{DECEMBER BRIDE}

What a wonderful time for a wedding! The bride, "P" was absolutely gorgeous in her beautiful wedding gown.
We took these at a hotel in Downtown Houston, and the location was perfect for the bride! Their wedding colors were red and gold, and as you can see, the hotel was completely decked out in red and gold colors.

"R" and "P" just got married this weekend, and I'll be sharing photos from their wedding in the next blog. Congratulations and Best Wishes for a long and happy marriage!

If you are a bride-to-be and would like a custom bridal session, please contact The Davidson Gallery to schedule your special day!

Christina :o)

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info@thedavidsongallery.com

{BEHIND THE SCENES}

For those of you who have wondered "what exactly goes on behind the scenes of a typical session," this is for you! And if you've never wondered what happens behind the scenes, well, my apologies......lol

To begin a session, you first need to scope out a good "spot" to start....

This is me, trying to figure out if the wind will carry the drape our model has. Oh, if you're wondering why I'm wearing blue latex gloves, it's because it was so cold that morning, my fingers were too cold to manage the controls on my camera and I had to keep them warm! (Photos courtesy of ©Deborah Dell)

Here's Deborah (another Photographer), trying out the drape, and figuring out the wind direction.........lol
Here we are discussing how to hold the drape.....

And demonstrating the pose I want her to do.........
You'd never know by looking at our model, but it was so very cold outside and the wind was blowing very hard. She was bundled up right up until we would start shooting, then "click, click , click", and then she would get bundled up again!
This is what she looked like right before a shot............
Then, it all came off, and.........voila'!
You can see some of the finished shots in the previous blog entry! Thanks to Debbie Dell, and Cindy Mitchell for all their input and assistance.

Did you enjoy getting a behind the scenes look at a photo session? Would you like to be the star of one of my blog entries? Well then, contact me and make an appointment to have your own custom session!
Did you know that you get a free print from your session with a signed model release? Fame? A free print? Great images? You have nothing to lose :o)

I'm still looking for one more couple to to participate in my project. Newlyweds, newly Engaged, twenty somethings, fun-loving, up-for-anything-actor-types WANTED! TFP compensation (time for prints). Shoots will take place in and around the Houston area, preferably during the weekday. Email me if you're interested; no size, shape, color preference!

Christina :o)
www.TheDavidsonGallery.com

{DECEMBER MATERNITY SESSION}

Don't you just love Texas weather? Rainy one day, sunny the next, ten minutes later it's FREEZING COLD!

We lucked out with the weather when we decided to do a session on the beach; it was really cold, but at least it wasn't raining! Not a cloud in the sky either, which I haven't seen in a very long time!

Thanks to our Mom-to-be ("M") and her fantastic Mom! Moms make great assistants don't they?
Lots of thanks to two other FANTASTIC photographers (who accompanied me to the shoot), Debbie and Cindy! With three photographers photographing our Mom-to-be, it certainly made heads turn..........
I'll be sharing their "behind the scenes" images in the next blog entry, so be on the lookout for that.

{Isn't she gorgeous? I don't remember looking like that when I was expecting!}

{Flawless sky, Beautiful Mom!}

If you would like a custom photo session like the one you just previewed, contact The Davidson Gallery and schedule yours now. Now scheduling for 2008.

Have a great day
Christina :o)
www.TheDavidsonGallery.com

{THE MAKING OF A CHRISTMAS CARD}

Okay, yes, it's that time of year again.......annual holiday card photos! I finally had time to set up and TRY to take a nice photo of my own child......easier said than done. Why is it so hard to photograph your own family?!
So, to all those parents with whom I've done "crazy" sessions with, I hope this makes you feel better!



Idea #1:
Me: "Sweetheart, I need you to hold this letter up for me, okay?"
Her: "Okay Mommy! Like this?"
Me: "No baby, you have to hold up the letter so I can see it."
Her: (giggles)
Me: "Um, sweetie, you need to turn around so I can see your face...."
(She makes a 180 degree turn)
Her: (giggles again)

Idea#2:
Me: "Okay, let's do another letter, but you have to hold it up really good so that Mommy can see the letter, okay?"
Her: "Yes, okay!" "Do you like my new dance?" (she starts dancing)
Me: "oh, yes, it's very nice, but sweetie, I need to be able to SEE the letter.."

Idea #3:

Me: "okay, let's pose with some ornaments, you like the ornaments, right?"

Her: "No."

Me: "Not even a little?"

Her: "no........I'm sleepy" (she's not sleepy, she just got up from a nap! lol)

Idea #4:

Me: "Can you sit down with the ornaments?"

Her: (giggles) "I like the ornaments now!"

Me: "Good sweetie! I'm glad......um, can you sit with them now?"

Her: "Look mommy, your lights make them shine!"

Me: "I know they do, just don't throw them, okay?"

Her: "I can throw them?"

Me: "No, no DON'T throw them! (she throws them, I sigh and look for my mug of hot cocoa I put down somewhere.....)

Her: "mommy, you said THROW THEM....."

After all of this, the little princess needs a cookie break........and so do I.
Idea #5:

Me: "Okay, we're almost done, can you sit down for a little bit and look at Mommy?"

Her: "yes.....like this?"

Me: "Yes, baby, just like that......."

The End. (until we have to take the family pictures....oy.)

Christina :o)

If you would like to book a session with The Davidson Gallery, please contact me for dates/availability.

www.TheDavidsonGallery.com