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

EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL

Complete your session before October 15th and receive a free 5 x 10 mounted storyboard.

For all sessions, purchase 1 additional set of cards and second additional set will be 50% off.

To book your session call 360-431-9265, e-mail me at jessicalemmonsphoto@gmail.com or use the contact link at the top of the blog.

Keep watching the blog – card examples are coming soon!!!!!!

I have a confession to make.

I’m a geek.

I twitter and facebook all the time, I have a myspace, two blogs, 8 e-mail addresses, and a flickr account.  I’m on digg, linkdin, hulu, and prop.   You can google me and find out all sorts of crazy things….well……not to crazy, but you can certainly find me and probably a few funny photos if you search hard enough.   I’m on lots of forums, and some of my closest friends I met online.   I love social networking and how it has helped my business, but until I saw this video I thought of myself as a bit of a nerd…..it’s only us twenty-somethings and teens that use facebook right?  Not anymore……

I thought this was a fascinating clip and wanted to share it with you – fan my facebook page and follow me on twitter if you want to get in on some of my upcoming specials!

Today is my birthday – yes, June 24th 1985, early in the morning I’m told, I made my way into this world.   Yesterday my family celebrated my birthday by going bowling at the Triangle bowl here in Longview.  It was a great party, but the highlight of it, I would have to say, was getting my two cakes.

One of the the cakes had a new camera sitting on top.  It was purple and had Disney princesses on it.  I was pretty stoked…..I’ll definately be bringing that one along for my next wedding. 

The other one was a Barbie cake.  Yes, on my 24th birthday I got a Barbie.   My wonderful mother-in-law and soon-to-be sister-in-law Nicole got it for me (Nicole is this one here……she makes AMAZING cakes and works at Market Place here in town) This probably would’nt have been as big a deal, except for the fact that in my 24 years I have NEVER owned a Barbie.  Yes, you read that right.  I live through the 80’s and 90’s without ever owning a Barbie.   I was SO excited to finally have one.   

I’m throughly enjoying her dress today.  :-)  Isn’t she beautiful?

Ok….so now for the special - 

Mini-session dates are now set!

Over the past few weeks I’ve received some e-mails from past clients of mine asking if I was going to be offering the same mini-session special that I did last year.   So, as requested I am announcing the dates and prices for my specials.  

It’s going to be a bit different this time since it’s not right before Christmas and I’m doubting that anyone is quite ready for those Christmas cards yet…though I will be offering a card discount of 15% for all of the clients that choose to have a mini-session.  

The dates for the sessions will be Saturday July 11th and Friday August 14th, with the ordering appointments on July 17th and August 21st respectively and at the same time’s as the session.    I will be doing in person proofing on all of these sessions to avoid ordering confusion. 

The sessions will last approximately 30 minutes, with up to 6 people per session  and you will have 10-15 final proofs to choose from.    Sessions will be held at Willow Grove in Longview.   Ordering appointments will be held at a local coffee shop….have yet to decide which one!  :-)

The July 11th time slots are 

5:45 pm. 

6:30 pm

7:15 pm

8:00 pm

The August 14th time slots are

5:15 pm

6:00 pm

6:45 pm

7:30 pm

Pricing for the sessions will be

$100 – 30 minute session  ($50 in savings)

          1 wall print (10×13 or 11 x 14)

          4 gift prints.  (5 x 7 and smaller)

$220  30 minute session  ($75 in savings)

            1 wall print (10 x 13 or 11 x 14)

            1 10 image black leather mini-session album

            6 gift prints  (5 x 7 and smaller

$340  30 minute session ( over $225 in savings!!!)

     2 wall prints (10 x 13 or 11 x 14)

     1 10 image black leather mini-session album

     10 gift prints (5 x 7 and smaller)

     Session digital files with reproduction rights

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!

First of  all I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you that participated in the National Model Search.  I so appreciate each and every one of you, and please know that you are helping out an amazing cause!

For those of you that have no idea what I’m talking about, I recently ran a national model search for children ages 18 months to 14 years of age.  You can see all of the info on the contest here.

The contest is really awesome in that all proceeds from the contest go to an amazing charity called the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep was featured on the Today Show last year – go ahead and watch the video….it’s a bit of a tearjerker though, so grab a box of tissues first!

So I’m here to ask all my amazing clients, friends and family to take a moment and go vote for a model. All votes cost $1 each and like I said, it’s all going to the NILMDTS foundation. To vote visit www.sandypucmodels.com/vote. I’ve listed the names and photos of all my participants below to make it easy for you to locate them in the galleries.  Also, I am working hard to raise awareness of this program’s availability in Longview. If you know or know of someone that is a medical professional here at St. Johns or even a photographer who might be interested in joining me, please let them know about this program. They can feel free to contact me if they have any questions regarding local details, or contact NILMDTS through their website.

Thank you in advance to everyone that takes the time to go and vote for these kiddos!  I appreciate it, their families appreciate it,  and the future families blessed by the NILMDTS organization will appreciate it too.  

Luke Hoseney

Gabrielle Johanson

Ryan Gillett

Jaden Hoseney

Abigail Brennan

Jett Beck

Evangeline Brennan

Elisha Yanez

I am currently taking applications for my class of 2010 senior representatives.  I will only be accepting a few per local school,  so hurry up and apply!

As a rep you will have the opportunity to earn free prints, cash and prizes based on the number of referrals you bring in.

To apply, please click on the contact tab above, fill in the contact info and request an application.  I will get back to you within 24 hours with an e-application and the full details of my rep program.  Simply fill  out the application and e-mail it back to me and I’ll let you know within a week if you are picked to be a representative.  

Since traditionally January through April are the “slow” months in the wedding biz, I thought I would run a quick special for all of you last-minute off-season brides.

All weddings booked for dates between today and April 30th 2009 will receive a 20% discount off of my current wedding pricing.   Also, if purchasing an engagement session with your wedding package I will include a custom designed 10 x 20 storyboard for free!

Offer ends January 31st 2009.

Jessica Lemmons Photography is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

Models Search Special:

$25 entrance fee, which includes a 30 minute on location model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.  You will also be able to order prints if you choose and as a thank you for participating a 15% discount will also be offered to all participants.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)

Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at 360-431-9265. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation please visit their website at www.nilmdts.org or to view NILMDTS on the Today Show click here.

Some of my clients have been asking what specific products look like, so I decided that I would do a quick post with detailed photos of some of the products that I’m currently offering my clients.

This first one is a gallery wrap canvas.  Sizing starts at 11 x 14 and goes up to 40 x 60.  An 11 x 14 canvas runs $175, 16 x 20 is $275 and a 24 x 30 runs $425.

To refer to my pricing in detail please visit http://jessicalemmonsphotography.com/09pricing.pdf.

Close up of canvas corner.  Canvases are coated with a UV protective spray to help prevent discoloration and aging.

All canvases come ready to hang on the wall with a protective dust cover over the back and mounting hardware.

I also offer a wide variety of album’s.  The top album shown is a custom line album, the second one is the brag book, and the bottom two are 4×6 and 5×7 leather session albums.

The custom line albums come in a wide variety of colors and sizes – over 50 custom cover options, and sizing from 3 x 3 to 11 x 14 or 12 x 12, plus different page amounts to fit your needs.  This one is a 5x 5 10 page Sapphire album.  Pricing starts at $150 for a 3 x 3 album.  Pricing for the one shown starts at $250.

This little one is the brag book – the perfect size for purses and they make a great gift.  The album will hold 10 4 x6 images and costs $90.

This album is a session album, they come in a 24 image 4 x 6 size for $300 or a 36 image 5 x 7 album for $400.  New for 2009 - when you purchase a session album with your favorite images you will also receive the remaining images for free!

This album is the storybook album.  The one shown here is a Lovestory signature guest album with engagement photos and areas for wedding guests to sign in the book.

This album is a 10 x 10 hinged  hardcover storybook album.  A 10 page (20 sides) signature guest album costs $400, or if you purchase with one of the larger two wedding packages you receive either a 25% or 50% discount off of that pricing.

Pricing for wedding, session albums, and senior albums can be viewed on my pricing page.  Custom sizes are available, please inquire for more details.

I’m pleased to announce that a new add-on to my site is currently under construction.  I’ve still got LOTS of work ahead of me but I’m hoping to be finished by the end of December/beginning of January 09.

What does this mean for you?

Well… a couple things….

I will be getting some help from family and friends with “testing” the new site. But since family and friends are always so nice and encouraging, I’m going to also be asking a few special clients for feedback in exchange for some free stuff.  I want to know what draws you to my photography site,  what makes you attracted to my line of custom photography, and what I can do better.

So keep stalking my blog, in few weeks I will make the official announcement and the first 5 clients or potential clients to contact me asking to be “critics” will get to preview the site before everyone else and get some free stuff in exchange for being so helpful.

I will also be giving a $450 gift to the first bride that books their wedding through my new site…..so all you 2009 and 2010 brides be watching!