It’s that time again, where colored lights adorn houses and blow up snowmen sit on the lawns.
Where shopping at the mall is nothing less then a day filled with waiting in line.
Where children gaze adoringly at Santa, and then throw a fit because they want all the new toys NOW!
Where the smell of fresh cut Christmas tree’s and chestnuts roasting over an open fire fill the air. ( does anyone actually roast chestnuts?)

Most importantly its when you bribe your children to sit still for at least 5 minutes so you can “try” to get some decent pictures of them without them bickering non-stop. One of the many benefits of being a photographer is being able to take Christmas pictures without having to go to a chain store and wait in a crowded waiting room. Where I can take the photos and 24 hrs later have them ready to be ordered. Where I can do a clothing change in the middle of the studio without rushing.
Most importantly I can do whatever I want and take as many pictures as I want.

Which brings me to 2 points.
~I was able to take this years Christmas picutes of my kids in under 30 minutes and was pleased with the results.
~Believe it or not, It isnt too late to come and get some Christmas pictures taken. My cut off date is December 14th. Mini Sessions are available now. Print Collections and Digital Collections are available. Contact me now for details emma@emmajanephotos.com

Here are my wonderful children and my Christmas 2009 pictures. ( im still working on my actual Christmas card, but I will post that when I am done)

Contact me now for your last minute Christmas Mini Sessions.

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I cant even begin to tell you how happy I am to be shooting Patrick and Jessica’s wedding next year.  First of all, Jessica is one of the sweetest people I have known and she deserves the happiness and love that Patrick gives her and her son Kaleb.  I met Jessica early last year when I took photos of Kaleb ( what a cutie) and she has become a regular client of mine. 
It is important to me to spend time with my clients before the wedding be it during consultations, or during a session such as this, because being comfortable with your clients and vice versa is so important on the wedding day.  I’m not at the wedding doing a job, I’m documenting the memories and moments of 2 very special people.  Now that I know Jessica so well, I have no problem posing her on her head or in a field of spinach ( just kidding) (maybe). 

I am in the process of desgining Jessica and Patrick’s guest book which they will use at their wedding.  Its wonderful for friends and family to share their thoughts and advice on that special day and the guest book with photos from their engagement session is a perfect way to do that.   

We chose University of Washington for our locations.    There are just so many different areas on the UW campus that the possibilities for different shots were endless.  From the trees and the sprawling greens, to the architecture of the school buildings, we felt it was just an inspiring location.

Here a few of the photos from our session!

Sunday I went to the University of Washington for Jessica and Patrick’s engagement session ( sneak peeks soon to come)
and usually I don’t bring my kids with me, but with the weather being so nice I wanted to bring them so we could spend some time together.  Izzy chased Justin around while we took photos.  It was nice to be able to work but also be with my family.   Justin even helped me with the reflector at one point and I was showing him how to see the light.   He did a good job.   After that we went to Whole Foods which is becoming one of my favorite stores.   We got a smoothie and some mini desserts as well as did some shopping.

Anyway, I recently got this cute pink parasol.   I am not a huge “prop” person but bright colors and fun things to keep my daughter happy are always a plus. I snapped a few of these, she wasn’t as into photos as much as she usually is and she said the parasol was pretty but too heavy for her hands.

So here are a few of from my 5 minutes she gave me