http://jessevalley.com/blog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:27:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They say it’s better to give than to receive. Why not do both? Enjoy giving and receiving in October during Family Portrait Month. For every family session booked, we’ll give a $50 donation to Operation Smile and you’ll receive $50 off your session. Family portrait sessions are fun and memorable at ... http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=1001 Have you ever wanted to have a family portrait taken with your beloved pet? “Portraits With Pets” is an opportunity to have portraits taken of—and with—your pets. The entire $50 session fee (regular price is $100) from each photo session will be donated to MARS (Midwest Animal Rescue & Services). ... http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=999 This photo was taken on a recent engagement session with Cody and Mike. We had a lot of fun in Minneapolis playing with some old cameras and sparklers. You can see more of the photos from their session by watching the video below. http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=983 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=976 Congratulations to Brooke and Courtney, who were the winners of the drawing I held at the Mary Kay's Bridal Grand Opening event (see the blog post about it here). They received a free engagement session and a free 11x14 wall portrait. Following are a few of my favorite images from ... http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=969 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=963 I'm really excited to have 3 of my fine art photos for sale at Mama's Happy in Mound, Minnesota. Come out for the  grand opening and see all of the unique items. Click on the image below to visit their website and get directions to the store. Here are two of ... http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=941 I love the various clouds we experience in Minnesota in the early summertime. Here is one of my favorite cloud images from this week: http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=958 While I was waiting for a baby's photography session at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden, I took this photo of one of the fountains with an extremely fast shutter speed (1/6400 second). http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=936 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=932