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Taylor Calendar

2007-05-07T21:30:00.000-07:00

Every year we do Portraits for the Taylor High School - Man of the Month Calendar. These were the top 24 in the voting this year. I made a fun composite of the guys with just their Tuxedo tops over their casual wear.

Melissa & Kyle

2007-04-28T20:05:00.000-07:00

It was such a joy to photograph melissa's wedding. I have done lots of photography for her family over the past 8 years.

Here is great shot of her family.

A bridal portrait before the ceremony.

The guys found something to do while they waited for the ceremony to begin.

Beautiful portrait of Melissa and Kyle at the Courtyard at St James.

Four Brides

2007-04-07T14:30:00.000-07:00

At Allison's wedding she had 3 guests that I had recently photographed their weddings.
I just had to get them together for a picture.

Allison and Drew

2007-04-05T14:24:00.000-07:00

Allison and Drew got married on March 31st. I have know Allison since I photographed her Senior portraits. I still remember my favorite shot from that session 4 years ago. I am so happy I was available to photograph her wedding. Here is a shot of the wedding party during dress rehearsal.

Birthday Party

2007-03-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

For my birthday I flew over to LA and went to a party with my friend Jessica.

Mayde Creek Cheer

2007-03-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

This is the squad that challenges me to do something different for there composite every year. This one took a lot of time to develop. All the photos were taken in the studio. I really am proud of this one. Its going to be tough to top it next year.

Pacesetter Composite

2007-03-14T12:17:00.000-07:00

For the past few years we have been doing all the photography for the Pacesetters at Taylor High School. Here is the end of year composite of the 2006-2007 squad.

Softball Program

2007-03-08T12:08:00.000-08:00

Just finished the photography and design for the softball program for Taylor High School. These are so much fun to do, I really enjoy getting to do this every year.

Katynation

2007-02-10T16:39:00.000-08:00

Westbound Bank is sponsoring Katynation and had me take some photos of the booksigning on Monday. Katynation is the new book by Dexter Clay that tells the true story of the Katy high school football program. The producers who are working on the project of making a movie based on the book were in attendance. Lots of tiger fans got their books and tshirts signed by Dexter.

NCL Chapter group photos

2007-01-29T16:53:00.000-08:00

I am going to try to update more this year. Looks like I took a few months off there. Here are some candid shots from the group portraits I took.

Phillips and Kubin

2006-06-19T20:23:00.000-07:00

I just love photographing weddings. I got to do my first wedding at Bear Creek Baptist this past Saturday. The ceremony was real nice. It started to rain as the vocalist began singing "ava marie". The combination of the singers voice and the ambiance was perfect. It just made the hair on your arm stand up. The reception was held at Pine Forest Country Club. This is one of my favorite locations for receptions. Here is one shot of the cake cutting.

Jennifer and Derek

2006-06-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

Last saturday we photographed the wedding of Jennifer and Derek. It was just a beautiful wedding. The ceremony was at Second Baptist on Woodway and then the reception was at the Junior League. I like the altar at Second Baptist, its one of my favorites in Houston. The reception was a lot of fun. There was a live band and they really got the guests to do alot of dancing. And of course, Jennifers bridal portrait was stunning.

Jaime and Dan

2006-05-30T13:28:00.000-07:00

This past Friday I got to photograph a real fun wedding. Four years earlier we did Jaime's High School Senior photos. During that photo session we got some of the best shots I did that year. And just like before, her bridal portrait is one of my favorites from this year. The wedding reception was at the Downtown Aquarium restaurant. This real is a unique location to have a reception. Notice the guy in the fish tank.

New Logo

2006-05-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

I have always wanted to have a cool logo for the business. About every other month we would sketch out a logo and then trash it. Well, finally here it is. I hope to put this logo on everything we market with.

Denise & Ryan

2006-05-22T12:36:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday I was able to shoot a wedding for two special people. Denise used to work for us when she was in High School. She used to help me put the wedding albums together and would always make me promise to be available to photograph her wedding one day. We always thought it was funny because at the time she didnt even have a boyfriend. Well here we are a few years later and now she is married. They make a great couple.

New Orleans

2006-05-19T20:17:00.000-07:00

Terry and myself went to New Orleans this past week for a little R&R and also to attend photography courses with about 200 photographers from around the country and even a few from overseas. We had a great time and had a great learning experience. We spent all of the time in or near the French Quarter. To our surprise it wasnt damaged very much from the Katrina storm. Photography seminars like this really help us improve our photography and learn new techniques.

Angie and Rob

2006-05-06T10:05:00.000-07:00

On May 5, 2006 I had the pleasure of photographing the Wedding for Angie and Rob. Angie is another bride I have known for a long time and I was real excited to be able to be the photographer for her wedding. There were so many shots from her Bridal Session that turned out so good, that she ended up have 5 Portraits dispayed at her reception. The ceremony was at United Methodist Church of Katy followed by a reception at Falcon Point Country Club.

Jill and Josh

2006-04-30T18:03:00.000-07:00

On April 29 Jill and Josh got married in Round Top, Texas. It was really special to get to photograph this Wedding because I have been photographing special events for this family for about the last 6 years. Therefore, I knew lots of their friends who were in attendence at the Wedding. Here is my favorite engagement photo of theirs, followed by Jill's Bridal Portrait. This Portrait is so different from the usual style of Bridal Portrait that I used to do. Some of the techniques I used to make this Portrait I learned from some of the workshops I attended earlier this year. The Viel is the same one her mother wore on her wedding day. Next, is a moment during the ceremony. The next Portrait was taken outside the church. As nice as it was inside I just had to go outside and get this shot too. The Reception was held at a the Outpost @ Cedar Creek (www.outpostinn.com) This was one of my favorite shots at the Reception.

Maritime Ball

2006-04-04T12:24:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday Terry and myself took photos at Texas A&M-Galveston's Maritime Ball. We have been providing Photography services for the Maritime Ball for 6 of the past 7 years. We look forward to this event every year. We usually make this a weekend trip and spend an extra day in Galveston relaxing.
This year they decided to have the Ball at the Historic Garten Verein. It was built in 1880 by some German businessmen as a Social Club and was one of the few stuctures to survive the 1900 Storm.

National Charity League

2006-03-28T20:42:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday night I took photos at the NCL Azalea Chapter's Senior Presentation. A few weeks earlier I took photos at the Katy Chapter's Presentaion night. I have been taking photos for these groups for the past 7 years.

NCL is a non-profit national organization of mothers and daughters who join together in community involvement within local chapters throughout the United States. Their goal is to foster a sense of community responsibility and strengthen the mother-daughter relationship. Daughters participate in a six-year program of philanthropic work, educational activities and cultural events.

Here are some sample photos of the girls having fun right after the official posed portrait was taken of their group.

ultimate fighting

2006-03-27T20:09:00.000-08:00

This last Saturday night I went to see a fight card at the Toyota Center with Terry(my brother), Clayton & Steve. The four of us normally all get together and watch the Pay-Per-View UFC fights on TV(usually once a month). Normally they dont have fight cards like this here in Houston so this was a lot of fun.

Best Day of the Year

2006-03-20T21:15:00.000-08:00

Well its March 20. Simply the best day of the year....incredible beautiful weather, the first day of Spring and of course......my Birthday!!

Today I took bridal portraits for Angie. We got some really beautiful portraits done today. I wish I could share but I have to wait till after her Wedding in May before I can post them on here.

I have been spending the beginning of the year going to some photography workshops. Had the chance to learn from some great wedding photographers such as www.yervant.com , www.kjimages.com and www.kallhofportrait.com they were so inspirational. Here is a shot from one of those workshops. You can see both angles from these shots.

Cheer Poster

2006-03-14T16:14:00.000-08:00

Well I figured it wasnt right to show the baseball poster and leave out the first poster I did earlier this year. This one is of the cheer squad.

Sports Poster

2006-03-14T16:06:00.000-08:00

Last week we took portraits to make this poster. The guys wanted to do something a little different. I think we got it.

Welcome to my Blog

2006-03-10T21:51:00.000-08:00

Testing ......1, 2, 3 ......testing

Well one of my New Years resloutions was to improve the internet presence for See What Develops. Recently, I designed a new website(www.swd-photo.com) and now with this post, a Blog is being started. I plan to update this site regularly with current sessions and weddings, and other goings on in my life... so be sure to check back often!

And now I can cross off something on my New Years Resolution List!