Please Excuse my absence : Personal

I know its been a while since I have last posted but life has been non-stop for me lately. Between working on my house, placing last minute photo orders so they are in in time for the holidays, christmas shopping and work its been a little hectic. I tried posting some photos from the cotillion I photographed in November but for some reason it didnt post... I will have to try posting it again soon. Theres been a lot of work going on in the house in the past couple days. My contractor Ken Berthiaume and his son Mike have been working very quickly and i am loving the results. I dont have any photos of the updates on this computer except for one. This is a picture of my kitchen with the cabinets installed (excuse the awful quality of the photo... its from my old school cell phone) More pictures to come soon. :)

The Holidays are coming... FAST!

I just want to let everyone know that with how fast the holidays are coming and the purchase of my new home I will be only taking on very few sessions until the new year. Some of the sessions I will be taking are those who are a part of my baby plan, maternity and newborns under the age of six weeks. Depending on how crazy my schedule is I may take on other sessions. Please do not hesitate to inquire. Its just with the renovations with my new home, christmas shopping and spending the holidays with my family things will be a bit busy.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! :)

My new home! : Personal

It's official! I am now a homeowner! I just closed on my house on November 12th and its all mine! I am so excited. I originally put an offer on this house back in August and lost in a bidding war, but to my surprise the offer fell through and it went back on the market and i won the bidding war this time. :) There is still lots of work that needs to be done such as the kitchen cabinets need to be installed (that will be happening today), the doors need to be hung, the vanity needs to be installed and the hardwood floors need to be put down. Some family came by over the weekend to help out with projects and we were able to get quite a bit done. Started painting and hopefully we will be done painting everything this weekend. But for now, here are some pictures of the house when I first went to look at it. I will post some updates on the changes once I've settled in.

Madelyn : Newborns

Madelyn is only two weeks old and i cannot believe how alert she is for a two week old baby. She was wonderful to work with and i enjoyed working with her and her parents.

My fav's

Liam : Children

I had the pleasure of working with Liam and his beautiful mama again this past weekend. Liam is a part of my baby plan and will be turning 1 next month. Check out my favorites.

The Poulin's : Family

Last weekend I visited my aunt and uncle and took their family portraits. It's kind of strange to call them my aunt and uncle because they are only 10 years older than me. They just recenlty built a new house in Ct and its gorgeous! Here are my fav's from their session.

Children

These are some more of my favorite's from my session with my co-workers daughter.

Gavin : Newborns

Here are a few more favorites from my session with little Gavin and his family.

Artist of the Month: Personal

Hello!

Just wanted to announce that I have a display up at Atkins Farms in South Amherst for the month of November. I was chosen as the artist of the month and Saturday night I went and hung my 57 framed images for show. Many of my 2009 clients are featured throughout. If you are in the area or would like to enjoy a nice ride out to South Amherst I would more than appreciate it if you had a moment to check it out. My display is located in the seating area near the bakery. While your there be sure to enjoy some goodies... they have delicious food!

Sneak Peak

I also had to share a few favorites from another session from this past weekend of another co-workers daughter.

Gavin : Sneak Peak!

Just photographed a co-workers new baby boy Gavin over the weekend. Just wanted to share two favorites! More to come soon!

Halloween Cupcakes : Personal

I really enjoy baking, especially around the holidays! I made a bunch of halloween cupcakes last year and wanted to make some again this year. I made about 100 cupcakes yesterday and here are a few of my favorite frosted ones. Yes i had to make one with my logo... the color of sprinkles was perfect however my recreation was a little less than perfect but hey, it still tasted good! :)

What makes your day? : Personal

This morning I got an email from a co-worker at my full time job. We do not work in the same department but he has a real passion for photography and nature as do I. Reading his email really made my day! Dave I hope you don't mind that I posted this.

"Jaime,
I visited your blog this morning to see what’s new. OMG!!!!!!!!! What fantastic work you are doing. It just keeps getting better and better and better. The latest stuff just blows me away. The wedding photos and senior photos are just fantastic. I can’t imagine how you get people to turn into movie stars, but that’s just what you do. I have never seen wedding and other photos like them, and your sister, you’re going to turn her into a star!
I think what also really clicks for me is that most of the work is outside in the most beautiful surroundings. Your subjects are so at ease and natural. You get them to relax and really show the dreamy love that they have for each other and for life. It shows your appreciation for it also.
How very precious those shots will be to them when they look back at their beautiful sparkling youth many years from now.
I also found your house hunting narrative interesting. Interesting that you wound up with your first choice. Good things do come to those who wait…….sometimes. I love houses and home and am in the process of restoring my boyhood homestead……….finally I’m home. Finally home, never felt home before. It makes the hard work easy…….labor of love.
Go girl, honestly your work will make you famous and the world will beat a path to your door!
Dave"

Thanks Dave, It's very reassuring that people enjoy the work I do! :)

What a week : Personal

What a week this week. Dad had surgery on his shoulder tuesday morning, thankfully he is doing well, very sore, but his surgery went well! And yesterday my cat Hunter was rushed in for emergency surgery due to a urinary blockage. He made it through surgery and through the night but we are still waiting to hear if he's progressing. Poor thing is only four years old. I hope he gets well soon. He will be spending another night at the vet's office. :(

DVD with rights : SALE!

For anyone who had a session with me prior to 2009 I am offering the DVD with rights at a discounted price! The DVD includes all edited images at full resolution and includes the rights for personal use. Meaning you can make all your own prints, use them for slideshows or making your own albums. These make great Christmas gifts!

Portrait Price: $299 (regularly $799) a savings of $500!
Wedding Price: $599 (regularly $1499) a savings of $900!

For a custom DVD case featuring a photo on the cover add $45



For more information or to order please email me at jaimesphotography@yahoo.com

This is a one time offer for sessions prior to 2009 so hurry! Offer ends December 15, 2009!

Naomi's Country Girl Shoot : Portraits

Was just in the mood for shooting one day so my sister volunteered to model and her friend volunteered to be my assistant. Thank you to Sapowsky's Farm for letting us use your hay field and thank you to Dickinson's Farm for letting us use your corn field.

Some of my fav's. to see more go to www.jaimesphotography.com/naomi