Mosso Bridals - Cottonwood Creek, McKinney TX

Today I am processing my latest bridal session. I shoot the session outdoors in McKinney, TX at the Cottonwood Creek Nature Trail. This has been the third of 4 sessions with this bride.

Previously we have shot engagement and boudoir sessions. I will soon unveil the boudoir portraits, but not now because she is using the boudoir images as a present to her soon to be husband. So after the wedding she has granted me permission to post theses on my website and blog!

She is a very easy bride (anti-bridezilla) to work with and has allowed me the autonomy to shoot my style to capture these beautiful images.

In these images I am using as much natural lighting as possible and I am also using high color.

Her wedding is coming up June 26th, 2011. Be on the lookout for images of her
special day!

Enjoy!

Link to wedding and bridal gallery:

Baby Eva has Arrived!

Hardest shoot to date…

Today I am posting my 1st attempt at newborn baby images. This is baby Eva and she was born in late April 2011. To date I have always been curious as to if I was up to the challenge of shooting such a tiny baby. At first you think what could be easier. The baby is barley mobile, sleeps most of the time, and just plain cute!

Surprise to me! To date this was my hardest shoot. Baby Eva was really cute, but to my surprise she was also very alert and awake. I really think she had a 6th senses that she was destined to be the “Next Top Baby Model”. She also decided to test her new form of baby expression: bodily functions. But with a little persistence, lots of warm milk, and some waiting Baby Eva, Mom, and I survived.

Tips for taking successful 10 day old images:
• Allow plenty time
• Try to schedule the shoot at baby’s nap time
• Keep the area you are shooting in warm
• Have plenty of blankets
• WET WIPES for accidents
• Keep the parents calm
• Shoot a ton of shots

I think I may want to try this type of shoot again!

Please enjoy the images and feel free to leave comments.

Click image below to see full gallery:



Kevin

Maternity Spring 2011

These images were taken in McKinney, TX in March of 2011. Often I wonder how can I keep the images pleasing to the eye, but also a little edgy. Maternity images are some of the best images to play around with lighting and scenes. This can lead to very creative images and effects.

Enjoy,

Kevin

Snow Days, McKinney TX

It is a rare occurrence to have snow in TX. But in McKinney this winter season we have had snowfall two times in just a few weeks. Here are several images captured during both snowfalls. Enjoy.

Super Bowl XLV - Sundance Square Fort Worth, TX

All of the above images were captured the Sunday before Super Bowl XLV in downtown Fort Worth, TX. I tried to capture the essence of what Fort Wort stands for alongside the technology of ESPN!

New Orleans Fall 2010

Have ever wondered...

What retouches and edit do to make images pop. In this post I am going to share 2 images: a before and an after to show comparisons. This 1st images is what the image looks like when it's take from the camera. This what's considered a RAW image.




This 2nd image shows what retouching an images looks like. This also ties back into the Question: What am I paying a professional photographer for...