she saw things photoblog

moved

hi there!  thanks for stopping by!
my blog has moved over HERE!  please come and say hello, and be sure to update your bookmarks.
fondly,
jen

baby cassius

i absolutely love photographing mothers to be and then coming back and capturing their wee babes in the fleeting time of the first 2 weeks of life.  it is such an utterly unique time of life for both parents and child, and i am honored to be a little part of it with my wonderful clients.
linda and matt are a super cool couple, and baby cassius is so sweet and beautiful.  i missed out on capturing big sister because of weather delays, but i look forward to going back and meeting her before too long!















xoxo,
jen

miss olive

oh babies...
they are just so fresh and beautiful!!!!!
miss Olive was such a tiny little bean with the biggest, wisest eyes i've ever seen on a brand new babe.  and her parents are just wonderful too... Danny with his awesome Southerness and Ruthie with her sweet peaceful beauty.
here's  little peek...















xo,
jen

zoe

zoe, originally uploaded by she saw things.

beauty

hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

--- martin luther king jr.

***i totally took this from my friend andrea's blog.  i went looking for a great MLK quote for today, and couldn't find any i LOVED as much as this one (alhtough there are so many beauties)

saturday, i had the pleasure of photographing another dear andrea friend, andrea ---
andrea is such a joy.  she emmanates the BEST energy, and you can't help but feel great when you are with her.
she is also a wonderful acupuncturist and practitioner of traditional chinese medine.  she's been practicing for years, but has a new business name and website:
Singing Bird Acupuncture
(where soon you will see some of my photos featured!  yay!)  check out her site, and if you need any acupuncture or alternative healing that falls into andrea's scope of practice, I cannot recommend her enough!  I am not only her friend and photographer, but also her patient!  she's wonderful... and isn't she just so lovely????....







and i LOVE this one...



xoxo,
jen

HOPE is so very contagious...

i am completely bubbling over with it... hope that is.
what an amazing week we have ahead of us!  oooooo, it gives me goosebumps just thinking of the feeling that surely shall be waving over so very many of us... all over the world!

in honor of this amazingly, monumentally inspiring week ahead, i am offering something really special...

i have 4 dates in February (the 8th, 14th, 15th, & the 28th) open and am offering a regular session for
HALF OFF of the session fee!!!!
that is $125 savings!!!!!!
and i am so happy and excited to do it.

I imagine these dates will fill quickly, so please contact me soon if you are interested in booking.
also, please pass this along!  it could be the opportunity that someone has been waiting for!

happy inauguration week, everyone! 
please leave a comment for me with your stories and thoughts of hope!

xo,
jen

boys will be wonderful boys! - portland metro family photographer

i LOVED working with these guys!!!!!  mom & dad were so lovely, and the boys were so happy, excited and BOY-ISH!  I love walking into a family's home and feeling so welcome --- cooper immediately wanted to show me all of his christmas loot, and owen was all smiles!  just loved them all from the get go!

here are a few of my favorite shots we...















xo,
jen

weekday sessions

happy saturday!!!!!
i am happy to announce that I am now able to provide some weekday sessions.  I will be booking sessions on Tuesdays & Thursdays for a special rate of $225!  (weekend sessions are $250)

Also, keep checking the blog as i will be announcing an Inauguration Special!

much love,
jen

waiting for Olive

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
the end of december is a blur to me now.  rather than try to rehash it, let's move forward.  gleefully jumping right into 2009... HUZZAH!

My first session of the year was with the beautiful ruthie... and her partner Danny.  They are waiting for their daughter's arrival.... i say it everytime i photograph a couple expecting thier first baby --- it is such a special and quiet time that should be cherished and relished.  things will not be this calm and quiet again for a long, long time! ;o)

enjoy the sneak peek!













xo,
jen

bouncing off the walls

we've been snowed in OFFICIALLY for 3 days now.  IT is BEAUTIFUL outside --- being from the SF Bay Area and not a snow sport person, I have never encountered snow like this before in all of my 37.75 years.  I actually quite love it... however, its not exactly the cozy, slow, peaceful environment that my mind had idealized.  The dreamer in me has envisioned me sitting down curled up with a blankie reading one of the many books that I haven't gotten to since I've been a mother, or crafting elaborate and magical crafts with Zoe, or getting out my dusty sewing machine to play and make something beautiful, or, or, or...
the reality is that my kids are freaking BORED, there is entirely too much television seeping into their little brains, and sadly the special needs boy makes any elaborate crafting, baking, or game playing not only impossible, but a seriously frustrating endeavor. sigh.  These days sam is really into destruction.  anything and everything that seems like it would be interesting to destroy is fair game in his mind!  and since his way of understanding the world is much different than yours or mine, he doesn't get it that its just not ok and all the "discipline" in the world or reasoning doesn't make a lick of difference.  Thus we live defensively against the destruction constantly.  HYPER VIGILANCE... which makes settling into a long winter's rest or entertaining the girl with activities that SHE LOVES quite impossible.  So here we are chasing around a couple of crazy kids in our cold little house, and just about ready to crack. HA!

well, thankfully they're cute...















and here's a little view of the house all blanketed with lovely white goodness...



happy christmas eve-eve!

xoxo,
jenny

my boy

just a little glimpse of sam...  my special, wonderous, mysterious, human incarnate of the tazmanian devil, sweet little love...







just trying to stay sane and happy on a very snowy monday. :o)
xo,
jenny