Jul 07 2010

07.07.10 – the RAINWATERS!

Please meet Seth and Jamie Rainwater:)



(this one is my favorite of the shoot)


Jess and I are on vacation traveling all over the place hanging out with friends and family.

Our first stop was Indianapolis, Indiana to visit our friends Seth and Jamie Rainwater.

They are photographers as well, you can check out their blog here. I actually shot the Rainwater’s wedding four years ago.

We had an awesome short but very meaningful visit with them, it was really refreshing to see how well they are doing and the awesome things they are involved with and the dreams they have for the future.

JIM baker

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The RainwatersJuly 7, 2010 - 12:32 pm

Jim…the pictures are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 Thanks for the lighting tips. We will always remember Ruth’s Chris! :)

Jul 02 2010

07.02.10 – hello July… and hello James family!

Please meet the James family.

The 3 kids.

Paiton and Tate.

Paul and Lori wanted to get in on the action too.

Dad and the kids.

Daddy and daughter. (my fav of the shoot)

Kaleb with his dad.

Tate and his mom eating ice cream. (I LOVE Tate’s ice cream eating face.)

Siblings sharing

And lastly Mom with her boys.

Wow… July already. Jess and I had a blast spending the last day of June with the James’ family. They contacted me when I was offering the deal you shouldn’t refuse which helped us get to Africa at the beginning of the year.

The James’ saw my work while getting their haircut at the Erretts. I did a family shoot for the Erretts before I even started this blog. You can check out their pics here.

When we started the shoot, Paul said that they were going for half as good as the Erretts and if we got that they would be happy. I think we did at least half as good huh? 😉

We started out at Celeron Park which is seeming to be my go to spot now for photos. To get their kids to smile they kept talking about getting ice cream after the shoot. So when we wrapped up the posed pics, I asked if we could tag along and take some ice cream candids . We went to the Ice Cream Shack in Lakewood. We snapped some pics and they graciously bought Jess an ice cream cone too! They offered me one as well, but holding an ice cream cone and taking pictures is a bit difficult.

Tomorrow I’m second shooting a wedding with Pranee Loffer of THIS beautiful couple.

Then Jess and I are hitting the road for a couple weeks. I’ll try and post as often as I can.

JIM baker

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joanJuly 2, 2010 - 6:17 pm

Beautiful photos. Love all the different poses.

The RainwatersJuly 3, 2010 - 3:33 am

Best set of portraits yet, in my opinion, can’t wait to see you guys! :) :) :)

CherylJuly 4, 2010 - 6:44 am

These pictures are great. The color and the expressions are priceless.

JStanfordJuly 4, 2010 - 6:58 am

I LOVE these. The youngest kid is awesome. Great shots!

BrianneJuly 4, 2010 - 4:35 pm

awesome pictures dude! Nice Job -corey

jim bakerJuly 5, 2010 - 6:03 am

thanks everyone!!!

Jun 27 2010

2010.06.27 – Happy Birthday Jess’ mom

Jess and her mom Kathy Anstrom
This past weekend we went to Ohio for a short visit. The only thing that Jess’ mom wanted for her birthday from us was a picture of her and Jess. She wanted a copy and she wants one to go on my desk at work. We went and celebrated early with a dinner at olive garden as well. Happy Birthday Kathy!

JIM baker

Jun 23 2010

06.23.10 – I don’t leave comments on your blog because…


Trying out a poll… trying to get easy feedback. I even put a picture up of a flower for your viewing pleasure.

JIM baker

I don’t leave comments on your blog because…
(check a box or boxes and hit vote)

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JStanfordJune 23, 2010 - 4:24 pm

Sometimes I comment 😀

if it’s photos I generally comment on flickr instead

LisaJune 23, 2010 - 5:00 pm

i normally leave more comments on your deeper, profound thoughts

jim bakerJune 24, 2010 - 4:30 am

@ jeff – you do comment sometimes, thanks :)

@ lisa – its been a while since i’ve written a “deeper, profound thought.”

Andy-Friend To FriendJune 25, 2010 - 3:39 pm

Time is of the essence and all you really need to say is that you are an amazing photographer and an amazing man of God!! Thanks for your prayers the other night! By the way, I haven’t seen a comment from you on my blog site!! LOL!! God Bless!! Andy

Jun 17 2010

06.17.10 – Adelgren Wedding!

detail shot of the grooms tux

Groomsmen – the Adelgren brothers

Father and the bride

Smiling bride Ashley:)

First dance

first dance

Saturday July 12 2010 Ashley and Nathan got married. I was actually the best man in this wedding but the groom said I could bring my camera along too so I did. I got a few comments from people that they had never seen a best man photographer. Call me the best-man-ographer.

Nate Blick was the actual photographer for the wedding. But we were all switching roles. Nate was playing drums for the first dance so I was asked to take pictures for that segmant of the reception so thats why I have a few first dance pics.

Nathan and Ashley are enjoying a 2 week honeymoon in Hawaii right now and I’m jealous!

Congrats Nathan and Ashley Adelgren!

JIM baker

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The RainwatersJune 17, 2010 - 6:59 am

Love the father and the bride shot, so jealous because no one gets those kinds of shots, unless your a best-man-ographer 😉

jim bakerJune 17, 2010 - 7:13 am

maybe i should start a new photography business as the best-man-ographer.

Jun 15 2010

06.15.10 – Walrod Family Portraits






Matt and Lisa Stanton took me up on the offer you shouldn’t refuse and helped support Jess and I to go to Africa this past winter. We waited until it was spring so that the weather was nicer than shooting during the winter but the day that we picked it was rainy and cloudy! We went for it anyway and I think the pics turned out great. The Walrod’s are such an awesome family.

JIM baker

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The RainwatersJune 15, 2010 - 5:32 am

Photos look great…I love your new header (the African Tree)…

jim bakerJune 15, 2010 - 6:29 am

thanks!

The Moldy CannoliJune 16, 2010 - 2:13 am

I had no idea that Sandi has a brother, I see the familial similarity with all of them.

Yep, I am in NY, Dan and I are planning on going up to Jamestown on July 4th annd 5th. We should all catch up…

jim bakerJune 16, 2010 - 3:03 am

lol thats sandi’s brother in law its her sisters husband.

we’ll be out of town on the 4th :(

Jun 14 2010

06.14.2010 – Emily [New York Seniors 2011]






Emily was a camper of Jess’ at Camp Mission Meadows a few years back. She was a complete trooper during our shoot, walking through a ton of high grass with bugs and weeds so we could get the second shot down with the wildflowers. Jess and I had a blast shooting with Emily and she did an awesome job.

JIM baker

Jun 11 2010

06.11.10 – Chris and Sharon






While we were in Baltimore we visited our friends Chris and Sharon, and I asked them if I could do a quick shoot of them. So we walked around Baltimore for a while and snapped some shots. Here’s my favorites! Chris and Sharon are a super fun couple as you can probably see from the pics.

JIM baker

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Andy-Friend To FriendJune 11, 2010 - 4:07 pm

Hey Sir Pastor Jim,
Just letting you know that your pictures and color scheme look great. I am also getting the photo bug bad. I told Melissa I would love to get a nice camera that isn’t to expensive! Thanks for meeting with me yesterday morning it was great. The coffee was good too! God Bless!!
Andy

jim bakerJune 11, 2010 - 4:19 pm

andy! thanks! i enjoyed getting to know you some more too! see ya around!

Jun 09 2010

06.09.10 – Alex [Maryland Seniors 2011]





I actually taught Alex guitar lessons when she was in middle school. She’s been a fan of my photography for a while. She even interviewed me for her photography class! Way before she was a senior, she told me she wanted me to shoot her senior portraits. Well the time has come and I was glad to. She did an AWESOME job.

Upgraded to Lightroom 3 and am very happy with some of the new features. Watermarking being one of them. I’m getting some logos designed up currently I’ll let you know how that goes.

If you’re interested in working with me for your senior portraits contact me! jimjessbaker (a) gmail (.) com

JIM baker

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The RainwatersJune 9, 2010 - 4:39 pm

love them….i really like the one with her on the street…well done!!
😉

jim bakerJune 9, 2010 - 4:44 pm

thanks!!! have you guys upgraded to LR3?

hannahelaineJune 9, 2010 - 8:08 pm

looks awesome maaan. wanna know how you make the photos so big. been trying to figure that out for years.

jim bakerJune 10, 2010 - 4:03 am

thanks hannah, congrats on the 5dm2. i’ll shoot you an e-mail about the blog

The RainwatersJune 10, 2010 - 7:13 am

Seth said we had a beta trail version, he thought there wasn’t much difference than what we have…but I don’t know, I’m the photo editor, I don’t know if he would even notice the differences 😉 I haven’t tried it myself….maybe I should! :)

jim bakerJune 10, 2010 - 8:20 am

you can try the 30 day full version trial… here’s a link for a video that outlines some of the new features, if you think they are valuable do it, if not don’t.