Avant-garde Images by Jewel

I am starting a year long project to build my high fashion photography portfolio. I am very excited about this new project. Please check out my new blog periodically to see my exciting images. http://avant-gardeimagesbyjewel.blogspot.com/
Also if you know anyone who is interested in being a model, please pass along this information.
Thank you!

Aimee & Scott Part 2

Aimee and Scott came out for part 2 of there engagement session this past Sunday. It was pretty cold out and very sunny! They are really good sports and let me do whatever I wanted to. We drove a little bit and found the above building. I actually told them that they can say no to me but its a good thing they just let me go because the photos above came out pretty cool. Thanks so much for letting me be creative. I love shooting in different locations!!

SO PROUD!!!!:)

Its not often I post about my personal life but when there is great news to share I just feel like I need to tell everyone.

These are my 2 cousins both in their early 20's that are both making there mark in life. They have both worked very hard for their achievements.

Derek left for Iraq in November as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corp., he was recently promoted to Sergeant. WOW!

Jamie presently attends design school in San Francisco she is going for her Masters in fashion design. Jamie was recently chosen to go to the Mercedes Benz Fashion week in NYC. While Jamie was there she was chosen by MTV to be on True Life. WOW!

Congratulations Jamie and Derek for your great accomplishments! The whole family is proud! :)

Mia

I have not posted in a while because I have been so busy with general life and business activities.
So I will be posting alot of updates this week. This Mia she is so beautiful and she was so good during our photo session. So were her parents. Thanks for bringing Mia in I cant wait to photograph her again! :)

Katie & Mike Album Design

Here are few pages from a recent album design. Katie was my bride who went to Ikea for her photos. It was alot of fun and laughs! Thank you Katie for your recent referal.

Warmth and Sun!!!:)

Okay, so I am sitting here working on my album layouts and I just keep on thinking about how I am sick of looking at the snow in front of my house that has been there since it last snowed. I really want to go on vacation to a nice warm sunny island. I dont care which one. I just want some sun and heat! For those of you who dont know me, my wedding was in October 2006 and we went on our honeymoon to Aruba. I took the photos above, I saw the sunset everynight and it was so beautiful. It was like a dream. These are only photos and they look great, can you imagine looking at a whole sky above and around you that looked like the photos above. Anyway, I thought I would post these photos for all of you Brides and Grooms who are looking for a beautiful and romantic place for your honeymoon. We stayed at www.bucutibeach.com and our travel agents was Jean Foisie from www.yourtravelvision.com

Bucuti Beach or the Tara Suites is located on the best beach in Aruba. It was clean and they were so accomaodating to us (honeymooners). I can't say enough great things about it.

Jean was my travel agent and she did and amazing job. We received a free room upgrade because of her, which put us right on the ocean front.

If you would like to see more photos feel free to email me. I will share them with you.

Aimee &Scott

Aimee and Scott's engagement session this past weekend. It was a little chilly but not too bad, I keep lucking out and getting 40 degree days to photograph. Aimee and Scott are a very nice couple that my hat goes off to, they are planning their wedding in 6 months. I had 2 years and stressed out. Aimee is keeping it all together and I am sure the wedding is going to turn out perfect. Good luck with all your planning. See you soon!