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| Couture Shoot Giveaway! |
02.01.10 | News |
Last year Maria and I held our Couture Couple Contest and were overwhelmed by the amazing stories couples from all over the nation sent in. We ended up traveling to Portland, Oregon to photograph Babs and Russ' incredible bond. I'm so thankful for having met them and am inspired by their devotion to one another. I'm also happy to say that Russ' strength and positive living as proven he can beat all odds and is in remission! For more on their story {Click Here}
With last year's contest being such a great success, we want to repeat the experience and add a worthy cause by benefiting victims of the Haiti earthquake. We also want to reward your generosity by giving you a chance to win a Couture Shoot of your choice!
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DETAILS
Donate $50 or more to UNICEF and enter for a chance to win a Couture Shoot {Boudoir, Couples, Maternity, etc.} with Jennifer Skog and Maria Chang. A Couture Shoot is an editorial style photo shoot with wardrobe styling by Maria Chang of PMA. The photo shoot may take place in your neck of the woods or ours in the SF Bay Area - it's up to you!
Simply complete the online UNICEF donation form, make the donation and wait to receive a donation confirmation email. Once you receive the confirmation email {it takes a few minutes to receive} forward it to studio@jenniferskog.com. The confirmation email will be your official entry form for the contest.
We will be accepting entries through February 14th, 2010 {Valentine's Day}.
{DONATE NOW}
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Entries must be with the official UNICEF donation confirmation letter. Donations must be made online between February 1, 2010 and February 14th, 2010.
- Donations must be made directly thru UNICEF to guarantee 100% of donation goes to them. {Do not send money to us}
- Donations must be $50 or more.
- Multiple entries are allowed. {more chance to win}
- The prize value is $2,000 and is for photo shoot only; no proof, discs, or prints are included. All products are sold separately. No purchase necessary.
- The photo shoot will be scheduled depending on Jennifer Skog schedule & availability.
- The winner will be announced by March 1st, 2010.
- This contest is available Internationally, however the photo shoot is only available within the US.
- The winner will be determined by random drawing.
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| Baby Rylynn has arrived! |
01.28.10 | Lifestyle |
Let's just say that my good friend Mandi did NOT have the easiest pregnancy! I can't even begin to tell you how much I admire this woman for staying strong and positive with all that she has been through. She is an inspiration to me and my quest for starting a family. Mandi is no stranger to this blog, 3 years ago she had the cutest little baby girl with more personality than I have ever seen in such a little tiny person. With this pregnancy, Mandi was not going relax until the baby was out and safe in her arms. The look on her face in this first image just cracks me up as she was just anxious, nervous and most of all annoyed she had to wait so long for her little princess.
Because of her difficulties with this pregnancy, they had decided to induce the labor. As it happened, it was scheduled to day after I arrived home from Rome. With as exhausted as I was, I wasn't going to miss this opportunity to be there and capture such a little miracle. So, they induced her in the morning and Mandi suggested I come around noon. Six o'clock comes around and she is barely dilated 6 cm and since I was only 15 minutes away, I contemplate going home. When I approach Mandi and 6:30 to tell her my plan, she gives me a look I know all too well and tells me that the baby will be here within the hour. Mandi is a different kind of character, she has this sixth sense where she feels something and comes up with next to impossible predictions. I tend to laugh at her, but she is ALWAYS right! So, I opted to stay. Everyone in the room decided that they had time to go grab a drink and visit the vending machines, while I stayed in the room. With camera in hand, Mandi calls me to the bed freaking out that the baby is coming. I quote "JEN, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DELIVER THIS BABY!!!" Camera in one hand, Mandi clenching on the other, I am a dear in headlights. I ask if she wants me to look and before she could answer, to my relief the nurse comes in. Sure enough! Mandi had dilated to other 4 cm in less than an hour! Everyone scrambled to get her husband, Elliot and the Doctor in the room and I went back to my place as the photographer/videographer. with just 20 minutes of pushing, we have a beautiful baby girl that is the spitting image of her big sister Elliana. Life is such a miracle and I don't think I will ever grow tired of capturing such an incredible moment in time. For the rest of my life I will look at this little girl knowing that I was there when she came into this world.
Thank you so much Mandi and Elliot for sharing such an incredible piece of your life with me. You are forever loved. |
| Here she is just seconds old! Rylynn Hope 7.46 lbs 20.5 inches long |
| She's got some lungs on her! |
| I love this shot. Photo op for Grammy. |
| Doesn't Mandi look incredible for just delivering a baby?!? |
| And here she is, BIG sister, Elliana. When I came over to shoot Rylynn's newborn photographs, I made sure to give Elliana lots of attention before I even laid eyes on the baby. Plus, I love this little miss so much, I could just hug and kiss her all day long. So, I'm hanging out for a while, waiting for the baby to fall asleep and be content, when Elliana looks at me and says "Jen!? When are we going to take pictures?" I started laughing. While I do take pictures of her every few months, she usually doesn't pay much attention and runs around and has fun. It's rare that I can get her to sit still and pose - until now! It was so funny! So her and i go in her room and do our own little photo shoot, she is just so cute! Here she is in her big girl room with her big girl bed... |
| She loves her little sister {most of the time!}. While holding her, Rylynn began to cry and she just calmly tried to love her by rubbing her head and shush her. It was the cutest thing, her voice gets an octave higher and she says "She is just so cute!". I think she is going to make such a great big sister. |
| And here she is, Rylynn Hope. Congrats Mandi and Elliot! |
| If you're going to Vegas for WPPI's Photography Convention, join Maria and I for a LIVE BOUDOIR SHOOT! Contact the studio to reserve your spot! |
| Email down!!!! |
01.26.10 | News |
I'm back!!!!!! While in shooting Jen and Karl's fabulous wedding celebration in Mexico we had very limited email access and no wifi! So.... without being able to monitor and remove all the spam from our folders, our mailbox filled up real quick! If you have sent us an email in the past week and have not received a response from us, PLEASE RESEND THE MESSAGE! {If you still can't get through while we are trying to figure out the problem, please use info@jenniferskog.com
We will respond promptly!
Thank you and enjoy your week,
xoxo, Jen |
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