WPJA Contest Winner!

Not only did I get a beautiful sample wedding album in today, and tonight is another episode of "Lost," but I also found out I placed 3rd in the emotion category of the WPJA contest! (Ok, so maybe the other two don't really match up, but all three just made this a fabulous day!) The image is from Lauren and Jesse's wedding last November, and I remember how I felt when I took it. I was on the verge of tears myself watching this father-daughter moment.

The judges comments: "I assume this is a bride with her father. The expression of bride’s love and the father’s show of emotion is straightforward and the photographer was right in the straight on position. The bride and her father (I assume) had the confidence in the photographer to be comfortable in displaying their emotions. This confidence of the subjects and the ability of the photographer to be in the correct position made this photograph possible."

Here is the image:


And, here is the link to the image in the contest gallery.

Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Time to schedule your engagement session!

For those of you getting married April - October, now would be a good time to schedule your engagement session. I am booked every weekend this month, but April and May are fairly open on the weekends, and since it'll start staying lighter out later, I will soon be able to do evening engagement sessions. Think of what kind of background you'd like...urban, flowers, cherry blossoms will be in bloom soon (yay!), etc...feel free to be as creative as you'd like, I'm up for anything, and love to try new places. I don't limit the amount of outfits, locations or time, although the sessions are usually about an hour. Please feel free to e-mail with any questions you have.

Also, check out this new 10x10 engagement session album/wedding guest book I designed. It comes in a box with two pens, and I'm really excited about it. It's a unique, personalized wedding guest book that will actually get looked at from time to time. The cost is $60 for the book, and then $5/custom designed page (5 pg. min). You may use your e-session print credit to put towards the cost of the album. Here are some pics of my example album that I'd be happy to show you in person. BTW, it's laying on my 2-year-olds little table, just in case the proportions look off...lol.








Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

[AG]WPJA Contest Winner!

I am so excited to announce that one of my images placed 8th in the ceremony category of the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association's 4th quarterly contest, a division of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). I'm really pleased to have my work placed so highly amongst such talented photographers.

The judges said, "The bride looks like she’s on the verge of tears as she is whisked away with her groom after the ceremony. The duo-toning and touch of grain give this image the look and feel of a movie still."



Here is the link to the image in the contest gallery.

Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

E-mail Troubles?? Never fear...

Exciting things are to come, but for today my e-mail is acting up because I'm switching servers. So, if you've e-mailed me but have not received a response I may not have gotten your e-mail. Please try and resend your message tomorrow (Thursday), or give me a call, but hopefully all the bugs will be worked out by then. Stay tuned for the launch of something super cool, though! Thank you for your patience!

Cassandra & Dustin E-Session 02.17.08

It was such a beautiful day today! After playing with the boys outside, and getting a ton of cleaning done, I had a blast walking around the Pearl District with Cassandra & Dustin. We found some cool random places to shoot, and they were up for anything! I can't wait to shoot their wedding next month!

























Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

02.14.08 Happy...

Birthday Oregon! Yes, today is Oregon's 149th birthday! How will you celebrate it?

...What? Isn't that the only thing to celebrate on this day? ;) No, really, my husband and I say that every other day is like Valentine's Day for us, except the one day we're required to be romantic. What could be more romantic than that??

But, today's as good time as any to break out those old love songs!

Sweet or Sour...whichever you prefer. ;)

Hope you're having a great week!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

My new favorite song by a local band.

I like to support pretty much anything that is local...bands, farms, businesses, etc., and I'm super excited about local band, The Helio Sequence's new album, "Keep Your Eyes Ahead," coming out Jan. 29th. I pre-ordered it here. They have quite a few songs on their myspace site, but here's one of my favorite new ones. This video wasn't made by the band, but it has the actors that play Ron & Hermione in it. I'm not sure what movie the clips are from, but I think the video suits the song. The band is touring right now, and I can't wait to see them live again at the Crystal Ballroom on March 7th!

The Helio Sequence - Lately



Hope you're having a great weekend!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography