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    "For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." ~ Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)

    All my drive and passion can be summed up in one word. LIFE. I am pro-life, love life, live and breathe LIFE. In what better way can I photograph the very treasure that is life than at the very beginning? I am moved beyond measure at the emotions surrounding the birth of a completely new being. It is so beautiful. Right there is as real as it gets. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about it. It is a blessing for me to be called to do this and it is my vision that my work is not about me, but about the LIVES that I capture frame by frame. From the bump, to the birth, to baby and beyond!

    Based out of the Kansas City metro, I am so blessed to be married to my incredible Daniel for 7 years and momma to my precious dog Duke, who reminds me everyday to "Be the person your dog thinks you are!" Think about it. I have been nationally published in Professional Photographer magazine for my birth photography which was such an honor and I travel internationally for portrait sessions. We are soon opening an in-home newborn nook studio for portraits and in 2014 we plan on opening our very special one-of-a-kind lifestyle portrait studio. Stick around and stay tuned!

    Blessings,
    Jessica

Jun 17 2013

A Beautiful Maternity Session in Downtown Overland Park

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I’ve been so busy shooting that blogging has taken to the back burner but I’m trying to get some more current work on here. You can also follow me on my Facebook page for current sneak peeks at www.facebook.com/jessicastromphotography

The beautiful Tina! We decided to do her maternity session from her Belly to Baby package in downtown Overland Park back in the winter to give us something more to work with in the blahness that is a white grey winter day and I’m thrilled with how they came out despite the sky being totally white. Tina looked absolutely radiant and adorable. Her hubby wasn’t able to make it so it was just Tina and I and we had a lot of fun walking around from place to place and getting to know each other. I even treated her to come fresh pie at the local pie shop in downtown OP after our session was wrapped. The area is really quiet and trendy with all sorts of cute little shops, not to mention the farmer’s market in the spring. Yummy!

I had gone scouting there the day before to make sure everything was good to go and loved the name of the movie on the marque (Amore) and hoped they wouldn’t change it the next day (Friday), but think they probably would, I snapped a photo of it on my iPhone just in case. So glad I did because the new title didn’t quite fit for one having a little girl! So just add a little photoshop magic and voila!

So baby Natalie is here now, we did a beautiful newborn session of her and now we’re almost ready for her first Watch Me Grow session. Time sure flies when you’re having fun!

 

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May 25 2013

The Results of 2013′s Rock My Tie Photo Contest Are…

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This was a CLOSE CLOSE race. I honestly didn’t know who was going to take the prizes until after it closed and the votes were final, it changed so much all the time and there were 4 little dudes really making a run for it! The Top winner who took it all won with 129 votes, right behind was 124 votes, then 118, 116, and 113. CRAZY CLOSE! So without further adu…

The Grand Prize Winner of 2013′s ROCK MY TIE with 129 votes is…

DUSTIN!!!!

From the Under 1 Category! CONGRATS!!!

The First Runner Up is from the Under 1 Category and winner of a Mini-Session, with 124 votes is…

JOEY!!! Congrats!!

The next two Runner-Ups are BROTHERS from their respective age categories! This has only happened once before in all the contests I’ve done in the last 4 years that both siblings do so well! (with random unknown voters it can really differ!)

Brian on the left from the AGE 2-3 Category had 118 votes and baby brother Henry from AGE 1 Category had 116! Congrats to you both!! Being that you both won, we’ll just upgrade those two mini-sessions into one family session with your 20 images!

An honorable mention goes out to ELIJAH from the Age 2-3 category who came in so so close with 115 votes!! Way to go buddy!!! All the rest of the votes for each kiddo were under the 100 mark and if parents would like to know what they got, please just send me a message. I don’t publish all the final vote numbers so not to discourage anyone because ALL the boys were ADORABLE!!

And the winner of the VOTER Mini-Session picked at random from the comments is…

STACY with email address STACYLOU112001 @ blank dot blank! Please email me to claim your prize! =0)

Everyone, you all did so amazing and THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for participating! Thank you to all the voters who commented to win the session, you said such kind things and they go straight to my heart!

ROCK THE TUTU and ROCK MY TIE will be back again next year in 2014 and open to ages 0 – 2 years (yes, the age limit is being lowered!) Hope to see you then (but sooner would be awesome! Do please get in touch!)

It’s been great! Until next year!!

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May 23 2013

ROCK MY TIE 2013 | Kansas City Baby Photo Contest

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***Please excuse any slow down of my website and missing backgrounds or fonts as the traffic is significantly increased over the next couple days***

ROCK MY TIE IS LIVE UNTIL TOMORROW, FRIDAY MAY 24th 11:59PM. Please vote for you favorite little dude in EACH category! Can vote once per day per IP address (basically anything with an internet connection).

For our contest entries, GRAND PRIZE is the most overall votes. That entry wins a full family session including a premium digital package to be done this Spring. A $700 value! But wait, there’s more! There are 3 RUNNER UPS, the top votes in each age category, and they EACH win a mini session with their family this Spring that includes the premium digital package, each a $600 value!

While you’re here and voting, ANYONE can ENTER TO WIN a FREE mini-portrait session with me this spring (select dates only) that includes a digital image package, a $350 value! All you have to do is leave a COMMENT with your name and email address on THIS POST as well as LIKE my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/jessicastromphotography) and the voter winner will be selected at random. **Winning session is to be done in Overland Park and valid for one immediate family only, not transferrable**

One last reminder, anyone can promote the contest, all I ask is that businesses are not used as a means to promote any one entry and using business newsletter email lists to ask for votes for any one entry will result in disqualification. The contest is a whirlwind of FUN, let’s be sure to keep it FAIR. WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON SATURDAY MAY 25TH!

Are you ready?? GOOD LUCK! Please select your choices and click vote!

Mobile/DIRECT Link to Under One Category is https://polldaddy.com/poll/7122240/. **If you are having trouble on your device, use the direct link**

Mobile/DIRECT Link to Age One Category is https://polldaddy.com/poll/7122247/. **If you are having trouble on your device, use the direct link**

Mobile/DIRECT Link to Age 2-3 Category is https://polldaddy.com/poll/7122250/. **If you are having trouble on your device, use the direct link**

DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL AND BE ENTERED TO WIN A MINI-SESSION JUST FOR VOTING! Must also “Like” my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/jessicastromphotography as well! Thank you!!!

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May 20 2013

Twins Lilli & Elli in the NICU

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This session almost didn’t happen. One of the hard parts of coordinating a photo session in the NICU is well, it’s in the NICU. Things change daily, conditions of all the sweet babes can and does change daily. Sometimes you think you’re admitted for another few weeks and something amazing happens & you find out you get to go home the next day. Other times it’s opposite. Sometimes it’s me, if I get even a hint of a cold, scratchy throat, stuffy nose, anything, I won’t go anywhere near the NICU. I think Momma and I had picked out 3 or 4 dates and each time something happened that delayed it. It’s hard because parents are so looking forward to something normal and medical delays can’t be helped. But in the end, we prevailed!! And we found a date and rocked it out. I don’t bring anything with me into the NICU but parents are always welcome to provide anything they want for their sessions. They bought the outfits and the blankets were lovingly made by their grandma. I think the images turned out absolutely beautiful of this sweet precious family! Thank you for inviting me to photograph you all, I’m so so thankful (and beyond thankful for other introductions) that this day worked out.

As I head into Spring & Summer I can only take on limited NICU sessions, so if you know of anyone who could use this service and meets the criteria (born under 35 weeks with a minimum admission of 3 weeks) and at either Shawnee Mission Medical Center or Overland Park Regional Medical Center), please send them the following links: http://www.jessicastrom.net/kansas-city-free-nicu-photography/ and http://www.jessicastrom.net/2013/02/04/welcome-to-the-nicu/

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May 18 2013

The Results of 2013′s Rock The Tutu Photo Contest Are…

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2 days, 27 little ladies, 1683 votes cast…

With 191 Votes, the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2013′s ROCK THE TUTU is…

TYLER from the Under 1 Category!! CONGRATS!!!

The first RUNNER UP and winner of a MINI SESSION with 171 votes is…

AUBREE from the Age 2 & 3 Category!! Congrats!!!

The next Runner Up and winner of a MINI SESSION is from the Age 1 Category with 89 votes is…

TESS!! Congrats!!

And the final Runner Up and winner of a MINI SESSION is from the Under 1 Category with 107 votes is…

ANISTON!! Congrats!!

And the winner of the VOTER Mini-Session picked at random is…

KIRSTEN (last name not provided) with the email address of kristenkujayhawk @ blank dot blank. =0)

 

THANK YOU to ALL the moms and beautiful girls for entering the contest, it was a BLAST! If you are a parent and would like to purchase the high resolution image of your daughter’s photo, they are available at $40 each and you can email me to let me know you want it and I’ll fill you in on the rest. I don’t post the results publicly as the vote numbers vary so much I don’t want to discourage anyone, but if you are a parent and want to know where your votes fell, I would be happy to share it with you, just email me please.

I will email all the winners tomorrow on Sunday! You are welcome to email me ahead of time but I will reply tomorrow. =0) Congrats again!!

Come back NEXT WEEK, the boys contest ROCK MY TIE goes LIVE ON THURSDAY!!  Registration is closed for it however there will be another voter prize so make sure you vote!

Thanks again everyone!!

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