the party that wasn’t.

so here’s the story. these shots should have been my max. yup. his birthday was at the beginning of february and these were supposed to be his party invites for his circus party. yea, it didn’t happen. so sad! i had all the stuff and and everything. oh well, next year. the good news is that my friend caroline used the idea for her son’s party last week. so at least some of my plans were put to use! here’s where it all originally got started. so yes, this shoot is from the middle of january! brave girl. anyway, i though it would be fool proof- what makes a kid happier than 25 balloons? nope. he lost it. there is maybe one good picture of the kid! thankfully i got to borrow navi for the afternoon. i mean come on, i already HAD the balloons! I had so much fun doing her hair and using the dress i bought at down east from the big j.crew/crew cuts sale they had (yes, i buy girl’s clothes sometimes, just in case. don’t judge.). i love styling the shoot and calling the shots from start to finish! SO fun. 

Thanks Navi for being my model….. again!

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love that little mischievous smile. don’t you?
p.s. the watermark. silhouette or no silhouette? let’s hear it. 

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oh. and let’s just throw max’s pic in there for the effect. get the idea? =)

models-

as long as we’re all thinking about couples, i’m looking for a fun, stylish, crazy-in-love couple to model for a mentoring session from roughly 8:30-10:30 am on THURSDAY the 23rd. actual modeling experience is not necessary, just a good comfort level in front of a camera. oh, and of course you better come dressed to kill and ready to WORK IT! =)

if you’re interested, please send a photo and  a little bit of info about the two of you to jesslkettle@yahoo.com. if you have a blog feel free to leave a comment instead!  if you choose to comment, please make sure that your profile will allow me to link back to your blog. 
the couple will receive several low res images on cd and a free 11×14.

as promised…

eric and mallory. talk about HOT. seriously, i had the best time with these guys! they were so sweet and so into each other. I LOVE THAT. i also took a lot of risks with lighting and posing, i was a little nervous on the way home from the shoot but i love how these turned out. i am always so much happier when i allow myself to take risks and when the couple trusts me enough to let me take risks.  i am finding more and more that the sun can be my friend- who needs shade? enjoy. 

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i love love. 
this was also my first wedding related shoot of the year, and i could not be more excited for all the fun wedding shoots i have coming up!