Blog - Jen Marriner Photography

Syracuse Senior Portraits • Spotlight On: Columbus Circle

Mar 24, 2020

This week's featured location is the Columbus Circle area, located right in the heart of downtown Syracuse. This area is the perfect location for someone looking for a more urban feel for their pictures. There is a fountain in the heart of the circle, many brick and stone buildings, some lovely churches, a fun mural, and the City Hall steps. Armory Square is just a few blocks away and can easily be added to your session here. Head over to the Columbus ...

Syracuse Senior Portraits • Spotlight On: Onondaga Park

Mar 17, 2020

This week's featured location is Onondaga Park. This park is a beautiful location in the Strathmore neighborhood of Syracuse. It's perfect for someone looking for a more natural feel to their senior portraits. It offers a large gazebo next to a small lake, large open green spaces, lots of trees, brick and stonework, a very small waterfall, and a playground. Head over to the Onondaga Park information page to see more images from this location.

Syracuse Senior Portraits • Spotlight On: Franklin Square Park

Mar 10, 2020

This is the first in a series of posts that I will be putting up, each one featuring a different portrait session location. The are my most-requested spots, and the ones I get the most questions about. Located in the middle of the city of Syracuse, Franklin Square is the perfect location for someone looking for a variety of backgrounds in a small geographic area. This allows for a relatively quick session if time constraints are an issue. This area has a large open green space, a ...

CNY Senior Portraits • Now Booking Class of 2021!

Mar 01, 2020

Calling all high school juniors! I know right now you're planning for prom and preparing for spring sports (and maybe dreaming of an end to all this snow), but it soon will be time to start thinking about scheduling your senior pictures! I've just opened up my calendar for summer and fall portrait sessions. Get yours scheduled now so you don't get closed out of the dates you want. And for all of you Class of 2020 seniors, I haven't forgotten about you! If you missed your ...

CNY Senior Portraits • Leap Day Sale!

Feb 29, 2020

Booking for the new senior portrait season doesn't officially open until tomorrow, but I couldn't resist celebrating Leap Day with a special offer. I mean, I only get a chance to do this once every four years!So, to celebrate this quadrennial occasion (yeah, I had to look that one up), I have a special offer for all of my Class of 2021 early birds this year. If you pay your session retainer fee in full by 3/31/20 (you can pick your session date at a later time), you will receive a FREE cap ...

Saying Goodbye to Otto

Feb 24, 2020

Recently we had to say goodbye to our sweet Otto. A few weeks back I came home to find him collapsed on the floor. The vet found an inoperable tumor on his spleen, and sent him home with us to spend what days he had left with his family. We got an extra three weeks with him, and for that we are so thankful. We spent that time snuggling with him, loving on him, and spoiling him. He got to spend his days with Grant (boy #1), who has always held the title of Otto's Favorite Human, and his evenings ...

52Frames • Pairs

Feb 23, 2020

"Sons are the anchors of a mother's life." ~ SophoclesWith this week's theme of "Pairs" it was a no-brainer that my pic would feature my favorite pair of goofballs. We decided to recreate one of my favorite pictures from when they were little. The original was taken in what I believe was the summer of 2003, when Griffin was about six months old and Grant was 4. Now they are 17 and 21. How is that possible?? And although I now realize that we picked the wrong slide on the Lanigan playground for ...

Happy Birthday, Griffin!

Feb 18, 2020

Sending out a big HAPPY SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY to my favorite little music man (who isn't so little anymore) and the best-est photographer's assistant anyone could ever ask for. He has the world's biggest heart, and he makes me smile every single day. I love the way his brain works, even if it regularly proves that he is way smarter than his old mom. If you see him today, be sure to say Happy Birthday! Bonus points if you sing to him. He'll just love that. &#128514

52Frames • Rule of Thirds

Feb 09, 2020

"In photography, the rule of thirds is a type of composition in which an image is divided evenly into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, and the subject of the image is placed at the intersection of those dividing lines, or along one of the lines itself." (slrlounge.com)I was walking through the streets of downtown Syracuse and spotted this old sign for a parking garage. It looks so dated now, but I can imagine that it was considered quite modern at one point in time. Also, fun fact ...

52Frames • Fill the Frame

Jan 26, 2020

This jigsaw puzzle has been sitting on a table in our living room for a few weeks now. Griffin and I started strong with it, placing the easiest of the 2000 pieces quickly. But once the main subject of the puzzle was assembled, we were left with a whole lot of trees - acres of acres of them in the background - and our progress slowed. I've been tempted to just pick it up and put it all back in the box, since neither of us has been particularly motivated to finish it. But I just can't bring ...

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