Senior Session : Eloralee

Talk about one fantastic and sassy lady! This was one of the most unique senior sessions I've photographed yet! Eloralee is graduating this May and I am so excited for her. Everywhere she goes she's full of smiles and laughter. I love this girl.

We braved the chilly morning wind at the start and then found ourselves hauling butt across a field to flee from a love-stricken goose at the end!

Congratulations on graduating this May, Eloralee, you're destined to make a difference!

Senior Session : Garrett

This past weekend I drove out to Arlington, TX to photograph Garrett, a senior at Martin High School graduating this June and attending the University of Texas Arlington in the fall. He wants to study physics and aerospace engineering, which I think is absolutely awesome! As his father warned me before I got in town, Garrett is a nerd, a true “computer geek” and spends most of his time playing computer games in his room. I knew the type (I’m dating one!) and I know the last thing Garrett wanted to do was sit/stand/jump/smile for the camera so I had to make the photoshoot fun for him. At the beginning of our session, he was shy, but as the day went on, he started to relax and have more fun and was a lot easier to work with. Ultimately, I had a lot of fun with Garrett and the photos definitely prove he enjoyed it too (despite what he may have originally thought about having his picture taken).

Here are my favorites!

Portrait Session: Jaclyn

While I was in town this weekend my baby sister, Jaclyn, was too and we set out for an adventure Saturday morning to get some fun portraits of her. We had some good smiles along the way. She is so pretty too - so photogenic and easy to work with. I do love her.

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.