Downtown and South Austin Fun

Every year is seems our Beaubaby moms are coming up with fun and unique ways to capture the holiday spirit. This past holiday season was no different. I got the chance to photograph families at the park, the lake and even downtown Austin. (I know, I know this is a "little" past the holiday season. I'm working on being a better blogger I promise.)

Here is a little taste of a downtown holiday session I did last year. We went all over downtown from the Driskill, to the Four Seasons and we even ventured into South Austin to photograph in front of Amy's Ice Cream and Hey Cupcake.

~Courtney

A Day at the Park

Susi's Thoughts: Growing up as the youngest child of 3 siblings, with a gap of eight years between myself and my next older brother, at times I felt like an only child. I always wished that I had siblings that were close to my age to share the joy of growing up and playing together, so when I had the opportunity to photograph these four girls, ranging in age from 6 months to 5 years old, I was really excited to document these sisters interacting with one another. It was so interesting to me to witness how each girl expressed her own distinct personality while also sharing in a larger family dynamic. Jenn and I met the family at Ramsey Park, where I enjoyed spending time following each sister individually and documenting her adventures on the playground. We also took some time to have fun taking big group shots of the whole gang. The most touching aspect of the experience was seeing how the older sisters naturally fulfilled their roles, watching after their younger siblings with such sweetness and care!

Introducing Beaubaby Photographer, Nick!

Although Nick aspires to be a war photographer someday, he has a softer side too! He loves photographing kids and is great at getting them laugh and giggle. I met Nick when we were both studying photography at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. We both loved B&W documentary style work, like the kinds of images you would have seen in Life Magazine. I'm lucky to work with a group of photographers who are talented, highly trained, and also just incredibly nice people. We share a love for documenting kids and families!

--Jenn



FROM NICK:

I wanted to do something different with little Kennedy since mom had already taken so many photos of her at home. We met at up at Laguna Gloria-- a location I absolutely love.

The future longhorn quickly went from curious about the camera to absolutely loving being the center of attention as she cooed and smiled for me. It was great seeing Ali, Nelson, and Kennedy again and a blast to photograph them as a family! Thanks, guys!

--Nick

"Beaubaby U" has 6 graduates!

FROM JENN:

Last Sunday June 22nd we had a photography workshop just for moms that was incredibly personally inspiring for me! Thank you to all participating moms: Allison, Michelle, Robyn, Allison, Anna and Margaret! They each brought their point and shoot or digital SLR cameras, and we covered a TON of ground in one afternoon.

We dug in and discussed how photographing your kids and daily family life can create a visual legacy for your children to look back on, giving them the chance to see not just what they looked like but what they WERE like, what was dear to them, and what their defining quirks were. When we stop and settle for a snapshot, so so much of the story is left untold! Beaubaby photographers Nick and Courtney also attended and helped with the one-on-one time we spent learning, adjusting and tweaking camera settings.

We had a model come in for the second half, to practice the new setting and techniques we learned, including the "3 secrets for improving your photography now!" Thanks, Scout, for making us cups of tea with your Cinderella tea set. Your purple lollipop was fun to photograph!

A repeat of the workshop is in the works for late September, as well as a follow up workshop that focuses on shooting in different situations, with models, group critiques, and working with images on your computer.

Thanks you all for attending! It personally meant a great deal to me to be able to share what I've learned with you. I can't wait to see the new images you make! Keep me posted....

Jenn!