JFP photo blog

Funny Monkeys

These two cuties were here last week for photos (and, truth be told, some playing).  Since all my kiddos were on break from school they were here too.  Now, if you were 3 1/2 or 1 1/2 and you had the choice between playing with me and having your photo taken (yippy!! whee!) and playing with my kids (who you happen to adore), what would you choose???  Well, these guys were troopers and we worked as quickly as possible but as usual, my children win again and much fun was had by all!  Here are a few of my favorites...

Doesn't she have the most infectious grin?  Even her eyes are laughing.
 

What a goof!  

 

Such a happy little man.

These next two, I thought, gave a nice little peek into some of their impending teenage angst and attitude...good luck with these faces!  (Just wanted to share the joy with others...I have seen my future also and I'm more than a little terrified.)

"Really?  I am SO done with you, woman."  

(be sure you are hearing the complete disdain in her voice...of course, I am totally making this all up...but I've heard it from my 8 year old, so she isn't too far behind)

"What?" 

Alright, it's not actually a ton of attitude, but compared to the first shots of happiness....well, you get the idea....

And finally, a little love...

Check out ALL those curls!  Now you know where they get them. 

Happy Thursday!

PS  I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some of you still pregnant people, that maybe today will be your lucky day!

An Adventure

Well, spring is here (for now, I know better than to be too optimistic...).   The mom of these two and I have been anxiously awaiting some good outdoor photo weather!  It is so much more fun to get to go on a playdate and happen to bring my camera along....especially for the 18 month through 4ish set.  And I love natural light shooting...though it might almost have been too sunny (really?  is that possible?  I'm NOT complaining!).  These girls were so much fun...they just let me come along for their adventure...their mom just let us wander off and find all kinds of neat things...and best of all, her main photo objective was to capture their energy and constant motion...that is something I can guarantee.  Just so happens we got a few of their fabulous smiles too!  This one is photo HEAVY so I hope you've got a snack handy...here's our fun afternoon at the pond...

Complete dolls. 

Don't know how else to describe them.

We did some running here...

and some running there....

showed off some abs...

found a snail shell...

threw some rocks....

got some pants dirty...

stood on our heads...

 

and about a million other fun things. 

Then it was time to go home....

Sigh.

I had so much fun and am having the worst time trying to narrow down my favorites.

Now, go outside and enjoy the sunshine!!  Yippee!

   
 
  

The King

of Pop, that is.

Henry, being the consummate student of music, has been studying all kinds...even some of my favorite 80's tunes...though I can still beat him at "name that tune" but probably not for long.  Here are the big man's take on some Michael Jackson moves....

So handy you can't see his face in these shots as he was completely cracking himself up.

a little moon walk action....

And, saving my favorite for last, as usual...though I feel much more of a Frank Sinatra vibe on this one....

How stinkin' cool is he? 

 (though the grin under the hat kinda blows his cool factor out of the water)  

Happy Friday and have a great weekend!  Fingers crossed for lots of sunshine everywhere!! 

It's the little things...

I am admittedly a geek.

And sadly, not the good kind of tech-savvy, computer-handy geek. 

I'm the "it's the little things that make me happy" kind of geek.

That being said (you've been forewarned) I finally finished putting together a splash page for the website/blog/facebook.   Squeal!  So fancy!  Run on over there and check it out!  Best part = you can come right back here from there and tell me how stinkin' fabulous it is!!   Can you tell I'm just a little excited about it...and mostly because I actually figured it all out on my own!  (except for a little wording advice from a friend...thanks E!)

More photos Friday...I promise.  It happens to be mid-winter break this week, so I am busy having way too much fun with my kiddos!!

My Funny Valentine

I got some extra special treasures from my girlies this year for Valentine's day...handcrafted masterpieces which I will need to photograph and share with you all, but my darling son (who I think was feeling a little left out) asked if we could go out and around the neighborhood and take some photos.  Be still my beating heart!  Boy does he know the way to his mother's heart...what a kiss up!  Anyway, he even said it would be ok to bring the tripod and take some photos of us together!!  Love that boy!

Isn't he dapper? and handsome?  (I'm so not biased at all...)

Such a cool cat.

OK, I know it is not particularly in focus but it is the one I LOVE the most because I'm his mother....just makes me giggle a little with him.

   

My favorite of us.

 

And then he wanted to arm wrestle...I say whatever it takes to keep him coming back for more photo dates with me!

And we finished up with a little music...he's composed his own sonata...I say wow!  I don't even know what makes a sonata a sonata.  He clearly doesn't get his musical genius from me!  Love him!!  Thanks for a fun date today valentine! 

Check back later this week for his Michael Jackson impersonation.

 

A Complete Doll Baby

Wheeee!  I had the best time the other day!  My good friend (who happens to be a great photographer too) brought her camera and her ADORABLE 6 month old daughter over for a photo playdate.  First best part...hanging out with another adult during the daytime!  Second best part....fresh model material who happens to be absolutely gorgeous...Grab a snack and a drink (it's a long one!) and take a peek.....

Squeak!  Love that one!

Sigh...those lashes...to die for!

 

  She is definitely in the "everything goes in my mouth" stage.  I even got a great shot of her borrowing Annie's hand to chew on....smart thinking on her part...same great gnawing texture without the pain of using your own thumb!

 

Love that you can see her momma behind her shooting too.

Loves her toes too!

Hey!  You're upside down!

And then I made her momma get in the photos....sigh....

Love their little conversation and that you can see her camera in the background...never too far away!

Love her hand on her mom's chin...someone loves their momma!

And then, just because it cracks me up...she's a grabber....

Grab hair and pull face...must bite nose!!  
   

Sunday Morning....

Well, you know how much I love catching expressions and personality on "film", but I also love relationship shots.  You know the ones where you can tell how much everyone loves each other....well, here are some that (I think) do just that.  These are a little more lifestyle/photojournalistic-y than say the last shot of my darling sister here on the blog.  You'll see, she's just as gorgeous, just not quite as fancy

A lovely, lazy, Sunday morning.....

Guess who loves his momma.

Just goofin' around.

Little airplane. 

and a thought provoking book.

This little piggy.

peek-a-boo

The sweet boy is in the wiping off kisses phase...isn't that adorable?  (ha)  It just means you have to give him so many kisses that he can't possibly wipe them all off.  (double ha)

This one just makes me happy.  So stinkin' cute.  I think I may have to hand my camera over to my spouse and snuggle up in bed with my kiddos.  I want some of these for me!  (though sadly, I don't think I'm up for a game of airplane with them...darn heavy beasts!)

Finally

Well, I did it.  I finally got organized enough and set up a JFP fan page over at Facebook.  This will be a great spot to find any new blog posts, share your sneak peeks with your friends or maybe even find a special or two. Go ahead, make my day and run right over there and become a fan....or wait a few minutes, read this post, and THEN run on over.

As it turns out, last week was doppelganger week on facebook.  The idea was to change your profile photo to one of a famous person that you look like.  Well, that is kind of a challenge. 

 

Well, my darling sister and I were sitting around, goofing off this weekend, trying to decide who we should post for ourselves when inspiration struck me.  I decided to take some shots of her and see if we could make her into a movie star....besides I am always looking for obedient, holding-still type models to practice different stuff on.  Isn't she drop dead gorgeous?  Absolutely glam Hollywood starlet.  Hee hee!  (And in case you don't remember what she looks like in real life, she and her darling boy will be the next post here, so you'll just have to come back.... she's just as beautiful in regular life, just not quite as fancy!)  Big ol' thanks to her for putting up with me!

OK, now you can head over to facebook and become a fan....you can just search Judith Fernstrom Photography and you'll find it.  Apparently once you have 30 (or is it 40?) fans you can create a "vanity URL"....oooooh, fancy!  Maybe that will be next!

Happy Friday!