Bethany Jackman Photography Blog

Boston, Mass.

2010-03-02T15:12:00.004-07:00

We're here!
We are pooped from traveling, but we can't wait to explore this city and make it our home.

jenna : maternity

2010-02-18T22:10:00.000-07:00

When I moved to Dallas I met Jenna through a mutual friend or two (thank you kelli nicole!!), and we became instant friends. She is a brilliant photographer, gifted writer, genuine friend, and just the cutest, kindest person on earth. I love this girl to pieces and I am soo sad I am moving and won't be around to meet her new arrival. I will someday, though!

We met up in Dallas with her husband and adorable friend Lynn. She and her husband are so cute, btw. They had me laughing my head off, wishing we spent more time together as couples. They are so much fun, and are going to make the most amazing parents.

I'd been looking forward to her maternity shoot for months. Jenna came prepared with the most creative ideas, I loved them. thank heavens since the texas landscape was just blah, and seriously needed some color. It was also freeezing and windy (the worst!), but we stuck it out! It was well worth it.

i just love her gorgeous long hair...

snow in texas

2010-02-14T23:28:00.004-07:00

Forget rain, Dallas brought on the SNOW this weekend! It was crazy, felt just like back home! It broke their all-time record for snowfall, it left my mom stuck in an airport, and our power was out for 6 hours. It was pretty to watch though. :)

heart bokeh

2010-02-11T20:24:00.011-07:00

without the heart:

with the heart:

this was so fun, and super easy! here is a tutorial.

my makeshift lens hood wasn't perfect, hence the crazy vignetting, oops. :)

that second shot is just a black piece of paper with a big heart cut out held a few inches away from the lens.

happy valentine's weekend!

moving again!

2010-02-09T23:25:00.004-07:00

image here.

We're moving to Boston! Whaat?! You might remember my announcement last May, when we left Provo for Dallas. Well, I can't even believe it, but this is round two. We leave in 3 weeks and we couldn't be more excited. I'm dreaming of the museums, the skyline, the rivers, the food, the Red Sox, and Boston in spring. I've never lived east of Colorado, so if you know anything, tell me everything.

I will work a little here and there, but will continue part-time as we travel around the country. My sidebar has been updated. I hope you will follow me on our adventure. :)

my kodak jiffy

2010-02-01T22:30:00.002-07:00

My family got me this 1933-37 kodak jiffy six-20 for Christmas. (similar to my brownie from last year.) Now all I need is some 620 film. Isn't it a beauty?

love the manual...

soo happy...

winter rainstorms

2010-01-31T22:30:00.000-07:00

dallas got poured on this weekend.

we stayed inside, turned on the heat, and listened to it fall against the windows.

this is one thing i'm loving about the south.

laura + austin

2010-01-07T21:52:00.004-07:00

I love these two!! We go way back, but had never officially met until this night. :) They are the sweetest couple on earth. Laura and I have so much in common too- marrying our high school sweethearts, a Colorado wedding, same taste in boots... tee hee. We shot their engagements over Christmas break in historic downtown Littleton.

best of 2009

2010-01-05T23:51:00.006-07:00

With our big move and a new baby, my business and I took it easy this year. But I will never forget the amazing people I got to work with in 2009.

To all of you, thank you so much.

I don't want to leave out the few amazing sessions 2009 ended with. Stay tuned for those.

Until then, happy 2010!

christmas lights

2009-12-31T16:45:00.016-07:00

and now for my monthly post. hehe.

for those of you still reading this blog, thank you, I love you.

merry late christmas and happy new year!

arboretum in autumn

2009-11-05T08:01:00.003-07:00

My parents and friend Emily (above) came into town this weekend, it was so much fun. The Dallas Arboretum was one of our favorite stops. I'm so glad we went during their autumn fest, it was a perfect 70-something degrees and the landscape was gorgeous.

searching for a texas autumn

2009-10-25T22:15:00.005-06:00

We went for a walk the other day to see if we could find some fall. We got off to a rough start, but as we walked, we got closer and closer to finding it.

playing catch up

2009-10-19T14:34:00.003-06:00

Helloooooo! (said like this)

I'm back! My maternity leave is pretty much over. It has been the most amazing 6 weeks, I am in love with this whole mom thing. I've avoided posting pics of our baby since I've had some plagiarism problems, but believe me, he is the most precious thing on the planet!

I have a few photo sessions lined up here in Dallas, I can't wait. But for those of you who haven't seen these already, I thought I'd post few of the fun things we did in this city pre-baby. Enjoy!

shaved ice heaven

2009-10-19T14:32:00.007-06:00

bahama bucks is our best find yet.

on our first visit, we got a peachy orange and a strawberry colada shaved ice with ice cream and tropic creme. soo amazing.

I was 8 months pregnant, so we went back 5 times. ;) Heaven!

dallas aquarium

2009-10-19T14:31:00.002-06:00

We hung with the fishies on Labor Day.

the nursery

2009-10-19T14:30:00.002-06:00

Our baby's nursery revolves around this adorable quilt Casey's mom made. She took me to The Quilting Cottage in American Fork, where I chose all the fabrics.

After the quilt, she put together the all the bedding for the crib. She also made multiple changing pad and crib sheets out of each of the fabrics. Without her I'm not sure I would have known where to begin. Afterward, I stuck to a budget and everything fell into place.

My friend emily handmade the flags as a gift.
I found the Pottery Barn crib and changing table used on ksl's classifieds.
Thanks to another friend, I found the PB glider at Downeast Home in Orem
The footstool, dresser, and baskets are from Ikea
The dresser knobs and little giraffe ($4!) are from anthro
And the prints are from lds distribution, sarah jane, and persimmonandpink.

Besides all the other little things, stuffed away in all the drawers and closets, I'm still waiting for a lamp, clock, window shades, and a frame for pictures of the baby, all found at target.com.

cowboys stadium

2009-10-19T14:29:00.007-06:00

Casey and I took a tour of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington a week before our due date. Since BYU was playing there on the 5th, and we were hoping to be preoccupied at (or out of) the hospital, we figured we'd get a feel for the stadium in person since we'll probably only witness the game on TV. We did watch it on TV, (and it was amazing), but shoot, baby didn't come until 4 days later. :) Still- totally worth the tour. Would you like a recap? Well alright!

um hi bigscreen-

fun fact: before their concert a few weeks ago, the jonas brothers paid $8,000 to play halo for 2 hours on that thing.

retractable roof. no big deal-

our peeps in a box suite-

the view from the box suite-

me and casey in the box suite-

casey in the radio/tv people suite-

everything inside was pretty immaculate-

including romo's locker-

here's where the playas run out onto the field-

we got thisclose!-

it was definitely funtimes!

missing fall

2009-10-01T18:20:00.003-06:00

wishing dallas had fall colors!

last october

where i've been

2009-08-25T21:16:00.001-06:00

waiting around. :)

10 days (or so) to go!

one year ago

2009-08-02T19:59:00.004-06:00

we were in hawaii!! sigh...

grandpa's backyard

2009-07-29T22:27:00.003-06:00

pink/yellow columbines, i believe?

july 4th

2009-07-29T22:15:00.005-06:00

i didn't bring my tripod and the show was mediocre. still the best holiday ever. :)

dallas high five

2009-07-29T22:12:00.002-06:00

colorado in may

2009-07-27T21:24:00.000-06:00

texas sunsets

2009-07-27T21:20:00.003-06:00