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Jessica Lemmons Photography Blog, Longview Washington (Wa.) photographer. bio picture

Welcome to my blog!

 I am a Longview Washington based on-location and studio portrait photographer.  I also serve the areas of Kelso, Kalama, Vancouver, Toledo, Cathlamet and Portland OR. 

I'm available by appointment and I offer photography services for weddings, families, high-school seniors, events and businesses.  

To contact me please call 360-431-9265 or e-mail jessicalemmonsphoto@gmail.com.


Me? 


I live a blessed life.  I love what I do.   I've been fortunate to experience much in my few years on this earth and I'm thankful for all the lessons learned along the way.   God and I are very close.  He is my best friend and I'm thankful for His daily guidance and protection. He has taught me how to love deeply, cherish every moment, forgive with my whole heart, and live fully with lots of joy and gratitude.   Art has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. It started with music - piano lessons age 4, then dance – ballet, hip-hop and lyrical. I was always dragging my poor mom to the craft store so I could buy some sort of new art supply for my creative obsessions. Somewhere as a pre-teen I started taking photos and well, the rest is history.      


Thanks for stopping by!  



The “L” kids | Children’s photography Kelso Wa.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 12:37pm

At the end of 2010 I temporarily closed my studio location and went to being strictly an on-location photographer, I was due to have a baby in a few months and needed the ability to be home with him and actually have a “maternity leave” of sorts.  With the large retail space (read:overhead!) I had, this wasn’t going to be an option for me, so I chose baby over super-awesome studio.   Best choice I ever made because since then my friend Kindra offered to lease me a smaller space in the back of her boutique.  I had actually been looking for a smaller space, what I had was over 1000 sq. feet and I only needed maybe half that.   This has a been a perfect compromise for me, and a great business choice as well.  Kindra’s boutique is absolutely GORGEOUS inside, she displays my work in her space (foot traffic?  yes please!) and anytime my clients or myself need some sort of clothing/prop we have an entire store to shop in!   If you haven’t heard of Bibs 2 Bloomers here is a Daily News article, and another article by my favorite local publication the Valley Bugler with more information.   We are located at 107 A Church St in Kelso, which is in between the two bridges on the Kelso side and just down the hill from Sunnicuts.  Stop on by and shop, or call to schedule and appointment with me!

So….that brings me to the photos- Kindra asked me to take some photos of her kiddos, so I did!

 

 


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Red Leaf Coffee | Food photography Longview WA.

Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 4:48pm

My favorite coffee shop in town asked me to take photos for their promotional pieces.   I was totally flattered as they already have some BEAUTIFUL work all over their place, but as a supplement….yes of course! For those of you not familiar with Red Leaf coffee, it’s a coffee shop that opened this past summer on West Main in Kelso (inside the Windemere building).  They serve organic (and delicious!) coffee, smoothies, teas and all sorts of yummy food (my favorite being the pesto turkey sandwich….YUM!) One of my favorite things about this place is that it has a kid’s play area inside, so for us mom’s that want to grab a cup of coffee with some friends and need to bring the kids along, this place is perfect!!!

Anyways –  a few of the coffee photos:


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Giddy-up Joe | Baby photography Longview Wa.

Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 4:28pm

One year old already!  You might remember him from his newborn session last year, and this last year went by FAST!  This little guy was so much fun and so cute –  I love that he face-planted in his cake during the cake smash, so funny!!!


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Little O | Baby photographer Longview Wa.

Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 1:42pm

This little one came into my studio for her 1 year photos.  I thought she looked absolutely adorable and her mom did a great job picking out some perfect little Christmas/birthday outfits for her.  Thank you both for having me as your photographer!

 

We ended her session with a cake-smash – always so much fun to do!


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Christian and Linda | 12-17-11 | Wedding photography Portland OR.

Friday, December 30, 2011 at 1:34pm

Loved this couple! Christian and Linda found me through a mutual friend and when we met I knew it was a perfect fit!  Linda is a photographer herself, and a great one I might add, and we share the same faith (bonus!) and her husband and her met while on a overseas mission trip.  He is from Paraguay (read: super awesome accent) and they fell in love while serving God together (pretty sure there’s no better way to fall in love).  So needless to say, I extra super-duper enjoyed being a part of this wedding! Linda…..you were a Joy to work with (pun intended – her business name is Linda Joy Photography!) and Christan I can totally see why she fell in love with you! You are a true gentleman and your love and adoration for Linda was an honor to watch and photograph.  I know you two are going to have a blessed marriage, 1. Because Christ truly is the center of your relationship and 2. You guys love each other for real!

My friend and photographer Aaron Anderson was my second shooter for this event, he did an AWESOME job and I’m looking forward to having him for more weddings in the future!

When we arrived Christian and Linda were all ready to go for photos – so we started our day off with their “first look.”  For those of you that don’t know what that is, it’s when the bride and groom and opt to see each other before the ceremony.  So while I know this is non-traditional in a sense,these days about 70% of my brides opt for this and while I love tradition (and you won’t find me opposed to bride’s and grooms that wait to see each at all!!! There are ways having awesome photos the traditional way too!) this way does make a smoother transition between ceremony and reception for the guest’s, which is why I recommend it when my opinion is asked.   I also love the fact that my second shooter and I can jump all over the place capturing those first look expressions and not worry about blocking the guests view.

So back to the photos,  I thought it would be fun to show the different shots Aaron and I got during the first look sequence – keep in mind all of this happens in less than 30 seconds.

Aaron’s view on the left, mine on the right:

 

And again, Aaron on the left, my two on the right:

Mine on the Left Aaron’s on the right:

Then we jumped right into the formals before it got dark.

You two are so stinking gorgeous! ;-)

I’m gonna say it again:  GORGEOUS!!!!

I love, love, LOVE that the entire wedding party wore TOMS!

Mine on left and a few second’s later Aaron’s on the right.

Some of the details:

The ceremony:

Epic fist-pumping by Linda at the pronouncement:

And then it was on to the reception:

Christian and Linda – thank you again!  I had so much fun working with you two and wish you both lot’s of blessings in your marriage together!  - Jess


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