Angels in the Outfield

Once upon a time, I donated some time to the Kiwanis Angel League in Rockwall. From their website: The Angel League is a baseball program for special needs boys and girls ages 4 to 15. The rules have been adapted so that we have no strikes, no outs and every child scores with every hit, even if the ball goes 10 or 100 feet.

To learn more about the Rockwall Kiwanis Angel League or starting an Angel League of your own, visit the Kiwanis Angel League website.

These are some of my favorite pics (from literally hundreds). As soon as I slap my logo on others, I'll add them.

The Rollins Family

When I took photos of the Rollins family, it was important to me that we shoot at their home. After all, that's where their little family began and continues to grow. So on a semi-sunny day, we hung out in the front yard and got some great pictures.

Photo Tip - Makeup

I ran across some foundation tips for you do-it-yourself kind of  makeup wearers out there.  

Wear a foundation that's a shade deeper than your actual skin tone.

I know what you're thinking, and I thought it too (at first). But think about it--have you ever noticed that in photos your face sometimes appears lighter than the rest of you? It has to do with reflection of light off of makeup (that's how it hides blemishes). So when you're having your portrait done, even though it might make you cringe in front of the mirror, go a bit darker. You'll be happy you did.

 

Keep powder off of pimples.

The problem with hiding blemishes is that you usually end up with a tiny cake of makeup that sticks out more than the pimple originally did. So keep your coverage simple. Apply a tinted moisturizer. Then--on the blemish--lightly blend concealer on top of it and out. That's it. And remember--whatever you do--resist the urge to powder.

If you have a blemish that's just too heinous, I can fix it in PhotoShop and no one will ever know.

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Jordan - Act Naturally

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If you try to pose, you're going to look posed. One thing I always tell a person is to be herself (or himself, depending on the person).

It's pretty easy since most of us act like ourselves for a good chunk of the day.

Take Jordan here. She's a young, angry teenager. But she's also a free-spirited hippy chick. She hates shoes, she has chipped nail polish, and she's currently not cutting her hair so she can donate it this summer.

Jordan didn't try to overdress or act like someone else during her shoot. She just acted like Jordan. And the pictures, just like Jordan, are really fun because of it.

Adrienne and Bill

Meet Adrienne and Bill. They're getting married soon and needed to practice having a camera in their faces all afternoon. So we went to the Dallas Arboretum. It ended up being an extremely busy day so our little photo session was getting tons of attention and even more walk-throughs! You'd think people would take the extra ten seconds to walk around! Anyway, the pictures turned out great regardless.

Amity and Andrew

Third time's a charm, right? After rescheduling Andrew and Amity's session twice due to wet weather, we finally got some sun. Truth be told, it started raining during their session again, but you'd never know by looking at the photos!

We went to St. Andrew's Methodist Church in Plano. It's the location with literally everything. Maybe next time it's dry, the camera and I'll go back.