We had a give-a-way at this years Bridal Extravaganza - Houston (the largest wedding show in the country) and here are our winners - Anson and Merideth.  We had originally listed the give-a-way as a bridal shoot with location session, but Merideth really wanted to involve Anson.  We of course had no problem with that and setup a meeting to discuss their vision for the shoot.  Merideth just so happens to be from my hometown and met Anson while interning during college.  These two rockers are very humble people and were very gracious of this great gift!  I can see a beautiful future for them and I look forward to working with them again in the future.

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.

Ahhh, the luck of a nearly impossible timeline!  I really thought when Kim contacted me in a pinch to check the availability of my schedule I wouldn't have the date open for her, much less be able to squeeze in a bridal shoot and have the enlargements ready for her in time!  Kim contacted us 5 weeks out from her wedding date and said that her photographer had fallen through and she really needed some help.  I am open for anything when it comes to photography and gladly accepted the job since my schedule was open.  The only real kink was getting a bridal shoot completed in time for the presentation at the reception.  Needless to say we got it taken care of and had a blast doing it!

You know the only thing I don't like about bridal shoots is that you have to wait until after the wedding before posting the pictures.  So, here are some favs from the day we spent in the urban areas of Houston.  More about the wedding in a later post but you can see a sneak peak here: www.dcstanleyphotography.com/darkroom/share and using the keyword - meadows.

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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We always discuss options for locations with our subjects and base that final location on their personality and requests.  We collectively decided that Yazmin's style was more in-line with the architectural type settings and therefore decided downtown Houston was the best place for this shoot to take place.  Who new it would be freezing the day we scheduled (it freezes in Houston).  Wow it was a cold day, but Yazmin didn't let it phase her nor could you even tell from the glow of her face!  I had to bump the shutter speed a few notches to keep the shakes out of the camera...nah, just kidding.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Since you are viewing this page you must like David's work and are now interested to see who the people are at DC Stanley Photography.

 

David Stanley is a Signature Brand Photographer based in the Houston area. 

Signature Brand Photographer: a photographer who has a developed their own specific style and doesn't hire freelance photographers to shoot in their place.

 

He has discovered that a wedding is a sacred time in people's lives in which he can create a beautiful storybook portraying that special day.  He also believes that the personality of the photographer is just as important as the photographs themselves. David specializes in capturing the best traditional aspects along with his artistic interpretations of the event as it unfolds.

 Voula (vull-la) is the studio manager and takes care of all the ins and outs of the business.  She is here to serve your questions and allow David to focus on his art and you.

If you would like information on booking a photo session with David, you can use the contact page on this site, email us at dcstanleyphoto@gmail.com and/or call Voula at 281.221.4543.

To view a complete session and/or to order high quality prints go to: www.davidcstanley.com

 

All photo sessions will be posted to the above website for at least one year.

 

DCStanleyPhotography.com has another great website dedicated to getting a sneak peak photo show to clients who are waiting for their event to be completed.  The galleries will be created for clients based on the initial assessment of the photo shoot and information for the specific gallery will be emailed shortly after the event takes place.  An example of the 'PhotoShow' can be seen by typing in - sample - on this webpage: PhotoShow.

The guys at IntoTheDarkroom created a great webpage we consider to be the 'online portfolio'.  It doesn't require a flash player so it can be viewed from an iPhone or other web-ready handheld device.

 

To visit the online portfolio go to: www.dcstanleyphotography.com/site

 

We are a signature brand photography company based out of Houston, Texas.  We specialize in applying an artistic touch to the photographs of your life.  We don't believe in giving a title to our style of shooting, instead we have incorporated all styles of shooting to better cover the scene at hand giving each of our clients a unique art of photography. 

 

Critiques and comments on blog posts are welcomed and encouraged!

 

Derrick's brother is a very close friend of mine and I was very enthused to find out this beautiful couple wanted me to document the family for them!  He is a fire-fighter and she is a school teacher (wow, two brave professions I could never do).  Derrick has spent time in Iraq (serving the US Marines) and I was happy to give him the military discount!

 

We had planned an afternoon at the park and instead we got a very dreary rainy cold winter day....oh well, we made the best of it in their beautiful home! 

 

I love the look on LUKE's face!  Priceless for sure...