Modern Wedding Photography by Madison Wisconsin Photographer Jamie M Swanson » Portraits

Beautiful Fond du Lac Senior Portraits ~ Victoria

Jamie M Swanson — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:57:40 +0000

I have known Victoria for a few years now, and she’s grown into such a beautiful woman. It was such a joy to take her senior pictures in a beautiful park near Fond du Lac, capturing both her beauty, love, and playfulness. Victoria’s also a budding photographer and will be studying graphic design in the fall.

Victoria, it’s been truly fantastic to see you grow into the woman you’ve become, and we’re proud of you! We can’t wait to see where God takes you these next few years.

See more of Victoria’s photos and watch her slideshow on our Facebook page.

Senior Portrait sessions are limited and generally book up a few weeks in advance. Please contact us now for more information and to book your session.

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Fond du Lac Professional Newborn Portraits ~ Frede

Jamie M Swanson — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:55:46 +0000

Oh how I love little newborn babies! Frede was about 1 week old when we took these photos. Frede’s father is one of those rare men who is SO in love with his son. He even hung out during the entire session right there because he just loves that little man so much. Usually Moms are the ones there (and Frede’s Mom was too – I don’t want to downplay her love for him at all!) but it just makes me smile when new Dads get so much joy from their baby.

Frede will truly grow up a happy little man. And if these photos are any indication of the future, he’s going to be a good looking little man at that.

Portrait sessions are limited and book up about a month or two in advance. Please contact us now for more information and to book your session. Please contact us in advance of your due date to so we can hold a session for you around when your baby is due.

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Snowy Winter Children’s Portraits ~ Fond du Lac, WI

Jamie M Swanson — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:00:39 +0000

It’s said that eyes are the windows into the soul. I think I’m inclined to agree. This first portrait feels like a glimpse into her future as a woman, whereas the second portrait brings me back to the joy of her youth. I love these so much. Such a beautiful young lady.

I’ve been itching to do some more shooting in the snow before it disappears. If anyone’s interested in scheduling a portrait session in the snow, contact me right away before it’s gone. I just love how it makes colors pop, and it’d be great for an engagement session or family session.

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Waukesha Wisconsin Newborn Portraits ~ Jackson

Jamie M Swanson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:15:27 +0000

It was my great pleasure to have the opportunity to take newborn portraits of Jackson, only 8 days old! I had the joy of being the photographer at his parents’ wedding last year, and it’s so fun to be able to see my couples again and document yet another important milestone in their life. Jackson, you’ve got fabulous parents and I am certain that you have a wonderful family life ahead of you.

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Urban Family Portraits ~ Fond du Lac, WI

Jamie M Swanson — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:47:02 +0000

Far too often we as photographers have loads of photos of our kids and family…but we’re not in any of the photos because we’re behind the camera. So Trisha from Faber Photography and I decided to do a family portrait exchange. She captured us in these awesome family portraits, and I managed to get these shots of her and her family. Isn’t her daughter just gorgeous like her mommy? It was a ton of fun, and something we’ll probably continue to do each summer as our families grow older and change oh so quickly. Here’s just a few from our really fun and amazing session!

Please note that we only offer a limited number of portrait sessions as our focus is mainly on Weddings. Our portrait sessions are currently sold out through the beginning of November.

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Creative Newborn Portraits ~ Fond du Lac, WI

Jamie M Swanson — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:07:06 +0000

Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE shooting amazing newborn portraits? I admit, it’s in part because I LOVE babies, and the smaller the better! This might explain why I had three kids of my own within 3 years of each other. I just adore newborns! This little cutie was just 8 days old and she slept like a champ! She was the perfect little model who let me pose her in all sorts of ways. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

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Kaitlyn’s Urban Senior Portrait Preview

Jamie M Swanson — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:33:42 +0000

Had an incredibly fun senior photo shoot tonight in Fond du Lac with Kaitlyn. My husband Brandon has been shooting with me more and more and is blowing me away with his talent – this shot was his. Fabulous composition, fabulous lighting, utterly amazing overall. This entire shoot was fantastic – lots of good stuff coming in the near future from the both of us.

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Artistic Fond du Lac Newborn Portraits ~ Lillian

Jamie M Swanson — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:52:33 +0000

I love newborns. I love them so much I had three of my own babies within just over 3 years of each other (no twins…) So it should come as no surprise that I really, really love taking artistic newborn portraits! I’ve been inspired to try some new posing techniques, and I’m really hoping to do some more newborn photos in the next few months to continue learning the craft. And while I LOVE babies, there’s enough chaos in our house right now with three little ones that I’m not at the point where I want to have another one just for the photographic opportunities it would give me!

These gorgeous newborn shots were taken on location at Lillian’s home with my portable studio lighting. Sweet little Lillian was only 12 days old, and she was already starting to stretch! The best newborn portraits are taken within the first 14 days or so while they still curl up like they were in the womb, but really the sooner the better. Lillian was great! Thanks so much to her and her mom for letting me catch such a precious time in her life in these images. I especially love black and white newborn portraits, but Lillian had such a sweet pink headband that I added one in color as well. Enjoy!

I just love how she curled up so sweetly in her mother’s hands here.

LOVE this cute pink flowered headband! And those sweet little cheeks!

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Austin’s Beautiful Baby Portraits ~ Eden, WI

Jamie M Swanson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:58:46 +0000

Today I traveled to Eden, WI to take baby portraits of my friend’s beautiful baby boy! I simply can’t get past how beautiful his eyes are and how well-natured he was. And oh how he loves his mama. She made him smile so sweetly! It was great fun seeing how he’s grown and changed since I took his newborn portraits. Here they are!

This next set of two photos is just so much fun! He LOVED these little toys and had to figure them all out!

Mmm…toes…. (I only wish I was even half this flexible!)

This next series of three photos cracks me up. He had the sweetest little hat, but wouldn’t keep it on for more than a few seconds. I managed to capture this little sequence of movements and I crack up seeing the hat flying at the end.

He attacked the dog with his teeth – CUTE! No dogs were harmed in the making of this photo

As an interesting side note, these were all done on-location at Austin’s house and were not done in a studio. I brought my portable studio lighting gear and we used a really awesome white fleece and this is what we got! So if you like the “studio” look, please feel free to let me know when booking a shoot and we’ll do something similar. I still love my natural light, but this is fun for me as well. More to come in the next few days about my new lighting gear, so hang tight and check back soon.

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Katie’s Senior Portraits Sneak Peek

Jamie M Swanson — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:25:40 +0000

I took some senior portraits of my beautiful cousin Katie recently up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Here’s just one for now with more to come in the future.

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Sarah’s Senior Portraits

Jamie M Swanson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:17:05 +0000

Well, I promised you some cool shots…here you go! Some of my favorite shots to date. I especially loved taking these because I got to roam around the old family farm a bit again. It’s been in our family since our first language was Polish. I spent lots of time there in the summer as a kid, so it was neat to be back. To see more of the images become a fan of my facebook page (click here). Enjoy!

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Senior Portraits ~ Sarah’s Sneak Peek

Jamie M Swanson — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:09:40 +0000

I recently took senior portraits for my cousin Sarah, and wow am I excited about them! We did a little bit of everything, from heading out to the woods to climbing around under a bridge to taking some ridiculously amazing photos with her prom dress….but that’s all I’ll say for now. Check back in a bit for a full post, you’ll LOVE it! For now, here’s just one as a teaser.

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Patty’s Family ~ Urban Family Portrait Shoot

Jamie M Swanson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:53:04 +0000

Here’s a few more of the photos from Patty’s family shoot to add to her already amazing sneak peek images! To see more, become a fan of Jamie M Swanson Photography on Facebook! I had a great time doing this urban shoot. Hope you enjoy it!

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Austin’s Newborn Portraits

Jamie M Swanson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:51:03 +0000

This little man was only two weeks old. I LOVE taking photos of newborns with their wrinkly skin and sweet little bodies! I just love newborns in general! But enough talk, check out these photos!

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Patty’s Family Portraits

Jamie M Swanson — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:05:15 +0000

I had an amazing shoot with Patty and her kids just this week. Patty was looking for family photos that were a bit more “edgy” than your traditional shots which is right up my alley! It was an amazing time and I can’t wait to edit the rest of them! Here’s three of my favorites for now, though.