Month: June 2009

Someone just might be….waiting on this post…heehee:) Sorry it’s taken so long Amanda. We did their family pictures this past winter so it hasn’t been too long since I’ve seen them, but their son has changed so much. He was so easy the last time. We would plop him in a spot and he’d stay. Well, that has changed! He’s mobile and quick. When we did some inside shots I thought that if we threw a chair or stool in there it would slow him down. WRONG! He would just move them across the floor in front of his path…too funny. Luckily, big sis was very easy on me.

Hope you enjoy:)

Her 3rd birthday party has a horse theme and where better than to do 3rd birthday pictures than at the horse stables.

I just loved her coloring. The gorgeous red hair and bright blue eyes. Then when we were outside her cheeks were flushed pink (probably from our hot Texas heat) but adorable however she got them. She was so good and very smiley the whole time.

It was so great to have a couple of newborns these last 2 weeks and I’ll have another one Thursday. I know I’ve said it before but I LOVE photo shoots of newborns!

How precious is he? I love all his little details…his eyelashes, little fuzz, little fists.

This little one was all smiles…smiles that showed off her cute little teeth. During our session she actually realized that she could clap and I have a ton of pictures of her huge smile and hands in various stages of clapping.

Hope you enjoy the sneak peek:)

Get a look at these shoes!

I think this is the largest family that I’ve done a photo shoot for. The more people the more of a challenge it is to have everyone looking, smiling, eyes open, and with a natural smile. The best smile came after I tripped while stepping backwards on a rubber chicken that let out an awful screeching noise. They thought that was pretty funny! I’ll have to try and recreate that next time:) Sure, sure, laugh at the goofy photographer!

And no swapped heads…I promise:)

we would get along great when she showed me her stash of “extras” that she brought for the photo shoot and there was a book from the Twilight series in there. I can’t believe that I’m admitting it here…but yes, I’m one of those…an older thirty-something mom that LOVES Twilight! It was kind of crazy oohing and aahing over it with a senior. Pretty pathetic, right? Oh well, I know that I’m not alone. Anyways, we had a blast going around to different locations (one of which was emailed to me that very day by another client…thanks Joy)!

I hope that you love your sneak peek! Thanks for hanging out:)

It seems like the newborns come in waves. I hadn’t had a photo shoot of one in a few months so I was excited to book 2 within a week. And here is the first new little one…so adorable.

I hope you like her sneak peek:)

“Peace Out”

It’s been a crazy first couple of weeks of summer. The kids are home, we had some wood floors put in (which meant the house was all kinds of messy), we rescued a cat that thought she should get up in truck engines, had a block party that consisted of 2 Elvis’ and 1 Santa, and I’ve been juggling fitting in sessions. But even though my life feels crazy and ninety to nothing most of the time I’ve had several sessions lately that just make me so happy to be able to do what I do.

And in regards to my last blog post here is an email I received from Danny after we did the photo session of Buddy her 4.5 year old Beagle.
“On a sad note…just so you know…Buddy passed away this past Sunday at 4pm. He took a turn for the worse Saturday night, so I took him to a vet clinic in Galveston, where, luckily, I had a vet friend waiting for me. It was the hardest experience of my life. I miss him dearly. But, I am so thankful that I was able to find someone like you that was able to capture just how wonderful a dog he was. I am so grateful to you.”

I was so sad to read that but so happy to have been able to give her something that was so easy for me to do yet she would cherish…forever. I could tell just from being around her a short time that she’s an amazing young woman!

With photography I enjoy the challenge of seeing what I can capture that will tug at people’s hearts and I know that a lot of clients want (or think they want at first) the traditional posed, centered, matching kind of pictures. And sometimes that’s what I can deliver. But in all honestly my passion is for interactive pictures…the ones that you could never pose. The first picture in this post is a perfect example. I almost deleted this picture. At first glance I saw that Logan’s dad’s eyes were closed. But upon closer inspection I saw the adoring look that Logan had towards his mom. I cropped in tight and this is one of my favorite pictures ever. Can’t you just see in his expression how happy he is to be with his parents, goofing around. He’s such a little character.

These types of pictures are what keep photography fresh, challenging, and fun for me. Gina & family, I hope you guys love your little sneak peek. I really had a blast hanging out:) P.S. Thanks for the Dr. Pepper:)

As a self-proclaimed animal lover this shoot was amazing and bittersweet at the same time. Danny contacted me and told me about how her heart was breaking because her 4.5 year old dog baby had been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and only had about a month to live. We settled on that coming Saturday but within a few days she called again and said that he was doing worse and we decided to do the pictures that very day. His expressive eyes and long ears won me over immediately!

There were several moments where we were both getting teary-eyed. I have animals that feel like my babies and I know how much that is magnified before actually have your own children.

The photo shoot was short and sweet and Buddy looked like quite the model in his several outfits. I know that his life is being taken away at too young of an age but I have no doubt that he has had the most loving dog mom that a pup could wish for. I hope you love the sneak peek pictures Danny:)