NEW BLOG! NEW BLOG! NEW BLOG!

alrighty folks!

give a moment of silence for my trusty blogger blog.....

and then immediately head to Capture Photography's NEW BLOG!!!

i'll be posting there from now on, so make sure you update any bookmarks and check back often...

peace and joy,

~j

{2011 Randomness} - Where you AT?!

hey out there!

so my grand plan really was to start my normal blog routine this week. clearly that didn't happen. not for lack of working...i've been hard at work getting marketing/pricing together for the 2011 year, moving into a studio {hollaaaaaaa!}, getting my site up and running {which, i hope you've seen...}, figuring out a new blog {still in progress...}, entertaining family, having impromptu "snow" days....

all this to say...

back to normal blogging next week!

for now, here's some of my latest favorites:

benson's first portrait....

caedmon's first studio shot....in MY studio! i grabbed these when i first went to look at this great space. started on a grey backdrop....

....and ended up thinking this was way more interesting....equipment and all in the background!

when i say "my" studio....i'm really using that term loosely. its not mine. i'm splitting it. 3 ways. and really, its my friend suzanne's and she's being super gracious and letting me and holly crash with her. i'm so SO excited. i have my first official session there tomorrow and i just can't wait. below is a look at our hard work sorting props, organizing and merging 3 photog worlds together. we still have a little spicing up to do and then i'll give ya a full 360 tour.

so great, huh?! not gonna lie, i'm just plain excited!!! {did i say that already?! :)}

and, while i'm bragging on the studio space, i need to brag on the girls i'm sharing it with too. suzanne jones and holly tye...click on their names to check out a bit of their wonderful work. we are all totally different. which is fun. and exciting to see how we'll all be able to encourage and inspire each other...

thanks for bearing with me as i get back in my groove. lots of amazing stuff to share starting next week. 

until then.....

{2011 CP Biz Update} - ANNOUNCING....

....OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE!

its been a long time coming, but its finally here...Capture Photography's official site. who thought putting up a website would be so exciting?!?! but i am just about giddy and jumping out of my favorite pair of boots, i'm so excited!

this is just the first step for a whole new look and focus for 2011. keep an eye out for a new blog {once i learn the ropes....}, updated pricing, procedures, products, and, locations!! all awesome stuff that i'll be sharing over the next few weeks...

but for now, head over, browse around, and ENJOY. and BOOKMARK IT while you're at it... :)

WWW.CAPTUREPHOTOSITE.COM

i'd love your feedback also. love. just use the contact form for any comments/constructive criticisms/ you may have to say.

OH! and happy new year! we've had a great, great time of rest and family over the holidays {in fact, we still have some very happy grandparents hanging out with us....}. i hope you have as well.  but, its time to start getting back in the groove....

and...

can i share a fun random fact from the flynn household lately? kiera has NOT taken this tiara off her head since she got it. not even kidding you. she's maybe gone a total of 4 hours over the past 4 weeks without it gracing her little noggin.

i'm not gonna lie...it really makes me smile.

peace and joy to you on this tuesday afternoon!
~j

{Inspire} - Looking Foward

my friends and family who know me the best {and, thank GOD, still love me} know that i am HORRIBLE at mailing things. cards, gifts, you name it. and mailing them on time....whew...don't even ask. i'm awful. i wish that i wasn't. but i am.

while that is definitely on the list of flaws to smooth out...ummmm....its not real high on the priority list, if i'm being hoenst. there's some definite other doozies that need a little polish first. :)

so i'm not even fighting it this year. or feeling bad. just putting it out there and saying that that is how i am at the moment. and therefore, you won't get a christmas card in the mail from us...but i DO wish you a very merry christmas and a positively amazing new year....i just happen to be extending those wishes on the blog instead of in your mailbox.... {thank you kim for this image!!!!}

really...from my family to you and yours...MERRY CHRISTMAS. and HAPPY NEW YEAR. i truly wish peace and joy for you this holiday season.

and speaking of the holiday season, this is my last blog post for 2011. how FAST the year has flown!!! time to get ready for family, presents, COOKIES, christmas programs....and taking some time for some important projects that need to be finished up for CP.

but can i share a bit of AWESOME news with you?!

come january 1, 2011....I'LL HAVE A STUDIO SPACE!!!

YES...its the best deal everrrrrr! 2 other wonderfully talented girls and i will be splitting a studio space in downtown columbus. i'll share more details after the first of the year...but i'm so excited. its glorious. wood floors. white walls. BIG windows {for perfect light!}. mmmmmm...i can't wait.

and its the chance to create a little more separation between work and home.

and its the chance to work around and be challenged by some very different creative minds. i'll still be working mainly on location for sessions, but this affords some fabulous creative opportunities as well.

its just, well, awesome all around.

so....get excited. lots of fun adventures to come for 2011. i'll see you then....

{Inspire} - Looking Back

i was scrolling through old blog post the other day...and i literally gasped out loud when i realized that some of my very favorite photos of the little sir from his first few months NEVER got posted...eeeeek! i must have posted them in my head, but then not actually done it...

anyway.

there are good types of looking back. and not so good types. this post is most defintely the good type. the type where you pause for a second and just soak in rememberance before continuing to move forward. the type that motivates you to keep calm and carry on {yay joy!} regardless of what the past has been. the kind that motivates you to continue pursuing the best.

here's a glimpse of my "lookings back" as of lately, hope you enjoy your first glimpses of these images.

these maternity shots were shot by my dear friend aaron hale. love her! she saw just what i was hoping she would see through her lens...

my VERY favorite first moments shot. this was kiera trying to figure out her new brother....

um, YES PLEASE...i don't know how i ever forgot to post above photos. they are so precious. and peaceful. and...*sigh*....perfect.

is this not the funniest thing you've ever seen? little sir was the most dashing guy at his auntie's wedding...by far!

in your "lookings back" today, may you be inspired to keep moving forward...

{2010 Portrait Session} - Kara & Haley

oh my..... check out these little faces....kara and haley everyone...

what an afternoon....it was just after the cold had decided to finally descend on columbus for good. and everyone were {was? i so need to take a grammar class...} such troopers! kara and haley's mama is a photographer...she does birth photography, among other things. isn't that awesome?! what a gift. you can check out some of her work here.

but sometimes, even if you're a photographer yourself, you need someone else to take photos of your own kids. someone who sees them completely differently than you do. so....thats just what we did.

kara, haley, and tanja...i can't get enough of these big blue eyes staring back at me from my computer screen!!! i love what we captured from our afternoon adventure. even despite unplanned grumpiness. ;) you all are wonderful. and fabulously dressed {wink, wink... :)}. you would be anyway, but you also brought me peppermint mocha creamer...this only adds to the wonderfulness!!! the rest of your images are coming soon....

{2010 Portrait Session} - Morgan

meet morgan....

so can i tell you first off that this little lady rocked her entire shoot WITH NO MAKEUP?!?! i mean look at all that gorgeousness just shining through, nothing to hide behind...i must admit a slight hint of jealousy at that. and then a slight hint of pride...like tyra banks when all her ANTM girls rock their "natural" sessions with her...

anyway...

this is morgan's "senior" session. she actually missed out on senior photos because she was having crazy surgeries during that time in her life. so this was to make up for it.

i love that she did that...she was super purposeful in making sure things that mattered to her were incorporated into her session, including some reminders of that season where she was forced to develop alot of inner strength. i loved hearing her say "oh, i have to tell you about this..." during our shoot and then hearing some great story ensue and then making sure we somehow captured that on camera.

morgan...IN LOVE with your amazing "senior photos". and thankful to have been able to experience a little of your heart for what is important to you. can't wait for you to see the rest of your fantastic images...

{Inspire} - Us....Again

hello out there...

i apologize for disappearing for the second half of last week. i had every intent of posting away while my sister was in town...but then she actually got here and we got all wrapped up in sister goodness...chit chatting, making our favorite brownies, going through kiera's adorable baby clothes to pass on to my NIECE {yay!!}. well worth an unplanned blogging absence.

however, for today, my latest inspiration. our fall photos. this is my absolute favorite:

you can see all of kim's favorites HERE. and check out some of the rest of her fantastic work while you're there...

there are a shocking lack of photos on my walls at home. people walk in and are surprised. its not for lack of them...i just can't make up my mind. just like any normal person! :)

however, with mama being the photographer, there are a shocking lack of ALL of us together. which is why i love photo day.

i do NOT love photo day because i love being in front of the camera. in fact, i hate being in front of the camera. i think sometimes i tend to hide behind the camera as i am oh, so much more comfortable there. but what i do love are moments like these, turned into art by another creative mind. LOVE. and treasure.

we didn't plan this...we planned to hang out at kim's and do whatever came along. i told her i just wanted all of us in the photos. and her couch. those two things were a must. then she had a bag of old vintage cameras that she was passing along to me to use as props...and right before we started shooting, kiera saw them. and WOULD NOT put them down. which worked out beautifully, so neither of us minded a bit.

anyway...these are my inspiration as of late. i wish i had something more profound to say about them...but i don't. i just simply love them. and that's inspiring enough.

have a lovely monday...