We’ve been receiving a lot of emails lately asking about family photos for the holidays, and we’re excited to announce that we’ve opened up two dates for holiday mini sessions! For the first time ever, we are offering mini sessions for only $100! Spaces are limited, so we are making this announcement to those who follow the blog first! To reserve your space, email us at info@gwendolyntundermann.com and let us know which date you prefer and whether you are interested in a beach or park location!

We have a few groups in Jacksonville that get together and shoot for fun every month. This month, makeup artist Faythe Mesic and her team of stylists and models got together for a hot pinup shoot in a junkyard! Oh yeeeeeeaaaah! Just the idea of it is awesome, but I had no idea just how SWEET it was going to be!

Matt says I rocked this shoot and while I really love the images, I honestly feel like I can’t take much credit for how amazing they are. Faythe and her team had the vision for this shoot. They sought out the location, found the models, and organized it all. The makeup and hairstylists made the models look their most amazing and the models really gave their all posing and working the camera despite the miserable rain and the cold. So when I tell you that my part was easy, I want you to understand just how much everyone else put into this shoot to make it rock!

Thanks so much to talented artists Faythe, Erin, and Sonia for an exceptional job on hair and makeup and to the amazing models, Sarah, Kymbr, Tara, Tiffany, Jamie, Sammi, Elizabeth, and JayBee, for being so great to work with (and bringing the HOTNESS!!). Also, it was great hanging out with photog friends and making some new ones at the shoot!

Model: Sarah DeLucca | Hair: Faythe Mesic | Makeup: Faythe Mesic

Sarah and JayBee

Model: Kymbr | Hair: Faythe Mesic

Model: Elizabeth | Hair: Sonia Garza | Makeup: Faythe Mesic

Model: Tara | Hair: Sonia Garza | Makeup: Erin Foster

Model: Tiffany Ashley | Hair: Sonia Garza | Makeup: Erin Foster

Model: Jamie | Hair: Sonia Garza | Makeup: Sonia Garza

Model: Sammi | Hair: Sonia Garza | Makeup: Sonia Garza

Model: Jamie and JayBee | Hair: Sonia Garza | Makeup: Sonia Garza

Model: Jaybee | Hair: Faythe Mesic | Makeup: Faythe Mesic

I’ll just go ahead and put it out there – I am not a very patient person! But I really wanted to make sure I finished the slideshow before blogginh Holly & Kris’s photo session at Jacksonville Beach last Monday. The photos are fun and colorful and playful, but I really had a hard time choosing which ones to post because these two are soooo cute together! Plus they brought their puppy, Ginger, and she has such a sweet face so how could we narrow it down to just 15 images??

This is really one of my favorite slideshows to date! Even though there were times when they got a little camera shy the moments in between said it all. Being photographed is a lot like allowing yourself to fall in love. It requires you to be somewhat vulnerable and let the photographer see who you are, and you have to decide just how much you are comfortable sharing. But just like love, the more you put into it the greater the reward! ; )

Holly & Kris, thank you for letting us capture the real you! We hope every time you see the slideshow that it makes you smile, epecially during the difficult times when you are apart!

Over the weekend, Matt & I had the privilege of capturing some family portraits with our dear friends Lily & Mike and their beautiful kids Zach and Zoey! We don’t do family portraits often (only by special request) but we really enjoyed capturing some sweet moments with them!

Before I share pretty pictures, I want to go way back to 2005. Lily & Mike were the first couple I ever took engagement photos of! Lily was my boss at the time and she knew that I loved taking photos and encouraged me a lot. In fact, I’m pretty certain that if not for Lily’s confidence I would not be doing this as a career today. She and Mike told everyone about me (and now “us” since Matt is shooting also) and that led to other requests for engagement photos, portraits, and weddings. Even though it took me a while to have the confidence to start a business, Lily always saw that potential in me. And so for that reason (and so many others) I love her dearly!

I was really excited to hear Lily say that she is going to get back into photography! She used to be a photographer and photos have always meant so much to her, so I’m so happy that she will once again be sharing her passion and talent with the world! She will be focusing on family photography, so if you are looking for family portraits let me know and I will put you in contact with her!

I know that no one comes to a photography blog to hear me ramble, but I just had to say how awesome Lily is. She has an equally amazing family to match, and Matt & I are sooooooo excited to show you just how stinkin’ cute they all are!

Lily, Mike, Zach, and Zoey – we love you guys! <3