Senior Portraits for Keenan – Taylor High School – Houston Katy Photographer

For some high school seniors, the year is so hectic and crazy that they get all the way through the year and past graduation without ever slowing down enough to complete a senior portrait session. Keenan was one of those busy kids, so we took his portraits in the summer AFTER graduation — and that is absolutely okay.

 After all, the images we created represent him at this particular stage in life — and when you’re looking at heirloom photography that will last a lifetime, what difference is just a few months?

Still, to avoid that crazy rush at the end of the year, it’s a very good idea to go ahead and schedule portraits NOW so that you’ll be ready to play by the time Senior-Itis kicks in. 8F9A2911

Of course any senior fortunate enough to drive an shiny red BMW like this one would want to include it in his portraits, so we shot his entire session at a local park  rather than in the studio.

Keenan is a musician who was a member of the Taylor High School Band, but he really excelled and was happiest playing his guitar alone and with the THS Jazz Band!

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Of course, I asked him to play for me just a bit while I photographed him. I always do that , and the TALENT kids have never ceases to amaze me.

THEY. ARE. GOOD!

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I talked to his mom just  the other day, and learned that he is already moved in and settled in his dorm at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. That’s  just up the road and on the other side of Table Mountain from the neighborhood where I lived with my boys many lifetimes ago.

I know that if he ever gets a chance to look up from his books, he will love the laid-back Rocky Mountain Lifestyle that Colorado has to offer.  I have a feeling that several ski outings are already on his agenda.

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Happy Trails to you Keenan!  Enjoy your time in college and study hard.  You are very smart, and you’ve got a good head on your shoulders.  YEP — YOU’VE GOT THIS! 8F9A2998

Homeless Cats in Katy – Houston Pet Photographer

I did something just a little bit different this week, and as a result, I fell a little bit in love.

I went to meet and photograph some cats that really would like to go home with a human and STAY.

Oh my catnip, was it fun!

For starters, let’s meet BOOTS —

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Boots is a big gorgeous two-year-old hunk who would do well in a home without human kids – — or at least someone who is a real neatnick.

You see, he has a tendency to play with things and eat them.  Things like toys and yarn.

As much as he loves hanging out with the staff at Green Trails Animal Clinic in Katy where he’s staying, he says he’d much rather not have to do that surgery thing . . . AGAIN.

OOPS!  BURP

So, how did I chance upon Boots and his buddies?

There’s been a sign about adoptable cats on the door at our veterinarian’s office for so long that I almost quit noticing it.  Then the last time I stopped in to pick up some meds for our geriatric Aussie, I learned that the clinic currently has 10 cats and 16 kittens that will need to find fur-ever homes.

The kittens aren’t quite ready to go yet, but all the rest of these guys can go home with you TODAY.  They are all HEALTHY.

They’ve been spayed or neutered and micro-chipped . . . and they get handled and loved on every minute that the staff can spare.

Oh, and did I say . . . they’re HEALTHY!

So let’s meet some more of this gang.

Seventy is a lovely two-year old Saraparilla Sweetheart.  She loves her catnip mouse, and she tells me that she’s really ready to trade in her clinic crate for a cushy pillow in front of someone’s television.  She especially likes to watch old sappy chick-flics but says she could learn to like football and WWF.

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Now, if you’d like a cat that’s going to keep you laughing, then you should meet 116

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He’s also the brother of 115 below:

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115 has a purr motor that you can hear across the room.  He’s extremely curious about things, but very cautious at the same time.

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I personally think that 115 and 116 would love it if they could stay together.

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So, have you noticed that not all of these cats have real names?  Their numbers started remindnig me of Jean ValJean, the hero of Les Miserables —

Valjean, known only as 24601 before he re-entered the free world once told Marius “You have love.  That’s the only future God gives us.”

This is 107. She’s a playful 10 month old female tabby who needs love.  She needs a future.  Do you see some Cosette in her eyes?

I do.

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And now there’s ALICE.

Alice might be a Maine Coon Cat. She’s a big ol’gal at 13 months.

She’s got that deep growly kind of meow  — the kind that says she knows what she wants and you ARE going to get it for her.

She’s very vocal, a big lover, and playful too.

If I could take one of these kitties home, I think Alice would be my choice but our geriatric Aussie would probably think we were breaking in a replacement for her, and it’s just not worth the trauma.

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Our next guy is #76.

He’s a two-year old tabby with piercing green eyes. In addition to lots of love, he needs a special diet because he’s prone to urinary problems, but the clinic staff says that as long as he stays on that diet he is as good as gold.  I only told you that in the interest of full disclosure, but SERIOUSLY, it shouldn’t be a huge issue in finding his new home.

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Awww ——— Next we have 113.  He’s just 18 weeks old, and he’s a sweet mellow bundle of love.  I think the 13 moniker makes him a lucky charm for somebody.

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Our next guy, who looks like a Russian Blue, probably needs a Russian name.

But he’s shy and he doesn’t speak Russian — OR English for that matter.

He probably wouldn’t care if you named him Sobaka, which means DOG in Russian.  He will just be happy for you to notice how ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL he is.

In the meantime, we’ll just call him 120.

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And finally, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Snow White. She’s a two-yearol Blue Point Lynx who finds great comfort in her very own cardboard box.

Yep — a cardboard box.  She’s NOT a high maintenance gal.

She’s a bit cross-eyed, but she’s a sweetie who deserves a Happily Ever After.

Dontcha think?

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ALL of these cats are safely tucked away waiting for you to come visit during business hours at Green Trails Animal Clinic.

They’re at 19825 Greenwind Chase, Houston, 77094.

You can talk to their caretakers by calling 281.492-6100.

Again — they’re all healthy, spayed and neutered, microchipped in case they happen to go wandering — and they just want a home to call their own.

Go take a look. If you don’t take home a new family member, you’ll at least leave a little bit of your heart behind — and there’s nothing wrong with that.

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Senior Portraits for Maddi – Seven Lakes High School- Katy Photographer

Have you noticed a trend with my seniors lately?

Scroll back through my  last few senior posts…   Beautiful… Sweet… GORGEOUS… SUPER COOL… Amazing…Stunning.

Well, here’s another.  Meet Maddi!  She ABSOLUTELY SPARKLES on her own, but having  Cintya Velderrain bring her professional hair and makeup skills to the shoot — PURE WIN!

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I first met Maddi a year ago when one of her friends came to view and select his senior portraits at SPCcreative Photography.     You can probably imagine how THRILLED I was to see her walk through my doors again!

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Because she swam with the varsity swim team at Seven Lakes High School, Maddi and her mom wanted to create some fun and unique  images that highlighted her swimming talents, so we decided to incorporate her bright green flippers and her goggles with a white formal gown.  How cute is THAT?

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Maddi has spent a good part of her summer coaching a kids’ swim team in her neighborhood,

but as that is wrapping up, she’s packing up her room and getting ready to head off to college where she is bound to be a head-turner.

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Congratulations on your graduation, Maddi, and BEST Wishes for a great first year of college.   When the finals drive you nearly batty, just come back and see me at the studio

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LIFE’s A BEACH!
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