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James and Lacy

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Busy, Busy weekend! Friday afternoon I 'bit the bullet' and ordered the Canon 5d Mark II (which I really want here yesterday). Saturday on a cold blustery day I had a wedding with the fabulous Marie Q www.marieq.com. The wedding went without a hitch the bride was beautiful and everyone had fun. On Sunday I met Jame and Lacy at the Ellis County Courthouse for their engagement photos for their August wedding... We had fun and more pictures to come...

New FOR 2009

Can you believe it is 2009? I can't either... Well by popular demand I am going to introduce a payment plan for any purchases in excess of $300.00... If you are interested in a payment plan for your photos contact me and I will fill you in on the details!

Renaissance Megan

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I have been sooooo sick this weekend. I have some possible shoots coming up but have been wanting to practice my skills in photoshop too so I went back to Megan's folder to see what I havent worked before and I found this shot. This photo is more processed than I usually do, but I like the feel for it. Megan pointed out that I also enhanced her makeup. Not sure if she liked the photo or not...

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas from Mike-Jones-Photography

Eyes of Beauty

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Not having any shoots recently I was 'thumbing' thru my photos to see if I had missed any shots and found this stunner! I cant decide if I like the color version or this one better... Leave me a message and let me know what you think।

Hudsonville Texas

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I found this grave while deer hunting near Bonham Texas. It used to be in a town called Hudsonville Texas . This photo was taken using my IPhone 3G... Not the greatest camera to use but it is what I had...

Megan Revisited

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Here is a shoot that I did in June (one of my first photoshoots). She is my niece and 20 years old. I was going through some of my images that I had passed over the first time and came up with this one. Practicing and refining PP it is amazing to me how (over time) our skills improve (noticeably) with each photo we do... Does anyone else feel the same way. C&C welcome.

Intimate affair

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I had the privilege of photographing an intimate home wedding yesterday. A few friends and family were present in this Arlington wedding as Daniel and Amy McIntosh were joined together in marriage. They had a beautiful wedding and a beautiful day for the marriage. I will be posting more images in the days to come...

Ethan Linker

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Deer Hunting has started again... Last week my brother and I went up to Fannin County Caddo National Grasslands and didn't see anything. I am finishing up on Ethan's picture and have a short wedding event this Sunday (after hunting).

This shot of Ethan is a complete creation from me, playing with different backgrounds and creating my own edge masks this is what I have come up with...

Ethan Editing

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Ethan's senior portraits are in full swing. Keep tuned to my website for further updates... Currently the gallery is locked (because of family portrait discounts).

Ethan-OCS

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Ethan is a a senior at Ovilla Christian School, he is also my nephew. We left early in the morning on Saturday morning and went downtown Waxahachie and dodged the Annual Bob Phillips Texas Country Reporter Festival. Over 25,000 people visit this event every year and even at dawn the square was busy with people and booths. Ethan was surprised that Waxahachie had so many areas to take pictures as we walked around the down town area.

I also had the privilege of working with the amazing Marie Q this past Saturday as well. We had a session at a quaint bed and breakfast in Grapevine. The event went wonderfully, the bride elegant, wispy and beautiful.

Family Moment

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Here is another shot from my Westbury shoot on Sunday October 19th. I am currently editing the photos from the shoot and like the way this shot turned out. The family was very easy going and a joy to work with...

Feast or Famine

Wow, what a weekend! Three shoots this weekend (if you count the football game)! Sunday was quite a day! We got up eary (as usual) for church, got to church a little early and proceeded to walk in when Madison got her hand caught in the church's steel door. Her ring finger on the right hand got caught at the first knuckle (the one closest to the tip of the finger) and appeared deformed after the accident. My wife and I 'dumped' the two boys off on my 20 yr old neice and took Madi to the ER (Charlton Methodist). Luckily there wasnt a break (only soft tissue damage) and we got back for church to catch the end of service (we had quick service at the ER).

Sunday afternoon after pizza with the family and my sister in laws family at Roma's Pizza I headed back home for a shoot with the Westbury Family. They have two lovely children (12 year old Kaitlyn and 2 year old Madeline). It appears that Kaitlyn is ready to take on the world and perhaps modeling (very pretty young lady) and Madeline is ready to take on the world and everything else (aren't all two year olds like this)?

Kymberlin Whitehead

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Today has been a great day! I got up before dawn and went to Prayer Mountain (in Texas) for my first Senior (2009) session. I had the pleasure of working with Kymberlin Whitehead. A beautiful young lady that lives in the nearby Arlington area. I wanted to post a couple pictures for them to see and enjoy.

Later in the day, Matthew (my oldest boy) played football against the Waxahachie Sioux in which he had 3 sacks, multiple tackles, an extra point score and overall played well...

Kirsten

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Again, looking at older photos for PP practice. Found a photo that looked promising. WIth some cropping and other tweaks, this is what I came up with...

Free time

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I didn't have a shoot this weekend and I finished my wedding photos from September. This shot was from this past weekend. I've isolated Madison by selecting the background and polarizing it. Finally I've converted the image with a chocolate black and white color.

Wedding

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I finished processing the wedding pictures this past weekend and gave a preliminary cd to the couple. I am working on getting a pretty cd with custom labeling (lightscribe) for the bride and groom with a nice case for the cd. I am now working on custom template pictures for the bride, groom and family. Overall I am pleased with my first solo endeavor in wedding photography. I largely have to give credit to Marie at www.marieq.com for her mentorship that she has provided. I really believe that she is the preiminent photographer in the area!

Williams Wedding

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I have been working as an assistant to Marie Q (she is awesome) in her weddings as she has been so gracious to allow me to work and learn with her. I wish I could post some of the photos from this past weekends shoot as the venue was soooo very cool! It was a backyard but was so detailed and groomed it would rival any outdoor venue in the area! Many cool photos are to be had from that shoot! Anyway, I am dillegently working on editing my wedding from a couple of weeks ago and posted another photo for the couple so they can see the progress... Hope you like what you see!

Lisa and Dan Williams

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Danny and Lisa Williams wedding September 20th 2008 was set in the country of Waxahachie Texas at a quaint venue called Chapel Creek Manor. It has a barn, beautiful landscaping and a wonderful long fence. The bride was beautiful and the event turned out great. Congratulations Lisa and Dan Williams!