Archive for July, 2012

These two weren’t thrilled to be up so early in the morning, but once they got to exploring, they didn’t mind so much. Are you kidding me with those lace outfits at the beginning? Dear me. Too cute! At their newborn session, it wasn’t tough to tell who was who. Still holds true at one year! [Don’t miss the ultimate portrayal of motherhood outtake HERE.]

Underwater photography absolutely fascinates me and I’ve been trying to experiment more with it. It is NOT easy, that is for sure, and I can’t say that I’m very good at it at this point. I did find I was much better w/ my iPhone (the last three shots were taken with the iPhone), but one “turns-out-it’s-not-so-waterproof case” and a brand new iPhone later, I’ve given up on aquatic iPhonography for now. I am going to keep trying with my big girl camera, however. I love how this recent boudoir image turned out and I believe I have a willing maternity model coming up soon. Wish us luck!

This has been an incredibly long process and I know I still have some work to do on it, but I’m thrilled to have something fresh for Pinkle Toes Photography! I LOVE change! Thanks for coming by and I hope you like the changes, too!

Speaking of changes, for those dying to see my new pink hair, courtesy of Katie, here ya go:

Didn’t she do a GREAT job? That girl is so talented…not only did she color and cut my hair she styled it, did my makeup, AND took these pics! Yeah. Katie rocks.

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The first time I hung out with this family was last Christmas and that baby girl was just a wee baby. How cool to see her again all sitting up pretty on her own and constantly cracking up at her big sister! I adored getting to photograph them in their home…their environment…where they were comfortable and relaxed. Those are the best times!

I’ve been working with this family since that young man was just a babe…he wasn’t even walking yet! We were so excited to get together in downtown Austin for a fun, hip, urban, cityscape session. But as we met up, the clouds started rolling in (stealing my beautiful light) and the wind whipped around us like crazy. At one point, I’m pretty sure we were able to lean into the wind without falling over. I don’t know how mama managed to still look completely perfect during the crazy windstorm, but somehow she did. Now we have to start planning what we’re going to do this year for their annual family session…wheels turnin’.

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I think it’s pretty safe to say that you all know stylized sessions aren’t my thing. Buuuuuut…every now and then I get inspired by a concept and give it a go. If you have an idea for your own family photo session, tell me! While I can’t promise to make all of your wildest dreams come true, you never know what ideas might take!
These beautiful little ones had SO much fun splashing in their tub and I could not get over how dreamlike and summery the images turned out. I wish I had done this with my own kiddos…
My personal favorite image from this session can be seen HERE, by the way.

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And by “toasty,” I mean we were working in the triple digits. But bless the three (four?) of them…they gave their hearts for their photo session and even put up with my indecisive parking error 😉 (gotta love Austin and her random middle-of-the-week-blow-out-concerts). I was *very* tempted to jump into that fountain myself, by the way.
Little man’s smile was totally contagious while I was editing this session and it really made me even more excited to meet that little girl still cooking away. I think she’s going to be pretty happy to find she has two amazing parents and a super-loving big brother all ready to welcome her.
On the subject of newborn photography, in case you missed it, photogs, my feature in Pix Magazine came out this week. What a cool publication and it’s FREE!
P.S. Be sure to see my personal favorite image from this session not shown here, but HERE 😉
Night night!

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On July 4th, it was exactly one year ago when I first met him. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to watch him grow and change, little by little, over the past year with mini sessions to mark each of his milestones. But, boy did we have fun at this last one. He is such a JOY!!!
For giggles, I thought I’d throw this together (although I’m bummed to realize we didn’t do the tie at his 4 month session):
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Boy can wear a tie, though!

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A little bit ago, I had the opportunity to photography some fall lines for gro boutique here in Austin (brand new store…check it out!). We pulled it together so quickly and wouldn’t you know it, it was drizzling when we arrived bright and early for the shoot. But our little models were AMAZING and they pulled it off somehow. Well done, little ladies!

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Well, let me tell you, Corpus Christi puts on quite the fireworks display! We were absolutely blown way (no pun intended) and thanks to my Mother-in-law and the Texas State Aquarium, we had the *best* seats in house as they shot off the fireworks from the deck of the Lexington. I totally should have recorded my kids’ reaction to the show instead of taking pictures. They were hilariously thrilled by it all!
When we left to head down to Corpus, I threw my star filter in my bag…thought it might look cool with the fireworks. Whoa, did it ever!!! Lord knows I love sparkles and this just took the cake ;-).
Hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday (even if it was in the middle of the week).