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This year I’ve joined a second blog circle with a wonderful group of women, some of whom I am lucky enough to just be meeting through this! This new circle is focused on portraits of our kids, and we will be shooting a different type of portrait each month to keep us challenged and learning, […]

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  • Suzanne Carey - January 17, 2013 - 7:59 am

    I love these of your daughter. First, I love her freckles. My 6 year old gets really sad that she does not have any. Second, I love that she was doing her homework in your room by a window with good light. My kind of girl!ReplyCancel

  • Allison Jacobs - January 17, 2013 - 8:46 am

    Look at all that gorgeous window light! Em looks beautiful, as always, and I love the last one with the Lensbaby. The combination of the Lensbaby & her gaze out the window just seems so dreamy! I am so glad you are doing this project with me this year! <3ReplyCancel

  • Kim Skeen - January 17, 2013 - 9:26 am

    Jessica, I have followed your work on Clickin Moms for a long time now! I am excited to get to know you better this year. These are gorgeous, especially #3 – very soulfoul.ReplyCancel

  • krista keller - January 17, 2013 - 10:13 pm

    HI Jessica,

    So excited to be doing this project together. Beautiful window light in your house! How lucky are you! Your daughter is gorgeous. I’ve never used a lens baby but I really like that last image….very cool!ReplyCancel

…and it couldn’t be more positive! It’s the first L lens I have ever owned so on that basis alone I am sure it was bound to be impressive, but the 100L is truly a spectacular lens. When I first decided to venture into L lens territory, I decided my money would be best spent […]

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  • Lisa Benemelis - January 9, 2013 - 10:49 pm

    Thank you for this wonderful review, Jessica. This makes me want this lens even more, especially after enjoying your gorgeous work. xoReplyCancel

  • Allison Jacobs - January 10, 2013 - 8:32 am

    This is such a great review Jessica! I love the tip about turning the barrel to get faster focus as I have noticed that it takes a minute if you switch from up close to farther away quickly! Thank you for this!ReplyCancel

  • Nadeen Flynn - January 10, 2013 - 11:46 am

    Gorgeous images, and I couldn’t agree with you more! This is my favorite lens. It seems to do just about everything well.ReplyCancel

  • […] macro tips, tricks, and inspiration this month too.  My friend, Jessica Holden, has posted a great review of one of Canon’s post popular macro lenses on her blog this month that also has a few […]ReplyCancel

  • […] a potentially imperfect background into a lovely mass of soft color instead (though I admit, the 100L is a clear winner as far as background blur […]ReplyCancel

  • Kate M - October 30, 2013 - 8:10 pm

    Beautiful images! This camera is on my to-rent list, I want to rent it before I buy it. Hoping it will be my first L lens.ReplyCancel

  • Foto Nunta - March 1, 2015 - 6:18 am

    Superb images and a great review Jessica! I too own this lens and I am very happy with image quality and bokeh. Thank you for this sublime review.ReplyCancel

I posted an 11 from ’11 last year, and so loved the chance to review my “year in pictures,” that I decided to make it an annual tradition! And the bonus? I get to pick more and more images every year—LOL! So, here are my personal favorites from 2012, in the order in which they […]

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  • Amy - January 6, 2013 - 2:18 pm

    Emily does such a great job with her photography! Does she have a blog?ReplyCancel

  • Jessica Holden Photography - January 6, 2013 - 3:57 pm

    Amy, no, Emily doesn’t have her own blog yet; for some reason the thought still makes me a bit nervous. But she “guest blogs” for me on occasion, so you’ll find her posts here!ReplyCancel

  • Rachel Potter - January 6, 2013 - 4:56 pm

    These are FAN-freakin-Tastic! Love your work! Absolutely beautiful.ReplyCancel

  • Kim - January 6, 2013 - 5:06 pm

    Jessica, your work is gorgeous! Simply gorgeous. And Emily — she’s got some talent too. I especially LOVE her Disneyland photo!ReplyCancel

  • Pam K - January 6, 2013 - 5:09 pm

    Jessica, I love these!! What a great idea!! Boy, did you create some amazing images in 2012!ReplyCancel

  • Kerry L. - January 6, 2013 - 5:32 pm

    Jessica, these are beautiful! I adore the icicle shot – the bokeh is TDF! Here’s to your gorgeous 2012. <3ReplyCancel

  • Allison Jacobs - January 6, 2013 - 5:34 pm

    Love ALL of these!!! You had such a wonderful 2012 and I see many of my favorites of yours here too!ReplyCancel

  • Celeste Pavlik - January 6, 2013 - 5:40 pm

    I love your favorites! Beautiful work Jessica. Looking forward to seeing more from you in 2013!ReplyCancel

  • Sarah Vaughn - January 6, 2013 - 8:46 pm

    I just adore your work. So very beautiful and so is your girl.ReplyCancel

  • JennyO - January 7, 2013 - 1:37 am

    What a great idea! Love your photos and Emily’s too. I’m glad you’ve made it into a tradition.ReplyCancel

  • Holly Thompson - January 7, 2013 - 5:30 am

    Jessica, these are beautiful! Each one is a perfect piece of art. Your style is so feminine and pretty. I adore them all! Emily’s photos are exquisite too. Love!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Megan - January 7, 2013 - 10:50 am

    Just beautiful, Jessica! Love how you are passing along your love of photography to Emily. Her shot is great! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • tony - January 9, 2013 - 1:23 am

    You have done a fantastic job at picking an excellent set of pictures. Personally, I liked the fireworks, icicle, the hummingbird, and snowflakes because those are images we take for granted and rarely see in our hustle bustle world. If we took the time to stop and look at these images in the world around us, we will notice more and appreciate more of what the Earth’s wonders offer us.

    I also like Em’s Disneyland picture….all the vibrant colors of the rainbow stand out…excellent!

    And finally….i didn’t notice how much the eyes on Father and daughter are so similar. Priceless.ReplyCancel

  • […] is my third year of doing this (here are 2011 and 2012), and I always love to look back on my year so I’ve decided to keep it an annual thing. […]ReplyCancel

  • […] an annual post for me, as I so love looking back on our year! If you are interested, here are 2011, 2012, and […]ReplyCancel

  • […] it’s become the New Years’ activity I like best of all! (Prior years are here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.) I’m relieved that less than half this year are iPhone pics (all […]ReplyCancel

In our house, the holidays mean tradition. Our ornaments that remind us each of our pasts, both individually and as a family; our annual gingerbread house evening with Emily’s dear friend Nicole and her family have been a part of our Christmas since the girls were in preschool; our annual Christmas cookies that have spanned […]

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  • Anne - January 2, 2013 - 2:25 am

    Wow, you have so many stunning pictures in there, Jessica! I adore the last one of Em and the one of her sleeping in the plane. Absolutely gorgeous!ReplyCancel

  • Melissa - January 2, 2013 - 5:09 am

    You had a full and fun time, Jessica!! I love those teeny tiny snowflakes!! Wow!!ReplyCancel

  • Beira - January 2, 2013 - 10:39 am

    I think those are the most beautiful cookies I have ever seen! There’s too many gorgeous images to point out, but I have to mention the amazing snowflake ones–wow! I enjoyed reading about your traditions as a family 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Megan - January 2, 2013 - 11:10 am

    Jessica, these are amazing! The snowflakes are so incredible– and those cookies are the prettiest I have ever seen! Loved peeking in at your holidays 🙂ReplyCancel

  • christina - January 2, 2013 - 8:01 pm

    ahhhh!! I thoroughly enjoyed this post and then I got to the last one –such icing on the cake. <3 A fabulous capture. Happy New Year Jessica!ReplyCancel

  • […] 2, which means that it’s time for my monthly blog circle post! (I am so thrilled that the “Way I View” group decided to stick together for another year–these women never cease to amaze and inspire […]ReplyCancel

I think this might be the last we see of Holly this year, as tomorrow is Christmas and her work with us will be done! (If you missed the first half of her season with us, you can find it here.) Holly has been quite busy with Tom since he returned from his business trip. […]

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  • […] In our house, the holidays mean tradition. Our ornaments that remind us each of our pasts, both individually and as a family; our annual gingerbread house evening with Emily’s dear friend Nicole and her family have been a part of our Christmas since the girls were in preschool; our annual Christmas cookies that have spanned generations of Biniarz women… And of course my annual Christmas card photo of Emily, and our newest tradition, Holly! […]ReplyCancel

  • […] are entering year three of our Elf! (Year one is here, and year two is here and here.) Admittedly, she hasn’t been as busy this year as she normally is—life has been pretty […]ReplyCancel

Last Christmas brought with it a new tradition for our family: Holly, our Elf on the Shelf. For us, Holly is a whole-family tradition, because we take turns helping her to carry out her ideas. So far it’s just been Emily and I because Tom has been on a business trip, but we can’t wait […]

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November is a time of year when many of us find ourselves particularly aware of and grateful for the blessings in our lives, but ever since Emily was very tiny, part of our nightly routine year round has been what we call “Thankful Things”. As we’re kissing each other goodnight, we each list two “things” […]

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  • gigi - December 2, 2012 - 6:34 am

    Emily = so wise! I just love your spider web shots– amazing detail and tones. Wow, wow, wow! Beautiful photo of the 2 of them too– did you get one with you in it as well??ReplyCancel

  • Allison Jacobs - December 2, 2012 - 7:42 am

    Wow, those are some amazing spiderwebs Jessica! Gorgeous photo of your loves too!ReplyCancel

  • Krista Campbell - December 2, 2012 - 8:21 am

    Love the “Thankful Things”, Jessica. You are raising such a beautiful and insightful daughter!ReplyCancel

  • Megan - December 2, 2012 - 3:28 pm

    Lovely words and photographs, Jessica! The spiderweb images are amazing and the one of your hubby and daughter is just adorable 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Beira - December 3, 2012 - 12:31 pm

    These are just gorgeous! I loved reading your thoughts on blessings. Oh my word, that spider web shot is just glorious. Awesome work!ReplyCancel

  • April Nienhuis - December 10, 2012 - 9:47 pm

    Love your tradition and that Emily of yours is quite wise!ReplyCancel

  • Melissa - December 11, 2012 - 6:48 am

    Oh, that Emily! What a wise little soul she must be! Gorgeous web shots, Jessica!!ReplyCancel

I decided that, in order to keep myself accountable on my 101 in 1001, I needed to post an update. I am now exactly one year from my end date, so today seemed like a good day! So far I have completed 30 items, and there are another 11 that are currently “in progress” that […]

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