Family Portraits, Fort Worth Family Photographer

I had so much fun meeting new families down in San Antonio! They were all willing to try all the cool locations I had scouted out and dressed oh so great! I had a blast guys!

Funny Girl! Grapevine Texas Family Photographer

This little gal had the cutest little belly laugh! She made everyone around her break into a smile every time she laughed.

Family Portraits, Keller Texas Family Photographer

I love how awesome this mom did in picking out outfits for everyone. They look great! I also love that we actually got Alex looking at the camera, Dad had to make some seriously funny duck noises but it worked!

Daddy's Baby Girl, Grapevine Family Photographer

So sweet!

Birthday Girl! Keller Texas Baby Photographer

Birthday Girl!! I love her beautiful soft features, such a pretty girl!

Poodles! DFW Family Photographer

I can't look at this dog's face without laughing. Funny dog.

Little Fashionista! Grapevine Baby Photographer

This cute mom brought all kinds of fun stuff for this baby girl! If she (the baby) would have let me, I would have kept her there all day trying on all the cute accessories in her bag. But she's only 6 months old and had MUCH better things to do than smile for me all day. Like eat and sleep and crawl and stuff. But seriously, isn's she a doll?

Blue eyed girl, Keller Family Photographer

This is one CUTE little baby girl!

Adorable!!!, Keller Family Photographer

Simply...adorable!

Fun editing Grapevine Family Photographer

Great job on coordinating outfits! (don't you love that two of the kids have super dark hair and three have brilliant red! that doesn't happen very often!)

Baby Lilly Keller Texas Baby Photographer

This is what I'm working on today....isn't she just the cutest thing ever?

Cupcakes!!! Keller Baby Photographer

Is there anything better in this world than cute babies and cupcakes? Nope, I don't think so.

Early Bird... Keller Newborn Photographer

This little girl surprised her mom and dad by arriving a whole month early. She was one of the tiniest babies I've had all year. She was super quiet and easy to get into just about any pose we tried. More sneak peek to come...

2010 Winner of the Beautiful Life Session - DFW Photographer

Good things happen when people come together for those in need. I was just a little overwhelmed by the number of people who voted for Lilly and Christian. Obviously they are two very loved children. SO, they will both win a 2010 Beautiful Life session! (parents contact me at pebblebrookportraits@yahoo.com for info)

The Things I love on Tuesday....Babies!!!

Things I Love....Babies! In case you didn't know, babies are my very favorite thing to photograph! And this Saturday I get to photograph a wedding for this baby's Grandpa! Can't wait!

First Annual Beautiful Life Session...nominate a child you know!

Announcing the First Annual Beautiful Life Sessions! In 2007 I was asked by a client to photograph her friend's child (Trinity Bright) who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. After she left I had high hopes for her, in spite of what I had been told...she just looked so vibrant and full of life. So when I opened the paper 7 months later to see her picture and learn of her death I was just heart broken. I have done these type of sessions before but this one was the first where we actually lost the child. It made me realize just how important these images can be. Every child deserves a chance to feel beautiful. Now it is up to you to nominate a child that you think deserves a "Beautiful Life" session.

The "beautiful life" session will be free, session will include all digital images as well as a 24 page book showcasing images from their session. You can nominate any child under the age of 10 that is having health issues, struggling with... life in some way, or just an incredibly amazing child. Write about the child on the facebook page (scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on the facebook link) and then get your friends and family to vote by clicking the "like" button below your post. Nominations can be made for the next two weeks. Voting will end on September 15th at midnight.

Things I Love on Tuesday... Fort Worth Family Photographer

THINGS I LOVE ON TUESDAY....Aspen Trees! One of my favorite things about our visits to Grandpa Eastman's cabin in Colorado...the beautiful Aspen trees. I love to stand in a grove of these trees and listen to the gentle sound they make as the breeze blows through. It is like nature's wind chime. Heaven I tell ya! Heaven!

Reunion, DFW Child Photography

Nope, you can't have them. They are MY precious niece and nephews and I love them. They didn't quite love their Aunt Becky for making them wake up before the sun was up...but they quickly forgot when I showed them a see-through white sand crab on the beach. THAT was worth waking up for. This beautiful warm light is... what I got up for though. Love that morning light.

Looking for TWINS!!! DFW Twin Photographer

I have a CUTE new prop for twin newborns!! I want to get some images for my website so I'm offering 50% off the Digital Image pkg (cd with permission to print letter) or 30% off prints. If you purchase the cd that makes it only $137.50. It will be a full session with the new prop and then any other poses you need.
I would like to have the babies under 10 days of age so they are super sleepy. You can go to the website and check out the newborn info (listed under the Pricing section). If you would like to have your twin babies model you can email me at pebblebrookportraits@yahoo.com for details!

Blue eyed baby... Fort Worth Family Photographer

All I had to do was face this beautiful baby toward the setting sun and her eyes looked like this. She is just stunning!

Had to eat my words today... Keller TX photographer

Ok, I admit it...I had to eat my words the other day. You know how I always say that babies MUST be under 10 days for newborn portraits (this baby is 5 weeks) and never get shots on picture day (she had shots that morning)....well this little stinker was just about as perfect as she could be for her family session. She was asleep when we wanted her asleep and awake when we wanted her awake. Yep, had too eat my words.

My yard needs this!

I want these flowers for my house! They grow in sand with very little water so I figure I can't kill them...right? Seriously people, you should see what weeks of 100 degree weather has done to my yard. I love you crunchy brown yard but if you don't survive this next week I might have to replace you with these pretty yellow flowers...nothing personal of course.

Times change...

What a difference a couple of years can make! I photographed my brother's wedding to the beautiful Jennifer (an amazingly awesome sister-n-law...don't be jealous!) in 2008. I had to seriously beg my brother to wake up at 5:something am for a sunrise wedding shoot. Well this time around I had no trouble getting him to do a sunrise shoot because he knew it would be great. And how lucky for them that storm clouds would move in on their wedding day as well as baby's first trip to the ocean!
The images on the left are from their wedding in 2008 on Galveston Island. The three on the right are from 2010 on Crystal Beach (a short ferry ride from Galveston).

Tea Party on the Beach DFW Children's Photographer

Just trying to see how many different places I can set up a tea party. ;)
(these are more of the cute relatives I met at the reunion...my cousin's kids)

Tropical Backyard DFW Children's Photographer

My cousin lives in Houston so I stopped at his house as part of my beach trip. His backyard is like a little tropical forest...perfect for fairytale images of two little girls. I had a car packed with tutus and props but none were needed. They had the cutest little dresses and their own little table and chairs. I'm thinking they need this tea party portrait in a canvas right over the real tea party set in their room. Wouldn't that be so cute?

Family Reunion! DFW Destination Photographer

Just got back from a wonderful trip to Crystal Beach (down by Galveston). We had a family reunion for my Mom's side and I got to see people I haven't seen in years. It was so fun to see all the cousins I remember as kids...with big kids of their own.
Crystal Beach is very quiet and peaceful. A lot of it is still being repaired from last year's hurricane Ike, but there are plenty of beach houses with beautiful beaches to hang out on. You have to drive your car onto a ferry to get there from Galveston and if you are lucky you might see a few dolphins playing around the boat. It was a great trip and I'm sad it's over but now I have some really great images to remember it.
This image is from the first part of the week when the skies were clear. Fortunately for us some storm clouds moved in towards the end of the week. Most people would grumble about storm clouds but I knew that would make the sunrise look amazing. And it did! I'll post those later in the week. For now, here's one of my sweet niece Lydia.

Couldn't Resist! Keller Baby Photographer

I tried to resist...really I did! I walked around the antique store 5 times, each time pretending not to see the charming little baby carriage, telling the salesclerk I was "just looking", telling my daughter "nothing good in here today, lets go", telling my brain just "WALK AWAY FROM THE CUTENESS!". Obviously none of that worked.

Photoshop Edits

The image below appears to have a sky that was dramatically changed. In reality, the sky in the second image is how it really looked on the morning of our photoshoot. I was mostly worried about getting the people to look right so I placed an external lighting source in the field to light them up, knowing I could darken the sky later in photoshop. It all worked out great. In the old days of film I would have used a filter on my lens and would have had a much harder time lighting the people correctly. Digital capture mixed with photoshop magic makes for a much easier job for me!



Ever wonder what I'm doing when I say that I'm "Editing" your images? For the most part, I'm just doing a really quick little edit...a little color punch, making the blacks more vivid, brightening selective areas, and maybe a little skin softening. It doesn't take me much time for most edits because I try really hard to get it right in the camera. I'm just wanting to liven them up and make them just a bit artsy.
Some images have a dreamy feel to them. For those I like to spend a little more time in photoshop adding textures, making the colors pop and giving it a bit of a "painted" look. For others I might be tempted to do muted vintage effects. It all depends on the image for the kind of edit I will do.

Digital Images Now Available! DFW Family Photography

OK...back by popular demand...I am now offering the CD of digital images for purchase. You can still have me do the printing if you like, but for those who prefer to purchase the CD of images and print on their own...it is available!

The CD is $275 (+ tax) and includes: up to 6 people (add $10 for each additional person), shooting time in studio or on-location, 30-40 fully edited high resolution images in black and white and color on CD, a permission to print letter and information on printing your pictures. The CD will be ready within 10 days of your session. The full amount is due at the time of the session.

For those who are not interested in purchasing the CD: The minimum print purchase is $350 (due at the time of the session). Print prices are listed on the website under "Prices". The CD will be FREE with a print purchase of $700 or more. An online gallery of images will be available within 10 days of your session. You will have 10 days to view the images and place your print order. Orders will arrive in about a week (longer for items such as canvas gallery wraps and albums).

Newborn! DFW Newborn Photography

This baby was so good! She slept so well, allowing us to put her in all kinds of cute props and bows and outfits. We got some really great images for her Mommy, can't wait to show her the rest of them.