About Jani Photography, Visalia and Tulare Modern Family, Child, and Senior Portraiture
All on location, all centered around you, Jani Photography provides stunning modern portraiture for families of today. From sleepy, perfect newborn images to playful and fun family portraits, Jan Nelson of Jani Photography captures the essence of her subjects. Personality, spirit, and emotion all come through, leaving clients with image they can proudly display, give as gifts, and share online with distant friends and family members.
Call Jan at 559-331-8253 to schedule your portrait session.
Can you hear that newborn cry and smell that sweet fresh baby smell? I can just looking at these images. I can tell this baby boy’s parents and siblings had been counting down the days until this little one joined their family. Sweet and easy as can be, he was a real treat to photograph–he slept like a champ the entire two hours I was at his house! Those lips, that little scrunchy nose, and those adorable elf ears . . . *sigh*. At 10 days old he was the perfect age for his closeup.
His Momma calls him Munchie. Isn’t the the cutest nickname for a newbie you’ve ever heard? He definitely knew his mommy and knew when she wasn’t the person holding and shushing him to sleep. Munch, munch, munch, that’s all he wanted to do during our newborn portrait session last weekend, and really, who can blame him? Sweet baby boy, it was a treat to photograph you, big brother, and your beautiful momma.
This session was really quite the dream newborn session for me. A sweet little baby boy who slept through posing and moving, didn’t have to nurse a single time while I was there, and was basically putty in my hands. Oh, and it helps that he’s just beautiful, too, right? I mean, look at those lips! That cute fuzzy blonde hair! Those perfect little baby cheeks. *sigh* Pure sweetness in this little guy.
I love long little newborn fingers. And those furry cheeks–they kill me!
I have to admit, I seem to get more girl that boy clients, so I have a slight shortage of baby boy props. But I picked up this soda crate last fall for a family session and couldn’t resist trying it out with a newbie. Perfect!
Furry shoulders are another of my favorite newborn things–they only stay this tiny and fresh for such a short time! Love.
And as a photographer, you just can’t go wrong with a classic sleeping baby shot. Who needs props?
To crown off this amazing session, check out this find–I love it when I can use a client’s own items in their newborn photographs. It makes them so much more personal and special. This guy’s mom is lucky I didn’t “accidentally” carry it out to my car with all my things.
The best age to photograph a newborn to capture all these tiny details that are unique to this age is within the first 10-14 days. If you’re expecting and interested in a session, contact me with your due date now so I can get you on my schedule. Then once you’ve had the baby, we’ll find a time that works for both of us in that small window of newness. Call 331-8253 or email me at jan@janiphotography.com.
The first Jani Photography contest of 2010 is over and what fun it has been for me, watching 45 new fans join our Facebook page! Thank you to all who became a fan–I wish there was a way for me to fan each of you, because you know I would.
How to select a winner was a bit of challenge for me–in the past I’ve used random.org’s true random number generator to select a winner from blog comments, but since the new fans weren’t numbered by Facebook, that wouldn’t really work in this case. Instead, I captured a screen shot of each page of new fans and imported those into photoshop.
See that lovely lady second from the bottom on the fan list? That’s my beautiful auntie. *Hi Aunt Katy!*
Once I had all five pages of new fans in Photoshop, I simply combined them into one page and printed them out. One handy dandy pair of scissors and an absurdly large bowl later, I had my contest participants all ready to go.
As you can see, we have not one but TWO winners. When you’ve got two very active an inquisitive children with a monkey-see-monkey-do attitude, it’s really the easiest way to avoid fights and tears. So congratulations, Amy Denison and Jodie Piton! You’ve each won a March portrait session with Jani Photography and one digital image from your session. Contact me in the next week to schedule your session!
The March portrait incentive will be released on Monday, so be sure to check back to see the free gift I’m giving away with each session booked during March. Gadget and tech-loving moms and dads, this incentive is for you!
