Pic A Day 6: Charis & Ben

This collection of maternity photos were

done on-location in Fort Worth.

Jax...what a cool name!

Pic A Day 5: Hannah, Garrett & The Bird

Last summer while Hannah & Garrett were having their first dance as husband & wife, a funny thing happened. A bird flew down and landed right on top of the brides head. It just stayed there until the groom took it off.

A few minutes later durring the father/daughter dance, the bird came back for round two. This time it landed on her shoulder. Dad took it off and it flew away. That was the first time I've seen a wild bird do this

Pic A Day 4: Emma

We have been doing Emma's photos since she was just 6 months old. A few years ago Emma & her family moved to south Texas but still continue to make it up her to visit friends, family and squeeze in a photo session with us. Lots of new customers have been through our studio thanks to referrals by Emma's Mom. Word-of-mouth is the best advertising!

Pic A Day 3: Reba

If you know me, you know that Reba is my favorite country artist. We have seen her many times through the years, and this was one of the best shots I have been able to get in concert. Usually we're in the nosebleed section, but had some great seats for this 1996 benefit concert in Denison, Texas. I'll have to miss her & George when they debut the new Cowboys Stadium in June.....I have a wedding.

Pic A Day 2: Birds

Outside of our bedroom window we noticed this nest with 4 bird eggs inside. A few day later I checked & two of the birds had hatched. I took a quick shot of the newly hatched birds & thought I would share.

I guess they were hungry.

Pic A Day 1: New York City

Almost exactly 2 years ago for my 30th birthday, my wife Cari surprised me with a trip to New York City. I had always wanted to go there, but didn't see it anywhere in my near future. The first couple of days I was really in tourist mode and just in awe of the overwhelming amount of people and concrete. Then I got in photo journalist mode. I wanted to photograph people in their everyday actions. The thousands of people in the city each have a story to tell just by looking at them.

I photographed this lady sitting outside of a store. She was obviously upset and crying. What was her story & why was she so upset?

This was during lunch break. The poor guy in the back needs some friends.

I did many shots of the unusual architecture too. There were so many different styles and textures to the buildings. At first glance you just see 20 stories of building & windows, but each window is someones home. Each floor has a family, a newly married couple, a single mom who can barely pay the rent. Each window has a story inside it.

OK.... and the story through this window is that someone can't afford a dryer!

Picture A Day Challenge

Beginning tomorrow I will start my picture a day challenge. For the next month I will post a photo with a brief description or behind the scenes story about it. Some professional and some personal. Check back daily to see what will be next.

Jake

Happy Mother's Day

Today we had a great day with our Moms. Sometimes we take for granted everything our moms & wives do for our family. They truly are the gears that keep everything running smoothly in all of our busy lives. We appreciate everything you do. I hope every mom had a great day with their children.

Jake

Why we don't offer your images on a disk.

A question that we often get is, "do you put all of our photos on a disk?" We do not offer a printable disk for a few reasons. You may notice that our sitting fee & enlargement prices are well below the average cost of most individual photographers. We have such reasonable prices that our hope is that you will like your images enough to purchase enlargements. All of the images from your session are edited & ready to order via our online ordering system. We take pride in the quality we present to our customers. If we gave a disk, customers would be forced to make homemade copies or less than perfect reprints from the local photo lab. The photos you give to mom or hang on the wall represent our business and we want to make sure they are the best quality possible.

Meet Demi

Demi was one of my recent senior sessions. We started our shoot at Chandor Gardens with some traditional poses in my favorite spots. Demi was very easy going with a fun personality.
We finished up in the studio & noticed she had brought a funky hat & glasses. Many of our studio shots we did with the hat and glasses to show off her zany side.

Rachel & Clayton

Rachel & Clayton were married on April 4th at Willow Lake Garden. The engagement and bridal portraits were taken at Weatherford's Chandor Gardens. They both were very easy to work with and a lot of fun. These are just a few of the images I thought I would post.