I decided it was time to update my photo on my website again. It’s been over six months and I needed a refresh! I played around with my new lens today and snapped a few just for fun. Here are a couple. I couldn’t decide which one I liked best, so I picked two!
What do you think of my new fringe? Yea or Nay? I like that it covers up my forehead. I think I need botox…I’m getting old…LOL ; )
~Shanna
Hello Canberra! I can’t wait to meet you, so I decided to kick off my new life in Canberra by holding a contest. I’m looking for some cute little Canberra faces to photograph! The winner of this contest will receive a free photo shoot and a beautiful 16×24” gallery wrapped canvas. The total value of this exciting giveaway is $650! There will also be a second and third place prize of a half price session and a 20% discount on prints. All other entries will receive a coupon for a 10% discount on prints just for entering! Everyone is a winner!
Here’s how it will work…Email me a snapshot of your child to shanna@joliejones.com.au . Make sure you indicate “Fresh Faces Contest” in the subject line of your email. Include your full name, your child’s name, the age of your child, the gender of your child, your address and your phone number. Entries must be received by Friday, 22nd January 2010 at 23:59EDT. Entries will be posted on my blog and voting will be done by the public commencing on Monday, 25th January 2010 at 00:00EDT. The entry with the most votes wins, so don’t forget to tell your friends and family to vote too! Voting will close on Sunday, 31st January 2010 at 23:59EDT.
Sound good? Great! Let’s see those emails! I can’t wait!
~Shanna
Feel free to follow the progression of this contest on facebook by joining my business page to get updates:
This is what your canvas could look like!
By entering this contest you agree to the following terms:
1. You must be residing in the ACT or Queanbeyan.
2. You must be willing to have your session in the Canberra area.
3. Children between the ages of 0 and 18 are accepted.
4. Snapshots entered must have been taken by a non-professional within the past two months.
5. There cannot be more than one person in the photo.
6. You may enter as many children as you would like individually.
7. Only one photo per child.
8. Only one entry per child.
9. You must be the parent/guardian of the child or get permission from the parent/guardian to enter the photo.
10. You give permission to Jolie Jones Photography to use your snapshot on this blog for the purpose of this contest
11. The winner’s session must be booked and completed within 60 days of the end of the contest.
12. The parent/guardian must sign a model release.
We made it to Canberra! We are officially moved into our new house. No more boxes to unpack. All I have left to do is organise the studio and then I’m all set! Yippee! I love Canberra so far. The climate is perfect. I can actually open the windows in my house to get some fresh air blowing through the place. Love that!
Christmas was great. This was the first time we have spent Christmas alone as a family. The kids had a great time and it was fun to see them opening presents and playing with their toys. Christmas is way more fun with kids. : )
I’m lucky to have been able to take the past month off. I was a bit overworked before we left Darwin but I loved every minute of it. I still have a few orders to wrap up and then I’m free to start shooting in Canberra. I’m looking forward to meeting new people and I can’t wait to see what 2010 has in store for me! Stay tuned!
In the meantime, I thought I would take a look back at 2009. I worked my butt off this year! So many wonderful clients and so many beautiful pictures to choose from. I had a hard time deciding! Anyway, without further adieu…here are my top ten fave pics from 2009…enjoy!
Love this shot of my nephew from when we were in Denver in August. (Pretween)
My favourite hanging baby shot from 2009. Such a cute expression! (Beautiful Baby)
One of my favourite maternity shots. Just love the lines and colours in this. (More Baby Bumps)
Loved photographing this couple. They were such good models! (Engaged! – Part 1 & Part 2)
Love this maternity shot. She had perfect curves! (Curvaceous)
Love the joy in this one. : ) (Twinnies)
Love the scenery and the way the wind is blowing her dress. (Mother Earth)
Such a special picture. I just love it. (Beautiful Baby)
One of my fave beach shots from Darwin. They are too cute! (Sunrise)
This is my fave sunset shot from Darwin. (Army Couple)
I am now accepting bookings for Canberra for 2010. If you have an inquiry or wish to make a booking, please email me at shanna@joliejones.com.au . I can’t wait to meet you Canberra!
~Shanna
You ROCK! <3
Where in Denver did you take that shot of your nephew? That’s where I’m from;) He has gorgeous eyes!
I love top ten lists! So much fun:) You have some awesome work here!
These are incredible! I would agree… these are the best of 2009! What wonderful images!
Awwww….these are truly amazing! I just LOVE the one of Farrah in the field. I think that one is totally my favorite. Of course, Farrah and her baby are amazing too. Love both of those. :) So hard to choose. They are all great.
These are all so very beautiful! What a wonderful 2009!
wow some definate top pics, these are gorgeous, you so rock girl!!
Really nice work….your families are fortunate to have you capture such beautiful memories for them!!
These are fabulous Shanna.
Nice choices for your top 10, it is never easy to narrow it down..
Beautiful Shanna, your work is always to inspiring! Glad to see you “back”….you have been missed!
Love them! What a great year!
These are all simply stunning! Congrats on a wonderful year!!!
These are just stunning! WOW!
Wow, you rocked it in 2009 Shanna! Here’s to an even more amazing year ahead. Thanks for sharing your lovely collection.
Absolutely gorgeous!! Love them all!
Awesome! I see why you chose these!
Awesome! You do ROCK!
Well, I had my last session in Darwin on Sunday. It’s a bit sad really. I will miss the beautiful beaches. I guess I’ll have to find some new and exciting locations in Canberra now. I’ll be scouting the area soon! We pack up on Wednesday and fly out on Saturday. Not long now! In the meantime I’ve still got a lot to get done. I’ve got one more thing I can tick off my list though and that’s the sneak peek for this gorgeous family. I had a great time playing on the beach with this sweet little girl. She was a bit tired and hungry, so I was happy that I was able to get what I did. I just made a fool of myself as usual and that seemed to squeeze a few smiles out…LOL Here are a few from my last Darwin session!
Thanks for letting me take your pictures Kat! You have such a gorgeous little girl. I had a great time chasing her around the beach. :)
~Shanna
Yeah, it was great to see her reaction to the beach being her first time – despite her being somewhat tired. Hard work but fun. Thanks a lot.
these photos make me miss the beach so much (I grew up on the East coast). Beautiful family moments captured.
So, so cute. Love the one running ahead of mom, and the close up. Great job.
It is sad when the end of the first year comes, isn’t it? These beach photos are simply beautiful!
These are beautiful … makes me want to be there! :0
Gorgeous! I am jealous of your warm weather as I am sitting with snow covering the ground. :)
Such a doll! She is a cutie and the family is beautiful.
These turned out great! So beautiful. Love the one with daddy and daughter.
Beautiful! I am sure you will find some awesome spots in your new location. :)
These are so beautiful! The colors are fabulous, the family is gorgeous! Love!!
These are so sweet! Wonderful session!
I had a photoshoot early this morning at a nearby beach and the light was absolutely magical. It was an early shoot at 6:30am but SOOOO worth it! I just love the light in the morning. It’s so soft and beautiful. I’ve photographed this family before when the baby was a newborn and they were back again for some more shots. He’s six months old now and such a little cutie. So sweet and smiling the whole time. We got lots of great pictures. Here are a few of them:
Thanks for today Kate! I hope you like what you see so far. It was good to see your little man again. He has such a beautiful smile! I’ll let you know when your private gallery is ready for viewing. : )
~Shanna
Hi Shanna,
Thank you sooooo much for today! I LOVE the pics…we had such a great time, and can’t wait to see the rest!
He is beautiful. You are so lucky to have the ocean for a backdrop.
BEAUTIFUL!! These are all just gorgeous.
-Shellie
What a happy little baby! That beach looks awesome!!! Love the family shot where they are walking down the beach… so natural!
so stinkin cute! great job on these!!!
What a cutie pie!!! Your beach work is beautiful!! LOVE the footsies! Look at that face!
Beautiful!!!! It would be freeeezing here that early!!!
Love them – what a beautiful location!!
Beautiful images and family! Such a gorgeous backdrop!!!
You captured the cutest expressions on that little guy! Nice job on all of these!
That light IS beautiful! Love the feet shot!
These are so sweet. Love those cute little feet!!
Great job with these! I love all the sandy shots! Beautiful light and beautiful family!
What a beautiful session! Love these!
Jennifer posted the following on January 16, 2010 at 2:16 pm.
I love the fringe I think it makes you look younger. You are looking fantastic, Canberra must be a good move for you!
Karma posted the following on January 16, 2010 at 2:37 pm.
Loving the bangs!
RastaRican posted the following on January 17, 2010 at 7:04 am.
I think you look just fine now.
I love the shape of your eyes.
Rarely do I see so much of the white of the eyes.
Leave the botox alone and read up on the horror stories from the Dr’s oopsie.