The La Pryor Princess...

Kassi came to us from La Pryor, a small town about 120 miles from here. She found us on the web and because she wanted something different, she chose us to make her senior portraits special. She attends La Pryor HS, where she does just about everything (volleyball, basketball, softball, track, band, just to name a few). She wants to become a photographer and own and operate her own business here in Texas after graduation. I don't know about her skills as far as making images with a camera, but she certainly doesn't have to do much to take a great portrait. Her personality shines when she's in front of the camera. Kassi chose the creative session, so we had it all planned. We started in the haybarn and got some great images there. When then moved to the swing with her very cute teal top and shorts. She picked another one of our hats and I must say, she looked so cute sitting and standing on the swing. We then used the Texas flag. We came inside and photographed her in her prom dress. Then moved outside to shoot her (with a camera) in her country white dress, then finished up inside with her gaming attire. Kassi texted her friends and said she felt like a model. We are always happy to see our clients enjoy the sessions. And to think, we got some great images too. More images on the site, and click here to watch a short video from the session.... Hope Kassi and family like the images.... Enjoy...

Miss Shannon...

... came to us from JM via AHS. After graduation she wants to pursue an acting career. Shannon's a beautiful, happy, and simple young lady. Shannon brought her bestie, Lindsey, which was a huge help, fixing her gorgeous, thick, curly hair. She also helped with her wardrobe and makeup (thanks L for the help). Her pink dress with hat and jean jacket photographed really well in the haybarn (some of our favorites). But my favorite had to be the backlit holding a flower (it's on the cover of our senior page on our web site). She then changed into a very cute pair of jeans with white top and blue bow. I thought, "the car is screaming photograph with me", so we did. She's really into the HP book series so we incorporated several ideas with her outfit (hope she likes 'em). We finished up back in the fields with the flowers. Shannon didn't take a bad picture. She and mom will have a hard time choosing when they come back to view the images.... maybe we shouldn't take so many (hehehehe). Hopefully, they like 'em as much as we do.... More images on the site, and click here to watch a short video from the session. As always, we'd love to read your comments, so please leave some. Thanks again, Shannon, for choosing CK for this special time in your life.... Enjoy.

Miss Cutie Pezzutti...

Ann Marie came to us from a referral from her friend Rebekah (a recent senior we photographed). She attends Clemens HS and plans to further her education at Texas State or Texas A&M Corpus after graduation. Ann Marie is a super cute, fun, and athletic, young lady. Did I mention she has a great personality and she's super cute (hehehehe). From the first minute she arrived, we just seemed to click (I couldn't resist). Ann Marie brought her dog, Maggie, an Austrailian Shepherd. She was very timid, but warmed up to us quickly. We started in the haybarn and included Maggie for those images. Some of which are so darn cute. With a change in outfits, we made it to the car and field of flowers. Ann Marie isn't a flowery type of girl, but we put her in the flowers and she enjoyed it. The images are some of our favorites. We finished up with the swing, again trying something different, and one of the images makes our all-time Hall-of-Fame favorites with the swing. All in all, we had a great time, and we certainly hope Ann Marie enjoyed the session as much as we did. And the images are even better.... More images on the site, and click here to see a short video from the session. Thanks Ann Marie for choosing CK for this significant time in your life. We hope we helped make it extra special for you. Enjoy....

The Music Man....

I don't know if Justin can sing and dance, but he certainly loves music. Justin is a senior at the Communication Arts Magnet school in Northside ISD. He plans on majoring in music at UNT, then start a career as a band director. I think he has the perfect personality for that line of work. We photographed Justin's sister a few years ago, so fortunately for us, we didn't scare them off. Justin was pretty laid back, he had two casual outfits, but his final one was perfect for the car. We took some cool images with the car and then went inside to finish up with his instrument. I have to comment on his response to the Star Trek joke. He laughed so hard I thought he was gonna fall over (we know he'll never forget that one). We got some great images and had a great time. Hope he and mom like 'em? More images on the site, and click here to see a short video from the session. Enjoy...

Reserved Rebekah....

is a senior at Clemens HS. She came to us from a referral from another senior we photographed last year. We're booked solid for the rest of the 2012 Senior Season, but we had a cancellation so fortunately, Rebekah got a slot. Rebekah is a reserved, athletic, and creative young lady. Not to mention very intelligent. She didn't laugh to much at my jokes, but hey... we all had a great time. She wants to study Graphic Design and work in Print in the Advertising industry when she gets through her higher education at Texas State. Rebekah chose a cool, one-arm off-shoulder dress that perfectly matched the color of one of our neighbor's blooming trees. The back light of the sun just made the images really cinematic. The bluebonnets out in the field were also fun to work with. I think Rebekah had a good time, but we certainly wore her out. Hopefully, the images made the entire session worth it... we really love 'em. More images on the site, and click here for a short video from the session.... Enjoy....

Can I be Frank with you...

... couldn't resist that one. Frank is a senior at JM. He came to us from experiencing his GF's session last August. Frank wanted some images with his car, his dog, his wrestling attire, and his Letterjacket and jersey... Unfortunately, his letter jacket hasn't come in yet, so that will be another time. Frank has a really cool red Audi car. His dog is the Target dog breed (bull terrier). I thought for a second I was working for Target (red car, white dog, red shirt) hehehehehe.... After we finished with the car and dog we set up the Wrestling portion of the session. Derrick, Frank's brother, helped out with the wrestling dummy part. He volunteered to be thrown, slammed, held, and pinned. When we finished, I thought they had been through an actual wrestling tournament. We got some great images.... and will have another session in the near future... More images on the site, and click here to see a short video from the session. As always, we love to read your comments. Enjoy.....

Miss Courtney P...

is a senior at Randolph HS. She came to us through our Rep Rebecca (thanks again). We've now photographed 8 seniors from RHS this school year. Courtney is a funny, outgoing, athletic, and down-to-earth young lady. She doesn't quite know what she wants to do after graduation, but she's leaning towards a Psychology major (maybe). Courtney wanted some images in her Cap and gown, so we decided to do them a little different... one trampoline, two flashes, and a very athletic subject, and the images turned out way cool.... I won't tell you the funny thing that happened, but you can ask Courtney (she'll never forget it) hehehehehe..... Courtney also wanted to have some portraits done with her dad's '79 Corvette... that was pretty cool. Lastly, she wanted some flower and field images with her dress... We got some fantabulous images of her, and I know she'll love them.... Thanks Courtney for choosing CK for your Senior portraits, we truly enjoyed your company... More images on the site, and click here for a short video of the session... Enjoy...

Fun with Dallas....

Dallas is a senior at Judson HS. She plans on attending UTSA in the Fall, where she wants to continue to play soccer. Dallas is an unusual name, but she's nothing close to ordinary. She's funny but reserved, athletic, intelligent (possibly a future doctor), and very caring. Dallas did an excellent job picking out her outfits. Her casual outfit, seemed to match the the environment well. Some of my favorites were in the flowers. Her dress brought out her beautiful skin tone and silky hair. We finished up with her soccer attire. Dallas was fun to work with, and we got some beautiful images of her. Hope she likes 'em. More images on the site, and click here to watch a short video of the session... As always, we love to read your comments... Enjoy....

Our 1st Senior Rep for 2013...

Isabel is going to be our Senior Rep at JM next 2013 school year. I've been privileged to know her for 2 years now. She's so cute and has a super-duper, bubbly personality. Oh Yeah, she doesn't have a problem speaking what's on her mind, i.e. she's outgoing and friendly. We know she'll do a great job for us next year... As for the images, I've been driving by one of our country neighbor's properties for a few weeks now. The flowers have bloomed near an old rustic barn, a few pecan trees, and an old (I mean old) tractor grator parked in the middle, the property was screaming, "Use me for someone's portraits". So after a stop by, short talk with Arthur, a phone call to his brother Conrad, we got permission and it was set. Thanks again Arthur for allowing us to use your beautiful property. We usually start photographing our Next Year Seniors in May, but the flowers won't wait, so we talked with Isabel, and coordinated the session. Isabel did a great job picking out her dress, and the jean jacket made the outfit sparkle. We got some great images. More images on the site.... If you're interested in Senior portraits for the 2013 season, ask Isabel for a card, you just may benefit from it.... Enjoy....

Future Pharmacist...

Courtney will be graduating from Texas A&M Kingsville this May. She plans on being a Pharmacist. She came to us from Corpus Christi, finding us on the web. Courtney is a very intelligent, tender-hearted, and special young lady. The one thing that really stood out to us was her thoughtfulness and gratitude (two character qualities that have seemed to have been lost in today's youth). Anyway, Courtney was excited to have her portraits taken, and we had a plan. Since she's going to be a pharmacist, we came up with some ideas using her lab coat and research stuff. Her friend Pearl came with her so we decided to use her as an assistant in the background (bet she didn't think she was going to be used as a model when she agreed to come with Courtney). We also used the low-key setting for a few images, then did her cap and gown. We went outside to take some portraits of her in her super-Spring, orange dress. The session went a little long, but the images turned out and Courtney is going to love 'em. It's such an honor to have someone drive over 150 miles to have us take their portraits... we are honored, Courtney, hopefully you had a good time... we know the pictures will be worth it all... Feel free to leave us some comments... Enjoy....

Daddy's Girl...

Ashley is one our Senior Reps this year... I've had the fortune of knowing her for 3 years now. She's a wonderful young lady... the kind any dad would love to have as a daughter (I'm certain her dad knows this for sure). She's very athletic, intelligent, disciplined, determined, and very down to earth. Ashley plans on attending Texas State in the Fall, and wants to major in Broadcast Journalism... Erin Andrews better watch out, 'cuz I have a feeling that Ashley might be takin' her spot (hehehehe). She's had us marked on her calendar for a while now and it's hard to believe it's already done. Ashley mentioned that she wanted to use her camo hunting attire for a few images. I had the idea of camo"ing" up her face and doing some cool concept images, so while we were down at a local park and just as the sun was setting, I took some HDR images to use for the portrait shown below. Ashley has so many fantabulous images, I'm sure she'll have a hard time choosing. Ashley thanks for being such a wonderful Rep for us, and we hope your images will be cherished for many years to come. More images on the site, and click here to see a short video from the session... We always love to read other's comments, so feel free to post some... Enjoy....

In a Rush...

... family that is. The Rush family came to us a few months back for a family portrait. We photographed their youngest daughter Martha's senior portraits last year, so they knew that we'd do a great job for them. The one thing I admired about the family is that all of the children are successful. Two are pilots in the military, one in college and the most eloquent of the bunch lives in up North and does something important (I just forgot). Mom and Dad are now "empty nesters" so they thought it was time for a family portrait. We all had a fun time, and most importantly, got some great images that will be treasured for a long, long time... Mr. and Mrs. Rush, your family is amazing, you've obviously done something right, we can clearly see the joy and companionship your children share with eachother... hopefully, someday, mine will do the same... Enjoy the portraits... and feel free to leave a comment or two.

Freckles...

With society so caught up with perfection, photoshopping every part of women in advertising, it's so refreshing to get to work with simple, natural freckles... I tend to have a fancy for people with freckles, so you know I was enjoying every minute of being able to capture natural beauty in my own backyard. Erin is a senior at Johnson HS... She's athletic, intelligent, outgoing, and fun to be around. After graduation she plans on attending A&M where she'll study Business, she wants to follow in her father's footsteps. The thing we liked about Erin was her natural beauty... not much makeup, beautiful green eyes, and long, glowing, brown locks of hair.... Kinda reminded me of a lion prancing across the savanah in Africa. She wanted several images that we've done before, so we worked hard to recreate them. We started in the hay barn, moved to the fields, then the swing, then we jumped on the trampoline in her cap and gown, we almost wore her out with that. We then used a treeline and the Texas Flag, and finally ended up inside. All in all, we got some fantabulous images that would make anyone proud. Hope Erin and mom like'em. More images on the site, and click here to watch a short video from the session.... Enjoy.

Sweat Pea Naomi....

Baby Naomi was born into this world last week. Her parents couldn't be happier or prouder. Naomi is gonna be a cold weather girl. Mom says she loves having the covers off and just enjoying the cool air. When we were taking her portraits, (we usually keep the studio really warm for the newborns) her dad would open the door and let her get some nice cool winter air. It seemed to do the trick. We got some images of mom, dad, and baby together, as well as a few of her by her self that are so darn adorable (see one below). Courtney and Josh, we hope you enjoy and treasure Naomi for a lifetime... She truly is a blessing....

Brittney...

is a senior at RHS. She came to us through a senior we've photographed from there earlier this year. Brittney is an intelligent and full of life young lady. She wants to attend ACU after graduation and possibly major in Broadcast Journalism or Aerospace Engineering (bright girl, huh?). Brittney brought her sister (aka- Spawn Girl) with her to the session. We had Danielle hold reflectors and make Brit laugh. We shared corny jokes (Star Trek was her favorite) and laughed while we captured Brittney's cute little personality. When she told me that she wanted to wear her glasses in all the images, I was a little hesitant (outside images = mega glass glare), but fortunately she had non-reflective lenses. I think the images turned out fantabulous and can only hope Britt and family feel the same way. We had a blast photographing you, especially all of your crazily funny song and dances. More images on the site, and click here to watch a short video from the session. Enjoy....

Ms. Eccentric...

Jackie is a senior at JM... She's a funny, out-going, and spontaneous, young lady. She wants to go to A&M and study marketing. When Jackie showed up, her hair looked phenomenal, curls stayed in place the entire session, even with winds at 15 mph and cold temps (in the 40s). Jackie brought her mom and friend, Holly. As the session went on the temps dropped. Even though we picked her dress to be the last outfit, and the goose bumps raised to a new level, Jackie was a trooper, she hung tough till the end. We had a good time, laughing and telling intellectual jokes... and trying to keep warm. We got some great images and we hope Jackie and her mom like 'em. More images on the site, and click here to watch a short video from the session... Enjoy...

Baby Maddie...

Madeline Jane came into the world 9 days ago and was welcomed by her mom, dad, and brother Noah. We had the privilege of taking her first official portraits... We have photographed the family numerous times now, click here to view previous sessions, so we know them well. Baby Maddie is a little, tiny, girl. She looks alot like her brother did when he was born. Mom wanted to do some of the images we did with Noah, so we had a plan from the start. She was perfect, nice and sleepy, cuddled up waiting for us to take her picture. After a feeding, we finished up with the family image. Congratulations Andrea, Matt, and Noah... to the newest addition to your family. A nice even number.... Enjoy the image, and we'll be contacting you soon.

Special Moments....

When I really think about why I love photography, moments like yesterday help remind me of the significance it holds. We had the fortune of being asked to create images of the daughter of a family we've worked with several times now. Karys is a beautiful young lady that came to us for her senior portraits a few years ago. We then photographed her wedding, and now we got the opportunity to photograph her daughter. We have come to know her family over the last few years so we wanted to create something special, a 3 generations portrait. The reason we wanted to do this is because Karys will be leaving for another state with her husband, so mom, daughter, and grand daughter will not be seeing eachother as much. I've learned over the years that we are never guaranteed anything in life, it's precious. We just had some friends lose a family member at a young age. So the portrait below will be one that will be passed down as an heirloom. People never can value a photograph until time passes and things change. As a photographer, I get the honor in creating these precious gifts. I hope people may read this and appreciate the photographs they have and the people that are closest to them. Karly is a bright-eyed, beautiful little girl. If was fun trying to capture her personality. I think mom and dad were worn out by the end of the session. We truly enjoyed the time and are honored that we get to do what we do. Karys, Trevor, and Karly, we wish you a blessed life and that you will grow closer and continue to share the love you have for eachother. You have a wonderful family.... Enjoy....

R&R in the Hill Country...

We spent 4 days in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Garner State Park is one of Texas' most popular state parks. You have to reserve Summer camping spots in January (they are booked up from Memorial Day to Labor Day every year). As popular and packed as it is in the Summer, in Winter, the park is almost desolate. This is our 5th camping trip to this remote and beautiful spot. Each morning I'd get up before sunrise, dress warm (due to the below freezing temps), and venture out on a photographic nature safari. Each morning I'd see something different. That's what I love about nature and photography. Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my favorites with any "nature-appreciator". You can view more images on the site (click on the black and white image to see more)... Enjoy... And HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.

All Smiles...

Janelle is a senior at JM... She's a happy, smiley, intelligent, and quick-witted young lady. You know when you are around some people, you just seem to have a good time. Well, Janelle is one of those types that you can't help but laugh and smile in her presence. She wants to study either psychology or cosmotology in her higher educational pursuits. Knowing her, she'll probably start some one-of-a-kind "shrink salon". She'll solve all of your problems and you'll leave refreshed with a smile on your face. Your wrinkles will go away, because you'll laugh so hard your face with get a healthy workout. Enough of my silly stories... Janelle wanted some images with her groovy-fashion, red top with scarf and hat. I thought we could add some pizazz, so we made it snow in our backyard (all 3x3 square feet of it). By the way, we had some help with the snow falling from the sky, or in our case, every direction (kudos Zach). We had to create some good light due to the 90% overcast skies (gotta love dark, dreary winter days), so we broke out the strobes and headed to the haybarn. We finished up inside with some cool BWs and cap and gown images. Janelle is a very special young lady, we are so glad we got the privilege of trying to capture her personality. Hope she enjoyed the session... we certainly did. More images on the site, and click here for a short video of the session. Enjoy.....