Continuing Teaser-Ville.

Because I've been in a spazzy mood....I've been trying to be super-productive before the wedding TOMORROW....(saturday)...err, today. whatever. ;0

So, I wanted to breeze through some more photos from my Nov. 20th wedding. :)

Simple, elegant-tay....and woodsy. :)
You will see more nature-y inspired art with them, because she is a HUGE lover of it. :)
By art, I don't just mean these lovely eh-hem presets or whatever you see come out here...I tend to go a step further with my couples...there are some GREAT ideas out there waiting to be used...and I plan on exploring EACH wedding to their own artistic potential. ;)  This should be a really fun one.

I aim to please my clients. :)

more to come soon.....................

Kissing the bride....it was so quiet out there...and so peaceful...

I didn't even set her up for this.  We were starting to wonder when the groom was going out there...and sure enough...she was LOOKING for him!!! tee hee hee. :)

Jason & Kellie, hope you start to enjoy the many pictures coming your way!!!!

Jen

The SURPRISE wedding gallery.

So, very soon I hope to gather the entire story for you...the fun tidbits of how all this came about....and the secrets we kept, til the day of. :)
The dad had no idea when he walked out of the house, he would give his daughter away!
The mom had no idea....
and this was the result. :)

Love me,


Nathan & Katherine - SURPRISE Princess Bride Wedding

Hope to see some of you soon, especially my future brides for 2012. :)

Let's get creating!

Here are a couple of nice fun ones. ;) I was feeling the vintage old picture style for them.

Love,
Jen

WHY am I not having specials or discounts today? :)

SPECIAL
Because there are AMAZING things ahead for the dreams of my business in 2012.  I aim to give TIME to you....for ALWAYS an amazing price.  I am spending the rest of my year gearing up for the dreams that are ahead...and the things on my list that need to happen.  I cannot wait to share them with you as time goes.  I am excited to meet the future people that I can share my passions with.  The faces I'll capture, the moments I'll embrace.

PORTRAITS
If you are needing ANY kind of portraits right now, I have just a few slots left in December. :)

EYES PROJECT
For those of you that participated in the EYES project, keep a look out - this is going to start happening soon.  I still need to secure a gallery to show at, but first - I must get the pieces completed. :)  Stay tuned for THAT!!!! You are going to love it, I just know it. :)

WEDDING DAYS.....
Meanwhile, if you are someone you know are getting married or are about to get engaged!  Please have them contact me for my package for their wedding day.  :)  I have some more amazing stories coming up in 2012 that I cannot wait to capture!!!!! 

I look forward to hearing more amazing stories this next year...and meeting some of the coolest people in the world, yes YOU. :)

Take care, and talk soon!

Inside Portrait : The Artist.

i've noticed....while most seem to jump into the flow....i seem to want to swim against it.....and make my own way. lol. I dunno - I move slower than most...but what I do - has meaning to me now. I fail and succeed. But, mostly succeed.

because failure does lead to success.

some may call it stubborn, but what i see it as now....I want to know what i'm doing and WHY. I don't want to blindly "copy" things to get where I'm going.

i still have my many seas of doubts...but in the end...i'm free, i love...and i learn...i think if i ever stopped learning and growing, i would be in "failure" mode. The light is green. So I'm GOING! :)

I'm thankful for all of you. 

I'm thankful for my husband.

I'm thankful that I have a life to live, and a creative gift to explore.

I'm thankful for quiet times.

I'm thankful for crazee times.

(inside and out) 

I'm thankful for forgivness.

I'm thankful for redemption.

A wedding summed up, in HEART sparklers.

Hey I thought it was super cool, these sparklers were heart-shaped.
But more than that, I think it FITS with the whole theme of this wedding.
We all had a little SPARKLE that nite. :)

From the surprise, Princess Bride, 20's themed costume party turned wedding day.:)

A fun-filled weekend! HIGHLIGHTS here!

So! I had a fun fun fun filled weekend with a TRIPLE action packed wedding weekend.  This normally doesn't happen to me, actually it is rare. My professional goal usually, is to stay at one a month..... :)  However, with the weddings that came my way this weekend - it was a plan that fell in place with such precision, that I could not help but surrender to it all and embrace the challenges and most of all the LOVE that came out of these events. :)

WEDDING 1

A long time friend of mine....got married.  It was a true celebration of finding love and committing love...before all to see.  I was fortunate to be called up to shoot the wedding and meet the man she would spend the rest of her life with.  We went to Biz school together (CTI Business) , so I have a fondness and a story with this lovely woman!  I would like to say congrats to Kabinda, my friend.

A quick picture of them together (L) and her getting ready and adjusting the veil (R)

WEDDING 2
Another long time friend of the family. ;)  I'm very fond of! I got the call one day...about a secret wedding...NOT to be shared with anyone til the day of.  It was masked underneath a birthday party...and later I found out - a costume party. :)  So everyone was AMAZED when we walked in...and there stood the officiant, the bride and groom, best "Maam"....and MOH. :)  There were gasps...squeals...tears....and I actually hope to share their entire story with you.  I could not stop tearing up.  How is one supposed to take pictures and cry? :)  Congrats....Nathan and Kathy. :) This is the video of the ceremony....pictures will be coming soon .... :)  The video is important - because of the VOWS.  Take a listen. :)

WEDDING 3
Kellie found me through a sometimes hit and miss channel in craigslist.  I love surprises like this.  She and her family were so welcoming and fun.  They were partying it up out at the La Cantera ranch...and the weather, while chilly, was quite amazing.  We had a super overcast of cloud cover with just enough time and NO thunderstorms!!!!...and it was gorgeously beautiful and fast. :)  Thanks to her and all the friends & family for having so much fun.  We truly enjoyed our time!  Congrats to Jason & Kellie!!!!  And thank you for the lucky bamboo!!!!!

The announcment! Mr & Mrs (here comes the bouquet) (L) -
A lovely naturey photo request from the bride GORGEOUS shot (R)

Thanks again, to all the friends & family of all the couples.  You helped make their day VERY SPECIAL!!!!!
I could tell in each event, LOVE was present in all the greatest forms!!!
Lots of smiles and laughter. :)

Until next time...............

Jen,
from Pink Light Images

Engagement Art.

Herez some ART for a recent engagement session! :)  fun times. :)

Kindof a mishmash of stairs. 

Architecture and color overload - I didn't really change THAT much of the original coloring.  But the blends brought out new things, as always. :)

And couch FOR THE WIN!

There are days...where things seem to come together...after many years...of collecting and using pieces of furniture that did their part.  I gave away 2 couches this past week...and left myself open to receive a new one.  Actually, I received more than that!  I was dreaming of a couch with legs...but I did not dream up this FANTASTIC shape...or COLOR!!!! WOW!  I'm a fan of what I call "Blue Man Blue"...or sometimes called Cobalt Blue.  It really truly is an amazing shade of blue, made just for me.  Colorful, bright and homey.  It is a little sectional couch, and all together probably about 8ft long - but apart pretty easy to manuever.

I made a quick stop downtown after having a late nite inspiration search online and on Facebook.  I found this couch on a website that I had seen the previous couple of weeks, but THIS couch was not on there. :)  I needed something multi-functional - and able to be used as a prop for photography - at my leisure.  This double win came as a big surprise...and def. a huge blessing.

These 2 you CANNOT find at Ikea...not even close.  Matter of fact, Ikea's cheapest couch is maybe $300 or so....and the 2 of these together were a great price, even on sale. :)  AMAZING.  They definitely have been loved and used, but still remain in really good structure and soundness.  I'm excited to present to you....a more "finished" look for my living room/studio. :) 

My car is filled to the brim with Cobalt Blue Couch!!!!

Fabulous vintage find at a local Dallas place..."sectional"

Using my 13yr old 1950's lamps as accessories, plus my lovely glass decanter.  I have bought various objects over the years, and it is really really NEAT to see them all come together in the matter of a day.

The wooden cube came from my previous full-time job...in which as we were downsizing, extra furniture was being tossed out.  I had ALWAYS loved that cube.  Well, that was 2008 when I got laid off and I got to take it home!!!!  It has been in a corner and un-used since 08.   The lamp is a twin from a find in Paris TX in 1998.  It was the year I saw Titanic for the first time...and these lamps have traveled EVERYWHERE with me since 98 and have survived!  They never really "fit in" per say - but at the heart of it - they are totally my style and I was ALWAYS in love w/ the lampshades!!!!  I also added the little glass decanter, because I bought that also many years ago.  Probably in Oklahoma somewherz, because in 1999 I lived in the Adair/Tulsa area and often found cool things to buy.  I probably bought it there. :)  But it was not the whopping $40 that I see ppl charging for it - it was like $8. :)  Definitely a great find in my wild life of moving.

I said all of this to say.
In one day, all these pieces I've had for years - made sense. :) 
I was envisioning the completed project in which I could make various scenarios from these couches...leaving room for creativity and fun.  I'm in awe that God hears and knows our simplest desires to illustrate a point.  He is out there, and if we let him - he will be a part of our life and live through our every joy and our every moment of despair. :) Thank you God! U are awesome. :)

And yes, even when couch shopping. :) 

Introducing: the Aurora Borealis Bride! :) September 2011

I'm posting this picture...because to me, it is significant to what I do. :)
Plus, I was inspired when I PRINTED this!!!! It was very beautiful.!!!!!
This is from a September 2011 wedding.

So maybe most of you don't "get it".

That is ok!  The great thing about being an artist is just that.  There are a lot of things that I may do in this lifetime that make no sense to you, but simply are reflections of visions within ME.

This picture came about FIRST by observing the colors of the stained-glass windows of the Catholic Church....and having her sit among those colors to give a very interesting and different perspective on a bride to be.  Everyone has their own voice & style - and she is no different.  She is unique!

After I took this, I was pleased with the original outcome, but wanted to take it a step further when I saw this same phenomenon reflecting on the floor during the ceremony.  Then, with all my creativity in motion - I created this cloudy swirl of haze surrounding her.   I do call this my Aurora Borealis bride - because if you have ever seen those lights in real life or in picture - they kind give this kindof GLOW.  You know?

So, I ask you - photographers out there - what kind of lighting scenario can you capture today, that gives you that same "feel"?  Is it a streetlamp?  An oven light?  A laser pointer?  Go out and play and find your light!

Jen

So! SEATTLE!

I had the pleasure of taking a very very VERY quick trip to Seattle and hang with my friend Becka and go to a Con at the Seattle Center.  It was really really fun.  I almost wish there had been more time for me to bounce around between all the workshops - because I only got to go to a few.  And it would have been neat to learn some more stuff - but there were some DISTANCE issues between several of them, and I just coudn't walk fast enough - nor did i bring a compact mode of transportation to make it FASTER! Either way, I had a blast...here are some highlights!!!!

This was my view coming towards Seattle the last minutes of the flight! AMAZING!!!!

The Fremont Troll - thanks to Becka for us finding it - sad to say he was vandalized...so he looks like he is wearing some bad makeup. :) lol!

Made it to the Pike's Market to see flying fish and we bought FABULOUS vintage hats. :)  I almost gave up til we found the Duffers store and found my AWESOME pink hat!!!!

This is Becka's ab-fab tea hat I like to call it. :)  It is a fabulous orange with ribbony tulle feeling stuff woven around it. She got TONS of compliments!

If it is not rainbows seeking me out, I thought it was hilarious that I found another green stripey shirt!  I love it, so I took a picture! of course! :)

A puppeteer from the movie Labyrinth!

From the PUPPET making workshop - I only had 10 minutes to make a puppet cause I was SO late.  But I made it in time to see a few other awesome puppets people had made!  SO FUN!

Me, with the OE girls.  I stood first in line for an hour to see their panel and meet them.  Then i was fortunate to hang for a bit later that nite after the Con.  Good thing too, they played the WHOLE movie Labyrinth at the end! WOW!

It is moments like this - that i love!  A random mini photo shoot in the bathroom at the Con!  A Monarch Henchgirl....and I could NOT pass up this amazing tile and coloring with her yellow and orange fabulousness. Thank you!

So, I had PLENTY of spare time since I missed the YODA PUPPET workshop...and they wouldn't let me in...so i went to the space needle and had a few great moments with just me and my camera. :)  The view was really great too! (from up top) and got my obligitory souvenir photo in the blog post below. ;)

OK! and SHE didn't miss the Yoda puppet workshop, so I took her picture!  This way I can make my own sometime.  You know, just for fun!  She also had an r2d2 HAT plus made a Yoda and R2D2 stick puppet!  The large yoda is a paper sack. :)  It all works out in the end, and was GREAT fun.  I vote for a longer workshop next time.

Thanks to everyone!  I think you are all awesome!!!!
My trip was fast and fun.

I hope to go back someday. :)

Where was I ?

You have 1 guess!

My green screened token tourist photo. :)

I will expound....later.... :)

Lalo+Vi - in a stunning night of calm, peace and FUN!!!!!!

I was verrrrrrrrry excited to be brought in last minute for this wedding.  This is one of my new interns passionate about learning photography and what it will take to make things happen.  I've never met someone with the passion to make things happen like this woman.  It just so happens - I tossed her into a wedding - in which she had no knowlege - no experience....and she came out overwhelmed and learned a lot!  Just the fact she had the courage to do it- reminded me of me.  Sometimes you just gotta DO IT!  Anyways - back in July she was still a bride-to-be and actually taking "notes" at the wedding.  But here she is now, on the other side - the BRIDE and GROOM got married yesterday...and they celebrated all night!  Enjoy some teasers!

Jen

A brief moment in between wedding/reception - AH beautiful!

Exploring their room at the NYLO

As the night was closing down - I stole this light moment.

I think this was my first official Catholic wedding, so being far away was difficult, but manageable!

I hope yall have a WONDERFUL DAY!!!!!!!!!!
It is time to have some great down time...and go see a movie with my husband!

The Memorial Bride...

In my short sweet trip to DC - to see my lovely friend...(and fellow BLUE MAN GROUP lover)....I was able to see her perform in Batala, see a baseball game and then drop her into a wedding dress for a casual photo shoot involving some *monumental* areas. :)

a quiet moment, where she didn't know i was shooting...just yet. :)

another moment, in between moments.  I did have to photoshop a light pole out - it was just in the way, no matter what.

making our first walks towards all the monuments....but i saw this tree....

beginning, at Jefferson - again - removed light pole that came out of her head. :) 

A sweet moment at Lincoln - but please, the reflection pool was DIRT! omg!

another pretty moment walking through the FDR memorial....

We visited all sorts of locations, moving around - walking around.  Probably walked a couple of miles and hurt a little after, but WHAT FUN.  What city do you live in?  What can you explore around you that you have not before?  Go out, and play!

if you are in the DFW Area................

go to Northpark Mall.......and go to their MAC store!!!!!!!!!
cause you will see THIS poster!!!!!

(or door/wall decoration)

check it out! omg! i'm on there!!!!!
THAT IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding fun.....

It was REAAAAAAAAAL FUN this weekend at the wedding we got to capture!
Good down-home yummy BBQ meal, with vintage postcards and glass jars and tablecloths!
Pink petticoats, A well-dressed dog, Crocodile boots...and lots of smiles!

This wedding was a blast, can't wait to share more art...as it comes! :)
PEACE!!!!

Reaching for your dreams!

When reaching for your dreams...there are so many things that will come against you, distract you and move you off the path that you were trying to walk.

The question is: How long will it take for you to find your way back?

Who knows, it is different for all of us i'm sure right?

For me, these days I'm starting to re-embrace the things that God laid out for me.  The desires of my heart for many things are bubbling up to the surface and every step of the way I'm fighting for what I want and making things happen.  I am carefully navigating the waters of the things I know I can say yes to, and the things are a *no*. :)  At some point during our lives, we have to say NO.  Also, at some point, we have to stand up for ourselves.

I find myself doing this more often.  Communicating who I am, what I want to do and where I would like to go!  I say to those doubters WHY NOT!  I say, let's get going and have some fun while doing it!

Think about your dream for a moment...where have you gotten off track? Where have you found yourself?  Are you even dreaming anymore?  Are you doing the things you want to do...or the things you only HAVE to do?  Are you growing?  Are you learning?  Are you making a difference?

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend.
I challenge you to make a small list of things you want to do...and then pick one and go do it...THIS WEEK!  Obviously, make it a realistic goal - but don't fear to dream big!

Talk soon.

Oh, and don't forget - I have some specials up right now!
Here are the flyers!!!

Finding me. Finding Light. - all in Grandma's bathroom.

I made a quick and fun trip over to see my Grandma this weekend....and to pull up double fun - we did a mini party for my mom's birthday this coming week. :)  What I found when doing my makeup in the bathroom was the strip lighting on the sides and how it popped into my eyes.  :)  I thought to myself, man - I need to capture this.  But really, I ended up capturing a little more of me. :)

Grandma's Bathroom - me in Black & White (the only time you will see me this way) and then in Technicolor.

Again, finding the light in the bathroom...I see something I don't see often...amazing catchlights! That, and my effect turned my eyes 2 different colors. I think it looks awesome! HAH

After a great day with family, we ended up in the Art Alley and I reached out for the wave.

another image...with great catch light greatness...I grabbed as many as I could to join me in the bathroom to capture the eyes.  It is harder than you think....and this was probably about shot 4 or 5 i guess? :) 

Also, took my family into the bathroom...and decided to list off words to express part of who they are
and their gifts within!!!

Week 2.

but, acutally from week 1.

Our creative dreams and yearnings come from a divine source.  As we move toward our dreams, we move toward our divinity.

from "The Artist's Way".  10th Anniv. edition.

I need your ENGAGEMENT & WEDDING referrals!

Hey all,
I'm BUSTING at the seams for the rest of this year to get my goal of ONE wedding a month!  AND to start booking for next year!!!!!  If you are getting married in 2012...please consider me to take your photographs..and capture your day, the ONLY way I know how - by using my creative gifts. :)

I shoot weddings of ALL sizes, looks, locations and LOVE!

If you have already booked your PHOTOGRAPHER?????? then.....

I am also available for "photo booth" style portraits for your reception!  I always give 100% when working with you and do my best to capture everything you want to keep FOREVER! :) 

If you are still stuck in finding a photographer, check out my work at my gallery:

www.pinklightstore.com

Hope to hear from you!

Something special.

Ok! whether YOU realize it or not...I am hard on myself when it comes to photography...AND sometimes i have expectations of situations - that in most times - they turn out different. :)

CASE IN POINT:  newborns!!!! (and bebes)
I do love taking the time to capture newborns in their environments.  Some would say, I'm a less "proppy" person.  I am a fan of the lovely pictures that folks take of babies in baskets, blankets and goodies like that.  IF the parents want that.  But that is not my first choice.  I tend to take their environment and capture that.  If we get really lucky - we get to do both.

In the handfuls of newborns I have gotten to shoot, I realize just how somewhat difficult it can be.  Cause most times, I either screw up on my part (for lighting, posing) or the babies are just fussy.  I once had a session where the baby would feed and feed and then cry immediately.  He did this for 30 minutes, which turned my 30 minute session into an hour.  BUT I did get that ONE amazing shot that we waited patiently for.

I "worked" for about 45 minutes to get this! lol :)  After the fussyness left, we got this amazing face right before he started getting "sleepy face" - where he wasn't asleep, but his eyes were open and you could see the sleep!!!!
2 Months Old.

With this most recent session, I had hoped for well-rested, well-fed and full happy sleepy baby!
I did get that, but not during the session most times.

To troubleshoot the fussy-ness - I opted to let him just keep laying on his mom...so she could give the comfort he needed while we tried to get some pictures.  I kinda joked..."sometimes the BEST prop is the mom".  I've had this happen several times throughout my career.  There is just something about a sweet calm baby on their mommy! (and daddy too!)  I will walk you through some things I've done....

I just let him lay on his mom - and this was the result! - 1 Month Old

In RARE cases - namely when I have friends that have really really tiny babies....I am able to swing over and visit them.  Mind you, this was my first time in a really really long time to see someone in the hospital!  AND I had tricky lighting!  The baby was not fussy, but in trying to capture that environment- i really wanted to capture this face and in the picture you see the lines & curves of the mom.  One of my favorite images!

Using the mom again, as a backdrop - I get the cuddling and pucker of the 2 day old face!

AND like this picture below - sometimes it is wonderful to have MOST of mom in the picture too!  Especially if the colors are amazing and her look is astonishingly gorgeous.  This is my sister-in-law and my nephew.  Even though he is looking down - I'm simply showing the backdrop (and less proppy) ways to capture various babies of all kinds, no matter the temperament!  You have to just "go with the flow"....

letting mom be a gorgeous background - 4 Months Old

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!  And to all the moms out there! Enjoy your babies!

Jen