Senior Portrait, Carol Class Of 2011

I love high school seniors!  They are pretty much up for trying anything and Carol was no exception.  I had the pleasure of photographing her in Eagle, CO and I think we captured some gorgeous images.  

Seniors Portrait, Emily Class of 2011

We went to Colorado for Labor Day to visit our family. Colorado is such a beautiful state, doesn't matter what time of the year you go there, it is beautiful!!! I took the senior pictures of my niece Emily and her best friend Carol. I can't imagine that little girl has become such a beautiful young lady. She is georgeous and I love her with all my heart. Thanks Emily I hope you love them!





Summer pictures...

I love photographing people because I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way. The trick is letting them feel comfortable enough to let their true selves shine through. I had a passion for photographing people in not-so-typical locations. This summer our family came to visit from Colorado. I have the most beautiful nephews and nieces and was planning to take some pictures of them some time. As usual, we didn't have the time to do it so below are a few shoots that I have done in the backyard of my house. We managed to have some great fun and take natural photographs... I think they are pretty darn cute!!


Chloe!








He loves to talk, he was telling me some cute stories... 



Harrison... What a handsome little boy!





Sweet girl!



Printing show... at ACC

I'm very happy to share with you two of my pictures who where selected for the printing show at ACC.
I'm very happy about it!!! I will kiss my self (lol)





Beautiful Austin!!!

  


Mrs. Marihuana Iguana!!!



Portraits...

I'm in love with life...I love people!! I love nature, things, places, abstract, etc., etc. but, I really love people!!! I think we humans are beautiful, and I will love to show you some of my beautiful people that I have been shooting.

Becoming what I want to be...

This year I started Photography classes at the Austin Community College ... Yay!!!!
First semester went incredible, love my teachers, love each student at my class and the best of all I loved every second of class!!! Second semester here we come :)
Let me show my new pictures!!! I'm so excited to share this with you all.

David Alan Harvey lecture...

Something incredible happened today. I meet Iga Figula (http://www.jadwigafigula.com)/ a Polish Photographer at St. Thomas More Church. Automatically we become friends, the kind of friends that seems to know each other for years :) She inspired me in every way! Surprisingly for me she has been in my country and other countries where her work is an inspiration for all of us. She invited me to David Alan's lecture and introduced me to another photographer, Lance Rosenfield  (http://www.rosenfieldphotography.com/) which was such an AMAZING experience. Thank you Iga!!!!
For those who don't know, David Alan Harvey (b. 1944, in San Francisco, California) is an American photographer. He has been a full member of the prestigious photographic collective Magnum Photos since 1997. He has photographed over 40 articles for National Geographic Magazine, and in 1978 was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association. Harvey is publisher and editor of Burn Magazine, an online publication featuring the work of emerging photographers.
Here is a picture of Lance, Iga, David and me :)

Applying some of what I learned!!

Hey everybody, I want to share with you some of the pictures I took after attending my seminars, I hope you can see the difference :)  Rod ( my loving hubby) and I went to visit a good friends of us in Houston. I took these pictures of my sweet friend Joy. She is so beautiful outside and inside!!!!

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

                                    Elbert Hubbard

Moving forward :) Training time!!!!!!

I just have to tell you how much I enjoyed taking pictures of these beautiful familes. I felt like this is something that was in my blood and I can't believe it took me so long to realize this is who I am:)

I'm a self taught photographer, but I know Photography is another world  with so much to learn. Anyway I decided to take some classes to learn more. I attended the Austin Photo Expo and took the following seminars.
- On location lighting with Randy Kerr and Doug Box
- Lighting with Kevin Ames
- The art of lighting and posing people with Hanson Fog
- Understanding Exposure with Bob Pearson
- Photography Portafolio with Rolando Gomez
- Exploring Digital Black and White with Ken Hubbard

It has been amazing, OMG! These Photographers are inspirational. I learned things that I couldn't even imagine. I think I have been creative but now I have creativity and knowledge. I'm so excited that I can't explain myself. All I can say is that I'm loving it!!!!!

The Phillips Family

I really enjoy taking pictures of the Phillips family. I think there is just too much love around them...

Let me introduce you to the Phillips family;  Angie, Pete and little Grace!!!

We had such a good time around the bluebonnets, found only in Texas :)

Welcome to the world Sydney!!!

What a pleasure for me to take the first pictures of little Sydney. She is the  most beautiful baby ever. She is a natural model just like her mom and she even smiled for the camera. Congratulations to Susan & Jeff for such a joy! Check out this precious little girl!


Like mother, like daughter.



Susan & Jeff + Baby girl

I have always loved memories. I'm the kind of person that wants to document every day of my life and others lives. I believe that, as humans, it is so easy to forget the wonderful moments of life! Last year I started to struggle with myself asking myself if I was happy with what I was doing. The answer was NO! I had a long and serious conversation with God and my hubby.  After several meetings with other woman from different ages and stages of life, I learned that they too were struggling with the same question. I decided to follow what makes me happy and what my heart and soul was screaming for me to do.  Be a Photographer!!!
Sorry for the long introduction but the following pictures that you will see are my first pictures after this decision to follow my dreams and to be happy!!!!

What a beautiful afternoon!!! I really enjoyed taking pictures of this beautiful couple... love was in the air!!! What better way to celebrate being a new mommy than to document that new love! I hoped to capture Susan's outspoken personality, her love for her new baby girl, and of course her rocking body :)
Susan and Jeff were amazing, open to be creative, and trying differents shots. This is what we ended with....
A love story with beauty and the miracle of life!!!! I hope you enjoy it... :)

Before you were born I carried you under my heart. From the moment you arrived in this world until the moment I leave it, I will always carry you in my heart.

Mandy Harrison