Bryson James {Austin Newborn Portrait Photographer}

Baby Bryson James was born to my friends Mike and JayLee on March 22nd and I can't get enough of him!  I had the absolute pleasure of taking this handsome boy's newborn photos just a few days after he was born. He is so incredibly sweet and has no idea how much he is going to be in front of my camera as he grows up (and he will LOVE it). We definitely worked on Bryson's schedule as he was not ready for his close up at first, he needed some TLC and cuddles - which I was totally fine with!! Anyway, without further adieu - here's a few from his photo shoot!

And of course, I couldn't leave this out.  I'm sure all you parents out there recognize this face :)

You Can't Plan Inspiration {Austin Portrait Photographer}

It was the 20th day of February at approximately 9 o' clock in the evening.  I was having a stare down with my camera, as it was calling my name, but it was 9PM... what was I going to take pictures of? So I call up my best friend, Alex, who has been my impromptu model for years (she's fantastic at it), and said... I want to take pictures.. but I don't know what of.  30 minutes later we're driving downtown - Alex with a black cocktail dress and high heels on, and me - camera in hand, still not exactly sure what we're going to do.  We ended up at The Austin Symphony building of Auditorium Shores. Anyway, they turned out to be some of my favorite photographs I've ever taken.  Hence, the title of this blog post...

You Can't Plan Inspiration. 

Raine's Portraits {Austin Portrait Photographer}

I had the pleasure and honor of taking some portraits for a fellow photographer friend, Raine, owner of Montgomery Lane Photography.  She is so insanely talented and very brave to step on the other side of the camera!! However, she made my job incredibly easy because she is oh so photogenic.  Here are just a few from our shoot....

-J

Denise & Jared at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center {Austin Maternity Photographer}

Yesterday I shot my first maternity session.  I wasn't sure how it was going to go, I'd always been interested in taking maternity photographs, but just hadn't had the opportunity.  Well, I could not have had better first time clients.  Denise and Jared were SO much fun and had me cracking up laughing the whole time!!  Jared did everything I asked him to, and with great enthusiasm! And Denise, being the gorgeous pregnant woman she is, looked perfect in all her photos. You guys were such a joy to work with and it was next to impossible to pick out my favorites to show you for your sneak preview, but here they are!
Can't wait to show you the rest :)

-J

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!