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I'm a free-style portrait photographer who serves the Twin Cities area.   If you are interested in hiring me for your photographic needs please visit my website at www.jensportraits.com
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Monday, April 26, 2010

I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I love being able to surf the Internet on my phone, keep up with Facebook posts of friends and family any time of day, the beauty in images I can bring out with my editing software, being able to communicate to anyone in the world at a moment's notice. But then there are the days when technology really grates on my last nerve. A Phone call while my hands are dug into meatloaf, a computer in a car going out, a memory card going corrupt during shooting a wedding and my computer shutting down on me numerous times while editing a session.
This last one happened to me this week. Maybe it's dust and over heating. It has been over two years since I've given it a good cleaning. My hairdryer can't take that kind of abuse, why do I expect my computer that runs almost the entire day long to?
Two years ago I had the mother of all panics when I was finishing up the last part of editing a gallery- the resizing for web, when my computer suddenly konked out on me! I was supposed to be meeting a newly married couple to view their wedding gallery for the first time the next day. Luckily I had backed up their images on a disk and was able to show them their gallery via laptop. My computer was never the same, and at that point I hadn't been using a separate external hard drive for backing up, and sadly I lost a lot of my own children's pictures. You know the saying, "The cobbler's children never have any shoes"? .... the photographer's children never have any prints. Now I'm very very ocd about backing up my work. I never want to lose my work, or my kids images again. Someday I will have them all printed and put into wonderful scrapbooks for them to treasure. Maybe someday after they are all grown.
In the meantime I'll continue to love technology, and some days despise it.

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Saturday was a beautiful day for a session! The weather was just wonderful, maybe a little too breezy, but beautiful.
I traveled down south of the Twin Cities and met up with the L. family. It was so cute to see little miss N waiting for me at the door! We did a few shots around in their yard and at the park across the road then later went over to Lebanon Hills Regional Park. I love using Regional Parks for sessions because of their variety of landscape and grassy hills.
Here's a little sneak peek for the L. family, it was a pleasure to meet you and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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It was fun to see some of my work in print the other day. This image was taken last year one evening on the University of Minnesota campus. We had only a couple of minutes of light left that evening to take a few images. Part of this image was taken 20 minutes before the choir showed up. I'm so glad I took that one image, because I needed it and it turned out beautifully.
If you have time on April 30, May 1 or May 8 you should take the time to see this choir. They work so hard and the experience is like listening to angels. The April 30 performance is free.



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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Hi everyone! I am excited to share the news that I will be beginning a new chapter in my life. My husband recently finished earning a Bachelor degree in Accounting and now it's my turn!
We are late bloomers :) but figure it is better late than never. Right?
I am going with the intent of earning a Bachelor degree in Special Education. I am very excited about this new adventure. But because I love photography and my clients so much I have decided to continue offering my photography services but on a very limited basis beginning in June 2010.
If you wish to hire me as your photographer please call as far in advance as possible so that I will be able to say "yes!" to your session.

Also today was the last day to get in on my Spring Special. Thanks to all of you who booked!

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

8 days left!

Just a reminder that I have a couple more openings for those wanting to take advantage of my Spring 20% off sale! Book within the next 8 days and receive 20% off your session and any prints you order from this session. Also, very rarely do I let discounts apply to Session Cd's but this time I am! Be sure to order it at the time of your session and also have your session fee waved! It's not often I offer a deal like this!

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More Henry

I can't get enough of storyboards. I love having a collection of images in one 10x 20 inch print.

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There's just something I love about using black backdrops that allows for no distractions and the color tones of my subjects to glow. Look how Mandy's eyes just sparkle!
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Henry

On Friday I was thrilled to meet Olivia's 14 day old little brother Henry. Olivia was one of my last sessions last fall before going on vacation, in case you recognize her cute little face.
I can tell that Henry is going to have no shortage of hands to take care of him, his big sister is already practicing patting his back, giving him cuddles and she's working on her reading so she can read to him someday.
Congratulations John, Mandy and Olivia on your beautiful addition! I hope you enjoy this sneak peek!

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Mommy's Hands

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Daddy's Hands

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This was taken towards the end of the session. Henry had struggled to stay awake the whole time, finally he tuckered out and curled up around the spotted cow.

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I just loved this one! While Mandy and Henry took a feeding break Olivia read her book to her "baby". I love seeing this family's love manifested in their child's actions.

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