Wedding: Kate & Greg at the McKinney Cotton Mill

Today I shot a beautiful wedding at the old McKinney Cotton Mill. I think this wedding will always hold a special place in my heart. Kate was the first person to find me on the internet and (gasp!) trust me to shoot her wedding. Also, they had their reception at a venue that I may or may not have trespassed in back in high school to take photos; they hadn't yet turned it into the gorgeous wedding facility it is today. I'm in love with this old cotton mill. I flipped through the 13 gigs of photos I shot today and I'm really proud. I can't wait to show you the rest, but for now, here's three images to tide you and me over.

-Mary

Handmade Clothing by Trish Douglas

Today, I had the honor to take the very first photos of my friend Trish's fashion design handiwork. She handmade the beautiful skirt seen throughout this shoot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This next one is my favorite image I've shot lately. Love, love, love it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I adore shooting portraits of clients, but there was something really refreshing and rejuvenating about shooting for myself and shooting for a client who isn't posing in front of the camera. I definitely need to make room in my schedule for more of this personal work.

Christina, the gorgeous model I used today, generally refuses to pose for photographers. She somehow got hijacked into modeling for me so I consider myself very lucky! She was great to work with, and I hope to do so again.

-Mary

Busy Bee

All summer long, I worked 2 jobs in addition to my beloved photography gig, and also took a summer school course. In short, I've been busy, busy, busy. My summer graphic design internship with a retail company very happily became a bonafide position! Interestingly enough, I'm doing a -ton- of product photography at work. We're a very small art department and as such, all of us wear many hats. I'm obviously happy to don my photography hat whenever I can.

While I've certainly also been fitting in my own photo shoots on the weekends and the rare free weekday, my sanity has required that a few commitments fall by the wayside, like, y'know, blogging. Updates have still been going up pretty frequently on my facebook page, but my sister's blog roll reminds me everyday that it's been 2 months since you heard from me here. Whoops. While I'm still plenty busy with my new position and the new school semester, I'll try to pop in here more often.

For now, here's a little smattering of the things you've been missing!


My perfect little nephew, Will, born mid-June.

Sara & Trenton's Wedding.

The Drury Family.

Casey.

Ryan's Senior Portraits.

And here's one of the many things I've been trying to fit into my crazy schedule:

Quality time with my absurdly large dogs! Portrait of moi courtesy of a certain Casey Smith.

And while I was already up late finishing up homework and editing some photos for work, I must now head to bed.

-Mary

Sara's Senior Portraits - Sneak Peek

I had a great Senior Portrait session this morning with my good friend Jason's little sister Sara. We hit up quite a few spots around Allen, including a corn field, Allen Heritage Village, and the Allen Public Library. I'm really stoked about how the shoot went. It was really hard to pick only a few favorites to put up today! Having a really pretty girl as your model definitely helps.

Orch Dorks unite! I played violin in orchestra up until my own Senior year, when the class had a scheduling conflict with Photography (as terrible a decision as that was to have to make, I'm glad I opted for Photography, aren't you? :P). Sara's planning to study Music Education after she graduates, which is pretty darn cool. Personally, I try to stay away from people who are just learning to play string instruments. They can make some truly terrible noises. Sara must be a more patient soul than me.

Sara, good luck on your Senior year! It's finally your chance to rule that enormous school. Enjoy it.

-Mary

Well, that was quick...

Meet baby Will, my new nephew, born this morning. As you might recall, I posted my sister-in-law Melissa's maternity photos last week. Well, he made his appearance today about a month early, but he and momma are doing quite well besides. He's a 5 lb 7 oz cutie.