Family Photography
I was recently asked to create imagery for a local elementary school to post in their office. The images were to include child models but avoid faces so the images could be as anonymous as possible, it was also requested that the images be B/W exclusively.
It was a lot of fun to work on, and I think the images are amazing!
Charlie Heras. The newest addition to the Heras Family. We had the pleasure of photographing Linsey and Marcos' wedding last year and they are a positively delightful family. So we were honored when we were asked to photograph sweet little Charlie and big brother Ben for their first family portrait. Unfortunately, Marcos was working. Next time for sure.
Leila surprised her husband with a Father's Day family session. Clearly he must have known something, I'm not sure they travel in matching outfits. Or perhaps they do ;) They did great! And here I thought I was working with normal people and Ben pops out with "Depth of Field" and I knew I was working with people who can "See". Little Ben, the 2 year old, was the best baby I have ever worked with, hands down. Way better than my own 2 year old. Leila was photographed on South Congress for her maternity shots a few years ago, so they chose that location again. It's an over used area. I try not to shoot there that much but it does make it that much more fresh for me when I do get down there. I do love exploring the area. The Lewis Family was WONDERFUL to work with. I hope to work with them again. Thanks for having me.
Since B was born I always wanted to introduce him to cooking in the kitchen with Mama. It's one of my most favorite things and I think he would like it too. He really likes to eat. So we started off with sifting flour, he thinks sifting flour from a height of about 2 feet looked "pretty," then we segued into stirring which was a hit, but then the train jumped the track when he decided to eat the pancakes dry ingredients.
B has been going through a particularly whiney period and it's been driving Mommy and Daddy up a wall. But when you get a little of this, albeit fleeting, it's almost worth it. I said almost.
Then we woke Daddy up and brought him his breakfast and gifts.
Then the day turns back into Bishop Day, like every other day.
She-N-he
Austin Wedding Photography and Design
The Ricker Family comes from Central, Texas but are currently residing in Florida. Patrice's good friend Tracy Lynn had her engagement session in the same location. Patrice was so taken by the look, that she scheduled her trip for the wedding early by one day so she could have the same backdrop for her family. She did NOT want a beach scene for her family portraits. It was a silly cold morning but this family was unstoppable. Colton (our 9 month old) was not a huge fan, but watch him muscle through the cold for these great shots. We shot at Katherine Fleisher Park in Austin, one of my favorite spots, there are tons of options. I love this place. You might recognize it here and there.
Have a good weekend.
She-N-He
Austin Family Photography
I had a beautiful baby boy 2+ years ago. I had all of these ideas about what kids would mean to me.
My mom, while she had to work extra hard to keep us in food and clothes, was an ideal example of what parenting was/is. She loves wholly. It's hard to describe that perfect kind of love. I remember bits about my childhood and life with her and just remember always feeling like I was wrapped in a warm embrace. I thought for sure that would be the type of parent I would be, think only of my children and making all of my decisions based on their welfare, exclusively. I'm not like my mom, I have a million interests and a career I LOVE. I spend a fair amount of time away from my son, and for a while I thought he didn't care for me too much. I recently took him to meet his new baby cousin Rhett when he was born and I had my son on my own for 3 days. No Daddy. No Nanny. I was scared. How would I handle every moment on my own?
It's amazing to me that there are people out there that love children so much they want to work with them all day. Our Nanny and my mom would easily take a child on their own and play all day and do all the things a child would like the entire day. I like doing laundry and dishes (not really, but I DO like when they're done.) How can I do all of the things in life and still give my child all of the things he needs like college, cottage cheese and playtime? He went through a particularly bad period where he would whine constantly. As a parent I thought you can tell what's wrong with your kid, but that was on average. Everyday he would whine and I wouldn't know what the problem was but that I knew he couldn't express himself and this was the base of his frustration. WOW this was a rough patch. Sometimes I can say I wasn't sure if I even liked him, every day was a struggle and I would think why did we have kids again?
Then today I woke up and he was laying on his belly three feet from the cat and asking her "What's your name?" I said "Her name is Mamma, she doesn't talk like you." He ignored this altogether and proceeded with, "Kitty, what's your name?" With that my heart swelled to an unprecedented size and burst into a million baby hearts. On our one-on-one trip to see his baby cousin that immediately trailed a family trip to New York, we bonded. We really connected, his health is good and he is learning everyday more words and putting phrases together. We started with, during his terribly rough patch, "May I have _____, please" it really helped to curb the whining, and he is very capable now. He uses the phrase for everything "May I have cottage cheese, please?" for obvious reasons. And "May I have playground please?" when he wants to go play. And when I wasn't pushing his swing fast enough "May I have higher please?"
Now I know if he is crabby which is usually once every couple of weeks, it's probably because he is tired or bored. We're told all the time what an easy child he is, which is always followed with, "wait till the next one!" usually with a little snicker... Oh yeah?! maybe we just make good kids.
his beloved Bunny Bear, never leaves home without him. Neither do we ;)
Raising a child is a balancing act, with each success there is a usually a new challenge. In our case, he can communicate but that means he can now express a preference to sleep in our bed instead of his own. Just when you think you've got this child rearing thing tapped, a new situation presents itself. You discuss with your spouse what the next move should be and implement. Then hopefully that problem is solved and you can ride a 2 to 3 day parenting success wave before there is a new issue you get to work on. When my son was due I was scared out of my mind. Not only, "Will I be a good parent?" but also "How do I keep an infant breathing?" these were my concerns. I had a good friend tell me, "God wouldn't present you with a problem you can't solve." Luckily all of those problems don't come at once. It is years worth of weekly challenges, but with each issue comes real hugs. "I you too," which is Bishop speak for I love you, and this....
Sometimes I think my heart may burst with happiness.
She-N-He
Austin Child Photographer
I met the Harkey Family after I met with Taylor on a job during the summer. Taylor is an art director for a local ad agency. What a beautiful family. I had such a great time working with them, even though Taylor was under the weather and looking a little green, you can't tell though, ahh.. the wonders of PhotoShop ;)
Thanks for looking.
O'Brien Family Portrait - Round Rock, Tx
Suzanne (Mrs O'Brien) and I have been friends since we were in high school together, quite a while ago, don't even ask... When we moved from New York to Austin it was for the promise of good friends in the area and of course, because it's Austin. This is Suzanne, Kelly, Hannah, Emily, and James.
The Hermes Family - Laguna Gloria 10.23.10
We met Tricia and Jonathan Stinson about 2 years ago. We photographed their wedding at Mansion at Judges Hill earlier this year. Today was a little more casual. The littlest in this group wasn't even born yet. The Hermes family got all together again at the end of the year to commemorate their growing family.
Thank you Hermes family for having me along and thank you readers for having a look.
Enjoy.
---mel
I wanted to let you know how happy we are with your work! My mom and sister were both really pleased with the pictures and have been showing them off. I appreciate all your hard work and look forward to calling you next time we need a photographer! ---Tricia Stinson
Hello Melanie! Wanted to drop a note to let you know how much we love our family pics. ---Jonathan Stinson
Location:
Laguna Gloria Austin, Tx
This is my B - has a little cabin fever with all of this rain but at least it's good for something.
She-N-He
She-N-He
About 6 weeks ago we shot this really fun job in Corpus Christie for People en Espanol. The subjects were contest winners. Ana had written an essay about the importance of family, so her entire family was awarded a trip to NYC to attend a Puerto Rican celebration in Central Park and a day or 2 to spend time with their family in the Big Apple. I imagine they've already been on their trip, but if you pick up a copy of People en Espanol you'll see one of these images.
Yesterday Grandpa Howe was in town and Bishop got to spend the afternoon with him learning how to flip over and count to 3. Enjoy.
3-20-09 Sheryl + Rob Wedding
1-15-09 I've been a little bit busy.
12-11-08 This is my sister Hillarie's birthday today. I tried to ring her on 3 phone numbers and a text but she is not surfacing, good for her for taking a day away from it all.
