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Pooja and Varun – Houston/Orlando Wedding

Wow. Over 30 hours of coverage in 5 days spread between Houston and Orlando. We brought a team of 4 down to cover this amazingly  detailed event and ...
April 24, 2012
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Heather’s High School Senior Session – Houston Texas

Prom dresses + style.   Heather’s mom called me to inquire about doing a senior photo session that had a little more sense of style.  She ...
March 27, 2012
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Chateau Cocomar Open House

Last weekend, we had the pleasure of  spending some time at Chateau Cocomar for their very first open house. The Chateau is a gorgeous French estate ...
March 16, 2012
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WPPI Wedding Grand Award winning image 2012:

Hi everyone – Melissa here. Just wanted to pop in and share our big news! If you haven’t heard, last week Joe took home a huge award at ...
February 29, 2012
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not so boudoir boudoir – houston texas

there is something stunningly beautiful about images that do not show but elude to vulnerability and a sexiness that is not so much about what you ...
February 06, 2012
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Eshani and Neil – Houston Wedding Photography

eshani and ...
December 15, 2011
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The In Between – Houston Family Portraits

The Hendee family. So much life. We spent two hours last week photographing this precious family out in Fulshear Texas. As with most families who ...
December 06, 2011
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West Palm Beach Engagement Session

Super excited about this set of images. Why? Because sometimes plans do not always go as you want and you have to be ready to produce on the spot. We ...
December 05, 2011
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Going big. Large wall portraits with astonishing detail.

Shot this image of Megan and Clay with my Phase One IQ180 (80 mega pixels) this image is super sharp in the few details it has. It is the perfect ...
December 05, 2011
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Brittany and Reynolds – Houston Wedding Photography

I had the joy of photographing Reynolds and Brittany both in Houston and New York for their engagement sessions. With all this face time, it made the ...
November 18, 2011
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Simi and Shaleen – Austin Engagement Photography

New friends! I’m super pumped about working with this amazing couple! We have shot quite a few of their friends’ weddings over the past ...
November 17, 2011
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Rory and Beau – Houston Engagement Photography

This one image pretty much sums up my time with Rory and Beau. I just grin every time I look at it. Looking forward to spending a weekend in Cabo San ...
November 11, 2011
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Lauren and Bryce – Houston Engagement Photography

Amazing light. Texas countryside. Young love. Phase One IQ180. This equaled the perfect recipe for a late summer engagement shoot with Lauren and ...
November 10, 2011
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Family Portrait Session Houston Texas with Nancy Aidee

Family. We had the joy of being commissioned to capture the relationship and love between little Emilio and his wonderful parents Nancy and Pato. She ...
November 05, 2011
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Katie’s Bridal Portraits at Petroleum Club of Houston

So we are up and running with our new Phase One IQ180 and this fall have started to implement it into our workflow/shooting. Aside from the 80 ...
November 03, 2011
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New York City’s (Second) Biggest Bubble Ever!

Here’s a quick peek at Brittany and Reynolds’ NYC engagement session. While of course we got some stellar stuff from around central park, ...
October 26, 2011
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Leslie and Tony – Houston Wedding Photography

Leslie and Tony have been such a fun couple to work with! From their NYC engagement shoot to a full weekend of celebration here in Houston, ...
October 25, 2011
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Sweet Family Moment at a Houston Wedding

Hi all – Melissa here. If you haven’t heard the news, Joe and his wife Janette welcomed their son, Xavi Antonio Cogliandro, into the ...
October 21, 2011
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Kylie and Gabe’s Corinithian Wedding

We just loved covering Kylie and Gabe’s wedding. A sweet couple, a beautiful heartfelt ceremony and an amazing party that no one wanted to end! ...
October 20, 2011
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Margaret & TJ – Napa Valley Engagement Session

Napa Valley. Romance. Vineyards. Beautiful Panoramas. Wine. Wine. Wine. This is TJ and Maragret’s Favorite destination in the USA and was a no ...
September 07, 2011
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Becky and Timon – New York Engagement Shoot

Becky and Timon are getting married tomorrow! We had a wonderful time shooting their engagement session in New York City, so in celebration of their ...
August 19, 2011
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Shikha and Ravi – Chicago Engagement Shoot

Shikha and Ravi were married just a few weeks ago at a beautiful vineyard out in California. We’re just finishing up production on their ...
August 15, 2011
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Dakine Films – Houston Wedding Cinematography

Back in January, our team traveled to India to capture Renu and Troy’s wedding. While we’ve covered many South Asian weddings here in the ...
August 12, 2011
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Lindsay and Daniel – Texas Ranch Wedding

Young love at a beautiful Texas ranch…the perfect summer wedding for one of our sweetest couples ever! And another amazing event with Natalie ...
August 09, 2011
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Simone and Ben – Summer Wedding in Tuscany

If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been a little behind on our blogging. Mainly because we weren’t really loving our old blog design. So ...
August 04, 2011
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Amy and Blake – Houston Wedding

Amy and Blake were married back in March, but we’ve been looking forward to their wedding for quite a while now. They enlisted the help of our ...
May 17, 2011
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Sarah and George – Destination Wedding – Cancun, Mexico

Remember Sarah & George and their gorgeous “Grey’s Anatomy Come to Houston” engagement shoot? Well our work with them ...
May 12, 2011
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Latika and Jay – Houston Wedding

Meet Latika & Jay, who had a wedding weekend packed with festivities! We were there to capture it all…from the Mendhi on Thursday evening, ...
May 11, 2011
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Christian – Senior Portraits – Strake Jesuit

Student. Singer. Photo Junky. Swimmer. Notre Dame bound. Attached to his iPhone. Our goal when taking on Christian’s senior photos was to ...
May 06, 2011
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Christina and Ted – The Woodlands, Texas

What a beautiful day for a wedding! Last Sunday, Christina and Ted were married at The Club at Carlton Woods and we couldn’t wait to share some ...
May 05, 2011