Archive for October, 2011

The Newest Addition.

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Oh how I have missed blogging! But with my business starting, maintaining our home, and making sure to spend quality time with my husband, there was just hardly any time.

But there was something else keeping us busy too…

Our new puppy, Layla!

Betcha thought I was gonna announce something else, huh? Hahah nope, not yet. Although our Layla is giving us some practice, that I will say. We adopted her from our friends here and have fallen in love. She’s as hyper as the next puppy and loves to nibble on your toes and ankles when you walk, play fetch, and go on walks (more like runs, when it’s just me) She’s an Australian Shepherd mix and around 8-9 months old. Aside from all her hyper puppy-ness though, she is theeee best cuddler. And that has been my favorite thing to do with her. That, and occasionally laugh at her clumsiness. We are over the moon excited!

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Aimee and Tim Davis, Anchorage, Alaska Photography

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Does this pretty lady look familiar? I had the pleasure of taking her and her husbands photos. They were one of my first paid clients since I started my business, and one of my biggest supporters. Aimee and her family have been my guinea pigs quite a few times when I wanted to practice different styles of photography (children, boudoir, ect) and I always have so much fun with them. With this shoot, it was pure fun, flirty, and there was quite a bit of laughter involved. I’m surprised these images didn’t come out blurry because I was laughing most of the time! As you will see, not a lot of posing in this shoot. Just being themselves :)

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Old outfits and weather changes.

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

As the title of this post states, these photos are a bit old. But I figured I’d post them anyway. It’s weird to look at them because I can notice how much the scenery has changed since then. The trees are no longer that vibrant green and are pretty much bare, and most of the leaves that have fallen on the ground are dead. And I’ll state the obvious…it’s flippin’ cold! Yes, I am a wuss, but seriously…the first snow fall is due any day now. While most of you are welcoming Fall, we are preparing for an early Winter!

Having Jimmy take my photos has been loads of fun for me cause I get to sneak in some mushy pics. But nonetheless, I got a Gorilla Pod to hold me over until my tripod gets here with our stuff. It’s for me to use on those days when my begging and puppy dog eyes won’t work :)

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Making A Home

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Here are some updated photos of our humble abode. It’s been a long (almost) 4 months without our household goods that still have yet to come, and we made a few much needed large purchases for our new home, but other than that, most of the decor and small things you see around the house were either thrifted, handed down to us by our pretty amazing friends here, or less than $20. And thanks to Pinterest, I’ve been finding my inner crafty side that I never really knew existed. To say that I’m excited about our home coming together would be an understatement. Of course, home is wherever my husband is…but it’s nice to make the home we live in comfortable for the both of us, and at an affordable price :)


paper flowers made by me


DIY dry erase board


More paper flowers…I can’t get enough of them!

And I also have some news to share…I’m sure some of you have noticed that I’ve began posting my work here as well as my personal photos. Well, I just launched my Facebook Photography page! So if you’re a fan of my photos, feel free to “like” away!

Jen Hammer Photography

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