Tessa Janae Photography: October 2010

I've been a little on a "non" creative kick for a while and I believe that I'm almost out of the dry season and about to enter into a season of great fruit and joy. Whether that's in buissness or just my own personal growth. I'm ready. I'm entering a new season of life today. God is challenging me and revealing so many wonderful things to me in his word. It speaks so loud but only to those who want and desire to hear it. Not sure what your past is or walk of life you come from but I, I will tell you that the life lived with Jesus is unlike any other. I know this from personal experience. He desires a relationship with us so deeply, and if we only took the time to listen and respond to Him we would know it and truly "believe". We call our self's believers but half of us don't truly believe. We have not truly encountered the living breathing almighty God that is at work on this earth, the ultimate creator of all living things desires our hearts. woah. With learning about how much He truly desires our hearts I've also been learning to enjoy the little things in life...

... thunderstorms, clouds, rain, laughter, candles, glitter, paint, trees, wind, twitter ;-/, chocolate, earrings, water, sugar, salt, light, fire, blue sky, paper, shoes, silence, photographs...

... my list could go on and on but I'll stop at photographs for now.

I'm learning to appreciate these things because we are so blessed. We have been given so much and yet we always want... more.. we are always dissatisfied with what we have because they come out with a new model right after I buy the product and there's always something new.

Photos are a memory for some of us our mom's have TONS of them from birth-present. Most of them are snapshots of time for our mothers to hold onto as we grow up and become who we are meant to be. Other times it's to remember important days of our lives such as weddings, newborns, family, children and love stories. These moments all deserve to be remembered and what better way to remember them. To remember the look your husband gives you as you walk down the aisle, or 10 years after marriage and you look back on your engagement photos and remember that love you felt for one another because photos come to life in our minds as we remember that time again. When you baby grows up and is no longer a baby, you have photos to look back and see there cute bottoms or feet and little fingers. To witness one of God's wonderful blessings to life.

As a photographer I want to be able to capture not only a photo but life's precious moments for you to cherish and have forever. Not just a photo but a piece of art for your wall at home. Photos that for years to come you can still smell the flowers or feel the wind that day. I strive for real and authentic in every shoot I do. I desire for my clients to experience real and authentic when they look back on their photos and see not just, "cheese" click. Done. But feel movement and life in that moment in time.

You may think I'm being cheesy ;-) but I truly desire this type of photography for everyone. It's called these days, Lifestyle Photography and that's what I want to bring to you.

Thanks for reading what's been going on in my heart and my passion for photography. And what's a post without photos? So here you have it. Here's a collection of photos I've taken on my iPhone 4 with the camera+ app. over the last several months.

I hope you enjoy and will too start to appreciate the small things in life!