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Capture your family having fun in the sun! I am currently scheduling appointments throughout July 2008 for beach portraits on the Northern Florida and Southern Alabama beaches.
Contact me directly to inquire about details and schedule your portrait. A deposit is required to schedule an appointment.
Click here to view a Beach Portrait
Contact: Jenn Ockenjenn@ockenphotography.com
225-590-3731
312-498-0407
Jennifer,
Thank you for your immediate response to my request for the bridal pictures to be sent to Sameer. As always it is such a pleasure to work with such a professional!
–Nancy Chesson, Marketing and Events Coordinator Louisiana’s Old State Capitol
Thanks to the model, Charlotte Cox, Bustle Baton Rouge for the dress, Rene Uze (hair) and the Old State Capitol for helping me produce such a beautiful portrait.
Spring is here and I am hitting the road for portrait sittings all over the country. Check out my travel schedule for the coming months, and contact me directly to schedule an appointment.
Little Rock AR - April 6th - 14th
Memphis TN - May 3rd - 7th
Chicago IL - (two weekends) April 25th- 27th and May 11th - 12th And then Back in Chicago in the early Fall for the first two weeks of September
Weekend dates are also still available for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette, LA.
Visit my updated Fine Art Gallery to see my latest work!
I can be reached at:
jenn@ockenphotography.com
225-590-3731 or 312-498-0407
Jenn Ocken rules! Not only did she spend an amazing weekend photographing the 24th Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, and visiting with her “blues family,” she was honored with the Blues Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year Award. “I was so honored and speechless,” Jenn says. “I just love the Blues Foundation and its mission. No matter how long blues artists have been in the music industry, they all benefit from the organization. I want to thank Joe and the Blues Foundation for such a great honor — and I will see you at the Blues Music Awards in May!”
We are participating in Bloomingdale’s “Pre-Wedding” Party event on March 6, 2008, at the Home & Furniture Store at Medinah Temple in Chicago.
Please come by and visit us!
Chris was fantastic. He immediately became part of the family. No one knew he was the photographer. Best of all, our pictures are breathtaking…. They capture each expression, each emotion. Our friends and families all say they are the best photographs they have ever seen. Chris will be part of us forever.
– Long Island, NY (married in Chicago, December 2007)
Chicago-based Ocken Photographer Chris has long been a political junkie, and he’s pleased to be on the run with the presidential candidates once again.
Although Chris covered Bill Clinton’s campaigns in the 1990s for the Associated Press, this time around, he’s chasing Mike Huckabee — a continuation of a project he started in graduate school.
Much has changed since then, as you’ll note from Chris’s 1998 photo of Huckabee campaigning for governor during a boat trip down the Arkansas River (above), which contrasts quite starkly with his photo of a much-thinner Huckabee amidst the microphones on his 2008 Iowa Caucus campaign bus (below).
More pictures coming soon… as long as Huckabee keeps performing well.
I just saw the first of the pictures, they are great! Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and especially your enthusiasm. It is was catching and comes through in your pictures — exactly what Kelly and I hoped to see. Thanks for making Kelly and Kevin’s new life together so memorable. You certainly have a gift and we all appreciate your talents and YOU.
– Nancy McGee, mother of the bride
Wow - I can’t even began to say how much fun I had shooting Kevin and Kelly’s wedding last night at Houmas House in Darrow, Louisiana. This was my first wedding of 2008, and we had a blast! I wish them both all the best, and it was an honor to be part of their celebration. To check out a few more pictures from their wedding celebration click here: Kelly & Kevin’s Sneak Peak
