An afternoon with Amanda

Hey, word is spreading North of McKinney! Amanda, who lives in Whitewright chose me to create her senior portraits so we got together Saturday afternoon. She brought a great selection of clothes; some fashion stuff for in studio and some great western ones that perfectly matched the atmosphere of the rustic areas around my studio. I had a great time working with Amanda and nearly found out those secrets she keeps from mom [an inside joke between Amand and me!]. Some of Amanda's senior portraits are shown below.

Model's Eyes

I've known Kaylin for a long time. She and my youngest daughter Leslie were best friends when they were in grade school so Kaylin was at my house fairly often. I had not seen her in a few years and she has definitely grown up to be a lovely young lady.

Kaylin has what I call 'Model's Eyes'. She has incredible eye contact with the camera which makes the images seem as if she is looking right at you and makes my job much easier. I don't know that she has any formal training in modeling, so it may be her natural gift. Her session was a blast and I was very pleased with the outcome.

Play Day

Sometimes it is wonderful to just take a break and shoot for fun which is what I did on Sunday. When working with Brittani to create her senior portraits http://blog.davidquisenberryphotography.com/2007/08/lights-camera-action.html we discussed her long time commitment to contemporary dance so I invited her to bring some of her teammates (Allison and Molly) who have also studied dance for many years for a play day. It was a blast working with these girls to create some pretty awesome images.

But that was only half the fun I had. I also worked with some younger models on Sunday. Brennen is Brittani's cousin and at age 3 she already has the ability to take direction from a photographer. She brought along Max to be her parner in the shoot. Max had me cracking up with some of the faces he would come up with in between shots.

I have more great images from these play sessions and will have to share some more in the near future.

Fine Day for a Wedding

Ronda and I have been friends for 5 years so it was an honor when she asked me to photograph her and Paul's weddding. Paul and Ronda have been restoring a beautiful home in a historic section of Dallas so we decided to have their engagement and her bridal portraits in their home and around downtown Dallas where Ronda works. Ronda and Paul will be married the first weekend in November and Im really looking forward to the celebration which will take place at the incredible Hotel ZaZa in downtown Dallas. Here are a few images from their engagement and Ronda's bridal.

Miracles don't always happen overnight

It is has been said that a miracle takes 9 months, but sometimes it takes closer to 7 years. Sarah is Lily and Trey's newborn miracle. She took a long time to create, then arrived earlier than expected. Welcome to the world, Sarah, your family has been waiting.

Trash the Dress

You may not have heard, but Trash the Dress sessions are the latest thing in the wedding industry. While certainly not for everyone, how many of you remember how careful you had to be with your dress on your wedding day and then how after the ceremony it was put in the closet never to be used again? Meina and Shawn didnt have a destination wedding, but they recreated one last weekend. I had a great time working with them to create some very unique portraits that they really loved and Meina got to enjoy her wedding dress one more time.
If you have a wedding dress or prom dress that you didnt get to wear enough, why not consider a Trash the Dress portriat session?

Muscle and Style

I've mentioned before that I dont have enough senior guys come in so when I do have one I really like to try new stuff. One look at Austin tells you he is an athlete. He plays baseball at McKinney High. I was kidding with him that his guns [biceps] were so big I would have to shoot horizontal to make sure they made it in the picture. Austin brought in his 'bird and wanted some pics with it so we included outdoor along with indoor. I wanted to show that jocks can have style, too, so we went for a GQ magazine cover. Austin had this awesome black and red suit so we put it with a white background. He had the the posing down immediately and we created some kick-a$$ images. See some of Austin's senior portraits below.