Who has the coolest clients? Slick Pix does...

Just wanted to drop a quick post and mention how cool my clients are. I've received tips and other gratuities from clients in the past who were extremely pleased with the product delivered. But one recently gave me a gift that I think might be the coolest tip yet:

That's right. A bottle of 15-year old Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. How cool is that? I shall be enjoying this particular gift in moderation with friends and family, and probably with the client who gave it to me, next time we hang out. I love my clients. Thanks again! (You know who you are)

We have quite a few blog posts lined up for the near future, so stay tuned!

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Houston Senior Portraits - Savannah

Finally getting around to blogging this Senior Portrait session I did back in March. 

Savannah liked what she saw in Elysia's Galveston Senior Portraits, so we searched for something similar but closer to Houston. Savannah is actually from Dallas, but has family in the Houston area, so we set up a shoot during her visit here. For the location, we settled on Old Town Spring- a quaint little town a little bit outside of Houston.

We pretty much walked through the place and shot whatever caught our eye.

After we were finished with the shoot we were all hungry so we stopped off at a cafe called Puffabelly's. The food was good, although it was a little warm in there. I think the building is so old there's no central HVAC. But I had a 1/2 pound burger and ate until I was nice and fat. :)

I hope you enjoy the photos. We had a great time making them.

Being Summer time now, Senior Portrait season is pretty much over. But if you haven't had yours done yet, there's still time. Give me a call or shoot me a message on email or Facebook. 

And it's never too early if you're class of 2012. If you get them done this year you'll have all year to show your awesome photos to your friends and pass out pics and cards to everyone.
As always we're looking for Senior Reps for Class of 2012 an 2013. There's lots in store for the select few we choose. So if you think you're up for it, let us know and we'll discuss it.

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Houston Senior Portraits - Elysia

In my last post I mentioned that I would be getting around to blogging about a Class of 2011 Senior Portrait shoot I did in Galveston, TX. Well at long last, here it is.

Elysia wanted something different, and she loves hanging out at the beach. I love shooting at the beach. Put the two together and the following images is what you get. I had a ton of fun on this shoot, and although Galveston gets a bad rap for it's muddy water and less than fresh air, it is a lot nicer than many make it out to be.

We shot these back in March, so the weather was still kind of cool out. With the increased wind on the coast, it was cool enough to need a jacket. But Elysia soldiered on despite the discomfort. After we started the shoot on the beach, we moved inland to get some shots around town.

It was kind of interesting, and coincidental that Mardi Gras happened to be going on this particular weekend. We actually rolled into town just as it was over. So by the time we started shooting, the streets were pretty clear. There was a handful of random drunk revelers straggling behind, but there was no crowd, and no traffic since the streets had been blocked off for the parade. Great timing.

On the last shot of this set, if you look in the background to the left, you can see a bicycle and a guy in a gray shirt. Moments after this shot was taken, that guy in the gray shirt rode his bicycle over and said with an alcohol-induced slurred accent "eeeyyyyy...yyyouuu wwwwanaa take uh pickshurrrr un mah bike?" After a little more photo-bombing on his part he quietly moved on and we wrapped up the shoot not long after that. I couldn't help but chuckle, however he did make us miss a few great shots due to his intrusion.

Hope you like.


All in all, I had a blast doing this shoot. If you're a High School Senior and have a favorite place to go, lets talk about it and we'll make it happen.

Until next check in,

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Houston Family Portraits - Cutest Kid Contest 1st Runner Up!

In the month of October, we ran a Contest here at Slick Pix for a free portrait session. The first runner up got 1/2 off a standard session fee, as well as 1/2 off all prints. Not a bad deal at all. The way it went was: Each person would submit a photo of their child to our Facebook Fan Page, then people would "Like" the photo they thought should win the title of "Cutest Kid".

Well the response we got was overwhelming, and it turned out to be quite a close race all the way down to the end. Everyone had a lot of fun, and I sure had a blast watching from the sidelines. I want to thank each and every one of you who competed and/or voted or participated in that contest. It went really well.

Now that you're caught up, the following photos are some of my favorite picks from the photo session I did with the Herrera family, the First Runner Up in our Cutest Kid Contest. We did the photo shoot on Thanksgiving day, November 25. It was an unusually warm, humid day in Houston, and the forecast was rain, rain, rain. Well it didn't rain (much) so we actually had a pretty good shoot. The sky was overcast (good) but we still got uncomfortably warm due to the humidity. It's hard to believe that shortly after we finished, the temperature dropped by at least 30°F and the day ended with everyone reaching for their coats and umbrellas. As they say: "Only in Texas". If you're reading this from Facebook, please visit the Blog to see these photos as they were meant to be seen, much larger, and much better quality.




On with the photos!

Kids are only kids once, and when they grow up, we find ourselves wishing we would have taken more pictures of them when they were little. Cherish these moments you have with them while they're little. They grow up a little more every day.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest, I hope you had as much fun as I did!
And to the Herrera Family, I hope you enjoy these photos for years to come.

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