Happy Mother's Day to All You Mommies Out There!

If you haven't seen this video, you really need to watch it. It's so perfect for Mother's Day.

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Jill contacted me about shooting some new headshots for her b/c she is ready to get back into acting and modeling. She took a break to raise her kiddos and she's ready to get a piece of the movie action again...I don't blame her. We met downtown and just used the nice, neutral brick walls for her background and the lighting was great. She looks amazing and I'm sure she will be booking gigs right and left before long! I love her whispy little hair do and by the way she does hair at Salon Lush if anyone wants her cute cut! :)

Pink Speakers

Here's a video I made to show off my child photography to the Detroit Professional Photograhers Association at my speaking engagement a few weeks ago. It's snappy and makes me want to dance so turn it up and enjoy!

Sweet Angels

I photographed these two little honeys a few weeks ago. They arrived in their Easter white dresses and just looked so heavenly and sweet (which they were!). They were so cute to photograph and did a great job cooperating with Ms. Brandi. It sure helped that they had an ice cream bribe waiting on the wings after the shoot. After the shoot was over, "E" (the older of the two) wanted to take a photograph of me with her family so we may even have a future photographer on our hands, too. Look how cute...I just want to SQUEEZE them! I just love that next to the last shot. It looks like she's saying, "Shhhh, be berry, berry quiet...we're hunting wabbits!"

The Coolest Patriotic Family in Austin!

I photographed this family a few weeks ago and their daughter is actually in class with my son so our connection is from school...love that! Anyway, the dad is getting ready to leave for deployment for war and they wanted to take some family photos since they hadn't taken any for several years. We hit Zilker Park and did some really nice nature shots with the old, oak tree, in the whispy grass and down by the water for some canoe fun. They were so much fun to photograph and there is definitely a lot of love here. They brought an American flag with them to work in the shoot and I have to say the shots with the flag are some of my absolute favorite. There is so much meaning that gets tied into these photos I get teary eyed when I think about all of our military families fighting for us and what they go through. I titled the one with "M" peeking out from the flag, "Daddy goes to war". We salute you!

Lea Senior 2011

I photographed Lea for her senior photos a few weeks ago and she wanted to bring her sister and mom along for the fun. Her and her sister are best friends and have a very close relationship. It was so refreshing to see two sisters having fun and being silly together. We ventured all around Wimberley and had a great time exploring the river and the old missions. Lea was a real sport and wanted some fun, different shots and not just the old, humdrum stuff. By the end of the shoot, we had her IN the water fountain splashing around...too, too cute!

Detroit...Here I Come!

I can't believe it's finally time for my trip to Detroit! It's only been on the books now for a year so I better be ready. I'm going to Detroit to speak at the April Professional Photographer's Assoc. Meeting. I'm talking about "Finding Your Fit Photographing Kids". This year has flown by and I'm in awe that May is creeping up on us and summer is almost here. However, I just looked up the weather to see what I need to pack and low and behold it says 38 degrees! That's a little hard to swallow when we're basking in 90 degree weather here.

All this to say that I'll be out of the office Monday, April 18th through Saturday, April 23rd RETURNING TO WORK on Monday, April 24th. I will try and check my email through out the week so feel free to email me. Gotta go and pack my long johns now...