What a fun couple!

Yes, Robin and her fiance Michael were so easy going and great to work with! Robin knows me and my camera quite well by now but I needed to loosen up the groom a bit ... easy peasy!

After a few simple shots and lots of laughs this couple relaxed and gave me some killer shots ....

Jennifer & Robert are engaged!

Yep, yep! They are one of my summer wedding couples and they are just so stinking cute together! This session was so much fun .. full of lots of smiles, laughs and of course kisses! ... lots and LOTS of kisses ;)

I was able to sneak in a few smooch free shots here and there, LOL!

We went to the Botanical Gardens for our shoot and I always love taking shots in this open field. There's something so cool about an image of two people all alone in an open field that I love!

Something about this shot in black and white just sings to me! I hope they like it as much as I do!

Welcome baby Mitchell!

This is by far the best part of what I do! ... I got to visit this little guy after being less than 24 hours old ... so sweet! I can't wait to see him again in my studio :)

Congrats to the Mitchells!

A great maternity session!

Yes, this 4 time mommy to be made my job soooo easy! She has such a soft nature about herself and was willing to do just about anything that I wanted her to do. And can you imagine, if this baby looks so good in the oven, then she's gonna be stunning once she comes out ;)

My husbands coooking!

Yes, I hate to admit it, but my man can out-cook me any day of the week! (Just don't let him know that I said that!) He's been an avid fisherman for the last 2 1/2 decades and his coking has been ever growing with him. From time to time he makes me take a photo of his latest 'masterpeice." .... Yes, I married a dork .... but man, can this dork cook!

Fresh ceviche...


Fish & shrimp ....

Fish & shrimp sandwich ...

A blast from the past!

So, a few days ago I was digging around through some old picture frames that I needed to use for a business luncheon that I was participating in. Needing to update some of the photos I started to change out the images and what do I find? An OLD photo that I took of my daughter when she was only 3 months old (now she's 7!)

WOW! Talk about a walk down memory lane! I took this shot with a small Kodak Advantix camera with a roll of black & white film (I forgot that I even used to get that stuff!). It's crazy to think how awesome I thought that camera was back then! ...sheesh! Times sure do change!

Anyways, my baby girl was asleep while visiting a friend so I set up this little scene outside on the patio of her apartment and took this shot. The funny thing is that I still love this shot!

Baby Rico in my studio!

What a great session! This little guy practically slept through his first ever modeling debut! He didn't cry, fuss, complain, pee or poop (always a plus with naked babies)! Thanks again to the Rico family for letting me share these special moments with them. I can't wait to see this little guy grow up!

This little guy only showed me his eyes for about 5 minutes ... other than that it was nothing but dreamland for him :)

Announcing the Mother's Day SPecial!

This year has been the most successful year for me ever! And to show my appreciation to all of my faithful customers, I will be having my first ever customer appreciation sale starting this Mother’s Day. From Sunday May 11th thru May 19th I will be offering all of my Gina Alexander products for 50% off! That’s right, every bag, purse, wallet and tote order placed during those times will enjoy an unheard of discount of 50% (plus shipping & tax)!

Don’t have a photo taken from me to use? Well, if you pre-pay the standard session fee during the sales event I’ll extend this great sale to you as well! (Photo session must be shot before June 31st)

This great sale is just my way of saying thank you to all for making 2008 my most successful year ever! Contact the Photographer to place your order today!

A Mother's Day special ....

Yes, that's right, I'll be posting a great Mother's Day sale first thing Sunday morning. This sale will be so great that it will only be good for one week ... after that it will be gone FOREVER! I've never done this type of sale before and I may never do it again so don't miss out on this once in a lifetime chance from me :)

To make sure that you won't miss out on this great sales event to be sure to sign up to this blog (Click on these words: Subscribe to this blog) or at the very least, come back tomorrow to check it out. You'll be sorry if you miss this great event ... I promise!

A test run of makeup

This week, my sweet bride-to-be Robin had a test run of her wedding day makeup ... what fun! I always love doing these types of photo sessions because everyone is always so relaxed and full of fun, and this day was no exception :)

Call me silly but I always love getting shots of the eyes being done up!

And this is so neat because it's the big sister putting on the make up to her little sister .. how sweet!

The wedding of Melissa & Marcus

What a great wedding! These happy couple was easily the classiest bride & groom that I've ever had the pleasure to work with! They are just so sweet and their family and friends were awesome to be around. Here are a few of my favorite images from that day ... which by the way, this wedding was perfect! Perfect weather, perfect church, perfect venue ... perfect, perfect, PERFECT!

I sooooo fell in love with her earrings ;)
They had a great Mariachi band!

Engagement session at the Gardens ...

As in the Botanical Gardens! What fun! That place was sooooooo much in full bloom! Pretty scenery where ever you looked! I am so glad that my happy couple Leo & Lisa chose to take their engagement portraits at the gardens! I think it's safe to say that we had a great time working together and thanks to a surprise Jazz festival going on, we got to stop and have a free bite to eat while we enjoyed listening to the smooth jazz sounds ... WHAT FUN !!!



Here's a few of the images from that day! Thanks to a well prepared bride we have three very different (but totally cool) types of images to enjoy!


First, your very classic but well loved happy shot followed by the ever fun sports theme ...

And lastly, my absolute favorite image ... so dreamy! I think I'll call this image "The Perfect Dip"

My baby turned 6 this weekend!

Yep, on top of having 4 photo shoots this weekend and a mountain of computer work to catch up on, my little boy turned six years old this weekend! ..... sheesh! .... when did he get to be so grown up!!?!?!?!

For those of you that know us, we had our typical 'small' party complete with family, friends, cake and of course LOTS of presents! Since we still have the sewage issue to deal with, we kept the party mostly indoors this year, but it still was a great event!

Baby Rico is here!

That's right! This little bundle made his long awaited appearance Saturday afternoon ... just one day after my son's birthday! How cool! I got the joy of seeing him and the proud parents for a few minutes on Sunday afternoon ... with a little bit of luck I'll be able to visit this new family one more time before they go home!!!!

Aren't those dimples just the cutest!!!!!!!

He sleeps so well because he's so loved!

Baby Rico is spending a little time in the NICU but it's only to monitor him for a bit. We all know this little guy is just fine ;)

A senior session in New Branufels!

And boy was it a good one! This lovely high school senior was so stunning and even more, she was totally humble about her beauty!! What a treat :)

And with some great on-the-fly assistant work from her mom (and the perfect weather) we were able to get some truly awesome shots ... here's a few sneak peaks ...

Sewage stinks!

Yes folks, it is a messy and smelly problem ... and we are still dealing with it. That's right, it has been almost two weeks since the main lines around our house became full of back flow from the apartment complexes sewer lines behind us. After 15 hours of non-stop flowage, I've now got a yard full of this crud.

Ever wonder what those little white caps are for in your yard? Well, they are called 'clean outs' and they are access ways to the sewer lines. Using an auger (like along metal snake) a person can dig down in there to theoretically unblock the clog ups. Unfortunately, we had 3 of these flowing in out yard at one time ...TRIPLE YUCK!


This is what the side of my house looks like...

And here's my back yard. What was once bright green grass is now all a dingy grey (that's all the toilet paper) and the brown and black? .... well, I think you get the idea.
If you think the pictures are gross, just be thankful that I am not showing you the closeups ...and be thankful too that your screen isn't a scratch-n-sniff!

I've been calling the water company and they have finally agreed to come and clean up the mess, that that was supposed to be last week .... ugh, will this just ever all go away? :(

Look who's sitting up now!

Yep, this little sweety isn't even 6 months old yet and she's sitting up like a champ! Her mom and dad wanted some photos in the wildflowers and then at the park.


Today's wildflower shot was much brighter that last time I went, but with some great help what looked like this ....

....gave us great images like this!

After a few minutes here in the flowers, we went on down to the Lions park and took some great photos.


Now say it with me ....

Ain't gonna resta 'till after FIESTA!!!

And even though this little one was in a great mood today, no baby shoot would be complete without a few of these moments!

New ordering & pricing system comming soon!

Hello to all! I am so excited to announce that business is doing so well that I am now able to upgrade my online ordering processes! With this new system (and Lab) I can now offer Gift Certificates, print credits, 2 for 1 sales, discount incentives for early ordering ... did I mention 2 for 1 offers? ... and lots more! Plus, with my new system, there will no longer be any long waits for image posting, wrong orders, missing prints, shipping delays ... everything should run smooth and seamlessly!

I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about this new chapter in my business! ... silly me, I'm actually excited about my new print lab!

Within the next few weeks I will be contacting all of my old/current/future customers under contract to explain this new and improved system ... even if you have a contracted agreement with me for x-amount of 4x6's, 5x7's or whatever, believe me when I tell you that this new system will be sooooooooo much more appealing for you to consider changing over too! (Have I mentioned the 2 for 1 offers available yet? )

If you want to know more about my new system when it's ready, be sure to subscribe to this blog (see the upper right hand corner)... you wont be sorry!

A test run at the salon

Yesterday evening I was able to join lovely Lisa at Madame Make up & Hair to give her wedding day makeup and hair a test run. All I can say is WOW! Those ladies know what they are doing! Lisa looked stunning in her wedding day glamor! I can't wait to see her all dolled up and in the wedding gown! She's gonna make my job way to easy!

Now, of course we wouldn't want the groom-to-be to see her all dolled up before the wedding day, so this is the only photo that I can share for now. (I'm so sneaky because in black and white nobody can even tell what colors she's gonna wear!)

Look who's having a birthday!

For my family that keeps up with this blog, you know who this is! She wanted me to take her out and do some fun and edgy shots to celebrate her birthday ... and every time I shoot her, she gets better looking!

We got so many great shots, so it's hard to pic my favorite ... but here's a few of them!