seeing with my heart

Love Addict- Day Uno, Part Dos

Ok, so my Spanish isn't that great...how do I say "part two"? I've got the "two" down, just not the "part"...

Anyway, thought I'd share a few of the lovely Jourdan. Number one, "Jourdan" is the coolest spelling of this name I've ever seen, and number two, this girl can SING! Check out her myspace and listen to that beautiful voice.

I just got to spend about ten minutes with Jourdan at the workshop but we had a great time- here are a few of my faves.

Love Addict- Day Uno

Whew! I've finally had a chance to take a look at the images I shot at Kelly Moore's Love Addict workshop last week. It was very refreshing and I enjoyed the others that attended. The workshop was hosted at The Apartment Dallas. Such a cool venue.

The first day we experimented with all types of off-camera lighting. We had all the right ingredients: a killer location, supa-hot models, and a variety of flashes and spotlights. I was paired with Jamey and Melissa, who were so great to let me have free reign. Here are some of the images that resulted:






















This was the result of throwing my flash under a clear plastic box.





Did I mention that Jamey is a pretty awesome musician? Go check out his band! They'll be in Lubbock September 27- and I plan on going!

karen + blake

Karen and Blake were married at the beautiful Three Falls Cove by Lake Meredith. I'd never shot there before, but it turned out to be a wonderfully intimate place and they have an excellent staff. Feldman's in Canyon catered the dinner and it was so good! The cakes were created by Belmar Bakery out of Amarillo.

Shanna and I had a great time hanging out with Karen, Blake, and their family and friends. Three Falls Cove is expertly designed for weddings, allowing adequate space for every type of activity involved in a wedding.

Couldn't get enough of the lovely details:







I loved this cake!



This is such a fun couple! They were surrounded by some fun folks as well.





Hello, gorgeous!





It had rained all morning, but cleared up just in time.
Here are the bride's mother and grandmothers just before the ceremony.



The ceremony was beautifully simple. Her grandfather married them.



I love this candid shot.



A different view of the ceremony.



Married!



Shanna captured this image during the bride and groom's first dance. Priceless!



Congratulations Blake and Karen! Thanks for your trust and the opportunity to take part in such a beautiful day.

editor's note: misprint!

In my last post I showed you a few pictures of Stefanie and her adorable boys. Well, I just found out that instead of Jackson, it's spelled Jaxon, which is WAAAY cooler than my version!

Sorry, Stefanie, that's a huge pet peeve of mine- it seems no one is ever able to spell my name correctly either!

stefanie, mason & jackson

I've got a lot to update since last week, but here's a sneak peek at a session I did with Stefanie, Mason and Jackson. Stefanie is 8 months pregnant and handles these two sweet boys so gracefully.

To be honest, I wasn't expecting to get them to sit together for more than two seconds, so I was suprised when the boys had no problem smiling for me! Speaking of suprises, this photoshoot is a suprise for Daddy, so no telling!





Beautiful boys!








And here's where they get it-

famecast- once again, we need your vote!

My husband's band, A Road Less Traveled, just got notified that they're in the runnings for an independent artist competition called Famecast.

Pretty cool, especially since the grand prize could possibly fund their next album fully. What a huge blessing that would be!

If you wouldn't mind visiting this website, registering your email address, and sending a vote their way we would absolutely love it! You can vote once everyday.

The video below show you how to vote.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR A ROAD LESS TRAVELED!

Also, could any of you bloggers out there help us out by speading the word and posting about the contest as well? Thanks!

a fun one

I came across this image while I was working on Chris and BB's wedding (Yes, they will ALL be up very soon!). I have tried to get this shot before, only I didn't have my lovely sista to help. Thank you, Layne. :)

Next week's going to be a busy one! Wedding at Lake Meredith tomorrow, workshop in Dallas, ARLT show in Crane, then a wedding in Amarillo. I'm going to do my very best to keep up with things as normal, but if service runs out on my iPhone I might lose all sense of organization!

beautiful books

Introducing my NEW Hardcover Session Albums!

These books are a response to many requests for an album created specifically for portrait sessions. I can't even BEGIN to tell you how much I love these books- vivid images printed on a selection of fine press papers and mounted so that the pages feel substantial...haha, I really get into it!









These books are 5x7 inches in size and can feature 30+ images from your session. The covers are completely custom designed so the possibilities are endless!

In celebration of my favorite new product, I'm going to feature it AT A DISCOUNT in an upcoming portrait package- stay tuned for details!

the miller family

I was so excited to see my friend and old roomate Ashlee this weekend. Even better, I was going to get to see her sister, Brandi, and her family, whom I hadn't seen in a few years. They flew in from Pennsylvania so we squeezed in a session while they were here.

Photographing this bunch was so much fun- I LOVED all the colors they wore (thank you stylist Ashlee)...and playing with the kids was fun as always.

This is Tyler. He is 8 now and into baseball:


And Miss Brynlee, such a cutie!


I love these relaxed family portraits:




And Dana- watch out world, she's not even 16 yet!








Here's Ashlee and Brynlee:


Sisters! Never would have guessed, huh?


Thanks so much you guys! Enjoy your time in Texas!