What started out as a very worrisome stormy evening ended up giving us THIS gorgeous sky! And I couldn’t be more grateful (for the change of weather and for the fact that this couple was so amazing that they willingly got rained on and covered in mud along with me this session). I’ll give you more details when I post more from their session, but let’s just say there must be a higher power because my pleadings were answered when the down-pouring rain started to lift 20 minutes into their session. Whew! With them moving at 4:30 the next morning we didn’t have many back-up options.
Here’s a preview of what’s to come.
Phew! Things have been quiet around here because I’m just getting back from two weeks of vacation and am now catching up with all the craziness that has happened since being gone. I still have blogs to post that I haven’t gotten around to and so many exciting sessions coming up right away! I can’t wait to share them all with you.
I’ll probably be throwing in some vacation photos along the way as well if I can squeeze them in. Here’s one of my very favorites from our trip, one that my husband took of my sweet eight-month-old and I. Isn’t that adorable? I love it so much.
Also, if you’re wanting to get photos for Christmas, now is the time to book them! My August and September are getting extremely tight, and I’m booking into October and November right now, so email me or call me to get your session booked!
Temple is a small(ish) town surrounded by huge cities, and I constantly hear people talking about going to Austin or Dallas to get their culture fix. But pretty soon, that will be easy enough right here in town.
Enter: Art by the Glass.
When you attend Art by the Glass, you get to begin and finish a painting all in one night, taught expertly by the unbelievably, incredibly talented and skilled (I can’t emphasize this enough) Geoff Kilgore. Bring some wine, eat some good food, and create a work of art all in one night.
I love that this is a class for self-professed artists and non-artists alike. Their sign is so great: “No talent required”. Sounds like my kind of painting class! They’ll even be hosting kids’ birthday parties!
Co-owners and operators, Geoff Kilgore and Stacy Brocker, have created a beautiful and relaxing studio for Art by the Glass, and classes open to the public will be starting in a matter of weeks! Having witnessed their first class, I can tell you this is not something you should miss! I was truly honored to be involved in this project in any way and was so thrilled to take photos for their website and marketing.
Anyway, I’ll get you more information as soon as they’re up and running and I can get MY hands on more information. Meanwhile, enjoy these photos! Don’t you want to just jump in and start painting? I know I do!
Meet the owners!
Isn’t she gorgeous? I mean, seriously. Who here wouldn’t kill for that hair?! If my hair looked like that I might actually grow it past my chin at some point. Ha!
This high school senior was a lot of fun to spend time with and she has so many great shots to choose from! I’m so excited for her to see her whole album. Here’s just a small peek into her images.
My husband and I are both pretty busy these days so the other night when we were both home we decided to set everything else aside and just spend time with each other, with our daughter, and with our dog. So we passed the camera (and baby and dog) back and forth, and I have to say I’m so impressed and in love with the images he got of me and my baby. I’ll always treasure them.
Six months old already. Wow. The thing is, I can’t believe it was only six months ago that I had her (feels like a very long time ago), but at the same time I can’t believe she’s already sitting up and halfway through her first year of life. Sad! And yet it’s so fun at the same time. So many mixed emotions that go along with this parenting gig.
Everyone says to me, “I bet you take a ton of pictures of your baby, don’t you?” But then I realized…lately I’ve been so busy with other people’s family photos that I hadn’t been taking as many as usual. So I pulled out the camera today to document her first days sitting up on her own and thought I’d squeeze some personal photos in between sessions here. She’s still pretty wobbly but it’s a big step.
I love the one where she’s scrunching up her nose because this is so her lately. She scrunches up her nose and breathes really fast in and out her nose to whine at me. I think it’s so cute, especially for a whine technique. I love this kid!
