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Jennifer Moher - Photographer

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not just photos- stories | documentation☀︎☽
𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯☟

Shoutout to @dawn.charles for the pep talk on @tak

Shoutout to @dawn.charles for the pep talk on @takeitfromus_podcast about our approach and social media and all the things...
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I felt the need to recreate my computer screensaver and this is what came up for me and I felt like maybe it's something everyone needs a little reminder of on this here app.
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No one is YOU.
The things you create- unless they are copy + paste from someone else- they are YOURS.
Every single thing you create has your imprint on it.
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Writer, photographer, poet, musician, etc.. it doesn't matter.
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You are one in a million.
Create.
Put it out there.
Forget how many other people did it before you.
They're not you.

**not my photo

𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐩: 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨
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Or maybe that's just my tip? I caught some sleepy hollow vibes off this dress hanging in the tree so I had to get rid of the hanger. This wedding also landed on Halloween.
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Sometimes you don't get lucky with gorgeous wooden crafted hangers and THAT'S OKAY!
It's not usually top of the list of things to get, for obvious reasons.
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The clear hangers are so easy to take right out of photos for your bride to have a beautiful finished photo of her dress to have in her album or elsewhere.

Around this time last year I was teaching my first

Around this time last year I was teaching my first ever mentee.
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Nervous.
Obsessive.
Anxious.
Excited.
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I was feeling everything. And it wasn't just all at once. It was damn near every single time we jumped on a zoom.
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I wanted it all to be perfect. I wanted her to learn the most she possibly could from me being my first and only student at the time.
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This girl. She has surpassed all of my highest hopes for her! She is absolutely killing all of her sessions. Getting better and better every time she gets behind the camera. Chelsea is a force and I am so glad I gained a friend in this process.
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If you're looking to get some 1:1 teachings from me, my DMs are open. I will usually tailor zooms to your specific gear. I learn as much as I can about your gear while using universal tips and trips along the way.
My last post is from the styled shoot I put on at the end of her zooms as a thank you, final class + congratulatory.
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Let's shoot!!!

When I first started shooting... ☾ I would go ba

When I first started shooting...
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I would go back to cull the photos and if any were out of focus, I would trash them.
until somewhat recently.
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Documenting whole stories, including the blurry parts, is what makes the stories.
Sure this photo could be crystal clear, I do have a version like that.
Would you feel their movement though?
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I feel like as the client + main viewer of the images, when you look back and the photos is blurry- you can remember the laughter in that moment.
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Am I alone on this? Or do you guys only vibe with the crystal clear photos? My love for slow cinematography just adores photos that m o v e.

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑚𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑑!
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I first met J through our shared community at a vendors market last year. It was very brief, we didn't talk much.
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I had heard so many lovely things about her and as I said, we shared many of the same acquaintances.
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Fast forward to April of this year, we hadn't spoke since. She would be celebrating not one but TWO things this summer...
Her graduation from college to become a family therapist and her soon to be baby boy growing in her belly!!
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J has the sweetest demeanor and I can tell will be the most loving and kind mama out there. She got to tell her family the big news this weekend.
So happy for you, friend!!

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩/𝙬𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣??
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In my (very biased) opinion- my vote is Joshua Tree.
The summers are tough but so doable since the sun doesn't set til late. By then, the temps have dropped. It's the winter that will really test you! The winds in the desert are no joke.
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As you can see.. the sunsets are impeccable and the neutral lighting bouncing off the sand of the desert makes for prefect skin tones and color schemes.
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Bonus point- the AirBnB's out there are so rad. You can find anything from complete desert boho to modern aesthetics.

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