Welcome to my blog! This is where I post my most recent work. I hope you enjoy looking around. I am a sentimental person who adores beautiful photos. They are such an important part of documenting life. I have been studying the arts since I was a child, and photography for the last several years. I love educating myself and improving my craft every day. Feel free to visit my official website, www.jeannahayes.com for more information. I am based out of Las Vegas, Nevada and am available for a limited number of sessions elsewhere. I'd love it if you came back often!
Meet Rachel and Ron. They are from Iowa and came down for a fun, Elvis-styled elopement. These are some COOL people. Rachel is fun-loving with an open mind. Ron is relaxed, fun, and has an awesome job - he’s a comic book illustrator. He currently illustrates for G.I. Joe. How neat is that?!
Here are some of my favorites. Congrats, guys!
A few years ago I met these photographers when they came to Vegas (all the way from Australia!) for WPPI. We went on a few shoots together while they were here and I absolutely fell in love with the duo! During our time together they helped me a LOT with my business. I’d go as far as saying that a few things they told me pretty much changed my life! Not only did the “business” side of my photography improve, but my views on photography itself shifted. Of course I’ll always continue learning valuable lessons as the years go by, but they saved me from making a few classic mistakes.
I am so excited that they are offering a Las Vegas workshop (mainly business-based, but they will also have a mini-shoot as well). If you are a photographer who needs help with your business, don’t even think twice about attending this.
My words don’t do it justice, so check out what they have to say about it:
Come, learn, and shoot!
A few months ago I had the opportunity to go to New York for some family sessions. I was excited, and of course just a tad anxious about scheduling sessions in a completely new city. But that didn’t last long. I figured - hey, it’s NEW YORK! If I can shoot in the middle of the Vegas desert with tumbleweeds, I can shoot in beautiful, lush Central Park. Naturally I had all the times and dates of the sessions figured out far in advance, but when my husband and I got there (cue ominous music now), it was pouring rain. Like nothing I’ve ever seen! I had been obsessed with the forecast for weeks beforehand and as the trip got closer, the chances of rain got worse. Stress time! I’ll never forget staring out our NYC window at the almost-hurricane outside, tears coming to my eyes, and being on the phone with everyone trying to make it work with different schedules and all. Plus, what if the rain didn’t ever stop during our time there? I even looked for indoor places, but didn’t find any that would work. Sigh…
But I’m happy to say that (as you can see from the below photos), it all worked out. I was thankful that all but one family could reschedule. I’ll take it! Two things are for sure - 1. I am really, really happy I met these families, and 2. New Yorkers have beautiful children.
Can’t wait to go back! I just hope our Las Vegas sunny days follow me there next time…
Christina’s family:
Nicole’s family:
Karen’s family:
Hello out there… is anyone still reading? I know, I know. It’s been a while.
A LONG while.
I’m coming out of my busiest season yet (understatement!) and as a result, have MANY shoots to share. It’s all been a little overwhelming, and blogging has come dead last. Last year I really hoped to be “on top of it” over here but I’m at the point now where I have to be honest with myself - when I’m crazy busy, blogging just doesn’t happen. But now that I’m in my slower season, get ready to see a LOT of sessions. Some old, some new… but they are all begging to be seen!
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A gorgeous couple. Lauren, can we trade legs?
One of my favorite families in the entire world:
Another fav. I’ve known Mark and Amy since before they had kids!
Kaitlyn and Eric - made me fall in love with photographing dance/theater majors:
These kids could be magazine models:
Speaking of cute children:
I would love a family of all girls (not that I’d give my boy away!)…
Angie was so fun to photograph again:
Christine and Kelly are from Alaska, and go figure their Las Vegas wedding was freezing! Good thing they are used to it, not to mention good sports.
And Karissa, if I’m going to be stuck in the snow on a session with someone, and a passerby rescues us, and the police come, I’m really glad it was with you…
Please come visit tomorrow! I’ll have my New York sessions up. FINALLY!
If someone were to ask me what I love photographing the most, I would have to say couples. I photograph a lot of weddings and engagement sessions, and I adore the point in time when two people decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together. There is a fresh excitement to everything, and they know they can take on the world because they have each other. At the risk of exposing myself for the SAP I truly am, one of my very favorite songs is “We’ve Only Just Begun” by the Carpenters. The lyrics are so sweet and remind me of my own phase of life (almost a decade ago!!!), when my soon-to-be husband and I were starting our relationship. Gosh I LOVE where we are now, but I’ll always remember with fondness those first few months when everything was new.
Whether it is at the beginning or after many years, there is a sparkle in the eyes of a couple in love that never goes away. THAT is what I love to photograph.
Here are Katie and Joel, one of the best couples I’ve had the honor to work with.
And here is another fantastic couple, Todd and Kristin. I took these when they flew out from New Jersey, and I’m excited to photograph their wedding in a few weeks!
My husband and I just returned from a trip to the amazing NEW YORK CITY! It was fun, energetic, historic, and beautiful. I had a few photo sessions there, and then we stayed to play for a couple of days. I’m not a very talented writer (in case you hadn’t noticed :), but here are a few things I’ll always remember from this trip:
- Seeing the beauty of the city for the first time from the airplane window.
- Eating amazing French food the first night we were there.
- Being bummed by the horrendous forecast that kept getting worse each time I checked.
- The madness of trying re-scheduling 4 shoots that I’d planned for months in advance, because of the pouring rain.
- The thrill of sessions working out in spite of the weather! And meeting the awesome families in person. I was looking forward to it and they certainly didn’t disappoint.
- Seeing Billy Elliot and Wicked on broadway. Both were amazing.
- Cracking up at the “$10 handbags” guy.
- Seeing a million different faces.
- How awesome the subway is.
- Observing the building of the 9/11 memorial.
- Getting soaking wet outside from rain (in spite of umbrellas!), then going indoors where the air conditioning was on full blast. Brrrr….
- Knowing that we could have amazing food from any country at our fingertips. Yeah… I’ll definitely miss that!
- Loving all the Seinfeld references that suddenly made more sense to me after all these years. We went to the “Soup Nazi” place, Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment, Tom’s restaurant, and other places that inspired show episodes. (my husband and I are pretty die hard Seinfeld fans, can you tell?)
- Missing my kids more than I can say.
- Finally knowing why New York is so popular in movies, songs, etc. It’s so cool!
Here are a few random shots I took. I can’t wait to share a few from the family sessions I did there!
I was hoping I’d meet someone cool in Central Park who wouldn’t mind me taking a few shots of them (and without thinking I was a creeper of course…). I spotted Audrey from a ways away and knew I HAD to photograph her!
Ali and Zach are just about the cutest couple on the planet. They are head-over-heels in love. Like in the movies in-love. Each time I asked them to kiss, their faces lit up completely. They were more than willing to comply! (and they may have even snuck in a few extra when I wasn’t looking)…
Want to know the best part?…….. they are getting married tomorrow 
So congrats Zach and Ali, I’ll see you in the morning!
by Jeanna
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