2 Engagement sessions, and a wedding!

I will be shooting Lauren & Jesse's wedding this coming Saturday, and Amy & Andrew's wedding the following Saturday, so I decided to make a day of it, and shoot their e-sessions at Edgefield since I was going to be shooting a wedding there that evening. Here are some pics!

Lauren & Jesse...










I have a feeling the B&G pics will go something like this as well...lol













Amy & Andrew...















Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Pics from New York!

I got back from a wedding photography workshop in NY Sunday night...it was a very full weekend, but I had a blast and learned a ton! Here's some of my favorite pics...


Using off-camera flash...






Natural light...






Getting creative with lamps and a video light...












All of us...Photo courtesy of Jamie Wexler


My group....




They wanted to practice first dance lighting, so I volunteered to be the groom! Photo by Bryan Caporicci



Lunch, anyone?




Brian showing me how to use Lightroom to edit images...


Later that night...that was a lot of fun! Another photo by Bryan.


A different angle...


And, one more that was just sent to me...




Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Some updates...

I guess I'll start with the bummer news first...I was rear-ended yesterday after picking up my son, Noah, from school. We're all ok, I woke up this morning and my neck wasn't hurting too bad, but it looks like the whole back end of my car will have to be replaced. :(



Noah was pretty shooken up, but he seemed alright fairly soon after...



And, Calvin didn't make a peep! lol




So, now on to better news! I will be out of town this weekend in New York attending a photography workshop. I'm really excited to get to work with some really awesome wedding photographers from around North America. I'll try and post some pics while I'm there, and I will definitely try and keep up with e-mails as best I can!

Also, I will be unveiling a brand new website very soon! I know so many of you have experienced hours (okay, maybe just minutes) of enjoyment with the images on my site changing from B&W to color when you hold your mouse over it, but I think this new site is more me, and represents my work better. So stay tuned!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

10.27.07 - Erin & Matt

Another beautiful fall day yesterday for Erin and Matt's wedding at Oaks Pioneer Church. It got a little chilly as the evening went on, but I was glad to take advantage of the pretty changing leaves outside! Congratulations, and I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon in Kauai!

I love the colors in this shot of the church...








The beautiful bride...she did her own hair and makeup. Can you believe it? She did an awesome job!








I love this candid moment of them after the ceremony...















The reception at Kennedy School...











Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

DIG Recording

I went and did some shots for the owner of DIG Recording today. I had a lot of fun with my 50mm 1.4, and the kids even came with me because my husband was there recording an album with his band (see the slackers on the couch, lol).




























Aren't they cute!




I love this one of my oldest, Noah, playing the piano.




I love the look on Calvin's face. It's like, "Daddy, you're crazy."






Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography