pretty jenny

Recently, I had the great pleasure of meeting and photographing Jenny, a Plano senior with ambitions of someday becoming a nurse. Jenny's mom and sister were there for moral support and hairstyle maintenance (it was super windy, as usual), and we all had a wonderful time in downtown Plano.  We were incredibly lucky; 

I didn't feel one raindrop while I was shooting, and just minutes after I got home, the downpours and tornado warnings kicked in.  

Jenny is an absolutely gorgeous young woman, with such an expressive, beautiful smile.  I had a really hard time narrowing down my shots to the best ones.  Here are just a few of my very favorites. 

wiener dogs everywhere :)

Hi guys and gals,

These are some photos I took at the 2009 Buda, TX Dachshund Races (the theme: Wienerdog Millionaire. I had to buy a t-shirt). That's right, races for dogs with unusually long bodies and short stubby legs - hard to believe, but it's true!

Actually the races were only one (very fun) part of the whole event; there was also a costume contest (see above), bake- & cook-offs, and all of the dachshund souvenir shops that you could imagine. 

Owning two dachshunds ourselves, we had to go. I'm pretty sure 

I only put my camera down when Matt batted it away from me (okay, I'm a little bit kidding). But seriously, it was probably the cutest thing I've ever seen.  

And, one of our dogs even participated in a race!  Below are the highlights of Snippet's race - he was a little confused at first, but as you can see, he took off running soon enough.  No first place medals, but we are proud doggie parents anyway.  

All in all, it was a fantastic weekend!

Snippet's all ready to go...

...run, Snip, run!

And, not to be left out, our other pup, Bella.  

She seems to be laughing as Snippet hits her with his tail 

- easily amused, I guess :)

liam & blake

Hi everyone,

I know it's been a while - but I've got some fun shoots to share!  I had a really awesome shoot with 3 year old cousins Liam & Blake, who are only 9 days apart.  And of course, their families were there too, and there was lots of love and laughter to go around!

The photos below are of Liam and his mommy, Marla.  Marla and I are good friends, and this was a spur of the moment shoot in the wildflowers behind their house.  There were bees buzzing all over, but little Liam didn't care and I decided to be brave too!  We had a great time :)