Jordan and her American Bulldogs: Bam and Jema

I had the pleasure of meeting Jordan and her two American Bulldogs, Bam and Jema, for a photoshoot at Breckinridge Park last weekend. After learning that it was the first park outing for Jema, left in the first photo, we learned what worked and what didn't. She was definitely energetic as a her bigger brother, Bam, and followed his actions as he's been out before.

If you haven't been to Breckinridge Park before, I just want to say that it's a very large park with fields, meadows, and a lot of trees. We didn't utilize the entire area because I didn't want the dogs to wear themselves halfway through the shoot.

We started out on the fields on the northwest side and worked our way into the park. I had them stop for a few formals first:

Knowing they are young, healthy dogs, I wanted Jordan and the two to make use of the fields:

Here, Jordan stopped briefly during the session for a one on one moment with Bam:

As a dog owner, this shot makes me pretty happy, because the presence of dog leashes would have interrupted the open space. It was only a few months ago that Jordan started training them without leashes -- she's pretty good!:

We stopped on the bridge for a few pictures, and I thought this candid of Bam, attentive as ever to the passers-by, exemplifies his outgoing personality:

I saw during the shoot that Bam can jump pretty high, but after seeing Jema's display here, I'd say she's more graceful:

A display of Jema and Bam knowing that "sharing is caring":

Before the photoshoot started, Jordan's mother told me she wanted a picture of her daughter and the dogs in a bluebonnet field. After some researching, I found this spot was conveniently located five minutes away, in front of the Fujitsu complex in Richardson, and made for a beautiful picture:

I cannot thank Jordan and her wonderful company enough for coming out, assisting at times, and for making this a pretty straightforward shoot. Until next time!

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The Wright Family in 2011

If there's one thing I love, it's watching a family grow through photographs. I photographed Emory when he was one-year old at the Dallas Arboretum, and again at The Great Pumpkin Festival; like a parent would say, "kids grow fast!" Kecia and Blake brought me into their home in Keller to commemorate Emory's 2nd birthday.

I set up the studio backdrop and lights in the playroom, but before I did, I wanted to take a photo of this. The arrangement of their name coupled with the variety of characters was untouched:

Emory went in for a kiss from mom during reading time:

The recently turned two-year old proudly displaying his number:

A green chair complemented the blue quite nicely; I left the modeling to Emory:

After rolling out the gray backdrop, I got a photo of them all laying down, and it turned out great:

I wanted to end the blog with a photo of Emory being raised in the air, because I kept laughing when this happened and liked how carefree he looked -- just like how every session should be:

My sincere thanks to the Wright family for letting me continue to document their growth. Here's to many more!

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The Hargroves Family

The Hargroves recently welcomed their second child, Teagen, and wanted photos to commemorate. The props you see in the following photos all belong to them. I want to remind to past and future clients to contribute ideas, props, and anything that is special and particular to them on a photoshoot.

Teagen kept sleeping after we placed him on top of the pillows. I joked how he'll be adjusting to this as his new bed instead of a crib:

Trey and Tiffany suggested cradling him with the blanket, so they held them up carefully and I made this photo:

You may recognize the stool from the sneak peek blog; it served as yet another spot for the newborn to sleep:

When Teagen woke up, he looked pretty comfortable  He was placed in a woven basket with a couple of antlers they brought along:

Here, Tiffany displayed the love and affection between a mother and her child:

 

I wanted to end the post with the family together; Tristan moved in to kiss his new baby brother:

 It was a pleasure getting to meet and work with The Hargroves. I look forward to future sessions!

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The Shorthorn, Spring

As this semester at UT-Arlington gears up for the final stretch, I’m photographing again at The Shorthorn. Below are a few samples of recent assignments.

Dr. Maxwell Scarlett was the first African-American to graduate from the university in 1966. Dr. Scarlett looked very poised when we were interviewing him in the University Center, so I decided to photograph his portrait during it:


Interdisciplinary studies senior Beth Boatman relaxes while waiting for her Miller Analogies Test to start in Davis Hall. I spotted Beth as the one of the very few who decided to take a breather on the lawn this past week as the Texas weather permitted it again. I originally wanted to frame it through a pair of a student’s legs while with them walking, but tried my hand on a moving bicycle:


I wanted to try more off-camera flash portraiture, so when it came to Dead @ 17 author Josh Howard, I posed him outside while he looked at his own work (you can read the one-on-one interview with him and photo coverage of ComicCon later this week on The Shorthorn!):


I look forward to finishing my time at the newspaper with a photo sound-slide series based on the personalities of some students I’m presently working with. Keep an eye out for it!
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