Timeless Connections

Summer's end

2008-08-19T18:30:00.000-07:00

I can always tell when the summer is winding down by the number of sessions I have with kiddos coming in before schools starts! It's still been too hot (and sometimes wet!) most days for outside sessions so most of my recents have been in the studio. I been having a lot of fun with these recent sessions. I got to do a recent bride (photos not shown--I don't want to let her fiance' see that beautiful dress before the big day) which is something I don't do too much of anymore. I forgot how much fun bridal sessions can be! The beautiful little dark haired girl (also pictured with her beautiful mother, aunt and grandmother) was a new client. She and her mother live out of town and were here visitng family. I was glad to get the chance to photograph them while there were here! The cute baby boy (corbin, also pictured in the cowboy hat) came for his 6 month pictures. I had the pleasure of photographing him as a newborn and at 3 months as well. This time I got to photograph the whole georgeous family! The handsome young man you see is a senior this coming year and I did his brother's senior pics a couple of years ago. He had an image in mind that he wanted to create (the flames in the hands) so after I put that image together I got busy finding other uses for the flames in some of his other pics. I love when seniors tell me their great ideas. I'm sure some of you will recognize the beautiful brother and sister (the older set) from my website. Although the last time I photographed that beautiful girl her hair was down to her waist!!! She looks so grown up with her new hair cut. That brother of hers is just precious as well and has quite the personality! I always love the images that their mom chooses. She loves the images where they are just goofing off and being themselves. The sweet little baseball player is the newest addition to a very sweet and beautiful family I've been photographing since his sister was a baby. The image of him with his stunning mother is one of my favorites from this session. He looks sooo much like his big sister. The other brother and sister (teal/white outfits) were a lot of fun to photograph. Although that sweet baby girl woke up early and was quite tired by the time we were shooting she still gave us some adorable smiles and her big brother had me laughing the whole time with his antics. I just love his hair and wish I had just an ounce of his energy! I wrote a few months ago about a maternity session that I did and didn't show any images because I didn't have permission, so this weekend when I did images of their new baby girl this beautiful mother told me that I could share any of her images so I am including a collage of the pics that I did a of her beautiful family back in March. The sweet baby girl you see (close up with pink bow, and green/purple/and pink polka dotted outfit) is their beautiful new baby. This is number 4 for this beautiful mom and teacher and she didn't even have the decency to look tired much less like she just had a baby a couple of months ago! Miss Annastyn has some awsome big sibblings (and dad's pretty great too!) so she's one lucky little lady. The other baby girl (sitting up and laying on her back in teal/green dress) is actually cousins with the cute little guy (beach scene and b&W image). Both of these little ones have really awsome families who are really fun to work with. This adorable little guy was one of the easiest two year olds I've ever photographed and he's got the greatest little personality to boot. Although his sweet cousin was in a pretty somber mood the day we did pics, she gave us some really wonderful smiles. The image pictured however turned out to be one of my favorites despite the lack of smile!

Some more Recent Sessions!

2008-07-19T09:07:00.000-07:00

Well the heat is keeping me indoors for the most part, but we've been sneaking outside to take a few pics right around my house for a few sessions and I did get out just last night to photograph two precious little girls at the rose garden. Here's a few of my favorites from the last couple of weeks!

Ok, Ok, I know I should do this more often

2008-06-29T18:57:00.000-07:00

But seriously, its so hard to find time! I knew when I started this blog that I'd struggle to find time to update, but I didn't think I'd go weeks in between posts. Anyhow, here are some images from some recent sessions. I've taken a few weekends off for my daughters birthday and a little mini vacation so I don't have as many to post as usual. Also you'll see the newest member of our family. Little Sadie, A cocker spaniel puppy is the cutest, funniest little thing. She's actually been in a few pictures (puppies make great bribes for toddlers!) Dont worry though, no animals were harmed in the making of photos! Sadie also has a sister and two brothers currently available so if you are interested give me a call or email and I'll send contact info! The young man and woman in the image by the lake is my nephew and his new bride Bethani. I don't "do" weddings but I promised long ago if he'd just marry this precious girl that I'd be happy to photograph his wedding. It was a 40's theme (thus the red dress and black veil) and fit their spunky personalities perfectly. I also did a maternity shoot for one of my long time clients and created some of my all time favorite maternity images ever. I haven't asked permission to share their images yet, so you'll just have to wait for that one, but believe me, she is just a natural beauty and pregnancy looks beautiful on her! The little man you see is a new client and was just as cute as can be. I just love little boys and their spunky personalities. The two precious little strawberry blonds you see are sisters who I have photographed several times now. They are so incredibly energetic and have the cutest personalities not to mention they are just beautiful! The baby boy is also a new client and what a precious little one he is! He wasnt really in the mood for pictures, but still gave us some precious expressions. He loved miss sadie too. He also got to attack a birthday cake too!

Recent Sessions

2008-06-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

Well I can tell it is officially spring (although it feels like summer!!!) by the amount of outdoor sessions I have been scheduling. Keaton is the handsome senior boy you see above. I traveled to brownsboro 2 years ago to take his brothers senior photos and returned a couple of weeks ago for Keaton's pics. Keaton is somewhat famous in Brownsboro for his skills on the pitcher's mound and I could see why, watching him throw the ball across home plate to deliberately hit a pole on the other side so that the ball would come right back to him. I'm not much of a sports fan, but I was definately impressed. I also got to take pics of him with his two older brothers. You gotta envy the mom who has three nearly grown boys who will get up on a saturday morning to take pictures (not sure if they were given a choice though ha ha!). Even the dogs were willing to cooperate for their pics!

Price is the sweet adorable little brother of Peyton who has always been posted all over my website. Their mom is one of the sweetest and best clients I've ever had. Not to mention she is on of my best referers too! It is no wonder her two boys are just wonderful, they have wonderful parents to take after. Price looks a lot like his brother but has many expressions that are clearly his own. The closeup above however reminded me more of Peyton than any other we took that day. Now I'm just waiting to see if he show up to his one year session with the famous "Peyton frown" or not!

I was so excited to meet sweet little william for the first time. I met his sister right before her first birthday and what a little angel she is! Abigail is just the same age that my oldest was when we brought home our second baby and I certainly don't remember my daughter adapting as well as she has. It is evident that Abigail is not the least bit jealous and dearly loves that sweet baby brother of hers. As if Abigail hadn't already won my heart with just her sweet personality, she really warmed up to me during this session and even spent part of the time in my lap while she and I took pics of her brother. I offered to just keep her forever, but her sweet parents didn't seem willing to give her up! William decided to follow in his sisters footsteps by staying awake for his entire newborn session (I didn't know abigail then, but I've heard stories!). While I typically like for my newborns to sleep, he already had such expressive eyes that I was glad to capture them. He even looked straight at me for some of his pics which is pretty rare for a 2 weeker!

Congratulations Little Blessings winners!

2008-06-03T20:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I wanted to post this Sunday, but I had a little trouble tracking down a couple of the winners, and wanted to notify them first. Congratulations to grand prize winner Meredith, second place winner, Natalie, and Third place winner Aiden. I wish I could make all of the wonderful nominees winners, but unfortunately I can't. I do want to thank all of the people who nominated the children for my contest. It was truely a blessing to read the stories that were sent in.

Little Blessings Contest ending soon!

2008-05-30T08:12:00.000-07:00

Thank you all who have already sent in your nominations! If you still have a nomination to send in, be sure to do so by May 31 to contest@timelessportraitsbyamber.com . Although I am not judging the contest I have read the entries and there are so many deserving children and I dearly wish I could make them all winners. In addition to the grand prize winner I have come up with second and third place prizes as well. First place winner will win a special studio session, gift package and oufit to keep. Second place will win a studio session and $100 print credit and third place will win a studio session. Winners will be announced here on June 1st by first name only and I will post some of the images from their sessions if they give permission to do so. Out of respect and sensitivity to the winners I will not be posting the details of their nominations, unless they wish to share their stories. Thank you all who have participated and helped make this contest a success!

A few recent favorites

2008-05-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

I've had several sessions over the last couple of weeks. Some new clients and some returning ones, but all great kiddos! Emily is one of my 2008 seniors. Besides being a beautiful young lady, she had a wonderful personality and I know she has a bright and promising future ahead! Sweet little Emma came for her 3 month photos and while I typically find that a challenging age because of their inablitly to support themselves, she was just a delight! All smiles from the time she arrived, and never a fuss! Although I don't typically photograph only adults, I was honored to photograph my Pastor and his wife for their 50th wedding anniversary! Can you imagine 50 years??? What a sweet and loving couple they are. Miss Ella came for her 3 month photos (just a couple of weeks late, but still oh so tiny) and still has a head full of beautiful dark brown hair. I had the honor of photographing her sweet parents just before she was born and also did her newborn pics and she is just a sweet beautiful little girl. I love seeing these little ones grow and change! I did an emergency session for Miss Riley as she lives out of town and happened to be staying nearby for the weekend just before her 3rd birthday. I was so glad that I was able to fit them in! Some of you will recognize her from my splash page! Miss Katie and her sweet brother Even came to me around a year ago and were not too interested in being photographed. We got some wonderful images, but they sure made us work for them. What a difference a year made. They were the sweetest and most cooperative little ones and we got tons of great pics! It helps too that they are both just adorable!!! I've been photographing Miss Lilyana for some time now and she is just a delight every time. She's a little harder to catch these days but that is just how it is with toddlers. Isn't she beautiful! Little Addison put up with me for quite some time outdoors and warm sticky weather and never complained once. I just fell in love with this beautiful little girl who was willing to do anything we asked as long as we let her slip on her tiny silver sandles in between shoots. What a doll!

Congratulations 2008 seniors!

2008-05-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

Well it's that time of year, the kids are getting antsy and excited about school being out. Some more than others though. I've had the honor of photographing some awsome young adults this year, that will be graduating at the end of this month. Best wishes to Kamie, Janna, Cameron, Emily, Cassie, Christopher, Bryan M., Kimmy, Trisha, and Bryan C. I hope that the future continues to be bright and promising for these great seniors.

It's been a while!

2008-04-23T18:37:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's been a couple of weeks since I've posted. I've had quite a few sessions lately so not much time for posting, but I had to take a moment to post some of my favorite images from my latest sessions. I've had some wonderful entries from my Little Blessings contest so keep them coming. Remember just send an email to contest@timelessportraitsbyamber.com and let me know why the child you are nominating deserves to win!

Little Blessings Contest

2008-04-04T19:54:00.000-07:00

Between now and May 31 Timeless Portraits will be hosting a contest to find one outstanding child to photograph. Nominate a deserving child by sending an email to contest@timelessportraitsbyamber.com Please write in detail why your nominee deserves to win. Nominees may be any child age 0-16. Entrants could be children (or their parents) who have overcome odds, done something exceptional, or are just special in any way. Entries will be judged by a panel of 3 judges and names will be left out of entries so that judging will completely fair. The winning child will receive a special studio session, one outfit provided for their session (and theirs to keep!!) and a gift package. If the winner is a female, hair and makeup (if applicable) will be part of their session. I look forward to your entries. Don't forget to include your contact information! Thank you in advance for your participation!

Great weekend, Awsome kids

2008-03-30T07:34:00.000-07:00

Well it was a full weekend and despite the yucky weather I had several really fun sessions. First before the rain started I got to do some photos for a neighbor of her beautiful girls in front of their azeleas. I'm a bit jealous though, because ours are not in full bloom yet and her's look so beautiful (as did those precious girls). Another neighbor walked their adorable Brussels Griffon dog over just after a trip to the groomers to show off her new hair cut and I begged to take a few pics of this sweet little dog. She was so proud of her new "do"!

I had the opportunity to photograph the "R sisters" again. I first photographed them during a group session about a year ago and the way these 3 girls get along just blows my mind. Not only are they beautiful, but they are the sweetest most well mannered children!

I am always excited to photograph newborns and this weekend I had two! First of all came Mr. Blake. I've been photographing his big brother since he was 19 days old so it was an honor to have them bring the new baby to me. Blake is a bit more laid back than big brother and pretty much let us do whatever we wanted with him, and while his older sibling was not in the mood for pics, he still let us get a couple before he called it quits! These two kiddos are just the cutest things ever!

My second newborn was a little over two weeks old and was just precious. This was an exciting session for me. I knew ahead of time that the other baby in the family (a huge English Mastiff dog) was coming and was a bit nervous about how he would act with the little one. I shouldn't have worried though... he was just the sweetest, most gentle thing ever! His big cousins joined in for a few pics as well and were just adorable!

Beautiful Siblings

2008-03-24T20:19:00.000-07:00

How in the world can a couple have three kids that are all so georgeous??? (hint...you start with two georgeous parents) Number 4 is on the way so I can't wait to get my hands on yet another beautiful kiddo. These three were just tons of fun and the best sports. I wish I could get my own kids to cooperate this well!!!

Meet Corbin

2008-03-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

This little angel was just a precious little chunk. At just 7 weeks, he had the cutest round cheeks I've seen! His beautiful mother is so lucky to have such a sweetie. No matter what we did to him, he just didn't fuss! He did wear out on us so a good bit of his pics are of him sleeping, but when your this cute it doesnt matter if your eyes are open or not!!!

Happy birthday Lindsey!

2008-03-24T20:06:00.000-07:00

Seems like just yesterday we were taking Lindsey's newborn photos and here she is at a year old. This little sweetheart got the prize for the fastest destruction of the cake. I got maybe 5-6 photos before the cake was flattened! She wasn't as enthusiastic about eating the cake, but her expressions were priceless!!! Happy Birthday Lindsey~

"MY" Emma

2008-03-09T22:07:00.000-07:00

This precious little girl is my sweet neice Emma. She was born about the same time that my desire to start a photograhy business came alive. She has been my test subject since she was just a few days old and her wonderful mother has given me some of my best photo ideas. This was just a quick mini session of her in her easter dress, but as usual I couldn't help but play with her images for way longer than I should have. I hate to brag, but I think my little Emma is just the cutest thing ever!!! The image above is digitally hand painted (a technique that I am trying to perfect so I can offer it as a service.)

Gorgeous Syndey

2008-03-09T22:01:00.001-07:00

This little girl photographs much older than her almost 7 years. What a beauty she is. Even though she came in a bit sleepy she was just the most perfect subject and never complained a bit (no matter how many crazy things I asked her to do). I had the privledge of photographing her during a session with her cousin before the holidays so already knew how beautiful she was and was really excited about this session. She has the most beautiful eyes and I just love those curls!!!

Beautiful sisters, Beautiful family

2008-03-09T21:50:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I got to photograph these two beautiful sisters, and what a treat to photograph the whole family this time (including a precious maltese dog). I just love the sassy personalities of these girls. It took a bit for them to warm up the the camera, but after they did it was apparent that they are no strangers to the camera. I loved their black and white with denim outfits too!

Sweet Pea Sisters

2008-03-09T21:45:00.000-07:00

Well our plans for an outdoor shoot were changed when we woke up to snow on Friday morning, so these adorable sisters came to my studio instead. After a few shots in their adorable dresses, we got out the petti's to play a bit. While they are both way to active to shoot together yet, the magic of photoshop made it possible to make a precious shot of the two girls together. Don't they have the most beautiful smiles!!!

Update

2008-03-04T11:47:00.000-08:00

Just a notice that my family and I will be out of town Easter weekend. My husband and I have birthdays the same week (yep 29 again!) so to celebrate we are going to get away for a few days. Please have orders in by March 15th in order to receive them back before we leave. Our house/pet sitters won't be answering phones, so just leave messages and all calls and emails will be returned on Tuesday March 26th. Thank you!!!

Brothers

2008-03-02T21:30:00.001-08:00

This sweet almost 5 year old was just a delight to photograph and you can see how much he loves that beautiful new brother of his. This two week old was nice and sleepy. In fact he didn't give us any awake pictures at all, but he was absolutely precious in all of his sleepiness! This was my first session with their beautiful family and they were a delight.

Happy 1st Birthday Aidan!

2008-03-02T21:24:00.000-08:00

Sweet little Aidan is turning one, and what a way to celebrate. He wasn't really in to getting too messy, but rather took his time and enjoyed all that wonderful icing. I bet he didn't go down for a nap too easily after all that sugar!!! Happy Birthday Aidan!

Cute Cousins

2008-03-02T21:16:00.000-08:00

Cuteness must run in the family. I had the privlege of photographing the two sweet little men above last year, but this year, they brought their new baby cousin with them. Chase and Zach are not only beyond adorable, but just as sweet as they look! Since their little cousin lives out of the country they had only recently met this little beauty and I was so glad I got to capture them together before she heads back home.

Peyton's baby brother

2008-03-02T21:05:00.000-08:00

Anyone who has seen my website will be familliar with the sweet little boy above. Peyton's been a star on my site since I started photographing him at 3 months. He's two now and the adorable baby underneath his is his precioius little brother Price. Looking back at Peyton's 6 month photos, it is amazing how much they look alike. Is it legal to have this much cuteness in one family?!?!

Downtown senior session

2008-02-09T21:56:00.000-08:00

This session has been a long time in the making. The last scheduled session she had was the day it snowed. We got some studio shots that day, but our downtown session had to wait for warmer weather. I have to say though that I think it was worth the wait. Kamie may look serious in this photo, but let me tell you, she is one of the most fun loving teens I know.

Two newborns in one weekend!

2008-02-09T21:43:00.000-08:00

I love to photograph newborns. The only problem is that sometimes I want to hold them even more! These two angels were no exception. Miss Adalyn was just over two weeks when she came to my studio for her first portraits, and Miss Myleigh was a bit older at 5 weeks. Both baby girls were incredibly beautiful and oh so tiny. I can never get enough of newborn babies!

Brenna and Ella

2008-02-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

I photographed two new clients last weekend. Miss Brenna was a bit shy at first, but after a little while her little bubbly personality really came through. I'm glad I got the opportunity to meet and photograph her. Miss Ella was a new client in the most literal of ways. Coming in to my studio at less than two weeks old, she was so fun to photograph. Its hard to share just one here because she just let me do whatever I wanted to. She didn't much like being undressed but as long as we kept her warm she was great.

Sweet babies!!!

2008-02-09T21:21:00.000-08:00

These 3 cuties all came the same day. I had a blast photographing them all. Little Lindsey came and got squeaky clean with her rubber duckies, while Mr. Reed got down and dirty with his 1st birthday cake. Sweet little Riley came to me for the first time and was just a little angel!

Two beautiful Rangerettes

2008-02-09T21:15:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate enough to photograph these two beauties as seniors a couple of years ago. Now they both attend Kilgore College and perform with the Rangeretts. I got a "kick" out of making this photo!

Terriffic Twos

2008-02-09T20:46:00.000-08:00

Two is a usually hard age to photograph, but these two cuties were a delight. I'll admit to being a bit worn out after chasing them around, but the results were worth it. A belated happy birthday to Colton S. and Caleb A.