Tiny lashes.

Tiny toes.

Tiny baby.

From this morning..  Sweet 5 day old baby girl.

Accordions are totally in… Did you know?  Not the traditional ones that play music — although I do actually think those are pretty neat too… Neat enough that I even bought my youngest two daughters accordions for Christmas — but! I’m talking about accordion inspired items!  I’ve got two new products this year that are accordion style and they totally rock out my 2011 line-up!

The Accordion Brag Book

This little baby is packed will all kinds of exciting elements…  It’s wallet sized so it easily fits into your purse.  And because of it’s small size, it can be whipped out for a quick session of child bragging at a moment’s notice.  It features a gorgeous custom designed cover featuring your favorite image as the main attraction.  Nifty fan folded accordion style linen pages unfold to display more of your photos.  Oh, it’s also magnetic.  Which of course means that you can display it on your fridge at home or at the office on a filing cabinet… And you get the option to buy in sets of 3, which makes them the perfect grandparent gift.  Completely cool product.

Very slim and very cute.

The Accordion Album

Similar to the Accordion Brag Book… Only bigger and a lot more awe power!  It’s 4×8 in size and features a custom designed photo cover!  The size of this product is so unusually interesting which makes it unlike any other album you’ve seen before!  It also features fan folded accordion style linen pages like the Brag Book… only  much, much bigger!

The large pages give full spread images quite the awesome visual impact…

This album is a fun alternate to my other album (which will be pictured in my next post) for a couple of reasons…  It has a very fun, unique size.  And, it’s priced perfectly for not breaking the budget.

Fun, fun, fun!  I’ve got more goodies to show still… I’ll be back to show them off soon!

xox, reata

Wow… I’ve been away for far too long! I forced myself to completely shut down over the holiday season (literally had to not open my email or listen to voicemails), so I could spend some much needed time with my family.  But, surprisingly, the resting went by fast and now it’s time to get back to communicating with you all!

I’m super excited to be back actually… I’ve got some fresh, new products to show for my 2011 line-up!  I’m thrilled to offer these new high-end products and I really believe that once you SEE them in person, you will fall in love with them just like I did!

The Chromolux Panel

This little baby is so sleek. So modern. And, so incredibly glossy.  Really, it takes gloss to a higher level!  It’s your image printed directly onto a wooden panel and then finished off with a super high gloss.  And to make it even more awesome, it has an easel built right onto the back of it… It’s a glossy photo and frame all-in-one!  So fun!

I tried to capture the gloss with my lens, but I really couldn’t get it just right… You really have to see this product to get the full affect of it’s wow-factor.

The Metal Print

This product is uh-maaaaaze-ing….  I couldn’t stop staring at it when I first laid eyes and hands on it.  It’s just so… so unique.  And, so gorgeous.

It’s your image printed directly onto a sheer aluminum panel…  Very shiny. Bits of metal peeking through the image giving it an extremely distinct look.  Clean rounded edges.  And, hello?  Did I mention, it’s METAL?!?  So awesome.

Here’s proof that it’s metal… See the metal edge?

And, the cool thing is that there are several ways to display this type of print…  On the wall using either brackets or a frosted frame (not pictured on this post) OR by using this very sleek Ice Block Stand for desktop display:

That’s all for now… I’ll be back tomorrow with some more fun product photos to share !  I can’t wait to show you all in person (I show all my clients sample products at the time of their session)… These new guys are going to knock your socks off!

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These two were simply adorable.

xox, reata

This photo is a dead giveaway… We had fun at this session!  Wonderful twin boys who completely adored their fun and loving parents.  It’s great to see families who have fun doing things together outdoors…  This family may live downtown in the big city, but they visit their farm and family every weekend out in the country!  It’s easy to see that these boys love to explore the land, giggle a lot, and share their love with all the wonderful people who surround them.

He tried and tried… But that heavy wheelbarrow just didn’t want to budge.

And, the smell that surrounded this hybrid tree that produces Lemonade Lemons was to die for!  I honestly wish I could have bottled up the sweet scent and brought some home with me!

Told you these parents were fun… This was an impromptu game of ring around the rosies.  Well, actually, it was ring around the lemons, but whatever.

With their sweet horse:

This gorgeous horse just wouldn’t step out from infront of the camera…  Everytime Dad got him to walk away, I’d turn my head and his nose would be right at my ear.  Which is when I snapped this next one.  I don’t think he was a horse at all…  He was a hog.  A camera HOG!

One last one… Momma and one of her boys.

xox, reata

…for many mini holiday sessions!

Saturday was perfect weather for taking photos…  We had beautiful skies, a lovely breeze, and smiling families eager to get their mugs on film!  I can’t believe I almost cancelled all the sessions just because the day started off a bit rainy and glum.  I love it when the weather surprises me!

I love how sweet this next picture is… Incredibly adorable.

xox, reata

Another fun day working with a beautiful college graduate!  The weather was perfect and she was such a natural in front of the camera… Really.  It was actually ridiculous how nearly every picture I took of her she looked perfect!  …Do you know how hard that makes picking which pictures to proof for her gallery?!?!

B, it was fun working with you – You’re a doll!

She’s lighthearted and laughs a lot too… Which I happen to love to photograph.

xox, reata

This weekend I got to meet a gorgeous college grad and document this important time in her life… College graduation!  For some reason many people overlook it and don’t decide to capture it via professional photography!  But, it’s a totally significant thing, so why not photograph yourself?!  Entering the working world after years of studying is something to be excited about!  She can look back at these pictures and remember exactly where she was at this moment when so many things in her life started to change!  Congrats!  ;)

Not only was she beautiful… She was full of laughter and so incredible sweet!

With her adorable pooch… Everyone we passed on the street wanted to pet this little guy!

The MOST unusual and interesting picture I’ve EVER taken in all the years I’ve been doing photography:

What in the world??  A camel in the middle of a downtown Houston street?!  So awesome!

xox, reata