Amy Jester Photography

Spring morning playdate

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:21:28 +0000

I love photographing kids is their home; however, there are times when it is fun to have a little adventure and to explore the world a bit. There are so many things to do. Sticks to carry, rocks to throw, bugs to look for, flowers to smell, and overhead planes to identify. And when it is all said and done, a blanket and book are a great way to wrap up our play. Thanks for the fun on a beautiful day.

Watch Me Grow: Happy First Birthday!

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:07:15 +0000

This is the easiest going little guy I have ever photographed. I look forward to continuing to watch you grow!

Watch Me Grow: Look ma two teeth!

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:55:21 +0000

Babies between six and nine months are some of my favorites….they have so much personality – and they usually think I am really amusing. I wholeheartedly believe that this age of baby is responsible for people deciding to add more kids to their families. Seriously, how can you resist the toothy grins, huge eyes and belly laughs? I have adored watching this little guy grow from his newborn session to now. he has been a ton of fun to photograph. I feel so privileged to be able to document milestones in families lives. This November, I am reminded how thankful I am for the families that place their trust in me when they ask me to capture their memories. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Sneak Peek: Perfectly Imperfect

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:59:18 +0000

I love a good portrait really I do. However, there are times when the interaction of a family must take precedence. This was one of those moments. There is nothing perfect about this photo. It is not entirely in focus. Everyone is not looking at the camera – in fact, no one is and that is what makes it so perfect for me – everyone is in the moment and that has nothing to do with the fact that their photo was being taken at that moment. I love those moments – perfectly imperfect.

Sneak Peek: Capitol Minis – more siblings

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:58:53 +0000

I take a lot of family photos at this time of year. I do a lot of mini sessions to help families get that family portrait for grandparents or for their holiday card. I usually have a couple of mini sessions that are “just the kids”. These sessions are often little play break in the long days of mini sessions. These boys rocked it out. We quickly got a few more posed pictures and then we played in the leaves. A perfect fall day.

Sibling Peek: Capitol Mini Sessions

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:43:10 +0000

Siblings relationships are complex. Being an only child has at times left me bewildered by the multitude of ways siblings interact. One of the neat (and sometimes challenging) parts of my job as a photographer is to try to capture sibling relationships in a novel situation. For some siblings it is easier at home, for some they are more natural when having a new shared experience, for some it depends on the time of day and for some it is just a matter of the ages of the kids at any given session. I love that I get to see families year after year. Of course, I love seeing the physical changes but I am always amazed by the changes in relationships as well.

Last year the youngest child of this family was just toddling. He was as content to sit with mom and dad as he was to try to keep with with his big brother rand sister.

This year he was as likely to lead the way as he was to follow the lead of his big sister….this family has gone from two children and a baby to three siblings and I get to document it.

I am so lucky.

Halloween Costume Preview!

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:39:48 +0000

Took a break from editing to snap a few photos of my own kids as they debuted the Halloween costumes that my mom sewed and assembled for the kids based on their specific requests. Hope everyone has a great time trick or treating tomorrow night.

Sneak Peek: The in-between moments

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:18:51 +0000

It is fall and liek most photographers, I have been very busy this season. The last couple of weekends I have had a couple of days of back to back mini sessions – and though I love to get to briefly visit with clients and get them updated family portraits, I miss the connections that happen during the slower pace of my premium sessions. When we need a break we take one and often it is during these in-between moments that some of my favorite images are made. Here’s a peek of a few of these moments from a session with a four (almost five!) year old friend.

My own sneak peek!

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:27:55 +0000

I went out with my family to shoot photos for our holiday card, er, I mean to go apple picking. The weather was unseasonably warm and I couldn’t find the sweater I originally envisioned for Ben; but I have learned to not worry about such things. Their sweaters stayed on for all of five minutes and we moved quickly on to eating carmel apples and picking enough apples to keep us in pie for months. I even turned my camera over to my husband and son…. and though those pictures probably won’t make it onto the cards, I love that Ben took a photo of Josh and I and that Josh got some of me laughing with the kids. I look forward to editing the rest of the photos in time for my holiday cards, but for now this peek will have to do.

School Photo Time

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:05:59 +0000

It is that time of year again. Many kids and parents mark the fall of every year with school photos. Several years ago despite the fact that I am a custom portrait photographer and not a high volume studio, I decided to start offering school photos to my kids school. The response was positive apparently I was not the only parent less than thrilled with the blue backdrop photos yet still wanting a simple photo to mark the yearly growth of my children. Since then I have added several select schools whom I love working with each year and though it makes my fall busy season even busier, I now look forward watching everyone’s kids grow year to year.

The hardest part of my job is taking photos of my own kids. You see they know all of my tricks and they are not easily amused. This is how they look at me most of the time.

And though I love a good serious photo, eventually I wear them down and get this.

and that makes all the work worth it. I love my job!