As if the beautiful girl and her deer weren't enough, then they brought out the giant pinwheels, and the old tractor equipment, *and* horses, too????!!! The whole time I seriously thought I had died and gone to Pinkle Toes heaven. This session was just pure magic and I'm so thankful to have met this family! (Congrats to them on Pic of the Month, too!)

Kimberly says:

I agree...heaven!! What a beautiful family and session. I know they LOVE these. Wow!

(09.07.10 @ 11:23 AM)
Lindsay Powell says:

LOVE this session. Such variety, whimsy.. beautiful light. Mom has such a great sense of style.. can she take me shopping? gorgeous family.

(09.07.10 @ 11:39 AM)
michelle Frerichs says:

speechless. one of the most beautiful sessions...ever.

(09.07.10 @ 11:50 AM)
Andrea Halsey says:

Wow, you are not kidding - magical indeed! This definitely looks like pure heaven, I can only imagine what the album will look like!

(09.07.10 @ 12:01 PM)
Tamea says:

Oh. My. Goodness. I've never seen anything so sweet in my life! The light, the most expressive baby in the world, sweet parents, AND a fawn!!! That session was a jackpot.

(09.07.10 @ 12:15 PM)
Justyna says:

Michele, Amazing doesn't do it justice!!! IN-LOVE with the entire session. Magic!

(09.07.10 @ 02:14 PM)
Tanya says:

Oh my word! I would have died and gone to pinkle toes heaven too!! and don't forget the adorable dog with the matching pink bandana! What a fab. session girl!

(09.07.10 @ 03:21 PM)
Jenny says:

beyond gorgeous!

(09.07.10 @ 09:34 PM)
Amber says:

That is so cool!

(09.08.10 @ 12:17 AM)

September 7, 2010

I know I'm a tad bit late on this, but it was a tough choice. We have a tie:

horse_austin_baby_photographer.jpgI'll be posting many, many more from her session soon.

Aaaaaaaand...

austin_nicu_birth_photographer.jpgJust because...

[What does this mean?]


Lela says:

Look at that sweet baby trying so hard to look at momma. What a fantastic set of images.

(09.07.10 @ 11:03 AM)
beverly says:

wow, michele. the emotion of the mama about to hold her baby in that first image is just so powerful. wow. just wow.

(09.07.10 @ 11:52 AM)
Alexandra Andrews says:

The B&W imags of mums first cuddle are the best for me, I want to cry just seeing that happiness in her face, it's really powerful. And how teeny tiny !

(09.07.10 @ 02:33 PM)

September 6, 2010

5a_austin_commercial_photographer.jpgMy middle baby is 5 now and as promised, we worked day and night all weekend to finish his room and make it the coolest 5-year-old room ever! He was SOOOOOOOOO surprised when he walked in to find this:

5b_austin_commercial_photography.jpgHis reaction meant the world...especially the part when he ran over to his daddy and then to me and gave us both hugs and said, "Thank you!" As the middle child, I think he often feels like he gets lost in the shuffle. It was so nice to be able to dedicate this weekend to him and celebrate all of the things we love so much about him. He's my fuzzy little bear cub and I'm so grateful to have his humor and sense of compassion grace our family.

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Kimberly says:

Wow, that is one amazing room! It could be in a magazine...so perfect!

(09.06.10 @ 09:15 PM)
Sam says:

Wow wow wow. Logan is a lucky lil' boy. What an amazing gift. Good job!!!

(09.06.10 @ 09:16 PM)
Jessica Strom says:

That is awesome!!!!

(09.06.10 @ 09:17 PM)
michelle nicoloff says:

OHHHHH that turned out fabulous!!!!! It belongs in a magazine:) I wanna pinch his cheeks:)

(09.06.10 @ 09:18 PM)
meredith says:

love, love, love it. such a precious room for a precious boy!

(09.06.10 @ 09:29 PM)
leah says:

Rawr is right!!! That rocks!! You guys did a fabulous job...umm, the very last pic of him in his bed choked me up...what a sweetie, dreaming of his very own space.

(09.06.10 @ 09:35 PM)
tania says:

love it! great job.... and his proud smile :)

(09.06.10 @ 09:40 PM)
mary says:

What a fantastic room! I want to decorate my boys' room now. Btw, what lens did you use to photograph the room? Did you use flash at all?

(09.06.10 @ 09:48 PM)
.venny. says:

that is a BEAUTIFUL room!!! ORANGE! what a great colour.

(09.06.10 @ 09:50 PM)
Adrienne says:

What an incredible storyboard! The room is RAD, and then I cried. Too cool!

(09.06.10 @ 09:54 PM)
Cecilia M. says:

Awesome job there Mom & Dad! Happy 5th to your boy, he's one lucky kid :)

(09.06.10 @ 10:10 PM)
Pol says:

Awesome! What a fantastic room!

(09.06.10 @ 10:15 PM)
michelle says:

AMAZING Michele! You guys worked so hard and it turned out amazing!! The end where he said thank you and hugged you choked me up. I feel my middle one sometimes gets lost too, or feels as though he is. It's nice to do special things for them to show them how much we love them the same. Great job!! I LOVE the room! (my middle son would have loved a dinosaur room like that about 6 years ago!)

(09.06.10 @ 10:28 PM)
Michelle Stone says:

that is sooo AWESOME!!!! I LOVE it!! You guys did such a great job!

(09.06.10 @ 10:46 PM)
Heidi says:

Michele! That room as awesome. I want one.

(09.06.10 @ 11:07 PM)
Brandi says:

oh I love it!!!

(09.06.10 @ 11:25 PM)
Erika Jessop says:

Brilliant! I love it so much. You two could have a show on HGTV!

(09.06.10 @ 11:27 PM)
melissa says:

Such a cool wall dinosaur! love it.

(09.06.10 @ 11:34 PM)
Nick says:

Dig that dinosaur!!!!!! Very cool.

(09.06.10 @ 11:59 PM)
Amber says:

That is an awesome kid's room! Great job!

(09.07.10 @ 12:10 AM)
Paula Dietz Rauber says:

What a wonderful room! The color combo ist so fresh and the dinos are fabulouos!

(09.07.10 @ 02:54 AM)
Vinita says:

Love it! Love his reaction! Nearly teared up reading his reaction!

(09.07.10 @ 04:54 AM)
Allen Austin says:

Fantastic! you could also double as a decorator.

(09.07.10 @ 07:32 AM)
emilia says:

what a handsome little man! the room looks awesome.

(09.07.10 @ 07:39 AM)
stacy krager says:

that is one rad room...lucky kiddo!

(09.07.10 @ 07:46 AM)
michelle says:

You guys rock as parents. That is such a cool room!!

(09.07.10 @ 08:07 AM)
Juliet Castaneda says:

great job you two! Logan is such a lucky little fella to have two wonderful parents.

(09.07.10 @ 08:34 AM)
Wendy Zippwald says:

Amazing room, you put Extreme Makeover to shame! Just adorable.

(09.07.10 @ 10:26 AM)
Sara C says:

Has it been asked and I missed it... where is the light board?! My son would LOVE for us to integrate one of those into his room!!!

(09.07.10 @ 11:27 AM)
Mariah Milan says:

What an awesome room! It's so beautiful and creative.

(09.07.10 @ 03:58 PM)
cheyenne hornburg says:

fantastic!! you should send photos to ohdeedoh.

(09.07.10 @ 04:50 PM)

September 3, 2010

girl_austin_child_photographer.jpg
...I love this sweet little girl so much...

austin_studio_photographer.jpg...I'm SO impressed with how much he wanted to paint. And he didn't even care that it was pink...

rooms.jpg...my days and nights are filled with construction and we're getting *so* close to a finished product...

test.jpg...I couldn't wait to do some new test shots against my purdy studio wall...

logs.jpg...this weekend we'll be working in secret to surprise a very special little boy by turning this mess into his very own bedroom...

austin_child_photographer_log.jpg...that very special little boy happens to be turning FIVE this weekend!!

Have a happy and safe Labor Day Weekend!!!

Mariah Milan says:

Lovely, lovely, lovely!

Happy Birthday from Ryenne and Kai sweet boy! FIVE! Wowzers.

(09.03.10 @ 04:13 PM)
Stacy says:

I love every little detail....Happy Birthday lil guy!

(09.03.10 @ 04:48 PM)
Lauren says:

OMG! This is looking incredible! Can't wait to see this in person!

(09.03.10 @ 07:15 PM)
Justyna says:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited about your new studio place, a place of your own to show your work and meet clients. One day I hope to visit:) Have never been to Texas yet, we will see. Happy Bday, L!

(09.03.10 @ 07:39 PM)

August 26, 2010

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This evening's session was all things sweet, light, tender, and girlie. Right up my alley. Sigh...
Kristy says:

oh that's just super-cute

(08.26.10 @ 09:20 PM)
catherine s says:

thank you so much Michelle. not just for this wonderful photo and the ones to come but for helping us stop tonight and smell our two roses. I am indebteded. cds

(08.26.10 @ 10:07 PM)
Kelsey Anderson says:

So sweet and fun!

(08.26.10 @ 10:12 PM)
Lucy says:

Awesome, this is soooo cute! Gorgeous as always Michele :)

(08.26.10 @ 11:24 PM)
Linda says:

There is so much to see in this photo of the girls' big sister/little sister relationship. It is full of love, admiration, fun and a snapshot of their daily lives!

(08.27.10 @ 06:05 AM)
Jessica Downey says:

In love with this!

(08.28.10 @ 11:04 PM)