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Little Darlin’

Sometimes I fall head over heels for a session. It’s kind of like a love story. As I look through the photos on my camera, it’s as if the images say to me, “mmmhmm, I know you can’t deny that I’m adorable.” Then I get to editing and bam, I’m a goner. They woo me…

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Lisa McGriff - June 29, 2012 - 2:10 pm

What an amazing session! Beautiful! You captured this precious little girl in all of her natural beauty..!

Abbey - June 29, 2012 - 2:43 pm

Oh mt goodness! Absolutely adorable!

Courtney B - June 29, 2012 - 3:22 pm

Oh my… SO PRECIOUS! This makes me really excited to have my baby, and have GORGEOUS photos taken of them, and have other people fall in love with my baby as well :)
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Natalie - June 29, 2012 - 3:55 pm

These are beautiful shots! And she’s a cutie =D
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Natalie - June 29, 2012 - 4:03 pm

I just found your blog and I am in love with your photos. I am one of the millions of girls who “attempts” photography on a pretty regular basis and am just in admiration of anyone who can make pictures look as good as yours. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. So glad I found you!!

Natalie

Daisy Girl - June 29, 2012 - 4:24 pm

I love it! She is absolutely precious. Those eyes!
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Rissi - June 29, 2012 - 5:38 pm

Your are so right!

How cute are these!?
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Jenessa - June 29, 2012 - 5:57 pm

These are precious!! And YOU are an AMAZING photographer, Jennifer!!!

Holly - June 29, 2012 - 10:44 pm

Wow, wow, wow. She is ADORABLE!!!!!!!! These are by far my favourite photos you’ve captured of a little girl i’ve ever seen on your blog, Jennifer! Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Allison - July 1, 2012 - 7:29 pm

You captured her perfectly. How sweet are these? I love her bow and that she loved that vase. So cute!!

Ashley - July 3, 2012 - 2:26 am

She is precious!!!

mornings…

I love mornings. It’s by far my favorite part of the day. I almost (note, I saidĀ almost) hate to sleep in because I miss too much of the morning. My favorite thing is to sit by a window and drink in the light of a new day. I like to take my time in the…

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Sara - June 28, 2012 - 12:54 pm

I love slow, easy mornings as well! There are days that I like to sleep in a little, but I prefer to wake up early and enjoy the rising sun. I love the quietness and stillness of the early morning! Such a perfect way to start the day! Oh, and enjoying it all with a nice cup of coffee is always great too! =)

chloe-jane - June 28, 2012 - 1:35 pm

Hey! They are such lovely pictures. I love the sunshine coming to a rise, every thing looks so pretty.
Would you mind doing us a home tour? I’d really love that as I am just about to move home for the first time with my husband and would love some inspiration. I think your style is so cute by the way!
Chloe jane xox

Megan Hall - June 28, 2012 - 3:13 pm

I love taking my time in the mornings too. I love the quiet and being able to slowly wake up.

Amy - June 28, 2012 - 3:14 pm

Love this post Jen! Its neat to see a peak into your mornings.
I dont have much time during the week but on Saturday i wake up and spend extra time cuddling my pups to start my day. :)

emily - June 28, 2012 - 3:25 pm

these pictures capture my favorite part of the day. Sometimes i wake up extra early just to take it easy before work. and dude. please don’t tell me you look like that when you wake up. :)

DebC - June 28, 2012 - 3:37 pm

I’m shallow…it’s coffee.
Coffee with vanilla soy milk is my reason to rise and shine :)
I’m only partially kidding.

Marcia - June 28, 2012 - 4:21 pm

gahh. love your eyes. my favorite hmm. breakfast. honestly I’m a breakfast junky. I simply can’t go without it.
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Faith - June 28, 2012 - 4:24 pm

I love snuggling with Josh for a few minutes before he kicks me out of bed to get ready! (I am not a morning person!) Once I’m up, my favorite aspect of the morning is my fresh cup of coffee. I use the same ceramic to-go mug every day!
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Daisy Girl - June 28, 2012 - 4:40 pm

I love that they are so cool but the sun is just coming up. They seem so quiet and peaceful.
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AnnaKate - June 28, 2012 - 5:09 pm

I am in love with all these pictures! They’re so peaceful and calming.

I’m not a natural “morning person,” but summer sunrises have been coaxing me out of bed lately. =)

Kasey - June 28, 2012 - 6:15 pm

I love mornings also (although, I rarely get to enjoy them because sleep steals this precious time away from me). I am somewhat picky about mornings though. I don’t like the time of morning that most people consider “morning”, I like the 5-7am hours when the sunlight seems to FRESH! Once you get past 7am, the sunlight seems normal again. Sitting in the peaceful quiet, with a cup of something hot – I’m usually not picky, I just like it hot! Writing, or reading along with drinking that something hot is so nice. There is just something about early mornings that cannot fully be described in words, for me. I love them.

Samantha - June 28, 2012 - 6:26 pm

I’m just like you…I hate sleeping in too late because I don’t want to miss the morning. During the summer when I don’t have classes to wake up for, I’m still aiming to get up and going by 8ish. I pour a cup of coffee and head straight to the front porch with my Bible and journal. It’s my favorite part of the day.

Jen - June 28, 2012 - 6:49 pm

I love slow mornings too. Make the bed and pick up the room. Brush my teeth and pick up the bathroom. Make coffee and read my Bible. Make cereal and journal or blog. And all of a sudden three hours have passed… bliss! :)
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Bree Holloway - June 28, 2012 - 9:11 pm

Love the pictures! Yes, mornings are the best time of the day – the day is fresh, new and unused.<3

Bethany G - June 28, 2012 - 11:04 pm

I love these pictures! So fresh and pretty.

Mornings have changed drastically now that there’s a babe in the house ;)

Natalie - June 29, 2012 - 3:50 am

I love a good, slow-paced morning. It doesn’t matter how many hours of sleep I get in the night, my body just resists sleeping in… missing out on a good morning =)
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Sarah - June 29, 2012 - 4:24 pm

I love morning light. I love the new-ness & peace of the morning! I love to sit outside on the porch swing & have quite time & read before the heat of the day comes!

Such beautiful photos! Especially that last one! :)

ginanorma - June 30, 2012 - 5:28 am

I am so the same way with mornings, especially because Madelynn is older now, so I have them to myself! I feel like mornings are such a gift, I can’t explain it, but you seem to get it;)

It’s simple for me, I look forward to brewing the coffee, adding my cream, even stirring the cream! Then checking email and facebook, and sitting down to read and wake up with the Lord. The reason I do email/FB first is because I have found if I don’t, then I’m thinking about it, and I feel more distracted….and I don’t want that stuff to be nudging at me while I’m in my reading or prayer time with God, so I do it first!

I also like walking out to the deck and checking out the weather, and if it’s not too hot, I like to sit on my deck and OH, I love snuggling and waking up with Nellsie too, he’s so fun in the morning!!!

Cute post Jennifer!!! Lovely pics

Chantel - June 30, 2012 - 6:33 pm

Mornings are my favorite too, I absolutely love how you captured your morning. :)
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Manda Joy - June 30, 2012 - 9:05 pm

I love the essence of Mornings. The light, the food, the comfort. Thanks for sharing this post! It’s a reminder to me to spend a little extra time in the Morning.
Eat Cake

Brooke Tollison - July 5, 2012 - 12:58 pm

A morning with you looks awesome and I LOVE your hair!

Ava | Summer Portrait

I love the summertime. Even though I’m (technically) an adult now, I still feel the carefree and relaxing effects of it’s sunshine-filled days. This session encompasses everything in my perfect summer day – lush open fields, pretty sundresses, fluffy white clouds, long flowing hair and lots of laughs. Ava was so fun to work with…

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Marcia - June 26, 2012 - 2:48 pm

woah. she is gorgeous. lovelovelove the first one and the book pages… gahh!

Mia - June 26, 2012 - 3:07 pm

She looks like she belongs in a Jane Austen novel…timelessly pretty. These photos are some of my favorites of yours, no doubt.

Allison - June 26, 2012 - 3:11 pm

How fun. These pictures definitely scream summertime!

jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:03 pm

She is is a stunner for sure Marcia! :)

Meredith Sledge - June 26, 2012 - 5:46 pm

These are amazing, Jennifer!! It’s been so fun to watch your photography progress!
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Michelle J - June 26, 2012 - 5:52 pm

These are sooooo good Jen!! I love her dresses :)

Daisy Girl - June 26, 2012 - 6:35 pm

These look great! She is so beautiful :)
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jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 6:56 pm

Thanks Sis! :) I wanted to steal her dresses. So cute!

Hannah Love - June 26, 2012 - 7:45 pm

beautiful shots.
I love the ones with the papers!
and you’re right… beautiful hair… beautiful girl!

TJ - June 26, 2012 - 8:42 pm

absolutely stunning!!!! love the ones where she is holding up a sheet! beautiful!
xo TJ

Holly - June 27, 2012 - 2:29 am

Wow, she is beautiful. You’ve captured her so well.
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Natalie @ NS Pottery - June 27, 2012 - 1:49 pm

These are gorgeous, Jen!

jennifer blair - June 27, 2012 - 9:57 pm

Thank you so much Holly! :)

Chelsea - June 28, 2012 - 4:00 am

Love it! I especially love the lace drape thingy! beautiful!

monday ramblings

Sometimes I really don’t know where the time goes. Is it really almost July? I can’t believe it. I have so many things I want to post on here, but I honestly don’t know where to start! Thus, you all get some miscellaneous ramblings today! In rather silly news, I discovered a new hairstyle I…

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christina - June 25, 2012 - 1:19 pm

love the hair!! love love love avocados!! Have your ever eaten it grilled…?

Marcia - June 25, 2012 - 1:38 pm

oh that is so cool, I love the braid. And I could pretty much live on avocados… literally. I love putting them on my hamburgers.
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Allison - June 25, 2012 - 1:39 pm

That hair style is adorable on you!! I love finding new hairstyles! And I’ve been obsessed with avoacados lately too. They are the best!

Faith - June 25, 2012 - 1:50 pm

Your new hairstyle is just darling! I love avocados, too. We made an awesome salad/dip the other night with fresh avocado, corn, black beans, tomatoes, and a generous amount of lime juice and chopped cilantro. It was delish!
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Lisa A - June 25, 2012 - 1:57 pm

You new hairstyle is so cute on you and I am loving this outfit you are wearing!

How amazing is it that God gave you this talent of photography and you are making it happen! No holding back or fear!

I am inspired by your faith. I think I tell you this all the time, but it’s so true! It’s time I let go of the fear and do as God says. I am currently working on this :)
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Jillian Tree - June 25, 2012 - 2:01 pm

Love that hairstyle…and kinda jealous about Rush of Fools, I love their music!! :)

leigh - June 25, 2012 - 3:21 pm

Pretty pretty! I wear my hair in a similar braid, but I need to try that one! It’s lovely!
xoxo,
Leigh

emily - June 25, 2012 - 3:44 pm

your hair looks gorgeous! You must do a tutorial…I have tried to do my hair like this so many times and failed. maybe my hair is too thin??

Tiffany - June 25, 2012 - 5:05 pm

Oh that is such a cute outfit. :-)
I am so excited for you to realize that yes, you are a legit photographer!! I wished we lived closer so we can have photoshoots together.
The glory of God is something that we will never fully comprehend, but oh gosh seeing snippets of His glory is awesome!

Daisy Girl - June 25, 2012 - 5:10 pm

Your hair looks great! How did you do that? My husband also loves avocados, he can’t get enough.
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Natalie - June 25, 2012 - 6:38 pm

Sounds like you need to make some Guacamole… =)
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AnnaKate - June 25, 2012 - 10:43 pm

Loving that hairstyle– so unique, yet so retro. And you pull off red lipstick beautifully. =)

I simply love avacados. Oh my, they are just so darn tasty!

Holly - June 25, 2012 - 11:12 pm

gosh, that hairstyle is so nice on you! and i love your obsession with acocados-that’s pretty awesome!!
and how neat that you are really feeling the blessings of being a photographer! you are so gifted with taking photos!! :)
xoxo
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jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:04 pm

Thank you AnnaKate! :)

jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:06 pm

Thanks Daisy! It’s pretty simple. You just do a french braid with a section of hair over the forehead. The only difference is that you only pull hair on the side of the braid close to the scalp. I hope that makes sense!

jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:06 pm

That would be so fun to meet up Tiffany! Thank you!

jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:09 pm

Thanks Emily! My hair is actually really thin too. I just spray some dry shampoo in before I braid. It helps with the greasy look from the summer heat!

jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:10 pm

Thanks Jillian! I may or may not be running their merch table…and met a few of them. :) Come to Dothan and see them with me! :)

Natalie @ NS Pottery - June 27, 2012 - 1:53 pm

Dude… I LOVE avocados! :)

I’m so exited to see where you will go in the next few years! I know God has great things for you!!

Elle's sees - June 27, 2012 - 7:57 pm

Stunning pictures, as usual

jennifer blair - June 27, 2012 - 9:57 pm

Thank you Elle!

The cutest family you ever did see…

I am officially smitten with this adorable family. I met Chelsea a few months ago and we clicked immediately. She’s a talented fellow photographer and creative genius, plus she’s super sweet. Together she and her video-wizard hubby can do just about anything. I was so flattered when she asked me to do a session with…

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Daisy Girl - June 20, 2012 - 11:35 pm

She looks just like them. How precious she is. You can definitely see the love in this family. Beautiful session.
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Bree Holloway - June 21, 2012 - 12:07 am

Ohmygoodness, how cute are they?! I love this. Ze end. :)

Chelsea Nelson - June 21, 2012 - 1:04 am

Oh my goodness! You have no idea just how thrilled that I am to be able to have such beautiful photographs of our family in our home! (Our moms are pretty stoked too!) Thanks times a million for this cherished session! Love it all!! :)

Kylee - June 21, 2012 - 2:26 am

Um this family is absolutely gorgeous!

Holly - June 21, 2012 - 11:27 am

oh, they are such a beautiful family! you can so see the love shining in their faces toward each other…it’s just so lovely.
are they a christian family?
xxxx
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Meredith Sledge - June 21, 2012 - 4:53 pm

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! I LOVE THESE!!!! The colors and lighting are so GREAT!!! Did you use your 50mm 1.2 for this shoot?
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Amy - June 22, 2012 - 1:10 am

Oh my goodness! Baby Fever! What a sweet family! A beautiful session Jen! :)

Bethany G - June 22, 2012 - 7:09 pm

I love these! What an adorable little girl!!!
Awesome job, Jen!

Oriana - June 23, 2012 - 2:26 am

awh, they ARE adorable!! gorgeous pictures. (:

Jenny - June 23, 2012 - 3:25 pm

Wow! The colors! The lighting! And the family. You captured such sweet, natural moments. Fantastic job.

AnnaKate - June 23, 2012 - 6:48 pm

These pictures are darling! Love them so much… they really capture a happy, tranquil mood.

jennifer blair - June 23, 2012 - 10:08 pm

Aw, thank you so much Jenny!

jennifer blair - June 23, 2012 - 10:09 pm

Thanks Meredith!!! I actually didn’t have it yet! It was the 1.4 mostly.

jennifer blair - June 23, 2012 - 10:09 pm

Thanks Holly! :) I definitely agree! And yes, they are Christians!

Laura - June 25, 2012 - 4:20 pm

oh. my. gosh. jennifer you are amazing. im so jealous how much you have grown so fast. You are seriously awesome at this :) I cannot wait to see what you do next! :)

Heather - June 25, 2012 - 10:54 pm

Love these! The little girl is super adorable! =)

jennifer blair - June 26, 2012 - 4:08 pm

Aw, thank you Laura! :) I don’t really see a whole lot, but it is so flattering that you do! Your work is so phenomenal so your encouragement is a huge compliment!