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Hey there!

My name is Tammy and I'm a Tyler, Texas based photographer, busy Mom of two boys, and wife to a great (and handsome!) guy.  Life is busy, fast paced and chaotic, and I love every minute of it!

On the professional front, I mostly photograph babies, children, and families.  I shoot on location using natural light or at my studio space in downtown Tyler.  The studio offers natural light shooting as well as the option of studio lighting.  I strive to produce timeless images with a modern edge, classic yet unexpected. 

I absolutely love what I do and pride myself on being able to 100% relate to my clients.  More than anything, I'm a Mom.  I know what it feels like to be 8 months pregnant, or hold your newborn baby in all their snuggly newness.  I know how funny (and not funny!) a two year old can be, or how at times, you can be with your family and realize there is no other place on earth you'd rather be. These are the moments I know are fleeting, sometimes funny, and above all, precious.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like what you see  :)

best of 2011 | east texas baby and child photographer

I had so much fun doing it last year, I decided to go for it again!  That’s right, it’s the now “annual”, Favorite Portrait Contest!  I had an unbelievable 2011, full of so many great families, babies, kiddos, and seniors – it was nearly impossible to narrow it down to my top 30 favorites.  Last year it was the top 25, but I just couldn’t narrow it down past thirty.  I did force my husband to help me get to 30, because honestly, I get way too emotionally attached  :)   As with last year, some are favorites because of technical aspects that appeal to me (for example: lighting or color), others I love for the emotion that was captured, and a few, just on the cute factor alone.

So, now that I’ve tortured myself over it, I’m turning it over to you, my clients, friends, and random strangers who like to look at pretty pictures, to decide on your Favorite Portrait of 2011.   Are you ready?!?

Here’s how it will work:

1.  Each person may vote for one image, one time.  Please, please follow this rule in the sake of fairness to everyone who had an image chosen.  Pretty please with sugar on top?

2.  To cast your vote, leave a comment in the comment section below.  Make sure you are commenting under this particular blog post (contest time), and use the identifying image number located above each image.

3.  As “extra credit”, facebook fans will be given ONE extra vote.  So, if you aren’t already a facebook fan, hop over and click “like”, then come back here and let me know about it by leaving a comment.  If you are already a facebook fan, let me know that as well so you can be given your additional vote.

4.  Feel free to share the contest with friends and family.  A little self promotion of your image is totally fine (as long as they follow the rules!).

Here are the prizes:

First Place:  (1) beautiful 16×20 gallery wrapped canvas of the winning image (valued at $475)

Second Place:  (1) beautiful, mounted 11×14 print of the second place image (valued at $100)

Third Place:  a handy-dandy $50 print credit to be used at a future session

Voting will end on Friday, January 20th @ 5 p.m. (cst)

Here are the selected images, have fun voting!

1.  silhouette

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2.  brown eyes

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3.  pretty with pearls

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4.  together

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5.  lemons

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6.  field of dreams

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7.  vintage high chair

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8.  little boy blue

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9.  baby in a bucket

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10.  silver uggs

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11.  giggle boxes

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12.  peek-a-boo

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13.  new love

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14.  waiting

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15.  windswept

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16.  blue blanket

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17.  see you next fall

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18.  yummy

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19.  special friends

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20.  batman

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21.  pretty girls

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22.  cuteness in a box

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23.  pretty senior

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24.  sunshine and laughter

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25.  tummy time

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26.  in love

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27.  simplicity

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28.  little miss vogue

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29.  blue eyes

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30.  the future mrs. bieber

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That’s it!  Have fun voting and be sure to check the studio facebook page , that’s where I’ll post the winners!

Until next time!

Tammy

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I know, I know… my blog is horribly neglected!  This fall season has been my busiest fall to date, and updating the blog has been at the bottom of the list (sadly!).  I am booked until mid-January at this point, only accepting newborns who will be worked in.  But, amidst the shooting hustle and bustle, I did want to share a fabulous recent family session.

Loved this family, and loved what we ended up with!

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Until next time,

Tammy

December 2, 2011 - 7:58 pm Bobbie - LOVE these!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

December 3, 2011 - 8:10 am Nelda - As always they are so Beautiful . Your talent always shine through.

December 3, 2011 - 12:40 pm Laura - What an amazing bunch of images. Great job capturing so many smiling faces!

December 5, 2011 - 7:08 pm christy - Absolutely STUNNING!

December 5, 2011 - 7:41 pm Melissa D. - Beautiful photos! Great light and gorgeous family - perfection!!

December 5, 2011 - 7:49 pm Crystal - What a beautiful family! Gorgeous location too!

December 5, 2011 - 8:04 pm Laura A - Fantastic photos! I love the light you captured.

December 5, 2011 - 8:12 pm Suzanne - Oh that warm evening light! And what a beautiful family- that little girls pig tails are so sweet! They will cherish these forever : )

December 5, 2011 - 8:46 pm jennifer - I love the color in light in these! GORGEOUS! :)

December 5, 2011 - 11:05 pm Krista Lund - gorgeous family and i am sure they love these photos.

December 5, 2011 - 11:42 pm Jessica - Beautiful family and beautiful images!

December 6, 2011 - 12:25 am Amber - I love your images. Wonderful captures!

December 6, 2011 - 12:33 am Danielle - These are fabulous!! I love the colour and yummy light, well done on creating such beautiful images for this family :)

December 6, 2011 - 3:24 am Kelly - Amazing captures and I love the lighting.

December 6, 2011 - 6:28 am Kerri - Beautiful light and family!

December 6, 2011 - 8:27 am Melissa M. - Those little piggy tails are adorable! Great family session.

December 6, 2011 - 8:56 am Kellie - These are amazing! I love the colors and the clarity, such beautiful work!

December 7, 2011 - 7:05 am Andrea - WOW! These are gorgeous!!! The colors and the light are magical!

December 7, 2011 - 7:43 am pam - Love them!!!

December 8, 2011 - 10:31 pm Suzanne - Beautiful! I'm sure they will love these!

December 9, 2011 - 7:47 pm Natalie Myers - Beautiful images and gorgeous family. Just fab!

December 9, 2011 - 7:58 pm Shelly - Stunning! Amazing! What a gorgeous family!

December 10, 2011 - 12:44 am Michelle - Gorgeous family! I love how clear and bright these are!

December 10, 2011 - 2:35 pm lindsay - These are wonderful. I love the mood, I love the images, I love everything!

December 12, 2011 - 1:28 pm Kelly R - Beautiful session, love the colors and light!

January 23, 2012 - 8:53 am Mary Cain - #13 My favorite

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Still playing catch up and blogging sessions from last spring/summer.  Seems odd, especially since we have our first “cool” snap of the year going on  :)   But, I have the best clients and I love to show them off, even if it’s a little delayed!

Meet the *t* family and their pretty little *a* – how cute are they?!

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vintage babyThanks *t* family – as always, it was good to see you!

Until next time,

Tammy

 

October 19, 2011 - 12:47 pm Joyce - Oh my!! What a beautiful family! I LOVE the image of the baby with daddy and her tongue is sticking out. Too cute!!!

October 19, 2011 - 1:01 pm Jessica - What a beautiful family! I love the tone of these images!

October 19, 2011 - 1:39 pm Sarah - What a gorgeous family!

October 19, 2011 - 1:57 pm Candy Howard - Oh, these are so cute!!!!

October 20, 2011 - 7:33 am Michelle - These are wonderful! I especially love that second one!!

October 20, 2011 - 1:56 pm Melissa - These are great...love that highchair!

October 20, 2011 - 3:11 pm amy - aww i love all of them! gorgeous processing, too!

October 21, 2011 - 8:14 am Robin - Beautiful work, I love the airy processing on these just perfect for them!

October 21, 2011 - 10:49 am Vanessa McKellar - Love it! What a great family they are. It's fun seeing her grow.

October 21, 2011 - 7:47 pm Kim - Beautiful images! The little girl is simply adorable!

October 23, 2011 - 2:40 pm Kerri - Love these! The second image is perfect - lovely family!

November 14, 2011 - 7:33 pm Erin - I JUST saw these! :) Thanks for always taking such pretty pictures for us! I can't believe how fast she is growing! UGH!

November 29, 2011 - 3:12 am Jelle - Wow, they look so beautiful. Your work pictures look so remarkable, and I so love the family in the picture. They look so cute, specially the cute little child. I agree with Joyce, the picture that her tongue is sticking looks so cute for her. I love it.

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It’s that time of year!  So, I thought I would throw a new ‘What to Wear’ guide out there for your upcoming holiday sessions  :)   Inspiration starts here!

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More shares coming soon!  :)

Tammy

 

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Had a great time with pretty little *c* – I always enjoy shooting at their home, pretty acreage and lots of animals :)

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Also, need to mention that my fall sessions are almost fully booked!  Only two weekend dates in November and a handful of weekday sessions remain!

Until next time,

Tammy

October 11, 2011 - 11:12 am Nicki C - BEAUTIFUL!!! I love your processing of these images. Such a great session.

October 11, 2011 - 3:03 pm Alexandra - gorgeous little girl!

October 11, 2011 - 4:33 pm Kristine - These are so very adorable, she's an animal lover, your processing fits the mood, great job!

October 11, 2011 - 4:51 pm Haley - Adorable! Love the one of her pushing the puppy in the wagon.

October 11, 2011 - 5:00 pm Sharon De La O - These are beautiful images! What a cutie and beautiful location! Fabulous work!

October 11, 2011 - 6:58 pm Kim - Such a beautiful litle girl, and once again, I love your processing!

October 11, 2011 - 8:24 pm Suzanne - Love the location and that wagon. Very cute!

October 11, 2011 - 8:45 pm Andrea - Awwwww!! These are adorable! And I love your editing :)

October 11, 2011 - 11:19 pm Amanda - Oh my goodness she is adorable! Love the one of her and her kitten:)

October 12, 2011 - 8:48 am Patti Margarita - Lovin her cute smiles! Great job!

October 12, 2011 - 10:22 am Jessica - This may be the cutest session I have ever seen!

October 12, 2011 - 12:09 pm Shannon Wilkinson - Just lovely and the vintage processing on the first ones really add to the images.

October 12, 2011 - 1:05 pm Sarah - She's adorable! These are beautiful images!

October 12, 2011 - 1:22 pm Kerri - Aww, what a sweet session. Love the wagon and the boxer puppy too :).

October 12, 2011 - 9:24 pm Lish - OMG...the little girl...the puppy...too cute for words!

October 13, 2011 - 12:53 am Breanna Peterson Photography - these are absolutely adorable- what a character!!

October 13, 2011 - 3:16 pm Tonya - what a cutie patootie! Lovely work on a gorgeous property!

October 13, 2011 - 9:58 pm Celesa Felix - Seriously... everything about this is adorable! The boxer, the precious little girl and the wagon. Great job!

October 15, 2011 - 8:01 pm Kelly - Ooooh adorable. Love the colors.

October 15, 2011 - 11:54 pm Michelle R - So cute! she is adorable...especially with a kitten and a puppy! love!

October 18, 2011 - 6:28 pm Krista Lund - love your soft processing. adorable.

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One of my favorite ages to photograph — and little *g* was a perfect subject!  I think he looks like a little Gerber baby…

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Until next time,

Tammy

 

October 3, 2011 - 11:49 am Stephanie - SO beautiful! I love the baby with the bowl of lemons, what a cute idea!

October 3, 2011 - 3:03 pm Kellie - What a cutie! Love the lemons, it's a fun pop of color.

October 3, 2011 - 3:14 pm Jill - He does look like the Gerber baby! Great job and fun colors between the lemons and moms red hair and blue necklace!

October 3, 2011 - 4:57 pm Catherine - GORGEOUS!! Love the lemons. Fantastic color in these photos!!

October 4, 2011 - 11:03 am Jennifer - Love this little boy! He is so precious! And great photos Tammy, as always!

October 4, 2011 - 11:38 am Katie W - What a precious little man! The one of him and Mom is priceless.

October 4, 2011 - 8:00 pm Vicky K - Adorable photos. What a cutie & love the beautiful soft feel to the images.

October 5, 2011 - 12:14 am Heather - Love the shot of mom and baby as well as the 2nd shot. Beautiful processing too!

October 5, 2011 - 1:12 am Kim - Oohhh, the lemon ones are fantasic! Love your processing on these!

October 5, 2011 - 10:57 am Haley Walls - Love the lemons! The photo of mom and baby is adorable!

October 5, 2011 - 4:10 pm Krista Lund - yes, just like an adorable gerber baby. well done.

October 5, 2011 - 10:01 pm Rachel - Aww, he's darling! What great shots!

October 6, 2011 - 8:38 am Alexandra - cutttee!

October 12, 2011 - 7:44 am Andrea - These are so pure and sweet! I LOVE the lemons prop!

October 13, 2011 - 11:11 am Tonya - Mom looks fantastic! Gorgeous images!

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Love this sweet big sister, little sister was featured below, you can find her blog post here

I have a soft spot for big sister and I think I have decided she would be perfect for my Cullen someday…it’s never to early to plant an idea, you know…  ;)

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Until next time,

Tammy

September 29, 2011 - 9:14 pm Bobbie - These are beautiful!!! What pretty girls!!! WOW

September 30, 2011 - 9:25 am Brandi - I want one of Avery just like #2!!! Why did I let that girl cut her hair? Beautiful work!

September 30, 2011 - 4:09 pm Kayleigh - What a beautiful little girl! Love the sibling shot!

October 3, 2011 - 11:48 am Stephanie - Absolutely LOVELY! beautiful girls, and beautiful images! :)

October 3, 2011 - 4:57 pm Catherine - Holy Beautiful Hair! What gorgeous little girls!

October 4, 2011 - 5:27 am Katie W - These are stunning!

October 4, 2011 - 11:05 am Jennifer - Awe, thanks for the sweet message Tammy! Love all these shots!

October 4, 2011 - 8:01 pm Vicky K - Gorgeous little girls, gorgeous pictures!

October 5, 2011 - 11:12 am Haley Walls - The sibling shot is wonderful! The little girl has some amazing hair and eyes!

October 13, 2011 - 11:11 am Tonya - I love images that make me involuntarily smile!

October 24, 2011 - 7:37 am Carolyn - Aren't my girls just beautiful. They are so sweet. I love Addyson's hair also. Like the new doo also.

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Tammy

September 24, 2011 - 3:05 pm Kim - Beautiful senior....I love the tones!

September 26, 2011 - 10:26 am Judie - Gorgeous!

September 26, 2011 - 7:46 pm Tori - She has gorgeous eyes. Beautiful work!

September 26, 2011 - 9:21 pm Suzanne - Gorgeous light in these. Beautiful girl!

September 26, 2011 - 10:17 pm Toya - She is a beautiful girl and you seemed to capture that beauty.

September 27, 2011 - 6:33 am Kim Kravitz - She is gorgeous!!! And the lighting here is just dreamy! Great set :)

September 27, 2011 - 10:18 am Em - Beautiful pics!!

September 27, 2011 - 10:57 pm Krista Lund - gorgeous light and model :)

September 28, 2011 - 6:49 am Andrea - These are stunning photos- what a beautiful girl!! I love the camera ones ;)

October 1, 2011 - 6:06 pm Amanda B. - Gorgeous light and senior!

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Tammy

September 26, 2011 - 10:27 am Judie - Beautiful light! Love it!

September 26, 2011 - 7:43 pm Tori - This is a stunning session. I love them all!

September 26, 2011 - 9:55 pm Margie - So lovely! What a gorgeous couple, and the light is incredible.

September 26, 2011 - 10:16 pm Toya - These are breath taking.

September 27, 2011 - 12:00 am Michelle R - Beautiful! I adore the light and location!

September 27, 2011 - 3:41 am Trudie - Amazing shots, that last one is to die for. With such gorgeous parents that baby is going to be sooooooo cute.

September 27, 2011 - 6:34 am Kim Kravitz - Such a beautiful mama-to-be! Love the location for this set.

September 27, 2011 - 10:04 pm Lisa - What a beautiful couple, such a tender time, captured beautifully!

September 28, 2011 - 6:50 am Andrea - Your photos are amazing ;)

September 28, 2011 - 2:17 pm Maritere - These are beautiful!!!! What a wonderful memory for this lucky couple! Great job!!!

September 28, 2011 - 7:16 pm celestejones - I really like these. Mom looks beautiful.

September 30, 2011 - 9:27 am Brandi - Wow Tammy, the first one especially is incredible! I love the feeling you captured. Beautiful light as always!

October 4, 2011 - 9:06 am Christy F - Fab maternity portraits that they will treasure! Love the light!!!

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Tammy

September 26, 2011 - 7:48 pm Tori - I love the tree in the backgroud of the second one, but her expression in the last one is perfect!

September 26, 2011 - 9:54 pm Margie - Ohhhh, these are so beautiful. Great job!

September 26, 2011 - 11:59 pm Michelle R - Beautiful images! Love the 1st one!

September 27, 2011 - 3:42 am Trudie - Such lovely shots and such a beautiful mommy to be.

September 27, 2011 - 3:03 pm Kim - Beautiful! I love both the outdoor and studio, love the contrast between them.

January 13, 2012 - 7:46 am Tonya - #17

January 13, 2012 - 8:35 am Judy Beal - voting for #17 - Judy