J Chustz Photography

Senior pics

2008-07-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

I took some practice shots of my niece Allie and her friend Paris. They're not exactly seniors yet, but they wanted to help me. We had a blast! I took Gabrielle's REAL sr. pics last weekend. She's a pretty cool girl. Love the hair!

Clement

2008-07-27T08:39:00.000-07:00

Here are my first ever family portraits. This was a fun family to shoot. The teenagers kept me laughing and you just can't help but smile when you're around little Benjamin. This is a really fun family.

Christian

2008-07-27T08:33:00.001-07:00

I took Christian's pics a few weeks ago. His mom woke him up for this, so needless to say he wasn't in the best of moods. He sure managed to give me some good smiles for being grumpy.

Mistretta Family Reunion

2008-07-27T08:10:00.000-07:00

I have seven older brothers and sisters. We, along with our parents, have not ALL been together at the same time for over ten years. Two of my sisters live across the country, so at least one of them is never with us. We all got together in Grand Isle (our childhood vacation spot) for the Fourth of July. Every sibling, our parents, spouses (excluding one), and 16 grandchildren (excluding 2) were there. We had the best time. It was so great to be together again. We created more wonderful memories. Hopefully this will become a yearly tradition. Enjoy the pics...

Luke & Alex

2008-07-27T08:04:00.000-07:00

These little brothers, 3 and 7 weeks, were so cute. Individually they took great pictures. Together...they just wouldn't cooperate. But i still got some cute ones of them. They were too sweet. I need a little boy!!!

Perdido Key

2008-07-27T07:39:00.000-07:00

We went to Perdido Key with Denny's family in June. We met up with Elmy and Jeff and their kids on the last day. Here are some shots of the kids. We had a great time. I love FLORIDA!!!

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-24T19:19:00.000-07:00

Denny celebrated his first Father's Day this year. He was so excited. He really is the best daddy ever! Ava's already got him wrapped. Here are some pics of them playing during the day. Daddy wore little A out!

Bernie Mac

2008-06-23T18:01:00.000-07:00

So I had the most amazing thing happen to me.....i just happened to run into this man at work (Bernie Gillette) who just happens to be a professional photographer who just happens to sit about 30 yards from me. He has taught be so much in the last couple of months. I'm constantly asking him questions and he is just so helpful. We had a photoshoot at his house with Riley, and he taught me a few things....here are a few images from the day...

Ava 9 months

2008-05-27T19:53:00.001-07:00

I took Ava's 9 months pictures this past weekend. They never come out how I imagine, but I like them nonetheless. She's such a happy baby and cooperates with me every time we have a photo shoot. Riley and her friend Kaylea were helping to make her laugh in some of these. She just LOVES her big sister!!!

Casie

2008-05-12T04:43:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I've been getting several calls about doing senior pictures. I've never done them before but it sounds like a lot of fun. I decided to practice some different things on my niece, Casie. She was awesome. We had to do it in the middle of the day because of her work schedule, so they're not the best outdoor pictures I've done, but she's so photogenic and we had a blast going to different places to see what we liked best.

Jonathan & Katherine

2008-05-12T04:12:00.000-07:00

Jonathan & Katherine were so easy to photograph. The smiled the entire time - 20 minutes and we were done. They really enjoyed playing by the lake. Doesn't Katherine have the greatest smile? Their dad did this for their mom for mother's day and got a 16x20 canvas of this second picture for her. Is that sweet or what?

Dylan

2008-04-27T13:00:00.000-07:00

Dylan was such a trooper during this photo session. It was so cold outside - vey unusual for April in Louisiana. His mom really wanted pictures of him at the lake with his overalls, so we did it. He froze his little toes off, but we didn't make him suffer for too long before I got some good shots of him.

The Humphries

2008-04-27T12:49:00.000-07:00

My friend Paige brought her 3 kids over for a photo shoot - Madison, Aubry, and Hayden. They are absolutley beautiful. I love it, because it makes my job so easy! I just let them play around the lake and started snapping. The little ones didn't want to sit still and pose, which is just fine with me. I love the candid photos the best!

Reed

2008-04-27T12:44:00.000-07:00

I took pictures of Reed one afternoon after his mom had to bribe him to smile. After about 30 minutes he thought he was a professional model and I couldn't stop him from trying to pose. He's a cutie!

Lauren

2008-04-27T12:13:00.000-07:00

This is Alex's girlfriend...Lauren. She loved the camera - hammed it up for me all day. Her mom is my friend Perry. She'll be having a little boy in May. Can't wait to take his pictures!! I tried to take some maternity shots of Perry, but she wasn't very cooperative! I did manage to sneak in a couple!

Alex

2008-04-27T11:53:00.000-07:00

Is this the cutest kid you've ever seen? Alex is my friend's little boy. He just turned two. He couldn't take a bad picture....even with that look he's giving me in half the shots. He's so cute!

Easter 2008

2008-03-26T19:18:00.000-07:00

We spent Easter in Gulf Shores this year. I was anxious to see how Ava would handle the beach. She loved it - ate all the sand. She just sat there digging in the sand. She was really good. The water was absolutely freezing, but Riley played in it everyday. She loves the beach.

Kenli Grace

2008-03-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

Kenli is my friend Gretchen's new baby girl. I took her 3 month photos last week. We spent 2 and 1/2 hours trying different shots with her. She did such a good job. She did tee tee on my bench, but I still love her! She's a sweetie.

Camille

2008-03-19T18:06:00.001-07:00

Here are two of my little nieces, Anna Claire and Camille. Camille turns 2 in April. She did not like modeling for her Aunt Joni, but once we got her outside, she was all smiles. I had fun chasing her all around. Those are my favorite pictures to shoot - when they're oblivious to the photographer.

Benjamin

2008-03-18T20:25:00.000-07:00

My friend Melissa brought her son Benjamin over for a photo shoot. Let's just say it started off very interesting. He just looked at me like I was crazy, no smile, nothing. Until....we put a fishing pole in his hand and took him to the lake. It was then that I got to see that adorable smile! He is totally precious!

Lexie Grace

2008-03-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

Lexie is my friend Jessica's niece. and my first infant to photograph. She is absolutely precious. She slept through the entire photo shoot, which of course i was happy about. Sleeping babies are the sweetest!

Jace Cole

2008-03-18T20:02:00.000-07:00

Jace is my good friend Kelly's son. He was born the day after Ava. He is so cute - I just love his little camo hat picture. One of my all time favorites. I was able to get some shots of Kelly and Elliot with Jace also. They weren't thrilled about being in the photos, but after seeing the results, I think they were happy.

Dylan Mychael

2008-03-18T16:17:00.000-07:00

Dylan is the 10 month old son of my friend Ardra. He's got the cutest little pout. He's crawling all over the place, so needless to say he was fun to shoot. He had me sweating at the end of this session.

Riley Lauren

2008-03-18T16:10:00.000-07:00

Here's my girl! Riley turned 7 on September 22, 2007. She loves to pose for the camera! I love this picture of her.

Ava Jordan

2008-03-16T19:31:00.000-07:00

This is my precious little Ava at 6 months. She's such a good little model for me. I get lots of practice on this angel.