Spring Photos

It seems I have been so busy with all of the end of school activities, that I haven't posted in awhile. It hasn't helped that it rained in Dallas almost the entire month of May resulting in many postponed sessions. I have photos from several sessions I need to add, but I wanted to start with the one I did this weekend. This family is precious. I got to know them as the dad coached my oldest son's baseball team. I have to say he is an amazing coach and seems to know how to find the balance between coaching a winning team (undefeated in two seasons!) and building up the kids into not only better players, but better on the inside as well.

What a great family and very relaxed and easy to work with!

More Fun!

I was honored today to shoot some headshots for an amazing business woman. She has started at least two business that I am aware of and needed headshots for various promotions. Some people are just amazingly photogenic. She is one of them and well over half of my shots are almost perfect. These are a sneak peak and none are really edited. I just had to put them out on the blog because I was thrilled with the results!

The red tree was just sitting there waiting to be an amazing background to a black dress! We got plenty of "calm hair" pictures, but the artist in me loves the way the wind was slightly picking up her hair in this picture.

Who would ever guess this creek is in the middle of a shopping center next to the freeway? It is so serene for photos.

This park is one of my new favorite places to take pictures. I just love North Texas. The natural Texas landscape is really wonderful.

Who wants to work inside when you can work outside in the majesty and beauty of God's creation!

I know she can't use this shot for her professional bios, but I think this is my favorite. It is romantic and etherial and simply beautiful.

What a wonderful Easter weekend we had as a family! Yesterday started cold and rainy and ended up being a glorious day full of sunshine. We capped off the day by eating dinner outside on the patio feeling the warm breeze and looking at the beautiful trees surrounding the creek which are finally green!

On Friday, I was afforded the opportunity to take family pictures for a wonderful family with 4 precious and adorable little boys ages 2-8. Mom and dad have their hands full for sure, but they were all well behaved, sweet boys. They were certainly rambunctious, but when mom said for them to stand still for the pictures...they did it. However...with four little boys, there are going to be some great out take moments. Here are my favorites....

Mom got down on the ground to show the boys how we wanted them to pile up on top of each other for a 4 boy stack. Instead, everyone jumped on mom. As a mom of boys myself, I get that. You just have to be a good sport when you are raising boys!



We never got the shot of the 4 boys stacked on top of each other, because the 2 year old decided he didn't want to be on top. As he was coming off, he grabbed his 4 year old brother by the neck and the next thing we knew, a fist fight had erupted. I personally thought it was funny, but the boys were unhappy with each other for a little bit after that.



Between shots, grandma decided to race the boys.



This shot goes to show that no matter how hard you try, a 2 year old cannot be corralled. I did this one in black and white because I think it tells the story better.




One last wrestle with dad before the day was through. I had promised that if they would just hang on until the end, they could each tackle me at the end of the shoot. I guess they decided to practice with dad!




I love this shot! We were lining the boys up along the fence and the two oldest had to hug each other. It just goes to show that fist fights, competition, name calling, and all...brothers do still love each other.

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to participate in a special photo session with several seniors in high school who wanted pictures in their prom dresses. I posted several of the photos taken to my website, but there were many that I didn't have room for. These are some of my other favorites that I wanted to post but couldn't. I love the edgy feel of downtown. Old buildings make for great backdrops. I would love to do a family at this location some day!













One last thought....I must say that prom dresses have changed quite a bit since I was in high school. I think Laura Ashley and Jessica McClintock were the designers of the day in the 80's!

Aimee

As part of a photography class I am taking, I had some killer homework this week. 2,000 pictures in a week, all black and white, all landscape, all the same lens, and none could have the same subject. It certainly stretched my creativity and really helped me to see the world in a new way. Here are some of my favorites from the assignment:

This first one was at a birthday party. It probably won't pass the professor's creativity test, but I just love the joy and innocence of childhood in this shot. When the pinata came out, all of the children's faces lit up.

This shot is of my oldest son crossing first base at baseball practice. I know the other moms thought I was crazy getting down on my belly and shooting in the dirt. The perspective on the image was worth it. Who knew he jumped up in mid air after crossing the base. I am going to be shooting more pictures at this perspective in the future.

This is my neighbor's crazy and adorable dog. Love that tongue!

This one is my favorite image of all of them. I was trying to get a good angle of the water flowing over the rocks from our hot tub into the pool. My son was walking along the edge and I asked him to put his foot in the water. Of course, he said "no", but when I saw the twinkle in his eye, I knew something was about to happen and got ready. Sure enough, he just poked his toe in and out in a split second. But...I was ready... and what a great image!

Getting Started

Welcome to my blog for AimeeLouise Photography! I must admit I am new the world of blogging and have just a bit of trepidation about the prospect. I thought I would start by sharing some of my favorite photos from a recent session with an amazing, fun, and really loving family (who also happen to be my neighbors). It helped that the camera just loved them - I don't think they took a bad picture. My favorites are the "outtakes...taken when they didn't know the camera was on them.

Boys just can't help but do "stuff" when they get a moment. I gave the kids a chance to check out the creek and the next thing we knew....

Mom wanted to see the kids on this really neat large rock over the creek. The kids were tired by this time and ready to explore on their own, so we brought dad in to get some smiles. I have no idea what he was doing behind my back...and I probably don't want to know.


We got one last moment with mother and daughter at the end of the session. Mom wanted that special picture before her daughter grew up too much and would no longer snug with her. I think these were my favorite pictures of the session. There was so much peace, trust, and love between them. The tenderness in this image really moves me.