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Some 2011 Holiday Faves

Jana — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:18:14 +0000

Every late November I host a weekend of holiday mini-sessions for clients who are primarily needing photos for Christmas cards or gifts and since I hadn’t blogged in a while I just wanted to post a few of my favorites from 2011. Thankfully here in South Texas we were blessed with a very mild green Winter and I was able to shoot sessions right on through December, I even shot an engagement session right before Christmas! See for yourself…….

Thanks for stopping by. I promise to be a better blogger and am even contemplating throwing more “lifestyle” stuff here into my blog. I wrote a personal blog for years while I was home raising my boys and I really enjoyed it. Lately friends have told me that they miss my personal blog so I’m considering molding the two into one. What do YOU think?

Yes, I’m still alive!

Jana — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:30:10 +0000

Ok, friends & family and anyone else who might happen to stop by and check in……..I am indeed still alive! It was a crazy busy summer for me and my family so I apologize for my lack of posts the past several weeks. I stayed consistently busy with photo sessions through the summer however my #1 priority was spending time with our oldest son who is now in College Station preparing for his Freshman year of college at Texas A&M. We were also busy with getting son #2 ready to take his driver’s exam & getting son #3 to baseball practices & tournaments as well as taking a few trips here & there when we could manage to sneak away from town. I hope to make up for lost time with my blogging and FINALLY post some of my favorite images from my trips to NYC & Chicago that I took earlier in the summer (oh my, has it really been almost 3 months since I was in New York??!).

I also wanted to post a few favorites from a recent family session I did. Mom called me and needed to sneak the session in quickly since her daughter is in the Army and was going to be heading back to Hawaii soon for duty and thankfully I was able to oblige!

Pretty Mama & her girls…..

A boy and his best friend…….

My favorite family shot……

Father & Son……

Emily brought her boyfriend along for a few shots…….

One more family shot under the trees…….

I will be posting information about weekends that I’m available for photo sessions the next few months through Thanksgiving since the weekends seem to fill up first so stay tuned! I already have several senior sessions scheduled so it’s definitely not too early to be thinking about having your son or daughter’s senior pictures taken already. That’s one thing you have control over as a parent and can get done and checked off your list so let me know if I can help you out by taking their photograph for you!

Sneak Peek of Baby Luke {San Antonio family photographer}

Jana — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:37:27 +0000

The Simmons family have been great clients of mine for a couple of years now. This was our 4th session together and for this one I went to their beautiful home and shot some photos of their 7 month old son in the comfort of familiar surroundings. This is really the way to go when shooting infants! When he needed to nurse or be changed, we were right there where everything was handy & convenient which is really the way to go. We shot for about an hour till Daddy & the siblings returned home from the bookstore and it was time for me to be on my merry way which was more than enough time to grab some cute images of Baby Luke doing what he does best at 7 months……sit up, look cute, play & practice his pretend tummy swimming skills!

Stillwater Sneak Peek {Brown-Eyed Girl Photography}

Jana — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:12:13 +0000

It truly is a small world and recently something happened that made me realize that even more than I already did. I have a friend, a really sweet friend, whom I feel as if I already know and have spent countless hours with but in reality, we’ve never met in real life. We found each other online and very quickly discovered all the various things we have in common and over the years we’ve track of one another via flickr, Facebook & our blogs. Our biggest similarity is that Margo lives in Stillwater, OK which is where I used to live & where I went to college at Oklahoma State. Margo is also a photographer & she goes to church with a sweet couple who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and were going to be coming here to San Antonio to celebrate with their son, daughter & their families and they wanted a photographer to come to the resort where they were staying to take family photographs for them during their visit. They asked Margo if she knew of any photographers in San Antonio and she was sweet enough to send them my way and I truly enjoyed my time with them on that muggy July morning……I wanted to stay and spend the weekend with them at the lovely Hyatt Hill Country resort too!!

I’ve never seen so many lovely blue eyes in one place before!

Their son & his family…..

The happy couple with their son & daughter…….

Grandma & her little “Mini-Me!”

You’ve gotta love a family who breaks into a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors…..it came down to brother & sister competing!

A family who plays together, stays together!!

Dixon Family Sneak Peeks!! {Schertz Family Photographer}

Jana — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:52:44 +0000

My husband and I spent 20 years in the military and it never gets any easier…….you make friends with another military family, you think they rock & inevitably one of you moves away shortly thereafter and this is the case w/the Dixon family. They go to my church and I recently attended a Bible study there w/Lori. We were in the same small group so we spent quite a bit of time together but I never happened to mention my photography business to her during that time. We subsequently became Facebook friends and I’m pretty sure that’s where she found out about what I do and she says, “Why didn’t you tell me??! I’m wanting family photos taken before we move to Germany this summer!” and the rest is history. Her oldest son is staying here in San Antonio to continue attending college so family photos will be especially important to her I’m guessing, I know how much mine mean to me and all of my boys are still here together under my roof (for a few more months anyway!). Dixon Family, I thank you for trusting me with these precious memories and I hope you enjoy your sneak peeks from that warm Saturday morning we spent together……

Sweet Baby Sneak Peeks! {San Antonio Family Photographer}

Jana — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:57:12 +0000

I spent a part of my lovely cool saturday morning taking family photos with the Wier family and I enjoyed my time with them SO much! They were a referral to me by my friend Shawna, it’s always such an honor when my friends trust their clients & friends with me. I always enjoy it when clients invite me to their homes for family photos because to me it makes the photographs even more meaningful & special when you see familar beloved backgrounds in the images. We spent the morning roaming around the home & property finding fun spots to take photos of sweet 6 month old baby Finn with his mommy & daddy. Thank GOODNESS for his grandparents & aunt who were also there to help me out in getting Finn’s attention & making him smile, they were troopers & such a blessing!! He was a happy baby all morning and such a little trooper for us…….enjoy your sneak peeks, Wier family!

Daddy’s little Mini Me who will be on the golf course with him before you know it!

I will MIA for a short while……I’m leaving on Thursday for a short trip to NYC. I’ve never been there before so I’m really excited to have my friend, Danielle, show me around so I can soak in all the sights & sounds of the Big Apple and take a bajillion photos!

Meet the White Family! {Cibolo Family Photographer}

Jana — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:34:37 +0000

I really enjoyed my time with the White Family. We met on some beautiful property in the Texas Hill Country close to Canyon Lake on a breezy friday evening for some family portraits. I was met by a cheerful nice man named Randy who proceeded to show me around his property & home and my mind immediately began racing with ideas & love for the scenery there. His land is such a fabulous place for his grandson, Randy Jr, to spend time and grow up (you can see in the first photo how dry things are around here since we’ve had no rain since February). They told me stories about how Randy Jr’s birthday is around Halloween so every year they hold his birthday party at his grandpa’s land where they have hay rides and all sorts of fun things set up and then Grandpa takes the boys to the back of the property to tell them stories. I just love stories & photo shoots like this. I love it that the land we shot on holds memories for this family, memories already gone and more wonderful memories to be made and I loved being there. Thank you for trusting me with your family portraits White Family, enjoy your sneak peeks!

Canyon Cuties {Garden Ridge Family Photography}

Jana — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:50:18 +0000

In my nearly 3 years of owning Brown-Eyed Girl, the Wells family have been some of my BEST, most loyal and supportive clients. I’ve shot photographs for their outdoor lighting business, of their daughter Mariah when she turned 16, some lovely boudoir shots of Staci as a surprise for her husband and now their entire family which I was SO excited about since I hadn’t met Laura & Megan yet. We met up for a family mini-session after Christmas while everyone was in town and had a fun time (Staci keeps everyone laughing and everything running like a well-oiled machine and I LOVE that about her!). Wonder if I could convince her to come along to ALL of my sessions?! All the girls in the family attended Canyon High School and some of my favorite images from the session are of the girls in their Canyon letter jackets……

Being cute…..

…..and being silly! The 2 track girls & the 2 cheerleaders!

Mariah brought her boyfriend & their new adorable puppy along for a few shots!

Thanks again Wells/Seelhammer family for your friendship & support, you guys mean the world to me!! Everyone stay dry & warm and enjoy your weekend! XOXO

One more mini-session! {Brown-Eyed Girl Photography}

Jana — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:31:19 +0000

Had one last holiday mini-session last weekend and once again, we were blessed with the most gorgeous weather. That is certainly one thing I can’t complain about living here in South Texas as an on-location photographer who loves to shoot outdoors. We’re pretty much able to shoot outside here every month of the year and with the exception of the original day I had my mini-sessions scheduled, every other day I’ve had sessions scheduled has been wonderful and this particular saturday morning with the Marbach family was no exception. The mini-sessions have been a huge hit particularly with families with little ones whose attention spans rarely surpass that 30 minutes anyway. By the time we’re finished exploring and having fun I’ve pretty much gotten all the images I need to present a nice collection of images for the client. I’m toying with the idea of carrying on the concept of the mini-session into my regular year-long pricing since it’s been such a hit, we’ll see…….lots of idea rolling around in my head for 2011 but I digress…….here’s the adorable Marbach family!

Second Sneak Peek {Garden Ridge Family Photography}

Jana — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:56:32 +0000

Here’s another sneak peek from last weekend’s holiday mini-sessions for the Morris family! I felt right at home amidst this family given that they have 3 sons as well and talk about well-mannered handsome boys, well done Mom & Dad! They also brought their beloved Cocker Spaniel, Chloe. I’d never seen a well dressed pooch in my life, she looked so sweet in her pearl necklace & velour dress and had fun romping around taking photos with the family.

Thank you Morris Family for trusting me with your family portraits!

I’m not sure if I’ll have time to squeeze in another sneak peek before Thanksgiving so if not, I wanted to wish all of you a very happy, safe & blessed Thanksgiving 2010 and I hope it’s full of turkey, laughter, joy, good times and all the pumpkin pie you can handle! I’ll be spending mine with my husband, sons, mother & brother so I’m very happy we’ll be together. Look for me on tv thursday at the Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints game…….I’ll be there in the crowd somewhere!