Emily's Bridal

A couple of Bridal shots from a recent session with Emily. She and Miles were married a couple of weeks ago and I'll have a few from their Wedding soon. It was threatening to rain all day during her shoot, but we were lucky and managed to get some great shots of her.

OK - We're going to get this done!!

I'm just not great at getting things posted. Writing is not my thing.I will have a new post done and up in the next 3 days! That is in writing so let's see of I can do it.

The Wedding of Clint & Margeux

Clint and Margeux had a wonderful Wedding at Rock Creek Ranch in McKinney over the Memorial day weekend. One of the most memorable events was the launching of Chinese Lanterns during the reception. The glow of the lanterns moving through the night sky was something to behold.

They said their own vows during the ceremony and I must say that both KJ and I teared up. Just for reference it is not easy to focus a camera when you have tears in your eyes....

Congratulations to them both!

Tis the Season

So we are in the midst of a very busy Wedding season this year and we are growing the portrait side of the business to the point that we are looking to open a few days during the week as well as just weekends. Very exciting for us!! We will be available weekdays soon!!

Seems crazy to try this in these economic times to expand but sometimes things just fall into place and you have to seize your opportunity.

More to come as we go through the process. Wish us luck!

New Addition to the Zoo

Joining the family today is our new puppy Cooper. He's a Queen Elizabeth Pocket Beagle. Never thought I'd like a small dog, but he is really a piece of work. He is a Beagle, just really small. Beagles are hunting dogs and pocket Beagles were used for Rabbit hunting. They could be carried in the horses saddle bags and that is why the name Pocket is there. Lots of shoots tomorrow.



My wife Linda, Cooper and Lacey (our 14 year old Cocker)

Busy Weekend!!

A busy weekend and a fun one as well. Started off with a Bridal session for Margeux who will be getting married on the Memorial day weekend coming up. She looks fantastic in her dress and made for some great photos. Of course those will have to wait until after the wedding to post.


Then did the photo coverage for the Groom and Groomsmen for a friend of our family. Another photographer friend was doing the main coverage but didn't think she could get the Groom covered so I was filling in. It was a great experience since I've known the Groom since he was in middle school.







Then a baby session for one of my previous Wedding couples. Their son Gavin was great while we did the session. He only woke up when it was time to go home :) Love it when that happens!

Then we had the Merkle kids. Two brothers and their sister. The oldest Tanner wasn't real thrilled with getting his photos taken but I think we managed to get a few of him in spite of it. Amanda and Logan were more receptive and we are planning on photographing Amanda who is a dancer and Logan who is a musician again in the future. I'm also going to get to one of Tanners rock climbing events and get him in his natural environment.

We finished up with two year old photos of Xander. Xander is my assistant KJ's son and I've been taking pictures of him since he wasn't even born (maternity...).

Chaos!

And so tomorrow the chaos begins! Don't get me wrong it will be organized, fun and exciting chaos, but from now until the end of October we will be constantly shooting. We have only a few open dates and the way things are going I'm betting they fill up with last minute appointments.

My goal is to try and post photos as I can and keep everyone updated on what we are doing this year. We have a terrific client base and love to share whats going on here.

We have looked long and hard to try and find a couple of associate photographers to assist KJ and I and I think we have some good options. KJ begins working with one next week and we hope she is up to speed and shooting with us quickly.