Family Portraits on North Beach

Here's my latest family portrait session on North Beach. Big challenge with "hair in the face" due to windy conditions but got some good ones nevertheless.

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Kids on North Beach

Got some cute, candid kids-on-the-beach photos during a family beach portrait session on North Beach this week.

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Three Sons on Mustang Island

This extended family - three sons and their parents, plus each of the sons' families - all shared this photo session. Shooting near their Port Aransas condo on Mustang Island, I took advantage of the beautiful reflections in the wet sand as the sun sank behind the dunes.

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Photos of Melges 24 Worlds

I just posted images that I shot during the Melges 24 World Championships sailboat regatta sponsored by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club last month.

I was the Yacht Club's official photographer for the event and shot for two days from a boat, following the sailboats around the course. It was exciting to watch world-class sailors in action.

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Two sisters on North Beach

Two sisters shared this beach photo session, so I shot photos of both of their families. To me, this photo of the two sisters, which I converted to black and white, shows their close connection.

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Photo in Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag

The Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) often buys photos from my stock photo collection ... including this one of a woman birdwatching on Matagorda Island.

The CVB's used the image in an ad in the May 2011 issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Their graphic artist cut out the woman in my original image and dropped it into a white background for ad about birdwatching in Corpus Christi. The full-page ad is in the inside back cover of the mag.

Texas International Boat Show Photos

April 9, 2011 - I shot the Texas International Boat Show today at the Corpus Christi Marina.
My photos are online at: http://thirdcoastphoto.com/events/tibs2011/

The biggest challenge in shooting this event is to get a graphically appealing shot of a crowd - that, plus finding color amidst a sea of white boats!

Boat Show Grand Opening Ceremony

April 7, 2011 - I shot the Grand Opening ceremony for the Texas International Boat Show today at the Corpus Christi Marina. I've been hired as the event's official photographer for the fifth consecutive year by the organizers. See last year's photos online at: http://thirdcoastphoto.com/events/tibs2010/

The event continues through the weekend, ending on April 10. I'll be posting more photos soon.

Harbor Ferry Ribbon Cutting

I shot this photo at the ribbon cutting for the Harbor Ferry today at the People's Street T-head. It starts service this Saturday, March 12.

     

Childrens Lunar New Year Celebration

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My son and I took part today in the Childrens Lunar New Year Celebration at the Texas Asian Cultures Museum in Corpus Christi. The kids learned to fold paper into shapes (origami), made dragon masks and paper lanterns, watched children's dance troupes perform, and marched in a Chinese Dragon Parade. The woman leading the event told me that this time of year in China is a time when the work from harvest is done and planting hasn't begun, so the people find time for music, art and merriment.