Yummy delicious… I wish fresh water looked this good.

Sneak peek from Saturday’s wedding. :) 

Lisa’s Senior Portraits

or, 10 Things to Know About Texas Girls

1) Texas girls always wear cowboy boots. All the time. In rain or shine, in winter or summer. (It’s almost always summer here anyway)

2) All Texas girls model in their spare time. 

3) Texas girls tromp through grassy fields of wildflowers all the time. 

4) Texas girls rock voluminous, sexy hair and fire engine-red lipstick.

5) Texas girls are talented, and Lisa’s a great example. This girl double-majored in advertising and Chinese language studies, and is skipping her commencement ceremony to move to Shanghai. 

6) Texas girls love their puppies.

7) Texas girls outshine even incredible sunsets. 

8) Texas girls can make you swoon with their smiles.

9) Texas girls love their ‘Horns. 

10) Texas girls may travel far, but they always come home to Texas. (At least to visit old friends…)

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Regina and Josh fell in love at an age when their peers were still struggling with braces and growth spurts. Neither years of waiting, nor long-distance dating during college, could keep these two apart. When Regina approached me about shooting her wedding and engagement portraits, well, I’d like to pretend I didn’t jump up and down in the privacy of my closet. 

I like how their calm assurance in each other’s love really shines through in these pictures. Thanks, Regina and Josh, for introducing me to this lovely little paradise and sharing your happiness with me!

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Last summer, Phuong of Mibellarosa Designs approached me with the idea of doing a photo shoot for herself with her sister. We wanted to incorporate springtime and wildflowers, but the season was already past. Nothing daunted, Phuong set a tentative shoot date for almost a year later, and we began plotting a way to celebrate the return of spring. Florist, designers and photographers are all wild about springtime, I’ll tell you that. 

Throw together one incredible floral designer; her best friend - the very talented deliciousness artist, Kathy Phan (kathyphantastic has been featured in various magazines and papers as well as blogs online!); and one gorgeous model of a younger sister… and you get a photographer’s dream.

We began shooting at 7 a.m. near a shallow brook in Austin. Despite the sunrise, the sky was overcast for the most part, creating a perfect softbox of light. Just when we began to wrap up the shoot around 11 a.m., faint rays of sunshine burst through clouds blown apart by the breeze. 

…And I couldn’t stop hearing “Here comes the sun” in my head.

Ikigai by Katherine Fan | Austin Portrait Photographer

Rebecca approached me the week before her one-year anniversary to see if I was interested in helping document their special occasion. Was I… :P 

Ikigai by Katherine Fan | Austin Portrait Photographer

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to shoot a modeling campaign for some lovely University of Texas students representing the Ann Taylor brand. Here are the results:

Ikigai by Katherine Fan | Austin Model Photographer

Ikigai by Katherine Fan | Austin Family Photographer

I honestly dread the days when I have to/ought to/want to I carry my camera around. Five solid pounds of weight banging my hip with each step leaves me with nasty bruises, sore shoulder and sweaty self.

But these camera days are when I take time to document things taking place around me. And right now, D.C. spring is definitely a happening worth recording.

Brett and Joanna