Posts Tagged ‘Austin’

Graduation Portraits | Leann | Texas State University

May 1st, 2012

I told Leann to do a little dance for me here  and the next few photos are a result of that!   Whenever possible, while shooting graduation photos, I like to bust out some reaaaaally cheesy jokes to get some funny natural laugh faces out of the subject. These next few photos are a result [...]

 

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I told Leann to do a little dance for me here  and the next few photos are a result of that!

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Whenever possible, while shooting graduation photos, I like to bust out some reaaaaally cheesy jokes to get some funny natural laugh faces out of the subject. These next few photos are a result of a terrrrrible joke that took Leann a split second to get before the cheesiness enveloped her.

senior girl laughing pose

If you can’t tell from the photos, Leann was a blast to photograph. In her initial email to me she describes herself as “… funny, quiet and really polite to new people, but once you get to know me I am really honest and fearless. Not afraid to take the bull by the horns if ya get my drift..” and boy was she a true character! One part Southern, one part Texan (the boots!)  and one part all around hilariously honest.  During our shoot, we cracked jokes and talked about her involvement in her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta at Texas State, being seniors, school spirit, the town of San Marcos, and just generally getting along.

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from the Engineering school at Texas State, Leann! You are smarter than a whip with all that fancy engineering schoolin’ and I think you will do great.

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Graduation portraits | Lindsey | Texas State University

April 27th, 2012

Let me take a moment to say how grateful I am to the weather for cooperating. The morning of Lindsey’s graduation photo shoot was chilly and cloudy, not typical for a Central Texas spring. Thankfully it semi-warmed up and we got some amazing cloud/sunset shots. I can’t wait to make a canvas of one of [...]

 

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Let me take a moment to say how grateful I am to the weather for cooperating. The morning of Lindsey’s graduation photo shoot was chilly and cloudy, not typical for a Central Texas spring. Thankfully it semi-warmed up and we got some amazing cloud/sunset shots. I can’t wait to make a canvas of one of these. Seniors, take note! Canvas wraps are a great way to show case large prints without having to buy an extra frame.

Lindsey is one of my good (and talented) friends from the good ol’ Texas State Ad Club days. I can’t quite remember when and where we met, but recently we’ve really gotten close with her impending graduation. On May 10th, this lovely lady will graduate with TWO degrees in Communication Design and Photography. She’s got some mad design skills and I will be working with her on some future projects!

Also, this lady is seriously gorgeous. Amirite?

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Second shooting in Austin -Best of 2011 part 2

February 6th, 2012

Yes, yes I know. It’s February and I’m doing a best-of weddings post? January was a super hectic month for me and March will be too so I’m taking this little lull before things pick back up again to showcase some of my favorite photos that were processed a while ago but didn’t make it [...]

 

Yes, yes I know. It’s February and I’m doing a best-of weddings post? January was a super hectic month for me and March will be too so I’m taking this little lull before things pick back up again to showcase some of my favorite photos that were processed a while ago but didn’t make it in the earlier “best-of.”

1.) Shooting at the Hummingbird House for Elizabeth Hafner of Vignette Photography here in Austin.

What a sweet bride and a loving groom at this circus/carnival/comic book-themed wedding on a dreary day. You wouldn’t know it though, because of all the fun everyone had! The Hummingbird House is a beautiful garden-like venue in South Austin and the even though the weather was a bit dreary from raining the night before, it never dampened the lush gardens there.

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2.) Seconding for Lindsey//The Life You Love at the 4 Seasons hotel in downtown Austin. Whenever I get a call from the girls at The Life You Love I usually do a little happy dance around my apartment because I just LOVE working for them! Their processing skills are to die for, not to mention their spectacular photography and just generally amazing people.

What an emotional wedding this was. There was no bridesmaids or groomsman and the officiant was someone’s grandfather. I don’t think I can tell you all just how much devotion the groom had towards his bride and soon-to-be wife. They chose to do a first look, something I absolutely love because it really allows for some genuine moments to be captured. The reception was the most rock and roll one I have ever been to! They hired an 80′s hair band who played a lot of the “classics.” You can practically hear it in some of the reception photos!

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3.) Andy Sams at Camp Lucy in Dripping Springs, Tx

This was a beautifully done wedding out at Camp Lucy, a venue I had never been to before, but absolutely loved after my first visit. The bride and groom couldn’t have picked a more spectacular place with a quaint stone chapel and sweeping Hill Country views. After a sweet and heart-wrenchingly emotional ceremony, the couple and their guests partied the night away with one of my favorite wedding bands (and apparently the favorite of a couple wedding party members as well as you will see…), The Matchmakers (a groovy Motown cover band).