Happy Birthday Henry and Meekin!

I'm way behind on my blogging, so I'll let the pictures do the talking....or is it typing?

Happy birthday, boys!

-Jenny

LSW Prom 2009

Yesterday I spent the afternoon getting my cousin, Kristen, ready for prom. Once she was dressed and primped she met up with all her friends, and we headed to Unity Village in Lee's Summit for some quick photos before they were off to Skies for dinner.

Putting on the shoes. This is one of my favorite shots from the day.

My other cousin with his date, Brooke. He did a whole series patterned after "The Bachelor" to find a date to prom. He also won prom king!

I love Kristen's dress!

The girls!

-Jenny

Happy 80th Birthday!

Last week I got to photograph another surprise birthday party. Here are my favorite shots:

The birthday girl with 3 of her many grandchildren (She has 39 grandchildren and great grandchildren and 1 on the way!)

The centerpieces were so cool!!!

-Jenny

Happy Birthday, Heidi!

Last weekend was a busy photography weekend for me. I had 3 shoots, one of them a birthday party for my friend's mom. The party was a surprise, which was pulled off flawlessly. I was incredibly impressed. My friend Alasdair joined me as my second shooter. We had so much fun photographing the event, and got to eat a delicious dinner of Jack Stack, too. Here are a few of my favorite shots.....

This little guy had the coolest hair I've ever seen on a toddler.

Nicole did such a good job with the decorations and she even put together these chocolate bars for the guests. Oh, and I have to give Alasdair photo credits for this one....notice the nice, shallow depth of field. ;)

Justice is the Birthday Girl's grandson and the decoy for the surprise. He turned one the day after the party, so Happy Birthday to him, too!

And, the most important shot of the night, Heidi's look of surprise.

~Jenny

Help Us Help Our Friend Concert

I'm trying to catch up on blogging my latest photographic endeavors, and I actually have a little time on my hands as of late, so get ready for a lot of new posts :)

I have decided that concert photography is one of my favorite past times. This is by far one of the more difficult types of photography because the lights are constantly changing and the people on stage are moving everywhere, yet at the same time it yields some fun images.
Here are a few I captured at a benefit concert last weekend:



I was trying some different effects. This is what I call motion zooming. With the shutter speed slowed down, I zoomed while taking the exposure. I'm still working on this technique as it usually ends up just a blur without a focal point, but this one actually came out how I intended it.

I love how the light is hitting him in this photo.

The show was good, and I got to see a few people I hadn't seen in a while. More importantly though, the concert was benefiting Nick Martin, who was severely injured in a car accident last September. To read the entire story, click here. Please remember to keep him and his family in your prayers.

~Jenny