It’s not to late to participate in this year’s Una Bella Serra. Make your reservation now and don’t forget to enter the competition at www.unabellaserra.com This is the third year for this event and you will love it.  There are so many talented vendors that participate in this to make it a wonderful place for inspiring your wedding day.  This is event is never disappointing and guaranteed to take your breath away.  Hope to see you there!

I was so excited when Jana and Gino asked me to photograph the new addition to their family.  She is just adorable and the cutest little peanut.  She did great on her first photo session and Guiliana went above and beyond what a little girl needed to do.  I love spending time with the Borello’s!

It has taken only a year for Noah’s mom and I to get our act together to photograph Noah.  But we finally did it and I love it.  I just have to say I love Noah’s hair.  It has a mind of its own and when I heard he wanted to cut it I said if we can only find 15 minutes we have to do this.  Noah did great and I have to admit he is the shyist kid that I have ever photographed but he did such a great job.  He was such a great listener and has such a sweet person he was a joy to be around.  To view some more of his session click here.

Heading out of town til the 20th of the month but wanted to get this up for all of you.  All of us know someone who’s been touched by this disease.  I personally have some very close people who battle with this everyday.  Recently, one of my young brides was diagnosed with this at the age of 30.  Help me support the woman who go thru this and to help find a cure.  Please contact us at info@jilljohnsonphotography.com or to set up your appointment or to get more information.  You won’t regret it.

I am so excited to be part of a new adventure Adorn Bridal Boutique  located in our current space in downtown Los Gatos.  It has been  fun and trying at times this year as we moved in to the new space,  but it has been a thrill of a ride as we have seen the transformation over the year.  So with no further intro we are excited to Unveil Adorn  (a very unique)  Bridal Boutique.

Adorn is exactly what the name implies.  A bridal boutique where woman of all ages can adorn themselves with many one of kind and vintage bridal and special occassion gowns, accessories, jewelry, handbags, shoes, hats and so much more.  A visit to this store will be so rewarding, you’ll be a kid in a candy store as you hunt for special treasure.

But don’t worry Artique products will still be available for you to view, covet, and order but there is so much more to tell you about.  Brides visiting will recieve a goody bag filled with our Adorn Vendors information and special offers. These wonderful vendors include:  My self,  Jill Johnson Photography, Tanja Lippert Photography, Precious and Blooming Floral, Dj Ron Grandia, I “Do” Weddings and Event Planning, and Luke Goodman Wedding Films.

Doors Open Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 11am.    We are so looking forward to seeing you.

We had a great day and so many wonderful doggies that showed up with their best smile.  These are only a few and I hope to put some more up soon but I thought you would all enjoy these little guys.  We even had “Jack” the Lizard come and get his photos done too. (I still need to get some Jack photos)  But the day was a success even though it rained we were able to capture some awesome puppy portraits and was able to raise money for Santa Clara Humane Society.  Looking forward to doing another one of these this fall, and thanks to all of you who made it out.

We are so excited to be offering our first doggie daze at the gallery.  Come one, Come all and get photos of your favorite pooch.  Isn’t the one who keeps your feet warm, licks your face, and keeps you company worth it.  I think so!

For some of you your wondering what is WPPI?  Well it stands for Wedding and Portrait Photographers International. WPPI  along with Rangefinder Magazine sponsor one of the largest conferences for photographers world wide.  In fact, I think it is the largest.  This year the conference changed venues from Baley’s and Paris to the MGM Grand.  This place was huge and I laughed how it felt like we were staying in the city of OZ.  From the photo you can see why we felt like Dorothy, the tin man, the lion, and the scarecrow.  (Flamingo played the role of Toto.)

I love this conference because it is just a great time to meet up with photography friends from all over the country (and world) and to find out the latest and greatest new  things in the industry.  I head out on a treasure hunt every year to find that awesome product for my clients or that one little tidbit that just helps  me or my business improve or just to inspire.  This year was a little different since I helped my good friend and team member Tanja do her speech on “Dork Energy”.  We were the ones doing the inspiring and we had a blast.  The talk went great and we had such a great team of people who helped pull it all together.  The main four of us was Tanja, Tia, Andrew Hsu, and me but one of the greatest things was how many of our local photographers group (aka pug) and some extras came and acted like dorks with us.  We were so incredibly touched by the outpouring of support.  They went above and beyond and that is why we love them so much.  They are the best!

I am so excited that the new blog is up and running.  We are working out a few kinks yet but for the most part it is up and running.   I love the new design courtesy of many friends.  Ken Leslie, the man behind the working elements, Jeremy Hohengarten my assistant extraordanaire, and Tia Reagan the fabulous stylist.  (Tia also pulled out her photographic skills and photographed the photos of me with my boys and hubby.)  Love them!  And yes we did drag the couch out in to the field.  What was fun is the family shoot above was just for me.  It just happen to work out great for the new header of the blog.

So what’s new about the blog?  Well let me tell you because I think it really has some fun features.

One of my favorite things about this new blog is that YOU can participate so easy and in some fun ways.  YOU get to vote on what blog posts You love.  What you like hearing about, seeing , and whatever else you might stop by for.  Your votes pick the favorites category.  Second, I love when you leave comments.  Let me know what you think.  Answer some of the questions I wonder about.  I want to get to know you as much as your learning about me.  Third, On some of the post you can click on the photos to see them larger.  I know there is so many other cool things but those are some of my favorites. Plus it is so easy to subsribe to the post.  Just click on subscribe here on the top right and it will automatically tell you when I have something new posted.  Have a look around and I’m so glad you stopped by.

Here’s more of our family shoot.  This collage was made for my mother in law by Simply Canvas.