cool yule

one of the great things about the warm texas winters is that we get to have fabulous outdoor christmas festivals - this is my second christmas living downtown, and i was not about to miss the over the top production known as the 'city lights festival' put on by neiman marcus - there was a great tree-lighting ceremony, hot cocoa, face painting, carolers - and then, a spectacular reveal of the neiman marcus window (the only department store window in america that allows the children to actually crawl into the display itself) the show was topped off with fireworks, and the most awesome santa entrance that i have ever seen! you'll just have to watch the movie i shot and see it for yourself!

twistin' the night away

kandi and i were lucky enough to attend this year's margarita ball - the world's largest invitation-only black tie charity ball - it is a non-profitable event, who's goal is to provide christmas gifts for at-risk children, as well as support the organizations that work with these children throughout the year - the mountain of toys was overwhelming, and the party was such a joyous celebration of the season! - see for yourself in this movie that i shot between dances:

nature in the city

i worked with a new client recently, and we decided to do a less traditional shoot and work in the park...in the middle of downtown - we were able to shoot during those last beautiful minutes of daylight, my favorite time of day for shooting - and with a little direction, a little cooperation, and a lot of courage to not care what others would think (the park was full on onlookers that day) i was able to get the modern lifestyle type portraits i was looking for - the sunlight, the park, the city backgrounds, the adorable family - all made for a fantastic and fun session!

check out the rest of the shoot right here