Changes

A lot has been changing behind the scenes here at Jrzy Girl Photography.

Our website has changed.  Due to a domain host complication, we lost our jrzygirlphotography domain name.  You can find our portrait website at  JerzyGirlPhotography

The biggest change is the addition to our family.  A few days before Christmas, our son arrived.  He was 6 pounds 5 ounces and spent 8 long days in the NICU.  He is now 5 weeks old and doing good.

Adjusting to this new life with 2 kids and a deployed husband has been a challenge.  But we are half way through this deployment and will settle into a new routine soon.

Introducing Mister Reily

My Second Newborn Shoot

Little baby girl Lauren.  She is so precious.  At just a mere 6 weeks of age, and she already has swept away all that meet her.  Her proud parents are close family friends, so I was super excited for this shoot.

We did several outfit changes, feedings, and background changes.  When I arrived and saw her own blanket (pictured below), I was so excited.  The texturing, the soft and fluffy feel and look, and that bright raspberry red coloring was just gorgeous.  And there is nothing sweeter then baby feet!

How sweet, and pretty is this little baby girl!

That one above is probably my favorite from the day.  Her mom just loves the one below - the hat was handmade and purchased in a little shop in New Orleans by my mom - she is always on the hunt for props for me.  Thank you Mom! 

And this one of mom and baby is another of my favorites.

Rock on!

Capturing Angelicness

I started my photography venture shooting landscapes and the like, mixed in with my daughter and family. As my daughter grew and the more practice I got shooting her, the more I fell in love with portrait photography and less in love with landscapes.  I have found my true passion, photographing toddlers, kids, babies.  There is nothing like being able to capture these amazing special moments and having their entire soul, being, and carefreeness come through in an image.

One of my newly favorite subjects is my niece, Gianna.  There is something in her eyes that projects this angelicness  (yes, I tend to create my own words), even when she is in a rotten mood or being the typical 3 year old going through a transition, those eyes speak a million words.  I hope you see that in some of my recent favorites.

I have only been photographing for just over 2 years now, and only have 1 year of schooling under my belt (school is on hold while I adjust to having a second child and deal with my husband being deployed).  

My technical abilities may not be perfect, many professional photographers may find my images completely wrong and not view them as portraits.  But I pride myself on being different.  I am not a studio photographer that uses fake backdrops and numerous flashes.  I find that photography boring and stiff.  That's my preference.  I prefer natural light, natural backgrounds, and natural poses if any posing at all.

My style may be preferred and enjoyed by many, and not so much by others.  I consider myself more of a candid photojournalistic portrait photographer.  I may attempt to pose the subjects, but allow them the freedom to do their own, natural thing.  This allows me to capture their true self instead of a fake, stiff, posed self.  Comfort is my life -- if you ask my husband its a little too much a part of my life (I rarely get out of my lounge pants and tank tops).  This belief allows me to be stress free and enjoy a shoot, especially when children are involved.  Allowing them to be them gives you so much more.

this image is an example of what I mean.  It is not the typical portrait picture, but its one of my favorites from the day. She is having a blast and enjoying the freedom of being a kid.  Can't get better then that.

this above image was a natural pose she did on her own, all we did was asked her to sit on the pumpkin. I think she thought we were a little crazy and was so tired of sitting there but was a total trooper.

Flaws

Flaws are not always a bad thing, least in my opinion.  I know the majority of photographers out there require pure technical perfection.  I know I am not perfect, I accept that, and I rejoice the little flaws that make us special.  And that includes some of my images.

Today, I had the honor of being invited into a family friends home to shoot their two little boys.

Here is an image I took that in many ways is flawed, but there is something about this photo that I really like.  I know the focus is not that great on a portion of the baby, but I think it's what adds to the photo.  Maybe its just me that likes it.  Thats okay with me as well.