Summer Vacation '09...

For those of you wondering why no one is answering our phone, we are currently on day 10 of our 23 day Summer Vacation... Currently in Olympic National Park, Washington. They are having a heat wave here (low 90's), but for us Texans that's cool. We've been through 6 states and will finish up going through 8 before we get home. Washington state is beautiful. Today we went out to the Coastline and combed the rocky shoreline for sealife. We saw all kinds of stuff... The image posted below is from this morning... nothing like getting up at 4:30 am and driving up a mountain in the dark... But for this image, it was worth it....

Noah's turning 1....

Matt and Andrea have been clients of ours for about 3 yrs now. Their firstborn, Noah, is turning one. It's hard to believe that it's already been a year since we did his newborn portraits. It's also hard to believe he's changed that much. He's the cutest lil' chunk out there (of course both of his parents are endurance athletes so we know where he gets it from). We had a great time photographing him, and his mom and dad got a work out in the process... Below are a few from the session.... Happy First Birthday Noah....

BreeAnna...

BreeAnna is one of my Senior Reps from JM. I had the privilege of having her in one of my classes a couple of years ago. She’s not only smart, but talented as well: she’s also the Colonel of the dance team. She is one of the sweetest young ladies I know. We planned this mini-session at the Japanese Tea Gardens is SA (it’s been fixed up after years of being abused and abandoned). Some of the images look like they were taken in Hawaii… Anyway, the session went well, and we got some fantastic images… More on the site…. Enjoy…

Alex(andra) the great...

Alex is a Senior at JM. I had the fortune of having her in one of my classes way back when... She's actually been in several movies and does some radio advertising, as well as acting. Alex is a joyful and friendly young lady. She does have her blonde moments, but her honest disposition and charm trump them as soon as they happen. I asked her where she sees herself 10 years from now, she says in California with her family (I assume acting in big time movies). We had a cool front blow in so our normal 103 temps weren't abundant, it was a cool 98 degrees (we'll take a few degrees cooler any day). Alex had the 6 outfit package, so we planned to start inside and then go out as the sun got lower and temps dropped a little. Her tutu was adorable. I've never seen a grown person look so cute in one of those before (remember, I don't get out much). Anyway, all of her outfits were excellent choices. As we were coming back into the studio after it got dark, Alex mentioned that her hoodie outfit would go great with the Graffiti wall. I thought, "It's totally dark outside, what is she thinking?" Then I reached back into my brain and grabbed all of that Strobist info I always seem to love to browse through and I told her okay. Five strobe flashes and one flashlight (for focusing) later, and wall-lah. Those images are totally cool. I don't think I took one bad image (of course I did, but no one will ever see them). To wrap it up, I learned a few of Alex secrets; her beauty secrets to be exact (don't worry, I'll never tell). The session was a blast, and the images are even better... Posted a few on the site... Enjoy....

Little Miss Sunshine....

Shannon is my Sr Rep from RHS. She's a little barbie doll. We scheduled her mini-session this morning at 6:30 am (yes, that's right, AM). The weather was heavily overcast, but she was full of sunshine, so I didn't worry about the light (it just radiated off of her). She's got golden hair (I mean golden and lots of it), so I figured we'd use the golden grass we have (golden due to it being dead, we haven't had rain in forever). I also included the gold chair. Her favorite color happens to be yellow (you see where I'm going with this). The images turned out fantabulous and I was really pleased. I think she'll like 'em too. I posted a few more on the web... Enjoy...

Back from PPO in OK....

Just returned from a week long PPO School (Professional Photographers of Oklahoma). I spent the week with world renowned photographer Hanson Fong and commercial Photographer John Woodward. My brain is on overload... but I have some new ideas, and I'm refreshed learning and mingling with other photographers as well. While there, we had a contest... it was to take several images while at the school and submit them for offical PPA judging. I didn't take mine thinking I'd win (which I didn't), I just created this for IMPACT (which is exactly what it did). I'm about doing things a little different, so that's what I did... I titled it "Many Me" .... Enjoy....