Non-traditional family portrait session

I did a shoot with a family whose daughter was a client last year for her senior pictures. They are a lovely family & very accomodating. Knowing the daughter as I do, I knew some fun non-traditional perspectives would be in order. True to form, she had lots of ideas already planned out & we had great fun! I decided to play around with edits so let me know what you think!

Texas is increasing the H.S. Fine Arts Requirement...YES!

As a theatre teacher I am always concerned that my wonderful state of Texas puts WAY tooooo much emphasis on football & not enough on the arts (even other sports for that matter). So I was extatic to learn that the state is upping the anty! Now a fine arts credit will be required for ALL degree plans, not just recommended & distinguished. Not only will this help to secure my job, but the students who most need the guidance that a creative thinker can provide will no longer be able to avoid it. I get lots of kids who are "put" in my class then soon realize what fun it is & begin developing a better level of self-confidence through the work we do.

"We look in a mirror to see our face, but we look at art to see our soul."

Images from my productions of The King & I, Beauty & the Beast, Othello, Jekyll & Hyde, The Man Who Came To Dinner, and Godspell: all work seen was completed by students.

Fun with Flowers & Smoke!

Just trying to do new things...at least new to me anyway!

and smoke...

A boy and his toys!

I did a shoot with my son & dog today for fun. We spread out all his valentines he got in preschool & they played.

Happy Valentines to EVERYONE!

Well, it's been a busy week or so. The Haiti Charity Performance my students did last night was great. Today I am celebrating my 46th birthday, and getting in some play time. I hope everyone has a great Valentine's weekend!

Baby Time!!!

I got to take pictures of my cousin-in-law's new baby last weekend. I only wish my new lens had arrived. I managed to get out a few good shots despite my inequities though. I love the last one, but I worry that others will only see it as a bad crop...tell me what you think please???? Don't be afraid to be honest! Enjoy!

Contest Winner!

We have a winner! Congrats to "PamPal" for winning my first blog contest! Thanks for posting & supporting my blog to everyone who participated! Keep an eye out for my next contest.

Valentine's Baby Session

This is such a sweet baby & SOOOO photogenic! We had a great time. These are just a few of my fav's. Her mom had other fav's so that's a good thing! I guess there were lots of great shots :)

Floating leaves, reflections of a game...random moments

I took my camera to work today, played outside on my break after some rain, and captured a game of chess on the table in my office...

RED!

Just playing around with some candy to get in the valentine's spirit while my son was in the tub...had to feed him a few though!