The Bernal Family

Posted on November 26, 2008

This afternoon the Bernal family came to our studio for their portrait session. Now for some reason, the first time we met with Celeste, I really thought her kids were…. well, kids; Celeste is so beautiful and young, I just assumed her kids would be much younger. Imagine my surprise when we got to meet them today – she has two handsome young men, and a 9 year old daughter who Jason and I were both just in awe of. Makayla is going to break some serious hearts.

We started off in the studio, working on re-creating a shot that Celeste has hanging in her house that she’d like updated. Then we headed up the road a bit to one of my favorite fences for a few outdoor shots.

We had a ton of fun with you guys! Thanks for coming, and have a great Thanksgiving!

Roz

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In Mesilla with Lynn

Posted on October 22, 2008

Tonight I got to take pictures of a good friend of mine, Lynn Odell. I’ve worked with Lynn for nearly two years at my regular day job at NAI 1st Valley. I have to tell you – Lynn is really a lot more than just our receptionist, he’s the heart and soul and laughter in our office. He’s a great friend, and just an all around funny guy.

Lynn is a total clothes horse. He’s always showing up to work in dapper new duds, and really, he always looks sharp. He just got this awesome pin-striped suit and really cool fedora, and we decided we’d go out and take some photos of him in his neighborhood.

Here’s a few of the shots we took tonight!

Roz

Leiberman Family Portrait

Posted on October 19, 2008

Rachelle and Asher had their extended family in town this weekend for a baby shower; while everyone was here, we took some photos of the family down on the Rio Grande.

Those three kids are always such fun! Naomi was very interested in my flash; she asked to hold it about 3 times. We’re waiting for Benjamin to start walking. He’s sure trying as hard as he can!

I’ll be updating the article on dressing for family portraits after seeing how they did this – each couple or family group wore a different earth-tone top with blue jeans, so while everyone matches, you can tell who’s with who just by what color shirt they’re wearing.

Jason

Chavez Family Portraits

Posted on August 25, 2008

Our final photoshoot this weekend was the Chavez family portraits, which we captured on location at the family’s pecan orchard, down on the Rio Grand. With all the rain we’ve had lately, the trees and the grass were green, and the river was up. Unfortunately, so were the insects – we shot in the evening, which is when the light is best, but it was also dinnertime for the mosquitoes, and we were on the menu! We got great shots despite having to pause periodically to brush each other off and swat at the bugs.

Little AJ sure is cute, isn’t he? He’s standing on his own, but not quite walking. He seemed to regard having his picture taken as very serious business indeed, second only to being held by Grandma and Grandpa!

Jason

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Miss Mandy

Posted on August 24, 2008

We had Miss Mandy, her older sister Emma, and her mom Carrie over this evening for some baby portraits. We shot on white to show off Mandy’s pretty blue eyes and polka-dot dress. Mandy is about 10 seconds away from crawling, and already into everything. We had a great time picking her up, putting her in the middle of the paper, and shooting quickly before she belly-flopped forward and pushed herself towards the camera.

We’ve been photographing Mandy since she was just a few days old. The portraits just keep getting better and better, and she keeps getting cuter and cuter. Before Carrie and Brian know it, she’s going to be running around the house!

Jason

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Blair and Jade

Posted on July 17, 2008

Yes, it’s been a busy week, but we managed to squeeze in appointments anyway! Here are Blair and Jade, yesterday in the studio. Their mom had just bought them some beautiful new dresses, and wanted to have their pictures taken. We had a ton of fun, be on the lookout for more photos from this session next week some time – we did some really fun stuff, and once I get it edited, we’ll post it for everyone to see.

Without further ado, here are Blair and Jade!

Keep checking back for more updates, we’re really rolling!

Roz