2010 Client Contest - Utah Family and Children Photographer

If you had a session with me in 2010 then you have the chance to win a free 11x14 wall print!

Here's what you have to do to win:

1} Get your friends, family, boss, co-workers ... basically anyone and everyone you know to "Like" me on Facebook.

(Jessie Oberg Photography via Facebook)

2} Get them to find your image in the "2010 Clients Contest" album.

3} Get them to go and "Like" your image in the album (no comments, unless they want, but they MUST like the image for it to count!)

4} Sit back, relax, and watch your numbers climb. Don't forget to tell everyone you know to like your image!

The image with the most likes on Jan 1st at 10am wins a free 11x14! And.....if your image gets 20 likes you'll win a free 8x10!

Hope your Christmas was great and your New Years Eve is even better!

Merry Christmas!

Thanks to all those that have supported me in my business this year. I look forward to a new year and new adventures!

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! And everybody should Elf themselves. It's the best thing I've done in ages!

Miss Nora's Cake Smash - Utah Baby Child Photographer

A child's first birthday is so momentous. It signifies that you, as the parent, have done your job for the last year. The child is still alive, learning, growing. I think it's a huge accomplishment. :) 

As a photographer, it's so easy to want to brush off your child's portraits. After all you spend most days taking pictures of other people's kids and families. When you have a day off, pulling out the camera is sometimes the last thing you want to do.

But I was determined to make this session happen. I knew I'd love to be able to look back and see how dainty and tiny my sweet girl was. So another set of cupcakes I made. Nothing fancy, but honestly, who doesn't love confetti chip frosting? YUM.

Some children love to dive into the cake. As much as I thought my child would be one of them, it turns out she wasn't. The girl loves her food, but getting messy is apparently something that's not as high on her list.

Oh well, no bath required at least.

Happy Birthday to my perfect girl!

Showcasing Your Memories

Everything in this world is digital now. And that's better, easier, faster, right? And yet there is nothing I find more depressing than when a family spends time and money on quality family portraits and leaves them sitting on discs, hiding in the closets. These are your memories, preserved! Remembering happy times boosts your happiness now and looking at photographs helps make those memories more vivid. Photographs capture what your mind sometimes forgets. That fleeting moment of childhood, the silly look your beautiful daughter used to make, how sexy you used to be when you were young. :) Don't hide those memories away. DISPLAY THEM! Sometimes I think people just have a hard time trying to figure out HOW to display them. Here are a few quick wall display ideas to get your family's memories up on that blank wall.

I will be out of the office until November 15th, making memories with my family. I will not be returning any calls or emails until then!

This is my life.

I think getting your family pictures done is important.

So important, in fact, that it's what I do for a living and as a hobby.

But as a photographer, it's a lot easier to stay behind the camera. Obviously, I have an insane amount of pictures of my baby girl, and of her and her Daddy together. But the ones of her and I are few and far between. It's important to me for her to be able to look back and know that she actually did have a Mommy in her life.

I also think it's really easy to push pictures to the backburner. You always have a few extra pounds to lose or more important things to get done. THESE ARE YOUR MEMORIES. I'm not sure there's anything more important than preserving this time in your life RIGHT NOW, RIGHT AS IT IS.

So I scheduled for Vanessa to take our family pictures. We haven't had any done together since Nora was born and I think the time is overdue. But my sweet (and extremely busy) photographer has had important things come up the last two times we've scheduled to get them done. This last Sunday we were ready and walking out the door when I found out she wouldn't be able to make it. So we decided to call my mom down (who can barely work a point and shoot) and see if she could snap a few. Luckily she brought her boyfriend Dave who was capable of pushing the shutter button and we captured a few really good pictures.

I can't wait for our real photoshoot but thought I would share a few of these for now.