Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

After being cooped up all week long we were surprised to get a call from some friends who wanted to give us 4 tickets to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Saturday was the final night of the event & the best of the best battled it out to claim the top prize. Here are a few shots I thought were ok.

Snow Day

I absolutely can't believe the weather we're having here in Texas. Usually we will have a couple of good ice days in this area, but never 4 consecutive days in a row of no school.  Yes, FOUR consecutive days....

I remember when I worked in grocery & as soon as the weather man said ice or snow, people would flood the aisles & clear off all the merchandise. We would always say "geez people, it's not like were gonna be stranded for days."  Usually by the very next day the temps rise & the ice melts enough for us to get out.  So on Monday evening where were we....at Wal-Mart stocking up on needed items. Guilty!  I kept thinking about how dumb it was to make a last minute store run but man I'm glad we did.  Cari picked up ingredients for tacos, pot pie & cookies...smart lady.

Yesterday it was looking as if roads were starting to thaw out somewhat to at least venture out into town if needed.  But this morning just as the trusty channel 5 forecasters said, several inches of snow fell & added another layer of ice to the situation.  Such bad timing on this. Because the Super Bowl is finally here in Dallas, (cough) excuse me ARLINGTON, our history making weather conditions are definitely throwing a monkey wrench into the festivities.  All the celebrities, the parties, the promotions & the money....dang. I sure hate that for all the local businesses depending on the revenue.  You know business owners have been working hard & putting tons of dollars into getting things ready for this entire week of what would have been record sales.  Yes everyone will still be here for the actual game on Sunday but all the days leading up to it were supposed to be big too. Bummer.

Since I got my iPod touch I'm really liking the photo & video capability it has. I've even found really great video editing apps. that enables me to add titles, transitions & splice together multiple short clips into one. Here's one from some of our snow playtime.  I'm just getting use to the functions so it's nothing fancy.

This morning I saw this image on OMG-facts.com. This site is full of random strange facts. Check out the site.  I posted the photo & article below.

A car in New York City was completely frozen in place. 

On Tuesday, 32-year-old New Yorker Peter Helfer returned to his Audi A3 station wagon to find that it had become a giant icicle! In a major case of bad luck, Helfer had parked directly over a busted water line. The combination of subfreezing temperatures and passing traffic splashing water onto his vehicle for 48 hours had completely encased it in a sheet of ice! Having to miss work, Helfer struggled to free his car for about 7 hours, accidentally smashing his rear window in the process. Thankfully, city workers sent to repair the broken pipe were able to aid him with the use of a hammer, chisel, and a blowtorch! 

The Edits #46

Here are a few before & after images using the Instagram app on iPhone. 

 This old truck is downtown Weatherford behind a fence. Poor Guy....

 At first I know this looks like fooseball table knobs, but its actually pulls from an antique

snack vending machine that's in our offices break room.

 Cotton Bratton funeral home in our downtown. Very interesting textures in the front & back.

Updated Site Galleries

Yesterday I updated my wedding galleries by adding these two clients. Weddings 1 & 2 have always been just various weddings.  I featured these couples in their own gallery by just putting my favorite shots in each gallery.  Below I've posted a few you will see if you visit our site at www.FeltsPhotography.com

Seeing Double

Here are a few shots from a session we did with twin newborns.

Bridal Fair 2011

Jake & Cari Felts

 Sunday we participated in the Parker County Bridal Fair at the Doss Heritage & Culture Center. There were over 130 registered brides that attended the event this year. That is a great turn out for such a small venue & beats the past years attendance. Because each bride brings at least one person with them, that meant hundreds of people visited the Doss & met with all the local vendors our town has. There's nothing like the feel of a small town fair to get acquainted with those around you. This was our 9th year with the PCBF & we hope to be back as long as they will have us. I've never participated in the Ft.Worth or Dallas Bridal shows. Nothing against those but I personally like working with clients who have heard of us or have been directly referred by someone who have used our services. The client photographer relationship has a much different feel if they are 100% confident in us & I don't have to spend much time trying to prove myself. Although my booth style hasn't changed much I was anxious to share some of the new photos & products with everyone. We've recently began offering the modern style float wraps & metal prints. Theses products are a unique way to display your favorite shots in a stylish way.

8.5 X 11 Keepsake Book

10x10 Flush-mount Wedding Album

Special thanks to Brandy Frank for the use of these images.

Snow Day!

Super Bowl fans were not the only ones to visit Texas this week. Just as all the weather channels were predicting, old man winter graced us with his presence last night as snow & ice fell in our area.  Since the blistering wind made it feel around zero degrees, we could only stand to go out in short doses.  Here's a few shots I was able to get.

It may seem strange, but one thing that normally freezes first are the feet due to icy cold water soaks through your shoes.  Since we have no rubber boots the next best solution would be to wrap our shoes in Wal-Mart bags.  

 Brother covering sisters face from the wind gusts.