Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Tis the Season



You know my favorite clients are maybe the ones I only see once a year - but when they come to the studio or we schedule our annual session - I know I get to have fun and relax - they are my neighbors and friends - and I know the holiday season has officially begun. I love being able to come up with something for their Christmas Cards that is unique and fun. So here is to the official start of the Christmas Card season .....addressing all those cards .....remembering your friends that you only hear from once a year...... what stamps do you use .... oh, geez, Aunt Beth moved and I need to get her new address .... what do I put in my Christmas letter that sums up my last year of life .... oh, my - look at these pictures - everyone seemed to grow up over the past year. It is such a sentimental time of year - a time of reflection and a time to remember our dear friends. So to all my dear friends - Merry Christmas!

Sunday, November 23, 2008

TuTu Cute!




I had a chance to photograph the Wood family yesterday and meet their new little girl, Meredith and get to see how much Abigail has grown since I last photographed her a couple of years ago. I almost titled this blog post Toot Sweet because Abigail is a typical 3 year old who has a mind of her own, could flash the most beautiful smile one second and take it back the next, but when her mom pulled out the tu tu for some pictures at the end she just became the happiest little ballerina around. When she left she was all smiles and had a big hug for me! Thanks Abby!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

What I love about Weddings








For those who know me - really know me - they know I cry watching Hallmark commercials, I can cry if I only see the last 5 minutes of a really sad movie, and I will always be touched when I am in the presence of two people who are unabashedly unashamed of showing their love for each other with the rest of the world. That is what I love about weddings! People are happy at weddings - and you just can't help but feel and respond to the warm, fuzzy feeling of being a small part of a family's most happy day. Meet Colin and Raechal Evett - the newlyweds from the last wedding I photographed in Texas. Such a sweet couple that they delayed their wedding by almost a half an hour to wait for their grandparents to arrive who had taken a wrong turn on the way out to the Greenbranch wedding venue - beautiful place by the way. It was a gorgeous late afternoon wedding - a bit chilly, and a bit windy - but not one person complained. Here are some of my favorites!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

A Match Made in Heaven










That was the theme for Hannah and Robbie O'Bannon's showcase wedding last Saturday night in Downtown Bryan, Texas. They got married in the outdoor Palace Theater, walked down the aisle to old show tunes and even had their name up in lights! I assisted on this wedding for my favorite photographers, my sister Kathy and her husband Robert and we had a blast working together. Check out KNorwood Portraiture for all her awesome wedding images. Here are several of my favorite images from the night.

Friday, November 14, 2008

ART - Deep in the Heart of Texas






I've been silent on the bloggin of late but that is because I am in Texas - my birthplace and the home of all my family. But it doesn't mean I haven't been taking pictures! I'm here to help my sister Kathy out with a couple of back to back weddings but the second night I was here I got to experience Bryan, Texas nightlife at it's finest. We were downtown to scout the location for our first wedding and by chance Kathy's friend Kristy Petty was hosting her Grand Opening of Art979 - an art gallery featuring local artists and a unique breakfast and lunch place. Kristy opened her gallery on one of Bryan's once a month Art Step evenings so there was plenty of music and art and people walking around and we enjoyed it all. Downtown Bryan is a great place to hang out and have fun and I was just so glad I had my camera with me to capture some of the ambience of the place.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Introducing Little Miss Emily Jean




It's always exciting for me after having the honor of photographing maternity photos for someone - to then get the chance to photograph their newborn. David and Jennifer brought Emily Jean out to the studio today for her first little photo session - at a mere 4 weeks of age. She was both petite and sweet and loved sticking her little tongue out at me :) I hear that runs in the family :) I know Jennifer will be up late tonite - not getting much good sleep yet - so I wanted to be sure to share a few of the photos of little Emily Jean even at this late hour of Election Eve.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Little Mister Blue Eyes






Today was Jansen's day in the spotlight - all he cared about was that it was his day to be outside on a beautiful day - in a beautiful place. I knew it was going to be a good session when he smiled at me from his carseat - and then reached out for a hug. You have no idea how much that touched me! Such a simple thing - but it made my day :) He is a beautiful boy with such wonderful parents - Melanie and Brad. Melanie sang songs, played peek-a-boo, asked what the "Lion says" - hey, all I had to do was take the pictures. I loved every minute of our session! Thanks guys!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

The Young Guns!!!!!


Ok, these guys are young Stevie Ray Vaughns - and they are only 14! Seriously, you have to hear these guys play to know how extremely talented they are. Tommy, Brandon, Brandon 2 and Michael are the young artists for Young Guns. They have traveled the state of TN already playing gigs and they rock the house with their intense guitar licks. Our session was as action packed as their music - stopping traffic - literally! We had a complete roadie crew with a stylist, manager, a photography assistant - thanks so much Erin - and even our little groupie Melly. The session rocked dudes!!! Be sure to check them out on their MySpace page.


Saturday, November 1, 2008

Super Heroes, Sweeties, and Scary People


Things don't always go as planned and it was a little crazy around our house last night but it sure was fun. I have to say thanks to all my little Trick or Treaters last night for letting me take their pictures. I hope it was as much fun for them as it was for us. I know some of you walked away with Release Forms and some of you didn't. All of the full-res images are on a different site so if you don't see your pic click this link to see them all. Trick or Treat

If you have any questions about how to get your pics just shoot me an email to mdegreve@comcast.net.

Have to give a special shout out to the Young Guns for providing the live music for our cul-de-sac. I've been going around today with "Go, Go Godzilla" in my head.