The Amazing Ross - Dallas Bar Mitzvah Photography.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of hanging out with Ross - who is amazing as you can tell by the title - and his wonderful family. His Bar Mitzvah was at Temple Emanu-El and the party later that evening was at 3015 at Trinity Groves. Have you been to Trinity Groves yet? It's super cool and Ross's party lived up to all expectations. Here's a peek at the fun.

 Meet Ross.

He set up the Torah for the photos himself.

We started with a few reading photos.

Then we added in his family as well.

The Ross got to model for me a bit.

THe family and the Rabbi on the Bimah.

 A few fun family photos in front of the spectacular stained glass at the temple.

 Party Details.

 Since I got to the party a little early I had the chance to go outside and take a few more photos of Ross. I'm loving this bright pink wall with his blue and lime green colors. He looks right out of a fashion magazine.

 HE made his grand entrance riding on an ice cream cart. How fun is that!

 The family welcomed the guests.

 Now it's party time...but first, let me take a selfie :)

These moms are so much fun.

 The DJ had some fun games for the kids to play while the adults had cocktails.

 and there was a big blow-up tree trunk game where they tried to stay on the tree stumps and keep from getting knocked off by the swinging trunk. It was a hit with the kids and the adults.

 Time for the Hora!

 Loving this smile!

 Mother/son dance.

 I love how the mother/son dance turned into a family dance. Love, love LOVE. Brett is dancing with one grandmother while the other grandmother is dancing with Howard, Jillie, Melanie and Ross. :)

 Snowball dance. Ross danced with Katie first and then his second dance with with his little cousin. Every girl in the room said "Awwww" when he picked her to dance. So sweet.

There was dancing all night.

 and even a dance off between the professional dancers at the party.

 Last song of the night.

 One last family photo from the evening. It was definitely an amazing party fit for The Amazing Ross.

 Congratulations on your Bat Mitzvah Ross!

Halee's Senior Portraits

Last week Halee came to visit me and we made some gorgeous photos to celebrate her senior year. Here's a peek.

First she is a Texas Rangers fan so we started bright and early at the Ballpark. It was cold and windy but Halee was a trooper and we got some beautiful All-American girl kind of photos.

Then we stopped at a little yellow building.

...and an abandoned car wash. I love this place.

 Then we went to my favorite little park where the light is just perfect.

 Halee is in FFA so we made the trip to the Fort Worth Stockyards for a few.

 Finally we stopped at my studio for a few high key photos with a little pop of color.

 Congratulations on your graduation Halee! You are an amazing model.

Published photos

Tonight I got to photograph the Dallas Stars vs Columbus Blue Jackets game...for just over 6 minutes. One of the players had a medical emergency and they suspended the game. In all my years shooting sports I've never seen that happen. I was shocked. Rich Peverly was taken from the bench, treated and transported to a hospital and I photographed the reaction. I hope that this never happens again. Rich is OK according to news reports but it was pretty scary there at the arena for a while. I got 183 google alerts so I won't post them all but here are a few.

Sports Illustrated

AP Big Story

 The Calgary Herald

Canada.com

Fox Sports NHL

 The Greenwich Time

The Houston Chronicle

 The News Tribune

 Washington Post

Ashley's Senior Portraits

This morning I got to spend a few hours beautiful Ashley at a park in Mansfield. She's a Summit High School senior and she's so much fun. Her sister actually paid for her session as her graduation gift. I think that's the nicest thing ever. Annemarie you are so thoughtful. Here's a peek at her amazing senior portraits.

Ashley is such a beautiful girl.

With a gorgeous smile.

She brought her dog, Viking,  to pose with her for a few. He was actually pretty cooperative.

She plays soccer so we took some photos with her letter jacket, cleats and a soccer ball.

 Love this.

 And of course a few cap and gown pics.

Thanks for picking me to take your senior portraits. You are amazing.