It was the night before my shoot with Emalani and I lay on my bed reading, thinking, planning. Always planning.

I called my roommate in and asked “Where should we shoot tomorrow? I’ve shot this little girl every year and then some since she was six months old, and I want something different.” We hadn’t yet picked a location because we were standing by for potential rain delay.

So my roommate and I chatted a bit and she finally suggested the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. “Perfect!” I breathed with wide eyes.

And it was indeed perfect! The bright colors and interesting little installations outside the Science Center made for some diverse backgrounds and inquisitive interactions for Emalani. And as usual, she was a beautiful little ball of energy and excitement. Every time I get to photograph this little girl I come to love her more. She’s darling yet daring and totally determined…to do whatever she pleases; I’ve so enjoyed documenting her development.

Thanks Cary, Kalei and Emalani for another fabulous session. I love that I’ve been here to creatively chronicle so much of your family’s growth. 🙂

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It’s been a bit difficult to start sharing images from Italy. Why? Mostly because the trip was so ridiculously wonderful, I can’t fathom putting it into words. I guess I should just let the images speak for themselves. But I’m not necessarily satisfied with that.

But Italy wasn’t really about satisfaction. After completing my assignment, my time there, especially my time in Tuscany, was more about letting go. Releasing expectations and suppressing the desire for satisfaction is the best way to travel. One cannot control most circumstances anyway, and especially not in most international traveling situations. So why not loosen up a bit, right? Let it go and just go with the flow.

So we sat. We ate. We drank. We walked. We sat. We laughed. We ate. We talked. We lounged around and learned la belleza di nun fare null, or, the beauty of doing nothing.

For a girl who judges how ‘good’ her days are by her productivity level, the slow pace of the Tuscan lifestyle was quite the change. But I quickly learned that satisfaction can come in all shapes and forms, even in the form of nothing. It took 6500 miles and a Tuscan sun to teach me that. But wow, doing nothing in Tuscany was just about as beautiful as I think it gets.

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  • November 18, 2011 - 1:36 pm

    Liz - Awesome shots Jacks! The one of us watching the sunset is my personal favorite. The food orgasm is also quite hilarious. Love you!

  • November 19, 2011 - 8:17 am

    Jeff Bilkanich - Ah…..to b young, very talented, & get paid 2 travel 2 Italia! Remarkable photos & eloquent commentary Jackie…

  • December 21, 2011 - 8:09 am

    Karoline - Beautiful pictures ….next time we’re gonna have to stop by Tuscany love it

I’ve been known to fix curls with bobby pins from my camera bag.

I’ve been known to carry gloss for lip touch ups.

I’ve been known to teach bridal parties how to open their champagne bottles.

I’ve been known to use my pants to wipe bridesmaids hands from their wet stemmed bouquets.

I’ve been known to take off my shoes for the bride to wear for a walk back when her heels were killing her.

Now I’m known for eye lash application.

This is full service photography right here, folks. For a complete list of detailed services, take me out to happy hour. I’ll share all.

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thanks to Liz Zuluaga for this fun shot!

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There’s no higher compliment I can receive than a client returning for more Lovato Images love. Well, referrals are pretty friggin awesome compliments too. But repeat business is the best!

So when Michalea hit me up a few months ago about another portrait session for her family, I was stoked! Not only because it affirmed the fact that they love Lovato Images’ work, but also because her family is uh-dorrrrrr-able! I was excited to hang out with her and her sweet boys for awhile.

Look how cute they all are! And all in cute coordinated greenness (my fave color), in Old Towne Orange (my fave OC city, duh)…I was one happy photog camper. The weather was perfect. The light was lovely. The Ehrle’s are awesome. And I’m stoked to think I could work with them again and again.

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quick break to pick…

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Ehrle man love!

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Festival of Hearts Gala 2011 portraits are now available online! You can access the web gallery here.

You can also access the images by copy and pasting this link to your browser:

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Proceeds to benefit St. Paul’s and its ministries.

Enjoy!!!

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