November 15, 2015

kelly: ut austin graduation portraits

Kelly came to me in need of a last-minute graduation session for her invitations - and I think we nailed it! We traipsed around our beautiful campus, racing to beat the daylight savings time change. She also taught me what a "stole" was (it's that beautiful blue scarf-like piece of fabric). 'Bout time I figured that out with my own graduation creeping up next semester! As always... Hook 'em!









-Hannah 


November 13, 2015

kaitlyn: university of texas graduation portraits

Winter is coming!

But luckily, Kaitlyn and I were able to fit in a shoot before the chilly weather set in! Kaitlyn is a fellow senior at The University of Texas at Austin (Hook 'em) graduating this Winter 2015. We spent a rainy Saturday (and a much sunnier Sunday morning) capturing photos and "borrowing" colorful streamers we found on the sidewalk. Congratulations to this awesome gal and I wish her luck at UT's School of Nursing next year!



-Hannah 


July 11, 2015

forever friends

***Just a warning that this post might be a little all over the place; I've had so many ideas racing through my head that they tend to get muddled up.***

"A sister is a forever friend..."
-Unknown

Have you ever become so close with someone that they become a sister to you? Although people drift apart and lose contact, you will always have the memories of being with that person: laughing at the latest movie, bashing that T-Swift song that you secretly love to sing in the shower. Blood isn't needed to forge a bond of sisterhood.

Mary-Claire and Cari during their back-to-back senior sessions in the Spring 2014

One of the best parts of photographing people is the opportunity to capture relationships like these. But a "cheeseface" doesn't always convey that social bond as well as a less posed photograph. As such, a goal of mine for the next year is to shoot more candid photographs. Sometimes, a little half-smile or laugh can be chock full of feeling even more so than a wide grin. These moments are what I aim to shoot. Goal = more candids. More candids = a better representation of how people actually feel; of what friends and sisters and couples actually mean to each other.

My sister, Tara, hopped into a few frames during Rejeanna's senior session.

Roommates Isabel, Ashley, Laura, and Sarah were my upstairs neighbors this past year. I can't thank them enough for the Tiff's Treats and for sheltering me at 12am when I accidentally locked myself out of my apartment.

Photographing friends and sisters has made me think of how much my own friendships mean to me. It's reinforced how important it is to document relationships and memories because you can't always be there to hang out face-to-face. So take that selfie with your sister; spend as much time with them as possible; and hold on to every second. Chances are, you'll be looking at that one photo 10 years from now wishing you had more of them.

-Hannah