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A little preview…. Longview family photographer

Jenica Lemmons — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:57:43 +0000

This has been the busiest November and December I’ve EVER had. I’m so incredibly thankful and blessed to have worked with so many amazing people. I’d love to do a blog post of each and every single session but I’m pretty sure it would be impossible for me. So I decided to post one (or two) from some of my favorite sessions the last two months. And yes, I photographed many more families than this (see, told you it’s been busy!!!).

As you know, I often choose the silliest photos as my favorites. I can’t help it. I love the looking smiling ones just as much but when I capture something funny, I have to post it.

Enjoy!!!

“you forgot a left turn back there!!!” (backseat driver)

{Family} Longview family photography

Jenica Lemmons — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:39:17 +0000

I’ve photographed this beautiful family a few times over the past few years. I absolutely ADORE them. This was their first family session since having little miss C.

Aren’t they perfect??!!!

(p.s. for those of you looking for color combo ideas, THIS is perfect!!!)

Life doesn’t get much better than this! – Longview family photography

Jenica Lemmons — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:21:14 +0000

I absolutely adore this family!! We met up at Lake Sacajawea (a favorite location of mine) and had a family photo session for them.

I was so incredibly happy that we had the session on a day when the weather was perfect. Like right now it’s 60 degrees outside and sunny!

Oh how I’ve missed this beautiful weather. I can’t wait until I can start doing most of my sessions outside!!!

Thanks “H” family for a wonderful time. I hope you love your photos!!!

HEEELLLLLLOOOOO gorgeous family!!!

she’s quite the character. This is my favorite family shot!

I would LOVE if that middle photo was of my kids… simply perfect!!!

(did I mention how great these kids were?!!)

what a handsome young man

four!

FAVORITE!!!

{Expecting} Vancouver, Washington Photography

Jenica Lemmons — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:50 +0000

This family came from Vancouver to have their session with me. I was beyond thrilled!!

I loved everything about this session. The weather was perfect, they were absolutely beautiful and their son was hilarious. I think he’s smarter than me!! He could already recognize most of his letters and he could count. At two years of age, he blew me away. The parents must be doing a pretty good job!

They are expecting baby boy number two within a couple of weeks. They wanted me to document their family before the baby arrives.

Thanks so much for having me do your photos! I hope you enjoy the preview!

cuteness!!

love this family

squealing “FAVORITE” really loudly with this one!!

“I hear him, mama”

Thank you so very much for choosing me to do your photos. I truly enjoyed myself!!

Family.

Jenica Lemmons — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:12:26 +0000

I’ve known this family since I was in diapers. Mr. and Mrs. B were very good friends of my parents when I was just a little squirt. I have very fond memories of going over to their house and playing with their kids. Yesterday I got the opportunity to see them all again after all these years. The kids have grown up to be beautiful adults and now Mr. and Mrs. B are grandparents (the best thing as I’ve heard from my own parents time and time again).

Of course since I DID know them when I was little, Mrs. B had to share some stories about me when I was little. Let’s just say I wasn’t the easiest, sweetest child there was.

To the B family, I’m so grateful that you asked me to do your portraits. I love you guys and I hope you enjoy your preview!!!

their “formal” pic.

these made my toes wiggle

(as my dear sister would say)

perfect.

“daddy and me”

is she not the cutest little girl you’ve ever seen??

I squealed after seeing this darling face. She’s a photographer’s dream child.

She actually sat down for a little bit for me to capture these images. Of course we did have to make a few animal sounds to get those smiles, but shhhh, don’t tell anyone my secrets.

big family hug.

The “M” family – Lifestyle Photography in Longview, WA

Jenica Lemmons — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:17:01 +0000

I love my job.

No, really.

I think some days I’m the luckiest person to be able to meet and photograph such wonderful people. Take this family for instance. Not only are they beautiful, they are some of the funnest people I’ve met.

Is funnest even a word?

I meet the “M” family out at Willow Grove beach for their lifestyle session. They were the perfect family. Little Miss “A” was the easiest little girl I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing. I think she’s destined to be a model someday. I know I say this about my own daughter, but this Miss A had some amazing modeling skills. Not a single shot of her turned out bad. Her little brother wasn’t too far behind either. He was a ball of energy with plenty of smiles to go with it.

Thanks for letting me photograph your family. I had a great time and hope you enjoy your images!!

Baby it’s cold outside – The R Family

Jenica Lemmons — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:06:16 +0000

I met the R family out in Kelso for a fun (and REALLY cold) family portrait session. They are old family friends and Mrs. R is quite the photographer herself. We have traveled the world together as our husbands were both in the Army together. We were stationed in South Korea at the same time as well as in Hawaii. My middle son (mr. I) is 10 days older than her oldest daughter Miss N. My tiniest son (mr. D) is 8 days older than her Miss K. How weird is that?!!!

We’ve already decided it’s going to be a pre-arranged marriage for both of them since we already like the in-laws. Mr. I kept talking about Miss N, so we think they might decide to get married on their own anyway. Wishful thinking, right?!!

Anyway, they were adorable and quite the troopers when the temperature was only 20 degrees outside. Thank goodness for hot chocolate bribes

a park playdate!

Jenica Lemmons — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:01:07 +0000

I took mister I and mister D to a park play date with my good friend and her boys. I haven’t played with my camera in awhile (other than sessions) so I wanted to get some pics of mister I and his best buddy. We get together as often as we can (weather permitting) so our boys can run off some steam together. They’re quite the pair. Always wanting to play baseball and fight. I didn’t get any pics of mister D since he was napping in his stroller. I’ll have to take some of him tomorrow.

shooting the breeze…

my serious kid… seems like every time I point the camera in his direction….

Miss N was able to get a smile out of him!

Miss N and Mister T!

my mom made these awesome hats for my friends. Aren’t they cute?!!!

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thanks and have a wonderful snowy day!!!

Little J’s Family Photos… photography in Longview, WA

Jenica Lemmons — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:04:34 +0000

Here’s little mister J and his family. He’s one of my favorite little guys. He’s always so sweet and such a ham. I met up with them in Longview at their family’s gorgeous home. The backyard was perfectly landscaped and picture perfect. I loved this location!!

Thanks so much for letting me photograph your family.

I hope you enjoy your preview…

He’s just perfect!!!

this is my fav from the session. It’s little “J” and his Grandma. I just love their expressions!!

Studio Photos – The “G” kids

Jenica Lemmons — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:15:58 +0000

I met the G family at their house in Kelso for an in-home studio session. Normally I do outdoor photos for kids over six months, but after three days of non-stop rain, it just wasn’t going to happen! So we set up shop in their living room.

It was crazy trying to wrangle the three of them to get photos, but amazingly we managed. They seemed to have a good time, even though I tortured them with goofy faces and crazy sounds. All in all I think it was a success!

I hope you enjoy the preview!

“Just hanging around” – The G family

Jenica Lemmons — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:14:21 +0000

This family was full of laughs and full of fun. I met up with them at the usual spot at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview. We originally planned on meeting up at Silverlake in Castle Rock, WA, but the weather had other plans. We almost got rained out, but we managed to sneak in a session in-between rain showers. It worked out perfectly.

The G family was great to photograph. Their kids are hysterical. Their little boy is just a few weeks older than my Little D-man. He was so cute!! Their little girl’s spit fire personality reminded me of my middle guy. She was hysterical and always trying to get me to laugh.

Thanks so much for a fun session!

I hope you enjoy your preview….

More from the Hanson/Fitch Wedding…

Jenica Lemmons — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:29:45 +0000

Here’s more pics of the October 25th wedding here in Kelso Washington at the Red Lion Inn. It was a gorgeous wedding and the couple is so very much in love. I was happy to be a part of their very special day.

Congrats on your wedding!!

I hope you enjoy sneak peak #2.

To all their friends and family;

you can send them congrats wishes by writing in the comment box below!

The D Family – lifestyle session

Jenica Lemmons — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:27:06 +0000

I met this family out at Willow Grove beach out in Longview. They were so happy and fun!! I had a really good time shooting and editing these. Just looking at them made me smile.

Their little boys were full of energy. They were hilarious to work with. Every time we’d try to get photos of the two boys together, they’d either run away or they’d refuse to look at me. It was quite funny!

In a “lifestyle” session I pose a little bit, but allow families to interact with each other so I can get those “real” moments. I LOVE the laughing, smiling photos more than anything else. I do formal stuff, but sessions like these are my favorite. It’s fun to capture people’s real personalities and see how they interact with each other.

I hope you enjoy this sneak peak of the D family…

Thomas – Kelso High Senior 2009

Jenica Lemmons — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:22:41 +0000

I met this young man from the Kelso High class of 2009 out in Rose Valley for his senior photos. He grew up out in Rose Valley and his family knows a lot of our family. It’s such a small town!! He’s a captain on the football team for the Highlanders. I graduated in the class of 2000 and it’s hard to believe it’s been nine years since I was in school there at Kelso High. My how time flies!!!

We had a good time hiking around near the Coweeman River. It’s a beautiful place. So quiet and peaceful. I’ve done a few sessions out there and it’s always such a nice background for photos.

Thomas was a great sport for having his photo taken for two hours. Thanks for putting up with me!

I hope you enjoy your preview!!

Terrific twos and the K family – Family photography in Longview WA

Jenica Lemmons — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:52:28 +0000

This little darling totally made my day on friday. She was the cutest lil thing!! Her parents dressed her in the most adorable fall outfit with these cute little bows. After a couple of weeks with working with seniors it was sure fun to chase around a two year old.

This little gal is so full of life, adventurous and a blast to photograph. We had a fun little adventure wondering around the gardens.

We met up at the Asian Gardens at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview. It’s one of the most popular spots to photograph and for good reason. It’s just gorgeous over there. If you ever get a chance to take a walk around it, I highly recommend it!

Thank you K family for allowing me to photograph your beautiful family. I hope you enjoy your preview!!

finally, my absolute favorite photo from the session….

Gorgeous Kelso Family…

Jenica Lemmons — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:16:11 +0000

I met this family at their gorgeous home in Kelso. Their backyard was the perfect backdrop for photos. We met up early on Saturday morning and everything went well. Their daughter Miss M was the most well- behaved little one I’ve had the pleasure of working with. She completely amazed me!!!

Their dog was also really cool. She actually looked at the camera (a rarity with family pets). She was so fun and energetic. I love when families add their dogs into the photos. It’s so neat having the entire family together. It makes me wish I would have brought my doggie to our family session last week. Nina would have been so cute running around with the kiddos. Oh well.. maybe next year I’ll remember.

Here’s a few of my favorites…

Mohawks and Converse- a family lifestyle session

Jenica Lemmons — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:08:02 +0000

My favoritest family. This is my sister -in-law and her family (our husbands are brothers). I met them out at Willow Grove for a family session on Sunday night. Willow Grove beach is one of my new favorite places to photograph. There’s so many wonderful places out there. We had such a blast together. She’s a fellow photog, so it was really fun coming up with ideas for her portraits. They are such a hip, fun family.

They make Derrick and I look like old folks when we hang out. I guess I need to become cool sometime soon. I love these guys and their originality!!

I hope you enjoy the preview…

Family session in Centralia…

Jenica Lemmons — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:57:57 +0000

I met up with a fellow photographer to do her families’ photos up in Centralia, Washington. It was a quick and fairly easy commute for me. She wanted pics of her and her family before her brother went away in the military (and they hadn’t had pics done in four years together.). I know what it’s like to not have photos when you’re always behind the camera. I have my family session this next Monday and I’m excited to finally have a pic of the five of us together. We don’t even have a single snapshot of us all together.

Anyhoo… this family was a hoot. I can’t believe how much fun they were. Normally when I do older families I get a good maybe twenty minutes with them. This time they were willing to do whatever. They were incredibly patient and well behaved.

I think they were well trained.

I had a blast and I hope they did too. Here’s some favs of the session…