jenbarnes photo

now shooting seniors only

Jen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:16:18 +0000

Things have been coming together slowly but surely. I just wanted to pop up over here to say that I am super excited about becoming a senior-only brand. Even though from the beginning, I put the limit on myself of no newborns, I still felt I was too widespread. Most of my inquiries were from parents asking for modeling agency shoots for their toddlers – and I tired of saying “No” and recommending other Austin area photographers so perhaps this new site will make it pretty obvious that I specialize in seniors.

So, seniors, I am super excited! I wanted to kick off the new branding with … new branding! I have created a set of tools for my business (I think I was a graphic designer in a previous life) that I would love to share. I still have a few more pieces to create to round out the collection, but so far — all new business cards, letterhead, disks, thank-you cards, gift vouchers, referral wallets, and even a rubber stamp are on their way! I think I’m going to start stalking the UPS guy.

You don’t often get to see this end of the business, so I thought it might be interesting to get a peek.

allison

Jen — Tue, 31 May 2011 04:31:46 +0000

CLASS OF 2012 of Rouse High School, the first graduating class! Allison was an absolute angel when we travelled with a group of seniors out to some small towns for an afternoon group photoshoot. I almost want to say I assisted the shoot, because I ended up driving the furniture around instead of the seniors, but I did manage to get a few gorgeous shots of Allison by herself. Allison has hopes to become an optometrist – such an important field since we count on our vision SO much!

chelsea

Jen — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:56:24 +0000

She’s going to college to get into the film industry and has a smile that beams straight from her heart. With her energy and vision, I know she’s going to succeed! We had to book it to catch the sunset (I need to set up my lights beforehand!), but we made it…barely. A special thanks to her mom for trekking all over with us and for holding the light steady in that wind.

milan

Jen — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:30:40 +0000

Can you get ANY more beautiful? I have watched Milan grow up, from beginning clarinet in the sixth grade to church events, she has only become prettier and more refined. We had a great time around Mayfield Park over Spring Break. While I could have used an extra set of hands, and maybe a chauffeur for the traffic getting there, her pictures were a blast to take. I was sad that the best purple flowers were buzzing with bees, but I think we did a pretty good job incorporating her favorite color into her portraits.

david

Jen — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:21:24 +0000

As a Cedar Park High School senior, David is active on the drumline in one of the most recognized music programs in the State of Texas. I was honored to shoot his senior portraits and we met on the beautiful University of Texas golf course one beautiful evening this October. I couldn’t have been happier with his pictures. Here are a few of my favorites.