i had the pleasure of working with Tomas' little sister a few weeks ago and now it was his turn behind the camera.  Tomas is certainly a curious little boy and we had a great time trying to entertain him!  you can make plans to have a shoot go a specific way but kids are always unpredictable...in a good way!  you can see that in his face after he figured out that this old car he climbed into still had a functional horn.  he absolutely loved it - it was so loud!!  i just started to work on the shots and wanted to post a couple a fun ones that preliminarily stand out to me.

3 Kids - well guys I can tell you that just about everyone I know has been giving birth to boys...including us!  my two are the absolute joys of my life and I don't know how to exist without them.  i'm not sure what it will take to produce a stanley girl, but if we can't get one - no one will be able to say there was no effort applied.  children are the window to the past and all things innocent and that is something i am blessed to experience everyday!  i'm not sure if you figured this out but i love kids!

anyways, onto the portraits of innocence. i've done this post a little unorthodox but i really just wanted to get a few recent photos up of shots that bring joy to me.

sorry for combining all these into one post but i have been so busy trying to get our mini-christmas sessions launched otherwise eating my usual blog time...oh, check out the info for the mini sessions - HERE!  

my son dean @ 5 months



landon @ 4 months



a first birthday boy - luke.  congrats to you!

Sites Maternity

Fleeting Moment - To me motherhood is an experience that is cherished by all expectant mothers and it certainly showed with Anna.  She just seems so relaxed about the whole process and I am glad that I got to freeze this time in her family's lives to enjoy for an eternity.  She is a fan of the country setting and I always try to get a good feel of what a person's interests are when deciding a location for their shoot.  We met in Alvin, TX and explored a few locations in the area to find the right setting for this special event.  I hope you guys enjoyed our little adventure and I can't wait to work with you more in the future!

We found an abandoned farm house which was a little sketchy but seriously a great place with so many possibilities - here a couple from inside the main structure.



There was a monster train that came through in the middle of the shoot...we managed to escape tragedy!



I love a nice little field for some good backgrounds and depth.



A portrait is always timeless and certainly a necessity.

League City, Texas - I love it when someone comes to me with an idea for a shoot that I've never done...much less even heard of.  This was the case for Samantha and her idea of a shoot with her daughters and nieces all wrapped up in three generations of wedding gowns!  She wasn't sure how we could make it happen and schedules were tight (as usual), but we made it work (obviously - shots below)!  I have two children under the age of two so I know how to deal with the unexpected, but this was a shoot with four girls under the age of five!  I wasn't real sure what the day would bring, but it was surprisingly easy!  I really enjoyed this shoot and look forward to working with Scott family more in the future!

Well this one was a no brainer....my wife and two boys (one in the womb)!  We have a great little hidden gem of a sandwich shop out in a little town called Alvin (it's where Nolan Ryan is from).   While driving out there to eat we would always pass this field that just looked so amazing!  We had always wanted to shoot this location and I figured why not use my three favorite people as my subjects...no really Voula wouldn't leave me alone about it and I finally found time in our busy schedule to get it done.  Believe it or not but she is 8.5 months pregnant at the time I took these.  I took so many shots that day but I picked a few from my favorite's folder for you to enjoy!