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Summer Update {Brown-Eyed Girl Photography}

Jana — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:50:20 +0000

Hello All! I haven’t abadoned you, I promise. I would NEVER do that! I do have some pretty darn good excuses for my lack of blogging lately though, I really do. This mama has been a traveling girl lately which is so nice but rare for me, I think I’m making up for lost time or something…….all those years I stayed homebound raising 3 little boys. It’s odd to be able to travel as much as I am lately but I’m not questioning it at all, just enjoying it, thanking God I have a supportive husband & soaking it all in. After a crazy busy May & early/mid June I attended Paper Cowgirl because my good friend Jennifer Stewart was teaching there and I’d always wanted to go. Thankfully this year I was able to make it work so I made the trek up to Waxahachie which I promptly found out I’d been mispronouncing all these years! I’d been saying WAXahachie like you wax a car but found out that the WAX is said like the word rock…..wocks……Waxahachie. However you properly say it, it’s a quaint cute town with a darling downtown shopping area and I’d certainly love to go back someday! The event was awesome too and it was so nice to see so many Silver Bella friends there!

You just have to love a good ol’ Texas event where even pistols are blinged out in glass glitter!!!

Sweet Jennifer with her class sample for the Patriotic Banner class I took, I loved it!

July was full of visits from friends, concerts, weddings, family, senior & 50th Anniversary sessions & another trip to Dallas later in the month. If July 1 was any indication as to how the rest of the month was going to go then YOWZA. I spent the day in rainy San Antonio with my friend Jodi and we got to hang with her very favorite band, the All-American Rejects. Don’t believe me? I have proof and yea, it looks like I put the guy next to me asleep……..ah well……..

I usually don’t get all crazy fan-girly but even I must say that was on amazing crazy experience! I mean really, it’s not everyday a regular Joe mom like me gets to hang with a rock band. Heck, they even took us on a tour of their amazing tour bus. Don’t be hatin’. I was able to hang with Jodi again later in July at her beautiful wedding reception in Austin at the Umlauf Sculpture Gardens which were so beautiful & amazing despite it being an ultra hot & sticky July Texas day. I loved seeing her so happy and it was wonderful seeing old friends again……

Gotta get a pretty ring shot!!

I did a military family shoot on a balmy summer evening at the lovely Japanese Tea Gardens which is always a fun but interesting experience. Going there is a total crap shoot because you never know how many people will be there or how many other photo sessions will be going on at the same time. I’ve gone there when the place was vacant & have also been there when it’s packed and at least 5 other photo sessions are being held, you just never know! This particular evening was quite crowded but we managed to find secluded spots to shoot.

Next came a shoot I was excited about since it was a bit different than most others I do. I’d been asked to shoot a 50th Anniversary party for a sweet local couple. Friends & family came in from near & far to celebrate their special day with them and their daughters hired me to preserve the day in print for them. I was quite honored to be a small part of their day. The mother was especially touched since all of the family hadn’t been together in quite some time, she was brought to tears which of COURSE made me cry too. I can’t help it.

The wedding topper off their wedding cake, 50 years ago to the day. Beautiful.

July ended with another trip north up I-35 to downtown Dallas and the next Gilded Life event at the beautiful home of Shea Fragoso but I’m going to stop here because that event deserves a blog post all it’s own! I was honored to be asked to photograph the event for Debbie & Shea and thankfully I’ll be able to share some of the images here with all of you! Check back soon & I’ll share some of their lovely eye candy with YOU!!

**I still have a couple of time slots left for the Boudior mini-shoots I’m doing at my studio in downtown New Braunfels this saturday. I have a 2:00 & 3:00pm time slot left so please reply here or contact me via the contact form above if you have questions or would like to book your own session. You can find more information here. They’re going to be SO much fun so don’t miss out!!**

Sneak Peek for the Thompson Family! {Brown Eyed Girl Photography}

Jana — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:31:11 +0000

I met up with the Thompson Family a few days ago for an evening of senior pics & family shots and we had such a nice time! It was a bit warm & muggy that evening but they were troopers going up & down the stairs at the Sunken Gardens and we ended up with a lot of great shots. As a mom of 3 boys it was fun & interesting to watch the dynamics of a family with 3 daughters, they are all so unique not only in looks but in personalities as are my boys and I had such a great time with them. Enjoy your sneek peeks, Thompson family & congrats on graduating soon, Laura!

An Evening in the Bluebonnets

Jana — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:58:17 +0000

I adore my friend Holly. We just clicked…..immediately, but then again she clicks with everyone, she’s just one of those people. She’s the kind of girl who everyone loves and I’m grateful she came into my life via Tracy and then it all just snowballed from there. I shot her maternity session and then her newborn session and recently she asked if I’d take pics of their new family of 3 in the bluebonnets. Well of course! We were supposed to meet on a friday evening but on wednesday it was such a lovely day and I was out shooting other sessions anyway so I asked if they might be able to meet me a couple of days early and thankfully they could because we simply couldn’t have asked for a more lovely evening. They brought along a good friend of theirs and he brought his sweet baby, Chloe, so I took some shots of them too. Talk about adorable! Thank you Guys for such a fun evening, I hope you had as much as I did.

A few recent faves {Schertz Senior Photography}

Jana — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:24:26 +0000

I’ve known Taelor for a few years now since she is in the band and is friends with my oldest son, Ryan, so I was thrilled when she asked me to take her senior photos. A few days after we booked her session she also asked if I could take some shots of her entire family, well of course we can do that too, so we met up on a lovely saturday afternoon and took some pics. They’ve already seen them but I wanted to post just a few of my personal favorites.

Smart, beautiful & talented……a total triple threat! Best of luck at A&M this fall, Taelor. We’re going to miss you around here!

I loved this one of little brother surrounded by his 3 older sisters with the look of utter safety & contentment on his sweet little face

I’m busy getting ready to shoot a wedding this weekend and am looking forward to it with such great anticipation! I hope to begin posting pics from the special day as soon as I have time to sit & sift through what I’m sure is to be hundreds of photos to keep checking back.

The Johnson Family {Schertz Family Photographer}

Jana — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:12:17 +0000

I know I talk occasionally about my church family at Crosspoint Fellowship and how they great they are and I promise I wouldn’t do that unless I really meant it. We have such a nice diversity of membership there of retirees, military families, young families, students, you name it and the Johnsons are one of those invaluable families to Crosspoint Fellowship. Kasey heads up the Clubhouse which is the birth-kinder aged kids and Johnny helps out with the older kids in the Warehouse. I get to watch their sweet little girl each sunday in the nursery and I just adore her too. A friend of the Johnson’s bought them a photo session with me as thanks for watching their dog and after many months of trying, we were finally able to meet up a few weeks ago on what was shaping up to be a lovely spring day but instead we arrived to New Braunfels to find a chilly breeze. They were troopers as we hiked around the park for a while snapping some shots and thankfully my new studio came in VERY handy on a chilly day such as this. We drove the short mile there and took a few more shots of Maddie in a much warmer environment for her 1st birthday portraits. Thank you Johnson Family, I had such a fun afternoon with you guys!

What a beautiful family!

Loved this one, though it would be fun to look back on the photo years from now to see the height difference at 1 yr. old.

Still waiting on the Bluebonnets to begin blooming but will hopefully begin seeing the little beauties within a week or two. I’m booking family & high school senior sessions for the remainder of March, April & May so now is the time to book & lock in the day & time of your choice. You can contact me through the comments below, the contact link above or by calling me at (210)363-1991. Hope to hear from you soon!

Sneak Peek of Little Noelle {Brown-Eyed Girl Photography}

Jana — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:52:01 +0000

It’s been such a pleasure watching this little one grow up along with her 2 big sisters. Noelle just turned 1 on monday so she & mommy met me at the studio for a few quick photos to document the momentous day so here are a few sneak peeks for them……..

Nothing like ending the session with a big hearty giggle!! Happy 1st birthday Sweet Noelle.

I just love it when…..

Jana — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:30:19 +0000

……I’m uploading images from a session and then I run across one that literally makes my heart leap with joy. Tonight this one was it. Little Brother in the midst & safety of his 3 big sisters. At that moment I just don’t think it got any better for him.

Baby Ethan Sneak Peek! {Schertz newborn photography}

Jana — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:55:59 +0000

Mama Holly has been waiting patiently so I wanted to post a few sneak peeks of her precious long-awaited bundle of joy, you might remember her maternity session. I went to their beautiful home for some photos of Baby Ethan at 11 days old because his great-grandfather who is 90 years young was visiting from New York and they were both as charming as can be! Little guy didn’t want to sleep but that’s ok, we made the best of it since he was very relaxed & patient with us as we changed his outfits & moved him around. What a little trooper! Congrats Holly & Brad, your little man is simply precious…..

Baby E with Mama & Great Grandfather

A quick cozy catnap!

Happy family of THREE!!

I have some VERY exciting news regarding my business so stay tuned, I hope to unveil the info soon! It’s going to take my business to a whole new level and I’m hoping you’ll be as giddy about it as I am! Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Sneak Peek for the Garza Family {San Antonio Family Photographer}

Jana — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:02:17 +0000

I’m excited that business is back up & running after the holiday hiatus. The break was nice but it’s also been wonderful to get back in the groove and shoot some fun sessions with some awesome people and the Garza family was no exception! Tamanya found me online, she lives in Philadelphia, but the rest of her family is here in Texas. She was going to be in San Antonio for 5 days and really wanted to have family portraits taken since it’d been 10 yrs. since they’d had a family photo taken. With it being January and all I was a bit nervous & praying that the weather would cooperate with us since we only had a few days to work with but gratefully the day we were scheduled to meet the sun was shining & the temps nice & warm so we were blessed indeed! They wanted a natural relaxed setting so we met at the park and had a fun afternoon walking around & getting to know each other so I wanted to post a few sneak peeks for them. Enjoy & thank you!

the sweet Philly girl who found & hired me!

the Garza family

Business is picking up and will be back in full swing soon as the weather here in South Texas is already warming up and spring flowers will be sprouting before we know it so if you’re considering booking a session either for your high school senior, your family or your children now is the time to book & lock in the date of your choice! With the spring comes busy baseball season for our family so my weekend dates will be limited due to baseball tournaments out of town and I know that it’s easiest for many familes to shoot on the weekend because of work and all so contact me soon if you’re interested. You can contact me here through my blog or you can also email me directly at browneyedgirlphotography@yahoo.com. Hope to hear from you soon!

Baby Love {Schertz newborn photography}

Jana — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:05:52 +0000

As Melanie stated in the movie Gone with the Wind, “The best days are ones when babies are born” and isn’t that the truth! I just got the blessed news that a friend & client just delivered her first baby, a baby boy named Ethan and I couldn’t be happier for them!! You might remember her here. Congrats Brad & Holly, I’m SO thrilled for you & can’t wait to meet your long-awaited bundle of joy. I also had the pleasure of shooting a newborn session for another client, Paula, back in December. I went to their house in Boerne and even though the little guy was just a couple of weeks old he didn’t want to miss out on the party and didn’t sleep a wink for us despite all of our best efforts! Congrats to you too, George & Paula!

I am hoping to get some good work done on my senior site the next month or so while business is a bit slower and also hope to develop new portrait & print packages as well so keep checking back!