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This is Chance and Duree.  They are some really cool people and they have a mutual love for a pair of beautiful kids that happen to belong to them, namely a boy named Braxton and a diva baby girl named Ella Rose.  They are all effortlessly easy-going, relaxed, against the grain, and masters of nonrigid […]

Chance, Duree, Braxton, + Ella Rose || northeast, tx family portrait and lifestyle photographer

August 8, 2013

What is it, this golden sheer draping itself over us Like silken tapestry painting the sky and everything below? Tis the last drop of summer’s light Treasure it, children Because sooner than you would like to believe It is gone.  You probably have already gathered how dearly I love these girls. I am both highly […]

Summer’s End : just because // northeast, tx portrait and lifestyle photographer

September 27, 2012

“I’m afraid to grow up because somtimes it seems like things will never feel this beautiful again…..” This is Jalie and Destin. They joined me in the grand adventure of traipsing through fields, chasing grasshoppers, climbing a huge pecan tree that had fallen in a storm a few days before; {let it be known that while they […]

Jalie & Destin: portraits // paris, tx child portrait photographer

September 4, 2012

It has been nearly three weeks since I met you for the first time. Seventeen days have past since I told you goodbye. You mimic the very waves that crash upon your shores. You rushed over me, swirling me around, made my heart race; you went so fast I could hardly savor the moment as you […]

Our Florida Story : Part Two : personal // destin, florida portrait and lifestyle photographer

August 27, 2012

I have a story to tell you. Some parts of it were recorded in pictures. Other moments were even videoed but most of it has made its indelible mark on nothing but my memory. This is the story of how a hypothetical idea turned into reality. How my parents and I borrowed a little white car and […]

Our Florida Story : Part One : personal // destin, florida portrait and lifestyle photographer

August 23, 2012

Several weekends ago my friend Richard married the love of his life, Amanda. πŸ™‚ I was honored, not only to attend and take part in the joy of their beautiful wedding, but I also had the pleasure of capturing the bride’s preparation for her groom. πŸ™‚ What is any bride without her dress? Hers was […]

Amanda : bridal prep. // norwood, missouri wedding photographer

July 2, 2012

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Pirtle Family // northeast, tx family portrait photographer

June 28, 2012

“…adventures don’t come calling like unexpected cousins calling from out of town. You have to go looking for them.”   the morning was hazy and blue corresponding perfectly with the chosen adventure for the day. blueberry picking. morning hair and sleepy eyes. two sisters side by side discovering something new together. dark, rich, plump ripe […]

Blueberry Picking : Kiomatia Blueberry Farm // northeast, tx portrait and lifestyle photographer

June 18, 2012

The above picture was taken by me. And its Hannah. Farmgirl in Flipflops? Yep. Which means me and her were together in person. Are you tripping out? Cause I totally was inside all day. Still kinda am. Not gonna lie. πŸ™‚ The story about how it all fell into place is pretty unbelievably great. Since she’s already […]

Meeting Hannah : Spontaneous Wonderful // pittsburg, tx portrait and lifestyle photographer

June 13, 2012

And then we started plans for the birthday night. I decided I wanted to eat somewhere new, different, and sophisticated…to fit how I was feeling about “seventeen.”  So that’s what I found for us. πŸ™‚What is one to say about June,the time of perfect young summer,the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months,and with […]

Summer Beginnings // 10 on 10 : June // northeast, tx portrait and lifestyle photographer

June 10, 2012