Rock the Shot June Challenge - Fun at the Beach { sugar land, tx family photographer }

This is still one of my favorite pictures...daddy and son. :-)

The Taylor Family { sugar land, tx family photographer }

This family holds a special place in my heart - it my aunt, uncle, and 6 year old cousin. Jack definitely got the family's "goofy" gene. I got as many silly and hilarious shots as I did normal, haha! But it was so much fun. We did these just a few days before Christmas...hence the fun Christmas pajamas set up we decided to do. :-D

I will forever be jealous of his curly hair. ;-)

Daniel & Corey ~ Wedding { sugar land, tx photographer }

Finally sat down and played with all of the "detail" shots I took at my brother's wedding. Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to do a whole wedding...but if you ever need a second shooter to do extra stuff, count me in! :-D

Rock the Shot Contest Entry - Halloween Costumes { sugar land, tx children photographer }

Alright, so I'll admit it - I don't like Halloween. Never have, never will. So when I saw the theme for the contest this month, I thought, "Well, there is another one I don't have an entry for." And was about to move on. Then I had a "DUH!" moment when I just realized I dressed up my son like a cowboy for some of his birthday pictures. I absolutely HAD to enter this picture. :-)

 

Rock The Shot ~ Floral Still Life Challenge

So my completely random thing that I love to do with my camera is take macro shots of flowers. My father had found a macro attachment for $12 on Amazon that just screws on to my 50mm lens - at first I thought for $12 it is going to be useless. And at first it was. I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to get a picture that wasn't just a complete blur. But I started playing with settings and voila - I suddenly figured out how to get amazing macro shots. So this was my most recent of one of the flowering bushes in our backyard; I had some fun processing it with actions that are usually too heavy or weird colored for portraits, but work perfectly for artistic pictures of flowers. I hope you like it as much as I do. :-)

 

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I Heart Faces - "Framed" Challenge

I wasn't going to enter this one...but then I took Ian to the park this week and decided I should take my camera. As I was going through the pictures, I came across this one and knew I had to enter this. :-)

Favorite Shot of 2012 - Rock the Shot Photo Challenge

I didn't even have to think twice about it - I KNEW this was my favorite shot from 2012. Well, there were several from this set that are my favorite...but I think this one tops them all. :-)

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When the mood strikes...

I was in an "let's play with some pictures and editing tools in Photoshop" mood late last night, and decided this one, which originally had a completely blown out sky (i.e. stark white) due to having to expose for the couple needed some playing with. I recently acquired some sky overlays, and was excited to be able to try one out...I think it turned out quite nice! The picture looks more cohesive now and that makes me happy. :-)

My son, the cowboy {sugar land, tx children photographer}

...the cowboy who wanted to nothing to do with his cowboy hat and boots the ONE time I REALLY wanted him to wear them. Sigh. :-P At least I still got some insanely adorable pictures...I've been wanting to do this for his 2 year old pictures for two months now!

North Carolina in the Summer

I realized I never posted some of the pictures I took of Ian while we were visiting my husband's parents in NC, so I wanted to share at least a couple of my favorites. It is so beautiful and lush there during the summer...although right about this time I'd really love to be there for some snow...

At any rate, my little boy is so cute in a hat...he gets that from his daddy.

An Evening at the Beach {sugar land, tx family photographer}

My husband, son and I were in Galveston for a couple days last week. It was our son's first time to see the ocean and walk on the beach. He wasn't so sure about walking around barefoot in the sand OR about getting so close to the water. But I got some wonderful pictures of father and son that I just had to share!

Daniel & Corey {sugar land, tx couple photographer}

Sneak Peek: A Sweet Couple

The handsome dude is my "little" (but much taller than me, ha) brother Daniel, and his sweet girlfriend Corey who were visiting my parents in Austin this past weekend. We went over to visit as well and I took them out for a fun, impromptu photo shoot. I'll be posting the rest of the session in a few days. I just wanted them to get to see a couple. :-)

Rock the Shot Macro Entry - Purple Daisy

I was excited when I saw Rock The Shot's theme this month for their contest was macro photography since I've been slightly obsessed with it lately. Now I don't have a fancy, expensive macro lens...I have a little $12 lens attachment my father found on Amazon that turns my 50mm into a very nifty macro lens! After looking through some of my favorites, this was the one I picked...the vibrant colors wouldn't stop pulling me back. I don't know if it's really a daisy...I figure it's probably some variety at any rate.