high tops

Today Nike's got shoes that offer shock absorption, arch support, balanced cushioning, sole protection, a stylish fashion, and they'll cook you breakfast in the morning, but my dad-country through and through-went out searching for the shoes he "played basketball in" when he was in high school: All Star Converse high tops. I knew my Dad was country, but I didn't know he was cool too.

presenting : the Reyes family : portraits

 The Reyes Family.  Trinity Park, Fort Worth, Tx.  Shot with my D200 and Mamiya RZ Pro II on  120 Kodak Portra 400 speed film.  The results: beautiful.

 

 

portrait of beard with jarrett

Jarrett is my brother.  He's been my brother his whole life, and during his whole life I've been taking pictures of him.  Which means if there are any biographers out there that's working on a book about his life and need photos for those picture inserts in the middle of the book...I'm your man. This particular shot was taken this past Christmas Eve. Debonair as always, with just a hint of humor behind his eyes, I wondered, "Where did he get that beard?"

instant beauty

Ewan with hobbit hair: taken with my Fuji Instax 210 with instax wide format film.

Aidan and bike: taken with my Polaroid 100 land camera with Impossible Polaroid film.

The beauty of instant film.

truth in advertising

This is my Dad.  If you are wondering-the answer is yes, he is all those things and more.  

shellybelly&brad

One of the privileges I have with being a photographer is watching families grow. I had the honor of photographing Shelly and Brad's wedding just a few years ago here in Fort Worth. Beautiful wedding, great couple, awesome people; and come to find out-expecting! I was very excited when they first told me they were pregnant and immediately I called dibs. So, here are the results of my "dibs". Shelly loves the vintage damask and textile patterns and incorporates it into a lot of her home decor. It's part of her style, and so I made sure I incorporated it into the pictures of her growing family. These turned out very cool, I hope you love them.

parker

You may remember lil' Parker, I did his newborn pictures just about seven months ago. Before that, though, he was the very first baby I photographed with mommy holding the Polaroid in front of her belly. So now Parker's a little bigger and a lot cuter! Had so much fun with this little guy and his parents, Christine and Blake-longtime friends. Again, it was a pleasure photographing you guys and I was blessed to be apart of it.

foxy ladies

Finally catching up with myself when it comes to shooting, editing, and delivering orders, I am happy to show off a family session with very good friends Stephanie, Nic, and their daughter Roxy. I met Stephanie and Nic at the art festival in Kennedale and my wife and I fell in love with them and their adorable kiddo. They took some family portraits that we managed to squeeze in between those crazy storms that were hovering over North Texas a few weeks back.





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disney world

So, after a trip to Disney World, one would puzzle over what photo to post first. A great shot of the castle lit up and glowing? The characters all on stage performing a huge musical show with fireworks and magic? Or maybe a good shot of my family: my support system, my circle of trust, my constant entertainment, the reason why I get out of bed in the morning. Of course I didn't take this shot, me being in it, but I posted it first to set up the next few photographs coming up that my family may not be in. Because, while Disney World is amazing, and the photo opps that we captured are often beautiful, magical, or even crazy, I felt it needed to be stated, that it would not have been any fun without my wife and kids. I promise the next post won't be so warm and fuzzy, well they might be, Lotso is pretty cuddly.

christine-maternity shoot

Here's a quick sneak peak at Christine's maternity shoot. Full details and session highlights to follow soon!

easter

A belated Happy Easter to everyone. I took the wife and kids to Louisiana for the holiday to spend time with our families and enjoy ourselves. The Easter bunny visited the kiddos and we hid eggs and the whole nine yards. It was a great weekend. Getting back into the groove this month, I did some rockin' engagements while I was down, those'll be up soon. But 'till then, here's a little art piece slash family portrait I put together to commemorate the holiday. Post more soon.

sister, sister

Love these, all shot down town Fort Worth. The very first one is my favorite, everything about that shot looks great...and these girls can pose!

easter part I

I wanted to devote one blog post to pics of my family that I took during Easter. So, these are those, with more Easter pics coming soon.