Josh & Nell - Engagements

We went to a couple different places for these and I really love the way the sun ones turned out! Congrats you two!! 

My little Matilda Jane model

One of my favorite clothing companies is having a photo contest. So, before leaving California, I took some shots of Special K in a couple outfits. The one above is my favorite, and it's the one I submitted. It looks pixelated because it's a reduced size as needed for the contest.

Below are ones that I like but didn't quite cut it for me. She was a great little model...when she WANTED to be!

I had a change of pants for her (the one above - she's supposed to be in Gigi pants and polka dot shoes) but in order to keep her happy, I let her keep the pants and shoes...compromise to keep the model happy. ;) It was so fun to do these...I have so much catching up to do!!

Here are some of her funny faces/her own made-up poses. 

My Best Friends' BROTHER'S Wedding...

Being back in Salt Lake has its perks - weddings! The Salt Lake Temple has SO many photo opportunities and I found myself wanting to take all day taking pictures. Luckily for Melissa & Anthon, I didn't do that to them. My friend Jenny met me at the temple and together we took almost 1,000 pictures. It was also fun that she spoke German as well, and we were able to easily communicate with Melissa's family. How nice was it to double team this!? Awesome.

They both looked stunning and giddy - I wish them a happy marriage. Such a beautiful couple! Congratulations guys!

Baby A

Baby A was supposed to come 4 weeks later than he arrived. If that were the case, you might be seeing MODEST pictures of his birth. But since his mommy was on vacation up North and I was on vacation in the West, here are his newborn shots, 5 weeks later. He's still such a little newborn, smaller than any of my babies! He was such a good sleeper, slept the whole time! 

Here are a few shots of my favorite shots that I edited tonight...now off to bed!

Does big sister get any cuter? Forget a kiss, a clear shot of the owie is all you're getting.

Okay, fine. I'll give him a sweet kiss.

"...curled up snug in your water bed..." (Baby Beluga by Raffi)

Getting back into the swing of things...to keep shooting or not to keep shooting, is that even a question?

Anthon & Melissa

This engagement session was so fun to shoot. I met Melissa for the first time and she is AMAZING. Her eyes light up a room, her laugh is contagious, and her smile is almost enough to bring about world peace. Melissa is German and Anthon, who is my friend's baby brother, served a mission in Germany. So, with my Schweizer-Deutsch (3 years in Zurich), I attempted to speak to them in German. It was fun. Aren't they a great couple!?

Can't wait to show you the wedding photos...coming soon!

I've MOVED

Hello clients, fellow photographers, family, fans, & friends. As many of you know, I have recently moved from Zurich, Switzerland to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Switzerland holds a special place in my heart and always will. This said, I would be open to coming back to the Zurich area for photoshoots if people are still interested. To do this, we would have to pool together several families/people and fill up at least 5-6 time slots at $250 per one hour session.

Send me an email if you are interested.

I just did a wedding for the first time in a long time, pictures to follow.

Thank you for your support and love, we are settled in our new home and I have some new photog toys to play with. So, life is good, even outside of CH.

-jp

Beautiful Family

At Christmastime when we were in Salt Lake, I took my Sister-in-law's family pics. It was cold and there wasn't much landscape. We went over to Wheeler Farm and got some great pics. Spencer would NOT smile for anything so we took some individual shots of him later. I just saw them hanging up in her house this weekend and they look great. I was so thrilled to see my work printed. I can't wait to move into our new house and print some pics of the kids.