Yup the holidays are almost upon us! I don’t want to believe it - but they are. Those of you on our mailing list are already aware of our holiday deadlines but just to touch on them again:

Holiday Deadlines

7th November
Last day for Holiday Card orders (delivery by 31st November)

16th November
Last day for session to be held to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas.

28th November
Last Day for orders to be placed (and paid for) to guarantee Christmas delivery.

12th Decemeber
Last day for sessions for 2008 (orders placed will be delivered at the end of January 2009)

Holiday Mini Sessions

If getting a family photo for gifts & your holiday cards is a priority you might want to consider our holiday mini sessions being held in October. The information can be found here:

http://www.j-studios.com.au/minisessions.pdf

Holiday Cards

To View this seasons holiday cards click the links below

Elegant Collection
Blue & Green Collection
Designer Collection

Gift Certificates

and last but not least if you want to purchase a gift certificate for a christmas gift we have an awsome special on those over the holiday period. Until December 1st the following special will apply on gift certificates (minimum of $250):

For every $2 spent you will receive $3

So for $250 you will receive $375
$500 will get you $750
$1000 will get you $1500

Gift certificates will have a 6 month validity From January 09-July09. To order please contact the [studio].

keep safe.

j.

First of all - we are back. We have been closed for just over two weeks so if you haven’t heard from us today we will return your emails & calls tomorrow.

Seeing as how an update has been requested of my time away - here it goes!

The first week was working in sydney with Lee of Luvlee Photography. The second week was spent on the gold coast making new friends at a week long seminar. I shared an apartment with the lovely Jenny Ruddle and it was her who introduced me to my new best friend Leanne Brischetto when we went out to dinner the night before the seminar started. That week we also shared a table and meals with Linda and Holly - also great photographers and wonderful people. Great company to be in and amazing support to me - especially when I was asked to give an impromptu talk about the ACOCP (I couldn’t have done it without your support girls!) which hopefully will allow us to spread the word more with photographers.

Some amazing speakers were there, but the highlight of the week was getting to watch Yervant shoot and speak. For those of you who are out of the loop - Yervant is a Melbourne wedding photographer….and one of the best in the world. He has won countless awards and thanks to his wifes good business sense - runs a very sucessful studio in docklands.  On the wednesday afternoon we got to watch him shoot (I was even dragged up as one of the bridesmaids….for that photo you will have to ask Jenny!). I am so inspired after seeing him work.

Later that eveing the four of us (Miss Holly wasn’t there for the dinner) were contemplating blowing off the dinner and going back to the appartment as it looked like we wouldn’t get a seat together. As luck would have it - right up the very back corner….was an empty table. After sitting down and ordering drinks who should come and be seated right next to us? but Yervant and his delightful brother! They were a hoot. Yervant told us some hilarious wedding stories, let us pick his brains, bought us drinks and didn’t leave the table until we got up to leave at 11:30!!! There is just no ego about him. Not once did it seem like an incoveinence to have us all asking him questions and was even interested in us. It will definately be remembered as the absolute highlight of my trip and I am off to visit his studio sometime in the next few weeks which is awfully exciting!

It was a fantastic week where I met some amazing photographers, wonderful people and learnt so much. There are going to be some changes that will be coming to j [studios] in the new year - so stay tuned!

As soon as I am lucky enough to get some photos emailed to me (nope - I didnt get my camera out the whole time!!) I will be sure to post some (including us with Yervant at dinner!).

thank you to all our wonderful clients for being paitent with us while we were closed.

j.

edited to add photos:

Our Table with the wonderfully talented and uber nice guy - Yervant

Me & my new best friend Leanne!

As a kid we moved around a fair bit. I blame that for my gypsy like yearnings. Every now and then I get the desire to pack up everything and take off. Thankfully I love melbourne too much to leave for good - so instead I travel a bit each year for work and to visit family. This trip has been a bit of both. I spent a week in Sydney working with the lovely Lee of Luvlee Photography and now I am sitting on the sunny gold coast (your all jealous I know!) relaxing til tomorrows seminar starts. But I won’t brag about the beautiful sunny weather…or the fact that I am warm in a t-shirt :P  Instead I will post some new pictures of yours truly taken by LeeLee.

some out takes….

and then some portraits I love!!! Thanks again Lee!!

now I am off to sit on my balcony and enjoy the sun!

j.

My last gorgeous sneak peak (Trina & her gorgous belly) was kind enough to share the j [studios] love with her friend Miranda. The photos of these two ADORABLE munchkins were taken on saturday with a sneak peak promised by sunday……yes I know, I am terribly slack!!! But here they finally are.

thanks for waiting

j.

Ok  very very belated maternity sneak peak for Trina! Cannot wait to photograph this little one when it arrives very very soon.

next up …sneak peak for two beautiful little girls!!!

j.

Ok I know - I am a terrible blogger at the moment!!!  Of course we have been super busy, but to top it off our ISP was down all week and now I am away for two weeks (of course with limited net access).

tomorrow (and hold me to it…if I don’t post by midnight tomorrow the first person to post in the comments and email us will get a free session!!!) I will be posting sneak peaks for Trina & Miranda - I promise!! I also have new photos of yours truly (the joys of staying with another photographer). If I can I will share some outtakes with you all tomorrow.

for now sleep is calling as I am working with another photographer to photograph a preschool….120 odd kids in 3 days….I  am WIPED!

stay tuned.

j.

Yes I know - I am a slack blogger at the moment…but we have been run off our feet with work at the moment, as it gets less freezing!

If you are in the city tomorrow (by the time most of you read this it will be today) - Sunday the 10th of August - and you happen to be in the city come on by and vist us at the lifestyle expo that is happening between 12 and 4pm.

love to see you - if you come by and one of your photos are on display we will give you a set of holiday cards (worth $75) just because we love you!!!

Hope you are all having a great weekend.

j.

My very first client…and good friend Deb, was able to make it over the other day so I could finally meet her latest addition - Hamish. Making Abbey & Gabe the big kids (and I can’t believe how much they have grown!!!). One of my favourite parts of this job is photographing families as they grow. When I first photographed Deb, she was about 7 months pregnant with Abbey. Then I photographed her at about 10 weeks. The I did their family photos when Abbey was around 1 and Deb was expecting Gabe. Then Gabes Maternity at 7 months and when he was 10 weeks. Then again for family photos when Gabe was about 18 months. Then Hamish’s maternity at around 7 months and the other day when he was - yup you guessed it - 10 weeks old. I love the tradition they have going (and am a little upset that they won’t be getting me back for any more maternities….are you guys really sure??? Have another one for my sake!).

So here is a little sneak peak for you guys….and stay tuned for my next blog post on My girls hair cuts, the iphone & some exciting events we will be attending!!!

Here are the two boys together (Abbey was too busy dressing up as Dora to have photos)

and Deb - who has always made me envious of how fabulous she looks be it 7 months pregnant or just had her 3rd baby (if I didn’t love you so much, I might just hate you LOL).

keep safe.

j.

When I first spoke to Deanne, I knew it was not going to be a typical wedding…far from it in fact. A surprise wedding was just up my alley. Just immediate family were invited to the church for the wedding - with 100 odd guests showing up for what they thought was an engagement party. From the second I met her and found out she loves “The Office” & Alannah Hill as much as I do - I knew we would get along.  Then later in the day I found out she actually works with my little brother in Canberra - same department in ATO….talk about a small world!!! A huge thank you to Tuesday of Tuesdays Child Photography for coming along to second shoot on the day and of course Thanks *& congrats to Deanne & Dave.

Ok I have to start with my favourite image of the entire day…

The beautiful bridesmaids were Deanne’s neices

after the wedding we quickly ducked down to brighton for just a few portraits of the happy couple before the rain came…

and one quick one of the cutest little budding photographer I have ever met….I asked if I could take him home with me, however he declined

enjoy guys….now I’m off to bed!

j.