FireHeart Blog

Kingwood Wedding Photographer – Amy, Adam and Wallace

francie — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:42:35 +0000

Amy and Adam are a wonderful couple who are getting married in November. They wanted some place in “nature” and wooded to take their engagement session. I could think of no better place than in my back yard (not really, but just a mile a way from my home). This beautiful place is the perfect place for that nature feel. The weather was perfect! Wallace their sweet and adorable dog would look and smile just by saying “cheese”. Yes a professional photographer, saying “Cheese!” Hey what ever works. Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of this most loving couple.

Agave Real Wedding Photographer – Holly & Jason

francie — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:12:10 +0000

Holly and Jason are a totally cool couple who are too much fun! I was honored to photograph their engagements and Holly’s Bridals. The super fun wedding and amazing decor at the fabulous Agave Real. Enjoy this sneak peek of their wedding.

Agave Road Wedding Photographer – Beautiful Spring Wedding!

francie — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:42:38 +0000

Tommy and Barbara are a fantastic couple who love to party and have fun. They and their familys celebrated their union at the fabulous Agave Road – Agave Estates. The weather was amazing and the evening was so much fun! Barbara is orignally from New York and Tommy proposed in NYC in front of the LOVE art. Barbara is really a true Texan as she and Tommy both have volunteered for years at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. It was a real honor to photograph their day… enjoy their sneak peek!

Agave Road Wedding Photographer – Hotel Sorella Photographer – Andre & Janelle

francie — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:05:10 +0000

A move from Houston to New York changed the lives of two people in an instant. Andre and Janelle came together with their families to celebrate the commitment of their marriage. The pre-wedding functions began at Hotel Sorella where family and friends gathered. Janelle was a most spectacular bride. Andre said is was the luckiest man in the world to have a woman as beautiful as she was brilliant. Andre and Janelle did a pre-look at Hotel Sorella and I had the honor to photograph this most special time and then get some amazing pre-wedding portraits. The beautiful ceremony was at Agave Road and the reception followed where everyone was in a celebrating mood. The brides cake was lovely and the grooms cake was iconic NYC. The couple departed for their honeymoon in St. Lucia.

Here are the the supporting cast for this fabulous event

Agave Road Wedding Coodinator – Grace Woodward

Ceremony Music – Third Floor Strings

Bride and Grooms Cakes – Edible Designs

Agave Road Wedding – The Beautiful Katie and Joseph… Houston Wedding Photographer

francie — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:05:57 +0000

Katie and Joseph are an amazing couple who are madly in love! Their wedding was a blend of cultures and it was so beautiful to see two families come together in the spirit of love to support this couple. The images were so fun to capture and you can see how in love they are with each other and how much fun they have together. It’s a long post… enjoy!

Rice University Bridal Portraits – Holly

francie — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:25:22 +0000

Holly is an amazingly beautiful bride with a fabulous dress. We spent the afternoon photographing at Cullen Sculpture Garden and Rice University. Holly’s, mom and sister came to support and we had a great time with lots of laughing and fun. Holly’s dress was majestic and she radiated in it. Enjoy this sneak peek….

Agave Road Wedding Photographer – Grant & Emily – Hermann Park E-Session

francie — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:18:09 +0000

Grant and Emily are a fabulous couple who met at Texas A&M. Although opposites they fell in love and are having a fabulous wedding at www.agaveroad.com in Katy. We got together to shoot their engagement session at Herman Park. We had a great time and their love for each other really shows in these images.

Vintage Wedding at Rockefeller Hall – Houston Wedding Photographer

francie — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:26:02 +0000

I often get asked if I can shoot in a vintage style. It is an interesting question because vintage
means different things to different people. I love “classic old style photography” that you find in the 40’s and 50’s. Sometimes it’s de-saturated a bit, sometimes it’s black and white, and sometimes it’s just a half tone of
color. What all of these styles have in common is that they are based on solid photographic principles. Images which look like they have a film over them are improperly exposed and lack a real sense of detail especially in the whites. Sun flare can be really beautiful when used properly and when you don’t lose the detail in the image.

You can achieve a vintage look in images by setup as well as post processing. For weddings I think to
get a true vintage feel you, have to theme that throughout your entire wedding including your flower dress and location. Location is key to getting a really cool vintage feel. I photographed a wedding at photographed a
wedding at the historic Rockefeller Hall. The entire vibe was very vintage style.

So here are a few of my vintage style images from the Rockefeller Wedding that are my favs.

Here are some of my other favorite vintage inspired images.

Kingwood Senior Photographer – Daphne

francie — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:28:21 +0000

I love photographing all types of people, and I have a special place in my heart for high school seniors. Daphne graduate in 2012 and is a real beauty – in some of her shots she looks a little bit like a Kardashian… She is from Dallas and came to Houston for the shoot. We had a great time going around downtown Houston and got some very cool shots. If you have a senior graduating in 2012, now is the time to book. There will be no bookings in April or May as I am photographing weddings. You can find out all the details about the FireHeart Senior Experience at www.fireheartseniors.com.

Enjoy—- comments on the blog always welcome!

Kingwood Family Photographer – An Amazing Family

francie — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:33:01 +0000

Grab a cup of coffee this is a LONG post and I think you will enjoy the journey…

When I first met Donna, she was the meeting planner for a bride of mine. We clicked immediately. I think my quirkiness could see her quirkiness and I just knew I liked her. She was very open about her children and the challenges they had faced all of their lives after being diagnosed with autism. She had never had professional portraits made of her children. She asked if I photographed families and if I would be willing to work with her and her children.

I love all kinds of people. My goal as a photographer is to photograph not what you look like but to photograph who you are. Who and what your essence is. Some people are harder to reach in this way than others, but I have yet to have a client whom I could not see that special part of them.

Donna was really anxious the day of the shoot. While her children were willing, as most teenagers they are not thrilled about walking around with mom have some person they do not know stick a camera in their face. So we sat and chatted a bit. I find if I open myself completely, children and teens can see my flaws. If I find a point we have in common, everything clicks. With Donna’s daughter it was my images of grave yards. She is fascinated by what many people are afraid of. She thought it was okay that I liked some of the same things she did. And with her twin brother, it was his instant ability to see light. As a photographer seeing light is critical – it sometimes takes years for photographers to see the changes in light; he saw it instantly. Each time the light changed, he let me know. I told him what a gift that was, as most people never notice the tiny subtle changes in light. We had a bond from that moment.

Both the twins are amazing violin players. To see them play is breath taking. This was a beautiful shoot with an amazingly quirky family. I hope you can see the beauty that is truly them.

For more information on Autism go to www.autismspeaks.org

I normally just let you view the images, but for this post I’m going to make some comments about shooting and why I chose to do things a certain way. This is a shift in my style and I think I may be on the precipus of moving in a new direction. I would love to hear what you think in the comments section.

First up is Kat – she is an intense young woman. Uniquely herself. As you can see from this first image she is beautiful and very cool with her purple red hair and bracelets.

This next image came at the end of the shoot. She was doing a matrix move with her violin and she fell. Her mother said your going to kill yourself… so I said say on the ground we are going to get you as a fallen player.

Two different perspectives… both of which I really like

These next two images were about the idea of walking though the woods and coming upon a young girl playing clasical music in the woods. Something romantic that you read about in a Louise May Alcott book – with a 2011 spin on it of course. When shooting this I loved the dappling of light thought the trees but wanted to light her a little move to give a selective light feel. The old master painters did this with precision and brilliance and I was inspired by that idea. I just love the feel of these two images and I imagine them as 60 inch wall portraits on canvas.

What I love about this image is the selective focus. I focused on the violin between her hands. The rest of the image is soft focused going completely out of focus. I like the idea that she can pierce the focus with the intensity of her gaze and it give the image an ethereal feel and look with simple posing.

The final image of Kat is a stunner… hard to believe she is a freshman in high school. She is a natural when it comes to posing – she just knows what’s going to look good…

Tristen is Kat’s twin brother… no they are not identical… Yes their mom gets this question all the time. Tristen is sweet, interesting and loves bugging his sister. He too plays the violin. First up is the his Abercrombie look… Just love this background and thought it was perfect for a studio look outside.

Tristen is also a violin player and love the depth of field in the first image and the intensity of his eye contact in the second.

One hot Mama… nothin’ more needs to be said… take a look.

This family is self described as “quirky” and they really wanted an image of their feet which showed their personality so we captured that. I especially love the second image where they were just hanging out for proper lighting.

As the title states this was an Amazing family. Here are a few of my favs of them together… in different pairs and groupings. This first image is one of my favs as I love the look which is ery and almost fantasy based.

The final images are of a family on a new path with the past at their back and the future looking bright. It was a really wonderful shoot and I look forward to working with this family for many years to come.