Guess what's new??

I have a new and improved blog!! You can now keep up with the Jeni Bernatz Photography Blog at www.jenibernatz.com/blog .....
at the new blog there are finally bigger pictures so the sneak peaks are oh so much better to look at!

Come by, visit, bookmark it and leave some blog love....It is still a bit of a work in progress, but I can't wait to hear what you all think of it!

Gorgeous High School Senior San Diego Senior Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Last night I had the pleasure of photographing another beautiful high school senior from Steele Canyon HS. We headed down to PB, where even the cloudy, overcast, icky looking skies could not hold us back!


Thanks for being such a great sport Miss B, I had a great time getting to know you a bit! Here are some of B's blog questions....and a sneak peak!


Food you could eat every day? sushi **I knew i liked you!!**
What did you have for dinner last night? Pb&j
Favorite song on iPod: rebelution
Apple or PC? Apple all the way!
Best thing about summer? river and tan

Busy Busy!! San Diego Childrens Photographer Jeni Bernatz

I was reminded by a good friend this morning that I have not been updating by blog over the last week, oops! It has been a busy week, here are a few peaks from the last week....

Big 3 Year Old San Diego Childrens Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Well, you all know I almost never post any pictures of my girls on the blog, but today is an exception. My littlest one turns 3 today!! She is my baby, the snuggliest, sweetest just turned 3 year old ever! I'm a little sad that my last one is passing out of that toddler-ness and into the next stage but I also love being able to have conversations and start to reason more with her too!


I guess it's time to take down the crib (that hasnt been slept in for about 2 months) and pack up the baby clothes to donate...sniff sniff.

Happy Birthday Princess!

Sweet Siblings San Diego Family Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Tonight I got to meet Little Mr. N and little Miss S. The kids were so sweet and had eyes my cameras loved! Miss S gave me some hillarious looks, and some beautiful smiles! Mr N was a very much 2 year old boy, which made my job so fun as he played with dirt, grass and sticks...it was awesome!

Here is your sneak peak!

A whole week old! San Diego Newborn Photography by Jeni Bernatz

Oh I just love little newborn, teensy, tinsy, squishy, smell so good babies!! This sweet little girl was just so sweet and snuggly and had a great head of hair already! I have been waiting a while for this little one to be born, and Im so happy she is here! Thanks so much C family for sharing your new princess with me, she is amazing and so perfect!

Meet tiny Miss K, isnt she precious??

And here is big sister "M". She has an amazing room, so we took a break to play during one of the baby's feeding breaks, so fun!

Hurray for little Miss K! San Diego Family Photographer Jeni Bernatz

I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing little Miss K tonight at her home. This family has an amazing and gorgeous yard which was the perfect setting for this little one year olds portait session.

We were able to play for a while in the back yard, got some great family shots, some lifestyle shots of little K, and then some more posed portraits also. We also got to play in the beautiful front yard where this amazing little one year old was showing me her yoga moves, wow!

Here is your sneak peak M family, it was great meeting you all tonight!

sweet daddy and daughter time :)

Class of '09 San Diego Senior Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Meet Miss B...another super fun senior girl from Steele Canyon High School class of '09. We did her session at the same time as her friend L in the last post, which ended up being a lot of fun! These girls both cheer together and obviously are very good friends!

Here are Miss B's answers to some blog questions too!

*Favorite song on ipod? I dont want to miss a thing by Aerosmith

*What did you have for dinner last night? Lunchable

*What do you want to be when you grow up? Special Ed Teacher

*Thinker or dreamer? Both

*What will you remember most about getting your senior pictures taken? Getting wet in my dress.

Here is your sneak peak...

Beautiful High School SeniorSan Diego Seniorphotographer Jeni Bernatz

Wow, there must be something in the water, all of these high school girls are gorgeous!! This weekend I did a double session, 2 friends each did a senior session, and booked them at the same time which ended up being super fun! We were at Pacific Beach and got soem great shots under the pier, all around town, and then back under the pier and into the water, brrrr!!


This is Miss "L" and here are some fun answers she gave to my new blog questions for seniors :)


*All time favorite movie? Billy Madison
*Facebook or Myspace? Myspace
*Dream Vacation? Greece
*Favorite Class? Psychology
*Who gets the most texts from you? Marc
*Best thing about summer? sleeping in!
*Highschool? Steele Canyon High School
*Favorite Drink? Iced Tea


here is the gorgeous Miss L!

Little Man D San Diego Baby PhotographerJeni Bernatz

Little man D is one!! He is the same little man at the end of my baby gallery with all the hair! Wow, how he has grown up!! We had such a fun time playing in Rita and Barry's yard (thank you again!) and he was all grins until the big water puddle accident :( He still managed quite a few smiles and giggles and we got some great shots!

here is your sneak peak little man!!

awwww all done!!

The Amazing C Family San Diego Family Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Last night I realized again how much I just love my job! I got to meet another really incredible family that was here in San Diego on vacation from Barbados. This family was so much fun and their 3 boys just melted my heart. They all have "C" names so for blog sake they will be high C, middle C and low C :) These 3 boys are very close to the ages of my three girls, which was fun to watch the other genders dynamics!

Half way through the session while we were all playing, I got hugged in the disguise of a tackle from the 3 year old, a flower from middle C-the 5 year old (super melt!), and even accused of sarcasm from high C...who me??? :) I just love this part of my job!!

C famly here are some sneak peaks, I had a great time with you all last night!!

Another gorgeous High School Senior San Diego Senior Photographer Jeni Bernatz

What a week!! It has been a whirlwind of sessions this week but I wouldnt change a thing!! I headed down to Pacific Beach this weekend for a senior session with Miss K. She is such a beautiful girl and really just so sweet too!! She is going to be a senior at Steele Canyon High School this fall and was ready to try anything I suggested to get some fun shots!


We were able to get some shots on the beach, at the pier, and then up in "town" for a few urban shots too.


Here is your sneak peak, It is hard to choose my favorites!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Miss K! San Diego Childrens Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Little Miss K just turned 2!! I have been doing her portraits since long before she could walk, so this is such a fun milestone to share! She is so very full of personality, just started saying her own name instead of calling herself "me" which to me sounds like tika :) (or maybe there has been way to much barbie island princess in my house!)

Her mom got her this gorgeous ballerina dress, and boy was she proud of it. She pranced all around and completed a lot of beautiful twirls!

Here is your sneak peak A family....I cannot wait for your maternity shoot in a few months!

{Brandon and Shea} Bridal portraits by San Diego Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Last night I had a blast shooting bridal portraits for Brandon and Shea! They are getting married at the end of the month and I love that they wanted to get some fun shots before the wedding. They are going to use some for display at their wedding and I cant wait to see what they choose!

Yes, she is in her gorgeous dress, but we actually got some fun shots of Brandon when he saw her for the first time in her wedding attire, it was adorable!! I realized during this shoot how much fun they were having and it showed in their pictures!

Here are some sneak peaks from last night, more to come!

Staff Picture Time San Diego Photographer Jeni Bernatz

Tonight I headed over to Gymtrix for Staff Pictures for Rocket Cheer. I knew going in that this was a great group of coaches, and they did not disappoint me! This group is so much fun and were open to have some fun outside of the box staff pictures. We did do traditional head shots, but also some fun group shots of all of the cheer coaches.

You can find more information about Rocket Cheer at http://www.rocketcheer.com/ and the great program they have for cheerleaders from 4-18 years old!

Here are some sneak peaks for you, I had a great time tonight!!