel free to leave a comment to have a chance to win for January's drawing. I will choose, at random, one commenter each month. Please check back the first of each month because some of you I do not have emails for... so the only way I can notify you is through this blog.

Happy December everyone!

Jess

I LOVE MY RETURNING CLIENTS! {UTAH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER}

I have had the privilege of getting to photograph this little girl for the past 3 years or so. She was one of my first photo sessions here in Salt Lake back in 2007. It is so fun to watch my clients kids grow up every year. Little Miss "C" was such a great model for me this year. She took direction REALLY well. There is some kind of magic that happens right around 5 years old with most children and having their portrait taken. It seems like they suddenly understand what to do in front of a camera. I just LOVE this age!

More to come!

And oh, the rain boots!!! So cute... can you tell I like to photograph shoes? It makes my little clients just crack up that I want to take pictures of just their shoes. She thought it was sooo funny.

CREATIVELY OUT OF FOCUS. {UTAH FAMILY/PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER}

I love me some blur and haze!!!!

PRINT GIVEAWAY. {UTAH PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER}

I have started something new... a monthly giveaway. Check out my tab that says "leave a comment, win prints" for more details. I will be announcing the winner for the month of November on December 1st.

There's still time to leave a comment and have a chance to win:

1 8x10 (mounted and sprayed)
2 5x7's
25 4x6 proofs

AN $80 VALUE!!! All for your next photo session with Jessica White Photography!

Thanks everyone! I'm excited to do this giveaway:)

MORE OF MISS "K"... {UTAH CHILD AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER}

Just wanted to share a few more from this session. Isn't she just a doll? Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

NATURAL EXPRESSIONS. {UTAH CHILD PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER}

Kids can have the BEST natural expressions. They are so honest and so candid. They can tell you so much in their sweet innocent eyes...or rather some may not be so innocent! Anyways, I admire how REAL children can be in front of the camera.

Sometimes these REAL expressions can be hard to find because most kids, when put in front of a camera, are trained to say "cheese". I say BLAHHH to "cheese"!!!! I would never tell a child to say cheese at one of my sessions!

My first born had the WORST "say cheese"-itis! And no, I did not cause it...the daycare that he attended caused it.... I'll shift the blame to someone else! It took him a few years to finally figure out that he didn't have to FORCE a smile. I guess it's just a phase... and honestly, sometimes it is pretty funny just how distorted kids can make their face look in a picture. But let's be honest, all of us moms and dads out there only need a few of the "cheesy" smiles in our memory books, not a thousand of them. We want to remember our kids the way they really look... natural.

So all you parents out there, do yourselves a favor and stop telling your child to say cheese, cause that's all you'll get is the cheesy smiles, stiff and unnatural looks... not real expressions.

The best thing you can do is INTERACT with your child. Talk to them about their favorite subject and watch their face light up. Click the camera in between their sentences... when they pause to think about what they said or you just said. That's when you get the natural expressions.

So now that I've gone on a tangent....I tend to do that when it's late!.... On to Little miss "K" who did such a great job of giving me natural expressions. Its amazing what you can see in a sweet child's face when they are completely natural.

SO SOFT AND SWEET. {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

MY FAVORITES FROM TODAY {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

Little baby Sawyer made us work for this shot, but it was well worth it. Enjoy!

MORE FROM TODAY. {UTAH PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER}

We had an great day with our birthday boy. Now that the little ones are asleep, I've wondered off to the computer to "play" with some more of the photos from today. I thought I would try something different. This isn't my typical style. But I'm really loving it. I love these shots because they are impressionistic. So completely different than the previous post. Let me know your thoughts!

MY LITTLE GUY IS 2! {UTAH PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER}

I seriously can't believe how quickly the past two years have flown by. My little guy has been such a breeze of a kid. He was such a mellow baby and now (even though he has his two year old moments), he is a dream child. He brings so much light and laughter to our family. We are so happy to have him.

p.s. he is such a polite little boy. He almost always tells me "thank you" (unprompted) when I give him something. And I always tell him "your welcome". So now he says "thank you, welcome". Yesterday in the car, he asked his brother " Anno (Andrew) more candy peas (please)". And this was after many times of asking. I don't know about you, but I think most 2 year olds just scream and throw a fit to get heard or when they want something. I couldn't believe his patience and politeness. Oh, and today... I sneezed and he said "bless you mama". Man, this kid melts my heart every single day.

DASHELL+MATT. MARRIED. {UTAH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

Finally! A FULL post from DaShell and Matt's wedding! Enjoy!

I must give credit to Raquel Acevedo who is an amazing photographer and a great friend of mine. She came as the second photographer for this wedding and captured many of the fun images DaShell and Matt received. We have a blast working together and I believe my brides and grooms are happy with the variety of images they get from us!

DaShell and Matt, you were seriously the BEST! I have enjoyed working with the two of you and wish you the best with your new journey together!