Jesse Valley Photography Blog http://jessevalley.com/blog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 October is Family Portrait Month at Jesse Valley Photography http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=1001 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=1001#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:29:46 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=1001 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 Jesse Valley Photography. Whether at your home or a favorite park, we’ll capture your family laughing and interacting together. You can even include your pet! These artful and candid memories are perfect for holiday cards, gifts for grandparents and custom art for your home.

HOW TO BOOK YOUR SESSION:

Call 612.382.2867 with your calendar and credit card handy. To reserve your session, you’ll pay the $100 session fee (normally $150) and $200 deposit. Choose your session location and time (between 9 am and 5 pm):

October 9 or 10 at Westwood Nature Center

October 16 or 17 at Lake Harriet

October 23 or 24 at Minnehaha Falls

October 30 at St. Anthony-Main

To see more of my portraiture, please visit my portfolio by clicking here.

]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1001 Portraits With Pets at Jesse Valley Photography http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=999 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=999#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:22:26 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=999 romeo

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). These hour long sessions will take place the following two weekends in September:

September 11 and 12 from 9 am–5 pm at Oak Hill Park in St. Louis Park.

September 18 and 19 from 9 am–5 pm at Lake Harriet.

All sessions need to be reserved in advance. Sessions are on a first call, first reserve basis. So call today to reserve your session—612-382-2867. For your convenience, your portraits will be available for online ordering.

To see some images from last year’s event, click here.
To see more of my pet photography, click here.

]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=999 Happy 4th of July! http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=983 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=983#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:00:29 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=983 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.

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]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=983 Fine Art Photo of the Week XVL http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=976 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=976#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:21:38 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=976
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]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=976 Jesse Valley Photography Engagement Session Winners http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=969 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=969#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:59:53 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=969 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 11×14 wall portrait. Following are a few of my favorite images from the session, which was on a perfect day with stunning blue skies. Which image would you select for the free 11×14?

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]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=969 Fine Art Photo of the Week XLIV http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=963 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=963#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:44:17 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=963 ejun07_6968

]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=963 Fine Art Photos at Mama’s Happy in Mound, MN http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=941 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=941#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:38:45 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=941 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.

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Here are two of the photos I will be selling. The third photo you may recognize as my winning image from the Bluefin Bay calendar contest. Click here to see that image and read my blog post about it.

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]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=941 Fine Art Photo of the Week XLIII http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=958 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=958#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:13:04 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=958 I love the various clouds we experience in Minnesota in the early summertime. Here is one of my favorite cloud images from this week:

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]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=958 Fine Art Photo of the Week XLII http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=936 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=936#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 21:13:46 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=936 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).

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]]> http://jessevalley.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=936 Fine Art Photo of the Week XLI http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=932 http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=932#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 23:38:53 +0000 admin http://jessevalley.com/blog/?p=932 Tulip

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