{My Project 10} February

Every month I participate in a great project with ten other photographers from around the globe called My Project 10- it’s a wonderful way to keep those creative juices flowing by photographing bits of our everyday life, in 24 hours. I’m always inspired by the other amazing ladies in our group, everyone has such a unique style you must do the circle to get a peek in their family lives.
For the month of February I chose to document our Superbowl Sunday…
The morning had to start off with a little dancing in football footie pajamas (yeah that’s the Fresh Beat Band on the t.v., don’t hate)

The next part of the day was spent with a trip to the beach- I recently took a workshop by the fabulous Deb Schwedhelm, who knows how to rock a Lensbaby Composer like nobody’s business, so I was inspired to get out there and play with mine more. And one rule of our group is you have to include yourself in at least one image, see if you can spot me ;-)

Then finally we get to the meat and potatoes of the day- Superbowl time! Of course most of us probably use S.B.S. as an excuse to eat all that naughty food, and we were no exception- Dr. Pepper braised beef tacos, hot wings, pepperoni pizza bread, creamsicle cupcakes..oh my. And lets not forget the grapefruit-basil martinis. A little peek at our spread…

Please now head over to the blog of my super talented friend Val of The Red Balloon Photography in Seattle, WA, she never fails to blow your socks off with pretties.

{Santa Barbara Outdoor Photography} Beach Baby

I first photographed this little family when “T” was an itty bitty thing, just days old. Look at him now, about to turn one and running all over the place, amazing how fast the time passes once you have a child. I really wanted this to be a fun session to celebrate such a big milestone and also give this sweet little family some great memories of their trip, since they were back visiting Santa Barbara from up north, where they now live. We covered lots of ground during this session, from balloons in the woods, to the Ellwood Bluffs, and a visit to the tide-pools for a gorgeous sunset. You can certainly see how “T” has a love for the beach and the water, attempting to go in even though it was probably 40 degrees :-) Thank you so much for the fun afternoon!

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{Santa Barbara Portrait Photography} Thank You 2011

Goodness, to be honest I got extremely teary looking over images for this post. I know it’s cliche to say but I feel so blessed to have captured the faces of all my wonderful clients in the past year. My business really took off in 2011 and I have all of you to thank, I couldn’t have done it without you. I had such a blast getting to know you, hearing your stories, and for many- watching your children grow and change. As a thank you, not only will I be offering return clients in 2012 $50 off their session fee, I will be hosting a little contest on my Facebook page- a chance for you to win a free session, including ALL your digital files! So look out for that! And hopefully you stick around, and continue to follow my blog, I have a feeling there will be many exciting things in store for Z’s the Day in 2012. XOXOXO Jen

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SEE YOU IN 2012!! :-)

{Santa Barbara Family Photographer} Plus One

I was so happy to finish up my season of holiday photo sessions with this special family! Mama and I have known each other since we were 5 in kindergarten, the same age my son is now. It’s now a joy to see her own family grow, last time I photographed them they were four- with the addition of a new baby comes another reason for an updated family shot, and for that I am glad. This session was so fun, the colors were perfect, and it was yet another beautiful Santa Barbara evening. Oh and those three kiddos aren’t hard on the eyes, right? ;-) Thank you H Family!! XOXOX

{California Family Photos} J Family

I was so excited when fellow photographer Alli Jacobs contacted me about doing their family photos. We had met previously during a Bloom forum meetup I threw here in Santa Barbara last Spring, and Alli is just as sweet as can be- I knew her family would be the same :-)
We had such a good time during this session- they were up for anything so we did a bit of exploring of downtown Santa Barbara, covering the Urban Wine Trail and lastly, the beautiful sunset of East Beach and the wharf. Thank you J Family for coming all the way from Laguna Niguel for your session, it was a blast! (and your little man is pretty dang cute too) ;-)

the gorgeous Santa Barbara view we finished with~

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