Mamma Hood

On Wednesday, I had the honor of doing a special shoot for my friend Rebekah Hood. She and her hubby Ben are getting ready to welcome little Josiah this summer so we decided it was time for a belly shoot. We had an awesome time shooting at some new locations I have been dying to use and she totally worked them! Let me tell you, this chick is just as fab in front of the camera as she is behind it.

Here are just a few since I said my posts this week would be brief.

Bekah dear- I just love you and I can’t wait to meet your little dude!

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The Mackey Boys

This week is going to be full of new shoots to post! I am so excited about each and every one but I am going to try to make the next few posts a little abbreviated so you can see all of them without taking too much of your time. 

Yesterday I had the joy of being invited to photograph four very handsome little boys that I first met last year for their family shoot.  Caleb, Josiah, Levi & Silas met my friend Kelley and I at a little creek behind our church to do a fun shoot to celebrate Levi’s second birthday. The boys had fun catching minnows and climbing trees and Kelley and I had fun photographing them!

It was hard to decide which shots to post but this will hopefully give you a snapshot of their charm. Enjoy!

The Brunk Family

Dave and I are blessed to have so many great friends. Jared and Andrea Brunk are two of them. They are super down to earth and a lot of fun to hang with. I was really excited about this shoot because their son Noah is just adorable and has these gorgeous blue eyes that just make you melt.

We had a great time together at the beach and here are some peeks from our session:

Totally sweet! Thanks Jared and Andrea- we love you guys!

SoFly Photography

Just wanted to post a few shots from my get together with the SoFly Photography group down on Worth Ave. on Monday.

We had three gorgeous couples modeling for us but to keep it short, I’ll just post a few of Adam & Diana who were totally awesome and looked amazing!

The Megathlins

This shoot was a long time comin’ but it was totally worth the wait.

Shelly and I have been friends since college and we’ve been talking about doing a session for a while, well today was finally the day. She and her hubby Dave have two adorable kiddos, Emma & Jacob, that I have been excited to photograph for what feels like ever!

We were a little nervous about where we would shoot considering the 85% chance of rain- so we decided on a place that held some nostalgic value for Dave (and also a bridge to shoot under if the rain came down).

I love finding new backdrops and this place was full of them. I had such a great time just romping around and I even managed to snap a few fun shots…

So meet the Megathlins.

You can see why their children are so beautiful…

Jacob is pure gorgeous.

And Emma, at a whole 4 years old, has got some serious style!

She totally worked the old blanket I pulled out of my closet for this shoot!

Oh and these kids are melt-your-heart sweet too!

and because sandy hands and feet get me every time…

kids. beach. love.

For the rest of the show, click here.

Thanks Shell for makin it happen. Love you guys!

Belly: Jeff & Claudia

Don’t you just love it when things turn out just the way you want them to! I do.

Today was one of those occasions.  I woke up not feeling my best and slightly concerned about how windy it was for my morning belly shoot at the beach. So I said a little prayer that things would go well and headed down to meet Jeff & Claudia.

This is where it gets good…they arrived right on time and were totally flexible about relocating the shoot to Bethesda by the Sea. So we headed over there  and the next thing I knew we’d spent two hours together and I had over 600 shots logged on my camera!

This couple seriously blew me away with their incredibly laidback personalities and willingness to try anything! On top of that, Claudia has this captivating kind of beauty that makes it impossible to stop snapping. SO yeah, I got a little carried away.

All that to say that this post is a little longer than usual but hope you enjoy.

They were so sweet together…

gorgeous…

Can’t you just see the joy beaming from her?!

I just love her look!

This was the last shot of the morning and definitely my favorite!

Jeff. Claudia. You guys made my day,  I cannot wait to meet your new little arrival in a few weeks!

To see the rest of the shots from our morning, click here. View as a slide-show to get the full experience!

New Website

This is a big day for me.

Jessica Lorren Photography now has a website to call her own.  It has been a long time coming but now it’s here and I am just giddy.

I owe a huge thanks to all of the amazing people I have had the opportunity to work with over the past year.  I love each of you.

So turn on your speakers, take a look, let me know what you think!

Here’s where you click -> www.JessicaLorren.com

Oh and here is a recent fave shot from my adventures…

First Care:Walk for Life

One of the causes I am most passionate about is preserving innocent life. To me, every life is precious. So needless to say, I am in support of any organization that seeks to further that cause.

First Care is one of those organizations. Their mission statement goes something like this:

To uphold the sanctity of human life by providing practical assistance, education and loving encouragement to women, men and youth concerning abstinence, pregnancy and post-abortion issues.

They host an annual fund raising walk and this year I had the privilege to photograph the event. Here are a few of my fave shots from the morning.

After all, “A person’s a person no matter how small.” -Horton Hears a Who

The Fasels

I love meeting new people. Especially when they are like the Fasels. Jill and her husband Jeremy are super cool and their two kiddos Ryan & Jayden are just pure adorable.

It is always awesome when clients refer you to their friends! Jill is a friend of Ben & Sarah and we had a great time yesterday at Coral Cove. The sun was a bit bright and the water a bit chilly but nonetheless, it was a lot of fun!

Here are a few of my faves with some beachy tones~

This is Ryan and he LOVED the beach!

Jayden was a total star in her sweet shades!

Ryan did not even mind little wet in the chilly water- total boy!

Can’t resist a feet photo op with daddy!

Or swinging with mommy~

These two were so comfortable like this, it was really sweet.

and they LOVE their kids!

Thanks Jill & Jeremy! I had so much fun with you guys, can’t wait til next time!

To see the rest of the shots from the day you can click here.