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Bit of background info for those that don’t know him in real life — he was a four year regional qualifier and two year state qualifier in powerlifting at Athens High School and received one of the Texas High School Powerlifting Association scholarships his senior year in addition to knocking out a 405 lb deadlift at that year’s state meet. Did I mention he was in the 114lb weight class? He’s currently attending an area university studying for his dream job …

(and yes, this post is a bit more image-heavy than normal …)

Since he had just gotten this shirt and tie (along with a suit) to wear for a recent presentation, I made him wear part of it again (he would have done more than throttle me if I’d made him change into the whole suit midway through the session!)

Oh dear … here come the goofy faces … at least he cooperated with me for half the session this time!

The Rock meets the Spock. Can you smell what the Spock is cooking?

… I’ve been wanting to use this spot for awhile and wouldn’t have had to resort to off-camera lighting (by way of car headlights) if a certain food establishment would have gotten our dinner we picked up on the way to here cooked a bit faster … so I was glad I got one good image since the sun was already below the horizon!

Since 21 hasn’t been the greatest year of his life, it would be great if you all would please make his birthday and leave Robby some comment love wishing him a much better year ahead! 

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Since we weren’t lucky enough to have a gorgeous sunset that evening, I used one of Patti Brown’s The Light Set overlays to make this image a bit more fabulous than it already was!

I joked that this was his Indiana Jones portrait … as Resa pointed out, all he needed was a bullwhip! (The jacket is actually his flight jacket from his days in the U.S. Air Force)

Both Cliff and Resa, amongst their many hobbies, love to go to the shooting range together … as Resa concurred, the couple who shoots together, stays together

No worries, no photographers were harmed in the making of this series of images (and these were also taken in their backyard, not a public location)!

Thanks for a fun session Cliff & Resa … and if you’d like for CMP to incorporate your interests and hobbies into your session like we did here, click the contact link below so we can discuss what you have in mind!

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Now folks, tell me, does she look fabulous or what?

The 2010 take on this image (first one in the post) … neither of us knew of anyone that would/could meet up that Saturday morning to fulfill Stacey’s vision of a glamour vintage image complete with a classic car. And then, while we were taking portraits a couple hundred feet away, in backs up this awesome little derby car! Her mom went right on over and talked to the owner who let us use his “little ‘ole car from high school” as one of the best props ever

Love this shot — as humid as it was, we were thankful for the breeze, but it was mostly causing problems hair and outfit wise for Stacey. Not in this image — when one of my assistants saw it on my computer screen when I was narrowing down images for final edits, he immediately pointed out it was a modern twist on the Marilyn Monroe shot. So I’m thanking Mother Nature for helping me create an unexpected image! And, yes, the sky was that blue that morning …

Smokin’ hot …

And to wrap up the session, we ventured to an unlikely locale to use the entrance gates as Stacey loved the architecture …

Thanks so much Stacey for allowing me to document this major moment in your life … and for bearing with me while I shot this session on day five of a killer sinus migraine!

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Katy’s already given birth to her little one — a much anticipated arrival since he was very much wanted and planned for … but here’s a few images from her maternity session to reminisce with …

Knowing how very much this little one was wanted, I couldn’t resist manipulating the late afternoon sun to create a little starburst of sunlight shining down upon Katy!

… and of course, one more bump pic to wrap up with!

Congrats Katy & Austin!

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Congrats Aly and Dan!

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Happy Birthday Dad!

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The black and white version of the image above is now a canvas in their new house

Image on the right — that faint outline of a mountain over Brody’s left shoulder is Pikes Peak!

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The results …

Updated to add … wasn’t liking how the black & white version looked on an uncalibrated monitor, so here’s the color version!

*sigh* the hat … at least it matches the train car …

I haven’t a clue what she’s looking at (on the left), I think she snuck a peek at some of the photography blogs I visit (for some posing inspiration) ;) On the right, he’s watching the birds fly over!

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!

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