‘ I’m afraid so. You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are,’ Alice says as The Mad Hatter smiles. ‘ “

Had a ton with lovely model Brittany for this shoot! I’ve had a vision for an “Alice in Wonderland” themed shoot for quite some time. And when we hooked up to talk about theme ideas she jumped on board! She also brought a ton of ideas of her own.

I just love Brittany! Check it out:

It always means so much more when we can incorporate personal touches to a session! Elise told me she spends a lot of time there when the festival is in full swing during the summer, so it was only natural we take a few photos there. Unfortunately the festival was over when we got together for her session but at least she will be able to remember all the great times she had on the grounds by looking at her photos!

Mallory and Kory are so sweet and super in love – you can just tell by looking at their photos together. They both recently moved out of the area, so I was super excited when they called me to photograph their wedding in August. I know it’s going to be a wonderful affair!

Here is a post about Pat – a Holly High School Class of 2012 senior I photographed in November. Pat is a great, all-around kid – very active in sports, including football. He even got up REALLY early (along with his mom and brother) on his day off from school to meet me out at a local park in FREEZING cold weather to do his session. Now that’s dedication!

I think EVERY woman should have beautiful photographs taken for herself in a way she’s comfortable with! Boudoir photographs can be as fun, flirty, sexy, and provocative as you want!

Every boudoir session is tailored for every woman. Before your session, I will talk with you about what you want, what you want to emphasize, outfits you’re comfortable with and background/set choices. Don’t worry about being nervous – while we all have nerves and it’s normal to have them, there’s no reason to worry when having your photos taken by Jennifer! No one is perfect – NO ONE. I photograph women of all shapes and sizes and will do my absolute best to make sure you are comfortable, while guiding you every step of the way!

For more information, give me a shout and we can start planning your perfect session!

I was so honored and humbled by how many people sought me out to be their photographer. In 2011 I photographed the most weddings I’ve ever done in a year’s time and I almost doubled not only my high school senior bookings but children bookings as well! I am so lucky to have such incredible clients, many of whom I met for the first time this past year! I truly wish I had enough time to sit down and write each and every single one of you a personal thank you note, to let you know how much it means that you trust me to capture some amazing, important memories for your family. Thank you for believing in me and making me a better person and photographer by coming into my life!

I learned a lot. And grew A LOT. Each experience brought with it new challenges and heartaches. They also brought with them excitement and joy. But I truly believe that with each and every single session, each wedding, each consultation, I become not only a better photographer, but a better person. And that makes me very happy. It makes me feel like I’m making a constant effort to reach my goals. With that, comes a sense of accomplishment I couldn’t have otherwise gotten without you!

There may have been a few things I didn’t get to which I had my mind set on doing in 2011, but that’s OK. I feel like as long as I’m striving toward my goals and doing exactly what I feel I need to be doing – what I love – then I’m on the right track.

I’m really looking forward to 2012 and continuing to push forward in my personal life as well as my business life. Sometimes the two become a little intermixed. And while that’s OK, one of my goals for 2012 is to make sure and keep them separate for the sake of my sanity. I hope to continue to do a wonderful job for each and every one of my clients. I hope to become a better photographer with every, single click of my camera, every photo I edit, every wedding album I put together and every client or potential client I talk to. Among my goals include attending some workshops to further my education, join a network of photographers that will help me to do this and become published in a magazine. Those are just a few of the MANY goals I have. But the largest and perhaps most important goal of all my goals is to make sure my clients are happy. Not just satisfied – completely and totally happy. Without you, my business would not exist and none of my goals would matter!

So going into my fifth year of business I want to say thank you to everyone who has made my dream possible! And I will stop at nothing to make sure my dream will continue and grow!

Bring it on 2012! The best is yet to come!

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

For receiving the most votes, they will be awarded a free 11×14 of the winning image and a free upcoming session. The winning image will also be posted on the front page of my Web site – www.photosbymcdonald.com - as well as be used for my business cards! This photograph was taken on their wedding day in September.

Tonya and Jeremy received 528 votes, while the image of Maggie, #5, came in second with 462. The image of Grace, #2, rounded out the top three with 109 votes.

Special thanks go out to everyone who participated and helped celebrate McDonald Photography’s fourth birthday!

It’s pretty unbelievable if you ask me! Time has a way of getting away from me, and this year was our busiest yet! No complaints! It’s all thanks to all of you out there!

Usually I post this contest in September, when McDonald Photography began four years ago, but this year things were just so busy I decided to wait until the end of December and make it a New Years event.

Since we absolutely ADORE birthdays, anniversaries, holidays – anything that has to do with a celebration – we have to hold a contest! And since I have all of my loyal customers, friends and bloggers to thank, I decided to post some of my favorite images (I can NEVER narrow it down) from last year, and let my fellow blog viewers decide which is their favorite.

Whoever receives the most votes, will receive a 11 x14 mounted portrait of the winning image and a free session fee for their next visit! The winning image will also be posted on the front page of my Web site – www.photosbymcdonald.com - as well as be used for my business cards!

Here is last year’s winner — Lee, Meggan and Riley:

Voting will start today and close at midnight January 2 – just about one week! So get on the horn and tell all of your family and friends to come over and VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! It’s my way of giving each and every one of you a great big hug for all you’ve done. I can’t wait to see who wins and what the next year will bring! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Only one vote will be allowed per computer to make it fair

AND PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU LIKED ABOUT THE PHOTO YOU VOTED FOR! I ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR FEEDBACK!

Without further ado, the nominees are (click on the photo to see it larger):

1.Tonya and Jeremy

2.Grace

3.Freya

4.Sarah

5. Maggie

6.Abby and Tom

7.Pat

8. Brendan

9.Stacey and Todd

10.Wyatt

11. Mallory and Kory

12. Michael

13.Sara and Charlie

14. Mareen, Zy and Zavier

15. Tessa

16.Katie

17. Rebecca

18. Erin, Jon and Ben

19. Christen and Pete

20.Alyssa

21.Ashley and Mark

22.Meghan and Joey

23. PHOTO REMOVED PER PARENTS’ REQUEST – NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE FOR NUMBER 23

24.Jacylyn and Steve

25.Jackson