Session with The Zimmerman Family!

Here is a sneak peek of my session with The Zimmerman Family!

Business Head Shot Session with John Randall Stephenson – Sneak Peek!

Here is a sneak peek of the business head shot session that I did today.

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Session with Jennifer Cantley and Family

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Session with Jennifer Cantley and Family

11 May 2014

 

On the 10^th of June, 2014, Jennifer Cantley wanted to give her mother a beautiful gift for Mother’s Day: A family portrait session. She did just that.

 

The session went perfectly. The location was in Genoa in the lovely park on the corner across from the Country Store. I had no idea where I was going, nor did I have many ideas on locations in the area, for I just moved here less than a year ago.

When I inquired about locations, she said she had the perfect place in mind, and it is a perfect place to photograph people. The light is absolutely gorgeous in the park at 5 o’clock in the evening. I chose the evening because that is when the golden hours happen. It is much easier to get nice lighting in these hours as opposed to the middle of the day, where the sun blasts down on delicate human skin and creates a washed-out look.

Jennifer arrived at the location with three very sleepy little boys. They were not in the mood for pictures, or anything else for that matter, when they were just waking up. I cannot blame them! I wouldn’t want to do a photo shoot either if I had just woken up!

We walked across the street to the park and let the boys play and wake up while Jennifer and I talked about poses and ideas and waited for her mother, brother and sister-in-law to arrive.

We did some photos with Jennifer and her middle son, Gabe first. He is a cute, curly red headed little fellow and very sweet. I can tell he loves his mom very much by the images I took.

Then we took some images of her baby, Jaxson. This little man just lit up my camera and gave me some really great images with which to work. It was this little guy who made me fall in love with photographing and decide I wanted to photograph babies.

Next, we walked over to the play area, where Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Gabe and her oldest son, Joey were. I shot a few pictures of Joey playing. We let the boys play for a bit and then decided to go over and play in the grass, with some trees and sit on the steps for some portraits. Joey was absolutely adorable when they were playing around the tree. He made the funniest faces that had some really great personality to them.

Lastly, we photographed her brother and sister-in-law, Derek and Jess. They just got married a few days ago, so I wanted to get some engagement images of them for my portfolio. They are so cute together and you could just see the love surrounding them in their images.

At the end of the session, I could tell everyone, especially Jennifer, was getting tired. She is such a busy mom, recently opening a business, which she runs with Alycia Tanner, Shop Small Northern Nevada. This is a wonderful business who helps other small businesses get their name out there and get new clients and customers. Even when she was exhausted, Jennifer was a strong trooper, She put on a face that I could not have put on after running my business, living and caring for three little ones and she probably had more to do when she came home! Jennifer is such an inspiration and I admire her strength to accomplish her goals and keep her head up when the going gets tough.

The Cantley’s are an awesome and fun family! I hope to have many more sessions with them!

You can check out their gallery here:

 

http://blacktreephotographie.pixieset.com/jennifercantleyandfamily/

 

If you are interested in booking a session with BlackTree Photographie, please send a message to:

penny@blacktreephotographie.com

pennydjennings@gmail.com

or call:

308.482.0193

Intern needed: Serious Inquiries Only

Photography Intern Needed:Serious inquiries only:

This is a non-paying internship. This position is a secretary/receptionist-like position in Carson City, Nevada. Someone will be needed 3-4 days a week. I am looking for someone who is serious about a future in photography and wants to earn intern credits toward photography. You do not need lighting equipment or an expensive camera or software. It is better to get a taste of what photography is like before you go and invest all of your money into it. You will learn a lot of aspects about photography on a technical, business and creative scale.

You will be here learning the business of portraiture as I am finishing up my last few semesters of school and run my business all at once. I have a million things to do and sometimes I get side-tracked so, I need someone who has a little patience.
You need, must be able to, must be, must have, need to have and must want to:
help with pre-shoot preperations
help prepare, pack and plan for sessions
help clean up after sessions
a great attitude
hard working
a knowledge of technical/equipment
interest in photography
willing to learn
a great personality
clean, neat & tidy
orderly & consistent
motivation to complete tasks and start new tasks
laptop computer (don’t worry if you don’t have one, I have an extra office laptop you may use while you are here)
a blank notebook and pen to take notes as we go. I love to make lists so you must be an avid list maker/note taker or be willing to want to be one.
willing to help build props
the determination to build your own photographic portfolio
determination
willing to learn and ask lots of questions
responsible
honest and dependable
willing and able to travel and/or tag along with me to a few different cities, such as Reno, Gardnerville & Sacramento.
help with marketing & general photographic research
able to follow direction
ability to be hospitable to clients. We like our southern hospitality around here 😉
help with data entry and client-intake
help with organizational tasks

Thank you and please pm or call if interested. info is listed here: https://www.facebook.com/BlackTreePhotographybyPenny

 

Session Openings Available!

Hey everyone!

I have a couple openings for sessions, so grab them up before they are taken!

I have sessions for a $99 Portrait Special available on:

Thursday Evening, June 5 at 5:30pm

Friday Morning, June 6 at 7:30am

and

Friday Morning, June 13 @ 7:30am

 

Morning sessions are the most beautiful!

 

Call 308.482.0193 today to schedule a session!

 

$99 Ends June 14!

The $99 portrait special won’t last long!  Call or message me today and mention this post for 15% off of your session fee!

Sneak Peek From Today’s Session!

Here is a sneak peek from today’s session!  These turned out so great!  It helps when the subjects make it easy 🙂  These girls were a lot of fun and I cannot wait to show them the rest of their images!

This photo was right after we had a major bee scare.  Luckily Mom kept everyone calm and the bee left without harming himself or anyone else.

 

Tomorrow’s Session with New Headpieces

So excited for tomorrow! I have a creative session in Genoa with Enid Webb and her girls! Lots of cool stuff coming and I made them headpieces! They can’t wear pretty dresses without headpieces! Plus I am excited about all of the other stuff I get to use! here are a couple headpieces. — with Blacktree Photographie at Blacktree Photographie.

 

Today’s Session

Sessions are over, sunflower seeds planted for fall, flowers & container gardens planted, presets created, more sessions booked…and this cute little miniature sized person came in my studio today 🙂