I love anyone who want their car in their senior pictures!

Paige told me she want to try out for American Idol. I totally think she should… I would watch the show if Paige was on it!!!

I hope you have a fantastic time at college! -Andie

January:

Downtown Dallas from the Belmont Hotel.

Last year we had season tickets to the Dallas Stars… I took my camera to a couple games….and came away with some great images…this is one of my favorites all season!

February:

I didn’t shoot too much in February… but i did get to hang out and photograph the beautiful Miss Savannah before she left for Baylor in the fall.

March:

Andi and I explored downtown Fort Worth in March…wasn’t the 1st time, won’t be the last.

My friend Ivy needed new head shots in March… so talked her into dragging her BRAND NEW red chair to the park. Isn’t she stunning??

April:

This maybe my favorite image of all year.

May:

I flew to Amarillo to 2nd shoot with Chriselda… I had a 4 hour rain delay… it wouldn’t stop storming in Amarillo or Dallas.  The end of the day it was beautiful!

June:

I 2nd shot with Tabitha in June.  It was a beautiful country wedding…and the bride was breathtakingly beautiful. There are so many images from this wedding I would like to say are favorites. You will see them on the site soon!

In June Piggly Wiggly’s in North Texas closed… Travis and I went and photographed the empty stores…it was a bit strange.

It is really hard to narrow down favorites when you shoot a lot like I do!!  Come back tomorrow for the last half of the years images.  What you want to know what is coming??  Football, basketball, and NASCAR!

you have to love a boy who will give his Mom a kiss in the middle of the session!!

You have to watch Shaypher dance… well you don’t have too… but you will be glad you did!

I so love this family!!  You may remember the beautiful Miss Savannah from last year.  Shaypher is her little brother…well younger brother!

The morning started with a private lesson. (yes I do teach private lessons thru video chat or in person, or a mixture of both. e-mail me for more details) “They” say you don’t know your craft until you teach it.  THIS IS SOOO TRUE! My camera is an extension of my arm, My mind tells my fingers what settings need to be changed, and they do it…it has become subconsious.  I shoot what I see, but don’t slow down and think about the basics. When I teach a 101 class, I am explaining the very basics of photography to someone with little knowledge of the camera, and science behind it, in turn I slow down and think about the camera in my hands. I spent the day “double checking” myself; am I holding the camera right (check), am I composing then focusing (check)…the list goes on.

After the lesson, I headed to Fort Worth to hang out with my friend Kathy who was in town from Tulsa.  We roamed around the stockyards.  Yeah I know, I go a zillion times a year.  I love it!  I always find new details, and with a new person to shoot with, I found even more.  I had two things working for me Wednesday, 1. shooting with a new person, and 2. I was thinking of the basics, from the morning of teaching.  WOW!! The results?? Fun different pictures! Here is a sample:

I go into the place every time I am at the Stockyards to buy water (or Dublin Dr Pepper) the back wall is a giant Dr Pepper sign.  That is what I notice…this trip I realized bear bottles, and art work on the walls.  The owner has one of the largest collections of Texas art!  All this time all I saw was the Dr Pepper sign.  Note to self: slow down!

This one is getting framed for my office (and maybe some friends offices too choughchrisbaylorcough)

The Dr. Pepper Sign:

The red door:

The teal wall:  How can you not love this color?!?!

This is just a hint of the great place to shoot in the stockyards. If you would like to book a session for the stockyards please e-mail me or give me a call!