Category Archives: Portfolio
Click Magazine
In the world of forums, blogcircles, contests and the never ending #hashtag… I find myself to be a bit of a loner. I keep to myself. …only reaching out on the occasional basis to
Shay and her girl
I took some time off from shooting as planning sessions around IVF schedules can be daunting. Fortunately on the day we had our shoot the weather was perfection and so was her little girl…. it
BBQ at Aunt Moni’s
The hardest part of living in Texas – is not having family here. I get twinges of jealousy when I hear my friends talk about Sunday dinners at Grandmas or even better yet… DATE night
My missing puzzle piece
As some of you may know – we have been trying for baby #3 for the last two years. Baby # 3 has been on my heart before baby #1 and 2 were in my ams. I knew before I was married that I wanted
Lucky shot
Sometimes there are shots that just do it for me.. The shots not planned – the lucky shots. The ones you see on the back of your camera as you chimp through your images. The one that has you
Silhouette
Thought it would be fun to enter the Rock the shot Contest – Silhouette. While I have ton of different silhouette shots to choose from – It was this one that I was drawn to. It was
HOUSTON – L.L.P is coming your way!
Well you asked for it and here it is. I will be coming to Houston for 1 day to teach some lucky moms on how to use their cameras. THIS COURSE is a BEGINNER Course for the mom who is ready to OWN
What’s different
When I started this journey, I learned really quickly that I had to re-train my eyes to see things that I would naturally overlook. I still have days where I am like..”How did I not see
perspective
When I saw him sitting in the “quiet room” – I wanted to capture his peacefulness…. It was when I changed my perspective , that I then saw hers.
valentines day
Shooting my kids one-on-one is easy…. shooting them together… not so easy. The reality is .. it’s not them it’s me. As you can tell – I got the shot at which point I
{red} – Rock the Shot
I never realize how many photos I have that have that pop of red… but as I was going through them … it was this one that caught my eye. I remember being this age and I couldn’t
starlight … starbright.
When daddy called to say goodnight – Emerson had to run outside to show him the stars.
happy 4 years old!
Emerson how can you be four. It doesn’t seem possible. You have been such a light and sometimes quiet the SPARK in our lives. Today we head to WOGA to celebrate with your friends. You are
Winner of the JOBY Strap Giveaway – { which image was the snow overlay}
STEPHANIE COX- FAUST!!! Congrats on winning the JOBY camera strap.. Please e-mail me your address so that I can send it your way. And here is the Before and after of the image. I am not a huge
snow day -round 2
We woke up to snow, so before school, I let Hayden play in it… and instead of pre-school, I let Em feed the horses. In a last second idea – I threw on her Snow White dress, ran through
A Walk in the light. {52 week blog project – week 3}
It may seem that Em wants to be in front of the camera at all times and that is just not the case. For instance, tonight while on a walk, she was ready to go home. I, of course , was in
{Rock the Shot – Favorite of 2012}
What a hard thing to do… to find the image that speaks to you. After a year of over shooting, I have thousands upon thousands of images that move me. But this one .. this one…is the
bounce back
The joys of being a kid is how quickly you bounce back from a cold…. it’s almost like as we become adults we become bigger babies. What’s that all about? Camera : Nikon d800 Lens:
best friends
She acts like a kitty cat day and night. So when I found a christmas present that I had forgotten about .. a christmas present that sat at the bottom of a box about to be thrown away. .. I knew that
Little Miss Clicker – {52 Week Blog Project- week 2}
She went “hunting wabbits” with her camera. Guess I should have known once she got her hands on her own camera – I would no longer see her sweet face. Shot with Nikon
spot of tea
how do I not grab the camera when she chooses to sit in the afternoon light and drink her spot of tea. F:1.8, SS 1/500, ISO 400 Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: 35 MM 1.4 Edit: Retro Cool Action with
Inspiration
Here we are in the doldrum of January. The month that greets almost all photographers with dread.. those photographers who have barely recovered from a busy season are crossing their fingers that
Little getaway – {52 week project – week 1}
We escaped after the holidays. We escaped the confines of the very messy house filled with way too many toys. I live for my family but more often then not the duties of life run the show over here.
Bring it on 2013
I know I am supposed to say something prolific on this day. A day where we acknowledge what we yearn to change , what we are determined to improve about ourselves. 2012 has taught me so much. It has
Happy 2nd Birthday L.L.P
{WARNING … run on sentences and grammatical errors to follow – I am not a english major…I am just someone who writes the way I think and feel} I have had so many people ask
My testament
Literally tears are rolling down my face… While going through photos searching for a particular image of my mother-in-law. I opened up a folder called Emersons Birth. What I found in the folder
Kaitlyn – 2 year old shoot
Kaitlyn seemed a little wary of the crazy lady with the camera in the beginning. But I ended up winning her over through candy and balloons and soon smiles were had by all. and a couple of