Variety Post

I know, I know.....Im a terrible blogger! I havent been around much, but Im really busy designing for the Holidays and ordering TONS of Christmas Cards! lol

So I am going to just throw in some photos from different shoots over the last week or so! :)

Enjoy!!

Welcome to the world Baby A.

I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing the most beautiful baby ever, Baby A! She has brightest eyes, and is full of life! Thank you for letting me sit with you and capture your beauty!

Cupcakes

...need I say more?!

**I would like to add that I made these and decorated them, thank you very much! lol

WOW! Where does the time go?

Gosh, I havent been here in SOOO long! I am so sorry! I got so ill last week, I could barely get out of bed! And I have been flooded with work lately, I havent had time to breath!

there are so many cool sessions to share, but my favorite was with my daughter! We went to her school to hang out, and ended up taking some fun photos! ;) So I thouht I would share them because they are so close to my heart! And sometimes the best moments I capture, are the ones that aren't planned, aren't paid for, and aren't expected!

What a BEAUTIFUL family!

So, I said I would share one of the best sessions from this week...

I had the honor and privilege of photographing the "R" Family! And, what a LOVELY family they are! This was a very special night for the family. They were celebrating Birthday's from almost everyone, and a very special Anniversary for Mom and Dad!

And give me a break, their daughter's are breathtaking!They even had a Mariachi Band! I had the BEST time! Thank you to the family for having me and my wonderful assistant Brittany, with you to enjoy this wonderful night!

Enjoy your preview!!

WOW! I Miss you guys!!

So, Im WAY behind! So many sessions to proof, and lots of stuff going on with the Ragazza Bella Line.....did I mention the house and the three blogs that I manage? Oh, and I got put in charge of another website today! BREATH................................................

Ok, Im better now!

I cant wait to show pictures from my latest session, AND it has a great story behind it! :) Those will be up soon.

And I know I promised pictures of Miss L. on her first day of school.

Well, first day was great, but ended crazy!! Miss L decided she wanted short hair! So after school, we went and got it chopped off!

So here is her Before, on the FIRST day of school............

And here is her After...........

She looks like SUCH a big girl now, I cant even belive it! Its been 2 weeks now and Im just not adjusting to the New Do! But she loves it and thats what matters....right? lol

I also will have pictures of the room re-do in the next few days!

Until then, have a great weekend!!!

A New Look for the website....

Well, its that time again! I updated the website. It has some new pictures and an all new look! I worked all day on it, so Im very happy! :) hehe

Let me know what you think! www.GenesisPhotographyWeb.com

Can I sleep now??

Gosh, who knew that you could get back from vacation and be completely run down again by the next weekend?

We have been working on the house (AGAIN!) this weekend. We painted my room today! YAY! I cant wait to share pics of it after its all decorated.
If you want a BEFORE image, picture a blank, empty, white walled room with a bed in the middle! Voila...Before picture! lol

But now its beautiful and brown, and will have very pretty decorations tomorrow!

ALSO!! HUGE NEWS!! Miss L starts KINDERGARTEN TOMORROW!!! We are all excited! She has her clothes picked, her lunch packed, her backpack ready to go, and actually went to sleep on time! She even told me she wants a microwave pancake for breakfast! lol I will have pictures of that soon too!

And finally, I am so tired because I have been chained to my sewing machine all week, and my computer!
I was asked to take over my Design Group's Blog, SassE Style, and give it a new look! I'm also going to be doing designer bio spotlights, contests, and so much more! So if you love kids fashion, come give it a looksie!

So as you can see, I might be a little slow at blogging for the next week or so until we get adjusted to waking up at 6:30am every morning! Darn that school district! lol

But there is lots of cool things coming, so keep checking back!!

Wow!!! I needed that..........

Hey Everyone! I am so happy to be back from vacation! We went to the Texas coast for the weekend and stayed in a little town called Kemah. What a AWESOME place to hang out for a few days!

They have a boardwalk that is surrounded by the Ocean and there is so much to do! Our first day there, we arrived around lunch time and at at The Crab House, an all you can eat seafood buffet with crab legs, caviar, peel and eat shrimp...you name it, they had it! Just amazing!
And then my sister and I went on a speed boat ride called "The Beast", it was SO much fun!
We got soaked!

We finished off the night with dinner at the Cadillac Bar and had some really great Mexican food and margaritas! YUM!

We got to hang out at the Beach all day on Saturday, then we went shopping and more seafood at Landry's! We were too full for a meal at dinner time, so we decided to get Dessert and drinks at The Aquarium. This restaurant is AMAZING! It feels like your underwater while your eating. Very cool!

We left Sunday and came back home with a nice brown tan (some sun burn too! lol) and great memories!

****I actually left my camera at home, because Hurricane Dean was expected to show up, so I didn't want it ruined. So my sister brought her point and shoot along! ;) Thanks Sis!!****

Praise You in This Storm

Hey Guys!

You know sometimes in life, we feel like we just cant live up to the challenges that God gives us, and then we see the light at the end of the tunnel. And through faith, we see Christ pull us through.

I have been going through some personal challenges lately and Jesus has held my hand and closed my ears to the Enemy's lies. And I have truly found the praise that lies deep in the storm.

I LOVE this song from Casting crowns, and this video shows exactly what I believe is the message of this song.

I am so grateful for every one's prayers I have received, and continue to receive. And I thank the Lord for all of the good he has done in my life. And for opening my eyes to the Praise in the Storm.

Chalk and Bubbles

Thats what little girls are REALLY made of! hehe

I decided just to snap some photos of Miss L playing around yesterday in the driveway. We blew bubbles, twirrled in the grass, chalked the whole driveway, and rode her bike down to the the park and back home..........it was a great day!

So I thought I would share some of our bonding day here! :)

Photo Contest

**UPDATE!!! The photo is number 20 and is up for voting!! :)

Hey Everyone!

So I was convinced by my mom to enter a local photo contest, so I did! hehe I actually just entered the contest a few moments ago, and want everyone's help!

If you like the photo I submitted (which is the one on this post) then go vote for me! I would LOVE to win a free canvas! And the respect of other photographers! ;)

Here is where you can vote: Photo Contest .....make sure mine is up there, it might take a few hours for them to get it up and going!!

Talk to you all soon!!

Skulls and Roses

I had a little photo shoot with my girl, Miss L, yesterday for a set I made for a launch with my new design group, SassE. Now, for those of you that don't know, my mom and I own a children's clothing company called Ragazza Bella, and we occasionally sell some things on Ebay. You can get a link to our blog and website on my "link's list" on the left hand side bar.

So this set was really fun to photograph. We just went down to the park by my house and hung out for a while, and took some pictures while we played. Very easy and relaxed! Perfect for selling clothes! hehe

The sun set was a little harsh, but I like the warm glow it gives off! Very funky and grunge, just like this set!
When we launch it tomorrow, I will post a link so you can check out the auction!
Thanks for looking! :)

For, Four, Fore.....

So my sweet sweet mom tagged me with the Game of 4. I have to answer some random questions about myself in the number of 4's. so here we go........

Four Jobs I Have Had:

Personal Chef

Nanny

Williams Sonoma Sales Girl

Clothing Designer

Four Films I Can Watch Over & Over:

Memoirs of a Geshia

Phantom of the Opera

Legally Blonde 1 and 2

Dirty Dancing

Four Places I have lived:

The house I grew up in

The house I live in now

LOL thats it! I have only moved once! ;)

Four Favorite TV shows:

Alias

The Simpsons

Lost

All my soaps! (Love Passions, Guiding Light, and Days of our lives)

Four Favorite Foods:

ANYTHING Authentic Italian (not italian-american!)

Everything Bagels with garlic cream cheese and green olives!!!

Dark Chocolate

Mashed Potatoes

Four Websites I visit every day:

Ebay

Blogger

Photobucket

Etsy

Four Places I Would Love To Be:

New York

Shopping with no limit on my credit card

Communion Night at my Church (the best night ever!)

Italy

Four Favorite Colors:

Any shade of Green

Purple

Black

Brown

Four Names You Love But Would/Could Not Use For Your Child:

(Well, I might acutally use these, seeing as I only have one kid right now!)

Afton

Scotland

Chainley

River

Creativity has its Benefits! :)

I was readying through my daily blog list when I came across a post on my Friend Bobbie's Blog that had my name in it! :)

Bobbie has awarded me with the creative blogger award!! I was totally honored!

So whats this award all about you say? Well, the creative blogger award is for.............

For those who bring unique and creative elements to their blogs. For those who incorporate art, music, creative writing, photo's, and other beautiful visual effects into their website. For those who put a unique spin on things and come up with new ideas. This award is for the artsy, the funky, the inventor, and even the rebel. This award is for those creative individuals who stand out from the crowd.

So There! LOL I just love sweet Bobbie! I had the wonderful opportunity to meet her in Salt Lake City on a girls getaway, and she is just a huge sweetie, not to mention RIDICULOUSLY talented!

So now its my turn to award some people I think are uber creative!

My first award is to Jennifer Adams! What an amazing photographer! I met Jennifer on a photography site and I totally admire her work!

My next award is going to Angela Crutcher! I cant help by peak in on Angela's blog every day! Her work is totally inspirational!

My third award is for my friend Summer! I just love reading about Summer's life with her kids! And her graphics are sooooo cute and fun! Keep on doing what you do best Summer!

Keep the Blog Love going! Pick three people for your creative blogger award and leave some comments for everyone! We love to know people are actually reading these things that we spend so much time on! hehe

SPC Elements Week : An Airy Disposition

Not to imply that I'm and airhead or anything! lol And I know I missed a week! SORRY!!

This week's SPC challenge is a focus on AIR. In my previous post I mentioned the rainbow I saw the other day and all the rain we have been "receiving" (lol) in Texas lately.

Well this was one break in the weather that allowed me to take pictures. And I thought, what a better time than now to relate to air. The air here is hot and sticky, but the sky looks lovely! The wind was blowing profusely when I took this picture on the hood of my Jeep! lol

If you would like to get involved or learn more about the SPC challenges, just click here.

And get ready for the August theme: Patterns!!

Somewhere over the Rainbow....

Well its no supprise that I am writing about MORE RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I could SCREAM we have had so much rain!

usually a Texas summer can get up in the 120's, but not this year! we haven't even reached 100 and it hasn't stopped raining all summer!

And then it happened! Something that I haven't see since I was a very young child! A RAINBOW!! I know they are very common, but I haven't seen on in over 10 years!
I actually have spotted 3 rainbows over the last 2 weeks! I couldn't believe it!

Well this one that I saw yesterday was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I'm talking 7 colors, a mile long, perfect stripes, perfect bow, just Stunning! But when I got my camera and went to take a shot, it was gone! :( only a very faint rainbow remained, so I took what I could and now I am sharing it with you! I hope your weather is better than ours and that your having a great weekend!

In search of new Faces!

Alright people! I am in need of new faces!!

Please dont get me wrong! I LOVE my customers!!
But I am looking to do some different styles and add some updated pictures to my Book!

So if you qualify for one of the following, please let me know!!

--Engagement Session
--Bridals
--Trash The Dress
--Children (10 and under)
--High School Seniors

Must be in the Austin area and be willing to travel to different locations!
Please contact me via my email at genesisphotographer@yahoo.com
or by phone 512-415-5735.

Meet Baby M

Hey Everyone! I am so sorry that I havent been posting any of my recent sessions! I have gotten so caught up in working on my house that I havent been able to edit them fast enough and get them on the computer!!

I will, however, be posting one more session for sure sometime this week! Its something I have never done before, so I thought I would share it later on in the week!! (But you just have to wait to see what it was! hehe)

I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing Baby M's baptism this weekend. It was a beautiful ceremony and after party! I had a great time! Thanks to Mama K. and Papa C. for having me!

Enjoy the photos! ;)