Patin 5 Year Anniversary x Studio Bella's

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This is beginning to become a thing…I LOVE IT! I have had the opportunity to photograph the Patins a few times now. Each time we connect they always outdo the previous encounter. Donté reached out to me a few weeks before their anniversary to let me know that he and his wife Ossie had been putting some ideas together and they were looking to execute them once everything had been finalized. I was already on board without even knowing all of the details, I just wanted to jump into action.

During our call Donté voiced that he and Ossie loved the way Studio Bella’s black room looked. They wanted something that exuded excellence and I think we nailed it. The fancy couches, the detailed wallpaper, the ornate chandeliers, hardwood floors and an abundance of natural light pouring into the space all complimented my couple. This was an amazing session if I do say so myself, and shooting in this beautiful downtown space was the icing on the cake.

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The Patin’s are a power couple in my eyes. The way they compliment one another is really something to behold. I’m not talking about just verbal compliments, but their actions primarily. On set the way they checked one another to see if anything was out of place or needed to be in place, the way they bounced ideas off one another all the way down to how they looked at each other. That studio was full of love and it was definitely something to be in awe of. I totally wanted them to forget that I was in the room and let me just focus on them while they focused on each other.

50 & Fabulous

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Dana contacted me earlier in the year to make sure that she booked me for her birthday. There were no ideas or a real plan in place. Heck, we didn't have a location, but she knew that I had to be the photographer to shoot her and her sister Dionne's milestone birthday.

I was so pumped up after our conversation. It felt like our agreed upon date was never going to get here but, good things come to those who wait. Over the next few months we bounced ideas off one another and came to the conclusion that shooting in a studio environment would be the best way to go. The heat had been really turning up and by August/September who knew what kind of weather we were going to have? I can answer that...RELENTLESS heat. All of that beautiful makeup would have been melted for certain. So to cut that all out, I went ahead and made plans to book at Studio Bella's in Downtown Dallas.

The theme of the session was 50 & Fabulous. We shot in the black studio and the entire room was definitely fabulous! When Dana, Dionne and the glam squad entered I could tell they were in love. Chandeliers, huge windows that fed ample amounts of beautiful natural light, plush chairs, couches and the list goes on. This venue was definitely a perfect fit for what we came to accomplish.

This was a really fun shoot. We just turned on some good music and vibed out. Everyone took direction so well. One could say that the ladies were born for this. They were super photogenic and their personalities really came out when it was time for action. I could really tell how much D & D loved one another. There is nothing like a bond between siblings. They were each other’s cheerleader and they really showed support for one another throughout the session. If I had to use one word to describe Dana and Dionne, I would say, “Unified”

Glam Squad

50 looks good on you ladies!!!! I hope you enjoyed the session as much as I did!