Interesting location for a couch!

We saw all kinds of weird furniture today! I just keep picturing Yogi Bear reading a magazine sitting on this couch!

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Wedding Photography Goals!

It is now in writing for everyone to see:

My goal is to book 12 weddings in 2009!

I have booked two already (thank you Maureen and Tyler!) and I am looking forward to booking 10 more!

(The weddings don't have to take place in 2009....for those early planners....I simply want to book 12 weddings this year! Make sense?!)

Andrea
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Backroads of Roanoke

My friend Andie and I shoot about once a month and we always just try random places. This time it was the old dirt roads around where I live!



We thought this little wagon wheel was so random...just dumped at the side of a road basically....

And...I still haven't figured it out. How do people have fields with these cacti?! Can you get rid of them? I can't imagine growing up here...I probably would have come home stabbed and poked by them on a daily basis! haha

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Nate and his guys

Everyone was a lot of fun to work with! The guys were up for any of my ideas!

Thanks guys!

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Fun Detail

We have the rings, the date, and the bouquet. :) A little bit of everything.

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Andrea & Nate - Wedding

These are some of my all time favorite pictures! Andrea and Nate were AWESOME to work with! :)

We had about an hour before the reception so I spent about 20 minutes or so with the bride and groom taking pictures and it was so nice because it was just us...everyone else had gone to the reception! So, no one was watching and the bride and groom weren't uncomfortable 'posing' in front of people!

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Fort Worth family photographer

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Diane - Formal Bridal Portraits

Diane has ONE BIG WEDDING DRESS! lol It is the fluffiest dress I have ever seen. A couple times during the session I tried to move it....but, to no avail, the puffy stuff under it would not allow it to move! :) She wanted a big fluffy dress and that is what she got!

Can you tell that it is about 45 degrees and super windy in these pictures? I really don't know how she did it when I was a little chilly with a coat and scarf on! :)

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Fort Worth family photographer

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Diane - Urban Bridal Portraits!

We did a little bit of everything with Diane's bridal portraits. Here are a few of the more fun pictures and I will show you some traditional pictures in a couple days!

She grew up in Fort Worth, so the Stockyards was the perfect location for her shoot. And, yes, I was stopping traffic in the first image! :) Whatever it takes for the perfect photograph!


Diane's fiance LOVES Dr. Pepper and when I told her that there was an old Dr. Pepper sign she HAD to have pictures taken there. I just love this wall!


I love this wall/area as well....it is just different! And, it seems to work with everything I have put in front of it! :)

Thanks for freezing with me during your session Diane! It was super cold and you were a trooper!

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Fort Worth teen photographer
Fort Worth family photographer

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Extended Family Portraits!

I did family pictures for this wonderful family during the Christmas holidays! They all were together, and what better time to get a professional picture taken?!

They were a lot of fun to work with and I couldn't have asked for a more cooperative group! Thanks guys!


I wanted to show these two pictures because they are really different. With large family groups I like to do a 'traditional' picture (first one shown) and then a little more trendy picture (second picture shown) with the family groupings together, but not all squished together with everyone. The second picture allows the groups to do more of 'their own thing' if that makes sense! :)

Enjoy!

Andrea
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Fort Worth family photographer

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Awww...they included the dog!

This family wanted to include the dog and this was THE BEST picture of them all! Everyone is looking at the camera and the dogs ears are up!

I know I looked and sounded like a crazy person trying to get the dog to perk up, but it worked!



Enjoy!

Andrea
Andrea Pender Photography
Dallas/Fort Worth wedding and teen photographer

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Testimonial! :)

Hi Andrea,

We love our picture of us and our "dog family" and appreciate your persistence in obtaining a photo where all three dogs look great! Quite a feat! After looking at the Wedding photos on your website, we certainly will be back for our big day next year.

Thanks again,

Maureen

Thank you Maureen! :)

Andrea
Andrea Pender Photography
Dallas/Fort Worth wedding and teen photographer

Testimonial! :)

Andrea,

Just wanted to let you know that I picked up Daisy's pictures that you did for me at the Pet Mansion, and they are beautiful! Daisy is so photogenic, and such a great 'subject' if I do say so myself! Haha

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciated all of the extra time you spent with her, and the fact that you were so "hands on". I really look forward to working with you on some family portraits when the time comes.

Thanks again, for making everything so easy and so relaxed!

Lara Johnson

Be Careful with Self Tanners!

Be careful about overdoing it with self-tanners or the tanning bed!

I am not against either of these products (although tanning can be bad for your health folks...and really...who knows in the future if we will all grown third arms from self tanners! lol).

Reasons photographically to be careful:
1. If you are the only one in the group that is super tan you will look...well....weird.
2. You might have the weird finger creases that you get from self-tanners that make your hands look like they are dirty...ew!
3. Sometimes you can burn and then you will peel and that isn't pretty in pictures either.
4. Sometimes the self-tanners are more of an orange color then a natural tan color....that isn't good!

Really...those are my only reasons. :)

Enjoy!

Andrea
Andrea Pender Photography
Dallas/Fort Worth wedding and teen photographer

The Superhero Family!

This is the Kent family. His parents were nice enough to not name him after the superhero! :)



(Just as a side note my grandmother really wanted to name my dad Christopher...for those of you that don't know...my maiden name is Columbe....can you imagine growing up with THAT name?! Thanks goodness my grandfather put his foot down and named him Robert!)

This family was great to work with! You can really tell that they love being together and they love spending time in their space. They have a really cool fire pit area that my husband would LOVE to have too! With just moving he is glad that he has just the fire pit itself and he isnt' too worried about cool landscaping (yet) around it!

Enjoy!

Andrea
Andrea Pender Photography
Dallas/Fort Worth wedding and teen photographer

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My favorites from the dog picture day!

So, I have to admit. These were my favorites! :) I know, I know...I shouldn't pick favorites....but look at this little girl and her itty bitty tiny little puppy!

When she first walked in I thought it was a stuffed animal that she was carrying, but nope. It is her baby all right...a new little puppy!




All together now...awwwww......!


Enjoy!

Andrea
Andrea Pender Photography
Dallas/Fort Worth wedding and teen photographer

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New Products Being Offered!

Here are new products that I am offering!

Keychain - This is front and back. You can have images on both sides or you can have an image on one side with wording on the other side.


Drink holder - This can include 3 different things....Front/Back/Bottom...3 pictures, 1 pictures and 2 segments of text...however you want to have it designed.

Coasters - Hard coaster with a glossy finish

Mousepad material coaster
Post-it note holders - These can be used for all kinds of different events, or it can just have a picture.

Magnets - This can be used for all different types of events, or again, it could just contain a picture.

Mousepad -

Enjoy!

Andrea
Andrea Pender Photography
Fort Worth wedding photographer
Fort Worth teen photographer

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