A new ETSY store...

A very talented friend of mine has decided to put her gifts to work for her.  I have had her paint a mural in my girls' bedroom and the swirl on the wall of my studio is all her.  While she does amazing things on walls, she has decided to go a little smaller with canvases or whatever else she can get her paint brush on.  So far she has mostly done whimsical pieces for child but I know she is capable of pretty much anything so don't hesitate to contact her to see what she can come up with for a special space in your home!  Already some of my clients have had her do some custom pieces for them because they go so well with their wall portraits.  I hope that soon we can collaborate on some pieces to make some very cool custom and personalized wall art pieces for any decor with your family images.

So check out her ETSY store at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Twingit?ref=seller_info.  I just sent her some images this afternoon that I took of some of her work so hopefully they will go up in her store soon.  I'm sure I'll be doing a lot more for her very soon!

Here are some of my images of her work:

Little 3D bees to match this little girl's bedroom motif.

Another beautiful baby!

It must have been black & gold week last week, all the kiddos came in decked out in their Hawkeye gear... I'm feeling like I need to balance the scales with the Cardinal & Gold that are favored at our house (anyone out there Iowa State fans?  I'd love to have your colors grace the blog sometime!)

This is little Miss M and she is a sweet heart!  No matter what she wears.

Baby Cuteness!

Love this little guy's crazy red hair!  Other than that he looks EXACTLY like his big brother did when he was this age.  It is so fun to watch families grow!

Kennedy Senior

Surprising that in my 3 years of being a CR area photographer that this was my FIRST senior from Kennedy High school!  I'm thrilled to finally have photographed students from all 6 of the public high schools in Cedar Rapids & Marion.

I'm also thrilled to share this sneak peek with you.  I had the BEST time with this beautiful young lady and her mom!  I seriously could have spent all day with them if it weren't for the heat/ humidity and the time crunch I had to get ready for a 2nd session that day (baby cuteness coming in a future sneak).  We started our morning together with my friend and fabulous stylist, Tina, who worked her magic straightening the super curly hair this senior has and making her look even more gorgeous!  I love when Tina helps me with senior girls!  It makes my job easier in SO many ways- most importantly in making them feel as amazing on the inside as they look on the outside & that just makes for great portraits!  So be sure to ask about having her join us for your session when you call!

Ok, so I won't make you read any more of my babbling... here she is with her adorable guinea pig, Olive.

Summer Love

I LOVE this image from a wedding a couple weeks ago!  Actually I love a lot of the images from this wedding.  But this one in particular stands out to me because I get to see all the crazy activity that is involved in every wedding day (some more than others) but in this moment, the couple wasn't thinking about all the details- no, this image isn't about all that, this image is about two people in love who can find peace and comfort in one another in the midst of so much activity.  This is why I love photographing weddings!

The day really was beautiful and everything did go exactly according to plan for them.  Here are a few more images from the day...

Love those DIY shoes!  The bride's mom painted them with acrylic paints!

Thank you for letting me a small part of your gorgeous day!  Congratulations and very best wishes for the years ahead of you!  I'll be in touch soon about the rest of your images.

Friends & Family of this couple- The Photobooth images are posted in a gallery on my website www.junglingphotography.com.  labeled "Photobooth", the password is the date this wedding took place formatted MM.DD.YY.  If you have any trouble viewing them, drop me an email at info@junglingphotography.com

And don't forget to leave a comment here and then find me on Facebook www.facebook.com/junglingphotoblog and "like" my page so that the bride & groom can earn some free portraits!  They need at least 25.

Urban Senior

 Fun! Fun! Fun!  I got to try out some new looks with the beautiful young lady and I LOVE what we came up with!  We had a great time wandering down town and in Czech Village finding fun textures and grungy spots.  And I got to get to know my bestie's little sister better.  I hope we can hang again sometime!