Announcement: Our New Blog!

Along with so, so many changes we have gone through recently, we've opened up a new blog and we're hard at work on a brand new website as well!

Visit us with our brand new photo team at Divine Image Photography!

-Divine Image Photography {formerly Starshine Imagery}

{Eli + CJ}

Honestly, these two just charmed my camera lens right off. With those golden curls, Eli's sure to be a heartbreaker before he's ever in school, and CJ, the brand new baby brother, has a sweet and calm personality with deep, thoughtful eyes. Together, they were two of the handsomest little men I've ever done portraits for. CJ even wore his little onesie that said "Born At Home With Love" on it, which happened to be made for Mama by a friend in honor of her decision to plan a home birth for CJ, which of course, went wonderfully. I got to talk and hang out with Mom throughout our session as well, while she fed CJ or switched Eli's clothes, and I have to say that she is a simply wonderful person to chat with. Relaxed and composed {which is difficult with little ones!} it was so nice to have some "mom chat" while we went through our session. With CJ planning to do the Sprout Up Portraits, I just can't wait to see how big he gets for his 6 month session!

See the full album here!

{The Calm Blue Sea}

Lately, I've been doing lots of event photography, and some of my personal favorites are concerts. It's a different style for sure, and a different feel altogether, but I've found that I love portrait work every bit as much as event photography, and I even incorporate my love of portraiture into my concert photography. Here's one that I shot the other night downtown at the Replay Lounge, where I have seen many, many great bands in the past, and this particular night, I was not disappointed. Comprised of four boys from Austin, Texas, post-rock instrumentals, and an amazing tranquil feel, I'd like to introduce you to The Calm Blue Sea.

Also playing that night were Schumann's Resonance and Tarkus Attacks. To check out all the entertainment from the show, you can find the full album on Flickr!

{Rachel}

I always enjoy boudoir sessions, and I hadn't had the chance to do one for a while until just recently with Rachel. She happens to have a natural classic beauty about her that radiates no matter what, but with a vintage style and gorgeous low lighting, that beauty truly came out in her boudoir session. Immense thanks to a lovely girl who doesn't need a photographer with a big camera to make her look as beautiful as she is. What amazing natural beauty!

See the full album here!

{Cruz}

This guys is full of energy and the ripe old age of 8, considers himself to be quite photogenic. Not half bad! He chose his favorite playground for his portraits, and we had a blast. He even offered several suggestions on poses or activities to do while I was shooting. What creativity at such an early age! And of course he's a pretty handsome little guy, too. We might just have a future photographer on our hands here!

See the full album here!

{Alexia, Brayden, and Maycie}

This rambunctious trio was more than ready to play in the flower beds for their session. Although Maycie was too little to do so, I'm sure that she would have if she could! Brayden was a blast, and Alexia happened to hit it off with our daughter whom she got to meet that day. The entire session was full of running, playing, and just being silly, and how their mom handles it all must make her a superhero! Calm and collected, Mom walked around with all three the entire time, and even got the chance to hop into a couple of photos as well. With kids as playful and sweet as these, being a parent must be three times as enjoyable. Thanks so much to Alexia for making friends with the flowers for a few of the shots, to Brayden for finally warming up and giving me some super sweet expressions, to Maycie who smiled so beautifully for me the whole time, and to their wonderful and gorgeous mom, who brought them all out so that I could photograph them. What a great little family!

View the full album here!

{Micah}

This little boy is so darn cute, it's hard to put it into words! He was perfectly content through our entire session, and kept making the sweetest little faces, including a couple rather funny ones. His parents may well be one of the most good-looking couples I've ever seen too, and I made certain to get some fantastic family photos of them all together, and even include their adorable little family dog in the mix as well. Micah's session was full of fun, and I hope to get the chance to do more portraits of this little guy when he gets older. Thanks, Micah!

See Micah's full album here!