Engagement Session: Marina and Brandon

This was such an amazing photo session to be on. Marina and Brandon were so much fun to work with. They sought me out because of the recent photomerges I have done and they wanted one for their engagement. Of course, how could I say no?

Marina and Brandon live in San Antonio and found some gorgeous locations for us to visit around and in the Japanese Tea Gardens.

Wine enthusiasts and cat owners, artists and geeks, these two lovebirds are definitely not your ordinary couple - they are extraordinary! They were full of smiles and goofballs the entire time. It was difficult not to be happy around these two amazing people.

Congratulations to these two. They are so lucky to have found each other!

The Vagina Monologues 2011

"The Vagina Monologues, created by Eve Ensler, is made up of a number of monologues read by various women. Every monologue somehow relates to the vagina, be it through sex, love, rape, menstruation, mutilation, masturbation, birth, orgasm, the variety of names for the vagina, or simply as a physical aspect of the body. A recurring theme is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment, and the ultimate embodiment of individuality." - The Vagina Monologues

On February 26th and March 5th The V-Day Lubbock Coalition put on an incredible performance of The Vagina Monologues, making this the 4th performance I have attended. My first year, back in 2008 I performed two monologues. In 2009 I performed two monologues and was an assistant producer. 2010 I photographed and this year, 2011, due to a miscommunication that ended up working in my favor, I was able to photograph this year's performance. It has only gotten better with each year as the audience gets bigger and the performances as well.

All proceeds went in support of Women's Protective Services and The Victims' Voice.

For further information, contact vdaylubbock@gmail.com

Now that you are a little more educated, here are a few of my favorite photos. To view the entire performance via photos, you can go HERE.

Amanda Evans - My Angry Vagina
Elizabeth McClary - The Little Coochi Snorcher That Could
Ginny Mahan - I Was There In The Room
Liz Onasanya - The Woman Who Loved To Make Vaginas Happy
Liz Onasanya and Marynka Marquez - The Woman Who Loved To Make Vaginas Happy
Karen Bone - Hair
Peggy Seeley - The Flood
Gloria Lerma - The Vagina Workshop
Jill Collier - Vagina Happy Fact
Felicia LaFuente - Because He Liked To Look At It


All of these women did a FANTASTIC job! If you haven't attended a performance before, put it on your bucket list.

Graduation Session - Valentin

Val is such a great guy to be around and we ended up having a blast on the shoot that took us across the campus of Texas Tech University. He is graduating this May 2011 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and I just know from his personality he is going to go far in anything he pursues.

Here are some of my favorite shots from my afternoon with Val. Enjoy!

Couple Portraits: Lauren and Brandon

Lauren and Brandon were so much fun this past weekend to photograph. I've known Lauren for a few years now because she is a fellow swing dancer but I had never met Brandon until the shoot. These two love-birds have been together since 2004 which is just incredible to me!

We headed out to Mackenzie Park and had a blast. On one photo I told them they had to trust me and do exactly as I said and I promised that it would turn out amazing. Guess what? It did.

These guys rocked their shoot and I was so happy to get to spend the afternoon with them, capturing their fun spirits.

Enjoy!

He just "Flew In" for a kiss. How sweet. ;)

Allison and Jeramy's Puppies

Allison and Jeramy are blessed with four rambunctious children. Hera, Remington, Ordo and Athena. Remmy is the daddy and is full-blooded Australian Shepard. Hera, mommy, is half Australian Shepard, a quarter Labrador and a quarter Cattle Dog. You can do the math on Athena and Ordo, the offspring of the lovely couple.

While their energy level is through the roof, they are all very well behaved and they are all very sweet. "Kill with affection" as some may say.

Max and Odin

Max Puckett II is a really awesome guy and what do awesome guys have? A really awesome dog. Odin is a 9 month old pit bull and is very smart - Max ( a trainer at Pets Mart ) has trained him well. Apparently pit bulls are not typically known to play fetch - they play keep-away quite well, but to retrieve a frizbee or stick is just not a natural behavior. This just proves how awesome Max is with training dogs because Odin enjoys playing fetch (with a little bit of keep-away).

These two were so much fun to hang out with at the park over by Max's place and it was quite obvious Odin was LOVING the extra attention.