This is Roan. He is almost 6 years old.
Roan decided he didn’t care for his haircut. It got in his eyes. So he cut it himself.
Mommy wasn’t happy with him. Roan didn’t like that.
Will he do something like this again? {{{SIGH}}} You can bet he will!
Sebastian: 14 Days New | Petaluma Newborn Photographer
March 1st, 2012Meet Sebastian who was all of 14 days young when I photographed him. What a sweet little guy he was! I immediately was taken by his soft, fair red hair, light and long eyelashes and those amazingly deep blue eyes! I traveled down to San Francisco for his first photo shoot where I got to meet his train-loving big brother! He was truly a gem. He held his little brother so sweetly and safely for me. You could just see the admiration and love in his young eyes. I have a feeling they will become the best of friends!
The big brother was struggling a bit to stay with me at this point and wanted his mama to join in on the shot. I’m SO glad she did! This has got to be one of my favorite images ever and know that if I had an image of myself with my kids like this, it would be displayed billboard size up in my home!
Next we moved back out to the room I had setup my studio equipment in for Sebastian’s primary images. Much to my delight, big brother jumped back into my first setup despite having previously informing me that he was done. Oh how I love the way he naturally posed here – he actually matches his little brother!
Sebastian started off his session with some very nice quite and alert time. Always a pleasure getting a few wide awake images from a newborn baby.
What did I tell you about those deep blue eyes? Pretty amazing, right?
Ahhh – getting sleepy! That’s a nice, good yawn!
And he’s out!
One more for now…
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
xoxo -Jen
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Mine on Monday | San Francisco, Here We Come!
February 27th, 2012This past week my kids had the week off school and my hubby took some time off of work. It was a really nice break, overall. Relaxing. One thing I was determined to do was to take them all down into San Francisco so we could play tourist for the day. Growing up in the Bay Area, I, like so many others, never really take the time to see the sights. San Francisco is a great city – lots of fun to be had – but honestly it tends to be underutilized by those who’ve always lived here. So on this day we took the time to see the sites. The kids thought it was almost as fun as Disneyland! The only thing we didn’t get to do this time around that everyone really wanted to do was to take the ferry to Alcatraz (never done it!). Maybe next time!
We started out in Union Square and after a quick lunch, took one of the world famous Cable Cars all the way down the line to the Hyde Street Pier location.
Once at Hyde Street Pier, we boarded the ships they had docked and on display. I quickly learned that in my old age, I’ve become extremely sensitive to movement (yeah, the minor sway of a large docked ship had me turning pale and green – yuck!). The kids loved it though! You can see Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid in the distant skyline as seen from one of the ships.
Next we headed down to the beach in front of the docked ships. I wish we had more time to stay and play. It was such an incredibly warm and beautiful February day in the city!
Finn had fun drawing pictures of Mommy (and his name) in the sand.
Next stop – a short walk to Ghirardelli Square, where no trip is complete without some ice cream from the famous factory itself!
Perhaps the MOST fun of the entire outing was when we got lured into a Street Performer’s magic show. The kids were just dying with laughter! Of course, our little Ali is quite the funny girl herself. I think she made the performer laugh about as hard as he made her laugh! He finished up his act by swallowing a sword which I then had to pull out of his throat. So gross! My husband thought this was hilarious and video taped the whole thing. I’m sure it will surface on YouTube for the purpose of embarrassing me eventually. My eldest daughter, Caitlin, didn’t want to get pulled into the action so she’s trying to hide off to the left behind a street lamp. Look at her! I think she was crying from laughing so hard! So funny!
It was starting to get late and cold but we still had plenty to do. Ali gave her little brother Roan a ride on her back as we walked down the the Wax Museum (which I wouldn’t recommend except for easily impressed children).
We then walked down to Pier 39 to see the famous sea lions, a nice evening view of Alcatraz and it’s lighthouse, and the sites and shops of the Pier itself.
And finally, we finished off the night with dinner at the Rainforest Cafe – always a favorite of my kids’. It was a great day! See you next week with another Mine on Monday and don’t miss my upcoming newborn post in the next few days!
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Mine on Monday | Marin County Newborn Photographer
February 20th, 2012Happy President’s Day! I’m really looking forward to this week because not only do my kids have the entire week off, so does my husband, so hopefully we’ll get out of the house a bit and have some fun. I’ve already squeezed in some prop shopping at a couple of antique stores today and found some fabulous new items to use with my upcoming newborn babies! Can’t wait!
Here is my image for the week – my kids having their weekly movie night (well, movie day, in this instance). The dogs – Echo, our yellow lab and Cooper, our Rottweiler-Boxer-Collie-Pug (?) mix – are getting in on the snugly action too. These are the moments in life that make my heart sing!
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Happy Valentine’s Day! | Sonoma Newborn Photography
February 14th, 2012Well, I’m wrapping up the day here at home but I didn’t want to let it pass without officially wishing you lots of love this Valentine’s Day. I hope you spent it with those that mean the most to you! And because no blog post is complete without an image, here’s a sweet little newborn girl, decked out Valentine’s Day style! The headband is from my new line of elegant newborn headbands, called Moon Valley Design. This particular piece is called ‘Juliet’ which I thought was an appropriate name for a day like today!
xoxo
-Jen
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Mine on Monday | Santa Rosa Newborn Photographer
February 13th, 2012Yikes! Monday is almost over and I just realized I hadn’t posted my entry for the day yet! The past 2 Mondays were skipped due to the giveaway I was running but it’s time to get back on track! So here is my entry for Mine on Monday!
Here’s my son Roan with a very curious (and nippy) pony from the property I volunteer at:
Stay tuned for a newborn blog post coming up later in the week!
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Dream Team Winner Announced! | Sebastopol Newborn Photographer
February 8th, 2012The time has come to announce the winner of the 1K Dream Team Giveaway! Before I do that, though, I wanted to take a moment to not only thank these incredible vendors which donated the prizes that made this event such a success, but the fans – old and new – that I’ve had participate! What a great turnout! So thank you to each of you and to the following vendors (really, these are awesome companies – please throw some business their way):
Hairball Designs by Michelle Antoinette
Starlit Nest Gifts & Photo Props
If you’re a vendor and would like to be considered as a participant in my next big giveaway, please be sure to send me a message so I can place you on the list.
One more bit of exciting news before I announce the winner! I’ve just launched a new shop specializing in elegant, handmade newborn headbands called Moon Valley Design. Please stop by the shop today and use code: GRANDOPENING for 10% off your total purchase!
Okay, enough with all of that. Here’s what you’re all here to find out! Without further ado, {drumroll please} the winner of the 1K Dream Team Giveaway by J Dunham Photography is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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KELLY WILLIAMS of Kelly Williams Photography!!!! Congratulations to you, Kelly! Enjoy your new prizes!
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1K Fan Dream Team Giveaway! | San Francisco Newborn Photography
January 30th, 2012WOOT! I’ve reached my first big Facebook milestone – 1,000 ‘likes’! This deserves a celebration, I say, and what better way to celebrate than to give something back to one of you!?! Yep, that’s right, starting now you’ll have the opportunity to enter to take home 24 fabulous prizes from some of the best photography vendors on the ‘net. That’s right, my Dream Team of vendors! Buckle up kiddos – this is going to be fun!
The deets:
* The giveaway is open to comments from Jan 30th, 2012 at 6am EST until Feb 6th, 2012 at 9pm EST and is in no way affiliated with Facebook.
* To enter, go to each vendor’s Facebook page (including mine) and ‘like’ them. Make sure you do this from your personal Facebook account and not your business account (though of course you may do both!). This step is REQUIRED (yes, I will be checking!). Please take a minute to look around at their products and feel free to leave them some love on their page – let them know I sent you! Not required, but everyone loves getting some nice feedback! Plus it’s just good karma. 
Leave ONE comment in the comment section that you fulfilled this step in order to enter the contest. Don’t forget to ‘like’ my page too (it’s right here)!
Bonus Entries:
* Share a link to this contest on your Facebook page being sure to tag J. Dunham Photography in the status (ex: ‘Check out the big giveaway over at @J. Dunham Photography http://www.jdunhamphotography.com/blog/2012/01/30/1k-fan-dream-team-giveaway-san-francisco-newborn-photography/ ‘). Leave a comment with a link to your status (make sure you make it public) for a bonus entry.
* Tweet about the contest, being sure to tag @jdunhamphotos in the post (ex: Check out the big giveaway @jdunhamphotos is hosting http://www.jdunhamphotography.com/blog/2012/01/30/1k-fan-dream-team-giveaway-san-francisco-newborn-photography/ ‘). Leave a comment with your twitter account name for a bonus entry.
* Mention this giveaway and it’s location on one of your favorite photography forums. Leave a link to where you posted it in another comment for yet another bonus entry.
That’s four ways to enter! Now what can you win? Check it out:
After the Bump: Crochet patterns for Simple is Best Beanie & Handspun Cocoon
Allie Kay Designs: Newborn dinosaur hat
Amelia’s Actions: Set of Beautiful Depth Overlays (for use in Photoshop)
Baby Joy Studios: Vintage bloom headband
Bad Sass Backdrops: $250 store credit
Briar Claire: Phoebe headband in newborn or regular size
Buttons Bows & Tiny Toes: $25 store credit
Cute Stuff by Jo: JO’s choice gorgeous handspun Basket Buddy
Daida L’Orange: 20% off discount code for a one-time purchase good through Valentine’s day at midnight
Devoted Knits: $20 store credit *shipping on product chosen to be paid by winner
Ellie Bellie Design: Jeweled Butterfly hat
Fancy Fabric: 1 Stretchy Dream Fabric in cream
Hairball by Michelle Antoinette: Newborn Dahlia headband
Laila ‘n Zoe: Newborn hat with ribbon
Laura Brett Photography: 6 month subscription to the Newborn Goodness forum & a complete set of Laura’s actions
Learn Shoot Inspire: 3 month subscription to the most inspirational photography forum on the internet!
On the Spot Studio: Custom logo design ($250 value)
The Organic Bloom: 8×10 Organic Bloom Frame
Pixel 2 Canvas : $100 store credit *alternate winner will be chosen for this prize only if winner isn’t a qualified professional photographer
The Shoppe: $50 store credit
Soul Blossom Boutique: $25 store credit
Starlit Nest Gifts & Photo Props: $25 store credit *winner pays shipping
Studio412 Boutique: $25 credit toward any Ready-to-Ship night item (Tuesdays at 9PM EST)
Valerie Knits: Handspun Merino Wool hat
And if that’s not enough, some of these fine vendors have provided me with special coupon codes for each of you to use, just for being the awesome people that you are! Here’s a list of vendors & codes! Now go buy something! *Coupon codes good for the duration of the contest unless otherwise stated.
Briar Claire is offering 15% off your purchase with code: JDP15
Devoted Knits is offering 20% off your purchase with code: JDunham20
On the Spot Studio is offering 25% off your purchase with code: JD25
Pixel2Canvas is offering 35% off your purchase through the month of March with code: DUNHAM35
The Shoppe is offering 20% off your purchase with code: JDP20
Starlit Nest Gifts & Photo Props is offering 10% off your purchase with code: JDUNHAM10
Studio412 Boutique is offering 10% of your purchase with code: GIFT10
Thanks for playing! Have fun and GOOD LUCK!!!
xoxo
-Jenne
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Twins! | San Francisco Newborn Photography
January 25th, 2012Being a newborn photographer is fun! I have a good friend who’s an up and coming photographer (I’ll plug her once she gets that website up and running!) that I’ve been mentoring casually for awhile now. This was our first real one-on-one mentoring session with an actual newborn and as luck would have it we got to work with not one newborn baby, but eleven day old twin newborn babies! Fun stuff! Here are a few of my images from the session.
Thank you to their parents for allowing us to come work with their precious babies! They are a dream!
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Mine on Monday | Sonoma Newborn Photographer
January 23rd, 2012Is it Monday already?!?! So one of the things my kids just love doing is dancing like crazy people in the living room listening to a mix of songs on my iPhone. The classic 90′s hit, Ice Ice Baby was on and they were doing their thing. Next thing I know, my little Roan (5 years old) shows up in my room all decked out in his “hip hop” attire and strikes a pose. I laughed so hard! If you had any idea how unexpected something like this was from one of my (extremely media sheltered, Waldorf schooled) kids, you’d get why I thought it was so funny. I have no idea where he got this but he nailed the look!
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