Category Archives: personal images and photos

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Finding my way back

Sometimes you get stuck. Now, I live in [super dry] Southern California, so I’m not talking about in the mud or snow.

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2015

Today I awoke with more love in my heart than I’ve ever known. How did I get so lucky? Why did God choose me to

Inspired to Just Be

Sometimes inspiration just hits you, like a slap across the face that stings so bad you can’t help but gape wide

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Endeavors

Outside of Lovato Images, I’ve undertaken a couple endeavors that have been a fun change of pace from the normal

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The Light

Some days I feel bright and yellow and full of energy and light. Some days I feel blue. Some days I feel deep in

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The Journey

A heartwarming note from one of my students turned fab photographer*: “ So I cannot help but throw some mushy

Very Rare

It’s very rare anymore that I sit at my computer until sleep tugs at my eyes and the day finishes just the way it

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Changes to the Site

We’ve decided to go out on a limb here and get rid of our [old] portfolio website and replace it completely

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Thankful

I had a really bizarre experience while driving yesterday. Without going into too much detail, a car behind me honked

Not Busy

Lately when people have been greeting me and asking how I’ve been doing, it often is answered for me before I can

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What’s Truly Important

Sometimes you have to drop everything and be there for your friends, your family. Sometimes you have to let go of all

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Maintaining My Inner Peace

So last night I had a meltdown. This is an unusual statement for Jackie Lovato. I like to cry and not being afraid to

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You Wonderful Little Box of a Gift

Sometimes I wonder what the hell I’m doing. I feel so strongly about this and I understand so much about

Independence Day

I spent some time this week focusing on my core values and how that should translate to actions in my personal and

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My Latest (and maybe someday greatest?) Role

Photography Classes Some of you may recall a post I wrote a year ago about a hankering I had to do more. Such an odd