Blooming Bluebonnets

This past weekend was beautifully blue! We had our first bluebonnet photo shoot with the one and only Matelyn Vietti. There's a huge bluebonnet field right next to where Matt (Mattie's dad) and I work so we thought it would be the perfect location for Miss Mattie's 18-month photos.

Just a few of Miss Mattie in a sea of blue-

We also took a few at a nearby park:

Hope the Vietti Family enjoys the photos! :)

Mattie's Turning ONE!

So next week Miss Matelyn Vietti will be turning the big 0-1! Matt and Ginny (her parents and our friends) asked if we would be interested in taking a couple photos for her upcoming birthday bash. Being that she was our very first model, Chris and I had to do something to show our appreciation so we, of course, said yes!

As usual, she was her lovely, bubbly self and totally working it for the camera. I'm still working on the last few, but here's a taste of her birthday shoot :

Not to brag, but I think this photo deserves to be in a baby ad. She is SO CUTE!

Trust me, there are SO many good shots of her, but my blog was not cooperating with me in getting them loaded so I just picked my two personal favs...

Thanks to Matt and Ginny for allowing Chris and I to be such a big part in capturing Mattie's special moments. :)

First Photo Shoot...as the Photographer! :)

So my wonderful husband purchased a FANTASTIC camera for me as my Christmas/birthday gift last year and I'm finally testing my skills.

I mentioned to my friends and co-workers that I would be happy to snap some shots for them if they ever needed any. Lucky for me, Matt (both my friend AND co-worker) and his wife, Ginny, decided to give me a shot and asked for me to photograph their super-cute daughter, Matelyn!

Chris and I joined Matt, Ginny and Mattie at the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday, March 21st. I was SO nervous because I had never photographed anyone before. And, like any photo, I wanted to make sure to capture this time in Mattie's life as best as I could.

My fears were instantly erased when Mattie began to smile. This girl is a natural model!!! I couldn't have asked for a better first shoot, honestly. Matelyn was so smiley and happy, she made my job a piece of cake! I'm so thankful that Matt and Ginny trusted me enough to capture their daughter's six (although, by the time the weather was nice enough to take pictures it ended up being her seven) month photos! Chris (the assistant TO THE photographer) and I had a great time and can't wait to take more pictures of Mattie in the future. :)

Below are a few of my favorites:

You can see more of my shots from this shoot at my photo webpage- http://jocelyn-rubio.smugmug.com/

Enjoy!