by Shelly | Jun 4, 2011 | food, personal, SPCcreative |
Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy . . .
Tomatoes are Ripe . . . and the Basil is tall.
Okay . . . perhaps I cheated. The tomatoes are store-bought.
My vines still only produce about five cherry tomatoes a day, but the basil is growing like crazy!
What’s a girl to do?
Splurge on the prettiest tomatoes the market has to offer, and make Caprese Salad of course!
YUMM-O . . . and so simple, sliced garden tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil from the backyard and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Salt and Pepper and you’re DONE! Mmmmmm!
Recently I’ve had reasons to go back through some of my older photography blogs, and realized how much I used to enjoy sharing a photograph every day. In fact, some of my dearest and most lasting photography friendships came out of the OLD circa 2007-2008 Dailies Community at Smugmug.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
Lately though, it seems like the efforts to build my business have made it more difficult to just enjoy and create art for arts sake.
My wonderful clients DESERVE a fresh eye and the passion that made me ditch the daily commute and the regular paycheck. They deserve the passion that makes me get excited about the beauty of every day life.
So . . . Here’s something I saw and enjoyed today. That little voice in my head said that I really should share it with you.
I make no promises of a daily blog post that has little if anything to do with the business side of SPCcreative Photography, but maybe, just maybe, I’ll do better. Whaddaya think?
by Shelly | May 17, 2011 | family, SPCcreative |
Little boys grow up entirely too fast! I know. Mine sure did.
Fortunately, my friend Montse is wise enough to have figured that out. Her sons have entered that fleeting age where they bounce between being little boys full of mischief and silliness to young men with generous hearts and gentlemanly manners.
What better way to freeze this moment in time than a non-traditional family-lifestyle photography session?
Montse wanted to capture her family’s personality and activities, and she was super-enthusiastic about our session. She packed several sets of clothes, and had the kids bring a few of their favorite toys including light sabers (and Jedi Robes) , hand-held computer games and even the WII controllers. She and her oh-so-easy-on-the-eyes husband even hauled a laptop computer and a book to the park.
They’re going to keep on growing up, but Mom and Dad will always have these super-fun portraits on their walls to stir their hearts full of memories.
by Shelly | May 15, 2011 | senior portraits, SPCcreative |
For Kandi’s senior portrait session, she wanted a fun and funkly urban look, and I believe we pulled it off beautifully.
I had first met her mother last summer when she and one of her very good friends rocked the camera in a Trash the Dress session that I blogged about back in July.
Anyway, and I could hardly wait to see her again and to meet Kandi.
We picked a Friday afternoon to meet in downtown Houston for a walking session that covered just a few city-blocks where we found a great variety of settings.
Oh my goodness it was fabulous, and I can hardly wait to go back down there to shoot again.
Here’s the album we created with her favorite images. I feel certain that she’ll enjoy showing these off to her friends and family for years and years to come.
Enjoy your graduation celebrations, Kandi, and have a wonderful time in college. I know you’re going to SHINE.
by Shelly | Apr 30, 2011 | family, SPCcreative |
The Brown Family Photo album was a long time in the making, but I think it was worth the wait.
See, I photographed this amazing family back in December when they selected their wall portraits and Christmas cards. Because of the holiday whirlwind and their super-busy schedules, however, we decided to wait until things slowed down to select images for their album.
After things slow down . . . . Bwaaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaaaa! Famous Last Words!
These folks have things going on! BUSY is an understatement!
I’m so proud of them for taking the time to get these portraits taken and compiled as a legacy before the kids scatter off to their own busy grown-up lives.
by Shelly | Mar 18, 2011 | event, personal, SPCcreative |
So, the Hubster and I had a Date .
We spent a lovely springtime afternoon strolling the midway at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where there was no shortage of color.
Mike’s a great sport about my camera habit. He knows that if he doesn’t keep an eye on me, I will stop and get lost or wander off in to anything that looks interesting. What I like most, though, is how he has learned to stop and stand right behind me if I suddenly squat down to the ground to get a low perspective on something. He’s wonderful about guarding for baby strollers and roving bands of pre-teens who could all run me down in a heartbeat.
For our Stock Show Afternoon, I decided to give my new 16-35 mm wide angle lens a serious test-drive. It was the only lens I carried for the day. In fact, my backpack was so light that we felt better once we purchased a couple of cokes, drank a few sips and then tossed the bottles into the pack to enjoy later.
Wide angle photography is really a new thing to me. This lens is all about the big picture. So . . . here are a few fun images from our day, starting with the midway.
Getting There: One for the Money! 
Two For the Show — and What a Show it was. We enjoyed some Mutton Bustin’, Heifer Judging and Smiling Pigs (which I learned are called Market Barrows) sleeping in their stalls.
This young lady, above, and her cow were the best of friends. They made me smile as she rubbed the cow’s head and it nuzzled her right back.
No show would be complete without tons of Fair Food. You name it . . . somebody was frying it.
And Every Young Princess Needs Pink Boots and a hat to go to the Rodeo. Somebody had a very special day! 
Of course I’m assuming the vendors meant no pictures of PEOPLE WEARING these HATS.
You KNOW I would never want to break a rule. ; D
