Chelsea and Jason’s Engagement Session – Downtown Houston, Texas
Chelsea and Jason are engaged! These two are so much fun and were willing to try anything!
Chelsea has an awesome wedding blog where she talks about tips, ideas, and planning her wedding! Be sure to go check it out! Do you have a wedding blog? Let me know!
For their session, we started downtown at the famous tile wall across from the Alley Theater.
I have so many favorites from this shoot, I can’t pick just one! This is definitely one of the tops!
Talk about brave! It was a looong way down!
Meet Tucker! Tucker is their adorable little chihuahua. He’s so cute and sweet! We grabbed Tucker and walked over to Sesquicentennial Park.
He is such a good poser! (I’m still talking about Tucker here, but Chelsea and Jason aren’t too shabby either.)
What would an engagement session be without me throwing Chelsea and Jason down in the grass?
Chelsea has the most amazingly beautiful eyes!
After that, we headed on down to Houston’s City Hall where a few azaleas were still in bloom.
Ring shot! 
We walked across the street to Tranquility Park for some more skyline shots…
… some silly shots…
… some seriously hot and sexy shots (fingers in his hair = awesome)…
… and finally some thing sweet.
Thanks Chelsea and Jason! I’m looking forward to your May marriage!
Jenn and Jeff’s engagement session – The Galleria – Houston, Texas
Jenn and Jeff are so much fun!
These two world travelers picked a random place on the map, and are planning to tie the knot in Vancouver, BC, Canada. But for now, they’ve decided to have their engagement session close to home… right in front of their home in the Galleria! They walked to this fun little park where they usually take their dog for his runs, but this time, dog-free, for some fun couple’s photos.
Is this a girl who knows how to match her colors, or what?!
One of my favorites… Jenn and Jeff are so cute and comfy together! (And I like how the azaleas complement her shirt.)
Goofy shots! (ignore my foot at the bottom of the screen… sometimes you get that with a super-wide angle) :p
My FAVORITE! love, love, love, love, love, love…..
After staying close to home, we stopped by the Williams Water Wall in the nearby Galleria for the second half of their session.
These two were wet, totally wind blown, but that wasn’t going to stop us!
I really like these two… I also love brick walls. 
Juxtaposition against the Williams Tower.
I love the reflection of the clouds in the tower, surrounded by the puffy, white clouds in the sky… Stick a smokin’ hot couple in the foreground, and it gets even better. :p
So a requirement of having me shoot your engagement session, you must lay on the ground at some point.
Okay, not really a requirement, but I should consider making it one. 
rawr!
Finally, before calling it a night, we decided to mix it up just a bit.
Thanks Jenn and Jeff for rocking your engagment photos with me!
-Kel
Emily and Greg’s Engagement Session, Downtown Houston
Emily and Greg had their beautiful wedding today, so its time I blogged their fun engagement session!
We went downtown to Sesquicentennial Park in downtown Houston to take advantage of some of the scenery.
Overlooking Buffalo Bayou, I love the reflections of the orange colored trees in the water.
My favorite from their session. This photo is sooooo Greg. :p
We headed over by the Aquarium for some goofy shots… in a tree.
Back by the Wortham Theater, we stopped for some shots with the awesome Houston skyline.
My confession: the tilt in this photo is because I was lying on the ground, trying to avoid sticking my head in the bird poo covering the ground.
I still love this wall!
Thanks Emily and Greg! Your wedding today was absolutely gorgeous!
Holly and Chase’s Engagement Session – Tomball and Cypress, Texas
Holly and Chase are so much fun!
I’ll be heading up to Oklahoma in June to photograph their wedding.
We started their session in a semi-abandoned junk area in Tomball.
There were some chopped up telephone poles lying on the ground, so naturally I had Holly and Chase stand on them. 
Soooo hot and steamy!
Loved the spray painted drainage pipe… and one smokin’ hot couple!
While we thought we had hit the mother lode with a totally awesome location, the property owner showed up and asked us to leave. She thought we were crazy for wanting to shoot in their trash dumping area…
I have the goofiest and most fun couples ever!
It was a little chilly outside (yes, Houston in January does get a wee bit cool), but Holly braved it in her adorable tank top and showed off her toned arms.
My favorite from the session… the very last photo I took. 
Anyone else notice how adorably cute Chase is? He’s actually Chad’s cousin, and the two both carry the “Niemann’s” handsome gene.
Thanks Chase and Holly! We had so much fun! We’re looking forward to your vineyard wedding in June!
Alexis and Chris’s Engagement Session – The Woodlands, TX
Alexis and Chris are such a cute couple!
We started off their engagement session at The Woodlands Waterway…
I *heart* sunflare!
My favorite from the session. They’re so freakin’ adorable! 
More cowbell… er, sunflare!
Next, we walked over to Market Street in The Woodlands.
There were kids behind them playing, but like perfect lovebirds, they stayed focused on each other. 
My new goal for each session: to have people lay in the road. (I’m just kidding… mostly.)
Thank you Alexis and Chris! And thanks for laying in the road, even with the on coming PT Cruiser!
Vanessa and Jonny’s Engagement – Katy, Texas
Chad and I had the opportunity to hang out with Vanessa and Jonny out in Katy for their rockin’ engagement session!
We started out in Cinco Ranch. They have awesome ponds and waterfalls everywhere and they totally complement this fun couple’s cool personalities.
- I think this one is my favorite!
- I adore these sweet and tender moments!
Oh, and we’re totally going to pretend that there was never a “stay off the rocks” sign… because if there was, we totally ignored didn’t see it.
After the neighborhood park, we went to the La Centerra at Cinco Ranch shopping center for some more unique locales.
See? I even make stores under construction fun! (Okay, Vanessa and Johnny totally make it awesome, but I can take a wee bit of credit, right?)
Right next to LaCenterra is this lovely lake. I couldn’t have asked for more perfect light.
And I never asked them to kiss… but who needs my permission, right?
These two will be tearing up the dance floor at their wedding! Check out those moves!
Thanks you two! I can’t wait for your wedding!
Flickr’s Explore
Sometimes it’s the small achievements that make me excited.
For my blog (and for sharing, fun, and sometimes silliness), I host the photos I post on here on my flickr account. Flickr had an area called Explore and shows some of the best photos based of what they call “intrestingness” and… well, they can explain it better than I can.
Since I’ve posted the below photo last Sunday (up until right now) I’ve had 4,867 people view the photo, 334 people mark it as a favorite, and 95 people comment. On Sunday, September 28, 2008, I had the #1 photo on flickr. I’ll have more from Mark and Jackie’s wedding (and subsequent day after / trash the dress session) later, but for now, let me show off.
Rachel and Rob’s engagement session – Downtown Houston, Texas
During the summer, I always get a few photo shoots that are canceled and rescheduled due to the weather. This summer I had two that were rescheduled multiple times… Brad, Janae, and baby Bryce and then this couple, Rachel and Rob. Ironic thing is that these two sessions have some of my favorite photos ever!
I haven’t shot in downtown Houston in quite a while. Many of the parks, including the new Discovery Green require a fee for each session. Well, Rachel and Rob decided to brave it and instead of heading to the big parks, we started our session at the outdoor cafe across from the Alley Theater.
I love their tiled walls!
We found a little area to get some shots with the iconic Bank of America Center behind them…
After a few shots there, we headed away from the pavement and down to Sesquicentennial Park on Buffalo Bayou. This was actually my first time shooting down here, but it is now definitely one of my favorite places in Houston!
Playing with some textures in the best light ever.
This has got to be my mostest favoritest photo EVAR. (I’m a dork, I know.) 
Total Hottness… :P
… followed by silliness…
… and love.
Thanks Rachel and Rob! Y’all were so much fun!
Caryn and Shane’s Enagagement Session – Tomball, Texas
Chad and I hung out with Caryn and Shane right before July 4th for their engagement photos.
Caryn had selected these unique and beautiful locations for their shoot. First, we went to Shane’s brother’s neighborhood, the Parks at Glen Arbor in Tomball, to shoot the first part of their session at the neighborhood lake.
- One of my favorites of this adorable couple!
- Silliness is always called for!
- From there we moved on to Vintage Park…
Caryn and Shane are planning their honeymoon in London, so this Tuscan themed center was a close to Europe as we could get for the day.
Jumping!!
They called this one their “album cover.” I love it!
After the fun shots at Vintage Park, we headed to the nearby HEB Vintage Market for some photos with… shopping carts. (I’m weird, I know.)
We’ll call it a “buggy rodeo”… :p
I am certain they will choose this one for the newspaper!
Thank you Caryn and Shane! We had a great (and silly) time with y’all!