Just because it was time for a new blog post - newborn portrait sneak peak.....

I have been VERY busy shooting holiday portraits and have had little time to make new blog posts. I thought I better post something fresh so what better than this adorable little guy. His name is Garrett. A little sneak peak for his parents to enjoy!

Fall Portraits with Trey and Drew Neighbors

This is the second year I have had the pleasure of working with Robin Neighbors on some family fall/holiday portraits. This year she decided she wanted to do portraits of just the kids in an outdoor setting. After many days of rain I was happy on the day of our shoot to find we had a beautiful sunny day. Trey and Drew and Mom, Robin, arrived at the studio in the afternoon. One of the first statements out of Robin’s mouth was that Trey had said the night before that he was so excited to be doing pictures with Jamye again. Well, of course, for a young boy to say he was looking forward to doing portraits made me feel like I must be doing something right!After a little prep we followed the path behind the studio to a fallen tree that I use quite often for outdoors portraits. I also decide I would take them to another area close by the studio for another series of shots that turned out to be my favorites. Here are a few of them.

Could they be any cuter?

I recently had the pleasure of having Tim, Tiffany and Cade in my studio for their first official family portrait. What a cute family!! Cade made his arrival into this world earlier this year. Shortly before his birth I did a maternity photo session for Tiffany and Tim in their home. I should have known from the wonderful images we got from that session that their first family portraits would be just as adorable. Could this family get any cuter?

Tanner's Senior Portraits.....

Tanner’s a 2010 High School Senior at Mabank High. He’s also the son of my good friend Connie. Tanner was a pleasure to photograph and was a real trooper when I took him into the woods and had him covered in mosquitoes in no time flat! Later on I had Connie standing in an ant bed and jumping around to get them out of her shoes. No one said getting great shots was going to be easy. Sometimes we have brave weather, bugs, snakes, etc. but if you are willing to do it so I am!!!Despite the whelps and itchiness we had fun shooting outside. Tanner’s proud of his new truck so we incorporated it into a few of his senior portraits. And I had a blast creating sun flares! Here are a few of my favorites.

Halloween 2009

Halloween is just around the corner!!!

If you have kiddos get them suited up in their costumes and bring them to the studio on Oct. 30th anytime between noon and 5pm for a mini photo shoot.

For the VERY low price of $30 your child will receive a mini photo shoot AND an 8x10 collage including the two best images from the session.

Don’t pass up this opportunity to remember this moment in your child’s life and receive a personalized 8x10 collage featuring your child’s name and photos!

We will not be taking appointments for this special. Its first come first serve but if you have questions you are always welcome to call the studio at 903-887-3830.

Victoria Turns One!

Rainy and her one year old daughter Victoria arrived at the photography studio in the early afternoon and we set right to work deciding on clothing and backdrops. I had told Rainy to bring a variety of clothing and a few props that she might like to use during the portrait session to showcase Victoria’s first birthday.

I have been photographing adults and young adults for many years but photographing small children alone on a regular basis is something that is fairly new to me.

In the last year I have learned that no matter what I might have in mind that the person really determining the flow of the shoot is the child. Yes, I have learned a few tricks to get the shot and I am still learning more but I have also learned nothing is better than good old fashioned patience. For this reason I schedule plenty of time for sessions with little ones.Sometimes we may get a variety of good shots very quickly and others times we need may to be patient and wait.

Sometimes we have a child who can handle a variety of clothing changes and stays good natured through the session. In any situation I want to make sure we have enough time and don’t feel rushed.

Victoria was just one of those children that stayed in a fairly good mood despite the fact that we changed her clothes and the set several times.

One of the props that Rainy brought was a really cool hat box. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to use in along with one of the new damask backdrops I purchased last week. I love the look we got with this shot. I am betting Rainy will too.

Rainy, it was a pleasure to meet you and Victoria yesterday ! I am now looking forward to photographing your entire family!

My Favorite Subject...

Recently did a promo session for my husband Dino. I don't often make posts about the sessions that I shoot that aren't family, kids or wedding related but thought this a good opportunity to show off my very talented and handsome husband while bringing awareness to the other types of photo sessions I enjoy shooting.
I love working with models, musicians and actors. They tend to be colorful characters and allow me to bring out the multiple facets of their personality. I also enjoy doing executive headshots for fellow professionals in need of a new look. Call the studio today to book a session to get updated headshots, build that zed card you need or expand that modeling portfolio. Studio or locations session are available.
Dino is a talented musician, writer and entertainer with a few acting, directing and camera credits to his name. Alongside the list of creative talents Dino possesses he is also a real estate agent. He is a man of many hats and the love of my life!

Home On Leave...

Phillip is the son of a friend and client by the name of Beverly. Phillip was home on leave recently so naturally Bev wanted to make sure to get some portraits while she had him close but Phillip and his adorable wife Tori came by the studio not knowing what to expect at all.You see neither had ever met me, seen any of my work or new anything about my personality. They were expecting a stuffy studio environment with a pushy photographer and not especially looking forward to the shoot but within a few minutes they relaxed and got into the session. Their love and excitement to see each other again was very apparent and made it so easy to direct them into comfortable, fun poses. As they left Phillip said “wow that was fun, the best experience I have ever had taking pictures”. Well, guys I really enjoyed meeting you and want to say thank you Phillip for the job you do. Tori, you are just the cutest thing ever and Phillip you’re not too bad looking yourself! LOL! Seriously you guys are adorable. It was a pleasure to capture these images for you.