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

Miss Esther was the baby I was photographing when photographer Bill Wagner photographed me for the Daily News article and I thought I would share with you a few of my favorites from the session with her.   She was such a peaceful little one throughout the whole session and did amazing despite me being incredibly nervous about having someone taking pictures of me!  (and yes, I get nervous too…..there is a reason I’m always the one BEHIND the camera!) 

Those of you that follow my blog know that, for awhile now, I’ve been working hard to raise awareness about a charity organization that I am involved in – The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS).   About a month ago I made contact with The Daily News here in Longview and left them a brochure.  In my mind I was thinking maybe they’ll do a quick little excerpt on it for the area news or something along those lines.   I was actually a little surprised when they called me in for an interview, and then even more surprised when Brenda (the reporter) asked if Bill Wagner (a photographer for The Daily News)  could photograph me during a newborn session I had the following day.

Having a photographer photograph you during a photography session is a strange experience….haha! I was nervous going into it, and even more nervous after Bill mentioned that it might be the front page story for Monday.  Turns out he was right, and here it is….

You can read the online version of it here.

Bill, Brenda and the daily news staff did an amazing job, and I am so thankful that they chose to write about this amazing charity. I know that this article will bring a huge amount of awareness in our area and that in the future many families will be touched!   Thank you so much!!!

I just finished up with Brian a few hours ago and I had an awesome time!  We hit up some great urban locations around Longview and Kelso and then finished out at Willow Grove right around sunset.      The lighting was just perfect as we were finishing up and I was loving it – I’m slightly obsessed with getting that perfect evening time light, and try to always make it a point to schedule my outdoor sessions so that we finish up right as the sun is setting.  It totally worked out perfectly this time, and the last shot of this set is my absolute favorite that I’ve taken in awhile! 

Thanks again Brian and family for having me as your photographer and I hope you enjoy your preview!

I met up with the “S” family in Toledo yesterday afternoon for a family session at the Lewis and Clark State park.   It was so beautiful up there!  I had never used this location before and I just fell in love with it!

The family had just got a new puppy – a little St. Bernard named “Mona”.  She was so cute and the boys were having so much fun playing with her.  It made for some great photos and I really enjoyed just playing around with them all.

Thank you guys for having me as your photographer and I hope you enjoy the preview!

This one is processed a little different than my normal look,  I just thought his serious face was so precious and for some reason it totally screamed vintage to me! 

This weekend instead of shooting a wedding I’m switching it up a bit – I will be in a wedding!  Yep, that’s right!  I’m a bridesmaid, big poofy pink dress and all (I actually like it, don’t worry!).  My kiddos and I will be donning wedding attire and walking down the aisle at her wedding.   You can see who Beth is in her proposal photos and engagement photos.  Matt (her fiance) is amazing, and I’m so happy that these two are ending up together!  It’s been almost 4 years since I got married and I will be so glad to have her join with me in the married peoples club.  

So….in honor of her getting married I will be offering a 10% discount for all weddings booked during the months of March or April (wedding can be any date) and I will also be offering full payment plans.   So you can pay with a credit card, pay with check, or pay with cash, in whatever amount you need to pay monthly (or bi-monthly, or quarterly!) as long as the initial retainer fee is paid on booking and the full amount is paid by the wedding day.  The retainer fee has also  been lowered to 25% as of today!

Just a heads up to anyone needing to contact me  – being that I’m in a wedding this weekend I may be a little slower to respond to e-mails and phone calls than I normally am.  Pretty much every second is planned out in my life for the next 96 hours.  So bear with me….I will be doing my best to get all caught up first thing Monday.  Thank you for understanding!