Tampa Bay Family and Children Photography - Waterfront Lifestyle Session

Last week I met with Jessica and her mom for a really fun lifestyle session at their waterfront home in St. Pete. We got some amazing images, as I'm sure you'll see in the samples and slideshow: Jessica 2009

St. Petersburg Downtown & Marina Fun Kids Portrait Session

A few weeks ago I met up with new client (and amazing artist in her own right!), Karan, and her two boys for a really fun "guitar hero" lifestyle kids session. We all had a blast exploring Jannus Landing and the surrounding area all the way to the waterfront and marina.

Here are a few of my faves and the slideshow: Porter Kids

St. Petersburg, Florida, Fun Summer Kids Lifestyle Photography Portrait Session

Check out the fun event we recently created with our retail partner in St. Pete, Embellish Boutique. We had their customers sign up for summer beach-themed mini-sessions, then we set up our colorful backdrops and props, then created some really light, colorful images for the kids to enjoy.

And now for the next week and a half, you can go into the store to vote for the cutest kid. The winner will get a FREE session from CFP, 50 free Christmas cards, and a gift certificate to use at Embellish. This is over $500 in value, so if your child was a part of this event, tell everyone to get in and vote!

Here's the collage and a fun team shot (as "fun" as we could look in the middle of 17 sessions in 6 hours!!!).

Milaan Roppa's Six-Month Baby Lifestyle Photography Session, Melbourne, Florida

A couple of weeks ago, I met up with my wonderful clients, Kara and Dominic, to continue through our journey of "Baby's First Year." Together, we've been enjoying capturing each stage of their baby, Milaan's, first year of development. And now that we're halfway through, I can see this little guy's character coming to life. He's such a happy baby, and of course, just like his dentist duo mom and dad, he has a PERFECT smile already (although he doesn't quite have as many teeth - ha!).

Congrats once again, Kara and Dom! What a precious baby boy you have! I can't wait till we finish this very special year of documenting Milaan's tiny little life so far, when we meet in six months to celebrate his one-year birthday! :O)

Hope everyone enjoys the samples and slideshow: Milaan's Six-Month Session

Kropf Family's St. Pete Summer Session

I met up with the Kropf family this past weekend for a really fun CFP Summer Session. Zeina and Steve are two way-cool people, and have two really cute kids, Devyn and Reilly. We had lots of fun exploring the beaches, trees and walkways at North Shore Park a couple hours before sunset.

Here's what we ended up with!

Slideshow: Kropf family

Samples:

FREE Session Giveaway at CFP's NEW St. Petersburg, Florida, Photography Gallery and Boutique Partnership Event

We're so excited to announce our new fun mini-gallery and consultation space near Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Thanks to the wonderful relationship we've established with Michelle Burtch at Embellish Boutique, we will be partnering with her to continually "wow" our respective client families in the area. Our businesses compliment each other perfectly, as we both love pampering our clients, and in turn our clients enjoy the opportunity to purchase personalized, unique, and highly artistic pieces of art to enjoy for years to come.

A perfect example of this pampering will be taking place next Thursday and Friday. Next week, Embellish will be celebrating their 2-Year Anniversary, and we'll be there to show our support and also introduce ourselves to their client family. If you're in the area, stop by to take advantage of our specials. Be one of the first 50 customers to make a purchase and you'll receive a special tote bag from Embellish, that will have a few goodies inside from your favorite photographer -- including special HALF-PRICE session cards in every goodie bag, and a chance to win a FREE lifestyle children's or family session with CFP!

Here's the schedule for the Embellish Two-Year Anniversary Open House and Sidewalk Sale. Please feel free to contact Michelle and her staff with any questions about the boutique or the special event:

Thursday June 4th
wine & cheese 6 - 9 pm
enter to win one year free monograms

Friday June 5th
shop their biggest sidewalk sale ever
10 am - 5 pm

First 50 customers receive a free
large jute tote bag with purchase
($19 value)

Address and phone:
914 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(727) 821-1834

Eades Family Day at the Beach

Last week I had a wonderful opportunity to be a blessing to the Eades Family. They've had a really challenging personal situation they've had to go through earlier this year, so my hope was to get them out to the beach and enjoy a beautiful sunrise together.

Mission accomplished! I think they'll love these, don't you?...

Slideshow: Eades Family

Oliver Family, Island Style

Last weekend I met up with the Oliver family on Amelia Island for a really fun beach family session at their beach condo. We had such a good time, and the kids couldn't get enough of being in front of the camera. So we kept on shooting until dark-thirty, lol. I actually shot a record number of frames for a family session, with over 760 frames in two hours. Wow! Good luck picking the best ones for wall art, Cindy! So many good ones...

Here's a few of the best, as well as the slideshow: Oliver Family

Boyle Family's Boca Grande Spring Fling

A couple of weekends ago I met up with the Boyle family at their Boca Grande beach house for some group shots with the grown-up kids and new grandbaby. The weather was beautiful, the water was an amazing shade of blue-green, and the family was dressed perfectly for the occasion.

Thanks, Boyles, for a wonderful time!

Hope you enjoy the samples and slideshow: Boyle Family

Tiny Newborn Walker Twins

I recently got to enjoy time with my good friends Ryan and Carrie Walker, to celebrate the homecoming of their newborn twins Adalyn and Camden. These two precious babies are so tiny that it's hard to even describe in words. So, of course, I took some photos with my favorite Orlando baby photographer, their mommy Carrie, who owns Beautiful One Photography. She set them up for me, and I composed the image and fired away.

Here's what we came up with. :o)

The Quilty Family Life

Last Saturday morning was one of the most fun family photo sessions I've had yet. I joined the Quilty family at their home along the bayshore in St. Pete for a morning documenting the love and joy they have together as a family. By the end of the session, we had tons of great images, and I did something I'm quite sure no other photographer would ever do -- I jumped into the pool with the kids, fully dressed! I'd do anything for this crew. What a special family. Thank you, Quilty fam, for blessing me with the privilege to capture the essence of who you are as a family. I look forward to many more updates in coming months and years.

Here are the samples and slideshow: The Quilty Family

Tiny Newborn Milaan

I just had a remarkable privilege to capture a lifestyle newborn session with 9-day-old Milaan, who is the firstborn son of my 2007 wedding clients, Kara and Dominic. You may have seen their maternity session on the blog a couple of months ago. Well, now that this precious baby boy is here, I didn't want to waste any time capturing the first of his three "Baby's First Year" sessions. We'll do another one in about 6 months, and then complete this incredibly memorable package around his one-year-old birthday.

Thanks for inviting me to continue the journey with you, Kara and Dom! What an exciting time!

Enjoy the samples and slideshow: Newborn Milaan

Kaczorowski Family's Ocala Park Session

We enjoyed meeting the Kaczorowski family on Thanksgiving weekend. We invited this extended family to check out our beautiful Ocala Fine-Art Portrait Gallery, then headed out for some fun family portraits at a nearby park. We enjoyed our time, and I think we captured a lot of the love and joy this family shares together. We can't wait to help them pick out some fine-art to hang on their walls to remember and continue to enjoy this special family memory for years to come.

Here's a few of my photographer faves, as well as their slideshow: Kaczorowski

Cloud Family Fun Park Session

I recently had the wonderful opportunity of catching up with my friend from youth, Shannon, and her family of five (including husband Tim, son Blake, daughter Addison, and their dog, Maggie) at Orlando's Cypress Grove Park. We had a great time hanging out and we captured some classic shots of this fun-loving crew.

Here are some samples and the slideshow: Cloud Family

Alden's Ocala Park Session

A couple weeks ago, I met with Alden for a fun pre-teen session at Little Lake Weir Park. As you can see from the samples and slideshow, we had a great time! :o)

Alden

New Cannonfire Photography Website is HERE!

Hello, CFP blog stalkers, and welcome to the NEW Cannonfire Photography Website Experience. We've spent many hours updating our look, in order to give you a peek at our new team, our new Ocala portrait fine-art gallery, and our ever-improving unique photography. The growth the past couple of years has been astonishing, and we have YOU as our treasured clients to thank. You are the "look" of our studio, and we couldn't be more excited about where we're headed because of the amazing and beautiful people God has brought into our lives to be the ones that bring our works of art to life. Thank you for your business and for your continued referrals.

A few notable new things to check out on the site include the addition of a "Babies" gallery. Many of you have either had babies since your recent weddings, or are expecting. We're enjoying expanding our client experience to keep up as you expand your family.

Also, we've been having lots of fun with session of children and also special sessions at the beach on either the East Coast or Gulf Coast, so make sure you browse through those galleries as well.

Of course, we're still enjoying capturing those most special days with our wedding photography experience, and have updated that gallery to show some of our best recent work as well. We love knocking the socks off our brides and grooms on their wedding day with unique photography and an amazing experience, so make sure to spend a few minutes enjoying this slideshow which features weddings at the Cocoa Beach Hilton, the Don Cesar Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, the Belleview Biltmore Resort at Clearwater Beach, and much more.

And finally, NOW is the time to book your annual family photo session. This is the busiest time of year because of holiday photos, so book your date right away, before we are totally filled up. Whether you have an amazing family Story Wall in mind, or want holiday photos for Christmas cards and other gifts, this is the best time of year to capture those special family memories forever. Also, we will be having special beach days around the holidays, for those of you who have extended family coming into town and you'd like to offer them the gift of photography for Christmas. We now have gift cards in really cute presentation boxes, so these make the PERFECT Christmas gifts. We can even ship the cards in the packaging for you, so just let us know what you need and we'll take care of it for you in plenty of time for the holidays.

Hope you enjoy the new site. Let us know what you think in the "comments" section at the bottom of this blog post!

We love you guys! You're the best client family we could ever wish for!

God bless and hope to hear from you soon.
Jason, Kara, and Jennifer

Monforte Family - St. Pete Beach Family Photos

We really enjoyed our beach family photo session with the Monforte family recently at St. Pete Beach. It was a beautiful day, and we took full advantage of the sun, sand and family togetherness, to capture some amazing memories.

Here's a sneak peak of the experience we shared together:

Monforte Family slideshow