Lenox park is a really fun place to shoot portraits. There are all of these cute things around…a red phone booth, a beautiful lake, and several different textures for bridges. 
I met with the Roman family a while back to create a multi-functional portrait session. They needed: portraits of just the two of them and also family portraits. We made a beautiful guest book for their couple portraits, but I wanted to use these ADORABLE family portraits on the blog. Smiles to share! Spread the love.
This fall family portrait session was playful and super casual. We caught the leaves when they really were just right… and were able to bring so much of that gorgeous fall texture into these images. The kids were awesome to be around and learn from. They took me on little hikes off the trails and we tossed leaves into the air. It is such a pleasure and blessing to be not only surrounded by so much love, but to be able to help their family keep these exchanges. Although they feel like such intimate small moments, they become such treasures that tell a whole story about their family experience.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
After a portrait session just north of the mountains, I took a slow drive home, the long way. 
I had my cameras in hand and a few minutes stolen from a busy workweek, but I pulled my car off the road and stopped when I saw the things I normally would have driven by. I am taking a break to edit them and to share them.
Leslie and Brad and I had a sort of difficult time getting our session together… the first time we met to shot, it was at the 17th street bridge. Around 5 minutes after we started shooting, the storm clouds started to come in… we got around 20 minutes of portrait taking time in before we all made a complete run for it. We decided to try again another day. Luckily, our next session was in perfect weather… but we changed our location this time, to the ever very picturesque Virginia Highlands. We really had a fun time shooting and Leslie and Brad were very brave with my portrait suggestions. Here is the email Leslie sent us after she received all of her engagement portraits:
“WOW! We could not be more excited about our engagement pictures. And to think we were going to skip them all together… They really turned out great. Above and beyond our expectations. After the session, Brad was saying he could not believe we laid on the ground… but those are some of my favorite pictures!
Within a few minutes of sending them out to friends and family everyone was writing and calling back to say how much they enjoyed them. Jessica is a wonderful photographer. I can’t wait to see the amazing pictures she will take at our wedding!”
Since the day I met them, I completely fell in love with these two adorable lovebirds. They are fun, fun and fit together like two peas in a pod. Their wedding pictures here chronicle a day that was emotional, loving and just so filled with details that are all about them… they had dancing shoes and delicious Kourambiethes … homemade traditional cookies. Their guest bid their adieus with themed pom-poms (his and hers for their colleges!) and they even put cuddly blankets at the tables outside for chilly guests. I had such an incredible time exploring their wedding day with my camera!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Our first wedding at Little Gardens was such an incredible surprise. Little Gardens is off a main road here in town, and when you pull up into the driveway, you get swept away into its intimate grounds. It’s magic is all encompassing… Ginny and Johnathan made for such wonderful clients. They have a very close friendship and I was excited to be able to document their relationship in my portraits. Her one of a kind details, like stones for her guests to sign and a floral H on the front door, were wonderfully personal. Thanks Ginny and Johnathan for such a beautiful wedding!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
One of the most wonderful parts of my job is the pleasure of watching my favorite client’s children grow up! I photographed both Chatham and Asher’s Baptisms, and have done family portraits. Photographing is such an incredible way to learn about people: their personalities, tendencies and interactions. And, how these things change over time. The sibling relationship (being as I myself have a sister) is really interesting to watch. Their interactions with each other are one of the great joys of portrait making. I don’t just document people in my images… I actively document the way they live, their attitude and what makes their particular circumstance beautiful and unique.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
I met Cindy and John at their beautiful home in Grayson, right down the street actually, to craft some artful and thoughtful portraits of Cindy’s baby belly. She makes such a stunning mom to be! We had some pretty specific ideas for this shoot. We were focused on a strictly black and white session. I used primarily natural light in and around the home space, to make memorable portraits of mom to be, mom and dad, and just the belly. What a great session!
Jamie’s wedding at the Brasstown Valley Resort was absolutely breathtaking… prior to her wedding, she and I talked a bunch about how much sunset shots were really something that were important to her. The universe really was working in her favor on her wedding day… her sunset right before AND during her first dance were absolutely breathtaking. The most perfect ones I have seen, possibly! Her wedding was really the perfect celebration of family and friends… looking through her images really feels like reliving her fun and elegant wedding reception. Jamie had put together a perfect set of details to compliment her outdoor ceremony and reception: beautiful centerpieces and hanging lights for the reception and even a bluegrass band for her ceremony! Congratulations Jamie and KC on just an amazing wedding!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Introducing our new boudoir only blog…
http://jessicalilyhorwitz.com/naked/
by Jeshorwitz
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