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OK, so here is my final blog post on my four-week class with CM’s Sarah Wilkerson on Advanced Compostion and Creativity. (Week One is blogged here, Week Two here, and Week Three here.) This week we weren’t necessarily shooting anything new (though we could if we wanted to); instead we learned how to edit an […]

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  • jennifer - January 3, 2012 - 6:28 pm

    These are awesome! I enjoyed all the post from this class and totally want to take it when they offer it again!ReplyCancel

  • joyce - January 4, 2012 - 6:30 pm

    Beautiful πŸ™‚ I am so glad to get to know you in the class! You are the kindest and sweetest soul I know. Keep clickin girl!! oh…and em too <3ReplyCancel

  • Cary - January 4, 2012 - 9:24 pm

    Gorgeous! I love the fishbowl, how many times did my daughter do the same thing? At least a million! The swing picture is fantastic, I STILL remember that soaring feeling from swingtime at recess many moons later, love it!ReplyCancel

  • Sarah Wilkerson - January 4, 2012 - 10:47 pm

    Wonderful, Jessica!! <3 It was wonderful to spend four (er, 7…!) weeks discussing things with you and enjoying your work. πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Erin Wheeler - January 5, 2012 - 10:45 am

    This is AWESOME! I just love what you did to the last photo- fabulous!!!ReplyCancel

  • Beira - January 8, 2012 - 7:40 pm

    These are gorgeous! Looks like some awesome learning going on in that class.ReplyCancel

This year we started a new tradition that seems to be all the rage these days–the Elf on a Shelf. The idea is that the Elf (Emily named ours Holly) watches the children in a household during the day, and then she reports back each night to Santa on whether each child was naughty or […]

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  • Laura A - December 27, 2011 - 1:54 pm

    Looks like fun!!ReplyCancel

  • sam - December 27, 2011 - 1:55 pm

    I had never heard of Elf on the shelf until this year. It’s not done in the UK. I think I am going to adopt the tradition next year!

    Great photos.. totally fun!ReplyCancel

  • Ashley - December 27, 2011 - 2:38 pm

    Oh my. Love these! We didn’t do any elf pictures this year, but such a fun idea. Love the bokeh in the last one.ReplyCancel

  • angela king - January 1, 2012 - 11:44 am

    so cute! our elf was lucky if remembered to move each night. lol. i lOVE the shoes. so much fun!ReplyCancel

  • Ali C - January 1, 2012 - 11:58 am

    OMG, the shoes! Looks like your elf had a grand time, especially with the wine! Such fun memories!ReplyCancel

  • […] 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 […]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 […]ReplyCancel

  • […] Here are her past antics: 2014, 2013, 2012 part 1 and 2012 part 2, and 2011. […]ReplyCancel

For part three in my little series about the CM Workshop (part one is here, and part two here), we worked on both seeing and using existing light, and also manipulating light to our advantage. This week really emphasized the limitations of my camera as it does NOT do well in low light. The highest […]

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Just a few months ago I got to photograph this little guy as my first newborn shoot. It was fun to see him again! His older brother is just adorable, and he is obviously going to be just as funny and sweet. I am so glad I got to meet up with them again for […]

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  • Laura A - December 6, 2011 - 11:13 am

    All of them are great, but I especially love the one of the mom! You did great work!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa (Tout Petit Pixel) - December 6, 2011 - 1:04 pm

    What a gorgeous family!!ReplyCancel

  • Tracey - December 6, 2011 - 1:13 pm

    Gosh, jessica, where do you find such adorable, beautiful families to work with? Another amazing set!ReplyCancel

  • Nancy Holden - December 6, 2011 - 2:20 pm

    Jessica, These are truly wonderful photos, and a beautiful family!ReplyCancel

  • heidi - December 6, 2011 - 6:43 pm

    Yeah, I agree, you get to shoot super cute families!!! Very nice.ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - December 6, 2011 - 10:04 pm

    Such cute little guys! The solo picture of mom is awesome!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - December 8, 2011 - 9:52 am

    What a handsome boy! Love these!ReplyCancel

  • sara - December 8, 2011 - 11:11 am

    such a beautiful family!ReplyCancel

  • Beira - December 9, 2011 - 10:09 am

    Gorgeous family!ReplyCancel

  • amber - December 10, 2011 - 4:41 pm

    What an adorable family, love the rich colors in these!! I’d want them all if I were this family. πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Elle - December 13, 2011 - 12:41 am

    Such a beautiful family, and you’ve done a wonderful job capturing them Jessica <3 Lovely!!ReplyCancel

This is the second year I’ve gotten the pleasure of capturing Christmas card photos for this gorgeous family. And what’s extra special for me is that I have been friends with the mom since she was Emily’s second grade teacher, so I am getting to watch these two grow up! I feel so honored to […]

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  • Becca - December 3, 2011 - 2:11 pm

    You are the most amazing photographer! Thank you for giving us such amazing memories! We love you!ReplyCancel

  • Laura A - December 6, 2011 - 11:12 am

    Gorgeous photos!!ReplyCancel

  • Leah Cook - December 6, 2011 - 12:21 pm

    what a fun family!! love her sweet dress – these are beautiful, Jessica!!ReplyCancel

  • heidi - December 6, 2011 - 6:42 pm

    Oh these are cute kids!!! Really nice work! πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - December 6, 2011 - 10:01 pm

    Such a cute family! I love these.ReplyCancel

  • sara - December 8, 2011 - 11:12 am

    oh those kids are just adorable!!ReplyCancel

  • Tracy - December 8, 2011 - 5:52 pm

    Beautiful family! You do a fantastic job with this session!ReplyCancel

  • angela king - December 9, 2011 - 4:34 am

    so sweet! i love her dress. too cute. πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • kelly garvey - December 10, 2011 - 9:47 pm

    what cute kids! awesome session πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Danika - December 11, 2011 - 8:33 pm

    What wonderful photos and a beautiful family!!! The kids are adorable.ReplyCancel

  • Imelda - December 11, 2011 - 8:51 pm

    wonderful photos for a christmtas card…ReplyCancel

  • sam - December 12, 2011 - 2:33 pm

    What beautiful children!!! great work.. well done xReplyCancel

  • Cathy Crawley - December 22, 2011 - 6:27 pm

    Oh I love that second photo of the kiddos together, and the one of them running! So precious πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • […] Want to see how the kids have changed in a year? You can take a peek at last year’s shoot here! […]ReplyCancel

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Oregon at Grammie and Grampa’s house. It was beautiful, relaxing, and fun, just like it always is! We brought Rory on the 432-mile drive with us, and she ended up being a fantastic little traveler! She mostly hung out quietly in her cage, quacking (that’s the closest word we […]

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  • Satakieli - November 28, 2011 - 3:11 pm

    My goodness, the sky in that last photo is incredible! What a delight.

    I love the deer too, what fun!ReplyCancel

  • Laura A - November 29, 2011 - 12:55 pm

    Looks like a fabulous Thanksgiving!ReplyCancel

  • angela king - December 1, 2011 - 8:11 am

    amazing! i love each and every one. what a great trip you all had. love the deer shots. i envy your fantastic holiday. πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • sam - December 2, 2011 - 6:23 am

    I love these images. The picture of the guitar is stunning and those deers are awesome!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - December 4, 2011 - 6:32 pm

    What a beautiful Thanksgiving!ReplyCancel

For the first time ever, I have a guest blogger. And to make it extra special, this is her first blog post, too! So I’d like to introduce you to my favorite daughter, Emily! ************************************************** Hi everyone! I am Jessica’s daughter, Emily! I also love photography, and in October my Mom and I went on […]

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  • April Nienhuis - November 21, 2011 - 5:43 pm

    Congratulations on winning one of the prizes Emily! Your pictures are beautiful and I love that you had such a wonderful day with your mom. I know she had just as much of a fantastic day as you did!ReplyCancel

  • Anita Chevres - November 21, 2011 - 5:44 pm

    Such a cool way to share a passion and bond! I am totally inspired to teach my daughter a little about photography. And the overexposed building shot? I think it is my favorite. It is just perfect in B&W. Emily, I hope you come back to visit often. I can’t wait to see some more of what’s catching your eye.ReplyCancel

  • Laura A - November 21, 2011 - 5:46 pm

    Wow! You did an excellent job with those photos (and the guest post!) I wish I had your talent at your age! Fantastic!ReplyCancel

  • Susan - November 21, 2011 - 6:21 pm

    You are very talented! Your pictures are very unique and you captured the scenes really well πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • joyce - November 21, 2011 - 6:34 pm

    Wow! These images are fantastic! You are definitely good at photography. My son loves it too, I think it runs in the family, just like yours πŸ˜‰ I hope you post your photo often. What a treat!!ReplyCancel

  • Kim Gasper - November 21, 2011 - 7:23 pm

    Emily, you did such a fantastic job on these pictures! I think black and white is a good choice for the picture you overexposed. It looks pretty cool the way you processed it, almost like a pencil sketch of the building. I’m impressed with your photography and photoshop skills. Looks like you had a great day with your mom and other CMs. Thanks for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • Annie Ogoshi - November 21, 2011 - 7:50 pm

    Hi Emily! Wow sounds like you had a wonderful day with your mom. I grew up in this same area, so your photos have really made me homesick! It is so wonderful that you and your mom are able to share such a wonderful hobby. All of your photos are beautiful. I especially love the gorgeous blue skies over the Bay Bridge and your overexposed shot, which looks quite lovely and artistic the way you’ve processed it in black and white. Great job Emily!ReplyCancel

  • sharon kain - November 21, 2011 - 8:25 pm

    Emily!!! Beautiful work! You have such an amazing eye and are very creative! I’m sure this is a day with your mom you’ll remember for a long time. Congratulations on your winning image!ReplyCancel

  • Marisa - November 21, 2011 - 9:17 pm

    Emily, these are awesome! I was on the Photowalk with you, and I was so excited to see that you were one of the winners!ReplyCancel

  • angela king - November 22, 2011 - 3:48 am

    hi emily!

    you took some amazing photos! i love the flare one and the first bridge one. it looks like you and your mom had a great day! πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Julie Anders - November 22, 2011 - 4:33 am

    Emily!
    You did a WONDERFUL job!! You should be so proud of yourself! Congrats on winning πŸ™‚ It sure looks like you and your mom had a special time.ReplyCancel

  • Emma - November 22, 2011 - 4:35 am

    Emily!! I can see you’re going to be just as talented as your Mom, you’re pictures are wonderful – I love all those lines. I really hope we see you featured again on the blog xReplyCancel

  • Anne - November 22, 2011 - 8:18 am

    Emily, I am SO impressed with your photos ! On another hand, I’m not so suprised… as talent seems to run in your family ! ;))
    You really have a great eye and a unique perspective on things. I think it’s wonderful that your Mom is teaching you photography now; I wish I had started as early as you. I’m really looking forward to seeing more of your work !ReplyCancel

  • Jenny Cruger - November 22, 2011 - 5:29 pm

    These are so awesome Emily!!! What an amazing passion and experience to share with your mom. Great job!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - November 22, 2011 - 9:10 pm

    Emily, you are not only a great photographer, but a great writer. Your story about lunch made me smile! Your bridge pictures are beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • kelly garvey - November 23, 2011 - 7:57 pm

    wow…GORGEOUS images. so impressedReplyCancel

  • Lisa (Tout Petit Pixel) - December 2, 2011 - 12:49 pm

    Wow Emily, congrats!!! There is some serious talent here!ReplyCancel

  • Leah Cook - December 2, 2011 - 6:49 pm

    gorgeous, Emily…you have quite the eye!!ReplyCancel

  • Elle - December 13, 2011 - 12:39 am

    These are beautiful, Emily! Thank you for sharing your words and your images with us – and congratulations on the prize!!!
    I love the sun flare on the buildings too, and the fire truck is also a favourite πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • […] and do the Sacramento ClickinWalk instead of the San Francisco one like we did last year (mine, and Emily’s). We knew a couple of women who would be there already, and one in particular I was excited to meet […]ReplyCancel

Part two in my blog series about the CM workshop I am taking this month (part one is here). This week we’ve been working on going beyond the more simplistic rule of thirds when composing our shots. Specifically, we’ve been working on learning to see Golden Spirals and Golden Triangles. It’s not easy! I find […]

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  • valerie - November 14, 2011 - 1:13 pm

    these are beautifully composed… wish i knew why πŸ˜‰ but they really are great! i’m soooo envious, i want to take all the cm classes! ok, so i was going to say the coffee was my favorite, but really, they all are. πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • heidi - November 14, 2011 - 1:18 pm

    I like these ALL, but the last comp really does something for me! πŸ™‚ I really need to take that class, like REALLY. Comp is my HUGE weakness! So jealous!!! Cannot wait to see more from ya!ReplyCancel

  • Laura A - November 14, 2011 - 1:31 pm

    These are all beautiful. Which class is it that you are taking? I’ve taken Natural Light and RYC and want to take more more more πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - November 14, 2011 - 4:34 pm

    Jessica, I love your work. I can’t wait to see what you are going to do next! And I love these πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Heather N. - November 14, 2011 - 4:35 pm

    What beautiful photographs! They are so well composed and they are a great example of why I want to take this class from CM.ReplyCancel

  • Mel - November 17, 2011 - 11:03 am

    Ok….the coffee shot is amazing and so is the last one. I love the “swirlyness” of that shot….it makes it so interesting!ReplyCancel

  • angela king - November 18, 2011 - 10:15 am

    that latte shot is TDF. seriously. i would hang that up in my house. love it. πŸ™‚ReplyCancel

  • Lisa - November 18, 2011 - 6:30 pm

    I love the shot with the hot chocolate (or coffee, but I love hot chocolate). Sounds like you are learning a lot for the workshop. That is awesome.ReplyCancel

  • sam - November 19, 2011 - 1:21 pm

    Great work. LOVE the book, stunning image.ReplyCancel

  • […] Sarah Wilkerson on Advanced Compostion and Creativity. (Week One is blogged here, Week Two here, and Week Three […]ReplyCancel

  • Cary - January 4, 2012 - 9:31 pm

    Wow. Just wow. StunningReplyCancel

  • […] part three in my little series about the CM Workshop (part one is here, and part two here), we worked on both seeing and using existing light, and also manipulating light to our advantage. […]ReplyCancel