Austin Anniversary Photos: The Rincones (Part Deaux)

Humans have been known to celebrate almost anything. As a matter of fact, Hearing Aid Awareness Week (10/3-10/9),  National Chocolates Day (10/28),  National Businesswoman’s Week (10/18-10/24), and  Breast Cancer Awareness Month are among the many observances in October.

On the Sweetest Day (10/16), I got to meet with an amazing couple celebrating their anniversary. And while gifts have become somewhat of a mandatory practice, Blair and Michael decided against traditional and modern gift-giving lists and went for anniversary photos. What better way to rekindle those feelings that made you decide to get married in the first place? A couple in love is always something to celebrate and it is clearly evident in these images.

Anyone who knows me well knows that engagement sessions are my absolute favorite. I approached this anniversary session the same way I would any e-session, capturing a nice blend of candid and posed shots. As if having the great fortune to work with a beautiful couple (both inside and out) wasn’t enough to make my job easy, I was blessed with the most amazing lighting. And a shabby-chic east Austin home for locale makes it all the more unbeatable.

Blair and Michael, may these images transcend time. I hope you’ll enjoy the memories for many anniversaries to come!

Hallowe'en

We are thrilled about Tulsi’s first Halloween! Since she is still too young to get lost in a trivia corn maze, enjoy harvest decorations or hop on the bed of a truck for a hayride, we opted to stay local this year and paid a visit to a pumpkin patch just off South Congress. She was most fascinated by the sea of “bright-orange balls” and of all the pumpkins to choose from my silly little girl went for the big one with warts. Just like mom she is quite drawn to things with character. Ha!

Tomorrow morning we are heading over to Circle C for our play group’s Halloween party. There will be about 30 babies under one in costume. I’m bracing myself for all the queens and kings of cute.

“Keep me, protect me, share me…and I will live forever!”

I just stumbled across an old Kodak Commercial that makes me so proud to be part of the photographic industry. Please grab a cup of coffee and watch this video. There is a shorter version if you cannot part with six minutes but I highly recommend the the original.

After seeing the old commercial:
Archive your files. Attach keywords or rename your file in such a way that your future grandchildren will be able to understand and easily locate a photo by event or date. What will a hard drive full of files with the suffix DSC mean in 50 years?

Create a duplicate copy of your digital files and store the second set in another location outside of your home. In the event of a fire, flood or robbery you could risk wiping out memories of an entire family or generation. Don’t let your memories crash or burn.

Print your photos. A seemingly mundane moment could be of monumental value in fifty years from now. Protect and share the memories so your families will be able to relive them for years to come.

Happy ACL weekend!

Welcome Baby Hall

I spoke to Emily back in June when she was six months pregnant. She was due to deliver in September and kept hearing “the newborn phase just flies by” so she wanted to be sure we caught some of it on film. When her little boy finally arrived I got the call to come over for their newborn session. Anyone with a baby knows how unpredictable they can be but after a few diaper changes he was ready to go. I was so amazed at how alert and cooperative little H was at two weeks old. And there was so much love felt between this family. It was so natural and beautiful. Can’t you see?

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