Ah, August. The leaves are turning gold and red, temperatures are cooling, and I finally have a need to wear long sleeves and boots… What’s that? Oh, right. This is TEXAS. Boots and sleeves are still firmly packed away in the closets, temperatures are...
I recently had the opportunity to photograph this lovely lady for some head shots. Lately I’ve been working almost exclusively with newborns and babies, so this is was nice break from the snot, cries, and poo. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for fat...
This was one happy baby. Baby personalities, just like those of adults, are many and varied. Some babies are shy and watchful, some are anxious, and others are outgoing and playful. This guy definitely fell into the last category. Boy, was he a charmer! At 7 months...
Remember the good ol’ days when family portraits involved going to a tiny studio, maybe in a mall, where parents would try to wrangle their crying kids into sitting still and shutting up long enough for harried photographers to snap a couple of strained and...
Here is the newborn session that followed after last week’s maternity session post. It’s always especially fun to do shoots with returning clients from maternity sessions because I love to see the changes in Mom and Dad, and meet the little boy or...
Just as with baby, newborn, or family photography, maternity photography can come in many different flavors. It’s important to communicate the maternity photography style you want when scheduling a session. A few different style types come to mind for maternity...
Check out these funny dudes! These boys were photographed in a surprise Father’s Day family photo session for their dad. The natural lighting was perfect, and the outdoor setting let these guys be energetic and playful. Their modern home ended up getting a huge...
Just a couple of quick news items: LOOKING FOR NEW PARENTS FOR DOCUMENTARY TV SERIES Ever wanted to be on TV? Well now is your chance. I was recently contacted by a casting agent for a NY production company that is developing a documentary series about first-time...
It’s become something of a recent tradition to have a cake smashing activity at a child’s first birthday. The point is to let your baby have fun smearing sweet, sticky frosting all over themselves and everything within reach. Which is fun at any age,...
Often clients want to include a particular element or prop in the shoot that has a certain significance to them. Sometimes it’s a favorite toy or snuggly stuffed animal that their little one is especially attached to. Other times they want to hold the shoot at a...
This is my fourth and final post on tips for Hiring a Newborn Baby Photographer. I have covered experience, safety, and style in my previous posts and now I am going to talk about professionalism. Look For Professionalism in a Newborn Portrait Photographer This, too,...
This is my third post on tips for Hiring a Newborn Baby Photographer. In the first post, found here, I talked about the importance of hiring a photographer with EXPERIENCE and in the second post (here). I talked about the importance of hiring a newborn photographer...
This is my second post on tips for hiring a newborn baby photographer. In the first post, found here, I talked about the importance of hiring a photographer with experience. Not only with experience as a photographer but one who has worked with a lot of newborns....
I have been a Dallas area newborn photographer for over 10 years. I have tons of experience photographing babies. Tons. I am stating this to make a point. Really, I DO have a point here. And that is: please hire a professional with EXPERIENCE when you hire a newborn...
I was recently approached for baby photos for a Boudreaux’s Butt Paste campaign. They wanted a specific kind of newborn photo with, of course, the tush prominently featured. So I got to literally search my files for butts. I thought my son was going to die of...
I recently had to dig around in some very old archives of digital files from back when I used to save EVERYTHING and ran across some baby photos that I never did anything with. I still like these images and thought I would revive them by putting a few on my site and...
One of my favorite session types is the lifestyle family session. This is where I incorporate the client’s home and life into their portrait session. Instead of just family photos outside or posed in a studio, these photo sessions focus on the lifestyle of the...
Here’s a great photoshoot I did recently of a cute little boy in Dallas. We originally aimed for a more urban session but realized pretty quickly that this little toddler needed some more action so we headed for a nice park where he could safely run around and...
