Wildflowers Photography » Press http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog Blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:39:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Featured on Design Aglow! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/featured-on-design-aglow/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/featured-on-design-aglow/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:17:20 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2832 my images are now featured on design aglow products!  i am so honored!  if you are not familiar with design aglow, they are an incredibly awesome online resource for products directed at professional portrait and wedding photographers… they put out a digital magazine, templates, actions, marketing ideas, interviews, and inspiration highlighting the best images that the portrait and wedding photography industry has to offer.  i’m a huge fan of them (i have used their holiday card templates for my clients the past few years) so it is even more of an honor to see my images featured as samples on their new “vintage greetings” cards!  i will be using these templates this year (in addition to a few other designs) so check them out below for a little sneak peek!  congrats to the “model” families that were selected by design aglow to be featured!  :)   top to bottom… lynnette & james’ up! engagement shoot, the nicholl family – princess & the pea, the leblanc family in austin, texas and then the sweet gracie & zeke!

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/featured-on-design-aglow/feed/ 2 Limited Edition prints for sale on Pure Photo Collections! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/limited-edition-prints-for-sale-on-pure-photo-collections/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/limited-edition-prints-for-sale-on-pure-photo-collections/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:35:55 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2705 i am excited to say that some of my personal portfolio can now be purchased through pure photo collections!  the limited edition images that have been selected all have a very art quality about them (some of my all time favorites are available) and  i will be adding prints regularly to my gallery so visit often.  as i am sure you already know, i am such a believer in having art in the home (see photos of our home HERE and HERE!) and this is such a great artistic resource.  go check it out… i can guarantee you will be captivated by the work in the collection of photographers you will see on pure photo… i am incredibly humbled and honored to be shown alongside them there!

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/limited-edition-prints-for-sale-on-pure-photo-collections/feed/ 0 James & Lynnette’s Wedding… up, “Up!” & AMAZING!!!! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/james-lynnettes-wedding-up-up-amazing/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/james-lynnettes-wedding-up-up-amazing/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:30:17 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2662 it is with much anticipation that i present to you james and lynnette’s wedding!  you may remember this lovable couple from their engagement shoots inspired by their favorite movie, “UP!” (click HERE for part 1 and click HERE for part 2).  to my amazement, the shoots spread like wildfire on the internet being viewed by hundreds of thousands of photography and movie enthusiasts, going viral and being picked up by blogs and websites galore!  just to name a few, the images were featured on the wedding chicks, moviefone’s inside movies, buzzfeed, 100 layer cake, geekosystem, digital wedding forum, cartoonbrew, betty beguiles, disney dreaming, my modern metropolis, disney wedding blog and on and on.  BUT… the coolest thing of all was that with all the web traffic somehow the images reached the office of PIXAR and straight into the office of the writers and producers of the movie, “UP!”  i received a phone call saying how much they loved the photos and wanted to send lynnette and james a special wedding gift of congratulations (scroll to the very LAST image of this set to see the amazing gift)!  AMAZING!  i just was overwhelmed with the outpouring of kind words of positive encouragement from photographers and lovers of love all over the globe… thank you!  thank you!  thank you!  the most wonderful part of it all, though, was the fact that we really never intended for the shoots to be popular.  lynnette and james had a great vision and i was so inspired by their passion for life, each other and their favorite movie and it all just stemmed from that!    :)

and now a few words from lynnette about their wedding inspiration:

“After 8 years of growing in love, James and I decided to invite our closest friends and family to celebrate our marriage and everyone in our lives who brought us together. It was as much about our friends and family as it was about us. We were engaged in our favorite vintage photo booth at the Musee Mechanique in San Francisco, so we knew from the beginning that we had to have a photo booth at the wedding and everyone had a great time taking photos in it!  We wanted the wedding to be unique, personal, intimate and beautiful which it turned out to be all of those things! We wanted every aspect to represent “us” from the handmade save the dates and invitations to the picnic blankets and baskets we used in lieu of chairs at the ceremony. We had one of our best friends perform the ceremony which meant so much to us. It was so special saying our own self written vows and “crossing our hearts” to love each other rather than saying “I do”.  Our wedding was loosely based on our favorite Pixar movie “UP” so we included picnic baskets, grape soda, a painted mailbox and a few balloons! “UP” was such an inspiring love story to us because the love that Ellie and Carl shared was truly everlasting. We consider everyday together an adventure!”

i have grown to consider lynnette and james like family.  they embrace life, they find humor in the midst of frustration and i just am so darn humbled by their childlike love for one another.  how lucky i have been and continue to be by being a part of their lives.  xoxo

james surprised lynnette by filling her dressing room with balloons and from each balloon hung a photo of the two of them from over the years.james planned another “UP!” inspired surprise for lynnette for during the ceremony.  he tied her ring onto a stick tied to balloons, hid it behind his groomsmen’s feet and had it “floated” to her when it was time to exchange rings.  how romantic is that?!ok, how pretty is this dessert bar??   lynnette & her mom own their own cupcake boutique (cupcakery) and all the goodies tasted better than they looked, too!   ;)

* here it is…. the GIFT from PIXAR!!!!!  it reads… “lynnette & james… we are so happy that our movie inspired your beautiful engagement photos. we love them and wanted to send a little gift to say – congratulations! – jonas rivera”  AND a special drawing for them by pete docter saying “have a great adventure together!”

Vendors:   floral:  kate at flowerwild events,   photo booth: capital photo booth,   catering: eco caters,   cupcakes and desserts: cupcakery cupcake bakery and boutique (in thousand oaks – the bride & her mother’s own cupcake shop!),   bride: melissa sweet,   bridesmaids: anthropologie,   groom & groomsmen: j crew,   location: saddlerock ranch,   cake topper: lollipopworkshop on Etsy,   love: everyone!,   vintage picnic baskets, hankies and blankets!

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/james-lynnettes-wedding-up-up-amazing/feed/ 25 Baby Bella Maya http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/baby-bella-maya/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/baby-bella-maya/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 00:47:42 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2149 i had the honor of photographing some of the new baby products from baby bella maya… and i had some serious baby fever after this day of shooting.   :)

during a break from shooting, i watched these two little girls, across the grass from me, become instant friends.  one sat next to the other, one spoke, the other moved in, they started laughing… and were inseparable.  i snapped these two images below just before they ran off together into the trees giggling.  i really love them for some reason.  they aren’t technically perfect but they remind me of that blissful innocence of finding a friend - without judgement or fear - only joy.

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/baby-bella-maya/feed/ 3 three little BEARs… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/three-little-bears/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/three-little-bears/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 06:56:58 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2053 when i arrived at this family’s home, they were all out back (on the beach) building a boat out of bamboo and driftwood in the sand.  they were barefoot, giggling like crazy and it was such a beautiful moment as the sun was setting.  we had planned to start the shoot inside but once i caught a glimpse of their fort, we just stayed out there awhile.  the thing i love most about these images is that they we were just doing what they love to do… and they are allllll boy.  i have a little inkling that these three little bears may have gotten those boy instincts from their incredibly brave and manly papa, bear grylls (best known from his show, Man Vs. Wild).  this was a fun one…

how precious is this little guy???  he made his own camera out of legos so that we could shoot together!     :)

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/three-little-bears/feed/ 5 A sweet testimonial from Jason Priestley & family! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/a-sweet-testimonial-from-jason-priestley-family/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/a-sweet-testimonial-from-jason-priestley-family/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:27:26 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1777 some very sweet words from jason priestley & his very precious family…

We had the pleasure of Joy photographing our 1 week old son, Dashiell Orson.  We are over the moon with the pictures.  Not only are the some of the most beautiful photographs we have ever seen, but Joy makes the photo session so easy.  She is a pro with babies…. she had calming techniques we’ve never seen!  She is like the baby whisperer.  A very talented and lovely young lady.  Thank you again! xoxo

Jason & Naomi Priestley


this family is just as kind as they are beautiful.  thank YOU, priestley family!  :)


]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/a-sweet-testimonial-from-jason-priestley-family/feed/ 3 Vote for my photo in the 2010 Professional Photographer Magazine Cover Contest! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/vote-for-my-photo-in-the-2010-professional-photographer-magazine-cover-contest/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/vote-for-my-photo-in-the-2010-professional-photographer-magazine-cover-contest/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:22:15 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1744 my entry (the image below) is from one of my most favorite shoots, gracie & zeke in love… see the shoot HERE.  pretty please will you vote for my photo??  click on the following link to place your vote… and thank you bunches!!! xoxo

http://www.ppmag.com/cover-contest-2010/vote/16686/

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]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/vote-for-my-photo-in-the-2010-professional-photographer-magazine-cover-contest/feed/ 5 Published Article in Pregnancy Magazine/New Mom’s Handbook!!!! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/published-article-in-pregnancy-magazinenew-moms-handbook/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/published-article-in-pregnancy-magazinenew-moms-handbook/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:50:41 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=702 check out my article on how to “get the shot” in the fall 2009 issue of pregnancy magazine’s new mom’s handbook!  it’s got lots of great tips on how moms (and dads!) can take great photos of their kids at home… not to mention that the magazine is full of lots of other great info for new mamas.  it will be in newsstands very soon so make sure to pick one up!  i have to send out a big, HUGE – THANK YOU to natalie klein over at hot mom’s club and julie kenney at jewels and pinstripes for all of your support in making this happen!  xoxoxo

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 as you can tell from the faces below… their cupcakes are very, very yummy!

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