The Wright Family - 2012

A new year, another annual session of the Wright family. I've photographed their son, Emory, when he was one, and then two, and now at three. When you photograph adults, you don't see the drastic change compared to kids, which is very noticeable.

The family moved to Colorado, but are currently in town for two weddings (one being mine, post about that coming in the future!). We started at the Frisco Heritage Center, which I last photographed at for David and Shannon's wedding, and then moved to the front of the Frisco Public Library.

I started the three of them against a wooden wall:

Then moved in closer for a few of Emory looking like a farmer here:

Next, I sat them in front of a small fence:

We moved over to the church and continued there. Here's one of Emory and Blake:

A big part of the Heritage Center are the trains, and the depot, so that's what we used that for most of the second half.

In front of the depot:

Just Emory on a cart:

We walked over to one of the train cars, and had Emory lifted to see if there was anything inside:

The last bit was moving to the Frisco Public Library, which is about a minute away. We used the fountains and the sculpture installations as our backdrop:

A candid of Emory being silly during a small break:

And I'll end it with his tree-climbing skills, while giving a GQ-inspired pose nonetheless:

Thank you guys so much, it's always a pleasure to see y'all!

Rasy Ran Photography

Will and his family, a revisitation

Will has grown noticeably compared to the photos I took of him over a year ago. Julie and James brought me out to James' grandparents' ranch for a session this year, and it served as a fantastic location. Fields, fences, train tracks, walkways -- a lot to work with given that much.

We started on the paved driveway leading up to the house, and I made this photo:

On both sides of the driveway were wooden fences, and I had them on one side with their back turned to the sun, then filled in with a golden reflector for these photos:

Laying in the grass of a field is always a plus:

We walked to the back where there were train tracks and took some down there:

You probably recognize the same toy train from the previous shoot, handmade by a close friend:

The horse pen was next, where I brought in some flashes for fill light since the sun was coming closer to the horizon:

And focusing on Will for the next two:

Julie wanted a few photos with one of her horses, Trace, so we took some with her, and with Will as well:

While Julie was riding for a little bit, it was time for some father and son pictures, here's one of them:

Then one of just Will himself:

They setup for a little reading session in front of the horses, where I made another picture of Will, too: 

Julie then brought out her other horse, Finn, for some photos:

Julie had to get herself jinxed, and ask what was the craziest thing that happened during a photoshoot was -- only to top it at the end of the session by getting thrown off Finn. Luckily, she was wearing her helmet!

Thank you guys for bringing us out there, I look forward to the next time.

Rasy Ran Photography