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sarah & neal

Thao a.k.a "Theo" — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:20:17 +0000

I think as photographers, the one thing that is always on our minds is the weather. We hope that it is not too cloudy or too sunny. We pray that it does not rain or snow (though sometimes I think that is cool). And of course, we do not want it too hot or too cold. Well for Sarah & Neal’s engagement session we got lots of clouds, a little rain, and the freezing cold. What a great [bad] combination, but Sarah & Neal were troopers for going forward with the shoot. Though it was cold and though I regretted wearing a very thin jacket (what was I thinking?!), we all had a great time smiling and making the best of the situation.

Sarah and Neal are both Texas natives and met through friends at Texas A&M. They were very fun to shoot and are very comfortable with each other. They smiled, told jokes and finished each other’s sentences through out the shoot. They were both naturals in front of the camera and you can tell the cold weather was not bothering them when they were in each other’s arms. Sarah & Neal, thank you for being great sports and telling me your stories. I wish you two only the best in the future.

I especially have to thank Tara for inviting me to second shoot with her in Burnett and for introducing me to makeup artist, Rouchelle from Beautiful Reflections. I had a great time, had fun, and learned a lot from you.

Here are some pictures of the shoot below, please go to Tara’s blog for more pictures. Take care everyone.

margie & frank part II

Thao a.k.a "Theo" — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:56 +0000

As promised here are some pictures from Margie & Frank’s engagement/family session. They are such a cute family. The youngest, Gentry, was so full of energy that he literally wore me out chasing him around the park. He made me realize how out of shape I am, so I definitely need hit the gym again. Enjoy and take care.

forgive the dirt on Gentry’s forehead, he fell while running around the park. Kids…

margie & frank

Thao a.k.a "Theo" — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:50:03 +0000

Here are some photos of an engagement session with Margie & Frank. This was actually an engagement/family session, but I will post the family session in a later entry. The one thing that stuck in my mind about the session, beside the fact that they were a beautiful couple, was how Margie color coordinated everyone’s outfit. I thought that added a lot to the pictures. Thank you guys for a great time and enduring the hot and humid Austin weather. Enjoy.

For more pictures check out my sister’s blog.

This is one of my favorite photo…

love how the background colors brings out the eyes…

melanie & jack

Thao a.k.a "Theo" — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:05:35 +0000

Here are some pictures from an engagement session with Melanie & Jack that I second-shooted (is that even a word?) with my sister, Nhi, a couple months ago. “A couple months ago?!” I know and I am very sorry for my tardiness. Like I said in my first post, it took me a while to design my blog and I didn’t want to use a temporary blog to display the pictures. So here is Melanie & Jack’s engagement session, better late then never.

Melanie & Jack were such a fun and beautiful couple to work with. They smiled, joked, and were great sports as my sister and I paraded them around downtown Austin. Even though I have taken many pictures before launching my business, Melanie & Jack’s engagement session was my first official shoot. Their great attitudes really helped me ease into the photography business and I thank you two for that.

One of my favorite picture. Through out the photo session you can tell how much Melanie & Jack loved each other simply by the way the stared into each others eyes.

You can just feel the intensity in this picture…