J. Andrew Photography

In honor of all the soldiers past, present and future who sacrifice so much and make it possible for the rest of us to BBQ, relax by the pool and watch our annual fireworks shows; we're running a portrait special for the rest of the month, starting today July 4th, 2009.

In addition to the savings that you will receive, J. Andrew Photography will donate $10 from every portrait session booked in the next thirty days to the Veterans of Foreign War. This organization provides counseling and financial help to veterans and their families through a Military Assistance program.  It also helps soldiers overseas communicate with their families back home via their international calling card program.

For more information on the Veterans of Foreign War visit www.vfw.org.

This past weekend, Joslynn and I went to a friends graduation from Cal Poly in SLO.  We even left town Sunday evening early enough to beat the Sunset most of the way back to Bakersfield.  Anyone that knows us, would be suprised that we didn't stay on the coast until well past dark, which means that we normally don't get to see any of the wildlife or scenery on the way home.  So anyway, we are taking our time driving along Highway 58 from Santa Margarita to Bakersfield, which is totally a rural road with nothing but nature for the better part of eighty miles.  Anyone who has traveled rural roads knows that you will see plenty of roadkill, so when we saw the dead looking snake in the middle of the road, we thought nothing of it.  All of a sudden as we get closer, the snake moves, and as we are driving by, I realized that it was none other than a Diamondback Rattlesnake.  Me being the total biology nerd that I am, got super excited so we turned around for another look.  My camera was in the back of the Jeep which required me to get out to get it, so of course we had to pass the snake again to keep a safe distance.  Once I got my camera out, we circled one last time and pulled up right next to it.  The only other time I have been this close to one was as a teenager in the country and I almost stepped on it!  So check out the images we got, usually you don't get to shoot an awesome creature like this without some sort of glass or wire mesh in the way.

Joslynn and I have decided that every month we are going to do a drawing, and each month a different couple is going to win an engagement package. 

All you have to do to enter is go to the "contact" page on our website at www.jandrewphoto.com, fill in all your information and then put the word ENGAGED in all caps in the comments box and hit submit!

That's it, that one simple step will enter you for a chance to win a 2 hour on location engagement shoot, one 16x20 print of your choice and an online viewing gallery that you can show off to all your friends and family. 

To top that off, not only can the bride enter for a chance to win, but the groom, maid of honor, best man, mother of the bride, mother of the groom, and so on can all fill out the form and send it in to give the lucky couple an even better chance. 

So sign up right away and get yourself, friend, sister or whoever you know thats getting married into the running now!