Oliver | Clear Lake Baby Photography

I recently had the pleasure of meeting 3 month old Oliver and his mommy and spent the morning shooting and making carrot cake :) Yum!   The thing I love most about baby pictures, is how much they make me smile while I work with them....and Oliver delivered the best expression to date! Thank you so much for having me in your home D'Ann!  You have a beautiful family and I look forward to watching those beautiful kids grow!

Christy and Jeremy Baggett: Wedding Preview!

While I've known Christy for a few years as an aquaintance, I've only just gotten to know her and Jeremy as friends! What an awesome couple! And what a beautiful family they make together! I really enjoyed being with them on their big day! Their deep but playful connection always shows through in their images and makes them just as fun to look at as they were to shoot! I hope you enjoy your sneak peeks here on the blog as we finish the rest of your images :) and THANK YOU so much for choosing me to capture such a beautiful day! It is always an honor and privilege to be entrusted with such an awesome job! XO! Mj~
PS: many thanks to Elizabeth Thacker - my second photographer that day!






This was one of my favorite images of the day...








Had to post this on it's own...While making their getaway, we returned inside to find this! the little flower girls came and put petals and fairy kisses on each piece of cake *smile*

Tammy A's Cinderella Day

So, I am finally getting to post the beautiful Tammy Alexander's bridal images which I have been dying to show off since I took them! She and Brandon finally tied the knot last month and so, here they are! And just to give credit where credit is due: Tammy made these portraits what they are! I couldn't have done it without her ease and comfort to try anything I ask in front of the camera! I wanted something different and magical and she delivered as always! Tammy you are a dream! I love that you are always yourself! I thank your mom for helping with lighting! She's hired! lol! And you my dear, are hired anytime you are willing to model!
Lova ya girl! XOXOXOX ~ Mj

Josh J. Grace Senior 2009

Meet Josh - another Grace Senior to 'grace' the pages of my blog :) What a handsome guy - inside and out! Josh and I spent the afternoon together shooting downtown and then back to Grace High School Stadium, showing off some of his favorite extra curricular activities: football and track. Josh has so many great qualities that I wish we had more light that day to capture them all! We also tried something new with this session: my very first YEARBOOK PAGE design!!! these ads actually have to be purchased through the yearbook staff at your school, but the design itself was done by me, using his senior session images, and graphics and textures and then submitted via email. Maybe this will catch on next year? Scroll to the bottom of Josh's images to catch a glimpse and pass the word on, as sessions will need to be done early next year to have one of these bad boys designed ;)

The New Face of UTHC Tyler

Think HOSPITAL... now think ZEN... That's what Brandy Jones and her interior design team at Studio B Designs did and UTHC has it's new look and it's just the beginning! UTHC's face lift is more like a 'soul' lift on the inside featuring a new outpatient surgery wing and waiting area and hallways that will make you think 'spa' instead of cold overwaxed floors and dull colors that scream 'sterilize me!'

These colors whipser to you in relaxing blue tones and textures of earth and shades of sky with a touch of sunshine. So while you may be there for reasons not comfortable, be ready for the new style to actually help you stay calm and more relaxed in what sometimes can be one of the most stressful environments for all of us.

The new out patient surgery waiting room for families makes you feel as if you are waiting in a spa. Brandy's choice of black and white gallery wraps featuring tranquil scenes in nature are just as soothing as they are modern!

out patient surgery center - think chocolate ! it's like a big hug for your boo-boo's

Studio B designed 4 ft wall sconces cut like sculptures from granite and pieced together and framed to light your way throught the halls

Introducing Ryah!