Pics From A Few Years Back

My deadline to post an update on this site was supposed to be this weekend, but I know you'll understand when you hear what I've been up to.
I've been helping my sisters, Chrystal (Cave-Momma's Quest) & Jodi (Feral Child) with their side food businesses. They've been keeping me really busy actually. Since I came on board & added the handy dandy online Order Form, their business has just sky-rocketed. I'm very proud of them & glad I could be of assistance. In addition to that, I've been managing their incoming orders & keeping up with inventory, billing, & blogging. Phew.

*You can click the words "Order Form" & "blogging" above to be directed to either the online order form or Cave-Momma's Quest's Blog. :)  *

So I'm treating myself to a little break right now at the local coffee shop I mentioned on my last post. I've remembered my headphones tonight, so I can listen to my own Pandora stations instead of their choice of "music". I really do love that this place is open 24 hours & that their coffee is amazing. One of the guys made the wrong drink for me, so I got to drink the mess-up & now I'm working on the drink I ordered in the first place. I.am.not.complaining. :)

Since there were several years that I took a break from this blog, there are some photos to share with you now.

Over the last few years, my friends Lourdes & Michael got married & had a little boy.
I was one of the bridesmaids so I didn't photograph the wedding, but I did get a chance to take their Engagement Photos...with the assistance of one of my best friends, Jamie (one of the maids of honor). This was the year before I moved to Austin & I was living in Houston at the time, so Jamie & I drove to Austin to photograph this adorable couple!
Here are a few highlights from that session.

(The pic above was my personal fave from the shoot. 

We used it for their "Save-The-Date" cards.)

(We weren't in a rush. We started early in the morning & took pics until that evening.)

(I like the lens flare on this one & the colors it made...all of which was natural.

This shot was on the side of the Capital of Texas Hwy/360 Bridge.)

(We hung out up on the hill for quite a while. This is a brief moment where no cars were around.)

I had a wonderful time photographing them & I've had a wonderful time scouting spots to shoot in Austin, Tx with my friend, Samuel.

I'm still working on scheduling some future shoots & will post more when there is more to post about! Until then, keep checking back here weekly & let me know if you have something coming up that you need photographed! 

Or let me know if you've got photo albums/negatives/etc. that you need backed up! 

I'm an expert at archiving photos, these days! 

(& I bet you can't find someone to do this service & not charge you an arm/leg.)

Love Always,

Jessi

(The photo above is provided courtesy of Jamie)

Street Portraits & a Surprise Proposal

Good evening, Ladies and Gents!

I'm currently sitting at a local coffee shop which is usually pretty peaceful...packed but peaceful. Tonight, however, the music selection is broadway hits, Disney songs and Christmas music and it's pretty distracting and random. Some would disagree, I'm sure...like the girls running this joint, but it would be nice if they just lowered the volume by a couple dozen decibels. Wup now it's "I wanna be where the people are" by Ariel in the Little Mermaid. Ok, I recant, that's a good one. Haha. 

Ok, so, let's change the subject and show you some pictures I've taken recently. 

A couple of months back, a dear friend of mine, Ericka (whom I met while working at Opal Divine's-Davenport), approached me with the idea of taking some pictures of her and her Aunt Cathy. Like they used to back when she was a little girl. Of course I was on board with that idea and we decided to hit up one of our favorite places in Austin: South Congress. Here are a couple of the highlights from that shoot: 

I had a lot of fun with these two lovely ladies and best of all, I was taking street photos again...MY FAAAAVE!

Let me know if you're interested in taking part in a photo series like this. 

Then right before Christmas, my friend, Paul, approached me about photographing him surprise his girlfriend. He lead her out to a field on her parents' property and proposed to her.
It was really sweet. Here are the top shots:

I've never been asked to photograph a proposal before and I was super nervous.
But I'm glad that I did it, I'm very happy for these two wonderful people and I'm happy to follow them through this next chapter of their lives...with my camera. :) (stay tuned for the upcoming engagement portrait session)

Well other than all of that I'm currently scheduling photo sessions, working on "Save The Date" cards for Paul & Jeannie and interviewing with photographers we might want to work with. 

(So let me know if you're interested in scheduling a photo session or if you might want to work with us! email me: JessiHebert@gmail.com )

OH & I've been helping out my sisters with their side businesses: Cave-Momma's Quest & Feral Child.

Bringing Good Real Food to the masses.

You can check them out at:

http://cavemommasquest.blogspot.com/?m=1 or

https://www.facebook.com/CaveMommasQuest or

https://www.facebook.com/jiveturkeymomma2

Alright guys, I didn't make my Sunday blogging deadline but I haven't been to bed yet so I'm still counting it as Sunday! And since I just chugged a double shot of espresso I won't be going to sleep anytime soon, either. :P

I hope you like what you've seen here today & I hope you'll consider me when you need a photographer in the future.

See you back here next week!!!! 

Riiiiight??!!! :)

Much love!

Jessi