Little girls and flowers...

Just a couple photos of some things that are pretty.

"No, Jennie do that!"

Those are the words her mom told me little Presley said to someone recently when they tried to take her picture. Not only did that crack me up, I was delighted. It has been a year since I first photographed this adorable little girl. I first took photos for her 2nd birthday, then family photos for Christmas, and now she is turning three.

I was first introduced to Presley because her mother was tired of trying to fight all her energy and personality when getting her to sit still at the Picture People. After all, when it comes to childrens portraits you want to make sure, above all, their personality shines through. That's when she was referred to me. We had a photo session where Presley could play and enjoy herself while I captured real smiles.









A year later, Presley is just as cute and just as energetic.

The Padre...

Just wanted to take the time to share a photo with you. Nothing extravagant today, just a simple image shot from the balcony of my old apartment on G Street. As I was driving home from work I noticed the big red letters on the roof, which usually spell out THE PADRE HOTEL, are no longer up. Being as nostalgic as I am at times, it made me a little sad. I heard the hotel is re-opening soon so I really hope it's only temporary. I will be disappointed if it is no longer a part of the downtown skyline, but at least I have this photo.

It all started with a dress...

A few months ago my sister found this gorgeous vintage dress at a thrift store for $10. So, being the totally awesome sister that she is, she brought it to me thinking I could use it for a bridal shoot. The minute I saw it I couldn't wait to plan a shoot centered around it! From there it spiraled into the photos you see here. I couldn't get those old images of Bonnie and Clyde out of my head from the old 1967 movie. Most of my inspiration was centered around that, although I mixed and matched decades into my own take on vintage fashion. Then I found out we had permission to shoot at this salvage yard and the shoot became this beautiful classy take on grunge. As weird as it sounds, that is the best way I can describe it.

Big thanks is due to the models: Rigo Vindiola and Taylor Theis
Make-up Artist: Mary-Ann Jones
Coy Townson: owner of awesome location!!
My sister
And once again, the fellas at Urquhart Townson Design and Photography who had the connections for the awesome salvage yard and accompanied me on the shoot.

Here are some of my favorites photos:

Teaser: Bonnie & Clyde Vintage Style

Here is a taste of what we did today. I couldn't be more happy with the results! Stay tuned for lots lots more. AND- Thanks to everyone who helped out for this shoot. I'll add a detailed link love and name names in my next post. :)

Movie Inspired Vintage Fashion

Remember when men were men, and women were glamorous?

Well I don't. You see, I grew up thinking stretch pants were stylish and my favorite t-shirt had the word BUM across the front. We had MC Hammer pants and jelly shoes. We tied flannel shirts around our waist - so unflattering! Even as I got into high school I can't remember one trend that jumps out to me as original or classy.

As I was preparing for a photo shoot this Saturday I Googled some old movies for inspiration. Old movie men make me swoon...and the women! - oh! ... They make me so jealous. What I wouldn't give for it to be socially acceptable to dress like this for a night out.

Even while I was wearing my jelly shoes in the 90's I still admired the old movie fashions. I watched Mary Poppins a hundred times as a kid. I still love it. One of my favorite scenes is where Mrs. Banks in the yellow dress puts on her charming periwinkle coat as she sings "Vote for Women!" Not a scene that sticks out to most people in Mary Poppins, but oh how I loved her yellow dress!

As for the men, Burt would look totally silly hanging out at the club, but in this scene he is absolutely dashing!

Even the child catcher had style!

And if you see me wearing something like this the next time I’m out and about, you’ll know I couldn’t resist my urge to dress like my old movie style icons much longer.

Lady and the Tramp

Even though we set out to do a trash the dress, Brutus (our lovely male model) decided it would be more of a "trash the bouquet." The outcome couldn't have been cuter! Jackie looks lovely and was really having as much fun as it looks posing with her puppy pal.

Lake Day

It seems like this past week has been nonstop photos but it hasn't been all work. It's also been a lot of fun. Wednesday I got the opportunity to go to the lake with some of Brad's family and friends. When I was in high school wakeboarding was actually part of my normal summer routine but I haven't had the opportunity to go since my freshman year of college. I was nervous about being able to do it again. Luckily, it really was just like riding a bike. I got up, let them pull me around the lake for a while and let go before I ever came close to falling. I'm really not a risk taker when it comes to these type of sports. Even though I am a boring wakeboarder it was still really fun to try it again. At first I was totally intimidated and with good reason. Just look at what some of these guys can do!

Adam Cole getting some air on the wakeskate.

Sneak Peak - Trash the Dress

So you won't see any trashing happening here yet, but I couldn't wait to share a few pics from my shoot yesterday. Enjoy these lovely photos of Jackie and I will post some more soon.