Long overdue post. Actually there are 75+ families and shoots that have yet to be featured on this blog. Slowly but surely I am getting them all posted, starting with this very special one.

Over the past five years I have been honored and blessed to have worked with some pretty amazing people.  Many say that to truly know a person's heart, witness them in a personal crisis. Well, a couple months ago Anna Grace's closet fell on top of her and I (crazy, I know!) and knocked one of my front teeth out and cut my upper lip pretty bad. I was in complete shock and totally freaked out!

So much to share, so little time to get it all ready! Lots and Lots of shoots lately, my busiest season to date!  Meet Will, Rebecca, William and Thomas Shappley! Super sweet family that was totally game for fun and lots and lots of giggles!

As a professional photographer, I am always on the lookout for cool, sweet-mama-fly spots, backdrops, locations with different textures, all areas where my clients can kick back, relax and just have some good ol' fun! Well, this past weekend, I hit the jackpot! My husband's Aunt and Uncle live in the mountains of Oklahoma (yes, Oklahoma has mountains and in fact they are older than the Rockies.) Whenever I think of needing a place to go to relax, unwind, get awesome sleep and just have a good ti...

Coming home from a shoot, there is always an adrenaline rush- let me just stop here and say, "I simple ADORE my job!" Whether I am meeting a new client or hooking back up with an existing one, I am like a kid in a candy shop. The hard work is done- shopping, coordinating, planning, getting everyone to the shoot in one piece, Now it's time to just kick back and have some fun! Gosh, I have had some sensational shoots this Fall season- bunches and bunches of new families to meet, get to know, becom...

Capturing the Greaves Family this Fall was a total blast and bittersweet all at the same time. The two brothers are exactly the same age difference as my two boys and the entire shoot I kept feeling my throat tighten as I kept imagining what William and Brockton would be like at their age. Would they still love their mama like these boys do?

In May of 2009, Dane Sanders taught his very first session of Fast Track Photography right here in Houston. It was hosted by the amazing photographer, Christine Tremoulet in her studio in the Heights. A couple days before the event, an email popped up in my inbox from Donna Ahrendt, owner of PaperDollsPhotography.Wanna carpool?

Ever met someone who you just instantly connected with? Well...this one time at (no! I am not going to say Band Camp!) a Coles Crossing Crocs swim meet, I met Ashley Yoakem, an amazing women who was not only in the midst of her first swim meet experience but was in charge of the whole eight and under boys ready tent!

Ever have an event or day that you've worked so hard to plan, prepare to have it all go awry? Or better yet, a way that you could never imagine? I certainly have.

Amazing Family- Amazing Shoot. I did not have the honor of meeting Tod and Rebecca before the day of the shoot. We communicated very briefly about logistics and the date was set!

It was one of the moments when you find yourself stumbling to say "yes," way too soon. I couldn't seem to let her know fast enough that I completely, 100% in some instant way understood what she was envisioning for her wedding day. "This isn't going to be huge, blown out wedding." There are only going to be @ 25 people there...that includes Federico and I.

Meet the Webre Family. Some of you may know them through Cypress TaeKwon-Do. They are the owners and Mr.

To be asked to capture a day in someone's life; a day that they will want to remember every detail; is not only an honor for the photographer but priceless to the person asking. This was my very FIRST wedding contract that I booked all on my own last year. I've shoot many weddings before and after this one, which I will be posting (all week) I've been a second shooter many times, even  helped other photographers out for completely FREE- but this was my first contract, all on my own.

Needless to say no matter how I add it up, somehow my sweet baby boy turned seven last week, on September 3rd. Okay, I think that was the week before last. Yikes, I really am losing track of time.

One of my favorite subjects to capture are newborns. Just love them. The smell, their soft smooth new skin, their expressions.

Probably one of the most significant people in my life has been my father, Bill Sharpless. Every person should have a person like my dad, somewhere in their journey. These past years he has become one of my best friends as well as an incredible influence in my two boys lives.

Tara is an amazing single mother whom I've grown to love and respect dearly! These are some highlights from their photo shoot lovin'! Enjoy!

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William @ 6 1/2 years old. Total Natural at the whole thing. Kid is nothing short of amazing, once again!