New Blog

Hello there, it's time for an updated link. We're trying out a new blog, and if it's kick-A, we may very well switch to it for good. Here's the link: http://jamphotography.myfotojournal.com/

Opinions on the new blog are welcome. :)

~Jordan And Mindy

Little Annabelle

Beautiful Annabelle in a beautiful rose garden. With mom, dad, and doggy Sasha, of course. I'll keep the chit chat limited, as we think these photos speak for themselves!

I usually save my favorite for last, but we're poppin' it right up at the top on this one! Love those little bubbles. :)

"the lookback"

the silly pose :)

Sasha's turn to hang her tongue out :)

the "i see you, paparazzi!" look :)

what a gorgeous sunny evening!

Annabelle was hamming it up, and we were definitely encouraging her! :)

Love a bit of girly pink and giggles!

We'll be in touch with your full gallery very soon! Thank you all for joining us and bearing the heat!

Georgia in the Summer

Georgie Faye, of course. :) A few pics from Georgia's first ocean experience, and her first fireworks experience. I love this little one! And her amazing parents. ;)

She was loving the ocean, and I was loving this look. :)

Pure joy :)

How adorable? So, so very adorable. :)

Georgia in her red, white, and blues

Just chillin' on the porch

Exploring the bell tower on UNC's campus, she got a kiss from Daddy along the way :)

high-flyin' G

classic Georgia look!

After a day full of swimming and eating with no naps, it was hard to hang on til the fireworks started.

Much-needed sleep. Aaaaaaah. :)

She woke up just before the fireworks started. This is Georgia's sleepy self, her first 4th of July experience with fireworks. She was in awe. :)

Glo & Dave {engaged}

Let me just say how much I love it when our clients trust our creative (and sometimes silly/crazy) thoughts and ideas. Sometimes silly semi-posing happens, at times there may be trespassing involved, and yes, often times we get downright dirty. Ahem, messy, I mean.

Gloria & Dave, thank you for trusting us and being so laid-back with our street-wandering selves. :) You were awesome, and we LOVE your shots! Hope you do too. We'll have many more photos ready for you within the next couple of weeks.

One more thing: CONGRATULATIONS!!

You two are wonderful. :)

I love a walking shot, but we rarely get them from this angle. Love the battleship in between. Did you guys make it over there yet, Glo? ;)

Seriously, what a gorgeous couple. Right?

Sweet color. :)

My puddle idea wasn't cooperating with the light, but this is lovely anyway. :)

Probably the cheesiest shot all day, but I still think it's cute. Really, I just liked the yellow. :)

One of my personal favorite ring shots. I took one of my ring here too. ;)

A bit more traditional ring shot. Dreamy, isn't it? Wonderful job, Dave. :)

(also-impressed with the clarity here without a macro lens)

This is what Jordan was shooting while I shot the above ring photo :)

Gorgeous? Yes.

Using new lenses changes my creative eye a tad, and I like it. Love this shot. :)

Splish splashin' in the fountain!

Love it. :)

The Pollards

Hooray for cuties and lots of color! We met in Raleigh and grabbed some shots around the City Market area on a Sunday afternoon. We'd planned to get some cool ice cream shots, but didn't realize how many places would be closed on a Sunday evening! Thank goodness, our roaming search took us to some pretty cool spots.

*A couple more shots from this session can be found in our previous "before and after" post.

She was a tad unsure of us, until I let her see this shot in the camera after it was taken. She then quickly warmed up to us, and she and her brother had us taking photos of squirrels and various other things. :) So much fun!

Cute :)

Love the color here, check out those gorgeous blues!

I forget what we were discussing here, but I love this look :)

Aaahahahahaaaaa! I'm in charge, now!!

My love for green and blue is undying...such a lovely combo.

As well as blue and white...and a touch of pink :)

Oh yes, we found ice cream!

Love the crosswalk family shot. :)

More coming within the next week or so. :) Thank you guys for meeting us, we had a blast!

It's a photo makeover!

I confess: I love a good makeover. It's the reason I used to obsess over TLC design shows, the reason I sometimes (I admit it) check out gossip mags while in the checkout line, and even the reason I like to clean our house. I love to look at something that's pretty, but plain, before, and see what can be done to make it end up looking really really ridiculously good looking.

That's where the fun in editing is, for me. Sure, we could deliver our photos to you as they're taken. But where is the fun in that? Every single photo that we place in a client gallery has a little bit, or in some cases a lot, of artistic love applied by yours truly (the "M" in JAM, that is...I'm working on teaching Jordan ma editing skillz). Because really, we've got to add our own style and magical touch. So check out below for just a few rockin' before-and-after shots. And keep in mind that these are all done individually. We don't batch-process, y'all. :) Everything's done in Lightroom & Photoshop CS4, in case you're curious.

This is one of my favorite shots of these girls, and mom's too (we used it on their holiday card last year). It needed a good crop, and the marble & concrete needed a good cleaning!

This SOOC shot isn't bad at all, but it needed some contrast and a pop of color.

Definitely the most dramatic change from this bunch. Cute shot above, but a little bit boring as far as color goes (in my opinion), and a little tilted as I shot it while walking backwards. Love the end result!

More of these cuties coming in sneak peek form later today. :)

Gabby's a Graddy!

A mini post of my gorgeous sis on the day she graduated high school. She is the youngest of us five sibs and I'm the oldest....we're 9 1/2 years apart. And she's out of school. Can't believe it (tear). :) Proud of you Gabster!

All our peeps-let's encourage Gabs to use the camera we're giving her so I can steal her away and have her come work with us one day. Trust me, she's got the eye! :)

(PS-Gabs, more photos coming to facebook, no worries)

Muahahahaaaaaa, contagious laughter!

Cute scrunchy nose shot :)

Getting a tad excited about graduating :)

Quick shot of her walking to her seat. She was this close and didn't even see me! :)

The walkaway. DONE! Love it :)

Congratulations sis, can't wait to see what you can do now!