Jennifer M. Howell is located in the heart of the Central Valley residing in Lodi, CA. She works for the Lodi News-Sentinel. A lot of community journalism is done here. Howell has been at the picture-taking game for over eight years. She is self taught with no formal schooling. Just very curious. Children’s portraiture is what she loves to do. After a hard days work, you can still believe in the hope and innocence of a child.