Wishing you a warm, safe, and joy-filled holiday season. Thank you to everyone who helped make 2011 one of the most amazing years ever. I cannot wait to see what 2012 has in store. Always love, Athena...
grateful.
I am currently working on the images from Jessica+Matt’s amazing wedding & I don’t know how I am going to narrow down favorites for a blog post; There are far too many to love.These two people will forever hold a very special place in my heart. For their trust, their kindness, their willingness to go with the flow. And for their love. Here is one of my absolute favorites from a little session Jessica and I had a few days before her wedding. The rest of the images will be coming in a few more days. and i hope i won’t be too long then again i got another day and i got time for one more song. xo a...
Backup Plans and Calla Lilies
I am currently in Austin for a wedding (tomorrow!) and on Thursday I had a bridal session with my amazingly insanely gorgeous bride. Because this is not my market, because I don’t have contacts with wedding planners or vendors or florists here in Austin, I took it upon myself to construct a bouquet for my bride. When we first met in the spring of this year, she mentioned she wanted non-florals for her bouquet. Grasses, seeds, wildflowers. I did my best to craft a perfect bridal session version of a grassy, pastoral, Texas bouquet. Always Love, A...
My Story. One Image.
I’ve known about photography workshops for at least the past year. I’ve been planning on attending the WPPI trade show and photographic conference in Las Vegas next year, a one-fell-swoop sort of idea, but I’ve since changed my mind, opting instead to invest in private workshops. One-on-one time (or at the very most 20 to one) with a photographer whose work inspires me. Moves me. Makes my eyes water and my soul ache. Jasmine Star and the Parsons top my list. Then I saw that Clayton Austin is offering up a one day workshop in January. In Austin. (The place I literally just moved away from? Yes, that Austin.) In lieu of registration and a hefty sum of money, Clayton has asked would be participants to send him an email sharing their story along with one image that best describes who they are. He also asked us to share what...
