Meet Sam

Meet Samantha. This year she's a senior and full of personality. After graduation, she's hoping to go to Texas Tech. They'll be lucky to have her. We had a great time at the Dallas Arboretum, and I don't believe I've ever heard a senior giggle like she does. It was so fun to spend the morning with someone like her because she was up for anything! Keep an eye out for this little gal - she's going places!!!

Oh yeah, I'll be photographing her again really soon. This session was just for fun - I'll be taking her Debutaunt (sp?) next month. She'll be wearing a beautiful gown and I just can't wait to see it.

Meet Miranda

Meet Miranda. She's absolutely gorgeous and her personaility is just bubbly. She's due any day now. She was so fun to work with. Oh yea, she's also Savanah's mommy.

Meet Savanah

Please meet Savanah and her family. She's an adorable little 2 year old. She's just full of personality and you can see it in her portraits. Her session was in August and that day was so hot. I mean - really hot. However, we didn't let it get us down.

What's going on?

Wow - I didn't realize how quickly time has passed since I last updated the blog. Shame on me. Now that my daughter is back in school, it seems like I don't any extra time. Why is that I wonder? Oh yeah - those darn school activities!! Reading, homework, gymnastics, etc. Also, since summer is over, I've been pretty busy playing with my camera - Oops - I mean working. Ok - I admit it - I love doing photography because it allows me time to get to know my camera - play with my subjects - and really have fun.

I know I've been writing about a new website, and again, I just haven't had much time to work on it. Believe me - it will be awesome. I'm so excited.

Please keep checking in, and if you see that I'm not updating my blog - ping me and I'll get my "royal bendora" in gear!!!

I've received so many e-mails about Omega. I just thought I'd drop a note and let you know that she had a baby girl tonight. Everyone is doing well, and I hope to get some pictures of Kiriston (not sure of the spelling) this weekend.

What's up?

Do You Bling?
I'm happy to announce that I have worked out everything with my jewelry vendor and I'm so pleased! I'm back to selling it full-force! I will be relisting it on my site.

Price Increase?
No - I changed my mind. I'm going to push any increases back to 2007. However, I've decided to do away with frames....for now. I've been using a framer from the internet, & I'd really like to use someone locally instead. So, I'm scanning the metroplex for some good-quality framers.

New Website?
Yes, but not yet. It's coming - I promise. I've just been neglecting updating images/rotating images/etc. I'm looking into new designs and new music too. One of these days......you'll see!

Portrait Parties?
I'm scaling the parties back to certain parts of the year. I'd really like to incorporate the parties with my Mother's Day Madness and Holiday Hop Photo Op events. These events are huge! I'm going to have a HHPO in October, and need a hostess - interested? The event will be outdoors & a location decided on soon. I'm scouting a few locations.

{ShelleyStyle} Gallery?
They are already designed, named, and now I need to plug in the images. Don't be suprised if I use your portrait session for a gallery collection!!!

Fall Sessions?
Yes - call now. I have a few openings in September.

Meet Omega

Isn't she simply gorgeous? Omega and I had alot of fun, and she let me try new poses and lighting techniques. It was fun to just play, and it's easy to lose track of time when your client is having fun too.

Omega was right at 8 months pregnant for our session.

Let Freedom Ring!

Hi all - can you believe it's already the July 4th holiday? Unbelievable how quickly time has flown this year.

I took this image last summer at Chandler's Landing in Rockwall, Texas. It was so hot and it was so fun. Always an awesome show out there.

No matter where you celebrate - please drive safely, and most of all, have a great time!!!

New Logo is ready!

My new logo is finally ready & I'm so excited to share. Many of you have asked - "what about the butterfly?" - well, I still love them and you'll see them show up now and again.

Revamping!

This summer I am revamping. I'm going to be using a new logo, major updates to my site (or maybe create a new one), and revising my pricing structure (don't worry - no major suprises - just adjusting because of the rising gas costs). I will also be introducing {shelleystyle} Gallery Collections! Since it's raining this weekend, I hope to post some samples.

Here are the logo concepts - tell me which is your favorite.

So sad - no jewelry

I looked high and low and found a great quality product. I invested in the kit and was so pleased when it arrived. I accepted my first orders, and found out my gal moved to England!! That in itself isn't bad, but it's not what I was expecting. I was never informed that this was the plan, and a little upset that I had to follow-up on an order to find out.

For now, I don't plan to add jewelry back into my products offered. However, If you know of any TEXAS based jewelry artists - please link me up!!!

Where's Shelley?

Wow - I've been super busy this past month. A few weeks ago, my husband and I found a GREAT house. We fell in L-O-V-E with it. It's just north of Po-dunk and just east of Boon-docks. Ever hear of Royce City? Oh my goodness - it's so far - Hunt County to be exact. Though we loved the house, we ran the numbers and decided to wait.



I'm not a huge basketball fan - but I became hooked when the Mavricks made the playoffs. I went with my friend (and trusty assistant) Wendy to a game against the San Antonio Spurs. I think I was more excited to see one of the stars of my favorite TV show - Desperate Housewives - Eva Longoria, aka Gabrielle Solis (she's in the cute brown pant suit in the middle of the image). I took alot of pictures. Wendy told me to stop "photo-stalking". Yes, I'm now a member of the paparazzi.



So, what all does this have to do with the photography business? Nothing - just spending needed time with my family and friends. I've had a super busy year, and I decided to take off the month of June. I do have some sessions scheduled in July. As everyone knows - I don't work in August - too darn hot; however, I'm taking appointments now for September and October.

These are so fun!

Talk about some fun enhancements to images - check theses out! They are really cool to do and looks F A N T A S T A C on metallic photo paper. For now - I'm calling them "Blends".

Meet Avery

This sweet little girl was at a recent "Home Portrait Party". She is going to have a little brother. She's in a great mood because she just got finished painting her mommy's tummy. The effect you see here is called "Grandma's Attic". It's one of my favorite enhancements...Not quite a black and white and not quite color. Just the perfect mix of both.

Breathing Room

I've had a few weekends off, and I'm so glad. Working full-time and doing photography on the side sometimes takes its toll. However, you know me, I can't sit still. This past weekend, my husband and I hosted our 1st Annual Fish Fry and Volleyball Tournament. Naturally, it rained on us - but it didn't effect the tournament. Once it stopped raining, we played. I was on the winning team - which happened to be on the muddy side of the net. My hands/wrists are so brused too!

I'm glad about a few things though - good friends and good food! I'm also very glad that I was able to get a few snapshots of the people that help me out.

Meet my team!



This is Heidi Holguin. Not only does she second shoot for me, but she's also a fun buddy to go on "photo safaris".





This is Bre Waynes. I can count on her! She's so bee-you-tee-ful and very sweet.




Here's Kyle (that's his pretty girlfriend in the back). Yes, I know, he's very handsome. He's also featured in my senior marketing material. However, he's really very helpful at shoots. We always have a great time & he's great w/putting shy clients at ease.



There's Wendy (on the left, brown shirt). Pam is in the blue shirt on the right. Wendy is such a great help - especially at big team shoots. She helps client's fill out their paperwork and keeps the money straight.

Pam doesn't work for me, but she is my hairdresser. I think she's great!!!!

Well, that's all for this week. I'm doing a portrait party this weekend and I'm really looking forward to it.

Last night, after the sun set for the evening, our dogs were acting strange. They were sitting in the middle of the backyard....staring at something. We called them, but they wouldn't move. We saw the "weird" blob looking thing, but just thought it was their squeeky toy. However, squeeky toys don't move unassisted. We walked over to it and it was the biggest frog we've ever seen. It was bigger than my foot and three times as wide. Yes, I know what you're thinking - I have small feet. However, how many size 5 frogs have you seen?

Meet Bode

Introducing Bode. He's the newest member of the family. He was born at the tail-end of March and is as sweet as he can be!

Meet Zach

Introducing Zach! We had a great time at the Arboretum. No rain this time, and just enough cloud cover. Zach plays hockey & is quite good! I asked him if he likes to watch hockey, but he actually would rather play.
We probably spent a good 2 hours walking around the park. It was pretty busy with the Dallas Blooms going on, but most people were very considerate about not walking into the shots. In fact, an elderly woman actually stopped me from shooting and wanted to take a picture of me with Zach.
Congratulations Zach!

Meet Scott

This is Scott - Class of 2006. He's so polite and I was so impressed that he's an Eagle Scout. Congratulations Scott!!!

Meet Rita

A Bee-you-tee-ful senior taken at the Dallas Arboretum last Saturday (April 1). It rained on us, but we didn't let that "dampen" our spirits. We just rolled with it baby!