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I am taking a brilliant CM workshop that began last week, and we were working on trying to see one subject compositionally in different ways. I shot some with Emily, of course, but also worked on some still-lifes because, well, they stay still so I can really examine the composition from various angles. First I […]

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  • Creative Compositions… » Jessica Holden Photography - November 13, 2011 - 6:51 pm

    […] 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 […]ReplyCancel

  • valerie - November 14, 2011 - 1:19 pm

    i would LOVE to know how to use my 50 as a macro! i’m off to google!!ReplyCancel

  • heidi - November 14, 2011 - 1:19 pm

    Oh my goodness…you really have a talent with these types of pics…love them!!!ReplyCancel

  • valerie - November 14, 2011 - 1:19 pm

    and of course these are all so amazing. <3ReplyCancel

  • 2/365 {macro – ghetto style!} « valerie's photos - November 15, 2011 - 11:25 am

    […] so i did something totally new today! i was inspired by Jessica Holden‘s macro shots using the “poor man’s macro“. if you have two lenses & […]ReplyCancel

  • Working with Light » Jessica Holden Photography - December 19, 2011 - 3:11 pm

    […] 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 […]ReplyCancel

  • Cary - January 4, 2012 - 9:27 pm

    Question, r u able to attach your 50 when using it backwards or just hold it? I’ve tried but I’m definitely needing a third hand with the manual focus! Great shots!ReplyCancel

    • admin - January 4, 2012 - 9:33 pm

      I have a reverse-ring attachment, but I find myself mostly holding it instead of using the reverse ring. I find that the 50 sits nicely inside the body so it doesn’t wiggle around or anything. I prefer to open up the aperture to between 5 and 8 to give myself a bit more wiggle room (by selecting the ap I want with the dial while the lens is screwed on correctly and then unscrewing the lens from the body WHILE pressing the ap preview button), and then I focus by moving my body physically closer and further from the subject. It’s cumbersome, but it works!ReplyCancel

  • Enhancing Your Vision with Photoshop » Jessica Holden Photography - January 4, 2012 - 10:03 pm

    […] class with CM’s Sarah Wilkerson on Advanced Compostion and Creativity. (Week One is blogged here, Week Two here, and Week Three […]ReplyCancel

  • Cary - January 5, 2012 - 3:58 pm

    Well that makes more sense, thanks (I still think I’ll need a third arm ;0)!)ReplyCancel

  • A Shout-Out for the Clickin’ Moms Lifestyle Workshop » Jessica Holden Photography - July 28, 2012 - 5:11 pm

    […] has been significantly diminished (in a good way!). But at the end of the school year, I took another fantastic Clickin’ Moms workshop, this time on Lifestyle Photography, which I haven’t […]ReplyCancel

  • 2/365 {macro – ghetto style!} | valerie rice photography - April 19, 2013 - 5:57 am

    […] so i did something totally new today! i was inspired by Jessica Holden‘s macro shots using the “poor man’s macro“. if you have two lenses & […]ReplyCancel

Since Emily was very small, she has been begging me to make her Halloween costumes. And of course this year was no different! This year she wanted to be a devil, but a girly one. So we bought a pattern and some fabric… And I sewed (notice the champagne? I find that very helpful as […]

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  • Kelly - October 31, 2011 - 3:29 pm

    I wish I was creative and could sew. Great job. I love her outfit.ReplyCancel

  • Alisa Ikeda - October 31, 2011 - 3:33 pm

    Whoa, you do REAL sewing–with a pattern and all! It would require a LOT more than a champagne flute for me to conquer that skill! Great job! And stunning pumpkins, as always!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - October 31, 2011 - 11:21 pm

    What a wonderful Halloween! I love the second.eye/mask shot! And your family’s pumpkin carving skills are out of this world!ReplyCancel

  • angela king - November 1, 2011 - 5:49 am

    omg. such talent in your family! that mask/eye pic….ahhhhhmazing. great job on the costume!ReplyCancel

  • Lucy K. - November 1, 2011 - 9:07 am

    WOw, Jessica! I don’t know what is more impressive, your handmade costume, your pictures or your husbands pumpkin! I’m impressed! Love the two shots of M with the mask! Tell M, Valeria says hello! She’s standing right next to me looking at the pictures 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Holly Thompson - November 2, 2011 - 11:33 am

    Um WOW! First of all, I’m so impressed with your sewing skills! Great job on the costume! Love the color shot of her in the mask cropped halfway through the face… very artistic. And your husband! Holy cow, that is a gorgeous carving… it’s art!ReplyCancel

  • Satakieli - November 2, 2011 - 11:38 am

    Um, wow… what an incredible costume first of all… and gorgeous photos! And secondly, what awesome pumpkins!ReplyCancel

  • Rebecca - November 2, 2011 - 9:26 pm

    For hating to sew, you sure got skills! :). I absolutely LOVE the mask pictures. They’re beautiful.ReplyCancel

  • melo - November 3, 2011 - 4:16 pm

    First…I am super jealous of your sewing skills. And she is a beautiful devil!

    Second…My parents have a green cheek conure named Sammy who is going on 14….he looks just like your guy! They are such fun birds. I can’t wait to see what pictures you get of him!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa Sheehan - November 4, 2011 - 7:22 pm

    Oh wow…. I’m so impressed that you made her costume!! Gorgeous job on that. LOVE the shots of her eye in the mask …. especially the B&W one…. gorgeous!ReplyCancel

We were invited to a wedding last weekend of Tom’s friend Alain and his gorgeous bride, Barbara. We decided to tack on an extra “Family Day,” just to be together. We don’t do that often enough! We had a wonderful time, even Emily, despite the fact that she got to spend the day after the […]

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  • Jessica - October 28, 2011 - 10:47 pm

    It looks like you had a wonderful time. Beautiful pictures as always! I am glad you got a picture of the three of you together. I love the one of Emily in her sun glasses!ReplyCancel

  • Gretchen Willis - October 29, 2011 - 4:58 am

    awesome pictures Jessica! I absolutely love the one with the fairy lights. You take such beautiful pictures.ReplyCancel

  • valerie - October 29, 2011 - 5:11 am

    omg! what a beautiful family… i love your pictures. i hope she keeps the picture of her and her daddy dancing forever (wish i had one of me and my dad). beautiful work, excited to keep up with you 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Laura A - October 29, 2011 - 8:42 am

    Looks like such fun!ReplyCancel

  • hope - October 31, 2011 - 10:02 am

    beautiful. looks like fun. love seeing you in front of the lens!ReplyCancel

Went on a mini-getaway day with a friend to Capitola earlier this week, where we went on a long walk and had brunch. Great friend, good food, a little exercise, and a lot of pictures–it doesn’t get much better than that!

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  • Holly Thompson - October 29, 2011 - 6:48 am

    These are so pretty! I love the beach shots (and the surfer!) but my fave is the colorful houses reflected in the water. Gorgeous work!!!ReplyCancel

For the last several weeks and until the end of November, I have a bunch of different things I am working on with my photography. Recently I have been working with my friend Rachel on going through the Nichole V Workshop in a Box, and I am also doing a mini-mentorship with Melissa Koehler, who […]

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  • Laura A - October 13, 2011 - 1:43 pm

    I think I need a macro lens!! (and a whole lot of practice of course) Your shots are fabulous!ReplyCancel

  • Mrs. Fun - October 13, 2011 - 2:05 pm

    Oh I love these!! So simple and so beautiful. And these are my favorite flower!!ReplyCancel

  • Julie Anders - October 13, 2011 - 2:59 pm

    Ohhhhh, I looooove these sooo much!!! Totally ME! Well done Jessica!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - October 14, 2011 - 4:52 am

    I love these. The tone is beautiful.ReplyCancel

  • Natalie - October 16, 2011 - 1:05 am

    These are gorgeous!!ReplyCancel

  • Holly Thompson - October 17, 2011 - 8:24 pm

    Oh Jessica! These are so beautiful… sexy even! Well done! You have such an eye for composition.ReplyCancel

  • Tracey - October 17, 2011 - 9:50 pm

    I love the complementary colors. I personally don’t know a thing about photography but from an untrained eye, may I say that you are excelling in your demonstration of technique! Beautiful job!ReplyCancel

Emily and I spent last Saturday doing the first annual (we hope!) ClickinMoms ClickinWalk! Women all over the world were meeting and talking a photo walk together and getting to know each other. We had a wonderful time and are already looking forward to next year! This was the view from where we parked. Emily and […]

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  • Leah Cook - October 10, 2011 - 7:25 am

    How fun!! Love the shot of your hands and the last sun flare…looks like a blast!!ReplyCancel

  • Kristin - October 10, 2011 - 8:40 am

    Looks like such a fun day! And some beautiful images!!ReplyCancel

  • Mrs. Fun - October 10, 2011 - 9:13 am

    I didn’t realize you lived in or near SF. I love all of these. Your daughter is so beautiful, love to see you two together.ReplyCancel

  • Beira - October 10, 2011 - 10:17 am

    Looks like a fun time! I love how your daughter was able to take part in the walk with you. Such a great memory for the two of you. Gorgeous shots!ReplyCancel

  • Alisa Ikeda - October 10, 2011 - 11:52 am

    Lots of great shots–looks like you had a perfect day!ReplyCancel

  • Rachel Potter - October 10, 2011 - 12:22 pm

    Love the hand-holding picture!!! SO TRUE!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa - October 10, 2011 - 3:13 pm

    Beautiful pictures especially with the one with you and your daughter holding hands. That is an awesome picture and a wonderful memory.ReplyCancel

  • Nancy Holden - October 10, 2011 - 6:05 pm

    Jessica (and Emily, too, of course,) The pictures are beautiful as usual. I tried to choose a favorite, but couldn’t. I miss both of you, so it helps to see pictures of you, and I also love the scenery and flowers etc.ReplyCancel

  • Lori Jaeski - October 11, 2011 - 10:45 am

    These are incredible! Your daughter looks like she had so much fun right along with you! I absolutely love the Blue Angels behind the bridge and your last shot with the sun burst. Incredible!ReplyCancel

  • sara - October 11, 2011 - 11:41 am

    wow, these are GORGEOUS jessica! love your perspective!ReplyCancel

  • Catherine R. - October 11, 2011 - 12:47 pm

    It looks like you guys had a perfect day! Great photos. Love the Blue Angels/bridge shot among several here! It’s lovely to see you and your daughter’s bond in photos!ReplyCancel

  • kelly garvey - October 11, 2011 - 2:54 pm

    you have such a creative eye! love these. now im even sadder i missed the one in my city!ReplyCancel

  • Lacey - October 11, 2011 - 8:29 pm

    These are all so amazing, Jessica! Such great captures of the Blue Angels … I’ve only been to San Francisco once, but totally fell in love with the town. And it was a trip with just my mom, so I love that you and Em had such a fun time together! Thank you for sharing this town’s beauty!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica - October 14, 2011 - 4:49 am

    I love the hand holding picture. And I too love the last one! It looks like a wonderful day!ReplyCancel

  • Tara McGlinchey - October 14, 2011 - 7:01 am

    What a great day and beautiful images capturing it all. Love the shots of the Blue Angels!ReplyCancel

  • Jen Cooke - October 14, 2011 - 7:57 am

    Beautiful images Jessica!ReplyCancel

  • Rebecca Spencer - October 14, 2011 - 12:38 pm

    Ah Jessica looks like you had a great time and took some fabulous shots, especially that hand holding one. You got much better weather than our Prague photowalk!ReplyCancel

  • Jenny Cruger - October 14, 2011 - 1:34 pm

    How fun! I bet it was a blast – these are great!ReplyCancel

  • angela king - October 14, 2011 - 3:08 pm

    these are amazing. i love that last one. so pretty. it looks like you had such a great time. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Jenn Jones - October 14, 2011 - 6:42 pm

    What great shots, Jessica! I love that you did the Clickin Walk with your daughter. She is beautiful! I love that last shot too, btw!ReplyCancel

  • Marisa - October 14, 2011 - 9:28 pm

    Awesome shots, Jessica! It was so nice to meet you and your daughter. I think it was great that she came along!!!ReplyCancel

  • Natalie - October 16, 2011 - 1:18 am

    Your daughter is stunning! It looks like you two had a fantastic time and got some great shots 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Alli - October 16, 2011 - 3:53 pm

    These are all truly amazing!!! I can’t even pick a favorite because I love them all! What a great photowalk you guys had.ReplyCancel

  • Amy Lucy - October 17, 2011 - 9:18 am

    Looks like you had a wonderful day! I really like the last one! So lucky to have your daughter with you. She is such a sweetheart. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Tracey - October 17, 2011 - 9:56 pm

    Spectacular array of photographs! Emily is lucky to have such a talented mommy to show her tip and tricks and take her on a cool trip like that!ReplyCancel

  • Guest blog post, starring Emily! » Jessica Holden Photography - November 21, 2011 - 5:27 pm

    […] you want to see my Mom’s photos from our special dy, you can look here! Posted in […]ReplyCancel

  • 2012 ClickinWalk, Sacramento-Style! » Jessica Holden Photography - October 10, 2012 - 9:42 pm

    […] up a bit 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 […]ReplyCancel

Our new little turquoise conure is such a little thing, but she’s wormed her way into our hearts in a BIG way! She is playful and FULL of personality, mostly good, but she can be fiesty and moody, too. I’ve had cats and dogs pretty much continuously throughout my life, but a bird is a […]

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  • Gretchen Willis - September 21, 2011 - 12:29 pm

    Oh. My. Gosh. I mean, i thought she was cute but then when you said she was POTTY TRAINED??? well, that just elevates her to a whole new level.

    Did you teach her that or did she come to you potty trained?

    That is so adorable!ReplyCancel

  • Christy - September 21, 2011 - 12:31 pm

    Aww… she is so cute and love the color of her feathers.ReplyCancel

  • Laura A - September 21, 2011 - 1:29 pm

    I love that photo of her in the bowl with the buttons. Looks like so much fun!ReplyCancel

  • Holly Thompson - September 21, 2011 - 3:14 pm

    Oh my gosh, Rory is just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! My kids loved the video. The photos are adorable, I wish I could meet this sweet little creature in person!ReplyCancel

  • admin - September 21, 2011 - 4:29 pm

    I potty trained her–I was very impressed that she learned so quickly, and on only her SECOND day with us, and I decided it was clearly because she’s brilliant. However, she has steadfastly refused to learn ANY other tricks since then! But that’s OK–if that’s the only thing she learns for her entire life, I will be grateful that that’s her one trick–LOL!ReplyCancel

  • Rachel Potter - September 21, 2011 - 8:18 pm

    These are adorable! I hope one day to meet her!ReplyCancel

  • Julia - September 22, 2011 - 6:51 am

    Oh my goodness…adorable!! I’ve never really even considered having a bird as a pet but she really makes me think! Beautiful images of her – I love the little series with her buttons.ReplyCancel

  • Rebecca Spencer - September 23, 2011 - 11:30 pm

    Wow! When I saw the first photo I thought you’d taken these at the zoo and then I realised she is now yours! She is so cute and I love photo 3 for the emotion and the colours – now did you plan to choose a bird of that colour to complement Em’s lovely eye colour 😉 Rebecca xReplyCancel

  • Amanda Balmain - September 24, 2011 - 12:06 am

    Rory is just the most gorgeous bird. I was just talking to my daughter yesterday about getting a budgie but now I’m thinking a conure is worth some serious investigation. I had no idea they could be so affectionate!ReplyCancel

  • Hope - September 24, 2011 - 7:35 am

    How cool! Rory is adorableReplyCancel

  • Alli - September 24, 2011 - 11:15 am

    Love how she looks like she is posing for you in the first image! Gorgeous bird!ReplyCancel

  • Laurie - September 24, 2011 - 9:47 pm

    So cute! Your work is awesome!ReplyCancel

  • Jill - September 25, 2011 - 11:21 am

    She is beautiful! I had no idea you could potty train a bird – that makes them a whole lot more appealing as a potential pet!!! The first shot is lovely!ReplyCancel

  • Julie Anders - September 27, 2011 - 4:54 pm

    Oh, Rory is so pretty! Looks like she is the perfect pet!! AND, your voice sounds just like I imagined it would 🙂ReplyCancel

Here’s the shoot Emily and I did with Bree from ClickinMoms! We traded raw files, so I played around with these, mostly using the new CM Film Art presets for Lightroom. Normally I am not a big preset user as I tend to prefer doing my more artistic editing in Photoshop, but man, I do LOVE […]

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  • Julie - September 1, 2011 - 3:12 pm

    Hey Jessica! I just love these pictures! You will forever CHERISH these!! Bree did a wonderful job, of course she had good subjects to work with. The presets look great, I just purchased them today.ReplyCancel

  • Ali C - September 1, 2011 - 3:34 pm

    What a gorgeous pair you are! What a treasure to have these images. I adore seeing your smiling faces but that last one just gets me too. Like we’re peeking in at a private moment.ReplyCancel

  • Holly Thompson - September 1, 2011 - 3:37 pm

    Oh my! These are stunning! What a treasure to have these photos and I adore the luminescent feel to the processing. Gorgeous! You and Em are so pretty!!!ReplyCancel

  • Erika Thornes - September 1, 2011 - 3:50 pm

    Ohh I LOVE the last one! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Tracey - September 1, 2011 - 5:01 pm

    The word that comes to mind looking at these is angelic!! You both look stunning, and I agree–the skin tones came out extra special with your editing. Your blog is the best!ReplyCancel

  • Elle - September 1, 2011 - 7:39 pm

    Such a wonderful idea to trade images Jessica, you and Emily look gorgeous and I love the processing too… perfect 🙂ReplyCancel

  • angela king - September 2, 2011 - 3:51 am

    love these. they are so light and airy. 🙂 love the presets too!ReplyCancel

  • Mrs. Fun - September 2, 2011 - 7:53 am

    Oh my!! I am in love with these!! Beautiful photos of gorgeous girls. Love the light and feel of these!!ReplyCancel

  • Rebecca Spencer - September 8, 2011 - 12:12 pm

    Ah so that’s where Emily gets her good looks from! Lovely photos Jessica, Bree did a great job but then she did have some stunning subjects to work with. xReplyCancel

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