We found some Bluebonnets!!

My April calendar is filling quickly, especially with the fact that I’ll be gone 2 weekends that month plus no work during Easter weekend, so don’t wait too long and miss out booking your session if you’re still needing Senior pictures done!  You can get in touch with me by replying here, emailing me at browneyedgirlphotography@yahoo.com or calling to book your session at (210)363-1991.  Hope to hear from you soon!

It’s been a busy but great season here at Brown-Eyed Girl.  I have a few more family sessions this weekend but after that, I’ll pretty much be done w/holiday sessions and am looking forward to getting all caught up & spending some down time soaking in all that is the holidays with my family and hopefully getting caught up on my shopping that I’m normally almost finished with by now!  A big THANKS to this season’s clients, I appreciate & value each and every one of you and as you probably gathered by the big hug I always give everyone after each session…….once your session is done you’re no longer just a “client”, you’re now my friend.  XOXO

I’ve always loved hanging out in downtown New Braunfels.  I think it’s primarily because it takes me back to my childhood of growing up in a small town in Oklahoma where we could walk downtown and hang out on Main Street to grab a soda or our latest favorite record album.  That was such a great time of my life and I look back realizing how lucky my parents were that they could let us kids roam our small town without fear, we’d walk blocks to the town pool or to the football games.  We walked everywhere and it’s a bit sad that my boys haven’t been able to experience much like that although we DO have a Pizza Hut and Walgreen within walking distance of our house which is great, at least it’s SOMETHING.  But I digress……back to New Braunfels.  When I found out that space became available for rent in the historic Schmidt Building I jumped on it since I’d been contemplating renting a space where I could shoot indoors and knew if I never did have studio space I always would’ve wondered “what if???”  It was just icing on the cake that the space was in a cool, old, historic building that has so much history & character, I can’t walk in the place without wondering what it must’ve been like back in the day (click on the “Schmidt Building” link <—- for some cool history on the bldg) and I love it that the owners desire to restore the Schmidt back to it’s earlier days and retain the Old West feel & vibe….MUCH better than renting space in some strip mall or something like that!  Here’s a pictorial tour to my studio…….here we go…….

Here is the building as it looked when first  built in the early 1900s…..

And here’s the Schmidt Building as it looks today…….

Another view of the front of the building…….

I love the look to the building now!

The entrance to the upstairs area where my studio and other offices are on the 2nd & 3rd floors…….

I’ve never had my “name” on a door before…….exciting stuff for me!!

When you walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor this is the waiting area outside the entrance to my space…..

Welcome!

The room is a big rectangle with the front 1/3 walled off so I use it was a waiting/dressing area…..my Pier One chairs, LOVE them!

The wood floors were there but the walls were all white so I painted them beige with the apple green accents around the top of the room to play off my business logo colors.  I purchased several of my favorite images as canvases to hang on the wall.  Hard to decorate a space on a small budget but I had fun doing it!  I found this mirrored dresser at TJ Maxx and knew I had to have it.

Another view of some of my canvases…….found the cute little bird table at Pier One too. 

Another view of the other side of the front room.  There are two open doorways into the back room where I shoot which is basically a big open room w/the wood floors & white walls and 2 big west-facing windows which as you can see provide PLENTY of beautiful natural light. 

Thank you for visiting my studio today, I’m happy you stopped by!  I hope you’ll be able to visit the real thing someday to either stop by to say hello or perhaps shoot a session there!  I love being able to have a private, comfy place to shoot boudoir, maternity, newborn, heck…….all sorts of sessions!

Quick reminder about my Boudior sessions coming up next month on the 21st.  Pro make-up, safe secure studio usage, champagne, fun times, pretty pics, all of your images in high resolution on a disc for you to have forever and $50 in print credit all for $300!!  3 spots are taken so call or reply soon if you’re interested so you don’t miss out!  These make great birthday, anniversary or Christmas presents for your honey.  I did this for my hubby for our anniversary last year and he was thrilled since he knows how much I don’t really like to have my picture taken (although I adore taking pics of others, go figure!) so if you’re looking for a gift that’ll knock his socks off then this is IT!

Please email or call me if you need canvas pricing or information on how to order.  Remember, I do accept credit cards via PayPal!

My oldest son attended his first high school prom this past weekend and it was quite the event around here!  It was our first experience with renting a tux, ordering the perfect corsage, making sure everything matched and on top of that, he and all of his friends came back here to the house after prom to hang out which was great with me!  It made for a late night but I loved knowing where they were & that they were ok.  It was also my son’s first experience of driving into downtown San Antonio along with his date and another couple but evidently he did great so I’m one relieved mama.  I met up with some of the kids to take some pics before they headed to dinner before prom and I appreciate the opportunity they gave me to capture precious memories for our photo album & scrapbook!  It was gusty & spitting rain but they were troopers & we made it work……..

What a stunning group of people I’d say!  This is my son & his date……

Just a reminder that I am accepting sessions throughout the summer.  We’ll be gone for a few weekends here & there but for the most part I’ll be around this summer so don’t hesitate to call & book your session!  It’s SO nice to have the option of the studio this summer so we’ll have a nice, cool place to shoot.  I’m going to be scheduling a weekend of boudior shoots later this summer so keep that in the back of your mind if you’ve been contemplating something like that.  The images would make great birthday or Christmas gifts for your honey, I did this for my husband for our 20th wedding anniversary last year and they knocked his socks off (in a GOOD way thankfully!).

Thank you for choosing Brown-Eyed Girl, Erin……I wish you ALL the luck in the world!

I wanted to post some senior sneak peeks for some sweet new friends of mine, Katy & Tracy.  They hired me without knowing me and I’m so grateful they did because we’ve become fast friends because of our mutual love on antiques and all things vintage!  Tracy likes to hit estate sales & that’s something I’ve been wanting to do for the longest time so hopefully she can show me the ropes sometime and I’ll find out about all the fun and vintagey goodness I’ve been missing out on.  Katy is graduating from Steele this year and is heading to Seguin to attend college so thankfully she won’t be too far away from home!  Best of luck to you, Katy Beth, I wish you all the luck & happiness the world has to offer!!

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Thanks again, Emily, and best of luck to you in the fall in College Station!!