Miss Sarah wanted a portait of her entire family including children and grandchildren so we headed out to the Botanical Gardens this weekend and braved the cold weather. Her little grandchildren were such troopers! I took them all over the grounds looking for good spots for a group shot. All the hiking around was worth it though as I think we got some great pictures! We also took several shots of each of their individual families. I always make that suggestion when I have a large family. Big group photo and individual shots. Why not! And of course anyone who knows me knows that I love to photograph children so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to photograph this group of four little cousins.

Happy Holidays!

We mailed our Christmas cards earlier this week so I thought I would post it on my blog. I took these shots of Ezra last month when he was about 13 weeks old. He's so darn cute these days! And he's gotten so chubby which I absolutely love! My original plan when I shot these was to get one great picture for the front of the card and include our holiday message on the inside. Well, you can imagine my dilemna when I uploaded the pictures. So hard to pick just one! Instead I came up with this combination of nine photos. It's probably way more pictures than you will ever see on any holiday card but hey I couldn't resist!

It took about ten different versions for me to come up with my final card. (Can you imagine anyone being so picky?!?!) I tried a bunch of different shots in all the versions. The one above was my final choice and the one we printed. The version below was my second favorite. It didn't make the final cut but it still makes me smile.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas this year!

Have I mentioned how much I love to photograph babies?!?! Especially when I get ones like this little guy. He now tops my list of sweet babies that I've photographed. So many wondeful expressions and he was oh so ticklish! It's so fun for me when we can get babies laughing during a session. The first shot of him giggling might be one of my all time favorites now!

New Year - New Products - New Prices

It’s hard to believe 2008 is only two weeks away! I’ve got some new products that I’m really excited to offer clients this coming year -- birth announcements, holiday cards, albums, and a new “Year in the Life” package. More info to come soon on these exciting new things!

Beginning January 1st I’ll increase my prices a little bit. However, if you book a session now for 2008 then you can still get the old 2007 prices on session fees and prints. Be sure to contact me by December 31st to take advantage of this offer: nell@cowtowncameragirl.com

More info soon on my new products….

I met up with Zach and Melanie and their babies Bella & Boo this weekend out at TCU. We took some traditional shots for their holiday cards as well as some fun ones just for the heck of it. I love it when clients let me try new things! Thanks guys! Aren't their dogs the coolest?!?!