I See Beauty Photography. A New Year, A New Blog!

Surprise!!! After my first year of successful blogging I thought it was about time to introduce my new and improved blog to all of you. This new blog has it all, bigger images, an easy way to leave comments and contact me, more information about my services, and much more...

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Please Note: Starting today, I will no longer be posting to this blog, so come on over and enjoy the new posts at: http://iseebeauty.com/blog/

Happy Holidays from I See Beauty Photography!

Since I am leaving town for a week to spend the holidays with my family, I will take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas. I have a surprise for all you loyal "blog stalkers" that I will be announcing for the new year, so stay tuned!

To help me celebrate this holiday wish, here is little miss Samantha, as happy and curious as can be. You may recognize her from a few months ago when she was looking oh so cute and sleepy in a bowl.

Precious Sisters. Fresno Child Photography

Meet 4 year old Nevaeh and her 7 day old baby sister. Baby was so wonderful, sleeping through the majority of our session. And Nevaeh, she was so well behaved with me and she has become my new buddy. At the end of our session all she wanted to do is hug and cuddle with me, how sweet is that! Thank you Nevaeh for making this such a memorable session, I can't wait to hang out with you again.

He's Back, and oh so Cute! Fresno Photographer

Here is yet another repeat performance. The first time I photographed this handsome little man was when he was 2 months old. He was a preemie, born about 8 weeks early, so essentially, I photographed him as a "newborn". He was as small as can be back then, but boy has he grown. Little Matthew is now 9 months old and full of personality and developing right on schedule. I know he has a very proud mommy!

The Newest Baby in the Family. Clovis Infant Photographer

This special little boy came to me via a referral from Auntie and Uncle (one of my favorite past clients). I was so honored to be the one to photograph baby 'J' at only 5 days old. Look at how sweet his smile is.

Keeping Busy...

Hi everyone. I have not posted on the blog for a few days because I am so busy fulfilling pre-Christmas orders. I have 3 sessions to post, which I will be doing next week.

This is a big weekend in my little world...
Today my husband is graduating from his nursing program, so we will be participating in the festivities of this giant accomplishment this evening. It is also his birthday this weekend so we will be out of town at a very exciting event for us in LA. We have been looking forward to this for such a long time!

Have a wonderful weekend, and stay tuned next week for some new images.

7 Day Old Beauty. Newborn Photo Art

This little beauty holds a record as my longest newborn session ever, but look at some of the wonderful images we captured of her!

The Little Man. Modesto Baby Photographer

Here is my second photo session I had over the Thanksgiving break in Modesto. I have photographed his big sister 3 times already, but this his first time in front of my lens. He is so handsome in his little man outfit, and oh so sweet.

The rest of December holds a string of newborn babies along with a few return clients. I cannot wait to try out some of my new baskets with my favorite subjects!

Beautiful Belly. Modesto Maternity Photographer

This was a very special maternity session I did while in Modesto over the Thanksgiving weekend. I have known this mommy for a few of years now, and as soon as she first saw my photographic art, she promised me I would be her baby photographer. Fast forward a couple of years and she is now at the end of her first pregnancy, and I am the privileged one who gets to photograph her!

She made a comment at our session that during this pregnancy she feels the sexiest she has ever felt in her life, and I can see why. She has one of the most beautiful, round, and perfect bellies, and it photographed amazingly. I had a difficult time choosing which images to show off because they were all perfect. Thanks mommy for keeping your promises, I will see you around Christmas time to photograph your baby boy.

The Three Amigos. Fresno Child Photography

These siblings are some of the most active I have ever attempted to photograph. To get one image of all three of them together was virtually impossible, but we did it! Little sister, at only a year old, was the one who captured the majority of my camera's gaze. She is just so cute, my camera could not look away!

It's Almost Time! California Pregnancy Photography

I am a little bit behind on my blog, so I am using this evening to play catch up with the last few sessions I have yet to post.

Here is a very enthusiastic couple just full of personality. They are a referral from a past newborn client, and I am so happy they found me! This past year has brought trials and triumphs for them, and I wish them nothing but happiness going forward. Congratulations, I cannot wait to meet your little boy!

Happy Birthday Dru! Fresno Lifestyle Photographer

What a wonderful photo session we had with this little lady on her first birthday. She is so bright, and was the most aware of the camera than any other 1 year old I have ever photographed. I was truly impressed! And ohh the fantastic images we captured together.

A special thank you to Grandma for letting us use her beautiful home as our background for both of her granddaughters. Miss Dru is cousins with the sweetie pie in the previous post, they are only 3 days apart.

One Year Old Beauty. Fresno Baby Portraits

I am at the peak of my holiday season rush at the moment, and am swamped with work. Because of this I am taking a bit longer to do everything. I thank everyone who has demonstrated patience with me while I work through all this craziness.

Take a look at this beautiful baby! She is as sweet as candy, and I so loved photographing her. Thank you Grandma for the use of your lovely home as the setting for this very special session.

A LIttle Girl to be Proud of. Madera Newborn Photography

This 7 day old angel has one VERY proud family. I had a large audience, complete with a video camera for much of the photo session, watching our every move! No surprise being she is the first baby on both sides of the family. Once she fell asleep, she became one of my easiest newborns to photograph, I could only dream that all my sessions are so simple. A big thanks to the family for being such a great audience, I enjoyed my morning with all of you. :)

Much Love to my Favorite "Ocean". Fresno Baby Photographs

Like many of my sessions these days, she is a repeat performer in front of my camera, the first time she was only a few days old. I am happy to say that we were able to capture countless smiles of this beautiful 6 month old, along with some seriously intriguing expressions.

Two Charmers. Fresno Child Portraits

This brother and sister team definitely had me earn my keep during their session. It was all worth it as we were still able to capture some wonderful images of this precious part of their childhood. Mom, I had a wonderful time with you and your family and especially enjoyed our chat afterward.

7 days of Cuteness. Clovis Infant Portraits

We captured some beautiful images of this 7 day old baby girl, despite the extra time it took for her to fully fall asleep. She has a wonderful home to grow up in and two enthusiastic siblings to teach her everything they know. What a lucky little girl. Welcome to the world baby "A".

Mr. Personality. Fresno Child Photography

This expressive 3 year old kept me entertained during the entire session. All the faces he had were so full of emotion. Even his serious faces have me fascinated. Thanks for an afternoon full of fun!

It's Autumn. Fresno Family Portraits

Like so many of my clients, this family has been to me 4 times in the last year. I have enjoyed each session with this little guy, watching him grow so much bigger, and smarter. And he was so very brave sitting up in the tree (with mom's help). When we took him down, he demanded that we let him go back up.

Time for 2009

I am currently booking sessions for my limited schedule in early 2009. If you would like to have photographs taken with me before April, please email me at jamie@iseebeauty.com right away, as my schedule fills fast.

I am very excited for 2009, as it will be a life changing year for me. My husband and I have scheduled a trip to his homeland of Cameroon in March. During this month of traveling, we will also be visiting Paris and Israel. I have already visited 16 countries in my lifetime, but a sacred pilgrimage to the holy land and the opportunity to meet my extended family in Cameroon is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Because of this big trip, my schedule for the first half of 2009 is very limited. I will be scheduling 2-3 sessions a week through February. We will be leaving in early March and arriving back in early April. I will resume my regular schedule in mid-April, after recovering and showing all of you my photographs from the trip!

If you have traveling advice for my trip please feel free to leave a comment. I will take all the well wishes I can get.

Color Color Everywhere! Fresno Family Photographs

I may sound like I am repeating myself, but here is another big Sister I connected with during an earlier session. My job is wonderful in so many ways... Oftentimes I walk into a house of a new client and leave the session with new friends. This family is a great example of this happening. These 'former' clients are now good friends of mine. I have stopped by their house to visit a couple of times to play with the girls and I am planning on doing more of that.

Also, to my surprise, mom convinced my husband to be her new morning running partner!?! My husband was so inspired by the fact he will have a running partner that he took off at 11:30 pm yesterday evening, in the rain, to run 4 miles (he said he needs to start working up to their early morning jogs). Thanks mom for the inspiration, my husband is going to be even more good looking after you get finished working him out! ;)

Mom did a great job choosing the most darling outfits for the girls, and the colors look marvelous against the natural backgrounds of the park. I am in LOVE with that second photo of baby in the fall leaves. Her expression is priceless and did I mention how great the colors look?

Having Fun with Alex and his Little Sis.

I first entered this family's life when their baby was only 4 days old back in April. Fast forward 6 months and she is sitting and big brother is just as charming as ever. I did not have the kids pose at all in this first image, yet their hands seem to mirror each other.






Here is a cute little story: During our first session back in April, big brother Alex and I connected as I was taking photographs of his baby sister. He used a paper towel core as a camera to mimic me while we were taking pictures. Below is a photo Dad took of us together during that initial session.


Inspired by my experience with Alex at our first session, I gave him a mini toy camera as a thank you for being so good during Thursdays family session.

Mom emailed me later that evening and said, "I wanted to let you know Alex has not put down the little camera you gave him. He took it to preschool to show all his friends and came home with it - which is an amazing feat since daycare tends to be a black hole for items. As I type this he is laying on the couch watching tv and holding it!"

I spoke with mom today and he is still playing with it 3 days later. Mom, I think you have a budding photographer on your hands. I better watch out, Alex may be my new competition! :)

New Life. Clovis Baby Portraiture

I had a wonderful time photographing this 6 day old angel. I just did mom's maternity session about 2 weeks ago and to my amazement she is already here! She gave me the opportunity to use my new 'mini' baby carriage along with trying out some new inspirational poses. She was a real trooper, and even gave me a few "gifts" in the process.

Jake's Family. Fresno Family Portraits

This is the third time I have photographed little Jake in his 7 months of life, but the first time photographing him and his entire family. He is a challenge to get to smile, but thank goodness my husband came along to help out. He was able to dance around and act crazy enough to get some sweet expressions on Jake. ;)

It's My Birthday Too!

On a more personal note: At midnight this morning my husband came to me while I was working in my office and played a "happy birthday" song and danced for me with the biggest smile on his face. He then proceeded to bring me an African Violet plant (very appropriate since he is my African Prince) and two cards full of the sweetest love dedications to me.

What a wonderful way to begin my 32nd birthday! Below is a photo of us from our trip to Yosemite last Thursday. It was my husbands first time in the National Park, and the trees were bright yellow, a spectacular site.

In the closing of one of the cards my husband gave me he wrote, "Thank you for being my wife. I Love You countlessly. My love is huge, like from the earth to the milky space and back." I giggled when I read that, kind of reminds me of one of my favorite children's books, Guess How much I Love You. What a sweetie man he is!

In an hour we are meeting our group of friends out for dinner for my birthday celebration, so I must go get ready for our evening out.:)

I LOVE Newborns! Fresno Infant Photography

I just love to photograph newborns. They bring out the most creative side in me. I especially enjoy when mom and dad are as willing to try something new as I am. This family was open minded and easy going, just how I like my clients. And because of their willingness to experiment, we were able to get some wonderful images of their newest member of the family.

Mr. Blues Eyes Turns ONE. Fresno Child Portraits

I have been following this little guy since he was in the womb, with 5 sessions in the last year, wow! O how I love to watch them grow. He was all over the place this last session, exploring his one month of walking independence was his only goal during our photo shoot. Happy Birthday Marshall.

Here is our little guy's 1st year in photographs:
1 yr, 8 mo, 3 mo, 2 weeks, and in the womb.

Art for an Artist. Fresno Portrait Photographer

These two cuties are not from any typical photo shoot... they are the beautiful children of one of my favorite professors while I was at Fresno State. This mommy taught me everything I know about figure drawing and helped foster my talent in painting. I admire her as an individual, as a teacher, as an artist, and now as a mother. What an honor it was to be the one to photograph her precious children, and oh the pressure I had to get it right! ;)

Thanks mom and dad for being so wonderful, and I hope you like the way your unexpected "livingroom makeover" turned out.

Gallery Canvas Sale!

I have not posted for over a week now because I am in the middle of my busy season trying to keep up with all of my other commitments. Hang tight, because although it is taking me a bit longer, I will still be updating my blog every chance I get.

And now for some great news... I am offering a 10% discount on all Gallery Wrapped canvas orders placed now through November 14th. This offer is extended to all sessions taken in 2008. So if there was a favorite image you wanted on a canvas, now is the time to get it!

Ladybug is getting big! Fresno Family Photographer

I have been watching this little ladybug grow for the past year, and I must say that I have had the biggest adventures with mom and baby during this time. Last night I came home from our session exhausted and with dry grass from that field poking me all over. But it was worth it, we captured some wonderful images. What do you think mom?

No worries, mom is hiding behind the tree with a good grip on her!

Sometimes children make me laugh so hard that I barely manage to get the image. Take a look at this pumpkin squat... She was standing there for the longest time and then decided to take a load off, playing a precision game of balance. She had mom and I rolling in laughter.

Here is her year in review at 1 year, 7 months, 3 months, and 21 days.