NEW BLOG! NEW VIDEO!

I'm SO excited to share my new blog and video with you!!! Please CLICK HERE to see them!

New to my bag...

No, not the lizard. ;0) The lens I captured it with:



Woot woot! I just added Canon's 100mm L series macro to my bag, and I'm one happy camper!! What better way to test it out than with my Micah's lizard find... ;0)

I also had to try it on my wedding ring. (Ignore the dirt. Yikes! I need to have that thing cleaned!!) My friend Jamie brought me a pretty container full of hen-n-chicks when they came for dinner a few weeks ago, so I slipped off my ring and nestled it in the middle of them:



To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

New Month, New Music: "Many Roads" by Andrew Peterson

I've just licensed the song "Many Roads" by Andrew Peterson for use on my site, and I'm so excited!!  Not only do I love his sound in and of itself (his song "Dancing in the Mine Fields" is another favorite of mine), but I think it's a great fit with my brand!  On his website, Andrew writes, "I want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can."  He's a writer of both songs and books, so of course his eloquence eludes me, but I feel precisely the same, and would love to have penned those very words to describe my heart in regard to my photography.  Especially my wedding photography.  I want to use my (gift of photography) to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can! 

I've had some music-related trouble in the past...  It's hard enough to find THE song, but tracking down a license can be flat out impossible!  Centricity made the process accessible and smooth, and I'm so thankful!  Their kindness and responsiveness was a real breath of fresh air.

Please hop over to my site and have a listen:

jamiezanotti.com

To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

Jamie Zanotti Wedding Photography Site!!!

Drrrrummmmmmmm roll, please! My new weddings site has been launched!! I love the look and user-friendliness of the new site, and it makes me tempted to re-work my main/senior girls site... But then, the goal is to cross things off the list, not be adding to it just now! ;0)

The featured gallery links are displayed like this-- I love how image-driven it is:


And there's a lot more of me on this new site, so brides have the opportunity to get to know me more and see whether we might be a good fit:


Please hop over and check it out:

jamiezanotti.com/weddings
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would love for you to let me know (jamie.zanotti@gmail.com) if you see anything that needs tweaking! You know how it is; you can look at something for so long that you begin to not fully see what's right in front of you...

To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

A few updates checked off the list!

Wahooie!!  I can check a few of my "New! New! New!" updates off my list!!  I made a few changes to my splash page, main/senior girls' site, and this here bloggity-blog...  namely, a new name, logo, and color palette!

So, JAZ Photography is now officially...  Jamie Zanotti Photography.  The old url (jazphotography.org) will re-direct you for a while, but eventually you'll need the new one: 

jamiezanotti.com          (So please make note!)

I'm really happy about the new colors...  I've anchored everything in brown, which is still strong and crisp like black, but is warmer, and somehow just feels a little more approachable and relaxed.  Which is totally me! 

To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com.

New New New!

As we began building our log home a decade ago, it was hard for me to get comfortable with people traipsing through when It! Wasn't! Finished! Yet!!! ;0) I learned two things through that process...

1) There are a lot of things in this life that will Never! Be! Finished!! ;0)

2) I'm not the only one who enjoys the journey and the process... Lots of people have fun seeing the "before", the "after", and even the in-between.

I've been working to revamp my photography business... the name, the logo, the branding, the websites, the blog, the brochures, the packaging... and on and on it goes! I keep wanting to wait until it's all done to present it to the world, but I think I'm going to go ahead and just start sharing things as they come to pass, and you are welcome to enjoy/endure the ride! ;0)

First up, I thought I'd share a few snaps my sis-in-law took of me, to use on the "about me" page of my new weddings website and such. I also thought it would be fun to share a couple "behind the scenes" shots that would normally be left on the "cutting room floor"...

Here's one I'll probably use:


...and here's where I almost took an unplanned dip into the Coos Bay soup:


Here's another one I might use:


...and the one I won't, because my eyebrow took a trip to Saturn:


...or maybe I will use that last one. It's totally me, after all. ;0)

(Thanks so much again for snapping some new headshots for me, Ash!!!)

To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

You're Invited!

So this isn't exactly photography-related, but I wanted to invite all of my blog readers just the same! In addition to being a photographer, I am also a Pastor's Wife. And mushroom picker. And Pottery Barn lover. And no-running-water-tent-only kind of camper. And former tuba player.  And hot cocoa snob.  And devourer of historical fiction. ...but I digress! ;0)

I'll be teaching at our church's 2nd annual THRIVE Event in a couple weeks, and everyone (of the female variety) is welcome! The cost is $10, and if you'd be so kind as to e-mail your RSVP to me (jamie.zanotti@gmail.com), that would be great. (It's a laid-back affair, with fun eats and drinks... and some games and whatnot, too!)

CLICK HERE for a little taste of last year's event!

This year, we will be focusing on stewardship--of our time, our relationships, our physical health... Our verse of inspiration is I Corinthians 10:31: "So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

I'd love to see you there.

Family: Us! (Part II).... Oregon Photography

As promised, here are some of the pics my very talented sis-in-law, Ashley, recently snapped of my family! She is SO good!! The heavy mist didn't even phase her, although it did phase my hair... but I'm not complaining! I'm super thankful to have this sweet season of life captured. THANK YOU, Ash!!!



Speaking of my hair... I color-correct photos using the eyedropper tools in Curves, and was despairing that I couldn't find any grey in our orange/blue/brown pallet. Then, I saw my hair. Like, really saw my hair. And ALL! THE! GREY!!! So yes, for the first time ever, I used the abundant grey in my hair to adjust the color of an image... LOL! As handy as it was, I think this might just be the last photos featuring my salt-and-pepper self. The box of hair dye is just waiting to be opened...



















I particularly love these of my dear hubby with the kids:






It's such a blessing to have a sis-in-law who values the same kind of images I do... Not bent on always having everyone looking right at the camera with plastic-y smiles, but capturing the "natural vibe" of the family:






















To book a wedding or high school senior girl session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

HS Senior: Breanna .... Eugene Oregon High School Senior Pictures

Oh, how I LOVE shooting high school senior girls!!!!! In fact, if you follow my blog, you've probably noticed a shift in my subject matter over the last while... I'm officially specializing in weddings and high school senior girls now, and loving it!!! SO much! ;0) I'll still do other things now and then, but I'm going to put the bulk of my energy into weddings and senior girls. Accordingly, I've made a few changes to my website, if you want to check it out!

This gorgeous Creswell High School Senior is Breanna... volleyball, basketball, softball, and track athlete. PLUS, she fishes! My kind of girl. ;0) Lots more to come from her session soon!

To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

Wedding Album: Heather & Mike .... Eugene Oregon Wedding Photographer

Just thought I'd share a few of Heather & Mike's Wedding Album spreads... I had so many fun images to work with, and was really pleased with the end results:



















Note to photographers: I use Melissa Jill templates (and tweak them to make them my own, of course!), and highly recommend them! Her blog also has amazing tutorials!!

To book a wedding or session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com