Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Hello from Chicago!




Kori and I are in Chicago this week for a wedding photography seminar. We're staying at a great little boutique hotel between Michigan Ave. and the lake. I'm trying to keep Kori away from Macy's and me away from the Apple store :-) This trip was a birthday present from my beautiful wife. Thanks baby!

We'll be back in the office on Friday. Have a great week everybody!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

We're Pregnant!

After more than a year of trying, we are now officially pregnant!!! We are about 10 weeks along! We had some ultrasound photos taken today, the first of thousands in this baby's lifetime I'm sure!

This brownish tone photo is a 3-D ultrasound image. At 10 weeks in development, the baby is only about two inches long. What amazing technology to be able to see this kind of a photo in the first trimester! The tiny baby is sitting up, with its left arm up by its neck. If you look closely, you can see an ear and also an eye closed, and its little knees curled up in its chest.





This image is a 2-D ultrasound of the baby lying on it back, head to the left and feet to the right.




In this image the baby is also on its back looking up with its head to the right and its feet to the left. You can see some of the umbilical cord above its tummy.


Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Jennifer + Justin = Engaged!







Lindsay + Bryan are getting married!

I recently had the pleasure of photographing Lindsay and Bryan's engagement session. They are both musicians, and were a blast to work with!























Oh, and in case you are wondering about Tables and Ale as such a random engagement location, it's where they met! We also stopped by the bench on the square where Bryan had proposed. Cute! Thanks for being so cool, guys! : )

*Kori

Bethany and Adam are Engaged!

Here are some faves from their recent engagement session:








Community Foundation Photos...

We are pleased to have provided photographs for the Fayetteville Community Foundation's new website. You can find them at www.faycf.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

Just for Fun!

I love having a camera built into my cell phone and being able to snap a picture anytime I want. I am sharing a few with you here, all taken with my iPhone. It's not about the quality, but more about the content, the moment, the art, and the obscure.
- Jason

















We are in Central Arkansas this weekend photographing weddings in Hot Springs and Little Rock. We'll be off Sunday and Monday and will be back in the office on Tuesday. Have a great weekend everybody!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

From the inbox...

"Hi Jason and Kori!! Chris and I want to tell you (and Walt!) how much we LOVE our photos!! Wedding AND engagement!!

We look back on an absolutely perfect wedding day, and our photos just continue to remind us of that. Your talent is amazing, and we will forever be grateful.

Thank you!!

Chris and Melanie Cowell"

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Update...

New kitty #1 and new kitty #2 are now tucked into bed with Autumn....




Our original cat Trixie is at the vet today so no pictures of her. Yes, that makes three cats total!

More cats?!

I came home from an engagement shoot tonight and found two new cats living at our house. Apparently Kori went into the Springdale Animal Shelter today and just couldn't resist bringing home a half-shaved cat! Apparently there is not a really big market for half-shaved cats! Kori says her stay here is only temporary until we find it a good home. So if anyone wants a half shaved cat, give us a call!




There is also this white cat living at our house. She is kind of cool though with her one blue eye and one green eye.



I think we'll keep this one! Both were about to be destroyed so I guess Kori did a good thing. Both of these cats are very sweet, quiet and loving. I guess we're cat people!

Monday, April 14, 2008

CHECK IT OUT!



Saturday, April 12, 2008

Jamie + Joe

Jason met his sister-in-law Jamie and her boyfriend Joe at the park yesterday to make some pictures of them. It was COLD but they were good sports about it!












Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Published Nationally, again!

We are very excited to learn that will will have some of our wedding photographs published in the next issue of Destination Weddings and Honeymoons magazine! It should hit the stands this week. The photos are from Carly and Dustin's wedding from 07-07-07 in Barbados. Special thanks to Carly and Dustin for sending us to Barbados to photograph their wedding. We had a blast!



Sunday, April 06, 2008

Lauren + Stuart = Newlyweds!

Jason and second shooter Stephen were at the Inn at Carnall Hall on the Campus of the University of Arkansas this past Satuday to photograph Lauren and Stuart's wedding day. The weather was absolutely perfect; the best day of the year so far! What a difference it makes to have actual sunlight to photograph by. Natural light is so much better than artificial light (flash). And we don't even have to tell you how awesome Molten Lava is and how much they rocked the reception! We have to give huge credit to Jenessa Bailey. Her and her assistant did a perfect job coordinating the entire day and kept everything on schedule to the minute! We can't stress enough how important it is to hire a good wedding coordinator!

Lauren wore her mother's wedding dress (after modifying it some). Lauren and Stuart were an awesome couple and it was such an honor to be a part of their special day!









Coordinator: Jenessa Bailey
Venue & Catering: Inn at Carnall Hall
Flowers: Shirley's Flowers
Decorations: Eventures and Festivities
Reception Music: Molten Lava
Transportation: Simple Pleasures

Check out Lauren and Stuart's wedding photos by CLICKING HERE

A few photos from Lauren's Bridal Fashion session a couple of months before the wedding; these taken in our home:





And one from our backyard:

Friday, April 04, 2008

Brides for the Cure





Wedding Coordinator Jenessa Bailey has put together a "Brides for the Cure" team for "Race for the Cure" on April 19. If you'd like to donate to the team or be on the team, contact Jenessa at 479.883.9073 or email bridesforthecure@jbaileyoccasions.com

Thursday, April 03, 2008

new weddings online!






We just put Candace and Tanner's March 29th wedding online. Also Shelly and Jason's Little Rock wedding and Kendra and James' Cabo wedding are all on the 2008 weddings page. Above is a favorite "ring shot" from each wedding. Also. you'll notice that Candace and Tanner's wedding is on white pages instead of our usual black. That is to reflect some website changes coming up soon!