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Bailee Turns One : Carrollton Children’s Portraits

04.16.11

I’m at Barnes & Noble writing this blog post. On days like these I’m so thankful for technology, especially free Wi-Fi (oh, and Starbucks’ frappuccinos)! It’s a nice change from my normal environment, my living room couch or lonely office chair.

The other weekend I had the best time taking portraits of little B and her parents. I don’t have children of mine own yet but I adore them. I mean I love kids. I truly believe they give purpose to life and make it so much more fun or at least interesting all the time. So, when Leslie asked me to take their little B’s one year old portraits I was thrilled. Then, almost immediately, I became nervous because I have never officially taken portraits of a child so young. At this age you never know what’s going to happen and can’t exactly direct them, you know. Little B and her parents, Leslie and John, came all the way from Round Rock, Texas so the pressure was on to deliver.

We went out to the nature preserve in Carrollton and honestly, the session went wonderfully. Little B is adorable, sweet-as-can-be, and sooo even tempered. I think we all had fun playing around in the fields and I just love the pictures we got. Thank you Leslie and John for coming all the way from Round Rock and allowing me to document your little girl’s special one year birthday.

Molly

I love the next picture on the right because her two front teeth are too cute.

Such a good looking family.

Baby giggles are the best!

Look at those beautiful blues. She’s going to be a boy magnet for sure.

Little B already has the model pose down pat with her hand in her hair (ok, minus that cute tongue).

Okay I will leave you with this sweetness.

Ciera : Grapevine Senior Portraits

03.06.11

The other weekend I got to hang out with Ciera and her mom and I had a blast. We went up and down Main Street in Grapevine, shot some hoops (okay, I didn’t do that but Ciera did), and roamed around the Gaylord Hotel. I have to tell you that Ciera has the whole package. She is beautiful, sweet as can be, fun, and if that’s not enough, she’s athletic. I actually got to see some of Ciera’s basketball skills first hand and let me tell you the girl has game. You know, I’ve secretly wished I was more athletic but that’s a whole other story. Ciera will be playing college hoops in the fall and I know she’ll be a total success!

Thank you two for making my job so easy and fun. I hope you love these as much as I do.

Molly

Seriously, you are so beautiful Ciera.

These just make me smile. Ciera’s mom told me before the session that Ciera has a lot of “faces” and oh she does. I love it!

I love this one and I’m in love with her orange sneakers.

Ciera’s dress blew up a little bit and I told her it reminded me of the classic Marilyn Monroe photo and then Ciera did this. Can you tell we had fun?!

Ciera is an awesome basketball player so she wanted to take her session to the courts.

I love the courts that we found at the Heritage Park in Grapevine, so urban and worn in.

She even looks amazing in action.

Ciera has the greatest sneaker collection I’ve ever seen. Yes, those are Coach sneakers in the orange. LOVE.

So beautiful. I love when the wind works in your favor.

I love laughter and we had a lot that day.

Let’s end it on this gorgeousness. Ciera, your smile is just contagious.

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Sneak Peek : Ciera’s Senior Session

02.28.11

Here is a little teaser to get you ready for what is in store this week. I had such a blast with Ciera. Keep in touch for more!

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Justin & Laurel : White Rock Lake Portraits

12.30.10

My last couple of the year 2010! Laurel messaged me about having some pictures taken at White Rock Lake before Christmas to give as gifts to both her and Justin’s family. I love the idea of giving pictures as presents so I was more than happy to oblige. I had never been out there before so it was a lot of fun getting to see another area of the city. It was really peaceful and the lake has some great trails for walking and biking.

I had such a good time hanging out with this sweet couple. We goofed around making silly faces and poses and then I almost got ran over by a group of bikers. Okay, I’m exaggerating a little bit on that last part but it did seem like I was having to dodge a lot of bikers. Also, I want to mention that it was probably 40 degrees that day but only a day or two before it was 85. So, I need to say thank you to Justin and Laurel for braving the cold and the wind to get these beautiful shots. You never can tell what the weather is going to be like in Texas.

Again, thanks J and L for asking me to take your portraits and I hope you and your family love them as much as I do.

Molly

You two are just too cute for words.

Love me some dramatic b&w.

Looking good Justin!

Laurel, just beautiful.

This might be my favorite. You guys look amazing!

My sweet little niece : Children’s Portraits

12.23.10

Can you believe there is only two more days before Christmas? I can’t. It feels like it was only Thanksgiving yesterday. I mean, I still need to work off the pumpkin cheesecake roll and pecan pie I ate. Time just seems to fly by. Luckily, I did most of my gift buying early on and I even have them all wrapped (this is a first for me). It almost became a tradition in my family to wrap our gifts all day Christmas Eve and then we would all rush to get ready for midnight mass. I love those memories we made but I have to say I believe I’m going to enjoy having some free time this year to just relax (or write blog posts ;) ) the next couple of days.

Last weekend I finally had time to go back through some pictures I’ve taken the last month or so and I wanted to share a few I took of one my sweet little nieces. I’m not sure if I could do children’s photography full time but my niece sure made it easy on me.