Jen Amato Photography Blog

Year: 2011

  • Website it back up!

    Just wanted to apologize for the website being down most of the weekend. I know many of you were trying to access your online galleries and the site was not working. In the 4 years of having my photography site, its never been out of commission for that long.

    I noticed several weeks back that the site was running really slow. When you would arrive at the home page, it was taking at least 10-15 seconds to fully load. I contacted my hosting company and they suggested I upgrade and update several different things. To my knowledge, this was something that was going to be seamless and almost do its magic without any web downtime. I was wrong. A few things went crazy and it took me just about all day yesterday to recover everything.

    I woke up Sunday morning with no site, needless to say I was flipping out. This is my storefront. This is were I spend countless hours writing posts and sharing photos from each and every one of my sessions and weddings. To think that all of it could be gone really worked me up. Well about 10 phone calls later and hours on the phone with my hosting company, it finally started working again. It took talking to the right technician to help with all the issues.

    Thanks for your patience to those clients who emailed me about it! Now it’s back up and I have a ton to share this week, stay tuned :)

  • Rebecca :: Bridals

    So I’ve had Rebecca’s Bridals ready to share for months now! We took these back in May at City Park, the weather was nice for us! I loved Rebecca’s dress, there was so much detail! I photographed their Wedding a couple of weeks ago and I’m looking forward to sharing it here on the blog next week. So be on the lookout for that! :)

    Well it’s a full day of editing, making print orders, assembling albums and getting ready for another shoot this afternoon! Thank goodness for Pandora Radio to keep me entertained the days I’m sitting at my desk. Looking forward to having tomorrow off – I’ve been working on a new distressed headboard for our spare bedroom with Randy. Wish I had more time to document this process for you guys to see. Hoping to put the finishing touches on it tomorrow so we can get that room done! I really didn’t want to spend $500+ on a new headboard, so we decided to tackle this project for less than $100 bucks! It’s not too bad, I suggest ya’ll give it a try.

  • Giulianna :: Newborn

    Good morning world! It’s a beautiful day and I don’t think it’s supposed to rain today, which is always nice! I started the day of right with some exercise and now I feel like 100 bucks. Make that 200! Ready to tackle everything on my to-do list. I really should get in the habit of waking up and working out. I feel so much better!

    Who remembers this awesome Maternity session with my friend Gia? Sweet baby Giulianna was preparing to enter this big ole’ world! It’s always fun to go through this process with a couple who is expecting a baby. I am so excited that I was able to document their Maternity photos and now I get to capture Giulianna for the entire first year of her life :) This ‘Grow with Me’ baby sure is stylin’! Her baby pink vans slip ons were the cutest things ever! Big brother John sure looked handsome, too! We squeezed in some new portraits of him while there, I love his long hair! I drove to Covington, LA to photograph this session, love the outdoor country whimsical look I was able to get in some of the shots.

    Here are my favs from the day, I wish could share ALL of them because Baby Giulianna is just so precious!

    Seriously… those SHOES!! :)Could she be anymore precious?!So dream-like. LOVE THESE!!Yawnnnsss….Last, but not least…. a few of big brother John!

  • Lily :: Newborn

    Meet little Miss Lily! Soo, the past few newborn sessions I’ve done- I’ve really been spoiled! They have all been wonderful. Barely any fussing, they all just nap so peacefully in this warmth outside. As you all know, I do all of my sessions outdoors in natural light. Even my newborns! I just love the contrast of baby, with bright colored blankets/baskets set against the natural color and texture of the outdoors. Every now and then I photograph inside if there’s really pretty window light.

    Lily was an angel and she did so well for her session! I’ve known Blake and Ashley for a while now, so I was excited to photograph their new addition. My ‘soon to be’ sis-in-law made some adorable headpieces for Lily. The rosettes are my favorite kind and the jeweled embelishment made it even prettier! She is in the process of making about 10-15 of them right now and I will most likely feature them on the blog soon. Email me if anyone wants to purchase some for their session or just to have! They are so cute with any outfit.

    So here’s Lily, sweet as pie :) Check out those leg warmers! haha

    New baby feet!Smile :)Lily has the most precious features!The hairpiece, LOVE!!!I think I see a little smile in the right picture :)And another smile! Cutie!

     

  • The Zadeh’s :: Family

    I love getting the opportunity to photograph large family sessions like this one! Most of The Zadeh’s live in different cities, but this particular weekend…. the kids were in town at the same time! I can thank facebook for this session. Sima, one of the girls in this family is friends with a client of mine. She saw her photos online and that was that! It’s crazy how much facebook has helped me to meet so many new friends! It’s pretty cool if you think about it. I am so fortunate to get the pleasure of meeting so many beautiful people, who then turn into my clients.

    This shoot made me want to get all my family together and take photos like this! One of these days, I will quit talking about it.. and make it HAPPEN! Thank you Zadeh family for allowing me to take your pictures, but MOST importantly for reminding me how special family is. I left City Park that morning and my heart was full. Family is everything. I hope these photos will be provide lots of smiles and happy memories. Thanks again!

    All the Zadeh children – grown up!Mom & Dad with their 6 kids! This photo makes me want BIG FAMILY! Beautiful! The 3 little ones, cute as can be!Love the oaks in the background!Sisters!Mom with her gorgeous daughters!The guys!Dad with his sons and son-in-law!Dad with his sons!All the Children!Mom & Dad with their grandchildren!LOVE this last group shot!