Kathie....

is a senior at JM... I've had the privilege of having her in two of my classes... She's quiet, humble, a very caring person... Kathie is one of those very deserving persons that cares about what she does and puts others before herself... Imagine that, a teenager thinking of others? Anyway, we started in the studio taking the classic Cap and Gown image... we then borrowed our neighbor's property with a ton of light purple flowers... got some fantabulous images there, then we used the car with her black dress.... All of this in a matter of two hours (a record for us).... My wife commented on several of her images that they were her favorites from this entire year.... Kathie, you better like these or else.... or else I'll have to tell me wife that she has bad taste.... hehehehehe More images on the site.... Enjoy....

Stylin' Jessica F...

Jessica is a senior at Reagan HS… we had the privilege of photographing her sister a couple of years ago, and was fortunate enough to see Kayla at this session… Jessica seems well grounded and has a great sense of humor… oh yeah, forgot to mention her great taste in colleges too (get your guns up) Texas Tech. We started off the session with her cool lime green shirt… we used some of the backlit green grass, then made our way to the front yard (full of all types of wild weed flowers)… She then changed in to her black top with tourquiose earings and necklace and headed to the haybarn... We finished up with her fabulous Ed Hardy shoes, cool shirt with vest, and rhinestone studded hat with the car... Her images turned out really cool…. I hope she likes ‘em, I do….. Click here to see more on the site, and here to watch a short video of the session…. Enjoy….

Poncho....

Poncho is an old friend of the family... He used to work for my father-in-law, before he passed away 4 years ago... He is the same age as my FIL would've been, 81 years old, and still working hard every day.... He came from Mexico and worked hard labor his entire life.... I never thought I'd see him again, and the other day, he just showed up... He had lost something, so he came back here to see if he might find it... Good fortune had it, he found it... He stayed here a couple of days and cleaned up my MIL's yard and helped with ours.... While he was here, it brought back memories of days gone by.... It made us think about Grandpa Fred sitting in his chair watching Poncho clean the yard... I thought, I have to photograph him one last time... so I did. When you look at his image, look at the lines on his face... every one on them tell a story, every gray hair has a reason... His eyes show a life lived appreciating the simple things.... His hat is the most intriguing thing to me... it says "America's Best", even though he would never say this and many would not agree... he definitely is what's made and what makes this country great.... It's not the sports hero, or the famous politician, or the successful business man; it's the hardworking immigrant that treats people with respect. When I think of Poncho, I think of a simple man living a grateful, appreciative, and hardworking life... It makes me appreciate my life so much more, and cherish all the memories I have of the past.... Some people see growing old as a bad thing, I see as a privilege and honor.... You only have so many days on this earth... Poncho lives them in a simple manner... not clinging to material things, or getting caught up in modern-day stresses, showing kindness and gratitude to everyone he comes into contact with.... He is an example to me at what true humility really is... I know some day, I'll see him again and we'll rejoice....

Mason and Pepper....

Our neighbor was walking her dog, Pepper, when my boys saw her... Of course she's gonna let Pepper play with three young boys (they'll wear him out so he sleep like a baby)... Anyway, the boys played with Pepper running, throwing a football, and chasing the dog around our front yard... The flowers were everywhere and it was so much fun watching the spastic, hyper, little dog play, chase and be chased by our boys.... Mason, our youngest, was off in the distance... he decided to start running which triggered Pepper to chase him.... I caught a few frames of him running with his tongue out (Mason and Pepper) as well as some of him just being a uninhibited 3 year old.... Moments like these are fleeting, so that's what makes them so special... Times like these make you truly appreciate God's gifts..... Had to post this, 'cuz it's so cute..... Enjoy...

Chris and Bobbi....

Chris and Bobbi are seniors at Judson HS... Chris just so happens to be our nephew, so we know him very well.... Bobbi is his girlfriend of several years... They both want to study some type of Law, so they might just be the next Starsky and Hutch, or Hawaii Five-O duo.... The weather was in-and-out sun, but it was chilly... the wind was blowing at a constant of 20-25 mph (my favorite type of photographic weather, NOT)... anyway, we used Chris' motorcycle for some images with him... found a non-windy area for Bobbi, and did the majority of images inside..... Hope they like 'em... More on the site, and click here to view a short video from the session.... Enjoy....

Simply Leslie....

Leslie is a Senior at JM… I’ve had the wonderful privilege of having her in two of my classes over the years… and she has shared many of her life’s experiences with me… She has to be one of the closest friendships I’ve ever had with some of my students… one that I know will last forever…. Leslie is sweet, simple, and cute as a button (pardon the old analogy)… Her smile can light up a room the minute she enters… She wants to become a teacher when she finishes school, most likely 3rd or 4th grade… We started inside with a low key setup… We got some great headshots of her…. We then made it out to the car, did some different angles and got some really fashiony, cool images… While we were out there, Leslie noticed a small patch (I do mean small) of bluebonnets on our property (unfortunately the section we planted hasn’t come up yet or at all this year)… so she quickly changed into her blue flowery dress and got some cute images there…. We then made it to the front yard and I think truly captured Leslie’s personality there…. She was playful and energetic and those images were my favorites from the session… I know she’ll love the images… They turned out fantabulous…. Click here to see a few from the session on the site, and here to watch a short video from the session…. Enjoy….

All-American Girl....

Makenzie is a Senior at First Baptist Academy… She’s an all around wonderful young lady… I had the privilege of photographing her sister and few years ago, as well as her family in the Fall of ’08…. She wants to be a doctor when she is older, and I don’t have any reservations that it would come to be…. She extremely bright, athletic, and has this natural beauty about her…. We started out with her lettermen’s jacket inside, then went out to this tree that has similar color in her outfit… She then changed into her fabulous white and yellow dress and we did some backlit images…. Headed to the swing… then on to the track… Makenzie is a track athlete… When I saw her run up the runway to get an action long-jumping shot, I was like, “wow, this girl’s legit”…. We did some running on the track images as well… I had fun with this session, hopefully Makenzie and mom did too…. Click here to see more images of the site, and here to see a short video of the session…. Enjoy….

Photogenic Allison....

Allison is a Senior at JM… I had the privilege of having her in one of my classes a few years ago (even though she probably said 20 words to me all year)…. She’s a natural beauty, fun, very photogenic, and absolutely loves America’s Top Model show (“give me that Tyra B look”) hehehehehe…. She wants to attend college and study interior design (it certainly beats serving chips and salsa ;) … Her fashion sense tells me that designing and creating would suit her well…. We started in the studio with the Dream light (by the way she's the first person to only jump once, she nailed it the first time, Yeah!), then did a couple of headshots… We then made it out to the swing, where I put everyone to work holding scrims and reflectors (thanks mom and sis’)…. Allison then changed into her white dress (for dad) and we photographed out front in the field of tiny white flowers… I think she really loved that part… we finished up outside with the car… I hope Allison had a good time, I know her sister was ready to leave (Erin, you’ll be coming back so you better be nice :) ….. just kidding…. The images turned out way cool, and I think she’ll be pleased…. I know I am… Click here to see some more images on the site, and here to watch a short video of the session…. Enjoy…

Vintage Arianna.....

Arianna was a bunch of fun... She's a Senior from Yokum (about two hours East of here)... She loves vintage things... She has light auburn hair, lightly complexed skin with beautiful auburn freckles.... She's well-grounded and seems to have a wonderful personality... She wanted to wear her grandma's stylish black dress... so we incorporated the car as well as a vintage camera that I have with it... The weather was rainy and slighly windy... we took a break when it started raining, then went back outside to find the sun shining for about 20 minutes...after that we had to recreate the sun so we used a powerful monolight for the camera image... The clouds were amazing, so you know I had to use them in some of the images too... We then used a budding tree out front, then went inside and finished up with her enormous collection of record albums (yes, that's right, vinyl records complete with player)... We had a great time, and I'm sure she'll love the images... I certainly do... Click here to see more on the site, and here to watch a short video from the session... Enjoy....

Spring has Sprung...

Spring is not officially here yet, but the trees are bursting with color.... I took this outside of our home the other day and wanted to share... Spring time is such a wonderful time of year, especially knowing Summer is to follow (yeah, out of school, vacation, etc...)... Anyway, the smells of the budding trees is such an aroma that it refreshes the soul.... Now, I hope I can incorporate some of these into our portrait sessions....

A "Call to Duty" Beauty....

Aimee is a senior at JM… I’ve had the privilege of photographing two of her sisters in years past…She’s quite different from most girls her age (that I’ve been around)… most girls are into clothes, shopping, and hanging out with their girlfriends… Aimee would rather be right in the middle of a Call of Duty game, in battle, and communicating with people in some other state or country of the world… Wow, technology has come a long, long way since I was a kid… I guess growing up with three sisters you have to find your individuality… Aimee certainly has…. We started off with her fabulous black full-length dress (she wanted everything inside), so we put her against one of our scenics…. She then changed into her black sweater, and did some close-ups… one of them was phenomenal…. She then changed into her casual outfit… and along with that we incorporated her addiction to video-gaming…. She loves the war games, especially Call of Duty… For such a petite, pretty girl, her appearance can be deceiving: she’ll shoot you down in a heartbeat, if you’re on the wrong side… Hehehehe… Anyway, we had a blast, her sister and mom certainly did too… her images turned out way cool… I really like ‘em… hope she does too…. Click here to see a few more images on the site, or here to see a short video from the session…. Enjoy….