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Welcome..come in and look around!

Thanks for visiting Images by Jami.I have two passions in life, motherhood and photography. I have five boys and a wonderful husband. I photograph newborns, maternity, kids, families, high school seniors. I also do a few select weddings each year.  If you are interested in scheduling a session check out "The 411" in the menu bar. I am usually booked out 4 weeks in advance, so if you are interested in a date shoot me an email. If you see something you like feel free to leave a comment. I love to hear from those who stop by. Thanks for looking.

Photography Class update for classes on March 13th

All of the sudden I am getting a ton of email about my classes- yes there are still opening for this Saturday March 13th- but only a few so register quickly!
Here is the scoop- PLEASE read this carefully

Photo 101 March 13 9am-12:30 Lindon Utah at Four Chairs Furniture $80 (only 5 spots left)
We cover the basics of shooting with manual controls on your SLR camera
iso, shutter speed, and f stop (aka aperture)
how to use your controls to get awesome pics in real life
then we practice using your controls on cute little kids that come and model

Photo 102 March 13 1pm-5pm Lindon Utah $80 (only 5 spots left)

Different types of lighting and how to use it
Lens selection
Posing and composition
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Yes you can take the 102 class before you take 101!

Photoshop Elements 101 March 20th 12-4pm Location (tba) $80 (only 8 spots left)
Learn the basics of organizing, editing, and giving your pics that “wow” factor

How to sign up for a class (1 class = $80 2 classes = $140 all 3 classes = $200)
1. Pay through PayPal send your payment via PayPal to skyphoto@afconnect.com
2. Email Jami (jami@imagesbyjami.com) and tell which class you are signing up for

Registration for the March 13th class closes at 3pm on March 12th- I will post when the classes are full

I probaly will not be teaching any more classes until August :(

We did it! Report on Fotos for Food event {child photographer}

Two weeks ago I was honored to run my first charity event. I was raising money for the Luckyhill orphanage in Ghana. I had help from my wonderful and amazing friends Jess and Amy. (Amy is in the process of adopting form this orphanage, there have been a few snags in the process-please keep her in your prayers) We raised over $1200 in one day to help feed the kiddos at the orphanage. Each meal of rice and beans cost .30 cents per child, so this money should go a long way to help the children. Here are a few (sorry I can’t put them all up) of the cute kids who came to have their pictures taken. Thank you to the parents who donated to the cause. A HUGE thank you to Four Chairs Furniture for hosting this event, none of this would have been possible with out them. If you need some rockin’ furniture please check them out…they were also on Good Things Utah this morning! Thanks Lindy!

This is Jess’ super adorable little boy, I love taking pics of little “A”
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One of the families that brought their kids in for photos had actually adopted this cute girl from Luckyhill- how cute is she :)

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March 12, 2010 - 4:49 am Amy - Thanks again, Jami! I hope you survived all that editing :)

March 11, 2010 - 2:34 am Elisa Sandgren - So glad you were able to raise that amount of money!! Those pictures are all adorable!

March 10, 2010 - 9:56 pm Robby - Oh and the cutie with the big blue eyes and the brown sweater! Adorable. I am not even the grandmother!!

March 10, 2010 - 9:54 pm Robby - Jami they are just adorable. I don't know who the kids are but I just love the little girl in the pink striped sweater and Max. That is so Max. I was his teacher for a year and he still looks at me like that, like he is not sure or doesn't trust me! Some kids are just more cute than others, just like adults.

March 10, 2010 - 6:18 am Heather - OH MY GOSH! Efia looks so beautiful, and you really captured her sassy little self. THANK YOU! I'm just in tears here. Her first portrait, and it is SO perfect! You are a genius, Jami.

March 10, 2010 - 4:13 am Kirsten Atkinson - Jami...WOW!!! They turned out soo cute! Wish we could have made it!

“You Belong to Me” {child photography}

10 years ago I was given permission to get up after 4 weeks of bedrest. It had been a long pregnancy and I was so excited to be allowed out of bed and out of my house. I had been craving cheese fries and a Dr. Pepper. So my husband and I headed out on a date night. Well I was not even able to order my beloved cheese fries before I realized we needed to head to the hospital. A few hours later our cute Jarrett, our 3rd boy was born. I love him and the great young boy he has grown up to be. If you know him you will know he is everyone’s friend! He makes friends with anyone he meets. He is always up for an adventure and has no fear of anything. I thought it would be fitting to do his birthday shoot with his longboard. On the way up to the photo shoot I realized we forgot his helmet, so I was telling him he needed to be safe and not try anything to dangerous. He replied “mom, it is not fun unless it is dangerous” got to love having boys :) Happy Birthday Jar Bear!

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March 10, 2010 - 5:00 am jami - Thanks guys! Nichole I am honored that you said such nice things about my photos! I hope you are having a great time at WPPI!

March 10, 2010 - 4:41 am NicholeVan - Oh man, these are wonderful. Love his sweet smile, but your crop and composition on that third image is just amazing!

March 5, 2010 - 5:31 am stephanie mcbride - second shot is my all time favorite! way to go!!!

Photo Classes and Travel Schedule

I am really enjoying teaching my photography classes. I love to teach! This will be the last set of classes I teach until sometime this summer (probably in August) Remember returning students receive $10 off their tution. Go here to see the new schedule of classes!

2010 Travel Schedule
I am photographing a limited amount of sessions at the following locations. If you want to book a session please email me, jami@imagesbyjami.com.
June 18-26 Southern Cali
July 27-28 Boise Idaho
Summer 2010 Oregon
Fall 2010 Mesa/Phoenix Arizona

Great Weekend! {utah photographer}

This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to take part in Nicole V Life as Art workshop. Nicole and her husband, David, were wonderful teachers. It was three days full of learning, networking, sharing, etc. I loved it! Here are a few pics from the workshop.

We learned how to use studio lights outside in the middle of the day, cool, huh?
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this picture is straight out of the camera, middle of the day in bright sun… so cool when you learn how to manipulate your settings on camera to get this effect :)

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March 4, 2010 - 10:48 am stephanie mcbride - great pics jami!!! so happy you had a great time!

So new… So cute! {newborn photographer}

Yesterday I was able to spend time with this cute baby! Don’t you love his cute squishy face. He is only 5 days old… and he is perfect!

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February 19, 2010 - 6:14 pm Sarah Heiner - Crystal Clear Pix Jami!! I need to take some classes from you. Oh ya, Adorable Baby too:)

February 14, 2010 - 2:44 am Michelle - Love Love LOVE them! You do amazing work I am so happy with them. I love your style! Thanks again for everything!

February 13, 2010 - 10:38 pm Jess - Super cute!! I love them. Especially the hat. ;)

Huge Announcement!!!! LuckyHill Orphanage Charity Event

I am thrilled beyond words to announce this charity event. This has been a little project of mine that I have had a hard time keeping a secret. I did not want to announce it before I knew for sure that it would actually happen. My absolutely wonderful friend Amy (she is also an awesome photographer) is adopting a little girl from Ghana this spring. I was talking to her about it a month ago and was asking what the orphanage may be in need of. She explained how the orphanage, named LuckyHill, is a children’s home & school located in Ghana. Right now, there is a desperate need for lunches for the 300 children attending the school. It costs .30 a day to feed one child a lunch of rice and red sauce. For many of these children, this is the only meal they will get for the day. The goal is to provide lunch for all 300 students. I came up with an idea for a photography charity event. So many of my clients have been asking me all year if I would do my “school photo special” that I had run in previous years. My schedule has been so demanding this year I had not been able to offer it yet. So why not turn my normal special into a charity event. I contacted my business friend Lindy, at Four Chairs Furniture in Lindon, I asked if we could use her very cute furniture as the backdrop for these photos, plus her store has amazing natural light so all the photos could be indoors. She said “absolutely.” Then it was onto convincing my husband to agree that this was a worthy project to take on (I take on way to many projects and often burn myself out :) anyway he said “how could you not do this, those little kids need help” My heart smiled and my eyes welled up with tears. I couldn’t wait to call Amy and let her know that it was all a “go!” So what does this mean for my wonderful clients, well you just need to email me so I can give you an appointment time and then go to Four Chairs on Saturday Feb 20 and I will take adorable, cute, you will love them for life photos of your child for only $30 a child. Then you will receive, a week or so later, a cd with the best 3 to 5 photos on them. 100% of the $30 goes straight to the Lucky Hill Foundation to feed the kids.
If you are reading this from out of state and would like to contribute please email me and I can send you the info on how to send money directly to the foundation. Below is a flyer Amy designed, we will be posting it at different locations in Utah county. If you would like to help get the word out, feel free to link to this post or I could give you a poster or flyers to pass out at your business or school. If you are a photographer outside of Utah and would like to run a similar event to help LuckyHill, please contact me.

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February 12, 2010 - 3:56 am Elisa Sandgren - Jami, this is SO awesome!! What an amazing way to perform a service! I'll have to check to my schedule and see if I can sneek my little one in there. I'd love to donate!

February 11, 2010 - 12:38 am Amy - You are so awesome for doing this! Thank you!!!

February 6, 2010 - 5:42 am Sheila Morrison - Jami, Everyone in our family will be away the weekend of this fundraiser but I would really like to do it with my kids and maybe Mark and I. Is there any way we can participate on another day? Please let me know. Sheila

February 6, 2010 - 3:15 am Jess - This is so awesome!! Great project Jami!

February 9, 2010 - 10:02 pm uberVU - social comments - Social comments and analytics for this post... This post was mentioned on Twitter by imagesbyjami: rt @imagebyjami help me get the message out a few moms are trying to raise money to feed kids in Ghana http://imagesbyjami.com/?p=778...

Photo 101 class UPDATE new class added!! {Utah Photography Classes}

Hi everyone! Last weekend was my first chance to teach my Photo 101 class. It was so so much fun, the students were blast, it was more like just hanging out and chatting for an afternoon :) Here is what one of the students had to say…

“I had a great time at this class! I learned a lot about my camera and what makes a good picture. I’ve wanted to understand how to use my camera on all manual settings, and now, I can! It’s a great way to learn photography in a hands-on way instead of through a manual! The structure of the class was also very enjoyable, relaxed, and fun. ”

Thanks Elisa!

You can also read Tricia review of this class on her blog

Here is a BIG announcement, because of the emails I have received asking me to teach the class again, I decided I would. I have found a new place to teach them as well, Images by Jami is partnering with Four Chairs Furniture in Lindon Utah, this is where all the classes will be held.(Visit the Four Chairs website, watch Lindy’s video - that designer room in her video is where are classes will be held-how cute is that room?) Each class will be limited to 10 students, so I can give lots of hands on instruction. I am also teaching a Photoshop Elements Class and a Photo 102 class in March. You can purchase all three classes and save $40! Wow!
Here are the details
Photo 101 $80
Saturday MARCH 13 9AM-12:30
Four Chairs Furniture in Lindon Utah -150 South State Street
The class will cover how to use your manual controls on your SLR camera
including aperture, shutter speed, iso, white balance, and how those four things work together to give you good exposure
*Please bring your digital slr camera to the class*
*First three hours are taught in class, the last hour is spent practicing what you learned on models*

Photo 102 $80
Saturday March 13 1-5pm
Four Chairs Furniture Lindon, Ut
The class will cover different types of lighting, including mainly natural and reflective light, lens selection
compostion, posing, and using different locations for a great photo!
*Each 102 student with receive a free Professional Head Shot taken by Jami*
*This is not a class intended for professional photographers or for those looking on a class on how to start a photography business*
*We will spend 3 hours in class, and one hour practicing our techniques with models

Photoshop Elements Class $80
Saturday March 20 12-4pm
Draper Utah
This is a beginning Photo editing class. Learn how in a few simple steps you can take your photos from o.k. to WOW!
We will go over, levels, sharpening, cropping correctly, dodge and burning, preparing files for print vs-prepare for web
*It would be helpful to have a laptop with Photoshop Elements installed (download a free 30 day trial here, but it is not required*

*All classes include critique through email from Jami in the week following the class*
*How do you sign up?? Just email me at jami@imagesbyjami.com and tell me which class you would like to attend and I will tell you if there is still room in the class and how to send the payment through paypal. *

THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT VALENTINE GIFT!!

Here are a few pics of my students from last weekend and a picture of one of our models.

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March 5, 2010 - 4:37 pm Sarah - I am very interested in taking this class to figure out my camera. I didn't see a place to sign up, so i guess i'm just wondering how and where to do it? Thanks so much!

February 9, 2010 - 3:34 pm Heather - Hey Jami, I put some of my pictures on my blog for you to check out. I loved the class and I'm SO glad I took it!

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