LIFE. CAPTURED.

Wow! It was CRAZY in So. Cal today! 20-24 MPH winds, rain that didn't know what it wanted to do, and I even heard it was hailing a few miles south of our photo shoot! We had considered postponing this session for next weekend, but the weather seemed to be lifting...according to my eyes and the weather channel. So we figured, what the hay...lets shoot! We drove on to the park in Hanford, and as soon as we made our exit -- RAIN! Pouring down RAIN! Unreal! We decided to keep on -- just because it was raining at 11th avenue, didn't mean it was raining a few streets down and to the right. Haha, I was right! Bright yellow sun and beautiful blue skies were waiting for us...and 20 MPH chilly chilly wind! We got out and let the kiddos run around -- we were out of the woods...right? Haha, not quite. After about 20 minutes of shooting, the rain came back. Luckily, there was a little monster tunnel that I was able to slip my camera into to protect it from the rain. There was also cover above, and after the rain let up into sprinkles, I figured we might as well shoot the kids in the tunnel!







A few minutes later the rain was gone, the sun was shining, the wind stopped, and it was WARM! Yes, thats right...warm! Mom ran the jackets back to the truck and we resumed the shoot without any further weather interruptions. It was so worth it, and we all had a great time! Here's a few more sneak peaks from their session:

It's only been a few two days since I began working on my new blog. It would be a JOY to just get the new Into The Darkroom Package, but alas...I'm not that lucky. :( Pooh. So, I've decided to redo the site and blog...needed something cooler looking. Here's a sneak peak at the new photo blog --





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Hey all! I've come up with my first small photo contest for this year...and the winner will receive a stunning 16x20 mounted photograph of their choice, from their 2009 session! Yay! So, here's the plan:

For everyone who has or will have a session from January 2009 until May 2009 will be able to enter their favorite image of their child (one entry per child) into the contest, or can leave the choosing up to me ... OR ... they may choose a group shot of their children to place into the contest. I will set up a gallery on my MySpace page with each entry, as they are chosen.

At the end of the contest, I will place all entries here on my blog for voting. To be fair, the voting will not begin until June 1st, 2009 and will end June 15th, 2009. The winner will be announced via my blog on June 16th, 2009. The family of the winning portrait will be able to choose their 16x20 after that date!

Don't miss out on this contest!!! Book your session today!

For those of you not on MySpace...I thought I would post my March Promos over here on the good ol' blog:

* Military Families Receive $25 off the Deluxe Barefoot Session

* Everyone will receive a complimentary 8x10 print from their session (** good for sessions booked in March **)

PEACE & LOVE

Jaime Hough

I had the pleasure of spending last Saturday with a really fun family, at Freedom Park in Hanford -- that place rocks! I had photographed the kiddos last year for their school pics -- 5 Times The Fun, but had yet to get mom in there (except her legs) - see below:



So, we figured it was time for another session. Try as we may, we were not able to catch dad -- next time, for sure! :) Here is mom, beautiful as ever:











Their kiddos are just amazing and full of life! The little one especially -- I just cannot get enough of her. Mom told me just before we left, that she had been wanting a picture of her tongue -- which is apparently heart shaped. Well, she wouldn't cooperate, but I found one as I was viewing the session in Bridge:





Of course, she became sorta cranky towards the end, but her mood changed when she saw a man in a motorized parachute, soaring through the sky. She would get so sad when he disappeared, and asked "Where'd he go?":



But was mesmerized when he reappeared:



Now last time, the boys were rather shy. But this time, as soon as they got out of their mom's car, they went crazy! "Can you take a picture of me like this? How about over here?" Her oldest son was crackin' me up -- apparently, he had just gotten a hair cut -- I couldn't see his eyes, so his little bro decided to help us out out:







Her youngest son was even willing to take some shots with his sister -- totally rad, he even picked the spot...inside this small little tunnel:



The girls on the other hand, are always totally ready to get in front of the camera -- and they are sooooo much fun to be around:









If the eldest daughter looks familiar, it's because I just did a 80's Style Session with her and her gal pals. Oh, good times!

Until the next shoot...

PEACE & LOVE

Jaime Hough