1st & 8th

First day of school. A little bittersweet. This summer was amazing. We were focused on family, relaxed, we played and enjoyed one another. It was exactly what we needed after last summer being a trip to hell and back with Teagan’s vaccine reaction. We really did have a wonderful summer and I am going to miss these days so much. I also crave the schedule and structure that school brings. They are ready. I’ll be honest though, I loved having a big block of time where I could breathe easy and know that I was the only one feeding my kids, good, quality, allergy safe, food. School brings a whole other set of worries in that regard and I absolutely […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-08-22T11:35:03-05:00August 22nd, 2011|My Family|

simple, easy, real

There are so many things that I love about these….

How simple and easy and real this session was.
That this family had just moved and they were still unpacking, but you can tell looking at their gallery.
That this is the first session I used only things that I’ve knitted.
This big sister LOVES being a big sister. She gave me so much time to photograph her with her baby sister, I almost didn’t know what to do with myself, I didn’t have to hurry for the often troublesome toddler newborn pics!
When big sister declared little […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-08-15T19:46:05-05:00August 15th, 2011|Austin Photographer, Client Work|

real. three photos, three stories.

When I put up a post last week that I was making an unexpected trip to Houston, my photographer friend Wendi emailed me and grabbed it. And she knew just what she wanted….”birth photographer Lyndsay to show up”. Wendi wanted all the little real moment captured of her family at home, doing what they do, eating popcorn, playing, dress up, couch jumping, snuggling in bed, playing legos, painting toenails, all of that and more. She wanted me to capture them…..living. I LOVE that. In fact, when she emailed me about it I shared with her that I’m so smitten with this idea that Jase and I hired someone a few months ago to come in and do the exact […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-08-15T18:24:22-05:00August 15th, 2011|Client Work|

Wyatt

Yesterday I made the trip to Houston to meet this handsome little guy. He was sooooooo good for his session, sleepy and agreeable the entire time I was there at 11 days new. In fact, we had to do everything we could to get a few wide eyed shots before I left!

Congratulations Amber and Levi, it was such a pleasure to capture your sweet family yesterday!

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-08-15T10:51:38-05:00August 15th, 2011|Austin Photographer|

10

1. I am extremely proud of this guy, extremely proud.

2. I am seriously considering doing a weekly challenge on our personal blog. It would involve simple, easy to accomplish things you can do relating to food, your home, toxins, etc. Easy fixes that when you add them up over time, they can have a big impact! If you are interested in joining in, you can follow that blog here and our FB page here. I hope to start it next week.

3. On Tuesday I walked out to the van to drop a few library books on the front seat so I wouldn’t forget them later. When I opened the door the smell of death greeted […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-08-10T18:02:44-05:00August 10th, 2011|My Family|

in love…

I love these sessions. I love that those who book them embrace wanting to capture the most important relationship in their life. I love exploring downtown in the dark. There is just something so thrilling about it.

First up, when Lee Ann contacted me about booking one of the love light mini sessions I’m pretty sure I literally jumped up and down. She’s a dear friend, with a great new man in her life and I hadn’t yet met Allan. I told her last night, that if God let me choose happiness for one and only one friend, I’d choose her. She deserves to be so happy. She has such a kind heart and loving spirit and to see her this […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-08-07T15:30:22-05:00August 7th, 2011|Announcements, Client Work|