Photography
So, June is right around the corner and I just realized that I didn’t do anything special for my anniversary this month! So, I’ll be offering mini sessions for 3 weekends in June, and guess what?! I’m even doing a giveaway! That’s right, I’m giving away a mini session! Share the link from my fan page, and then comment here and let me know that you shared, and you will be entered.
The winner will be announced on May 31st, so get to sharing. 
The scarf, a personal project.
I’m so excited to be offering mini-sessions. Email me celeste@celestejonesphotography.com for more details. Don’t wait!!!
So, this past weekend I went out and did a little shooting for myself. Well, I always feel like I’m shooting for myself, and of course I photograph and post lots of images of my daughter. However, this time it wasn’t for a purpose. It was more so just trying to get my groove back so to speak. For the past few months I had to shoot for a purpose, so it was a nice break to shoot just because. You know when you are learning you are just shooting every and anything? You don’t really have a purpose just shooting and seeing what you get. So, I took my daughter out just to get some images of her around the corner from our house by the way…I need to fire her, but I think she’s already quit on me. LOL
Here are some images that I took. Thanks for stopping by.
I had so much fun with these girls. I can’t wait to get some more girls to photograph soon. So much fun, and so much color. Love!
Isn’t it funny when you send film in and forget what you have on it? Well, that’s what I did. So, here are some pictures that I took this past summer at a water park. Oh, and a picture of my cousin’s dog.
Don’t forget to check out my friend Stacy’s blog post for this month!
Dear Cece,
This month you will be turning 11, and you are so excited about it. However, for me it’s bittersweet, because while I am happy that I am blessed to celebrate another year with you I can’t help but be a little sad too. I see so many changes in you. You’re almost as tall as I am. You think you know everything, and you love to text. My goodness, you love to text. I also see the changes in our relationship. You don’t seem to rely on me for the same things that you did before. You can do your own hair, and fix most of your own meals and now you like to have a little privacy. For me it’s hard sometimes to step back and allow you to find your own way, but I know that doing so is best for you to be the best that you can be in life. You know that you can still come to me when you need to cuddle. You know you still like that. I do too. I also love our little conversations. Listening to you telling me what’s going on in your little world means so much to me.
So, as another year passes I just want you to know that I love you lots. I’m enjoying this journey with you and hope to celebrate a lot more birthdays with my favorite girl in the world.
Love,
Your mom
Please check out Alana Harris’ post.
Last year we started “Film Fridays” where we would post our film images on the last Friday of the month. This year we have some new amazingly talented photographers joining, and I can’t wait to see what they come up with.
This past December I went to the Terrain at Styer’s and took pictures and did a little shopping. Here are the images. I’m not thrilled with the colors from this lab. Next month, I’ll try black and white.
Portra 400
Check out Hillary O’Dell’s post for this month!
My daughter called me into her room the other day to show me her boot chip (potato chip shaped like a boot) that she pulled out of a box. She told me that she was saving it. Now, I’ve always been the kind of mom that likes to pick and choose her battles, but I told her that we will have to get rid of boot chip soon. This girl cracks me up. At least it wasn’t on the floor.
I’ve been asked to be a part of a group of talented women this year for a project called “Letters to Our Children.” So, this is my first letter to my daughter…
Dear C,
This is my first letter to you in this special project. I wanted to tell you something that I’ve never shared with you before. You know before you were born I thought that I didn’t want to be a mother. It really is hard to admit that especially knowing how much I love you and how much you really do mean to me. I thought that I had life figured out prior to becoming your mother. Yet, the day you were born I realized how clueless I was about life and love. I never thought I could love another person so much until the day I held you for the first time. I looked at you and finally got “it”. I finally understood in that moment that look that parents get when they looked at their children. That look that they got when they talked about their children. It was magical and overwhelming at the same time. I really do feel as though part of my destiny was to become your mother and you to be my daughter. I couldn’t have asked for a more special person in my life. You really are the reason why I push through when things get hard. I love you more than I think I will ever be able to put into words.
Your mom. <3
Next up is Hannah Mayo!
