Point of view

This is how I keep what is important in life in "focus."

First signs of Spring

Baby Troop

Senior Reps

Jonesin Photography is looking for senior reps from Davis, Bountiful, Clearfield, Layton, Northridge, Viewmont, Woods Cross, Canyon Heights, Mountain and Syracuse High Schools.

What is a senior rep? They are someone who will represent my photography and get a killer deal on their awesome senior pictures!! All you have to do is send me a photo of yourself to jonesinphotography@gmail.com and tell me why you would make a great senior rep!

If you are chosen you will receive 50% off your photo session fee ($50 value), a free 8x10 print of your choice ($20 value), and 50 free rep cards ($50 value) to give to your friends with the pictures of your choice! All submissions need to be in by Mar. 30th

Email me at jonesinphotography@gmail.com with any questions!

Good Luck!!

Cortney

How did I get into photography?

I get asked a lot how I got into photography, or why photography. It's hard to explain the draw I feel told the arts and especially photography, but long story short, here's what I tell people.

Cortney Jones: Behind the Lens

As far back as I can remember, I have needed a creative outlet. When I was really young my dad let me paint on the walls of our home. Really! I can remember mermaids under a dark blue ocean, abstract landscapes, windows to other worlds, and the craziest jungle scene on my bed room wall in high school (apparently primer and a good coat of paint covers everything.) It was in high school that I found photography.

For three years I spent countless hours in the darkroom developing and manipulating photos I had taken. Knowing that art isn't always a lucrative or practical choice for a career, I choose to only minor in it in college.

Then, I started my family. I tend to go back and forth between following my head and following my heart. It is a beautiful ebb and flow relationship. Marrying the man of my dreams at age 21 was my hearts choice. He is my very best friend so a fear that he wouldn't wait for me or would tire of me, made me decide 21 was old enough. The most gorgeous Winter joined us in 2006 and her baby brother Ledger came into our lives just before the end of 2008.

For five years I let life reveal itself to me. I followed my head into a corporate job to help support my heart's family and lost my photographers spirit. Abandon and abused it rest silently inside of me.

Classically trained with film and a darkroom, digital photography was like stepping into wonderland.

Art + emotion + joy = photography for me.

Taylor's Senior Photos

Taylor and I were on the same page throughout the entire shoot. She wanted something a little different than what she had seen most of her classmates get for senior photos. I had some great ideas to give that to her. With Taylor being a very willing (and limber) model, we had a very good time getting all these amazing shots. And it doesn't hurt that she is gorgeous!

Hand tintedSoftball never looked so good!

We found this old swing set and immediately Taylor said "I wish I had a twin." Wish granted!Silly Taylor and annoyed Taylor swing on the see-saw.

Blog Award

Wahoo! I got an award. Granted it's like getting a shiny gold star on your spelling test, I never really got those so that makes this twice as good.

Thanks Kimberli @ The Greene Scene who had the amazing insight to offered this award to Jonesin Photography! It will be one of many hopefully.

Rules:
1) To accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link.
2) Pass the award to 10 other blogs that you have recently discovered and think are great!

Now I get to award people with this wonderful and prestigious accomplishment :P

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