Loves to Read

I've  decided for 2012 I'm going to make this blog more personal.  I seem to be posting so many photos on my Photo by Jamie Facebook page now a days that it feels like a perfect outlet for my more personal work.  Since my daughter fills up such a huge part of life, I couldnt' think of a better subject to begin with.  Adeline just turned 18 months and she's absolutely obsessed with reading.  Not that she can actually "read"  books, but after I read them to her, she seems to memorize them and then read them over and over again to herself.  We just celebrated Christmas and she received a gorgeous kitchen set and of course there's the doll house that held her interest for a while, but ultimately she spends the majority of her days with her face in a book.  Since Adeline was first born my husband, Scott and I have made reading to her a huge priority and it seems to have paid off.  There are a few books in particular that have stood the test of time, ones that I never get tired of reading and the Adeline never gets tired of having read to her, they are:

Goodnight Moon, The Moon Shines Down and Little Fur Family all by Margaret Wise Brown an absolutely brilliant author!

Hug Time by Patrick Mcdonnell

The Midnight Farm by Susan Jeffers

Annie and the Animals by Jan Brett, another favorite author, the illustrations are gorgeous and timeless!

Here are some of my favorite shots of Adeline with her beloved books, her latest favorites are a collections of Sesame Street books covering subjects like shapes, colors, numbers, etc.  Kids are just crazy for Elmo, I don't understand it!

 Notice the bruise on the left cheek:(  poor baby slipped and fell on the spine of one of her books!

I love how Adeline has managed to read her book in every position imaginable, that's my girl!

Here's an exerpt from Hug Time, a book that I must have read about 200 times by now, but that never gets old!

"There once was a kitten so filled with love, he wanted to give the whole world a hug.

"Hug the world, will that make it better?"

As Jules nodded yes, Doozy helped with his sweater.

There was no one this kitten wanted to miss, so he made (and checked twice) a Hug-To-Do List.
He hugged his best friends, Mooch, Noodles, and Earl, A butterfly, buttercups, a little grey squirrel.

He hugged all the birds he could find in the park.  So many to hug before it got dark!

Jules jumped on a boat and set out to sail and soon he spotted a big blue tail...attached to a huggable BIG blue whale.  The boat docked in Africa and Jules kissed the ground-The earth so precious, so fragile, so round. "

The Steiger Hayashi Family

I've had the honor of photographing the Steiger Hayashi family for over 5 years now and it's always such a blast!  There's nothing I love more than documenting a family as it changes and grows through the years,  I feel so blessed to have such wonderful families as a part of my life and career!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Where oh were has 2011 gone?!  And, where oh where did my blog posts go after April?  Well, turns out we had a very, very busy Summer and Fall!  I'm also soooo very close to releasing the new Photo by Jamie Photography website that most of my efforst have been directed towards the new site rather than the blog.  I had so many inspirational weddings and portrait sessions in 2011 and I can't wait to share them with you on the new website and going forward I'll be posting my latest work on this blog and my Facebook Page.  I thought I'd start out the 2012 blog with my absolute all time favorite subject, my daughter, Adeline, who amazes me everyday and fills me with more joy than I thought possible.  

The Perfect Mothers Day Present: Gift Certificates!

Check out our new Jamie Borland Photography Gift Certificates!  What mom/grandma doesn't want photos of their babies/grandbabies, and that goes for any age!

Baby William Thomas English IV

I feel soo honored to have gotten to photograph baby William Thomas English IV, son of William and Ashley English.  Ashley English is owner of our FAVORITE bridesmaid dress boutique Bella Bridesmaid, which was the site for our photo shoot.

Company Makeover

We are currently in the process of re-making Photo by Jamie into Jamie Borland Photography.  We are revealing a little sneak preview of our makeover through this blog (notice our new blog title...), more to come very soon....

Your Life as Art

I can't think of a more beautiful subject than your life as artwork for your home!  Here are some examples of great ways to display your favorite photos as art in the home. 

 A series of photos printed on Canvas is one of my favorite ways to display photos, especially with kids, it lets you show off all the different sides of their personality!

 A 15x30 Canvas collage can be displayed hanging or resting on a ledge!

 Here's a sneak peek at our new studio, this is the office area, I love the gorgeous landscape shot of a bride and groom on the edge of a dock, it's so peaceful and abstract.  This piece is printed on fine art watercolor (giclee) and then placed behind a 4-ply archival matte for a very fine art, archival look.  A big thank you to Marsha Faulkner of Studio M Interior Design for coming up with the look for our new studio, I can't wait to show you the finished product!