3 girls essentials

Model Spotlight: Addie Ryan

my name is:  addie ryan
i am a:  junior

my favorite website is:  facebook
the magazine i always have to stop and look at in the store is:  cosmo

my first crush was:  dylan smith
my current favorite song is:  i don't have a favorite

my current favorite bands:  i like rap
the last meal i made was:  meatballs

(jen's note:  just call her 'addie longlegs!')

my biggest accomplishment in school (so far) is:  making varsity soccer
what i want to be when i grow up:  horatio caine on csi:miami

an unusual talent i have is: i play soccer
i couldn't speak when i met:  allyson weaver :-)

my most embarrassing moment is:  when i peed my pants in the library at school :-)
my favorite things in my closet are:  my baseball cap, my pullovers, and my soccer gear!

the most important thing in a great friendship is:  laughter
in 10 years i see myself:  married

something that no one knows about me is:  i'm shy!

Model Spotlight: Blaire Barta

my name is: Blaire Barta
i am a: junior

 

my favorite websites are:  facebook
the magazines i always have to stop and look at in the store are:  people, vogue, teen vogue

my first crush was:  landon baker
my current favorite song:  gravity by sara bareillas

my current favorite bands:  graham colton band & matchbox twenty
the last meal i made was:  cereal!

my biggest accomplishment in school (so far):  making varsity cheer & getting the opportunity to plan my junior prom!
what i want to be when i grow up:  a dietician or a psychologist

an unusual talent that i have is:  i have hyper-extended arms
i couldn't speak when i met:  dierks bentley & my boyfriend :-)

my most embarrassing moment is:  in 8th grade i was walking across the sidewalk to go home and it had rained that day.  when we were walking and i stepped in a puddle and screamed "oh my gosh!  that was a really wet puddle!"
my favorite things in my closet are:  my pink heels & my black peacoat

the 2 most important things in a great friendship are:  being honest & truthful, and being able to be yourself & free in every way
in 10 years i see myself:  married with 1 or 2 kids and hopefully working with nutrition in a hospital

three things no one knows about me are:
1)  i' ve power-tumbled since i was 2 and a half years old
2)  i was born almost cross-eyed and have had 3 eye surgeries
3)  i've never colored my hair.  :-)

Model Spotlight: Abby Bown

my name is:  abby bown
i am a: senior

my favorite websites are:  facebook, instyle.com, and revolveclothing.com
the magazines i always have to stop and look at in the store are:  teen vogue & harper's bazaar

my first crush was:  mitchell dawson
my current favorite song:  piece of me by britney spears

my current favorite bands:  radiohead, justin timberlake, & ben kweller
the last meal i made was:  sprinkle-covered fortune cookies :-)

my biggest accomplishment in school (so far) is:  (almost) director of the DECA fashion show
what i want to be when i grow up:  a fashion buyer for a big store or magazine

an unusual talent that i have is:  i can bend my thumb all the way back
i couldn't speak when i met:  JENNIFER GARNER!!!

my most embarrassing moment:  falling off the boat at the lake!

my favorite things in my closet are:  my wide-leg 7's and my tall white moccasins
the 2 most important things in a great friendship are: loyalty & funnyness (jen's note - that really SHOULD be a word...)

in 10 years i see myself:  married with a big fat Tiffany's ring :-)
three things no one knows about me are:  1) I LOVE TECHNO!  2) i watch telemundo occasionally  3) i like to go to bed early :-)

Introducing our 2008 fashion show models

starting tomorrow, we will be introducing each our lights.camera.fashion show models on the blog - one per day.  we'll show you a few images from their model sessions and they'll answer some get-to-know-me questions as well.  so keep checking back every day to meet the models.

also - we still have a few weeks left if you're interested in modeling for 3 girls photography for the 2009 senior year.  contact us today and we'll give you all the info.  it's a great way to have fun and get the most amazing images for your senior year.

peace out -
jen

family vacation (or the art of cat herding)

we just got back from a weekend at great wolf lodge in grapevine, texas.  for those of you who read my blog in the past, you know that this is our second 'great wolf' venture, but our first to the new one down south.  last summer we traipsed up to kansas city for our first visit to the ginormous indoor waterpark that IS great wolf lodge, and we also had a great time shopping and visiting with the antisdels down in louisburg.

well this time we decided that the shorter drive was more appealing, so we headed 3 hours south to grapevine to stay in the newly opened (for just 2 months) lodge there.  i must tell you - it was FABULOUS (and no, we had no lifeguard rescues this time).  it was even bigger and better than its kansas city sibling, and the girls were overjoyed.  we spent every morning and evening at the waterpark, and in between we did a lot of one of my favorite pastimes - shopping.  anthropologie was my favorite store this trip with all the new fun spring fashions abounding.  i'm thrilled to see a lot of the flirty dresses this year, and the colors are gorgeous!

we also discovered an addictive new pastime to do while staying at the lodge - MagiQuest.  this is an interactive fantasy game that takes you back and forth all over the entire lodge following clues to complete each of your 'quests'.  there are dragons, fairies, pixies, wizards, wolves, beasts, and all sorts of interesting creatures.  we bought riley and reagan each a wand (which is what you need to play the game) and then traipsed them up and down the stairs hoping to wear them out.  well, we DID wear them out, but by then jim and i were hooked on the game so we were wishing we had got wands for ourselves too.  the nice thing about it is that you can take your wand and play at any great wolf location in the US and also continue where you left off when you return.  we're already planning our next trip.  check out www.magiquest.com for the 411 on this cool game.

as far as the waterpark goes, the kids had this thing figured out in no time.  jim and i, on the other hand, feel as if we spent the whole time herding cats - to which there is an intricate art i might add.  reese had decided on her routine quickly - kid pool (10 minutes), wave pool riding in a tube on mommy's lap (i used to be TERRIFIED of the wave pool as a kid, now my 2 year old LOVES it - go figure), hot tub, towel.  riley, on the other hand, is a true thrill-seeker.  she doesn't care if she's too small for something, she wants to do it anyway (and will stand on tiptoes to sneak by).  she loves riding any sort of slide or tube, and is 100% nonstop.  reagan just wants to hang wherever it's 'cool' at the moment.  she also likes to create new ways to get from the top to the bottom of anything, which typically results in some sort of comical fall (and parents nearby gasping).  but we're used to it - it's just her style.  :-)

so that's part of the reason i've been away for a few days, that and we're now in the game of catch-up since we've returned.  and for those of you who are keeping score, i managed to fall not once, but TWO times this morning on the sidewalk.  my count is three for the year so far - i'm quite certain that's worth some type of award...

peace and popsicles -
jen

music i'm listening to

now, for some of you this might seem like a strange post coming from me (jim is actually the music freak in our house), but i actually DO love listening to music.  it really seems to both reflect AND affect my mood, so i've started to take note of things i like.

my latest love is the new album by MIA - i had heard this at our model shoots a few weeks back and loved the entire album (unusual for me - i'm a pretty harsh critic on overall albums - i'm a single song type of girl typically).  so i had jim download it for me.  killer.  i also just read on a friend's blog that the lead singer is the daughter of Southeast Asian immigrants, and that her father was the leader of a terrorist group.  yikes.  scary to think of everything that goes into her music, but i really love the beat of the album in general.

one of my all time favorite bands is bon jovi.  old stuff, new stuff - doesn't matter.  they've stood the test of time and i love that they can rock.  they also give one of the most killer concerts i've been to - if you ever get the chance to check them out - go.  even if it's in the nosebleed section (jon bon jovi looks just as amazing on the big screen - trust me!). 

i also have to admit a little bit of a shock in my lineup - justin timberlake.  the lovely sara lebovitz (our fashion show stylist) openly admits her obsession with the former boy bander turned rock star, so when i was on the road last fall i paused on an hbo special late at night with mr. timberlake's concert.  two hours later i was completely head over heels.  the music, the voice, and that dancing.  wow.  he's got me wrapped around his finger.

i fell in love with colbie caillat last summer when andie dean gave me her cd (before you started hearing her every 5 minutes on the radio).  it's a good anytime-of-day-any-type-of-mood cd that just makes you feel good.

natasha bedingfield also has a fave of mine.  and did anyone see the grammy's?  amy winehouse is one to watch.  she's everywhere and has seemingly gotten the attention of the powers that be.  seems a bit whacked out to me, but i'm reserving judgement - haven't made up my mind yet on her.

and did anyone else notice that michael jackson's 25th anniversary of 'thriller' is out?  are you kidding me?!?  this guy makes brittney spears look sane.  i've gotta admit i was a fan of the beat it/thriller era, but it's over.  done.  put it to rest.  MOVE ON.

that's it for now - catch ya on the flip side...
peace and popsicles -
jen

fashion - let it define you

i know - i'm a day late again (but really, i'm doing SO much better at posting, so who's really counting??)...

i was thinking a lot about fashion this weekend - in case you haven't figured, it's one of my other great passions.  as i was looking at my kids wondering what on earth made them put together the ensembles they were wearing (my girls are 5, 3, and 2) i realized that it was because they felt really beautiful in them.  and i just loved it.

so there will be times when you see us out and about and you might notice that my girls are wearing crazy mismatched clothes with patent leather dress shoes, or twirly-whirly summer dresses layered over patterned leggings and tennis shoes in the winter.  but this is who they are - they feel beautiful in these clothes, and are more confident because of it.  they love the freedom that selecting their own outfits provides (now, mind you, we don't let them pick EVERY outfit EVERY day, but anytime we can - we do!).

the same thing applies to the rest of us.  whether your style is vintage, urban chic, bohemian, classic, trendy, sporty, contemporary, flirty, or anything else - realize you are defining a little bit of your personality by what you choose to wear.  i love to see what's new and in style, and look at new ways to photograph people in the new fashions.  it's so exciting to play with fun colors and patterns and styles. 

some of my favorite places to play:
www.freepeople.com
www.bbdakota.com
www.urbanoutfitters.com
www.anthropologie.com
www.rockandrepublic.com
www.alternativeapparel.com
www.teenvogue.com

there are so many great ideas and fashion inspirations on these sites (not to mention some of my favorite clothes!) - so go play.  and as always, have fun!

peace and popsicles -
jen

we're looking for senior models for 2009

i hate for this to get lost at the bottom of the blog, so i'll probably re-post the information every few days.  we've received so much interest already in modeling for us and we're so excited about that!  we can't wait to get everyone in and get started.  next year is going to be amazing!  we'll just leave it at that - sneak peaks coming soon...

but we are looking for seniors from the class of 2009 (current year juniors for those of you who are counting things out - hee hee) to be models for 3 girls for this coming year.  we will only be accepting models for a short time, so be sure to contact us today!  we'll fill you in on all the fun details and all the exciting things you get just for being one of our models.  you'll absolutely LOVE it!

so be sure to call us at the studio 341.4170 or email us at info@3girlsphotography.com if you're interested.  it's easy, fun, and you get a ton of cool things out of it.  so just call now - we can't wait to meet you!

peace and ponytails -
jen

Happy happy happy

okay, so I did it - I missed a day already!  good grief - I'm not going to get very far if I can't even post two days in a row.  I'm going to go write myself a reminder on my bathroom mirror in lipstick right now...

whew!  now that that's out of the way, I just have to say that I'm REALLY getting excited about our fashion show coming up in April!!!  that's right, Lights. Camera. Fashion! will be here before we know it - april 17th at the jazz lab in edmond.  this is going to be THE biggest event of the year - all the hottest fashions from LA and new york and everything in between.  want to know what to wear for your senior portraits?  what's the latest in fashion?  you won't want to miss this - it'll be fierce!

I DO promise to post some images here shortly!  we've been having some technical difficulties the past few days and my genius tech guy should be returning tomorrow (translation: jim will be home - YIPPEE!!!!!).  for those of you who didn't know - jim has been gone for the past three months, and we have missed him tremendously.  he spent two months over in the desert in qatar (don't ask what he was doing - I could come back with some really cool 'if I told you I'd have to kill you' line, but in reality I just don't have the foggiest idea...), and then this past month in florida doing some really cool training of some sort.  but who cares - HE'S COMING HOME TOMORROW - WOO HOO!!!  so all my technical issues will be solved shortly.  (that's not why I'm excited he's coming home, but it's certainly a bonus).

let's talk tunes now.  I'm looking for some cool new music to listen to - in the studio, in the car, on the iPhone, wherever.  so email me with your favorite tunes - I'd love to hear what you're listening to these days!

peace and popsicles -
jen

we're looking for models!

welcome to our new blog!!  we got a facelift and a new look at things.  i'm taking my good friend scott up on his challenge for 30 posts in 30 days, so let's see how it goes.  i've got big plans coming soon, but i'll have to fill in here until then...

for now - the BIG news!!  we're looking for models for the senior class of 2009!  interested in modeling for 3 girls photography?  contact jen or angela at 341.4170 or info@3girlsphotography.com and we'll give you all of the exciting information.  all you need is some energy, excitement, and enthusiasm and we can guarantee you've found the right place.  call today!  we'll schedule you for your model session and get you the information you need - but most importantly, it's FUN and we want you to be a part of it!

now, get on the phone and call.  and we'll be posting again soon...

til next time -
peace out -
jen