Senior Portrait Giveaway!

Enter to win a Senior Portrait Session!

How to Enter:

- Follow Jen Lebo Photography on Instagram @JenLebo, 

then comment on any photo and tell why you want

your senior portraits with JLP.

- Share this promo on your FB, Pinterest, or Twitter page (up to

once per day)

All comments and shares will be entered to win.

Winner will be chosen by random drawing and announced

on Friday, August 16 at 5pm.

Lucky winner will win one senior portrait session

and 2 gift prints.

($280 value)

(*Session will be in late September)

Good luck and

keep smiling!

Jen

2014 JLP Seniors: Meet Jaid/ Pottsgrove High School Photography

This spring has been the most fun season I have ever had doing senior portraits!  I have been really committed to creating unique experiences for all of my JLP Seniors.  Creating unique concepts and locations really brings out the personalities of these awesome seniors and helps them express how extraordinary and awesome they are!

Creating Jaid's session was such a blast!  Jaid is currently a junior at Pottsgrove High School.  She's an amazing athlete, loves art as well, and tops it all off with a love of all things fashion!  After throwing around some ideas, Jaid and I came up with the concept of creating a "shopping session" at the Outlet Mall right here in Sanatoga.

Despite some cold temperatures and even a little drizzle, Jaid was awesome and rocked this session.  I think a few shoppers even stopped and watched, thinking we were doing a celebrity shoot!  It's possible- the girl's that gorgeous!  

Here are a few favorites from the session, complete with Jaid's fun facts:

1. I am a junior at Pottsgrove High School.

2. I play soccer and lacrosse, and have been for several years.

3. I was awarded first team All PAC 10 for soccer.

4. I am a very hard working student and strive to do my best to get good grades.

5. Art is my passion!  I plan to go to college as an art major.

6. I love sewing and creating my own fashion.

7. I have an obsession with dying my hair different colors.

8. I love trying new things and meeting new people.

9. My mom is my hero and I love her to death.

10. My mom and I have movie nights every Sunday.

11. Disney movies are my favorite kinds of movies (especially "Tangled").

12. My favorite thing to do is blast country music while driving with the windows down in the summer.

13. I am very strong-willed and independent.

14. I have a big heart and do my best to help others.

15. I am very religious.

16. I love to laugh and be silly with my friends.

17. I babysit three kids, Zoey, Eli, and Mia, and I absolutely love them!

18. My favorite color is purple.

19. I like to play the piano and also sing.

20. I love to travel; last spring I went to Italy and Greece, and I hope to see more of the world someday.

21. I love to shop, even when I have no money to spend, or should be saving for more important things.

Jaid, I wish our session could have lasted another hour or more, but I fear you would have turned into an icicle by then!  I had so much fun shooting you and you were such a natural.  I cannot wait for our summer session.  I promise the temps will be better!

Keep smiling!

Jen

Peter: Phoenixville High School Photography

A few weeks ago I spent an afternoon with Peter downtown in Phoenixville.  Peter is a senior at Phoenixville High School, and is headed to Nashville this fall to study music and business.  I think he is headed for tremendous success in the music industry, and I had a blast getting to know him a little bit.

Here are a few favorites from our portrait shoot.

Thanks for a fun afternoon Peter (and mom, Chris!).  You are one talented young man and the music world is in for big things with you!

And I'll have the first album cover to shoot someday, right?

Hee hee!

Jen

2014 JLP Seniors: Meet Cayla / Pottstown Senior Portraits

 Senior Model Sessions have begun!  Yay!

This is one of my favorite times of year for sure.  Every April I get to photograph all of my JLP Seniors for their upcoming senior years.  And this season started off with a bang!

Meet Cayla!

Cayla is actually a current senior because she skipped her junior year (I'm so impressed with this young lady).  Getting to know her has been so fun, and her vibrant and colorful personality is part of what makes her so beautiful.

I knew I wanted a location that matched that personality, so we went to the Pottstown Carousel for Cayla's spring portraits.  We had a blast and she rocked this session!

I have come to love learning about my models throughout the year and ask them all to share with me some fun facts about themselves, which I then like to share with you.  

Here are Cayla's fun facts:

1. I love to travel.

2. I love Spanish food.

3. I have three sisters and one brother.

4. I am very interested in other cultures.

5. I love God.

6. Cheerleading is my life.

7. I love going to the beach.

8. I have a cousin who is only one month older than I am, which is awesome!

9. I love cheese.

10. I like making people smile.

11. I want to go to college and get my master's degree in psychology.

12. No matter how hard I try, I can never find one of those souvenir keychains or cups or necklaces with  my name spelled correctly on it.

13. I love kids.

14. I skipped 11th grade.

15. I'm shy at first, but then I'm crazy (ask any cheerleader on my team).

16. I want to have twin girls when I'm older.

17. I want to adopt.

18. I love pitbulls.

19. I love chocolate.

20. When I was little, a man my dad worked with nick-named me "Butch".

21. I want to have a lot of kids.

22. I am very forgetful.

23. I love music.

24. Country music is my guilty pleasure.

25. I will never cut my hair short again!

Cayla, you are an amazing young lady and I'm beyond thrilled to have you as one of my JLP Models!

Thanks for an awesome shoot!

Keep smiling!

Jen

Gwendolynn's Salon & Spa: My Not So Secret Weapon!

As a professional photographer, I've got a lot of great tools to help my clients look their absolute best.  I know lighting, I know posing, and I know my camera.

But one of my best tools can be found a few miles down the road in Limerick.  Gwendolynn's Salon & Spa knows beauty and I've been blessed to have them in my tool kit for just over a year now.

Not only do they do an amazing job beautifying my high school seniors before our shoots, but they've done many of my mom clients for our family sessions!  And many of my clients have become their clients, because even more than being amazingly talented at what they do, they are some of the friendliest, most wonderful women I've ever known. 

These ladies know real beauty- both inside and out!

Go see for yourself how awesome these ladies really are!  

And be sure to mention Jen Lebo Photography to save 20%!

Thanks ladies, for all you do for my clients and for me!

You truly are one of the best tools in my camera bag!

Keep smiling!

Jen

Quick Tip to Rock Your Session: Go Pro

One of the most effective ways to take your portrait sessions to the next level (the FABULOUS level) is to have your hair and make- up professionally done.  Professional hair and make-up artists know how to give you the perfect look for being in front of the camera, which will take some of the pressure off you on your big day.  Not to mention how luxurious it is to be pampered before being in front of the camera.  Being treated like a star before the shoot lends itself well to feeling like a star during the shoot.

Many professional photographers have recommendations for where to have your hair and make-up done, and I have my team of favorites as well.  I have partnered up with Gwendolynn's Salon & Spa for the last year and their team of stylists is extraordinary!  You'll hear more about them in my next blog post!

And I also love Shannon DiMichele of Classic Bella.  Shannon and I have collaborated on several model sessions, and she rocks at what she does.

You'll find this tip along with pages of more great ones in my FREE Ebook "Rock Your Senior Portrait Session".  Simply click on the link to check it out, download it, or print it to take with you.  It's got some super easy and super effective ways to make your portrait session an amazing experience.  And it's free!

So go enjoy this awesome little read and then get ready for a fabulous photo shoot!

Keep smiling!

Jen

Is It Time To Panic?

March is flying by!  Before you know it, spring will be in full bloom, and graduation will be just around the corner. 

But it's not too late! 

Take advantage of Spring Break now to have the gorgeous senior portraits you need to capture your special year, to announce your big moment, and to invite your world to celebrate with you!

Hurry and book your date.  There are only a few openings left!

AND!!!

If you book now, you can get the exclusive scoop on how you can have the BEST pre-prom at your school!  I'm choosing ONLY ONE group per high school for this awesome special and it hasn't even been announced yet!  Get the scoop and snatch this up before someone else from your high school does!

(Mom will love this too!)

Call me and let's make a date!

Jen

New Treats: Session Videos

I love to wow my clients!
  I consider it a success when mom is grabbing for the tissues after viewing the images from our recent session together.

And so I am loving this new treat like nothing else!
(you can view the video below just by clicking on the video, but you can view it larger by clicking on the red text below and going to the video link!)

Portrait Sessions

How wonderful is this?

All of my clients will now enjoy watching a video like this of their own portrait session.  And these videos come included with some of the packages now offered by JLP!  Seniors are going to love sharing these on YouTube or Facebook- or playing in the background at their graduation party!  Moms are going to love having special DVDs of these videos, whether of their young ones in a family session, or of their seniors before they head off into the great big world.

I cannot wait to make your video!

Just make sure you've got your tissues ready!

Keep smiling!

Jen

It's Here! The 2014 JLP Senior Model Program!

I am so excited to announce this year's JLP Senior Model Program!

Class of 2014, this is for you!

Invites went out yesterday and I'm beyond excited about the group of high school juniors who are on board to be a part of this team!  

If you know of any juniors who might be interested in being a JLP Senior Model, but did not receive an invite, just comment here or email me.  I'm sure we can make room for a few more!

Get ready for an amazing spring, filled with fabulous images of some fabulous JLP Models!

I can hardly wait!

Keep smiling!

Jen

JLP Seniors 2013: Thank You!

Happy February!

February is one of my favorite times of year as a portrait photographer because this is the month to kick off the new year's JLP Senior Model Program!  This year is going to be the best EVER and I am beyond excited to share with you the amazing plans I've got for my 2014 JLP Seniors!  That news is coming very soon (class of 2014, BE READY!)

But before I launch into the next year of fabulous models, I wanted to take time to say a special thank you to my 2013 JLP Seniors.  This was my first group of JLP Seniors, the seniors who started it all.  And they were FABULOUS!  Amazing people, inside and out, they confirmed for me how truly awesome it is to photograph high school seniors.  And they brought me lots of other fabulous seniors just like them!  

Here they are, my 2013 JLP Senior Reps!

So thank you to my 2013 JLP Seniors!  You were super fun in front of my camera, made my job super easy and super enjoyable, and have helped me get ready for another awesome year of JLP Seniors!

I wish you tremendous success and joy as you head out on amazing journeys.  May you never forget how fabulous you all are!

Keep smiling!

Jen

Introducing... Seniors by Jen Lebo Photography!

A little over a year ago, I received an email from a wonderful friend and photography mentor. I had sought her feedback on how to make the most of my budding portrait business. She sent me tons of fantastic advice and ideas, but one particular thing she said really left an impression. She told me to find out what (or who) it was that I truly loved to photograph. Find my passion and go with it.

After months of reflecting over this advice, and more months of photographing all kinds of portraits (families, newborns, high school seniors, business, children) the passion naturally found me. While I thoroughly enjoyed every single session, something special happened every time I photographed a high school senior. Senior sessions became the highlight of my weeks, and I found myself wanting to shoot more and more of them.

I've come to realize that it's who I am. I a portrait photographer who specializes in high school seniors. And so I'm beyond excited to launch my brand new senior site!

Seniors by Jen Lebo Photography

I am so thrilled to be launching this new website, this new piece of Jen Lebo Photography, that I am offering a special for all the seniors out there!

Mention this post or the new site when booking and receive 30% off your session fee!

I'll be offering this until September 9th and my fall sessions are almost completely booked so don't wait!

I'm still Jen Lebo Photography, and I will always photograph families and children, so all my family clients out there, don't you worry!

But JLP now has its special niche.

Seniors by Jen Lebo Photography!

...because there's no one like you.

Jen

High School Senior Reps!

High School Juniors!

Senior year is just around the corner. And you're gonna want fabulous portraits that show the world just how fabulous you are!

So why not get them for FREE!

Apply to be a Senior Rep for Jen Lebo Photography and your senior portraits will be free!

Plus you'll get a free styling session at Gwendolynn's Salon & Spa to get ready for your fabulous photo shoot!

Free rep cards to hand out to friends!

And more!

Simply comment here to learn how!

Or send me a Facebook note!

Or just email me at jalebo@gmail.com!

But do it now! Senior Reps will be chosen by March 16th!

You're sensational, so why not show it?

Let's celebrate YOU!

Jen

Class of 2013: Senior Rep Program

Jen Lebo Photography is kicking of its first Senior Representitive Program for the Class of 2013!

If you are interested in becoming a Senior Rep for Jen Lebo Photography email me today!

Can't wait to hear from you!

Jen