perfect {now, 2009}

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as
we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:20-22

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heather + jameson {san luis obispo, ca}

lskdjf'sd;lfsld;f there just aren't words to describe this day. (well heres a few for now) heather has been my close friend since 2005 and i love her dearly. i almost lost it crying a few choice times of the day, but held it together so i could get the goods with my camera!! SO HARD!! i am so excited for these two and their life together.

you can view a extremely long little tiny slideshow...


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summer 2009...

unexpected awesomeness... tiring, but good. does that make sense? well it will in 5 seconds! sorry i haven't been blogging much, my days have been dedicated to my other 'job' that takes equally as much of my heart as annajoyphoto<3 if you want to see, you have to get ready to see a very unprofessional side of me (hah!), and if you are ready for it, you can see what i've been up to here:



CAMP JOY! blog
CAMP JOY! blog
CAMP JOY! blog


these girls will steal your heart too :)


hey and have you heard of tumblr.com? its only like THEE coolest blog template website ever. sorry blogspot.com! anywhoo, i'm super siked for heather and jaimeson's wedding saturday!! also i longggggg to be home in san luis obispo all day friday. my home away from home among the rolling green (probably brown right now) hills. does anyone else love slo town? can i get a witness? all the awesome photographers hide there, you know who you are!! ;) anyways, i hope everyone has a lovely weekend, update soon on a few amazing recent photoshoots!

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mondays are my favorite!

i love my job!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sldkjfsd';fls'd;fsldkfskdlj!!! i love my life!!!!!!!!!!!


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abby + tom {santa barbara-ish?, ca}

this was like, the greatest shoot ever, ash and i had so much fun. abby and tom you are the most kick back couple, we can't wait for the wedding! if i said things like 'epic' i would say this shoot was epic :)






check out their slideshow, complete with CUSTOM MUSIC by TOM himself!!....

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sara-joy {carpinteria, ca}

how cute is that name? sara-joy?! so cute, i know i know. this girl is so dear to my heart. we met this year at homegroups at reality, and we've been sistery friends ever since. so much JOY! anyways, heres a sneak peek, slideshow up shortly when i get caught up on the annajoyphoto craziness.



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not my type

of movie.. but i strangely want to see it. maybe because i love love + i also much love babies?



does anyone else want to see this??

ps i can't figure out why its rated R, but i hope its not too bad :(

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fathers :)

happy father's day to all you fathers out there (and mine! happy father's day daddy!!) ! heres a couple pictures from shoots past that i love of some cool dads. what a special and unique relationship :D







also, i know that today brings up some not-so-super feelings for a lot of people. but there's a song by ian mcintosh that reminds me of a Father who's love transcends, the failures and triumphs of our immediate fathers.

There is a Light that shines within me
there is a Hope that burns inside me
deep within my soul, my very existence
there is a being waiting to be freed

a child who knows no fear, pain, or rejection
there is an emotion all encompassing
of excitement, joyfullness, gladness, and love

with the creative potential of laughter
and the undeniable power of an infants joy live inside me
unmeasurable are my limits for i call you Father
unimaginable my potential for You have called me son

there is someone inside of me waiting to be unleashed
whom You embraced
whom i long to be

there is an all-consuming fire
a light that permeates from my very being
You have unlocked me God
and the doors You opened no man can shut

i will praise You for all my days for You are good
You have released me God with Your love
You are everything

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bffffs {ventura, ca}

not very often do you see a quad of bffffs! these girls are adorable. they came to visit my dearest ashley all the way from georgia for a week! ash thought an impromptu photoshoot would be a good idea :) i'll try to post a few more, but heres a couple favorites for now!



lynnsie, also known as spice...



brittany, also known as tang...



rachel, also known as flava...



ashley, also known as saucey





too much fun??..





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for funzies {secret place, ca}

a few of my favorite things. more photos soon??

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lazy days of summer?

craaaaazy days of summer is more like it :) this last week has been beyond awesome, the last few days were particularly beautiful, not even the weather, just something in my heart is changing, i guess summer does that do you! i plowed through a zillion emails today finally, and i'm getting caught up on some photo projects and stuff. i know this post is just riveting, but if you happened to fall asleep on your keyboard, you better snap to attention because i'm posting some serious awesomeness soon, wooooo!! hope you are having a sweet day. yes YOU.

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{yosemite, ca}

just got back from the 2nd annual girls trip with my family :) summer has started... i'm so excited for what God has in store. exciting newssssssss coming up, and also bunch of awesome shoots. sorry i lag with the blog! thank you to my faithful blog readers!! maybe leave a little comment loooove if you still read my blog so i don't lose all motivation, eh? eh? <33! more pics from the trip soon :D


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happy tuesday : ]

i like this



and this song is cute.. i forgot how much i liked it :) hope everyones having a lovely day!




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i must say...

...this is the cutest-saddest-funniest video ever. dang photobucket, always hooks me into watching videos while i upload. this time it was worth it :D



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holly + ej {carpinteria, ca}

woooooie, these two are foxy! did i just say foxy? well they are. and i just love them. they are getting hitched later this year in ventura, maybe the first wedding at reality ventura! can't wait, its going to be a blast :)






































was that too many pictures? OH WELL its my blog :D

if you want to see their cuuute little slideshow,

watch it :D
watch it :D
watch it :D

p.s look at me climbing an extremely tall tree JUST to get a cool shot. i'm so dedicated!! ; )



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{i <3 my quad-cam}

for my birthday a few months ago my brother and rochelle got me a quad camera. i finally developed the film, and got some interesting photos, hahaha! but a few came out that i really loooove. can't wait to get a new roll of film now that i sorta know what i am doing :) :)
















p.s. new developments with annajoyphoto.com coming soon, yayayayay!


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