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Cute X 2 + A Bunch More

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of photographing the children at a local Mother’s Day Out Program. It was so fun because I knew about half of the kids and had photographed many of them when they were just a few days old! You may remember these twin boys and Laedin from this post.

Here are just a few of these beautiful babies, toddling around in all their cuteness! I love it!


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The Barnes, Part 1

I was so honored when our friend JoAnn called and asked if I would photograph her sweet family! We have know Brad since he was in high school and played football for Van. It has been such a joy watching him transition from teenager to husband to father. And I don’t think I could have had better subjects on this beautiful fall day!

I’ve barely scratched the surface of their images, but I couldn’t wait to share some of my favorites so far!! Enjoy!

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All in the Family

A little over a year ago, we were privileged to film Josh and Amanda’s wedding. Even more special was the friendship that was forged between Amanda’s mother and I! Becky is an incredible encourager - the kind of person that makes you feel special just because you walked in the room! She also coordinated Alesha and Jason’s wedding which we filmed just a few weeks ago. (Trailer coming soon - you won’t want to miss it!!!)

While we were in Cleburne for the wedding, Becky suggested I photograph her growing family! They just recently welcomed Emma into the clan - the first granddaughter! We shot at the beautifully restored Liberty Hotel. If you are ever in Cleburne overnight, it is the hands down place to stay!

I had a blast with this special family I am proud to call my friends!


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Lion Pride

Well, football season is over for the Junior High Weatherford Christian Lions so I thought I’d have a photo shoot with our boys and some of their friends before the unis get turned in!

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Ella Grace

Meet my beautiful niece, Ella Grace! She’s about a month old now and I was so excited to go play with her for a couple of hours today! Her mom, Cassi, is doing a great job and I am so happy for her and Nick! Congratulations you guys!! Love you!


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So, I’m thinking Jet the dog is a pretty big Ella fan too! Happy
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Alex's Announcement

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Tyler

Meet sweet baby Tyler! I had so much fun photographing him when he was nine days old! I will never cease to be amazed by the miracle that is a newborn!th2813

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Brooke


I was honored to photograph the beautiful Brooke of the Class of 2009 recently! We had a lot of fun roaming around looking for great locations! I love these shots!


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Jared

I photographed Jared’s Senior images at the gorgeous Canyon West Golf Course recently! Everything is getting so green and beautiful!

I arrived to the location early to photograph the Mickles’s (club owners) four amazing longhorns. Jared arrived and we got a couple of shots with them in the background. Right after this image was taken, we started talking to them and Tonto the Bull did NOT appreciate that at all! He charged us! I don’t recall running that fast in quite some time!


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After we finished at Canyon West, we headed to some of my favorite spots around town!

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We were in Midland not long ago visiting family and my VERY good friend, Kenda, drove about four hours to meet me there so I could photograph her son Alex! I photographed his sister, Keeley last year. Aren’t they gorgeous siblings?

We started out racing the ominous looking weather around downtown Midland and then safari-ed around until we ended up at the Midland Christian School fieldhouse. Special thanks our good friend Greg McClendon for letting us use the facility!
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What a wonderful day with my wonderful friends! Thank you for making the drive!

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Baby Momma

I FINALLY got to shoot my first maternity session! The best part was that my friend Cindy was willing to be my guinea pig! This is baby number four for her - doesn’t she look amazing!?! I can’t wait to photograph baby boy Carter!

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In Case You Were Wondering...

Ben Londo won the 4th tournament in Toughest Cowboy! There were really good performances by Erik Wolford, Chad Eubank, and Steve Woolsey too! Here’s one of my fave pics of Cowboy Ben!

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Toughest Cowboy is moving to Wednesday Nights on SpikeTV at 10:00pm CST - right after UFC! Don’t miss it!

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Football, Anyone?

Well, this is a little out of season but we have been watching a lot of the NFL Combine lately and the draft is quickly approaching! (I’m the only princess in the midst of 4 avid sports/ESPN junkies. I’ve adapted well, just picked up my camera and jumped on the sideline!) This video seemed to be a big hit with the fam and with the Abilene Cooper Cougars. And of the countless football highlights I’ve made over the past 12 years, this is actually one of my faves too! So, watch and enjoy!

Note: You have to stay with it until the “21 Gun Salute!” (3:30) It’s such awesomeness!!!


About to Rock from Gravitt Productions on Vimeo.

You can see #99 Brandon Henderson at SMU and #7 Will Ford at Texas Tech next Fall!

P.S. If any of you work for the Cowboys or the NFL, I really want to work for you! Happy That would be uh-mazing!

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Face Plants, Knock Outs, and Bull Wrecks

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Bandy Murphy, Toughest Cowboy of Tournament 2
(Poster designed by Matt Minnichsoffer of Grit Rock Rodeo)

Okay, this is a little different from the last post! I’m bringing the cowboys back to remind you that you really need to set your DVR for Toughest Cowboy tomorrow night! I’m totally hooked! It’s definitely not for the faint of heart! It’s exposed this really “gladiator” side of me I didn’t know I had!

I photographed these guys back in December before they shot the show, and I didn’t have a clue what they were willing to endure to be the last cowboy standing and win a ranch! Here are some of my favorite cowboys (they’re really all my favorites!) and some highlights: (CLICK ON THE GREEN LINKS TO SEE VIDEO!)

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This is Steve Woolsey from Payson, Utah. He was the Toughest Cowboy in Tournament 1 and has been doing GREAT! Plus, he’s a super nice guy. And tough.


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I really liked Jared Green (Socorro, New Mexico) and was really sad to see him go last week. He was injured so badly here in the first tournament, he just had a really hard time coming back. And that wreck was after he had been injured in his first ride and couldn’t lift either one of his shoulders! But the dude went for 8 in the knockout round on a bull - the fourth animal he had ridden that night - to make it to tournament 2! I didn’t think there was going to be any stopping him.

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Erik Wolford (Adrian, Michigan) would give you a beat down then eat a lollipop! And you would never suspect it just looking at him! He BROKE his collarbone here in Tournament 1, but he just kept riding and scoring like nothing ever happened! I do not know how he does it.


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Well, there’s a fine line between tough and just nuts, and I’ll let you decide where this falls. Charlie Barker (Terrebonne, Oregon) got his face kicked in here in tournament 2 on his first ride of the night. He didn’t really know where he was, and he had a roll of toilet paper up his nose the rest of the night, but he just kept riding!

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Chad Eubank (Cleburne, Texas) nearly cut his finger completely off. Oh, and Weatherford’s own Tommy Joe Lucia, Executive Vice President of Grit Rock Rodeo, is the Commissioner of this deal!

You gotta watch this show! Do you really need any more reasons?

And then leave me some comments and let me know what you thought!


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San Antonio Love

This past weekend, we travelled to San Antonio for Aron and Brandon’s Engagement Party and Engagement Photo Shoot. It was so much fun! Aron and Brandon are so much fun to be around and are so comfortable and sweet together! I will get some engagement party photos up in another post, but today is all about this couple!

We started out at where else? The Alamo! I am not really sure what all was going on that day, but I’ll tell you one thing, the Alamo is a happening place on February 14!

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These ladies were all decked out in their southern Civil War Era best and were great to play along with us!

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Aron and Brandon are both studying to become dentists, and met at dental school! We thought it would be fun to get some shots up at school. This one was just for fun!

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They are pretty excited to graduate in just a few months!

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I wonder how many times they’ve passed each other in these halls? Bet it’s the best part of their day!

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Thanks guys for such an incredible weekend! Your love is inspiring! I can’t wait to video your wedding in June!






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We Love Jack Bauer

So about a week ago, my five year old decided to start dressing up like Jack Bauer. No, he doesn’t actually get to watch the show, but he knows just enough to know Bauer is Mr. Cool and always on some kind of secret agent mission. He wanted me to take his picture, so I figured I’d take it all the way! Here is who we like to call Eli Bauer, son of Jack!

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Music Video

Back in December, I shot this music video for Sh’Pone Harris’s song called Born Again Believer. It was produced by Joshua Norman of The Truth Records and Champion Anthems. Sh’Pone wanted this particular song shot in the neighborhood where he spent his youth in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It features many members of his family and his close friends. We had a lot of fun with this project, which I believe is a powerful one! Enjoy!



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WCS Website

Here is one of the websites I designed and manage. It is for Weatherford Christian School and has been a valuable communication tool for them! I have a lot of fun creating the content, taking the photos, and keeping it fresh! Take a look!

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The Garvins

I had the pleasure of photographing the Garvin family on a ridiculously cold day at Chandor Gardens! Everyone endured the cold and we had a fun time shooting lots of photos! I was playing around with different composites and thought I’d show some of my favorites!


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Jordan + Tim's Highlight

I finished this project a while back but wanted to show you one of my favorite excerpts from Tim and Jordan’s DVD! It was a beautiful wedding and an amazing, FUN couple! It was an honor to produce the wedding DVD’s for Tim last year and his sister Kelly in 2006.


Jordan and Tim's Highlight from Gravitt Productions on Vimeo.

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Toughest Cowboy!

I had a great opportunity, thanks to my friends Jake Felts and Brad Morrow, in December to photograph the finalists for the Spike TV show Toughest Cowboy! Toughest Cowboy premiered January 29th and can be seen on SpikeTV on Thursday Nights at 10 p.m. Central Time. It was a really fun meeting all the guys, who are from all over the country, and hearing some of their stories! Also, Tommy Joe Lucia and Matt Minnichsoffer at Grit Rock Rodeo were great to work with! Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day!


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