As the weather gets cooler we love to have every excuse to play and take some fabulous photos of past clients and new ones.  This fall we are running some awesome portrait specials.  Call early to reserve your date!  817-810-9282.

Fall Portrait Specials*

$100 off sessions Monday – Friday, $200

$50 off weekend sessions, $250

Each session includes a $100 product credit to use towards items of your choice.

Weekend session openings are very limited due to our busy Fall wedding schedule.

(additional $50 to work with Tracy Autem)

Book Early and Save!

Book your session in September and receive an additional $50 of product credit.

Referral Bonus!

Book a friend back to back with your session and receive extra $25 print credit for each of you.

Refer 4 friends and receive FREE custom holiday cards

*specials are not good on newborn, boudoir or senior photography

My little guy enjoying summer swimming in the buff! There is no other way when you are this little.

This summer was amazing.  The Lightly Photo and Tracy Autem team had some amazing weddings, fabulous new babies, cool seniors and great families this summer and we are looking forward to all this new school year and fall will bring.

Fall is a great time to update your family portraits for the holidays and we will be rolling out NEW specials this year starting in September so stay tuned over the upcoming weeks as we announce them.  There will be special incentives for booking and shooting early!  If you (or some one you know) is a 2011 graduate now is the time to start planning for senior photography.  This year we are vamping up our senior packages and will be releasing them soon!

No post is complete without photos so here are some of my favorite summer moments of my little boy, Alexander.  So  many firsts for him and Daddy stayed home with him every day so it was a good time for both of them.

I took some time out earlier this month to take some portraits of Alex.

4th of July wouldn't be right with out Watermelon so Alex had his first piece and LOVED it.

Hanging at home, to HOT to go outside!

]]> http://tracyautem.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2154 0 http://tracyautem.com/blog/?p=2140 http://tracyautem.com/blog/?p=2140#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:01:50 +0000 Tracy http://tracyautem.com/blog/?p=2140

Addison is a super model in training and she just rocked it and so much fun in front of my camera.  We played, climbed on EVERYTHING and captured her at this wonderful age.  I can’t wait to meet her big brother this Fall for his birthday portraits and some family shots for their holiday card.  See you guys in a few months!

Sarah Halferty, Tracy Autem, & Sarah Rizy in our super cute booth at the show!

We had a fabulous time last weekend at the Star Telegram Bridal Show at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine.  We met some super cute brides, helpful Mothers and friends and saw some of our best vendor friends!  We still have some select dates available in October -December of 2010 with the Lightly Photography team and are offering a discount on weddings for those months.  $250 off any wedding package (even our petite weddings!) for open dates in those months.  If you were not at the show and are getting married this year and need a photographer please call the studio at 817-810-9282 and we will extend this 10% discount to you!

I am obsessed with bright colors and fun uses of neutrals and I just Loved this black, yellow and gray tablescape by Tami Winn.

City Club Fort Worth had some of their to die for food on display, pitty we couldn't eat it!

The fashion show had lots of great ideas for attire from the standard to this fun cocktail after party dress. Who wouldn't want to party the night away in this fun frock by Weddings on the Boulevard.

Loved this the moment I took it. ahhhhhhh.

Amy and Michael have been married 12 years!  They have been together since high school and I must say I just love them!  I can bet they were just as loving and sweet back walking the halls in their teen age years but now they have years of experience and some beautiful children.  I think it is so important to take time out and remember that even when you are a Mom & Dad that you are still a couple, and in their case a super hot one!  Their engagement photos consisted of some overalls I was told and were in no way what Amy would pick today.  See, she is a tad picky about photos now because she is a local children and family photographer.  I understand her feelings and was glad I could help her document this time in her life with her husband.  Here are some favorites from their Fort Worth photography session.

I am often out west in San Angelo, Texas.  It is my home town and most of my family still lives there.  I love my San Angelo clients and it is always fun to shoot in some of the cool urban locations that the city offers.  Peggy is a good friend of my Mom’s and I was excited to meet her 3 adorable grandchildren.  She had all 3 of them in town for the weekend so she wanted to capture them together at these great ages.  Macie & Camden are brother and sister and Hazel is their little cousin.  These kids were all completely unique and we had a ton of fun playing together in the morning heat.  Here are some of my favorites!  Can’t wait for my next chance to shoot some San Angelo portraits!

Macie was so gorgeous and a ham for the camera, watch out world she will be ready to be America's Next Top Model before long.

Camden was a whoot and a complete boys boy. From baseball to his cowboy outfit he was so much fun to play with.

Hazel is a cute toddler that was just a doll to photograph.

Camden attempted to love on his big sister, if she hugged him he cryed but he was all about hugging her.

The girls reading.

Camden is a cowboy, completely and totally.

smiles on newborns are so rare and I totally got him grinning!

I am so very excited to share these photos.  Miles is just a sweet little bundle of perfection and he happens to be a member of our studio family.  He is Sarah Rizy’s nephew!  Miles along with his parents and big sister, Audrey, hung out with me at the studio for some photos together.  Audrey tried to steal the show because she is A-Dorable but I think Miles still stole my heart.  Here are some favorites and I can’t wait to see these little ones grow!

So sweet sleeping

Audrey LOVES her baby brother.

Audrey is a gorgeous little girl

Such a loving family

Audrey and I are now buddies

I told him to just hang on her and this happened.....perfection.

Stacy and Brent are getting married next month at Marty Leonard Chapel here in Fort Worth.  I met Stacy several months ago as she was beginning to plan her Texas wedding after deciding not to get married in Mexico.  This girl is going to be a wedding expert after all is said and done because she essentially planned 2 weddings!  I am glad she decided to tie the knot here because that means I get to spend it with them!  Her and Brent are such sweet hearts and I had a great time getting to know them and their pup.  See you guys in a few weeks on the big day!

Sometimes the scene really makes the photo and that combined with Stacy just beaming makes me happy.

Love the balance and symmetry in this photo.

lovely lashes and dazling smile.

Brent is goofy and that makes me like him.

Super sweet

Their child.

Love this little girl, I could just pinch her.

Most of my clients and readers know I was out of town last week. Nope, not a end of summer vacation.  It was a business trip.  I am super lucky that for me a business trip is the most fun thing in the world because I get to do what I love.  No, I wasn’t shooting a wedding in some super cool place.  I was taking time out to exercise my brain, learn from some fantastic photographers and shoot some kids and families!  I am a firm believer that education can never end and that in order to continue loving what I do and ensuring that you love it too I have to continuously learn new things.

Weddings are most definitely the cornerstone of Tracy Autem &  Lightly Photography but we also love to do portraits.  This year I fell in love with photographing families because my husband and I had our first baby.  It has thrown an entire new dynamic into my life and into the way that I see children and parents.  This workshop in Atlanta allowed me to see portraits in some new lights with some great photographers including: Liana Lehman, Amber Horlitz, Heather Essian, Garrett Nudd & Alice Park.  Each were so different, some very far from what I do and others really close to how I approach my clients.  We had some classroom time and then the best part, shooting!  We had “models” that were real life families from all over the city.  They came to one house with 30 photographers and these kids did great.  I don’t do well with one camera pointed at me so I was super impressed with them and their parents.  Here are some favorite photos from the model sessions.

Even in Georgia they are all about the boots!

This little angel was just days from turning 1 and just precious. I adore the light kissing her face in this shot.

This little boy is a few weeks old and is his Mommy's first baby.

Would you like some tea?

The little one was not that into hearing any secrets but it sure is cute.

She is ready for her birthday party!

reading a book together makes for special moments.

The little one just steals the show from her also adorable older siblings.

These little girls were not my "models" but they stole my heart and were not really wanting to coperate with their photographer. I captured this on the fly when the older sister was not that into hugging. I really like it though.

pretty smile and super blue eyes!

Pink lighting by Beyond

Tami is girly, fun, spunky and has a whole lot of sass and I love her.  She is oh so amazing to work with and I always feel super lucky when a client of mine selects her staff for floral design or coordination.  I am so excited for her new space here in Fort Worth and last night she showed off her new digs to some other wedding vendors in the area.  Here are some photos of her party, yummy treats, beautiful new space and some friends and well, a ton of PINK!

Tami's seating area filled with cute furniture and fabulous photos by myself and a few other amazing local photographers.

The consultation room (LOVE, love, love the chandelier)

Tami wore a super chic pink dress and here she is showing off a pink snow cone.

Tami & Marla of Pea Pod Events

Delicious spring rolls by City Club of Fort Worth

Mmmmmm, cheesecake lollipops by Sublime Bakery

An all pink party drink menu!

My girls, Sarah Halferty & Sarah Rizy, chatting it up and having fun.

Since there were other photographers around I jumped in front of the camera for a photo with Tami! (Thanks Michelle Peyronet!)