Jewel Journal Has Moved!

Wow! Are we growing fast! Jewel Journal now has a new look and a new location.

Please book mark the new blog here: Jewel Journal


Or head to the home page: www.jewel-images.com. Click on "Portraits" for more information on Julia's family and children's photography.


Our website www.jewel-images.comis about to go live and we are making the switch to a blog that is better able to handle our growing needs, and gives us much more flexibility to showcase our work and serve our CLIENTS!
Thank you for moving with us and welcome to our new online world!

I look forward to photographing you!

Until next time and the next place,

---J

Closed

Road Trip! We'll be gone for several days on a road trip to the OC! Stay tuned for pics and posts from our journeys.Jewel Images will return June 1st!

Until Next Time
--J

Sister Power!

My sister is a portrait photgrapher in the OC. She was just featured on Good Day LA!!! OMG! I am so excited for her. This is huge for her reputation as a talented artist and just overall a pretty nice feather in her cap, huh?

I''m a proud sis.

Here is the link to the STORY.

Good Day LA is a syndicated program reaching homes all across the US!
Good Job, Jenny!

Until Next Time,
---J

Almost a Teenager

Remember what it was like to be twelve? You wanted to be thirteen sooo badly. That ache for the suffix "teen" on the back end of your age. It was so important, such a milestone. It seemed like the only thing you thought about on a constant basis, well other than boys--oh and the fact that you really wanted to be 16.

Oh how I love 12 year olds! Not quite a woman...still a little girl, but growing up so fast! "M" is an impeccable young lady. She is polite. She is beautiful. She is sweet. And oh that smile! She can knock your socks off with that grin of hers. She "claims" to not have a crush on a boy at the moment. Does she? I believe her. This young woman is bright and ambtious. Who has time for boys when you have the world at your feet?



Photographing her was a delight, and she is now a permanent part of my professional portfolio. Can a photographer ask for better than this? I don't think so. Stay sweet, "M!" You are humble and gracious, qualities to be envied!



Woooheee! Hot chica!! Watch out mom and dad...she's going to be a looker! Heck, she already is!



Until Next Time,
---J

Color Fun & Studio News!

K's proofs? Wow, did they turn out great! I have been fooling around with color, and had a little fun with her images. A special client, she loves it when I get the creative juices flowing and give her something a little edgier and different. This woman loves to have fun. The two of them are just divine, aren't they?





K is sooo cute. She got this great outfit at Jerry Rice in dowtown Portland, so she wants to bring in these shots in to the store to show them off. Nice to have great friends, huh?



So...in the meantime, our website is now under heavy construction and should be out soon. I can't wait! Stay tuned! Plus, we are launching a new line of services. Jewel Images is going to have a specialty pet portrait division! Pricing details and special promotions will be out soon.
So if you are thinking of that special memory of Fido you want treasured. Stay Tuned!

Until Next Time,
---J

Watch Out Ladies!

There's a new man in town. This is "G". And at 16....he is a QT!
We had so much fun in the Pearl District this morning near the old Armory Theatre. "G" was so cool, hip and was willing to try anything. I think he should be a model. Ladies...what do you think?


And here's one of the whole family. Thanks for a great day, you guys!


Until Next Time,
---J

Scoop-d-Doop!

Meet Scoop!


I LOVE this dog so much! She is a miniature Schnauzer and let me tell you...What a PERSONALITY!!
She'll bark at you ALL DAY LONG! But she's all bark and absolutely no bite! It's funny because everytime I show up at this clients house, Scoop does her dog-gone best to make sure I KNOW she is in CHARGE!
Then all I have to do is love on her, and pet her, and squeeze her, and she calms right down and says, "Ok. I think you're ok. you can come in...." LOL



"G" and "M" had so much fun goofing off on the master bed with Scoop! I am honored to have been able to capture it! Thanks guys!

Until Next Time,
---J

More Studio Fun

Yeah, I kinda like this guy, huh? Rob and I fooled around in the studio the other night and I just couldn't help, but post!



Ok, this one cracks me up! Whoa...sliding stop!



Until Next Time,
---J

Winston's 10 minutes....

So I was in the studio trying to photograph some albums for my new product guide and my beloved Labradoodle, Winston, decided the backdrop was a perfect spot for his nap! What a goof!

I LOVE my dog. He is such a sweetheart. Aren't animals great?
This first one below is called a storyboard (Click to enlarge). The sequence of images tells a story...

Winston: Time For Bed!






Until Next time,
---J

Closed

Jewel Images will be closed from April 7th through April 15th. I will return all phone calls and e-mails on Monday April 16th. Any orders placed after Wednesday April 4th will not be sent to the lab until after April 16th.
Thanks!

---J

Pug-a-li-cious!

My boyfriend just got a 13 week old pug.
AD-OR-ABLE!!!
Now I have three men in my life....Rob, Winston and introducing...Otis Ray Ivan!!!



Until Next Time...
--J

Hot Momma!

"K" has got to be the best friend a girl could ever have. Not only is she gorgeous and talented, she has the driest and most wicked sense of humor. Love it! She is undyingly loyal and has actually threatened my past boyfriends with evil stares and snide remarks...warning them to stay away! That's how protective and fiercely "on my side" this woman is. She is a beautiful and caring mother who absolutely adores her daughter...plus when it comes to my camera, she willing to try anything! Gotta love her....thanks "K."

So. check out these images. Some a little different, some sweet and tender....we had so much fun that day!

Nearest & Dearest....

So, here's some of the latest from my trip to California. This is my niece. Isn't she just a doll? I know. I'm biased, but what aunt wouldn't be? My nephew managed to sneak in here too. We went to a train station in Orange county and got some great variety of shots. My niece is so cute. You tell her "no smile" and she frowns! What a love! She has the most beautiful eyes. She's in that tween stage where everything is "in" between. Gangly, but gorgeous....Simple, but spectacular. She's growing up too fast....

Mac-A-Licious!

So today after work, I head over to the computer store and pick up my brand new I-Mac!!! I'm typing on it right now and boy, is it a beauty! 24" screen, high res and so easy. I'm switching over from a PC and I have to say, an hour on this thing and I am hooked. It's going to make my workflow so much easier and more effficient. To those of you waiting for a proofing session: it won't be much longer now! I thank you for your patience with all my latest technology drama. Oooooh! This thing is so much fun.

-J

Can you Tell Them Apart?

I have been laughing all morning as I proof these photos! These two 4-year old girls...are identical twins and I CAN'T for the life of me...tell them apart! It's killing me! LOL. And boy, they certainly weren't going to help me out either. "B" says, "I'm 'B' and that's 'B!' And then other goes "Yeah...I'm 'B' and she's 'B!'" Can we say my brain is discombobulated? Is that a word? LOL.

I have so many wonderful pics of these two I can hardly wait to proof them all. I'll post more later. Thanks for such a fun day, you two.

Oh, To Be On The Couch!

Look at this QT!!! Oh my gosh, I can't stand how adorable this little girl and her mom are. At 10 months old "J" is crawling all over the place, wiggling her tush and playing with mom. I LOVE this photograph, especially converted into Sepia tones like this.

This is the original image in color. Aren't the two of them just gorgeous? I can't decide which version I like best. Color or not to color? Argh! Decisions, decisions.


"L" is such a beautiful mother and the love she has for little "J" would melt any heart. "J" of course oogled over the fact that when the photographer is in her home she can play on ANY of the furniture, including the prized living room couch! ((giggle)) So Sweet...

Oh....here's one more. How can I resist those eyes?

Nothing Like Being Sisters...

Every time I go to the rink, "A" has been asking me when she'll get to see her pictures on the blog. So here ya go, sweety! This session was so much fun! "A" just loves her faux leopard coat and wears it everywhere. And the other "A" sister? What a beauty! Watch out mom, she's turning into a looker. We spent the morning at the park, goofing off on the slide. The girls loved just being themselves and letting me capture their special sisterly love. Having a sister myself, I know that bond runs deep and is unbreakable. Cherish it, girls!

Techno Saga!

So the day after I get home from California, my computer decides enough is enough. My main C:/ drive fails, corrupts, dies, disintegrates. You can imagine my panic? The good news is all my proof and original digital files are backed-up to the nines. However, I did lose all my software, all my calender items, favorites la-di-da-di-da! Well, after three visits to CompUSA, I am back up and running with a new hard drive! Yeah, but I am also backed up with proofing. Please, not to worry, I will get to all my orders in as quickly as possible and make up for lost time! I thank you call for being so understanding! Oh, the digital age we live in! Isn't it supposed to make things easier? LOL.

-Julia

Off To California!

Jewel Images will be closed through January 28th as I will be down south with my sister and her family. I'll still be taking e-mails and phone message while I am out of town, so don't heistate to contact me if you have a question or want to set up a session. As of now, I am booked through Febraury 5th. I will be accepting appointments after this date! Thanks. See you when I return!

Winter Wonderland!

Here are the promised pics. Four inches in the park near my house. I think snow makes winter worth it. Frozen, fresh, frosty....it's magical! It was a snow day for the kids, so all of them are outside playing. The ones who've never seen snow have a look of amazement on their sweet little faces. They don't quite know what to do. They walk tentitively. They stare blankly. They smile sheepishly.
They're cheeks are rosy red. Their noses runny!

Winston absolutely LOVES the snow. He rolls in it. He mashes his face in it. He eats it! What a goofball. I love this picture, though. He's so happy here. This dog is the sweetest animal on the planet; spoiled rotten and adored.

So the kids in Alameda blocked off 32nd place and
turned it into a sledding hill three blocks long! Man are they brave. Kids! They think they are invincible. Although after an hour they were so exhausted climbing up the hill, they resorted to making a HUGE snowball and carting it home for monster snowmen.