Archive for 'Austin Children'
In spite of starting at the crack of dawn, we fried today. What’s up with the humidity in Austin?? Oi. But, I guess working with cute kiddos makes up for it. 😉
Oh, and before I get a bazillion e-mails asking about mr. man’s hat and onesie combo up there (yeah, I died, too), mom is on the case and she’s supposed to be sending me links soon.
Meanwhile, I gotta buckle down here. I have to finish a bunch of proof galleries, fill orders, return e-mails, prepare for this week’s sessions, and pack for my upcoming trips to L.A. (.emme. boudoir) and Utah (rockin’ workshop with a bunch of online friends).
And then…in July, I’m finally taking a break. I mean, I’m taking the whole month of July OFF. I haven’t had a real break since probably after Amry was born. I always promise myself I’ll take January off to recover from the holiday rush, but this year, it simply did not happen. Seriously, it has been non-stop over here for way too long. Thankfully, my husband came to the rescue and gave me permission to take a rest. And I believe I will. I cannot wait to hang with the family, travel, and take pictures for leisure for a bit.
So, until then, I’ve got a few more sneak peeks for you, but after that, I hope it will get quiet on here. 😉 Happy summertime to everyone!!!
P.S. Speaking of the holiday rush, if you haven’t booked your holiday session yet, you’ll want to do that pretty soon. Typically, holiday sessions are held in Aug, Sept, and Oct. September and October are almost completely full and now they’re starting to overflow into August. Eeep! Can you even believe it’s almost that time again?
Clients…if you have an iPhone, you’ve got to give this a try!!! In fact, if you want to use one of the images from any session with me, let me know and I would be happy to format it for you (the wrap can actually be a little tricky as I’ve learned and sometimes you need a little extra special photoshop work ;-). Contact me by the end of this month (even if you haven’t actually had your session yet) and I’ll help you out.
P.S. I think these would rock for seniors!
Thank you so much to Z and his mommy for not looking at me like I was crazy when I told them what I wanted to do tonight. I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun a session is when you just go with the flow and let the ideas roll. Happy early b-day to mr. Z!
[P.S. Happy 1st b-day to Kai if his mommy is reading this ;-)]
Finally I just decided to invite the whole crew back to my house for some drinks and snacks and Legos. Both boys brightened up at that idea and it actually turned out to be a lovely evening for us all (well, if you don’t count the mosquitoes). We drug out the old purple couch into the bluebonnets in my yard and in between crackers and Lego creations, we managed to pull off a photo shoot before the sun set. Fresca saves the day once again!!!
I think any photog can relate to how difficult it is to put together a portfolio. In a field where you can end up with thousands upon thousands of perfectly wonderful, portfolio-worthy images over the course of just one year, you *always* end up having to cut pictures that are dear to you in favor of keeping your website fresh and up to date. That’s why I absolutely dread the process of updating my portfolio and why I moved to a blogsite instead of a website. But by golly, I’m going to start a revolution…there should be a place for orphaned images on this site, too!
So, would you be willing to help me create a gallery of the Pinkle Toes All Star images? Please don’t think it narcissistic. I truly am curious to know those images on my blog that spoke to you or inspired you over the years. Images that have long since gone by the wayside. Images that even I don’t think about until someone says, “I always remember that this one picture you did where…”
If there is one image from my site that stood out to you, perhaps you could describe it or even better, post a link to it (you can e-mail me, if you’d rather). I’ll take your input and put together a gallery over the next few months. Maybe I could even pull a VH1 “Behind the Image” twist to it (I know I always love reading about what goes on behind the scenes).
Speaking of All Stars, remember the scandalous wedding a while back (Logi’s class was called The All Stars)? Well, the happy couple finally graduated preschool (above). My gosh…seeing how much they changed like this, my mommy heart just did a little wistful flutter.
And now they both have such vibrant personalities! We had so much fun at our session that day and I so enjoyed watching mom and dad enjoy their family. This is what it’s all about!
