Morgan...

Morgan is a graduating senior from Smithson Valley HS. She’s a girlie girl for sure. I asked her to describe herself and her response was fun and outgoing. When I asked her mom to describe her she said, “She’s the sweetest girl in the whole world”. She has a genuiness about her. She’s her ‘lil niece’s favorite Aunt. I can definitely see why. Morgan’s mom brought a ton of clothing selections. Browns, blacks, pinks, etc… So our options weren’t limited. It had been raining the whole afternoon. We pushed back the starting time, and good Lord parted the Heavens and allowed us to get the session in. Her selection of outfits fit her well. She’s a shop-a-holic, so fashion isn’t something she needs help with. A cute black top with jeans went well in the natural light we used. Her black dress suited the black car, and her white top and shorts were perfect for the beautiful, post rainy saturated landscape. Her images turned out fantabulous, and I’m sure she’ll love’em…. More on the site…. Enjoy….

Laney....

I’ve had the pleasure of having Laney for two years in my classes at JM. She falls in between a Tomboy and a girlie girl. She’s all about being outdoors, on a ranch, or just having fun outside. Laney invited me out to her father’s ranch-hand place. There are numerous animals (horses, miniature horses, llamas, longhorn cattle, and ducks, to name a few). There’s also a small lake on the property as well. When I arrived it was really hot, and the sun was slightly hazy. We started out with the miniature horses next to the windmill. We then proceeded to the stables, front porch, and then headed out to the lake. The longhorn cattle were grazing right where we were (we had planned on using them in a few images), so we had her dad put out some range snacks (I don’t remember what they called them). The longhorn cattle were huge. Their horns stretched out at least 5-6 feet on some of them. Laney would get close and they would smell her hand. At one point, they all gathered around her, and two of them came right up to her, she was nervous. The cattle had a million flies all over them, so they would swing their heads from side to side to swat the flies away. Well, Laney was right there and one of them swung the horns around and just caught her forearm. Luckily, no damage was done (maybe a bruise in the morning). It was a little scary standing around these 2000 pound beasts with long weapons. We also used some of the natural flora (i.e. cactus and oak trees). Then we finished up at the lake and pier. Laney pulled out her competition shotgun, while wearing her dress and boots. It was a sight. I thought we’d have a great sunset, but a thick hazy cloud settled just on the horizon, so I thought my hopes were sunk. All of the sudden, those hazy clouds lit up and “BAM”, there’s this gorgeous sky. We got some pretty cool images. This session really pushed me (photographically speaking); I haven’t photographed on location in a while. I really like her images… Hope she will too…. More on the site… Enjoy…

Elizabeth....

Elizabeth is a senior at JM. She’s a very cute, intelligent, and determined young lady. She has aspirations of becoming a doctor. We rescheduled her session due to in climate weather about a month ago, so she’s been excitedly waiting for a while now. Her selection of outfits is very fashion oriented. Her first top was a black printed blouse with multicolored flowers in them. #2 was a white short dress, and finally, #3 was this fabulous blue formal mini dress. We started with natural light in the studio, due to the 100 degree weather outside. We then made our way to the garage, front yard, the swing, then finished up inside. The new (made by yours truly) fashion light was pulled out and the rest of the session speaks for itself. This is the first time I used the FL so there were some kinks to work out, but the images were spectacular. I really like her images… I hope she does too…. More on the site… Enjoy…

Recent Coast Trip....

For a much needed break, we took a trip down to the Texas coast a few weeks ago. We normally go twice a year (April & October) and camp right off the beach in our Chalet trailer. We normally just stay at the beach and never leave (while we are there), but this time we decided to go to the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi (about 30 miles away). It was pretty cool. Seeing all of the marine life was incredible. The dolphins stole my experience. You could see them above the water and below (so cool). After the show, right before they closed, we went back down to see them under the water. While we were there, the trainers must have come out (above the water) to run some last-of-the-day training routines. Landon just happened to be standing right by the glass when all three of them did there thing. I love this image.... It was a very relaxing, enjoyable, and much needed break. Anyway, back to business. Enjoy the image.....

An Aggie through and through.....

Brittany is a senior at JM. I have her in one of my classes. She's in Ag and raises pigs. She's so much into AG that she wants to be an AGGIE (Texas A&M for those not from these parts). She just got a horse a few months ago, so she wanted to bring him out to our place. She would've loved to have images with her pigs, but she doesn't have them any more (the season ended a few months ago). Brittany is a fun young lady. She's peppy and quick witted, and has these incredible blue eyes. We started in the hay barn, then her horse took center stage. The backlit images of Brittany and her horse turned out fantastic and are some of my favorites. We finished with her A&M jersey. I forgot to mention, as we were putting the horse back in the trailer, Cimarron left his mark on our driveway. Colby was standing right there and was astonished to be that close to fresh p.... (you know). I teased him about it afterwards... Hope she likes 'em.... More on the site... Enjoy....

Girlie Girl....

Jackie is a senior from JM. Even though I’ve never had her as a student, I’ve had some of her friends, so it’s like I know her (through them). Jackie is a girlie girl. She likes to shop, hang out with her friends, and of course look nice. She’s outgoing, fun, bold, and bubbly. The three outfits that she choose fit her well (very in style). Throughout the session we joked around and I told my cheesy jokes. When the smiles started to slip, I would just say, “Give me a June bug smile”; she would laugh every time. You see, June bug is our new code word to remind her of a story she told me about a friend of hers. I won’t get into details, but it was pretty funny. We started off the session in her jeans and fashiony top. The color almost matched the color of the barn so we started there. A change into a yellow top found us near the blooming cactus, some of my favorites. Finally, she changed into this coral dress. The color was remarkable. The swing, the field, some tall grass, and finally the hay barn finished things up. We had a great time and the images are even better. I hope she likes ‘em…. More on the web… Enjoy…...

Liz...

Liz is a senior at JM. I had the privilege of having her in my class last year. It doesn’t seem real that it’s already time for her to graduate. Anyway, she is a very humorous and artistic young lady. If she could have lived in any decade in U.S. History, I think she would’ve lived in the Sixties. Of course, she will not agree, she’d rather have lived in Medieval times or maybe even the Renaissance Age. Most of her outfits were flutter or fluffy sleeves, tight midsection and very Groovy. Too bad I didn’t have any beads to hang in a doorway (hehehehe). We started down at the creek, then back to the Swing, out in the fields, then inside. Her mom put on some of her music, and BAM, she thought she was PINK (whoever that is). I think she had a really good time, she definitely kept me entertained the entire session. The images turned out wunderbar (is that how you spell it?). I think she’ll like ‘em, I really do…. More on the site… Enjoy….