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I’m so excited to annouce a new contest I’ve been wanting to be a part of for a while now called “Giving is Awesome.” It was founded by Kristen Kalp and has grown to consist of hundreds of photographers from all over who are giving away custom photography to deserving families. I so love what I do and feel tremendously blessed to be doing it. I love the people I meet on a regular basis and love seeing them through the lens in ways I wouldn’t otherwise. I love capturing the chemistry between a family, the laughter of a child, the soft and squishy skin of a newborn, the individuality of a high school senior and the joy they feel from a photosession all about them! I feel like I’ve done my part when I’ve captured a little bit of their soul and who they really are. I want clients to look at their images and feel like they represent their favorite parts of them and their loved ones.

I love what I do and want to be able to share it with someone who can’t afford it but really needs this opportunity to have a custom photosession for their family. I would love your help to find that special deserving someone, and what a great time with Father’s Day coming up!!!

You know someone. You know someone who’s experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can’t afford custom photography, but who would cherish it at this time in their life. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family’s spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography — The winner receives a free photosession, all full resolution digital images on a CD, a DVD slideshow, 11×14 print, 3-8×10 prints …. a value of over $1000!

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a complimentary session and $125 print credit. What better reason to show some love could there possibly be?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services.

* The nominee must reside in the greater Kansas city area. Tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story by midnight of June 13th: jennifer@jfieldsphotography.com.

The winner will be announced on June 20th (the day before Father’s Day!) — get nominating! I can’t wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone in need. –and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

With love,

Jennifer Fields

Well, as I mentioned in the previous post, I took a trip to Utah to shoot the Jone’s wedding. I spent a few extra days out there visiting family and old friends as well. It was so much fun! Just after I got off the plane my older sister picked me up and took me out to eat at Cafe Rio. Yummmmm!! I am in love with their Pork Barbacoa Salad. (I wish we had one here in Kansas City.) So, it was good food and good company as I enjoyed visiting with my sister.

Just after lunch I went to spend some time with Shell, my old college roommate at Brigham Young University. We were roommates for 3 years and I loved it. She was always such a good example to me and great to talk to. I miss our talks Shell!! And…I miss sharing jeans, clothes, perfume, etc. :) It was rejuvinating to chat again and pick right back up as if very little time has passed (even though it’s been several years!) She just had a little baby boy 2 weeks prior to our visit so we took lots of pictures of her 2 kids and precious new baby! Here are some of my favorites.

Her little girl has the most beautiful brown eyes I’ve ever seen!

There is something I love about this “pouty” picture…

I love this next shot. She was listing to her baby brother’s heart beat.

I love his cute little side profile and wrinkles on his side in this next shot.

And here is the lovely Shell with her precious newborn.

It was so good to see you! I should mention that Shell is an artist…and a great one too. She painted a portait of my daughter in sepia and it looks wonderful. I don’t know if the picture here does it justice, but I love it. I am excited for her to paint my boys now!! Thank you so much, Shell!

After visiting my friend I spent lots of time with family. I come from a family of 5 kids and 3 of my siblings live in Utah. It was such fun to see them all.

I also really enjoyed the time I spent with my parents, particularly my dad. My dad does photography as well and has for many years. You can see his work on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pop38/. When I first started to take an interest in photography my dad was my very first mentor! It seems I was calling him almost every day with questions. Going digital was quite a change at first and he was the one that helped me transition and got me started in Adobe editing software. It has been such a blessing to share a common passion with my dad as it has created a new bond between us that I am really grateful for. I often find myself asking what I would do without my parents. My mom is always such a great emotional support and my dad has been such a support and help with photography. I don’t take for granted what a blessing it is to be able to pick up the phone and call either of them any time I want to share my new excitement about winning a contest… to share a photo I’m proud of… to talk photoshop and equipment… vent frustrations about life … talk about what funny things the kids did, etc., etc. I am so blessed.

My dad spent the day helping me shoot the wedding. The photo on the left is one I took of my dad while I was testing light and a location for a bridal. The photo on the right is one Jefra took of me and my dad shooting…along with several others shooting. Can you count how many cameras there are?!

Before the day of the wedding we took a photo adventure in the mountains. Scenics and still life are my dad’s favorite subjects. Obviously portraits are still mine because I think I took more shots of him shooting than of the scenery. I got caught in the act too so he shot me back!

I did manage to get some shots of these Teasels (sp?). My dad told me they got their name from what they were used for. They use to brush them on fabric to create a soft nap in the home spun fabrics. (I hope I explained that right, anyway.)

And once again I am shooting my dad shooting the scenics…I’d be sad if I didn’t have these shots of him in his element, though.

I did manage to get some good scenic shots myself. Not bad for a portrait photographer, eh?!

Well, that was a brief overview of my adventure to Utah. It was a great visit with friends and family and I was so pleased the wedding went so smooth. Thankfully, I’ll be back out in July for some more fun!

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