Chillicothe Ohio Photographer | Every Picture tells a story

This is my first year hosting a senior model program and I must say that I have been blessed to work with some amazing kids this year. Alli is a Senior at Zane Trace and has the most upbeat and positive personality. She is truly beautiful inside and out.  I have enjoyed our time together and getting to know her and her family.  

I love working with families and getting to experience the  love between them. I love the twinkle in a child's eye when their parents or I  do something silly to get their attention and make them smile. I love working with children they are so much fun and so adorable.

Packages starting at $125. I offer a wide variety of newborn portraits from simplistic to posed. I carry a large variety of props and accessories for newborns and welcome ideas from my clients to personalize their sessions to fit their needs. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. jenn_skaggs@yahoo.com 

Recently I was introduced to the Sleeklens Portrait Perfection Photoshop actions. I love one step edits that make the editing process quicker and often purchase Photoshop action sets to speed up the process. The Sleeklens actions are great, they are very easy to install and use in photoshop and resulted in amazing edits in just minutes. I highly recommend this collection of edits and look forward to seeing what else they create. I included some of the edits I was able to achieve with the Sleeklens Portrait Perfection Photoshop actions along with other default actions.  

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Jenn Skaggs Photography is currently accepting applications for Senior Models for the Class of 2017. I'm looking for Seniors attending Ross and Pickaway County Schools. There will be a mandatory Launch Party the evening of Friday, August 19th 2017, in Chillicothe Ohio. (details will be provided when individuals are selected). If you are not available this day please do not apply. All Seniors and parents of anyone under 18 must sign a photography release as these images will be used for advertising. If you have any questions feel free to message me on my facebook business page or email me : jenn_skaggs@yahoo.com.

This is a great opportunity to acquire a variety of senior portraits to document your final year of high school. There will be seasonal sessions for the whole group that will include individual portraits, approx. 3-4 group sessions depending how many you decided to participate in, and an opportunity for a personalized one on one session at a greatly discounted rate or even free. Don't delay these spots fill quickly! Applications must be received by August 1st! Applications can be emailed to jenn_skaggs@yahoo.com or sent to my facebook business page. https://www.facebook.com/jennskaggsphotography If you do not receive a reply it means that I did not receive it. I will respond to all applications received.

It was my honor to photograph this little fella. He was the perfect little model and cute to boot. His Daddy loves to fish and race motocross so his parents wanted to incorporate that into his session.

I just love Newborn Photography, two of my favorite things combined...precious little newborns and photography. I'm currently scheduling May and June Sessions so if you have a little one on the way don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. (937)321.7805 or Jenn_skaggs@yahoo.com

As a teenager I once asked my Mother what her greatest Mother's Day gift was, I was shocked when she said a large handmade card from my brother, sister, and I that held a packet of pictures that my Dad had taken us to have done at Olan Mills. I couldn't believe that she didn't say the "My Pet Monster" that my brother and I had so carefully selected for her (mostly because we wanted it) or the beautiful flowers and jewelry that my dad showered her with every year. Pictures and a handmade card that was her greatest gift? Seriously?

I didn't understand the importance of photographs until after I graduated high school. I took pictures often but never really valued those moments until our family experienced a tragic fire that destroyed a large portion of our family photos. I still think about the pictures that I used to get out and look through. My mom had a album dedicated to each one of us kids and we used to look through them weekly. It was full of great moments.  I wish we still had those books, it gets harder and harder to recall those moments as I get older. I've lost many details of those photographs over the years ... was I wearing shoes? what was I covered in? Which of my 30 cousins was licking my cheek?... You know what I mean the important details that define moments in our life. Those details are one of the reasons we take pictures to document those wonderful moments we experience so we won't forget them.

Now that I'm a mother of 4 I can honestly say that I totally understand what she meant. Mother's day to me is not about presents it's about cherishing the blessing I have already received. I could care less if I get flowers or presents or any other gift. I just want to spend it with the special little people in my life. Those handmade cards and photographs are worth 100 times their weight in gold but In my opinion time spent with my Children is the greatest gift of all.

One of my absolute favorite things to photograph are Mothers with their children or as they await the arrival of their precious little miracle. There is a love like no other between a Mother and a Child and I love experiencing it first hand and capturing it to last a life time! It is one of the most beautiful things this side of heaven. Today I decided to share a few of my favorite Mommy and Me Photographs I have taken over the last year.