You ask what I have been up to lately....

A sample of some of the very cool sessions recently...

Of course, really cool sessions make really cool custom card designs!

I do exist...

Hi folks,
Hope your holiday went well. It's so cold and rainy today and will be tomorrow too. I am heading into the last major two week Christmas rush with 16 sessions and a huge wedding coming up. Very exciting, very busy. Will be posting photos when I can surface! It's so hard to pick lately...they are all great memories.

Beautiful, beautiful, and more beautiful

Houston Zoo

Don't ya just love the zoo? The Houston Zoo is truly cool. Mikey (3 yrs) and I got to watch the sea lions do their tricks today. Mikey enjoyed pushing the stroller more than anything...
I am about to order my birthday present--a new photo handbag from Exposures Online using one of the photos taken of my guys the other night. Sorry, can't share those yet because they are going on the design of the really cool accordian style, six panel Christmas card we'll be sending out this year!
By the way, it's been upper 80s this week and tomorrow morning, we will wake up to highs of only 60!

It's been busy...

I love being busy...and here's proof why!

Precious Austin...

I will never tire of new miracles!

BOO!

We carved pumpkins this afternoon in the beautiful weather that is still hanging around our area. We all keep wondering when it will get warm again...
Here are some photos to enjoy as well as a shameless plug for my business. haha
The last photo is my youngest son, Mikey, and his ladies from the mom's group party today.

Beautiful weekend and new additions to Carlino's!!

What an amazing weekend it was....Anita and Howard allowed me to capture their Indian festivities Friday night and the American ceremony Saturday evening. I enjoy them as a couple and had a blast watching them through the lens. Hope to get a collage out this week of their best moments!
It will be a great week with another seven sessions and more training in store for my new designer/editor and my new assistant photographer. I am thrilled to announce the addition of Crystal Brock as the designer/editor and Erica Ramirez as the assistant photographer!!! These ladies are fired up about learning anything they can wrap their minds around. I adore them as friends first and colleagues second and look forward to growing in this industry with them.

Go Cajuns!

John and I went home to Lafayette for USL homecoming (yes I know it's UL Lafayette now, but it will always be USL to us!) and we had total fun. We ate at our fav restaurant--Alesi's Pizza (hole-in-wall-Italian), caught the wind ensemble concert, walked around the campus, went to the game, etc etc. The weather was absolutely perfect and of course, I took along the baby point and shoot camera, Canon PowerShot. I really missed the instant shutter action of my Mark III but was really glad to take a break from carrying it at events. Here's a collage of our weekend!

Urban Kids Rock ON!

Awesome, awesome, and more awesome!! I can hardly choose my favs from her session in downtown Richmond. What a total cutie and growing up so much.

Carlino's---URBAN style...

Check out the first truly urban engagements done this past weekend with a totally fun and willing couple! The more broken down, rugged, and historic the better for this style. I am also photographing children this week in urban environments. So if you are truly looking for something different, this is it!

Awesome Texas weather!

We are finally having some outstanding weather here south of Houston. We had two amazing urban style engagement sessions, a precious one month old, and a totally fun mother/daughter pair in the Town Square this week. Busy busy for sure. Second issue of the newsletter will be going out this week too. Have a great week ya'll!

Visiting family

Hey ya'll,
We are all home in Louisiana visiting John's family in Patterson and my extended family in Pineville. It's refreshing to go back to your routes, even if just for the weekend.
Kari and Jeremy's wedding was so pretty last Sat with all the fall colors. I bet they are having the time of their lives in Cancun this week!!
Things are really heating up with family sessions and booked engagement and bridal sessions for my spring wedding couples. I am hoping for lots and lots of great weather to be able to shoot outdoors as much as I need to.
I am excited to go to the Clay and Jane tour workshop this week coming to the Houston area!

Senior 08 cards are on the town!

I am thrilled to tell ya'll that my first mass marketing campaign is arriving in folks' mailboxes tonight. I know because I got one of my own. Do you have any idea how freaky it is to get your own work advertising you in the mail? I designed an awesome two-sided 5.5x8.5 postcard showcasing two amazing seniors. Can't wait to hear from the graduating crowd!
The last round of beach sessions went really well. It was quite windy but the temps were tons more pleasant than in August.
I also had the honor of photographing 69 members of my church's confirmation class for 2008 on Sunday. That topped out my largest group ever done on an alter!
Looking forward to Kari and Jeremy's awesome ceremony this Saturday!

catching up

Hi everyone,
Jeff and Joy's wedding at the Aquarium and All Saints was gorgeous!! The couple is in Spain as I write this. I can't wait for them to see their photos when they return!
We are headed to the beach for our last round of sessions on Saturday. Looks like the weather will hold out for us after all. We completely missed the storm that just moved through south eastern Texas. My family in LA is getting hit today though. Safe prayers going their way...
I am working on the first edition of Keepin' Up With Carlino's, our newsletter.
Have a great day!