Monday, July 5, 2010

Been a long time

Hi everyone! I've been busy with school and some photography gigs on the side. I know, I know, story of my life, right? Well, I'm loving it!

My website is finally up and running. Though it's not the best looking site (yet), I at least wanted to replace the "Under Construction" image I had there for about a month! Check it out at www.discerningphotography.com!

So much as happened since my last post. As you can see, my website has changed. I'm now the owner of Discerning Photography. Where did I get that name? Well, God, of course! Most photographers use their name as part of their business, so some variation of Jennifer Giuffre Photography would be the expected name of my business. However, I don't usually do what's expected. The gift of seeing beauty in everything and capturing it with the camera was given to me by God. He gave me the gift of discernment. He told me I'd see through to the truth of a person. And because of this, I've named my business Discerning Photography.

I'm just getting started as a business, taking clients photos instead of just taking photos just because, so pardon the small gallery image inventory. As I expand, so will my gallery.

Here are a couple of images I took for a couple of Headshot clients. These clients were awesome. I enjoyed working with them!





I've also done a maternity shoot, which was fun and a great learning experience, as all photography shoots are. Remember, we never stop learning! I discovered that I do enjoy documenting pregnancies (as long as they aren't my own)! Below is the first maternity shoot I've done.









Well, that's about it for now. I have to read up more on how to create a website from scratch, with all the special features, on my own!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Harbor Seal Pup

My oh my! It's been a while since my last post! I've been super busy with school and life in general. It's so hard to remember my blogs! But I've got a treat for you!

I went to Alki Beach yesterday (January 18th) with Christian and the girls and saw this harbor seal pup hauled up on the beach, resting in the sun and waiting for its mother to come back from fishing. I wasn't allowed to get too close, being told so by a Seal Sitter volunteer (they help protect both humans and seals by keeping us at a safe distance). I'm glad I had my zoom lens, as I was out taking photos for future class projects. Though my lens got close, I wish I had a 300mm or 400mm lens. (Will have to rectify that SOON!)


Apparently this harbor seal pup had an infection because it had a lot of green discharge coming from its ear. The Seal Sitter volunteers nicknamed this pup "Ozzie." You can check out the Seal Sitter blog at http://blubberblog.org.

I sent this photo in, unaltered, to the West Seattle Blog and they published it later that night, with information about the pup. You can check out that blog post here: http://westseattleblog.com/2010/01/seal-pup-seasons-not-over-on-west-seattle-beaches.

You know I was happy to have my photo published with credit. Pretty cool, I think!

I'll be back to post more photos at a later date... Hopefully I'll remember!

Jennifer