Dinosauers at a Wedding?

The botanical gardens are having dinosaurs on display, so I had to make good use of them for my niece's wedding.

Fashion Lighting

I love the look of fashion magazines, so I decided to try it out with my girls and my niece. I had alien bee with giant softbox directly over my head angled slightly down, silver reflector directly under the "model", alien bee with brolly box to camera right for hair light. I will be posting more on my other blogs if you would like to check them out.

Lottie Rae Molen

This is my niece, she was born on 5/5/2008. Very very cute, she was so fussy during the whole thing but I think we got some cute pictures. She has strawberry blond hair and just adorable.

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I need models

ok the Mormon missionaries stopped by and I MADE them come into my studio for a little tea party. They actually got really "into" it. I think I need to light the backdrop. It just feels a little too dark .. What do you think?

More Wedding Work

This is an image from a bridal session I did earlier this month. The session was in a friend of hers back yard - paradise! I was thankful the homeowner told me I could shoot their anytime. I hope I haven't already posted this here. Ruth, how do you keep up this pace and a full time job?

A cutie

This was taken at my last session - she was the 2nd to the youngest of 6 kids.

ISO: 200 AP: f/4.0 SS: 1/60 Bounced flash used.

civil war re-enactment

Kyle, Blake and I went on a mini vacation this weekend. While we were lost hiking.... hmmmmmm (men that won't ask for directions irk me...) anyway I digress. We finally found the reinactment. I got lots of good pics... here is one I played with just for you!!!

Felicia & Nathanial 2

One of my favorite pictures that we took on Monday. This was taken at the graffiti wall in SLC.
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Let it Pour

Just so you don't get the wrong impression of the miserably hot Central Valley of California...yesterday it rained almost all day and was cold - 65degrees (ok, not exactly freezing but quite a drop from 101!)

ISO 800, ss100, f10

Solitary Confinement

iso 3200, f 6.3, ss 1/100

We took a trip to Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo last week with the kids. The weather was perfect, cool and cloudy, so I was able to get a ton of images. This one speaks to me. This poor girl was in an enclosure all by herself, huddled in a corner. Man if I don't have days that I feel just like this gorilla looks!

Relay 4 Life

Hey gals I have to say is if you have NEVER done the Relay 4 Life YOU HAVE TOO! It was amazing, inspiring, life changing and just simply awesome! It was one of the best nights of my life and it was raining on us lol. I lost 2 Aunts last year to cancer (one my mom's sister and one my dad's sister) I lost my grandmother (my mom's mom) at a very young age to cancer. I have another Aunt (another of my mom's sister) in stage 4 ovarian cancer. My girls grandmother is battling cancer and so is a friend of my husband. Cancer sucks and has touched my family greatly. Two of my Aunts have tested postive in a gene test of carrying the BCRA2 gene which is the breast/ovarian cancer gene. My Mom just went for testing and we are praying she is negative, we won't find out for a few months but anyway doing this relay was very important to me and was the best thing I have done in a long time.....it seriously was amazing! I put together a lil video now pls pls pls do NOT judge my photos haha they are from a lil digicam. It was raining most of the time and I didn't want to bring my Dslr.......so well they are pretty crappy but very special to me all at the same time.......you can check out my video here: (or on my blog too in case some of you don't no the addy its: http://tleeder.wordpress.com/

and the video is on you tube, you can either search for "jdleeder" all our videos are under my husbands account there so search for that and it will pull up the vids or go to this link to watch the relay vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms8fbaXn_Fc&eurl=http://tleeder.wordpress.com/

Have a great nite ladies and thank you Ruth again for supporting me in the relay........we raised over 205,000 in total :)

Felicia & Nathanial

This was my engagement session today. It rained, the whole time! But we had a good time anyway. Need I say they are both really spunky... LOL.

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Memorial Day

I took my 80 year old Grandmother to the cemetary where my uncle Terry is buried. He was killed in Viet Nam when he was 20 in 1968. It was really a good day of stories of growing up on the farm near this cemetary. She didn't want to visit the farm so she could remember it the way it used to be. (development has reached the farm these days) Not really a great portrait per say but a good memory photo for me. I had not been here for a long time (since I was 12) and did not really know the location. But now I can visit on my own.

How about this one?

Megan

I'm trying to work on skin editing, I always can improve. This girl is from my work and I took pictures of her and her sister, and their two dogs. Quite entertaining. Pat (my husband) enjoyed playing with the dogs. I have an e session coming up on Monday. And I am very excited for that next session.

check out and cc my flyers

I'm going to be sending this to modeling agencies and seniors..... cc welcome. Hopefully I spelled everything right... LOL

But then maybe it is too smal for you to even read. LOL

Yes, that is correct

Most of you probably don't visit my blog; this was my post from (not last summer) just 2 days ago...
....Monday May 19....MAY....eek!

Rock Star Baby

I created a new template for my baby clients - I realized I didn't have one and lately I have noticed my clients asking for them so why not meet the demand right? lol Let me know what you think.

Reds & Blues

From my baby session on Sunday - he was a hard one to get to smile - he saw the camera and just wouldn't do it...lol

ISO: 100 AP: f/2.8 SS: 1/50

Hey Ladies...

Sorry I haven't been around much I am very busy!!!! I have an upcoming wedding this Saturday and will hopefully get a model release so I can post some. My sessions lately refuse to sign one! I also have Relay for Life on Friday night, then the wedding, then my Dad's bday wow talk about a crazy weekend!!!! Anyhoo just wanted to let you ladies know I'm thinking of you hehe and enjoy coming and seeing the awesome shots, even if I can't share any myself :) Oh by the way I have moved my personal blog you can find it here:

http://tleeder.wordpress.com/

And also the recipes blog is here:

http://tesarecipes.wordpress.com/

Still trying to figure out how to add all you ladies back so you can post your recipes too....hopefully I will soon :)

Take Care and have a great week ladies :)

trying to finish up my last senior of the 2008 season

I was hoping to finish tonight. But it will have to be tomorrow. Then on to my weddings.

my bride today

Just a little wind!!! :)

Sorry I have been MIA

Since attending Sam Puc' s bellies-n -babies and applying some of her marketing strategies I have been swamped with newborns and maternity sessions. I loved, loved, loved her posing tips they have been so easy to follow and suggest to customers. Here is a mommy baby shot from a few days ago.

one of my latest seniors

I've got a wedding tomorrow so I'm trying to work on seniors tonight. Whew! LOL

Hey ladies and gentlemen

I know I know long time no see, I've been busy, between the photography business really picking up, then kids in school, and my youngest son having therapy twice a week, life is a little crazy now. But stopping by to say hi, see what everyone is up to and here I will post one from my recent session...
Settings iso 320 D300 30mm at f2.0 ss 1/250

my metal mural

I'm having a metal mural made with this image. Super cool it is from http://www.metalmural.com/

from my last wedding.

I just proofing these now! Geeesshh and I have another wedding this weekend. I just can't keep up. This cute little thing came in before the wedding to do some fun shots. They are extremly good looking!

Last Softball Game

...and it did not go well (tho our player is tagging her out, not beating her up!)

Happy Mothers Day - a few days late

Hubby got me a new van - I love it. It's so much better then our old van and won't crap out on us anytime soon! Finally I can get some of my photography stuff done and get my business off the back burner and let it flourish. I have two sessions booked this month and hope to have more booked for next month. I am also going to be taking pictures of my son's pre-k class this next week. I think it will turn out to be a good thing.

Sorry I don't post as often, seems life gets in the way - but I do frequent the site everyday and see all your beautiful images. You ALL rock!

Not an action shot....

but I just love her smile!

happy mom's day yesterday everyone!

My daughter Katie surprised me on Sunday morning with a knock on the door! Her and her husband flew in to surprise me. Wow! was I surprised! We spent the day today doing touristy things in Seattle. Found the gum wall!! Maybe Katie will post a picture of it. I'm working on one of my seniors. I have much to do to get ready for the fair!

Happy Mommies Day to all the Mom's!

Enjoy your day Mom'S

Sorry its been a while for me, a little busy. Here is my latest shoot, a puppy named Olive. She was quite hyper, but after a while she started to settle down and we got some great shots.

my evening senior

We were hoping for a beautiful sunset...but it wasn't raining so we HAD to be happy!

iso 400 ss60 f5.6 off camera flash (can't remember the flahs exposure.)

my senior this morning

Here is April. We really had a fun time and I feel like I really made a friend in her. She is just very down to earth!

Hurdles

...and yes I realize the jumpers are not in focus...we had no one from our area in the race, so I was just fooling around. I liked the Monarch track logo being sharp and the rest blurred. I have a couple other ideas that I'd like to try, unfortunately the season is over so I have to wait until next year.
ISO400, ss800, f4.5 (forgot to change that, should've been 2.8)

Perspective

I took this image today of Ruth in her "princess" get up at the park today.

ISO: 100 AP: f/3.2 SS: 1/250

More swimming...

...and you can almost see her face:)

ISO200, ss3200, f4.5

my senior twins

Here are my two twins that I photographed last weekend. I've just started proofing them. My gosh they are gorgeous

Swinging pretty

here is a picture that I took of Ruth with my new D200...

ISO: 100, AP: f/3.5 SS: 1/400

Teddy Bear Picnic

Here is the last set in my storybook sessions. I really just wanted to show you my background. The table cloth will change as will most of the setup...but you get the idea. :)

Freestyle

...not sure where everyone else was....he's either way ahead or way behind!

ISO 200, ss800, f8 ...over-sharpened on purpose ( I just thought it looked kind of neat:)

ps. ...did you know that in the freestyle race you can swim whatever stroke you want (hence the term - free)? This is actually the Australian/American crawl but since it is generally the fastest stroke for most people it has become known as the freestyle.

Butterfly

Photographing swimming is a lot harder than you would think....ok, it's a lot harder than I thought! Mostly I got pics of splashing...nice, crisp, perfectly exposed.....splashing!!!

ISO200, ss3200, f5

Another shot of Katie

Here is one of my favorites from my niece's bridal shoot. Of course, her mom wants to print out something very traditional, but I'd print this one if it were me!

Ready, Set....Go!

I think this could be a good shot, but I need to change a few things next time. I will get back further so I don't cut off so much of the heads, I will position myself on the other side so I am not shooting directly into the sun (which was actually impossible for this one because of the fence) and I will shoot with the focus locked instead of Al servo.....live and learn :)

ISO200, ss640, f4.

ps. and that's my lovely daughter watching at the fence.

Senior with lucisart

Bubble Running

This is a picture I captured of the boys running thru the bubbles. I just love Sam's expression.

ISO: 200 AP: f/2.8 SS: 1/350

My two fur babies...

Ma I'm sorry I just have been so busy! Here are a few shots of my fur babies though Raskal & Meme :P Thank you again Ma for supporting my cause :P you rawk!

my upcoming bride

Ok I know I've already done ONE today. But my bride and fiance came by this evening to sign the contract. I pulled them into the studio.... she is soooo pretty.

I'm lovin Lucis Art!!!