by Shelly | Jan 13, 2015 | business, men, women |
Welcome to this brand spankin’ new year! It’s a great time for a fresh clean start.
January is when we all step back to look at our brand new blank calendars as we reassess our habits and goals for the next 12 months.
It’s also a great time to pay attention to the image we present of ourselves, and one place to start is with the profile picture or headshot that we use in business communications and social media.
This is especially important for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
So… what does your headshot say about you? Is it a five-year-old bathroom selfie? Are you about three hairstyles beyond the last photograph? Does your go-to photograph say who you really are?
Do you even HAVE a go-to photograph?
If not, let’s fix it. NOW. This month we’re running ONE HECKUVA SPECIAL on business headshots that can also double as your social media profile picture.
If you want the full deal with professional hair and makeup on location or in my studio, we’ve got you covered.
Do you need corporate environmental portraits to portray the essence of your profession?
Or will a simple traditional portrait take care of your needs?
I firmly believe that the image you present is extremely important.
That’s why we are offering a New Years Special through the month of January on professional headshots.
A basic business style headshot session in studio typically runs $15o, but if you book before January 31, it will only be $100. We’ll make it quick and painless as we create several great looks from which to choose.
We are also offering specials this month for groups and on-location business portraits
So… what are you waiting for? It doesn’t get any better than this!
Pick up your phone and call SPCcreative Photography today 281.773.7465. We’ll answer any questions you have, and we will make sure that YOU put YOUR best face forward in 2015.
by Shelly | Jan 7, 2015 | senior guys, senior portraits |
All over the United States, high-school seniors take their portraits the summer before their senior year or early in the fall, but here, they like to wait until the school year is really rolling. That means that the school activities are in full-swing and schedules are cram-packed. Then one day, usually during the winter break , they look at the calendar and realize how many exciting and important events have to happen before May.
SO Senior Portrait Season Starts NOW! It Really does.
Now that football season is over.
Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years have all come and gone.
Now . . . Before frantic springtime rolls around. It’s coming FAST TOO!
Will, a Seven Lakes Senior came into the studio a little while back for his portraits and so he has one more task checked off his graduation activities list. We had a great time as I learned a little bit more about him, and I think HE LOOKS GREAT! Don’t you agree?
We started out at the studio where we photographed him both indoors and out in the studio backlot.
Will is quite an accomplished athlete AND a very good student as well. He plays Varsity Football and Baseball, and has received acceptance letters and scholarships from several colleges.
I THINK I know his choice, but I don’t dare say because I would hate to be accused of spreading incorrect rumors. Regardless, he will do great at any school, and they all seem to be doing everything they can to attract him to their campuses.
After a bit, we headed off to the train depot for some iconic images that would incorporate a sense of location.
Years from now, there will be no doubt that Will lived in KATY, Texas when he graduated from high school. The clouds in the sky put on a great show for us that evening too. WOW!
We also wanted to make a fun custom Christmas card for his family to send out this season. So… he put on a bright red Christmas sweater and we conjured up a little Santa-magic.
Laughing all the Way, too.
ALWAYS believe in the magic.
by Shelly | Nov 18, 2014 | baby |
Sugar and Spice in a double serving — that’s what came to my studio the other day! Ohhhhhh these two are incredibly yummy!
These identical beauties were only 5 days old when they came to see me at the SPCcreative Photography studio, and even though we had to depend upon an ankle id bracelet to make sure we didn’t mix them up, it was already quite obvious that they are both very much individuals.
These girls were born about 13 minutes apart but on both sides of midnight, so each will get to celebrate her very own birthday. I just think that is BEYOND cool!
My friend and professional colleague, Irma Furnish saved the day by joining us to help wrangle, hold and pose and to get an idea what to expect when her own twin nephews are born in just a few short weeks. I don’t think we could have done it without her! Thanks Irma!
These girls did NOT want to go to sleep — at least not at the same time.
Their daddy laughingly said that if I wanted to just photograph the sleeping one and swap out headbands a few times, they’d never know the difference later. We didn’t try to do that but did take a few sweet individual photographs in between feedings and clothing changes.
Still, I have to give the most credit to their mommy who was incredibly patient and laid back as we worked and waited and fed and diapered and tried again and again to get both of our sweet little angels to sleep at one time. It was quite a challenge, but we finally wore them out and got there. It was definitely worth the wait.
Oh my they are gorgeous and yummy!
I am in LOVE!
SQUEEEEE!
by Shelly | Nov 14, 2014 | family, men |
This family! Oh my — THIS family is one of my favorite that I ever have photographed!
What do you do when you have two swoon-worthy college and high school aged sons and it’s been a while since you’ve had family portraits made?
YOU DO IT!
You get a date on the calendar and you make it happen. NO EXCUSES!
It’s no small feat when school and work activities and travel are chaotic. It takes an extra level of commitment to clear the schedule and get everyone into the room in good clothes all at one time, but it is Sooooooooooo worth it.
Kudos to the K family! They DID IT!
Setting up family portraits with older boys takes a special skill because showing a strong and fun relationship in an age-appropriate way can be tricky. What works for toddlers or ten-year-olds tends to fall apart and smell sorta cheesy once the kids are taller than their mother — and I LOVE that challenge.
We were facing some weather challenges and we couldn’t let that stop us either. So, rather than dodge thunderstorms, floods, and mosquitoes, we got a little bit creative and shot in the atrium of Mr. K’s office building. It turned out to be absolutely perfect — and we had air conditioning! That’s such a nice thing to have in this part of the world and it was a HUGE bonus for us!
These boys are handsome. They’re cool. They get along beautifully, and they like to be a little bit silly and goofy too.
Thank goodness! Laugher can carry a family a long long way.
THAT is what I wanted to show.
In a very short time, these boys will both be out of the house and living on their own, but the K family will always have some great artwork on their walls capturing these fleeting and very special days.
I’m so proud of them for making the effort to spend an evening in front a camera, and I am delighted that they spent that evening in front of MY camera because we had one heckuva good time together!
Does your family need portraits one last time before the kids scatter into their own grown up lives? Call me today. Let’s make it happen!
by Shelly | Oct 14, 2014 | baby, family, maternity |
What’s on my mind tonight?
It’s this super sweet family. Tomorrow they will increase their family size by FIFTY PERCENT! 
That’s right! Fifty percent! Sometime tomorrow Baby M and Baby H will join their two big brothers in one of the sweetest young families I’ve met in a very long time.
“OH Daddy, what have we gotten ourselves into? I don’t know, but it’s going to be SWEET! “
Tomorrow is going to be a great day for being born! Friends, please join me in praying for a safe and healthy delivery for two new little Aggie Girls!
