Texas Tradition Photography

2012 Show your Love

2012-01-13T17:49:00.001-08:00

Santa is coming December 3rd!!

2011-11-28T18:25:00.001-08:00

Your Family is Worth it!!

2011-11-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

Portrait in the Park 2011

2011-10-12T10:32:00.001-07:00

Columbus Day Sale

2011-09-23T15:53:00.000-07:00

2011 Rock it Out!!

2011-09-20T11:32:00.001-07:00

2011 School Portraits the ROCK!!

2011-09-07T09:31:00.000-07:00

Senior Summer Sale

2011-06-20T17:58:00.000-07:00

12 hour senior sale

2011-06-01T20:32:00.001-07:00

2011 Limited Edition "In the Garage"

2011-05-24T10:30:00.001-07:00

dance schools

2011-05-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

Today was another day of photographing dancers. It is always fun to see the cute little costumes. I'm finding out that the parents seem to be overwhelmed by all the details that go into a dance recital. Sometimes they aren't ready for picture day. I'm thinking about having a "dance" day at the studio for parents who want to spend a little more time photographing their dancer. What do you think?

Live Bunny Portrait

2011-03-31T14:22:00.000-07:00

Another Snowfairy note

2011-01-31T10:23:00.000-08:00

Lisa, my daughters had a fun time modeling for your snowfairies shoot. They loved putting on the tutu and wings and really enjoyed having their faces painted with glitter. The outfits are so cute and I couldn't believe how beautiful they looked dressed in all white. Thank you so much for the opportunity. Aide' T.

Snowfairy note

2011-01-31T10:19:00.001-08:00

I am so very pleased with Lisa and her way to get our daughter to pose, smile and just relax! Our daughter is very shy and Lisa does great in bringing out the best in her! She will be our lifetime photographer! We ove you Lisa! Lucille F

Coming soon.. 2011 Senior Fashion Event

2011-01-13T07:43:00.000-08:00

2011 Senior Fashion Event

Click on the link above to view a sideshow of our 2011 Senior models and their friends. We have a great event coming up in 2 weeks. Check back later today for details.

Ashley and Casey

2011-01-07T12:41:00.000-08:00

Ashley and Casey

This is a weddng I did last summer. Ashley and Casey are anyone's dream couple! They were awesome from start to finish.

The Day after Christmas

2010-12-26T19:12:00.000-08:00

Wow, Christmas just flew by. It seems like we plan and prepare for months and then poof, it is all over. This time of year makes me stop and really think about what I have accomplished (or haven't accomplished) over the year. This year my goal was to make more time for my family and try to be more attentive to my friends. I don't know if I will ever feel like I have completely accomplished that, but I tried to do better than usual. I also had a professional goal of being more organized. I started the year out by moving back into our house, so it was definately a year of "organizing". I hope to take this next week to re-energize and organize and be prepared to start 2011 refreshed and ready to go.

Thank you to all my friends and clients who have touched my life this year. I'm looking forward to another great year.

Dressing for your family portrait

2010-10-28T10:36:00.001-07:00

I think our most offen asked question this time of year is "what should we wear for our family portrait?" That is a great question. I always respond the same way... let's think of where your portrait will hang? If it will hang in a formal room, then maybe you should consider dressing a little more formal to keep with the style and decor of the room. If the room is more casual, then that is the direction we should go. With that in mind, when everyone is the photograph wears colors that compliment each other, the faces become the most important focus of the image.

When choosing clothing colors everyone in the portrait should be in coordinating colors and styles. You do not need to match colors exactly, but choosing complimentary colors is important. Maybe shades of blue and tan, or shades of black and gray, or earthy browns and greens.

Sometimes the simplest portrait will capture the true essence of your family. A timeless wall portrait displayed in your home will make a lasting impression for years to come.

Fall Portrait specials

2010-10-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

We are so happy Fall is here. We have a lot of family portrait specials coming up. Here are the details.

Jersey Day at Texas Tradition Photography

2010-10-12T11:20:00.000-07:00

2010-10-12T11:13:00.001-07:00

Our FREE profile picture day went awesome. We had a lot of fun! If you missed it, we will try to do it again after the first of the year.

Images for facebook

2010-09-28T08:28:00.000-07:00

Sirena and Aaron

2010-09-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

Sirena and Aaron got married at the Myers Event Center earlier this year. They are an adorable couple and I look forward to seeing them grow old together.

Sizzling Summer Special... ends Sept 30th.

2010-08-25T12:05:00.001-07:00

Tori and Todd

2010-07-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

I was looking through some past wedding images and thought I'd share some with you. Tori and Todd got married in March of 2007. They are adorable. Here are a few pages from their album.

Senior 2010 Cap and Gown Special

2010-04-08T17:25:00.001-07:00

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

2010-03-27T13:35:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Linzy's girl scout troupe went to a Mad Hatter's Tea party. It was awesome. It was presented by Charlene Smith of Carrollton. The girls had a fantastic time.

Marissa

2010-03-27T07:39:00.000-07:00

Blonde or Brown, Marissa is beautiful.

2010-03-16T13:05:00.000-07:00

Meet Sassy and Nikky. These are our bunnies. They are in training for their big photo shoot on Thursday and Saturday. Make plans to have your portrait with them. You will love them.

Live Bunny Portraits

2010-02-25T12:30:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it is already time for live bunny portraits?!? I sure can't believe it. But, this year we are teaming up with bounceU in Carrollton. We will be there on Thursday March 18th from 9-5. You can either make an appointment, or just show up. We will be there all day. If you can't make it that day, you can come to our studio on Sat. March 20th for a session. These are the only two days that we will be doing bunny portraits. Our Sat. date is by appointment only, so give me a call.

business update

2010-02-25T12:20:00.001-08:00

Our snowfairy and snowman promo was awesome last month. I have been so busy since then that I have not been able to keep up with my blog. I was actually watching last week's episode of Ugly Betty last night and she went from 22 followers on her blog to over 500 just by posting something negative. ha ha So, I was trying to think of someone I could throw under the bus, but I can't. I just love my family, friends and clients. Everyone must be on their best behavior, because I don't have anything negative to post!!

For those of you who know about our house "event", I can say that it is coming to an end. All the construction is finished and we have moved back in. ...And it was just in time... We have jumped head first into our spring schedule. We photographed NSHS cheer about 3 weeks ago and the Cougar cheerleaders a couple of weeks ago. The kids were all wonderful! Tonight we start our view and orders with the Cougars. It is going to be fun because I love to visit with all the parents. Next week we do view and orders with NSHS cheer and then some photography for PHD in Dallas and Frisco.

That's all the time I have for now. I will be posting our event info for our live bunny portraits next. This year it will be at BounceU in Carrollton on Thursday March 18th from 9-5. I hope to see you all there. ta ta for now. Lisa

January Specials

2010-01-12T11:25:00.000-08:00

We have two awesome events coming up. One is for the younger crowd. It's our annual Snow Fairies and Snowmen Limited Edition Special. This will be our third year for this special. It is a lot of fun. And the second one is for our bigger kids. Calling all 2010 seniors... this is your graduation year... Call the studio to schedule your appointment for your senior portrait session. Times are limited.

Junk Yard

2010-01-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

What do most people do when it is 30 degrees outside? Well, that's not what we did. Sandy and I have our annual marketing meeting in January and this time we decided to check out a new location and take a few profile images of each other while we were there. Of coarse we didn't expect it to be SO cold!! We had so much fun. By the time we got to lunch, we were more interested in downloading our fun images than eating. We can't wait to do it again.

Rangerette Cathy

2009-12-29T05:46:00.000-08:00

Congratulations Cathy!! Cathy was the captain of the NSHS Troyanns last year and this year she made the team of the world famous Kilgore College Rangerettes. I am so proud of her!! I graduated from KC (many many years ago). You look great Cathy.

Snow Day

2009-12-28T13:09:00.001-08:00

Linzy (my daughter) had a great time building her snowman. The saying "everything is bigger in Texas" does not apply to snowmen. ha ha

Santa came today

2009-12-05T18:58:00.000-08:00

Santa (and the kids) were out of control today. I think everyone is so excited about Christmas, that they can't behave. Thanks Santa for playing with our Texas Tradition kids. They love you!! Here is an overview of the day.

CHS Pep Squad

2009-11-18T08:11:00.000-08:00

Wes

2009-10-14T14:48:00.000-07:00

Wes, you are SO long!! I love to watch you grow.

Cali, Lisa and Israel

2009-10-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

I have got to have the best job in the world. These PHD teachers are amazing. Cali, Lisa and Israel, I had fun photographing you. Thank you!

Daniel

2009-08-17T17:05:00.000-07:00

We photographed Daniel last week. We had a blast. You will have to ask him about his walking stick.

Monica W

2009-08-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

Monica is an amazing athlete!! She can do anything!! Here are a few images from her senior session.

Cherry

2009-08-15T15:00:00.000-07:00

Cherry came in with her Entourage. Thank you Hannelore and Rachel for all of your help.

Sam

2009-08-15T14:56:00.000-07:00

Sam came in a couple of weeks ago. His session was great. I love his guitar images. Here are a few.

Jessica T

2009-08-14T17:02:00.000-07:00

I think the theme of this summer is WATER!! This morning Jessica was extremely hot at the end of her senior session. She decided to take a soak in the fountain. Well, okay, I sort of gave her a little encouragement. The images are extremely unique. Jessica, this is just a sampling, I'll have the rest ready for you to view next week.

Senior Summer Sale

2009-07-16T15:25:00.001-07:00

PHD

2009-07-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

I was going through some files and found a couple of images from May of this year. We photographed the dancers from Dallas Power House of Dance on their recital day. As usual, my staff was acting up!! Here are two of the mild images.

The second one is my entire staff... AB, Sandy, Michelle, Nicole, Lisa, Brittney, Justi, Carmen and Kelsey. And the other one is of a girl that I was posing. We really had fun with the kids. They are not just dancers, they are entertainers. We met some really amazing kids.

first senior special of the year

2009-06-09T12:49:00.000-07:00

Our 12-hour sale is our best senior special of the year. Call on Thursday to schedule your senior session!! If you heard about our 12-hours special from one of our reps, please let us know.

New 2010 Reps chosen

2009-05-25T20:37:00.001-07:00

We held our annual information meeting a few weeks ago to select our new 2010 Senior Representatives. After the selection process, we chose the best of the best. Two weeks ago we had our first photo shoot and pizza party. We have some crazy fun kids on our team. I just know you are going to hear more about Texas Tradition Photography than you have in years. These kids have energy and lots of ideas. I will try to keep up with them. We have a range of girls and boys that are involved in dance, cheer, band, church, chior, orchestra, NHS, Track, Cross Country and student Council. You will get to know these kids well, once we spotlight them. (coming soon)

Here are a couple of images from our pizza party. Molly was missing from the group since she had to leave early. It's okay Molly, at least you cleaned up on prizes!! Aly, I'm sorry about your shoe, you should have let Jeff go first. Daniel, Allison and Kelsey, you are adorable. Hillary... I mean Dorathy... :) Congratulations on Captain. Jeff... you are the...leader of the band... I'm glad you guys are on my team.

Linzy, thanks for drinking all of my tea.

Until next time...

Live Bunnies

2009-02-16T15:57:00.000-08:00

It's almost time for our bunnies. Mark your calendars.

2009-02-13T11:11:00.001-08:00

New website

2009-02-11T10:00:00.001-08:00

I have been working on a new website for the past two weeks! I am about ready to go live. It has been really fun going through all of the image over the past year. I hopefully have been able to post all of the ones that just "grab me". I'm sure I will miss a few. Carmen, Linzy and I have been labeling postcards for our next senior mailing. They will go out today and tomorrow, so we will be jumping into senior portraits again soon. I can't wait. I haven't photographed a senior since last week. I miss hearing all of the "senior scoop"

Be sure to check out our new website!

Snow Fairies and Snowmen 09

2009-01-17T14:52:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of our snow fairies and a snowman from Friday's Limited Edition Special. We had a blast. We will definitely do it again next year. Enjoy.

Night Vision

2009-01-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

Tuesday night a few of my '09 seniors got together to capture some samples for our "Night Vision" senior event that will take place next month. We had a BLAST!! Thank you to everyone who came and pretended NOT to be FREEZING. Okay, that was pushing it. Thank you to everyone who came! Parker, I know you didn't mind being the only male. I guess you can call us the beauties and the beast.

Here are some of the images. Check out my facebook page for more.

Apache Britney

2008-12-31T14:24:00.000-08:00

Britney amazed me at her talent and sparkle when we did these photographs just before Christmas. She was on the drill team at The Colony High School and now is in her second year as an Apache Belle. I'm very proud of her.

Santa's visit

2008-12-08T11:41:00.000-08:00

Santa was his typical light hearted self this weekend. He had a blast visiting all of the good girls and boys. I'm so happy that he took time out of his busy schedule to play with us. Everyone had a great time. If we missed you this year, we hope to see you in 09. Thank you Santa. HO HO HO

Laura

2008-11-15T10:21:00.000-08:00

WOW, Look at her! Laura is an '09 senior and I photographed her a couple of days ago. We had so much fun! She had GREAT clothes. Thanks Laura.

Two dogs and a family

2008-11-13T07:22:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had the privilage of photographing one of my long time clients at their home. Six or sevan years ago (I've lost count) I photographed Leslie and Patrick's wedding and now they have grown by two kids and two dogs. It was a blast!!

Portrait in the Park 2008

2008-11-11T15:02:00.001-08:00

Thank you to all of my families that met us at the park this weekend. What a great kickoff to our holiday season. The weather was perfect!

Thank you Vgallery

2008-09-10T11:43:00.000-07:00

This weekend is our first Dog and Cat days of summer event. We actually got the idea from our friends and fellow photograhers from Vgallery. They are based in Morton, IL. I first met them when Vicki came to Dallas to speak to our photography guild. That was years ago. Now her and her husband Jed travel the world and teach about photography. What a fun life! Anyway, back to the animals... I sent out our monthly newsletter and a reminder email will go out shortly with samples from animals that I have photographed in the past. I thought I would try something new. Here is what I have done today. I brushed "shaggy Maggy" and had her model for me. She wasn't too happy about it, but she minds pretty well. When that was somewhat successful, I attempted the cat. Any of you who know my cat, knows... well, I didn't get any pictures.

I hope to see many of you this Saturday Sept 13th for our first "Dog and Cat days of Summer" don't forget to bring your donation for the Carrollton Operation Kindness and don't forget to call to schedule your appointment.

Worst blogger

2008-09-05T20:31:00.001-07:00

I have got to be the worst blogger in the history of mankind. I just don't know how people keep up with all of the day to day happenings and then have time to write about it. Let me see if I can catch you up...

We spent all spring photographing the cutest little dancers you have ever seen! We added Dallas Powerhouse of Dance to our schedule this year. It was an amazing experience. I was nervous at first at the size of the school, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. We also photographed our little dancers from Turning Pointe Dance. They have been with us for several years. We have gotten the process down smooth. It is fun watching the dancers grow from year to year.

About a day after we got the dance schools wrapped up, our high school teams started. And then hot on their heals was the 2009 high school seniors. I have tons of images to share with you, but that will be for another day. I promise to catch up.

During all of that, my husband and I snuck off to Cancun. We just love it there. The water and beach is so peaceful. It was not an uneventful trip however. There was the jet ski driver who flipped us over, the bus driver who made us get off at the wrong stop even though we didn't have any money with us and the air condition that went out in the hotel for an afternoon. Overall, it was extremely relaxing. It was the perfect ending to the perfect summer.

Now that school has started and Fall is approaching, I am jumping in with both feet. I am really looking forward to adjusting to my new schedule. (my daughter started Kindergarten)

Please be patient and keep reading. I have a lot of things to share with you.

Building our "bunny set"

2008-03-05T09:23:00.000-08:00

As all of you know, you can't rush creativity. I never know when my latest/greatest idea will come. Well, on Saturday morning I decided that I needed a new "set" for our upcoming bunny portraits at The Little Gym. So, I grabbed my assistant and headed to Lowes. We took the only thing in the car we could find to write on (a piece of cardboard) and started sketching our thoughts. We measured the wood carefully and brought home all our supplies. The brick walls wouldn't fit in the car, but a nice man we met in the parking lot helped up squeeze it in.

Once we got home, my assistant insisted on doing all the painting. Between her breaks, she was able to squeeze in some work. We finished up before dark. Now, I'm super excited about our bunny portraits!! The set looks awesome! Oh, and we went on Monday and picked up our bunny. His name is Thumper and he is black and white. You can meet him on Friday at the Little Gym in Carrollton. See you there!!

"Magical"

2008-03-03T20:59:00.000-08:00

I didn't really realize what the word "magical" meant until last week. I took my daughter to Disney World in Florida. It was our first mother/daughter trip. We experienced so many firsts, it was incredible. Disney has every tiny detail taken care of. It is truley where dreams come true!! A huge thank you goes out to Shelley at Colwick Travel in Dallas for planning our trip. Here are a few images from the hundreds that we captured.

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T14:31:00.001-08:00

This is my beautiful little daughter!! We took this picture on "Snow Fairy an Snowman" day. She decided to be a snowman.

A Beautiful Day

2008-02-14T14:18:00.000-08:00

One of my long time clients called today to place a re-order from her son's wedding. As I was going back through the images I remembered what a great day it was. We got some awesome images. Nancy and Javier have been married for two years in April. And I'm glad to say that they are just as happy today as they were on their wedding day. (accroding to his mom) The wedding and reception was at the Richardson Women's Club and it was catered by Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Be Yourself

2008-01-23T13:04:00.000-08:00

Now is the perfect time for our second wave of seniors. In just a few short months, we will be preparing for graduation. SENIORS '08!! We will be sad to say goodbye to our '08 senior reps. They have really done a great job for us.

This will be our last senior special of the year. The postcards will go out this weekend, so if you call now, you will get a jump on everyone else. Appointment times are limited, so call today. Remember, the more fun you have, the more fun we have. The first 5 seniors to call and schedule their appointment will get 8 free wallets. And be sure to tell us if one of our senior reps sent you... they deserve the credit!!

My Models

2008-01-15T09:37:00.000-08:00

Thank you to all of my modesl!! Wow, what a weekend. We started at 9:15 on Saturday and didn't finish until Sunday evening. We photographed about 20 snow fairies and snowmen. It was a blast. I wish I could post all of the "out-takes". The kids really have great personalities.

For those of you who haven't been following, we sent a letter to a select few of our current clients requesting models for our upoming "Snow Fairy and Snowman" promotion. It is a limited edition special which is coming up on Feb. 2nd. We needed some samples to put in our advertising and newsletter. It was crazy! There were kids everwhere. Here are some of the images. They are amazing. Much better than I ever thought. We are now booking for Feb. 2nd, so if you or someone you know is interested, give me a call to schedule your time.

What's next?

2008-01-09T07:06:00.000-08:00

During our prime time of the year, when everything is going at warp speed, there is always the thought of January and February. Those are the months when most photographers have their "down time". That's what keeps us going 7 days a week for 2 months. DOWN TIME!! However, once January arrives, we realize that there is no down time. We spend a couple of days cleaning out closets, hard drives, filing paperwork and backing up everything we just did for the last 3 months. Then, we immediately start to think... what's next? Oh, my gosh, I need to write my newsletter, prepare my 2008 marketing plan, and WOW, it's time for Valentines day!

Forget the stacks of paper on my desk, the accounting that needs to be updated, the dreaded "need to read" box, and the last 3 issues of Professional Photographer magazine I want to go through. I need to plan some special events for my clients. They are counting on me to come up with some awesome ideas to capture their families before their kids are another year older. So, I dig in my thinking box and pull out an idea that I have been wanting to put together since my daughter was born 4 years ago. It is an awesome idea and I can't wait to share it with you! I have sent out letters to a few select families to serve as models. I had an overwhelming response. Which just tells me that I have been neglecting all of my little tot clients. I'm sorry for that, but I think this will make it up to you. Watch our blog and our specials page of our website for more detials. P.S. the Limited Edition special I'm referring to will be on Feb. 2nd. Mark your calendars and watch your email for details.

Rebecca and JoJo's Wedding

2008-01-02T13:14:00.000-08:00

Last week was a blast. I had the opportunity to photograhy Rebecca and JoJo's wedding and reception at Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant. Rebecca is the little sister of one of my past brides. Aside from the gorgeous couple, the feeling of that resturant was elegant, beautiful and very romantic. Every little detail was perfected. There were rose petals that lined the aisle that Rebecca walked down. JoJo is a very lucky man. Here are a few of my favorite images.

Santa came to the studio

2007-12-29T13:21:00.000-08:00

Sandy is still after me to start posting. I've taken a step in the right direction. I have been thinking about it :) We had a great holiday season. One of my favorite specials is Santa. He visited our studio on Dec. 4th. My daughter was in heaven. Santa comes to HER house to visit with all of my junior clients. Here are a couple of images from her session.

She never actually sat in his lap. Although she watched all the other kids sit in his lap, she still just wasn't sure. Linzy is 4 years old and has been "helping" with santa portraits since she was born. Maybe next year...

Thank you Sandy

2007-10-23T18:05:00.001-07:00

My good friend Sandy of Sandra Lynch Photography has been driving me CRAZY with this whole blog.spot thing. So, finally... after about a year... here you go Sandy. I'm going to give it a try.

Life has been moving VERY fast. Texas Tradition has grown by leaps and bounds this year. I haven't made it through the busiest part of the year yet and I'm already planning for next year. Keep an eye out for some changes in 2008. We are adding some "treats" for our Texas Tradition children. Stay tunned for weekly updates. LM

2007-10-23T18:03:00.000-07:00