Jennifer Tai Photo Artistry, the blog » {family} http://www.jennifertai.com Official blog for JTPA Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:11:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Paola and family at the studio! http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/paola-and-family-at-the-studio/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/paola-and-family-at-the-studio/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:11:31 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5646 I had the pleasure of meeting Paola and her family at the studio recently for a family shoot. Aren’t these the most gorgeous pair of kiddos? {please wait for the slideshow above to load. Enjoy!}]]>


I had the pleasure of meeting Paola and her family at the studio recently for a family shoot.

Aren’t these the most gorgeous pair of kiddos?

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/paola-and-family-at-the-studio/feed/ 0 Celebrating Oliver: A very special first birthday http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/celebrating-oliver-a-very-special-first-birthday/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/celebrating-oliver-a-very-special-first-birthday/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:54 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5617 I met Oliver when he was just a wee slip of a lad. He grew up to be a chubby, bubbly, smiley little boy who looks like he’s going to be breaking a lot of hearts very soon When I … Continue reading →]]>


I met Oliver when he was just a wee slip of a lad.

He grew up to be a chubby, bubbly, smiley little boy who looks like he’s going to be breaking a lot of hearts very soon icon smile Celebrating Oliver: A very special first birthday

When I arrived, he was waiting for me with his furry friend.

blogimg 6045bw Celebrating Oliver: A very special first birthdayAnd then we got busy.

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/celebrating-oliver-a-very-special-first-birthday/feed/ 0 Celebrating Katie http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/celebrating-katie/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/celebrating-katie/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:11:35 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5605 This rolly polly dolly makes me yearn to have another. This job is dangerous {please wait for the slideshow to load above. Enjoy!}]]>


This rolly polly dolly makes me yearn to have another.

This job is dangerous icon smile Celebrating Katie

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/02/celebrating-katie/feed/ 0 Celebrating Baby J: 8 months http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/01/celebrating-baby-j-8-months/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/01/celebrating-baby-j-8-months/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:52:18 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5560 Most people do not really think about it but timing when your baby pics are taken is crucial to the success of a great baby photo shoot. There are two optimum times for this: Newborns before 12 days old and … Continue reading →]]>


Most people do not really think about it but timing when your baby pics are taken is crucial to the success of a great baby photo shoot. There are two optimum times for this: Newborns before 12 days old and babies at 6-8 months old. Most of the time, these are my two favorite ages.

Most of the time icon smile Celebrating Baby J: 8 months

This is when babies are able to sit independently, or with some support with their little itty bitty arms.

And they smile at ANYTHING. Just look at this little one.

Such a great time for pics!

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/01/celebrating-baby-j-8-months/feed/ 0 January Jaunt: Peek-A-Nooo More Pictures Please! http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/01/january-jaunt-peek-a-nooo-more-pictures-please/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/01/january-jaunt-peek-a-nooo-more-pictures-please/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:23:28 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5528 When you’re a photographer – and a mom – you’ll know this too well.]]>


When you’re a photographer – and a mom – you’ll know this too well.

]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2012/01/january-jaunt-peek-a-nooo-more-pictures-please/feed/ 1 Thank you for a year of love and laughs http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/a-year-in-pictures-of-love-life-and-laughs/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/a-year-in-pictures-of-love-life-and-laughs/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:01:32 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5332 And what a year it’s been. This year was the first year I got myself a studio, which turned out to be one of the best decisions I’d made to grow my business. While it’s been a scary milestone, I … Continue reading →]]>


And what a year it’s been.

This year was the first year I got myself a studio, which turned out to be one of the best decisions I’d made to grow my business. While it’s been a scary milestone, I am so proud of this space that has come to represent my “style”, if there ever was one. When someone looks at a picture I’ve taken and is able to recognise it as my work, it is because of this space. It has allowed me to develop this “brand”, if you will and for that, I am truly grateful.

This was also the year I invested in my journey back to film. In that, I made so many new friends through Film is Not Dead. This was a pivotal point in my career as a professional photographer, the decision to incorporate this beautiful medium into what I truly believe now represents the soul of what my work has become. While I won’t ever give up on digital, I am arriving at a happy fusion of the two that not only is magical but makes me happy. And that has become essential to keep my going for art is a passion that burns fierce and too hot sometimes for me, so much so that I am easily burnt out (forgive the deluge of metaphors!). It is hard to stay genuinely inspired in a market saturated with the same ideas. However, each time I get a scan back, each time I commune with my fellow film shooters, this passion is reignited. For that, I thank my dear friend Catherine. Thank you for introducing me to your world, without which I would forever been content wandering idiotically through a wasteland of tacky mediocrity. And thank you, Jon, for being so REAL about it all.

Thank you to my family for enduring another year of half-assed being-there but always backing me 100% without fail because for SOME reason, you still believe I am capable of so much more because I AM.

Most of all, thank YOU, JTPA friends, new and old. I must also apologize for having sometimes been overzealous in my desire to please and to be perfect, and in that, succeeded miserably in achieving neither. I’m afraid the passion is also the poison.

Auld lang syne, 2011 and hola 2012.

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Get ready for the happiest little twin boys in the world – because they have the happiest pair of parents. Figures icon smile Twin happiness!

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/twin-happiness/feed/ 0 Memories of Summer 2011: Eastern WA http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/memories-of-summer-2011-eastern-wa/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/memories-of-summer-2011-eastern-wa/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:36:16 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5286 On days like this (gloomy, cold), I like to dig through my family pictures, while nursing a hot cup of coffee, with the kids happily installed in front of the TV on the first day of winter break. And what … Continue reading →]]>


On days like this (gloomy, cold), I like to dig through my family pictures, while nursing a hot cup of coffee, with the kids happily installed in front of the TV on the first day of winter break.

And what did I find? Warm, sunny pictures of our last summer vacay this year.

We visited Mazama, stayed at a farm house, strolled through the kitschy cowboy town of Winthrop, waded lazily in one of the lakes and braved our first hike through the scarily named Cutthroat Trail, which was actually pretty tame.

The perfect, lazy end to a pretty crazy summer.

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/memories-of-summer-2011-eastern-wa/feed/ 0 And then there were three. http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/and-then-there-was-three/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/and-then-there-was-three/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:17:27 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5266 There’s nothing quite like having a new baby. And a first baby. The daily surprises (good AND bad). The constant wonder. Nothing else in this world changes your world from one second to another quite like having a baby. One … Continue reading →]]>


There’s nothing quite like having a new baby. And a first baby.

The daily surprises (good AND bad). The constant wonder. Nothing else in this world changes your world from one second to another quite like having a baby. One minute you’re just plain Andre and Jessica. The next, you’re parents.

Welcome Baby Brooklyn. Your family is so happy you’re here.

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]]> http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/and-then-there-was-three/feed/ 0 Tim is Two http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/tim-is-two/ http://www.jennifertai.com/2011/12/tim-is-two/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:26:16 +0000 Jennifer Tai http://www.jennifertai.com/?p=5250 I met Tim when he was three months old, a cute, cheruby little thing that was the apple of his family’s eye. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of watching him grow into a precocious, happy little boy with the … Continue reading →]]>


I met Tim when he was three months old, a cute, cheruby little thing that was the apple of his family’s eye. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of watching him grow into a precocious, happy little boy with the cutest little locks and a smile that can light up the whole room.

What’s more, Tim is going to be a big brother to a little sister soon! Congratulations to mommy Muge and dad Ozgur! Can’t wait to meet her next year icon smile Tim is Two

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