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Jesse Boone
When Charles called and asked me to shoot his son Jack's first birthday at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Cleveland, I knew it would be a memorable experience. You see, Jack is the only grandchild, on both sides, so he is a very special boy. Over 30 people came out to celebrate with little Jack. It all started out with casting lots on which occupation you thought that Jack would pick. It is a Korean tradition that on the child's first birthday, they are to pick what they will become... and that involves crawling and grabbing an object from the table.
Everything was planned so beautifully. The room, the tables, balloons, the cake (which was amazing), and here they had this table set up in honor of Jack. Esther, his mother, made these end pieces. They were covered in beans and individually glued on. She had worked on them for several nights.
This was quite the Birthday cake!
Traditional Korean food:
Esther and Charles... Jack's lovely parents.
And here is Jack with his grandmother.
Here he is with his nanny.. oh, and his silver spoon!
He changed into this traditional Korean outfit:
He is about to pick...
What is he pointing to?
What a loved little boy. It was a wonderful experience to share with you. Happy Birthday Jack.
Sharoni:
Happy Birthday Jack! Such a handsome little boy. I think you will be Dr. Jack Paik!! These photos are wonderful. A grand party.
Michelle Kang:
Jack is such a beautiful, blessed boy! Great pictures guys! We love you Jack-Jack!!!
Kyung Paik:
It was a very special day for lovely Jack and his parents,Charles and Esther including all his family. We are so blessed to have Jack as our grandson. What a pictures!!!
The pictures is so beautiful and gorgeous that I wish that these pictures are to be put on in Korean and American famous life megazines.
Excellent Job! Charles and Esther.
yjc:
wow. this may be the nicest dohl i've ever seen. happy birthday jack, you are lucky to have such wonderful parents.
yoke:
Nice pictures and party. beautiful family .
malsoon:
I saw Jack trying to get that abbacus or was it the doctor
Se Joon:
Happy Birthday Jack! Im impressed that he kept his hat on. Ahhh food looks great! Congrats Charles and Ester!!
heather gornik:
What a gorgeous family and such a fantastic day. It was wonderful to share the day with you.
On an aside note, these photos are gorgeous! I think they belong in Korean Life magazine.
Albert:
Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing
joey kim:
i want my next birthday at the ritz too! can i borrow jack's headpiece?
RDL:
Wonderful family, great friends, excellent party :) Happy Birthday little Jack! We can't wait for your 2nd year!
Yon Kim:
What a great moments and Pictures!
Love all pictures.
The cuttest baby in whole world ,My baby,JACK.
MaMa side grandma, Susie.
Scott Kim:
man, he
Uncle Jake:
Love the Wong Daddy Momma Picture #16. Straight P.I.M.P.! Love ya Neph and Sis...and you too charles. :)
Soon Paik:
They are the wonderful pictures and heartily memorable ones, especially to me as Jack
Lydia:
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pictures! I
Mat Crawford
In the height of wedding season it is a challenge to get a family session fit into our schedule. I think most people assume that wedding photography is a one or two day a week affair. That could not be further from the truth. It is common for us to spend 12 hour days 6 days a week editing, answering emails/returning phone calls, blogging, and preparing for and shooting weddings during the busiest months. So for us to fit a family session in is like I said, a challenge. However, when Kaley asked us to shoot some pics of her son Isaac and her fiance Mike - we had to make time. We were there to photograph Kaley when Isaac was in her belly, and we were there to photograph Isaac when he was a tiny newborn. We were delighted to keep capturing memories of him (as well as his parents!) for his family to cherish for years to come.
kaley:
I love them all!!! but of course i would because he's my baby.. ha ha! My favorite is the one of all of us walking though!
Nelli:
I love the one of Isaac holding onto the parents hands! It is so precious, his face is adorable! It makes me want this same picture with me, Jesse, and Zoe when she walking...
jboone:
That one of Isaac walking on the road is amazing! I look forward to being a part of the future in photographing this family.
Nelli Boone
Brian & Jenn had their baby... BOY... and named him Connor. For their newborn photo shoot, I took my daughter Alicia with me to help me out. She is very interested in joining the Finest Moments team in a few years, and want to get as much experience as possible until then! I love the color that they chose for Connor's nursery. I think it might have something to do with this babies Irish Heritage.
Baby Connor had a bit of a hard time being happy with his photo shoot.... but you would never be able to tell from his ADORABLE smile! :)
He's a bit more serious here
These 2 parents absolutely adore baby Connor. Jenn was so calm, and Brian was so helpful with rocking, soothing, and even played Connor a few Irish jig's so calm him down!
This moments was completely unplanned. Connor was getting fussy, and Jenn leaned over and gave him a gentle kiss on the head and whispered sweet things to him... I love the emotion you see in her face... Beautiful.
Like I said before, Brian did his best to help out as much as he could. I think that this shot was taken right before he was pooped on... and before that... peed on twice! What a trooper!
This might be my favorite shot of the day. Jenn was such a glowing mama with such a peaceful presence about her.
You guys are going to be awesome parents... Congratulations!
Clint:
Whoa!!! What a looker.
carrie:
what a wonderful way to capture your special moments you guys.
John:
I just got to meet Connor and he is the man! Awesome photo shoot!
Linda:
The pictures are adorable! He is such a cute little guy! I am so happy for the both of you! :O)
Allison:
Wish I would have done this! Connor has the best facial expressions. Seems like the photographer had experience working with newborns. Awesome pictures.
Alissa:
Love them all! Too darn cute.
Sarah:
Best baby photo shoot stories ever! Youd never be able to detect the chaos behind these beautiful pictures! Congrats to the Britts!
Chuck:
Great pictures! You have a beautiful family!
Jessica:
What an adorable litte boy you have! Your photos are precious!
Kell bell :
i love the pictures. u guys are such a cute family! i love connor
Jillian:
After all of your worries, look how beautiful these turned out!!
Chrys:
Gorgeous pictures! Connor is so cute. Cograts you guys!!
Jo:
These pictures are beautiful! They totally capture how much in love Jenn and Brian are with Connor!
Carrie:
Love the pictures of Connor. The OSU photo is adorable!
Jon:
Cool photos you guys!
Kristy:
Beautiful lighting and creative shots. You all look great!
Jenn:
Nelli,
You were so patient working with Connor! Thank you!!! We will never forget this photo shoot! lol
As always, you captured some great pictures even though Connor put on a show:) We recommend Finest Moments to all of our friends! Thanks so much again.
Jim :
That Connor is something else! You all look so happy and captured some great shots!
Farah:
These pictures are gorgeous!!!! I love the one with the two parents in the photo!! Congrats to Jenn and Brian!!!
Mom:
I love this one!
Nelli Boone
A few years ago, Jesse shot Brian and Jenn's wedding. This was one of our favorite pictures on Lake Erie.
We were thrilled when we heard that Jenn was expecting... and they wanted us to do her maternity photos. 
We brought the black backdrop and did several shots of them with both white and black shirts. These two were our favorites. I love the emotion that each shot shows.
This is the silhouette shot that we took. There were about 7 different angles that Jesse took, and he processed them all a little different. We both had a favorite. Which led to why can't we both agree on a favorite to blog?! One is my obvious favorite, and the other is Jesse's obvious favorite. So, we need your help. Please vote for your favorite silhouette shot, the golden one on the left, or the bold vibrant one on the right. We will let you know which one had more votes, and which one was mine and Jesse's in a few days. :)
We are so excited to meet baby Britt! Congratulations Brian and Jenn!
John:
Would recommend Finest Moments to all of my friends. Great photos you guys! I like the one on the left.
Linda :
I loved their wedding pictures so much that I had Finest Moments shoot my wedding! I absolutely love their maternity/baby pictures that I cant wait to have you guys take pictures for me once again when I have a baby.
Allison:
Thanks for sharing Jenn. I am so happy for the both of you. I just love all of the photos.
alissa:
I vote for the one to the left. These photos are amazing!
Chuck:
My vote is for the pic on the left. Love the fall colors.
Jessica:
Love the hands on the belly pics!
kelbell:
Dont u two look so cute! These pictures are awesome!
Chrys:
Hey guys, the pictures sure make us look forward to whats coming! The best is the picture on the right. See you soon!
Carrie:
You both look so happy:) Cant believe Baby Connor is already here. Your photographer did an awesome job.
Jim:
Awesome pictures you guys.
Stacey:
Cool photos you guys. I like the one on the left for some reason. Both are great though!
D:
Awesome pictures. The photographer is very creative! I like the one on the left.
Amy McDermott:
Oh, the pics are amazing.... I am so happy you decided to do it! I think I would vote for the one on the left,,,, but they are both excellent!!
Jillian Nobles:
These pics turned out amazing! I really like the one on the left because of the coloring, but both are beautiful. It does look more fallish though and with a spring baby, you may like the brighter colored one.
Mark :
I like the one on the right best. Cool pics!
Jo:
I love the one on the right!! The blue sky looks pretty in the background and I like the shading. Great photos!!
Amy :
Love them both...but I think I like the golden one on the left. It is bigger and the lighting is so different. Beautiful! Great photography!
Sarah Seidletz:
Those pictures with the shadows are amazing! I was drawn to the one on the left, first, but I think after many years the one on the right might seem more vibrant. Love all the pics though
Carrie Andrews:
Love the silhouette picture!! Love the one on the left!!
:)
Carrie
Jennifer Britt:
Jesse and Nelli,
The pictures are awesome! Way to capture the moment. We love working with you guys:)
Jenn
Nelli Boone
This is not Asher... this is our little peanut Zoe. She was posing for us while we were trying to set up a backdrop to do baby pictures. As you can see, she is quite the little poser.
She is just starting to roll over, so she kept messing up the blanket, or rolling off the bean bag.
We took these pictures in our dining room. The light in the evening comes in the windows just *perfectly* that we didn't need any extra light at all.
Now to Asher.
This is my friend Dawn's 3rd baby. I wanted to do something really special for her, since I did both of her previous babies. So a lot of time and preparation went into this shoot. I bought a blanket, a rug, a beanbag, and 2 baskets to have some really nice props.
When Dawn and Asher got to my house, Asher was sleeping. He was such a good little poser, and even gave me a few smiles!
What a cute baby! He has the sweetest little lips....
And the bluest baby eyes I've ever seen~
What a precious little bundle!
Dawn, thanks for coming to my house to do photos, you have such a sweet little baby boy...... Congratulations!
jesse:
All those pics are awesome. The ones of Zoe are so cool. It totally captures her personality.