A large family posed in front of a giant baubled Christmas tree outside a limestone courthouse.
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Seasonal Christmas & Fall

Book it in September. Everyone else books it in November.

26 frames·Austin — studio set, downtown, the waterfall

Holiday card sessions, Santa mornings, and the two weeks in late autumn when Central Texas finally turns color. We run a studio Christmas set with real snow underfoot and ugly sweaters welcome, and we shoot outdoors while the leaves hold. Either way you get the files in time to actually post the cards.

Booking

Cards go out in December. Book the session in September.

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Delivered before the cards are late.

A holiday session has a hard deadline built into it. We shoot early in the season and turn the files around fast, because a beautiful gallery that arrives on the 22nd is no use to anyone.

A father and two sons in front of a towering red and green Christmas tree.
Three brothers and their father crouched together at the foot of a giant Christmas tree.
A small boy laughing in front of a wall of oversized red, green and gold baubles.
A mother and father either side of their laughing young son, Christmas lights behind.
Parents and their small son cheek to cheek in front of a lit Christmas tree.
A baby in a waistcoat and bow tie smiling in front of a decorated tree.
Chapter 01

The studio set

A built holiday set with snow on the floor, a tree, and no weather to negotiate with. Pets welcome. Ugly sweaters actively encouraged.

A mother and two children with their arms raised in front of a decorated Christmas tree and garland, standing on a floor of artificial snow
Ugly sweaters, actual snowFrames 09–11
A man in a striped rugby shirt standing with his gray dog beside a Christmas tree on a holiday set
A couple holding a cat between them in front of a Christmas tree and beaded garland
A couple in bright knitted holiday sweaters holding a tabby cat in front of a decorated wall
A woman sitting on artificial snow holding a small white dog, wrapped presents and a Christmas tree beside her
A baby reaching up to Santa's beard as Santa laughs.
Two children posed either side of Santa in front of a decorated backdrop.
We booked in September feeling ridiculously organized, and then watched everyone we know panic in December. Never going back.
Client · holiday card session
Chapter 02

Downtown, in velvet

Red and green against limestone and bare trees. The city is quiet enough in December to shoot properly on the street.

A family in red and green posed together on a path covered in autumn leaves.
A mother and three daughters in festive knitwear leaning together on a downtown street.
A family in red, white and green posed on a downtown pavement under bare trees.
A mother in green velvet holding her toddler against a limestone wall.
A mother in green velvet laughing with her son, his arms around her waist.
A couple in green velvet and red cheek to cheek, both smiling.
Chapter 03

And then the leaves turn

Central Texas autumn is short and late. When it arrives it is worth dropping everything for.

A family of six in pastels posed on the rocks in front of an autumn waterfall.
Same waterfall, different seasonFrames 22–24
Grandparents with two granddaughters in front of a low autumn waterfall.
Parents and two daughters in knitwear and tartan under golden autumn trees.
A mother and two daughters standing on rocks by a creek in autumn light.
A couple laughing, she jumping onto his back, under yellow autumn foliage.
A young woman sitting cross-legged holding a dachshund on an autumn set with pumpkins and hay bales

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