Monday, September 19, 2011

Bigger is Better--

Dear Blogspot,
I am writing to tell you that I am leaving you. It's not you it's me... well kinda. We had a good run, we learned a lot together, but it is time to move on to bigger and better things. I wish you well little bird-- send people to the new blog will you.
Love,
Megan

VISIT THE NEW BLOG HERE.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Mini Session Extraveganza

Hello friends,
I just wanted to let everyone know about my first ever Mini Session Extravaganza! It will be held in Lubbock, Texas on August 5-7. This is a great opportunity for busy families to get some great photos in a shorter time.
So how does it work?
Well, we will get together at a beautiful location (believe it or not, I know of some places in Lubbock that have green grass!!!). We will then take about an hour to get some great photos. Within the next few days I will enhance your photos and create a digital collection of 10 photos for you to choose your 2 11x14s and 8x10 metallic prints.
What if I have very rambunctious kids and I don't think they will behave for photos?
My style of photography is great for rambunctious kids. I absolutely love true to life shots that capture your families personality. Of course we can get some traditionally posed portrait shots, but why stop there. I'm not afraid of capturing the amazing inquisitiveness that many children posses! Check out this session of a very inquisitive little boy. We got some wonderful shots and had a great time getting them... He just thought he was playing with a new friend-- and maybe he was ;).
What if I'm not photogenic?
A: Everyone says that and B: It's just your job to be you and my job to make you look good... Which I'm sure you will ;)
What do I wear?
Most importantly something that you feel comfortable in, and that makes you feel good about yourself. When trying to coordinate photos for a group you don't want to get to many people wearing busy patterns. If the patterns conflict it will be too much for they eye, if they are too matchy-matchy you might look like wall paper! Here are a few samples of cute outfits that work well together:

Be careful with too much white if it is a bright day because it can make everyone look like one big body with a bunch of heads! The above photo worked wonderful because it was an overcast day.


Earthy tones with bright accents.
Basically you want to think of a color scheme and go with that... But rules are meant to be broken when you know how to break them. If you think it looks great then chances are it probably will.
What if I want more than the three photos that come with the Mini Session Extravaganza?
No problem! I will compile a digital collection of 10 enhanced photos from which you can order as much as you want! I also offer canvas prints, greeting and holiday cards, metal prints, enlargements and much more!
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to book a session. Remember there are limited spots so book your session quickly.
meganrieffphoto@gmail.com
(806)685-1856
Can't wait to hear from you,
Megan Rieff
www.adotintimephotography.com

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Oklahoma City Photography

Guess what?? This blog is about to be reinvented! I serendipitously met two women at Starbucks today who are going to help me get my blog looking a whole lot better. The thing I am most looking forward to is having larger photos for you to view! :)
Until then, I think I am going to keep this blog a little minimalistic for now so to see the most up-to-date albums please visit the Facebook page.
For today I'll share a few teaser photos here on the blog. Some of the will have more complete albums on Facebook (in which case I will share a link to them).


This is a photo from an engagement session with MY DAD!!! and Stephanie at Bricktown in OKC. See more of this album here.

This is a photo from Nick and Julie's engagement session in Oklahoma City. You can see more photos from this album here.

And this photo is a teaser photo from Nick and Julie's wedding at the Perryman Ranch outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Album not yet posted).

Monday, June 20, 2011

Charissa and Nathanael - Lubbock Family Photography

"To become a real boy you must prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish."
-- From "Pinnochio"

Being raised in a family of 3 sisters and having only one boy cousin on my dad's side I am used to-- well, girls. So, shooting Charissa and Nathanael was really fun to me. Little boys are just little bodies of energy and enthusiasm. Everywhere we went Nathanael was so excited to explore and check things out.
He was also incredibly smart. He is only 4, but he has a very large vocabulary maybe because his momma is a teacher;). To top it off this guy know his dinosaurs. Now I know you can say that about a lot of little boys, but Nathanael has a substantially sized dinosaur book in which he knows the names of every dinosaur!
When we were in the car driving to a new location he would show me a page with a dinosaur on it and say, "Do you know what this dinosaur is?" I could see the name printed pain as day on the page, but the names were so big, I couldn't pronounce them so I would just tell him that I didn't know, to which he would reply, "that's a Parasaurolophus." (Seriously can you believe a 4 year old can say words like that!)
When he finally landed on the page of a dinosaur who's name I could say, I said, "That's a Raptor."
To which this little guy said, "OH! That's right! GOOD JOB!!!" It was too cute. I have to say that his response probably says a lot about how encouraging of a mother Charissa is.
Anyway, I have a few photos to share-- AND A VIDEO!!! Make sure you check it out HERE!










Megan Rieff
www.adotintimephotography.com

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Priest/Huffhines Wedding- Hale Center Texas

Well, I know this is a little late for posting Victoria and Jeremy's wedding, but you can't say I didn't warn you. I had a lot of sessions to keep up with lately, and one of my priorities is getting photos ready for clients as soon as I can. :)
The ceremony and reception took place at First Baptist Church in Hale Center, Texas, where Jeremy grew up. The ceremony was very sweet and included Jeremy playing the piano and singing a song he wrote for Victoria!








This is Victoria's grandpa- I just love this moment!






Victoria and Jeremy hired Domesticakes in Lubbock to make their cakes. And let me tell you they were wonderfully beautiful! The grooms cake was a guitar! You can see that here.






This is Victoria's niece. Isn't she adorable?

To see more photos from Victoria and Jeremy's wedding visit the facebook page here

Megan Rieff
www.adotintimephotography.com

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

More Van Darien

Hello everyone,
I am finally starting to reign in the masses of photos to sort, edit, and share so I figured I would do a quick blog post today. The following photos are from a live gig session at The Glass Cactus with the amazingly talented vocalist and song writer, Van Darien. Also playing with Van were Hot As Love, a Rock roots 3 piece band from Ft. Worth. Personally I think they should just combine forces for good, because they all had great chemistry and fun together. I've seen Van play with quite a few people, but these guys were by far my favorite --HINT, HINT to the Hot As Love boys ;)
Van had me come out from Lubbock to shoot the show. While we had some free time before the show I just couldn't resist taking a few portrait photos around The Glass Cactus, it is such a beautiful venue, with class to spare! Luckily for me Van is always a willing participant and so we wandered around and took photos. I have to tell you, we got some great shots! :) It does help when the subject is so beautiful and confident ;)
Anyway, that is enough of my rambling, now for the good stufff... It was hard to choose which photos to show here, so if you want to see more you can visit my facebook page here













Tuesday, May 3, 2011

A super quick post...

Well everyone,
All I have time to say right now is that I am super busy... but it is going to be so worth it. I am going to have a ton of photos to share very soon. Until then I'm going to just give you a couple.







Megan
www.adotintimephotography.com