Family Photos @ The Oasis! {Austin Family Photographer}

This past weekend I had the pleasure of capturing some family portraits for a family of 18! We went out to the Oasis, which is pretty much it's own city now - it's GORGEOUS.  I will definitely be shooting there again soon! With such a variety of pictures I had a hard time choosing which ones to share with you all for the sneak preview.  Lauren, thanks for thinking of me to take your family's photographs - it was so much fun and you guys all did so well! Enjoy your sneak peak :)

In the kitchen with Afters! {Business Photographer}

Just a short post today to make your mouth water!  Check out this video promotion video I made for 'Afters' a baking company based out of Houston, TX - be sure to check out her work here! 

Click here to view the video!

Until next time,
J

The Mackie Family {Austin Family Photographer}

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking some portraits of the lovely Mackie family.  I have known these guys since moving to Austin in 2001! They are beautiful people both inside and out and an absolute joy to be around - so I was super excited when Gaye asked if I would take some photos for them.  Even Cleo, their sweet pup got to join us - and she behaved very well, especially when bribery of treats was involved!!
The location we chose was awesome - beautiful trees, colors, and log cabins - oh my! :)
It was hard to pick a select few to share with you guys for the sneak peek - but here are a few of my favorites, enjoy!!

One of my favorite models {Pet Photographer}

The beady eyes.  The whiskers.  The paws.  I'm a sucker for pets.
And taking photographs of them? Even better!

Class of 2013! {Austin Senior Photographer}

 To the Class of 2013!  I want to encourage you to start thinking about your senior portraits.  This year is going to go by SO quickly, and I don't want you to run out of time!  Senior portraits can be SO much fun.  It's the one photo session where it's solely dedicated to you and your personality.  You can bring props, things that show off your AWESOME personality, anything you can think of!

You can check out more of May Bright Photography's senior portrait gallery on our website - here!

Contact May Bright so we can get your session booked and take some unique and fun portraits of you :)

Until next time,

-J
                 

Elora {Austin Family Photographer}

The other day I went to visit my friend Raine, owner of Montgomery Lane Photography, be sure to go check her out - she takes some AMAZING pictures!
Anyway, we were geeking out with our cameras and taking some photos. Raine is blessed with seriously one of the most photogenic children I've ever met, Elora.  Elora is such a goof, but she puts up with both of us shoving our camera in her face (Hence one of my favorite pictures of her, the 2nd picture, where she is making a face like she is about to kill us both)
I also managed to get a few of Raine infront of my camera, which was not easy folks!  But, thanks to this article **All you mothers out there, be sure to read it!** I got her to take a few shots.
Anyway, they have a magical backyard with the PERFECT lighting spot if you can get it at just the right time, and we sure did :)

Until next time,
-J

Good news is, I've got her genes {Austin Portrait Photographer}

I posted a picture a few weeks ago to my facebook of my beautiful mother and thought I'd share a few of the other snaps we got that day. I haven't been feeling well at all lately, so I've fallen a little behind on the blogging front! Time for a new post, and who better to fill it with than my mum, also known to many as "The Carol". Me and my sister were looking through these pictures the other day and saying how gorgeous they are, so I'm posting them for you all to see :)  And yes, the good news is, I've got her genes!!

-J

Surprise Birthday Family Portraits! {Austin Family Photographer}

When my friends, Keith and Sharon, asked me to take some family pictures for them for Keith's mother's birthday I was excited - when i found out she didn't know about the shoot and it was a surprise - I was even MORE excited. They were having a birthday dinner celebration at Hudson's on the bend, so we decided that would be an interesting spot to take some pictures!  I have never been to this restaurant - but found out what a unique menu they had, with quite the Texan ambiance! For a family of Aggies, it was the perfect place!
I'm so pleased with how the pictures turned out, I hope you guys enjoy your sneak preview - I can't wait to show you the rest!
Enjoy...

A long time coming {Austin Family Photographer}

It was a long time coming for this next family's photo shoot!  These guys hadn't had a family portrait taken since Erika, who is now 17, was 11 months old - I'd say it was about time for a new one!  We went to Brushy Creek Park and I forgot how beautiful that location is.  These guys were troopers as I moved them all around to get my favorite shots, there were just too many awesome locations to choose from.

Anyway, I had a blast at this photo shoot - Cindy, Rocky, Andy, JayLee, Erika, and Mike - I'm in love with the photos we got!! Here is your sneak preview of your photo session.  Enjoy!