Thursday, February 26, 2009

spilling the beans!

So yes, for those of you that keep up with our blog, Omar spilled the beans on his last post. We are officially expecting our second bundle of joy! We're eight weeks along into what has been a whirlwind of hunger, nausea and exhaustion :) We are praying that we safely make it past the first trimester and into a healthy six months to follow.

And so in speaking of babies, I just have to share a few images that I captured of tiny, little Mia. Weighing in at only 5 pounds, she is officially the tiniest newborn I've photographed to date. Isn't she just adorable!

Roger and Lori, thank you so much for allowing me to capture your little Mia. I had such a good time during the session!







-Lizbeth

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Luis & Cynthia Engagements

Wow! I think this is the second time I actually post something on our blog. Usually Lizbeth jumps at the opportunity to blog but I figured I would help my beautiful prego lady out right? I really enjoyed this photo shoot of Cynthia and Luis. It was my fist shoot since coming back from a great inspirational trip in Las Vegas in which I trained under some of the best photographers in the world. I had a great time trying to make them relax, laugh and have some fun. We got some great shots. Hope you enjoy them.













-Omar

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Sleepy and curly..

I had a very sleepy and curly four-week old baby boy visit our home studio last week for his newborn session. He gave us two wonderful hours of heavy, deep sleep, and we were able to get some amazing images for mommy and daddy. Enjoy!!

This is my most favorite image from the lot..



Oh and I love this one too!! Would you look at that face!









-Lizbeth

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Urban Bliss

I've been having so much fun with my casting call urban sessions! All of my little models are so photogenic and the locations are a dream! Here's a sneak peak at Andrea's urban session. Isn't she just beautiful!?!







-Lizbeth

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Vegas Bound/Maternal Beauty

Omar is in Vegas this week attending WPPI and a photography seminar held by world renowned photographer, Jerry Ghionis! He called me this afternoon to tell me about his day and he sounded so excited and inspired. It reminded me of how I felt almost one year ago when I attended the Briana Graham seminar in San Diego. I can't wait to see what new ideas and techniques he brings back with him! I miss you Omar!

So down to business...last weekend, one of my most dearest friends was in town from Dallas for her baby shower in the valley. We met Adri and Gilbert five years ago (gosh has it been that long?!?! time flies when you have great friends!) at church when we lived in Lewisville. We grew so close and I consider her to be one of the greatest friends I've had in my life -- and no distance will ever change that. She and Gil and expecting their first baby in April and we are so excited for them. Here is a sneak peek from their maternity photo shoot (you don't know how long I've waited for these!)...congratulations guys!













-Lizbeth

Monday, February 9, 2009

Garmendia Sisters!

This past Saturday, I spent a very exciting morning with the Garmendia sisters, daughters of local photographers Gerardo and Angela Garmendia. They were part of my casting call from a couple of weeks ago and I can't explain how excited I was about the shoot. I get so giddy just thinking about it! They were so much fun to work with and each so beautiful. My camera loved them! It was so hard to pick just a few favorites to share with you, but I managed to narrow it down somehow. So here they are...enjoy!















Thank you Angela for such a great morning!

-Lizbeth

Monday, February 2, 2009

Mini-Sessions for a Limited Time!

We've had quite a few inquiries on whether we would be offering mini-sessions here in the valley. So, this weekend, I sat down and put together a plan for our first ever mini-session weekend. Our mini-session weekend will take place on February 21st and 22nd. Mini-session details are as follows:

- 30-45 minute urban shoot

- Limited to four subjects per shoot (additional session fee charge of $25.00 for each additional subject)

- Includes an online gallery of 5-10 images

- Mini-session fee $75.00

- Minimum print investment $125.00

- Limited spots available

Please contact me at info@signature-collections.com or call me directly at 956-793-2943 if you are interested in booking.

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I wanted to thank everyone that contacted us about our urban kids casting call! We had such an overwhelming response and we're looking forward in meeting everyone at the individual pre-screening consultations. We had our first shoot this past weekend and I'm so excited about the images we captured! I never really know where we'll end up shooting-- we just kind of drive around the day of the shoot until I see something that catches my eye. This past weekend, I found the most amazing spot ever! I can't wait to go back. The shooting possibilities are endless! It's funny how it always works out.

Our first model is Kassy from McAllen. She is just beautiful with an awesome sense of style! Keep an eye out for her in our next Rio Kids ad! Thanks for an awesome afternoon Kassy! I had so much fun!











-Lizbeth