Life As It Is.

Savaughn- Weber High senior portraits

Joni- Senior Portraits Weber High School

Good times with Joni. She is a pretty girl and we had fun photographing her in several different outfits. Seniors are so fun to photograph! It is always fun to go through the bags of clothes that a senior girl brings in and choose outfits, accessories, etc. I always look forward to these sessions!

Ashley's Senior Portraits.

I had a great time with Ashley (despite that fact that it was bitter cold on the day we photographed outside!). She is such a sweet and soft-spoken young lady. I'm convinced she could be the next Julia Roberts, but Ashley didn't seem so sold on that idea. :)

Jessica's Senior Portraits- NUAMES HS

Jessica has been an intern with me for the past year and a half or so. She was recently accepted to the Hallmark Institute of Photography...which kinda makes me feel like a proud mommy. She has been a great help to me and I will miss having her around. Good luck, Jess!!

Madison- Weber High Senior Portraits

I have had some really amazing sessions recently. Those kinds of sessions where everything comes together perfectly. The kind where I have to force myself to put my camera down. This was one of those sessions.

To start, Madison is about as adorable as can. She has huge, gorgeous eyes. She has such a unique and fun style. I'm a bit envious of her ability to put anything on and make it look adorable. Then, to top it off, I got her in front of the camera and she was an absolute natural. I told my assistant as we were photographing that it was like shooting an Anthropologie ad. Then when Madison's mom saw the images, she said, "It looks like an Anthropologie ad!" Madison, you are such a darling and I had so much fun photographing you!

What do priests and dog food have in common?

Both were a component of a photo session I did last night with one of my interns. I knew that this would be a unique photoshoot. Jess has been interning with me for probably a year and half or so, and during that time, one of the things that stands out to me about Jess is that she doesn't want to be like everybody else. She isn't afraid to be uniquely her, and I appreciate that about her.

Jess is used to being the one behind the camera and she wasn't so comfortable or excited about being the one in front of the camera. But she graduates this year and so it was time for some senior photos.

Now, I NEVER wear running shoes to a session. But I just knew that Jess' session wouldn't be any normal session. You just don't know where you'll end up when you are with Miss Jessica. So I prepared as best I could, including wearing shoes that could take me anywhere.

And it is a good thing that I did.

We started out in the parking lot of a Catholic church. Saturday evening mass was about to start, and Father Mike (I think that is his name), was standing out in front of the church greeting people as they arrived. We had just started shooting when he came over and smiled at me and told me not to get run over.

Another stop along the way included the dog food plant. I normally avoid going anywhere near the dog food plant because the stench stays in your nose for hours. But I somehow knew we would end up at the dog food plant with Jess. The smells you encounter when hiking around the back docks of a dog food plant can be absolutely horrifying. Of the four of us, none of us puked, but I'm pretty sure some of us secretly would have liked to.

So there's a glimpse into the very unglamourous life of a photographer. Now I suppose I need to go get dressed. Seth is staying home with the kids for the next three days while I attend the annual convention for the IPPA (Intermountain Professional Photographers Assoc). I'm looking forward to learning lots!

Senior Photography.

One of my lovely seniors from the class of 2010 at Weber High School...Hailee. She is a sweet, quiet, unassuming young lady, and yet she has this bit of a wild streak that can pull off black leather jackets and boots. I had so much fun photographing her (we had so much fun that we did a session in downtown Ogden in the fall and then we did another session in the studio this spring). Part of the challenge and the excitement in senior photography is drawing out the individual's personality and creating images that portray the person they want to be. As with each type of session that I do, every individual is unique and I want to give each person photographs that represent who they are.

I generally photograph on a few different backgrounds with each senior, but I'm just going to show you a series from one background that I did with Hailee.

One last note: I'm still accepting applications for senior reps, so if you will be a high school senior in 2011 and  would like to model for Jen Kappes Photography, you can email me at info@jenkappes.com for more information.

Senior Models Needed.

Jen Kappes Photography is looking for some models from the class of 2011. You would be featured in our advertising throughout the next year as well as earn some photographs of yourself to show your friends! If you live in the Ogden/Weber area and your are willing to represent Jen Kappes Photography at your high school,  please send me an email at info@jenkappes.com so we can get you signed up! If you know of someone who might be interested in this opportunity, please pass this information on to them.

Easy breezy beautiful, Karly girl.

Senior girls are probably one of the easiest sessions for me to photograph. They are excited to be there, they are fun to pose, and they always have a trunkload of cute clothes to choose from! Karly and I had so much fun that we are going to do it again...this time with her whole family. Moms often realize when they bring their high school seniors in that they haven't had a family portrait made in a while. Looking forward to meeting the rest of the family!

2010 Senior Photoshoots available

School's back in session and the class of 2010 is already looking forward to graduation! Now is the time to book those senior sessions! If you are a senior at Ben Lomond High School, Ogden High, or Weber High School, call the studio (801)621-1697 to find out how you can get your senior photo session for FREE!

Miss Sam made good use of her summer break in Utah...she got her senior portraits done at Jen Kappes Photography! Sam's aunt had her senior portraits done with us earlier in the year and she was super excited to have hers done as well. We had so much fun together....by the end of the session, Sam was dancing around the studio in a bright blue tutu with a tiara on her head (and yes, that was one of her mom's fave images)!

I learned throughout the session that Sam has amazing talent. She has the most beautiful voice! Sam and her sister (Julie) sang a song from Wicked for me and it was spectacular! I'm sure people at neighboring businesses wonder just what goes on in that crazy photography studio. They're performance was amazing and I must say I envy their talent! (Of course, now Julie has a newfound desire to be a photographer, so let's hope she's not as talented at photography as she is at singing or I might be in trouble!)

You can see a few more images of Sam here on my facebook.