Orchestrated - You know, there's always a plan when you setup engagement shoots (decide on a location based on the couple's interest and the photographers vision), but there's always surprises! Sometimes they're good and sometimes they're bad. I will save you the distress as this one was good! whew

The plan (and request from Brooke) was to have a very outdoor type setting with downtown Houston in the background. That's easy...Eleanor Tinsley park. We planned it for dusk, but luck would have it that the sky was very overcast which gave us a nice big diffuser. We didn't know that an orchestra was also planning a photo shoot up on a bridge out of our view. We explored for an hour or so and then decided to cross the river and check out the other side of the park. When we came up the side of the bridge...wow!! An entire orchestra was posed for a photo shoot overlooking the downtown skyline! I was thinking photo-op and they were thinking - what a coincidence! It just so happened that they were playing the wedding march...crazy!

Anyways, I thought I would imbed a slideshow of the images on the blog. The only problem is that the sound doesn't yet work on this feature. So, to enjoy the riffs of Andrew Bird while watching the shots of this amazingly beautiful couple - CLICK HERE and I choose the second option for the best viewing experience (but that's up to you). Also, feel free to comment below and make sure to link it to your blog or webpage!

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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!

The one-on-one photography sessions are where it all started for me.  I was never really sure I had what it takes to be in the wedding business and I am sooo glad I decided to try it out and in fact I have been so immersed in the wedding business for the last year that I really haven't been able to get back to my roots of shooting the one-on-one personal sessions for Seniors. 

 

I absolutely love spending the afternoon running around to different spots, changing outfits, and all the good stuff that goes along with a Senior shoot!  Sonny is an awesome guy who blew out his knee in the early 2008 football season.  Unfortunately, he had to have reconstructive surgery but man he bounced back quick!  He showed me a few pictures of his gorgeous girlfriend, and I was wishing he had brought her along for the shoot.  After a good scolding we got to the shots and here are few of my favs from the day.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

I am really good friends with the Salas' and I have watched Madi (tooter) grow up.  It is time for her first communion and I told them that we had to make sure she has some great shots to show off at her party!  Here are few shots that I just love...

 

 

 

 

 

I love any opportunity to do a bridal shoot and I think they are so important for brides.  I was really happy when Shawnna said she really wanted to do a bridal shoot as I had not had the opportunity to do very many and also because she is such a great subject!  People are always mezmarized when see brides out running around in their wedding dress and she definitely turned some heads that day. 

 

Shawnna is an upcoming photographer in the wedding business and I have been fortunate enough to have her tag along with me on a few shoots.  I really wish her all the best in her business and will have to update this post with her website info when she finally launches it!

 

Meet Shawnna -