Chele Jones Photography

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At car wash waiting on a quick clean-up from the creative dream team shoot at the lavender fields this week…. It looks like we went off-roading to get there (because we actually did - for TWO MILES but th ways lol)
Meanwhile I’m sitting here working on my phone and in my peripheral view, I keep thinking I spilled my coffee all over the table 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

These were done in our old studio when we lived in Austin but Frank Carrino Photography & Cinema is still doing amazing branding and corporate headshots and has now added actor/audition headshot sessions to our services! I’ll post the results of this branding headshot session in the comments 😊 - if you need new headshots, there’s no need to head to LA for the day! We can do them right here in OC!

A little behind the scenes from one of Frank Carrino's many studio headshot sessions this week! This guy was great! He's a chef for rockers (by popular demand: hair bands, metal bands, BANDS YOU ALL KNOW!) and is opening up a cafe with a rocker theme on Brodie by Lowe's very soon! I can hardly wait to try it!

Another Grad Mini day???
Please answer the questions in comments if this is something you would like us to do this year…
Someone asked this morning and a lot of people had cancelled 2 weeks ago because of various scheduling conflicts… I’m possibly able to do one more in the next couple of weeks.

The power of photography always amazes me… how does this photograph make you feel?
Wowzers… it got me good 😭
May the 4th be with you 🫶🏻

Our Spring Grad mini's are now open to the public! These are our annual mini's offered exclusively to our established senior portrait clients first - once they have picked their spots they are available to others!
https://www.chelejones.com/grad-mini-sessions
These are "wildcard" sessions - can use for family, bffs, pets, college T, cap and gown (if you have it - I have black and red) - not everyone has their college chosen or cap and gown in yet, so we keep it open to whatever you want! Grab a spot! Nature day or Urban day are both at this link!

New on the blog: A beautiful collaboration with rising senior and creative writer at OCSA, Milan, mother nature, and some dreamy golden-hour and blue-hour photography!
PS: I'm getting good at these flower crowns 🥰🌼🌸🌺💐🍄

Dreamy Senior Portraits and Poetry Among Southern California’s Wildflowers When Folklore Meets Senior Portraits in Fields of Flowers Meet Milan, Class of 2025 Creative Writer at Orange County School of the Arts! Milan was my Chele Jones Photography

Happy birthday .sidoni! You are a rock star ⭐️

Just so you know...we are now located in Aliso Viejo. We have tried multiple times to verify our new location on google, and today, it finally accepted our verification video - but it verified it as the old address even though our request and verification video each time clearly shows our new address.😬
Google why are you making this so difficult???

So incredibly excited and honored to announce I’ve been selected as one of the top 100 senior portrait artists of 2023 by for the 5th year in a row! This is my 2nd year as an ICON winner, and, for the first time ever, made top 100 in the Community Choice edition of the contest! Thank you soooo much to all of you (both seniors and parents) who trusted me with such precious and important forever memories, styling, crazy ideas, and concept ex*****on to create a very personalized experience commemorating your senior year! It’s truly a collaboration between you, me, and the talented hair and makeup artists that have joined us on these exceptionally fun senior sessions! Additionally, I wouldn’t get to do what I love so much without the loving and enthusiastic support of my partner and my kiddos! is always there with lighting advice, packing my gear, associate photography and incredible post editing on images and video to help me create the unique stories I envision for each of you! I’m super excited to see what creative concepts and endeavors this coming year brings! ❤️❤️❤️.

Last chance for OCSA SENIORS to grab one of our one-hr spots to meet your yearbook deadline next week with not just fantastic images, but a short version of our fun shoots!
There are only 3 spots left Sunday afternoon! Frank will be out there associate shooting for me while I'm wrapping up the signature session reveals and orders. Link in comments to grab one of those last 3 spots!
Anything booked Monday or later will not have that Friday deadline guaranteed without a rush fee.

Still a couple of spots left this evening! Grab some family pics before everyone disperses ❤️ Frank is also available Sunday - (message us directly for those times - they are not online)
Link to book in comments 🫶🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Kids home from college this weekend? My talented partner Frank, whom many of you know, is offering last minute family lifestyle sessions this Friday and Saturday!
You don't have to pass on those holiday cards after all... limited spots available 24th and 25th - link to book below!
https://www.chelejones.com/marketing/last-minute-family-mini-sessions

What a beautiful image! Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 while growing up, believed this is the kind of photography I was destined to do…. It turns out my superpower is guiding teens to experience acceptance of their own beauty within their authenticity.
I wouldn’t trade it for the world… but I still really admire and enjoy beautiful photography like this image!
We’ll done snd well deserved! 🙌🏻❤️🫶🏻

🏆 Congratulations to the winners of IPA 2023!
📸: Circle of Life by Moises Levy | Professional 2nd Place Winner in Nature/Animals / Pets
"This image is part of a portfolio that I have been working on for several years in a fishing village in Guerrero, Mexico. I have been attending the ritual for several years when the fishermen arrive early in the morning with the catch they obtained during the night. This image expresses the energy of the birds as they receive their first meal of the day."

✨⭐️AMANDA⭐️✨

Trick or treat 😽

🕯️Atrix 🕯️
My beautiful teenager just turned 18! I can’t believe it! I’m extremely grateful she is here with us! She’s worked so very hard to get where she is this year and we are so proud of you!🧡🧡🧡🧡
Happy birthday, babby girl! And happy Halloween and blessed Samhain to all of you!

Blessed Samhain and Merry Halloween! Have the most fun today!

A Magical Edgar Allan Poem Happy Halloween! A Practical Magic inspired Halloween photoshoot set to an Edgar Allen POEm with images by Orange County teen and senior photographer, Chele Jones, in Irvine California.