Are You My Mother?

Last May a cute family moved into my garden. The first thing I did was put a note on the backdoor to remind myself not to exit through the garden during their stay. After a little research on the internet, I thought, okay, this sounds pretty simple... Mom sits on the eggs until they hatch and then dad and mom both feed the babies. Wow!! Was I surprised to see how much work these two birds did to keep their four little ones alive. It was a feeding frenzy every fifteen minutes.

One day a little wren stopped by to check out the babies. I must admit I was a bit freaked out at first, but then she started to feed them as if they were her own. She had a nest nearby, but her babies didn't survive after hatching. We called her Nanny.

The day they flew away from the garden it was total chaos for about 20 minutes and then they were gone. It happened so fast. It took me about a week to stop looking out the little window that faced the nest. I really missed them.

They came back this past April and build a nest in the exact same spot. I was so excited to witness the whole process again, but we had a late freeze and shortly afterwards she abandoned the nest. I took down the nest after a few weeks hoping they would come back and rebuild but so far nothing. There were three little eggs.

Here are a few of my images from last year.

Post Valentine's Day

The flowers are dead, the chocolates have all been eaten, and the wine bottle has been recycled.... Still want to keep that spark alive?

Make it easy. Take it easy... Call Carolyn.

New Logo

Here's a look at my new logo/watermark created by my friend Julie Cravens of Cravens Creative. I can't wait to use it on all my upcoming promotional pieces.

Holiday Happiness

I have been so busy this holiday season and I am so grateful.  Thank you everyone!! Looking forward in working with all of my new clients (now friends) for the years to come!!

   

Kids+Pets+Summer=Fun Photo Shoots

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William

My friend Julie called, and said it's time to photograph her son Will for his high school graduation announcements... Really? How does this happen? Uggg... he is growing up way too fast. I remember when he was born!! Sigh... but here he is, all grown up and handsome.

Oh and, I took a few pictures of his kid sister along with the dogs, Huck and the other one, never can remember its name... somehow Huck always steals the show. 

Truth be told, this is my home away from home where I can cruise the frig for a snack, and always sleep on the couch if I don't want to make the long drive back to the country. Love my family of friends.

14 Years Of Love

I have a little history with Pam and her daughter. Years ago I shot some B&W images of the two of them with PolaPan Polaroid film and my Nikon FM2. Shooting this film was so much fun because you could process the film and see the images in a matter of minutes.

Now, 14 years later, shooting with my Nikon D700 lets me see images instantly. It's so much fun shooting creative portraits with the same people and exploring all of the artistic things we can do in photography. It's the history, creative process, and memories in images that really make me appreciate and love photography.

My friend Pam and her beautiful daughter helped me create this stunning image to share for my Mother's Day Portrait Promo. I will post more photos from this fun shoot after the weekend. Going out to enjoy some sunshine!!

Apple/Tree

I came across this image of my daughter when I was organizing my cards and it reminded me of a photo shot of me the year before.

It began to snow on Christmas day and we ran outside to take a few pictures. The wind was blowing so cold, so hard, but when it snows in Texas we don't care, we just want to go outside and be foolish for a short time while this frozen white stuff comes falling from the sky. Our daughter is a mix of the both of us, maybe a bit more like her dad, but when I see pictures like this I think... yep, she's  mine.

I am so grateful to have you in my life. xxMurm

Latest Promo

Model: Amber-The Campbell Agency
Stylist: Sherry Wade
Hair & Makeup: Amber Lynne-The Clutts Agency 

Aunt Carolyn

Best thing about being married to a photographer... is when you convert your living room into a shooting space and it's okay to move all of the furniture around.

Best thing about being a photographer... is when your sister calls to shoot her daughter's senior portrait and you get to see what a lovely girl your niece has become.

It's 2013 and I haven't blogged a thing!!

Where have I been?

Working on two start-up  business, traveling, shooting, and finishing up my new website.

I have a friend helping me create a logo for my name. She tells me it's all about the branding... Let me know what you think of my new site. www.carolynmcgovern.com

More stories and images to come.

Carolyn Mc