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Anna | {John’s Greenhouse}

Posted in Features, Locations

Anna’s Senior session was such a great time. With Taylor Swift playing in the background, we enjoyed a fun hour out in this cute little 100 something year old greenhouse in Brookeside. The appeal to this particular greenhouse is its unkempt look, which actually photographs very well and can be used year round, which is definitely appealing in the winter when there isn’t much green to be found!

Prior to every session, we have a text thread where we chat about outfits and what looks best in a specific location we’re planning on shooting at. For this greenhouse, it for sure calls out a boho type of feel to photos and I was able to to help curate the images before we even met up by suggesting styles of clothes to look for and I pulled items from my client accessories collection to round out the finishing touches.

During my sessions we do a lot of combo expressions between smiling, semi smiling and not smiling and deliver the varieties in the online gallery for viewing. Anna completely rocked both with her expressions and it’s always great to have options to choose from to decide which mood of the photo you like best!

I had found these fun green sunglasses off Amazon and knew I needed them for the greenhouse for some fun shots as well as the earrings she’s wearing, all together it brought out a cute retro vibe to this series of images. I also provided the stool to match the boho feel of the greenhouse.

As our hour was coming to a close, we managed to sneak in one last shirt change to a long sleeved green top however as sometimes we discover during sessions, not all outfits work with the location and that particular shade of green made Anna blend in a bit too much with the greenery. However we did still get a great shot of her amazing naturally long eyelashes with the soft lighting coming through the roof.

Thank you Anna for such an incredible session!

We shot this session in early March and as I mentioned, it’s a great spot year round. The greenhouse does charge by the hour to shoot there so if you want this unique location for your shoot, I just have client’s pay the current fee to shoot there as they accept cash the day of the session and we have the whole place to ourselves for the time we rent, it’s awesome.

~ Shoot me an email at jessicastromphotography@gmail.com for more info, I’d love to work together!

Hello {again} world!

Posted in Journal

New site, but I’m not new. Not by a long shot. =)

Over the last 17 years as a professional photographer, the last 9 have been mainly focused on my incredibly popular 5 Minute Photo Shoots for families with some newborns and seniors sprinkled in there from time to time. On average I photograph around 500 families a year in my mini sessions with the bulk of those sessions between Labor Day – Thanksgiving, Fall is a crazy time indeed. My business is known mainly via word of mouth as I don’t really advertise and I’m honestly terrible at social media (I’m too busy photographing families!) but I try my best.

Over the last year or so, I’ve really felt the want to be able to also get back into the more creative side of portraits with longer sessions and a more personal feel, which is how I’ve landed on broadening my Senior Session offerings I can do year round. I have had plenty of parents book me for Seniors over the years and I’m truly excited to offer a brand new space here on its own website just for them. This domain has been the original home of JSP since its inception in 2008 and I hope you love the new makeover.

Staying consistent with the way I photograph my families & newborns over the many years, my vision with my Senior sessions is to create truly timeless images that never appear dated or trendy. My editing style is light, bright with true to life colors. I walk everyone through natural poses so it’s guided but not forced or cheesy. We have a great time and it’s truly a blast!

My family mini-sessions are still just as much as part of my business and even provide an option for Seniors who may only want a handful of photos for either Mom, the yearbook, or just to keep. Big hit with the guys. =)

So, please take some time to check out the site, see what I’m offering and let’s connect!

Me with my wonderful husband Daniel and our two amazing kids, Charlie & Rachel

JESSICA STROM PHOTOGRAPHY

providing you with fine art beautiful, lovely curated images to last you a lifetime

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