this past week i was lucky enough to photograph a beautiful girl who is going to be a senior this year. she is fun, bubbly, smart and friends with everyone she meets. i was on a trip to dallas, texas, and we had a great time shooting around downtown garland.

she is a go-getter, and she was elected student body president for her school. that’s right, i had the opportunity to photograph madam president. it was quite the honor.

so as you can see, i had an easy time making this girl look good.

and did i mention she’s my sister? we are a lucky family to have her.

i’m so behind on blogging, forgive me! i’m attempting to get caught up on some past sessions, so here we go!

several weekends ago i was able to have really fun session with this great family! we enjoyed the downtown atmosphere, got caught up on all things justin beiber, and even broke out the guitars! these girls were so much fun to photograph and let me tell you — we had some little future antm contestants in the works! and the littlest one certainly kept me on my toes. luckily i have silly kiddos of my own so i know how it goes.

::wink::

thanks again for a great time, L family!

this mother/daughter team that i got to photograph last weekend was a lot of fun. and while we literally only had about 20 minutes of light that night, we made it work! (and yes, that is a tim gunn reference, because i love tim gunn.)

enjoy the rest of the sneak peek, donna!

i loved getting to spend some time with you both and i loved the looks we got. thanks for the fun!

i got to do a mini session yesterday for a sweet sweet mom and daughter.

how cute is she!

this was our view at the park today:

with a nice, soft breeze, sunlight and shade. heavenly.

yesterday the boys and i headed outside to enjoy the amazing weather! well, it was a little chilly for us californians (in the 50′s) but we loved being outside nonetheless.

this is my favorite shot from yesterday — big brother was busy pointing out an airplane while little brother was laughing and imitating me crouched down on the pavement. i must have looked pretty silly to him or something!

i love his expression of pure joy — he’s not worried about his double chin or wondering if this pose is going to make him look dumb. he’s just enjoying the moment. i think we can all take a page out of his book and work on being more open and honest when we’re in front of the lens. i know i need a reminder to do that every so often. because that is what leads to capturing the reality of your life instead of the ‘posed’ look. personally, i think those are the shots that stand out the most.

hence my favorite shot of the day.