Cloudy day

Just goes to show you (me) that even on a cloudy day after a short rain, a photo shoot can work. Coop was jumping around and then suddenly stopped and struck a pose. We call this his "male model" pose. It made for great texture and a smidge of color. Because of the steps and having to shoot up, there was no way to shoot the entire family in this exact spot but it made for a fun shot of Coop.

Looks and FEELS like fall

Emily and her family were actually able to wear sweaters and not be sweating and red cheeked! One of the easiest shoots I have had in a long time - very quick and simple. I think the result was fantastic. It helps when everyone in the family is so photogenic . . .and to quote a friend of mine, "it's just not fair".

Color in the park

We are finally getting some color at Research this year, but this is not the spot where I have shot color in the past. It's kinda nice . . .something a little different. Britni and her fiance´ were very easy to shoot and I think it shows in this photo.

It's all in their expressions

This is one of those shots that captured each child's personality in their expression . . .or at least that's what I thought and Nicole (mom) agreed and if she says so, it has to be true. This will not be one that she chooses to be the "family shot" . . .other than the not so perfect smiles, can you find the thing Nicole pointed out that is "messed up" in this shot. I (we) had a wonderful time shooting this family and look forward to many more times in the future.

Christmas 4x8 photo cards . . .

Here are some samples of "John designed" photo cards from last year. He tries to design each unique depending on the photos and text someone chooses. The photos are always from my photo shoots. Some folks have a certain style and color they prefer, which is great.

It's getting to be that time of year people!!

A Dad and his girls

The girls just jumped on their dad when he sat on the ground and thus created this wonderfully "candid" shot. This shoot was great fun with old friends.

Downtown Bryan

I had a "senior picture" shoot, Katie, who wanted something different than your stereotypical senior poses. With Katie (and her mom) agreeing to be my guinea pig, we all headed downtown. This is one of my favorites with the blue shoes.


This is the Paris Hilton pose. It's amazing what one can get an 18 year old to do when John is in the background being a stage director.


I could not have done this without John, he had tons of creative ideas on this shoot. This shot was all his brainchild. He told Katie to cross the street then turn, at his direction, and give us a serious look while in mid stride. Needless to say, we had to do it more than once.


This is the finished product: the blur car shot! John loves the magic of Photoshop.

Hangin' in there

This is one way to get a two year old to smile in a family shot! His dad took him over to hang from the limb and his mom yelled, "Liz, quick". We gathered up the five year old and shot as many as possible . . . before they let go . . .with Mom and Dad catching them.

A new spot

I happened upon a new spot at Research Park to take family shots when my "regular" spot was brown with dead grass. I think it turned out wonderful and it was a blast to shoot Julie and the family.


After the shoot is over and the boys are relaxed and ready to go eat . . . just tell them to put on their sunglasses!

Blue skies

So we went down to Corpus Christi for a friend's wedding and had the opportunity to visit the beach at North Padre Island. I took my camera to take pics of the beach and my daughter and this was one of the shots that just happened. No tweaking here, this was the blue and the red.