christmas card time : jones family : oklahoma city area family photographer

i photographed the jones family back this summer. bristal, now 2, was a little slow to warm to me but she was holding my hand by the end of the session. i think she may have even let me hold her. i could be making that up but i'd like to think so. anyways, fast forward 6 months and we're doing a little session for christmas cards. some things just dont go well together when trying to photograph children. cold weather (though it wasnt as cold as it had been). wet weather. sleepiness. strange woman with afro that the kids dont know/dont remember. to fix the last thing on my list i think i'm going to start shooting at least one picture of me AND the child if they are under say, 5 or 6. that way, when it comes time for the next session, i can whip out the photo and say - heeey you remember me! here we are having fun! we'll see if it works or not. bristal was giving my high 5's by the end of the shoot but i think she couldve cared less about me when we started out. thats ok, cause i dont hold it against her. i still think you're really cool bristal and really really cute!!

horrible blogger : what can i say

my first confession. i am really not much good at anything that requires regular maintenance, like say, a blog for instance. i try to keep up but it just never happens. i am somewhat proud of myself in that i have done much much better this year than in years in the past. i actually have a personal blog that gets NO updates (poor blog). ive been thinking about combining the two in to one. we'll see. anyways. looking back through my folder of recent sessions and back to what ive posted here, i have a few sessions to catch up on. between working and family and more family and a little bit of sleep then a bit more work - its been a tad busy around here. ok i'm about to get to posting. i cant hardly make a post without an image, sooooooo.....this is from a trip to dallas in october where i photographed a maternity session for a very blessed friend!

thompsom family : sneak peek : oklahoma city area family photographer

these are what my mama would call good people! some people you meet and can instantly get a feel for them - i liked this family right off the bat. little dude was a bit rowdy but i think that is normal for boys which we know i have no experience with. i actually came across one image from the session where brother and sister are holding hands - i may have said awwww out loud!!

the blankenships : oklahoma city family photographer

i'm sure ive said this before. i always feel like i repeat myself on this blog. i guess i could lie just to say something different. the truth is so much better tho and so much easier to remember. lol. i LOVE being able to shoot my friends. i love that they trust ME to capture their families. i think when i first met them, will who is now 7 wasnt quite two yet. we actually met through our daughters who are friends - we hit it off and i'm so glad to be able to call amy a friend now!! i started to apologize for the post being so picture heavy, but then again, that would be a like. i'm really not sorry. i always have a harder time narrowing down images when it comes to folks i actually know.

class of 2012 : sneak peek : oklahoma city senior photographer

spent some time in the paseo district this past weekend shooting sister and brother seniors. my husband is constantly saying how small of a world this is. i knew when we booked the session that the grandmother was related to friends of ours. after booking a session i found out that my daughter and the sister from this session are friends and have a class together. definitely a small world. 

hailey : senior 2012 : oklahoma city area senior photographer

oh hailey. it didnt take me long to realize that i was gonna like this girl! she's pretty AND funny! cracked many a jokes during this session!!!

ashlinn : senior 2012 : oklahoma city senior photographer

i think this is my 3rd time photographing ashlinn in the past year or so. like many of my clients she just makes it so so easy for me. i love her sense of style and shes very creative as well!!!

maxwell & marley : sneak peek : oklahoma city area baby photographer

this is actually my first time photographing twin babies. it was interesting. it was fun. it was a learning experience and i'm pretty sure maxwell gave me the evil eye a few times for moving him too much. i just feel blessed to have been able to capture a few images of them - knowing that they will never be this small again!

little miss kynley : sneak peek : oklahoma city area baby photographer

oh miss kynley! this child has the prettiest eyes and the longest lashes!! loved, loved shooting her along with her parents. dad had this version of the alphabet song that he would sing to her to get her attention and get her smile - even made me want to smile!!

a family that prays together : a slideshow storybook : oklahoma city area photographer

one more : miss theryn : oklahoma city senior photographer

miss tehryn : senion session : sneak peek : oklahoma city area photographer

tehryn came out ready and excited to shoot her senior session. she eased in to it and we had a lot of fun. she quite possibly has the quickest transition time from smile to "serious face" that ive seen of this years seniors! i really should offer some sort of prize for that!!

mercades : senior 2012 : oklahoma city area senior photographer

mercades, mercades, mercades! what can i say about this girl!! i love her! ive been shooting her for a few years and shes such a good kid (sorry)!! so funny, so smart and so pretty!!! ive loved seeing her grow over the past few years!!!

oklahoma city buddy walk

next saturday, september 24th, my family and i are participating in oklahoma city's buddy walk (http://www.dsaco.org/buddywalk.html) to help raise funds for the downs syndrome association of central oklahoma. our group, tremayne's troopers, will be walking in honor of my nephew tremayne. we'd love for you to make a donation or even come walk with us! if you make a donation of $25 or more i will provide you with a complimentary mini session as well as a credit towards your print purchase in the same amount of your donation!