Great Blessings and Overcoming Great Obstacles

Maiah is a glowing first time mother who has overcome quite a lot in the past year or so.  By looking at her with her bubbly personality and happy disposition, you would have no idea that just a year ago she was almost fatally injured in a terrible motorcycle accident.  Both of Maiah's hips were broken, as well as her pelvic bone in four places.  She also had a broken left hand and a shattered right wrist.  Being 8 months pregnant barely seems to even slow her down though!  We played with a little prego-pin-up action during our shoot and she was a wonderful model and pleasure to photograph!  Best wishes to Maiah and baby Ethan and their new little family!

Testimonials: Kind Words From Valued Clients!

"Erin's demeanor could put anyone at ease!  When she took my portrait and our family photo, she could not have had a more camera-shy group of people to work with.  But her professionalism and extraordinary talent overcame our cameraphobia and we ended up with photos that were beautiful.  I would recommend Erin to absolutely anyone!"

~~~~~~~Jen S.~~~~~~~

"[She] did an outstanding job with our wedding photos.  She was kind, creative, and professional throughout our event and used her keen photography sense the entire time to capture numerous wonderful, candid moments.  She handled our portrait sessions with grace and ease. I highly recommend E. Jensen Photography for your event.

~~~~~~~Paul S.~~~~~~~

"I have had several photo sessions with Erin.  She does a great job at making you feel comfortable, and makes sure she knows what you are looking for in the photos.  She has a lot of experience with indoor and outdoor scenes and is creative with different poses.  Trust me, you won't be disappointed!"

~~~~~~~Megan M.~~~~~~~

"I originally went to Sears to get my daughter's first portraits done and it was the worst.  I didn't even get to look at all of the photos before the woman started deleting them.  I caught the tail end of one that I would have liked to keep, but alas, too late.  Then my husband told me to contact Erin.  I've never been so pleased with the photos that I got (and I HATE my picture being taken)!  She is extremely talented and if I wanted something in particular, she was right there snapping away.  So far I've had my daughter's 3 and 6 month pictures done and soon will have her 9 month, then 1 year pictures taken.  I will NEVER go to another photographer to take my family's photos.  She made my family look at-ease and comfortable and not staged like many places.  I trust her fully with capturing the memories of our kids and our life together.  If you can't guess I one-million-percent recommend her to take any photos, you will not be disappointed!

~~~~~~~Jennifer L.~~~~~~~

"We had not had a family picture taken for about 12 years.  With my daughter away at college and my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter in the Airforce and moving every few years, it was very difficult to plan a date to have a photo taken other than holidays.  Most photographers would not consider working on a holiday, let alone around our granddaughter's (1 yr old) nap time.  But my daughter had this wonderful friend who, as she told me, takes terrific pictures so I gave Erin a call.  She drove to our hometown, on a holiday weekend, met us at our home, then we all went to a local park for some outside pictures.  Erin made recommendations after talking with me regarding what we should wear that would fit our style and what we wanted in our family picture.  Ole Mother Nature decided to cloud up and begin misting on us while we were taking pictures!  I was sure the pictures would have to be redone, I didn't see any way Erin would be able to get any good shots.  But when we saw the CD a few weeks later we couldn't believe it- there was not a bad picture on the whole CD!  It took us forever to decide which pictures to print, there were so many beautiful choices.  Our family pictures are proudly displayed on our living room wall where everyone who comes to our home can see them!  Thank you, Erin, we love the pictures!"

~~~~~~~Cathy S.~~~~~~~

"Erin did the photos for our wedding and she was incredible.  It went so smoothly, and at the reception I barely knew she was there, yet her photos caught every beautiful moment.  [She] knows how to blend into the event, and yet be present to capture it all.  She's smooth, efficient, and a pleasure to work with.  I'm so grateful to have all those memories to look at in her elegant, creative, and talented photography.  Thank you!"

~~~~~~~Brooke S.~~~~~~~

"Erin did a fantastic job with our wedding pictures!  Not only did she capture the beautiful colors of the fall foliage, but she also captured the happiness and TONS of fun everyone had on our big day!"
~~~~~~~Kristen G.~~~~~~~

Paul and Brooke

One of my favorite weddings to date was Paul and Brooke in 2010!

I met Paul while working in Alaska for the summer.  I was freshly graduated with my art degree and thought, "what should I do now??? ... hmm... think I'll move to Alaska for the summer!"  Part of the way through the summer he started working part-time at the little one-hour-photo/rafting-photography-tourist-trap as me.  He was a ball of energy and positivity and I immediately knew we would get along great!  He met his gorgeous and talented actress/singer/yoga instructor (trifecta, right?!) girlfriend while he was there the year before and they were inseparable!  We kept in touch after that summer and I saw him once or twice the following year or two in Kansas City when he played/sang at a local dueling piano bar (did I mention that he is also an amazing musician?). * Shameless plug: check out  www.paulseiz.com *

And was I ever surprised -and very excited- to get a text from him one fall night asking what I was doing the following April!  When I asked him why, he said something to the effect of "matrimony" and "we need a good shutterbug" :)  To which I replied "OMG yay!  OF COURSE!  I'd love to!" ...or something like that.  Lucky for me, Brooke is from Kansas City where I was planted at that time!

The early April day was warm and sunny, the venue was beautiful, and what a phenomenal and fun couple!  The wedding party was playful and hilarious.  And, in good Paul fashion, he donned a plastic splash guard for the cake smashing and a headlamp to find that pesky garter!  The two of them sang several duets and they and their guests nearly danced through the floor that night :)

And so, it being a little over a year since their "matrimony", here is a sampling of the pictures from their wedding.  I'll try not to stick too many in here, but there are so many great ones to choose from!

Video Games, Anime, and Anime Video Games

I had the pleasure of spending two hours in my Art Room at work today with a group of 5 teenage boys who eat, sleep, and breathe all things anime and video game related.  It was interesting to say the least, but not unpleasant.  I was pretty well confused the entire time but they seemed to be enjoying themselves and were being well behaved, so I let them do their thing :)

Today we were making armor.  Paper mache armor to be more exact.  I have been struggling to find ways to include the boys in more of my art projects and decided to target a group of kids who get really enthusiastic about battles of epic proportions.  Since we cannot make anything resembling weapons, I thought, "How about armor??"  So there we were, making paper breastplates, complete with artificial pectoral and abdominal muscles, while they contemplated the intricacies of new and old anime shows and assorted video games, hah!

Highlight of the conversation (or more accurately, the only part I could ACTUALLY follow):   how unrealistic it is for a short plumber dressed in red, who only eats mushrooms, to need an oxygen tank in order to go under water but not need any protective gear to fly into outer space.... and why on earth would a plumber be assigned to save a princess???

On that note, here are some kids who will hopefully make you smile like mine did today!

Starting Anew-ish ;)

There are lots of changes happening in my life right now- most of them wonderful things, but a little disconcerting nonetheless!  And when things in my life seem to reel around me, I turn to the one thing that has always been a constant to me: my FAMILY!  So it seems only fitting that in my first test-run of this whole bloggy thingy I should post some photos of my beloved family. Not to worry, there will be more to come, this is just a taste of some E. Jensen Photography portraiture. Please enjoy!