September is National Children’s Good Manners Month!

Sit down with your little ones and enjoy these excellent etiquette reads.

The Scallywags
by David Melling
http://www.amazon.com/Scallywags-Dav...f=cm_lmf_tit_3

Emily’s Everyday Manners
by Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post
http://www.amazon.com/Emilys-Everyda...=cm_lmf_tit_11

The Golden Rule
by Ilene Cooper
http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Rule-Il...=cm_lmf_tit_15

Thingumajig Book of Manners
by Irene Keller
http://www.amazon.com/Thingumajig-Bo...=cm_lmf_tit_19

Please is a Good Word to Say
by Barbara Joosse
http://www.amazon.com/Please-Good-Wo...=cm_lmf_tit_21

Happy Reading!

My New Camera Strap | Home Made Gear | Jessica Lloyd Photography | Salt Lake City | Utah

I have a portrait session coming up with a very special child later this week.  He is severely handicapped.  At my pre-session consultation with him and his family, I discovered that he thinks he gets to play in purses.  Since my camera bag is a modified purse, it isn't a good idea for me to take my camera bag with me.  So I had to figure out how to haul all of my necessary gear with me.  Got a bit creative.  I have a fanny pack that was designed to hold a water bottle.  My big zoom lens fits in the water bottle spot...phone, keys, etc. will go in the extra pockets.  But there isn't enough room for my lens cap, extra battery/memory card, etc.  So I built myself a new camera strap.




My ninja son modeling it for you!


He says it's so comfy he doesn't want to take it off!


See the pockets?  There are two on each side, one big enough for a lens cap and one big enough for a SD card or spare battery.

I padded the whole thing, so that my neck won't get sore.  I'm not sure if it's too wide yet, so I'll wear it today and decide.  I made it wider than the tutorials I found, on purpose, so it would distribute weight more.  I hate getting sore from carrying all my gear!  I tried out the fanny pack with the zoom on Saturday and LOVED IT!  I also love that the fanny pack and the strap are my logo colors! :)

If you want me to make a tutorial, post in the comments.

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My bestest bud from high school wanted me to take some lifestyle pictures of her and her daughters.  Something artistic that she could hang on the wall in her kitchen.  So she made cookies and I took pictures.  NUMMY cookies!  We had a ball!

Sweet Sophie | Memory Grove Park | Jess Lloyd Photography | Utah Portraits

This was an impromptu photo session.  One of my bestest buds from high school wanted to go get pics of our city to post on her Facebook page for her out of country friends to see what life is like here.  Well, it was the day my new camera showed up, so of course I was up to going out to play!  She brought along her sweet four year old Sophie.  Between getting shots of the Salt Lake Capitol, the mountains, and downtown Salt Lake City, I snapped a few of Sophie.  It was rather chilly that day and she got cold, so I shared my jacket with her.  BRRR!  But so worth it!  I love these shots of her!  I LOVE her red shoes!  They are adorable!