Birthday Giveaway {Winner}
First off, thank you to all the vendors who made this giveaway possible! You contributed the most amazing items it’s no wonder this giveaway was such a success, I must admit I am a teeny (okay maybe more than that) bit jealous of the winner of this HUGE prize package. Just think, now you have a lens rental to pick out, a new action set, a fabulous b&w preset collection, tons of great handcrafted items for your newborn shoots, heck you can even completely re-brand yourself with all the loot from the super talented designers that participated. And oh my, you even have to decide which backdrop and frame you are going to choose!.. lets not forget that 1 year Bloom forum membership- we can be Bloom buddies now ;-)
And to everyone who entered- thank you!!. I hope that you continue to “like” and shop with these fantastic small businesses. I know the last few years has been so hard on many of us financially- every dollar you spend helps stimulate the economy, which in turn brings more business back to us, for a brighter tomorrow. XOXOXOX Jen


CONGRATULATIONS AMANDA!! please contact me to get the ball rolling!
52 Project {Week 8} Light
Oh, dear light. As a photographer you can be our best friend, and our worst enemy. You can go from ahhh to ewwww in a matter of minutes. And (clients), when we drag you around the location of your photo session, half crazed look in our eyes, saying we need to “find the light” by golly we mean it. Good light makes your skin glow, eyes sparkle and colors become rich and vibrant. I think one of the hardest parts of becoming a great photographer is knowing how to find that “good light”. That being said- the 52 was a little difficult for me this week- not because I couldn’t find the light, but because I’ve been home with a sick little one for most of the week, which leaves me with little options of finding something to take a dang picture of. So I packed up my quarantined kid for a little jaunt over to his favorite place, a local park with lots of nice light and stones to throw. :-) Although these were not taken at the golden hour (about one hour before sunset), the light streaming through the trees is filtered and soft- allowing me to capture all the ahhhh’s and not too many ewwwws ;-)
Next up on the light trail, is Megan Wold, a North Dakota Portrait Photographer~ make sure you go visit her, then the next link, and so on. I know you will feel much lighter if you do.

Birthday Giveaway! {Newborn Photo Props} Z’s the Day
BIG Giveaway
It seems everyone wants to break into the world of newborn photography these days, and how can you blame us, with all that sweet squishy goodness. But as most can attest- it can cost quite a bit of $$$ to acquire all those fabulous items needed for the perfect newborn photo session.
So here it is- your chance to win a HUGE prize package, full of all those things you will need, from all of my favorite vendors!
What you will receive~





















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