Senior Picture for Allison

Sometimes you get the chance to work with people who do things just a little bit differently. For instance, most people have their senior portraits done in the fall of their senior year of high school. Not this beautiful young lady. She managed to wait until her freshman year at Baylor was starting and then "allow" her mom to get some nice pictures to hang on the wall as the nest gets a bit more empty. At least between trips to Waco to see Allison on the sidelines of the football games cheering the Bears on to victory.

Will

Taking pictures of young children is something that is very fun but can also be a bit challenging. When they are under 3 years old, they typically don't truly understand what is going on with the pictures and getting them to do what you want them to do is tough. That is why I like to go the opposite route. I try to set up a few things that I think will make good pictures, but ultimately it comes down to following them around and hoping that they are having a good time. When everything works out, you can get some very spontaneous pictures with great smiles - quite often you even get things that you never could have set out to do or even thought up.

Case in point here is Mr. Will. Who knew that a one year old liked to read so much?

And by the same token, there is no way I could have asked him for a smile like this. He does a great job as long as I am ready to capture what he is ready to give.

Niki & Jason

A few weeks ago I spent some time with a friend who I grew up with - we actually went to elementary school together and still live within just a few miles of each other. We have both done well and enjoyed the journey. She managed to snag a local police officer as a spouse, and I was quite pleased to be able to take some pictures of the two of them.

Good luck you two and have a great fall!