The Vasquez Family Paint Fight

The Vasquez surprised the kids with a paint fight photo session.  They got to paint a canvas and then each other during the session, we did before and after the fight shots.  It was so much fun, the kids and Mom and Dad really got into it.  Paint was everywhere. It was so much fun planning for this session.

Photos taken in El Campo, Texas

We did before photos.

We did before photos.

Each person got their own color to use.

Each person got their own color to use.

Starting off splatter painting the canvas.

Starting off splatter painting the canvas.

and then Daddy.

and then Daddy.

and everyone else too.

and everyone else too.

And after paint shot.

And after paint shot.

Happy New Year!! 2014 Review

Feeling nostalgic.

So many beautiful souls have opened themselves to me this year. I am so, so grateful. 

My joy is reflected on my subjects’ smiles, the love of a mother looking into her newborn eyes. Or a proud dad posing with his baby girl, my heart breaks at tears. I can tell you if I was excited, or calm. I can tell you what the temperature was, what was said to break the ice and when everyone relaxed into the session. And this is from someone who can’t remember what I wore yesterday. When I capture your memories, I’m also making mine. This is my year — presented in a random order that isn’t random.

And so this is not a “best of” list,  picking the “best” out of so many photos just can't be done, but this is a portrait of who I am in 2014.

Here is 2014 through my eyes :)