Oliver and his Birthday Friends

Last weekend I was commissioned to photograph Oliver's first birthday and his great friends. The opportunity came from Carrie, whose family I've photographed before, mentioning that some friends and their little ones are coming into town and wanted casual, candid photos.

Photographing five families simultaneously is no easy task, but The Shorthorn taught me to always work on my feet, so I took nothing for granted. The shoot took place at Carrie's friend's home in Fort Worth, and served as a beautiful backdrop to work with:

I largely worked outside, as the party moved from indoors to outdoors early on. Instinctively, I wanted to get a shot of that transition:

The kids, like Ellen here, spared no time in getting to the playground and the nearby bounce house:

The wind wanted to play too:

The birthday boy himself cheesing, with the brother in his own bouncy world:

It wasn't every kid for themselves, there was sharing too!:

Come time for Ollie's first birthday song and cake-to-face smashing, I could tell he was excited:

Some of the good company that was present at the party:

…And the playing continued!:

Sam pausing for a moment before heading down the slide:

The craziness that ensues inside the bounce house:

Jack sliding, while looking at the camera of course!:

The net didn't stop Charlie from seeking out the camera too:

When an unexpected guest arrived up top, all the kids made sure to remind the parents:

When everything started to wind down, you can't help but open a cold one - only when you're old enough of course:

Thank you Carrie and your great company for having us over. I'm glad to have met everyone, and I can't wait for the next time!

Rasy Ran Photography

Emily, one year

If you've been following my work any in the past year, you've probably seen Emily. It's hard to believe that a year ago we were taking maternity pictures of her mother. We have watched her grow and become a beautiful girl, and will only continue to document her as time goes on.

Here she is in her adorable Halloween costume. She wasn't too keen on her antennas; she kept tearing them off of her head:


Here's a fun photo you may see again in the future. The white space over her head would be good for an advertisement, don't you think?:


I loved this photo of Emily at such a cute moment:


Got her with the antennas!:


Next, we moved outdoors to capture the fall spirit:


She definitely was intrigued by her pumpkins:


Here she strikes a cute pose, along with a winning smile:


This is one of Emily's favorite faces to make:


We moved back inside to get some cake shots. Here Emily peers around her balloons, in anticipation of the cake to come:


"I see it!" She loved when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her, too:


Keep-away with the cake:


Finally she got her hands in the icing:


Delicious!:


Happy birthday, Emily!

I also shot a Golden Anniversary ceremony and reception this weekend; be on the lookout for those images within the next few days!

Rasy Ran Photography