Greers and Haycrafts in Fort Worth

When I first meet a family I retain that initial impression in my experience. So with each revisit with a family like the Greers, it still feels as though I'm meeting them for the first time again. 

I met up with the Greers and more of their family, the Haycrafts, whom were in town, at the Fort Worth Water Gardens. We walked over to the nearby post office to take some more photos and finish up. Here are some of my favorites:

 

Fall Update and Chris and Mandi's Engagements

My apologies, blog world, I have neglected you far too long. I have been sorting out various sessions and events, preparing for them, photographing them, and finally now get a chance post what I've been recently shooting in the next few days. Also, I recently began freelancing for Arlington Magazine, a new start-up! You can view my first article and photos here.

At any rate, onto Chris and Mandi's downtown Fort Worth engagement session!

I initially met Chris through our appreciation of cars, and we periodically kept in touch since we went same school, UT-Arlington. When Chris contacted me about providing coverage of their wedding, I couldn't be happier for them.

We started the session on Sundance Square and photographed around the DR Horton Tower:

 When we stopped for this photo briefly in front of the parking garage shutters, there was an elderly woman who patiently waited on the other side in her whisper-quiet Mercedes. I just wanted to point out some of the things viewers don't think about when seeing the finished product:

We walked north a couple of blocks and I had them stop at one of the nearby courtyards for this shot:

 We also photographed at the Fort Worth Water Gardens, which made a nice retreat on an early Friday afternoon:

After the session in the gardens, I had them follow me as we drove to Trinity Park, which is always welcoming to walking:

They sat at a bench so I could get this shot of Mandi (it was actually the third bench, the sun kept interfering with her eyes, yikes!):

The ontrast of their hands and jeans with a detail of the ring is always a nice touch:

Oh, I forgot to mention, they are committed Stars fans. I wanted the photo to express a bit of their relationship, and more of their following:

Right underneath the Interstate 30 overpass along the Trinity Park trail, there were individual colored columns that wanted photos in front of, so I snapped away:

Chris and Mandi had their first quasi-date (as Chris termed it) at Mijo's in Pantego, a restaurant that serves tasty Mexican food, and they decided to end the session with a few pictures there:

The date of their wedding!:

And I'll leave the session with this photo! Photos of food, not to mention enjoying it, always ends on a good note at the end of a long session (who doesn't love food?):

Thank you Chris and Mandi for rescheduling with me due to inclement weather, and for working with me throughout the whole engagement session. You two looked beautiful together -- I look forward to Mandi's bridals soon, and the wedding at T&P!

Rasy Ran Photography

The CK Boys

Clark and Colt are brothers. They wore matching outfits, carry the same initials, and exchanged kid-like feedback off each other throughout our session. It was a nice, simple session that started in the Grapevine Botanical Gardens and finished at the nearby train depot. Here are some of the images that were made:

The CK boys and I started at the main fountain. They kept circling it, so I had to keep moving so I can be at the opposite side!:

After following them en route to look at some of their favorite sights, koi fish, they glanced over the chain - from where Clark reacts:

Then it was time to explore the park itself. Like all photoshoots, I wanted to let the kids explore and give me a sense of direction for the shoot, because I didn't want to constrain them to just formal poses. They wanted to cross the bridge, and I just asked for their attention for this photo:

 

Here, Colt breaks away from Clark in an open space, and another photo shows the two walking in unison:

 

We stopped for a formal towards the end of the gardens:

Shortly after, we came to a playground, where Colt pronounced each letter:

When we arrived at the train depot, Clark took a natural-liking to sitting on top of a train trailer:

Colt focused his attention to the sounds of the nearby train, which was picking up passengers headed to the Fort Worth Stockyards:

I wanted to end the post with a photo of the two of them looking outward:

It was a pleasure to work with these two, and can't wait for the next time I get to document them!

Rasy Ran Photography