Right now we are getting all our 2009 high School Models geared up!  Recently Kellye came in to be a shining star for our 2009 ads.  She did a great job flashing her beautiful smile.  We hope you had a great time Kellye!

Recently I went a little nuts and painted a few walls around the studio.  Kellye was the fist to try out the look.

I love to make animated images.  Especially when we are trying to be silly. 

Here is one for mommy and daddy. I don't know how I am going to handle my little girl being in high school.  That time will be here sooner than we think.

I love photographing High School Seniors.  They are a lot of fun and are having the best time of their lives. 

This afternoon AJ came by the studio for a portrait session.  AJ is a fitness trainer and competes national in fitness events.  In a couple weeks she will be competing in a national event that could promote her to a much higher level in her class.  AJ has worked hard to be in tip top shape and she should be proud of herself.

While I was getting ready for a different lighting setup Gonzo popped in to see what was going on.  He wanted to compare his guns with AJ's.

Gonzo refused to concede that AJ had a little more muscle than he did so AJ proceeded to teach Gonzo a lesson in manners.

Seriously though, no employee of Danny Clark Photography was seriously hurt during this session.  However the bottom right image was a real strangle on Gonzo and I take no responsibility for his injury. 

We had fun AJ.  Best of luck on your upcoming competition!

How do you like the orange?  There has been lots of great changes at the studio this last week including an orange painted wall and a blue painted wall.

Those of us with boys frequently have that difficulty of finding cute clothes for our boys that we equally ooh and ahh over.  Jack here shows us that even 4 year olds can look hip.  Danny often ends up with something for our son, James, whenever visiting Hip Hop Lollipop.  In fact, James' newest favorite piece of clothing is a retro Star Wars T-shirt with long sleeves from Hip Hop.  If he could, he would wear it everyday.

Kick'n back being cool....

There are many more fashions and many more cute kids.  To check out more from the day, see the extended entry below and to get your little ones into some of these cool clothes, get over to Hip Hop Lollipop at 6207 Edloe in West University or call Diane at 713-218-7800

I have been a little slow with the blogging recently but hopefully all our events, fund raising and studio wackyness are behind us.  All we have left are holiday portraits, a wedding and a new baby coming in January.  No big deal right?! 

These three boys are the sweetest around.  Evan has his hands full with his two baby brothers. 

Evan is super cool and didn't slack in the swag department.  He knows hip and he knows how to skate too.

 Aaron and Cade are now how to have fun.  They are all smiles and giggles.  It was non stop with these guys too. 

These guys had so much fun they decided to just get in the water at the park too.  Gotta love that carefree spirit!

Thanks for sharing your family with me Abby!  We are so excited the boys are happy and healthy!

In addition to the fitted sheet struggle, I have also found a really cool new way to fold T-Shirts.  

 This evening the Clark Family actually ENJOYED folding clothes together.  It was funny watching James and Whitney fold their own clothes.  So spend some quality time with your kids this week and teach them to fold their own clothes.    

We were looking through our schedule this morning and discovered that we only have a few Saturday left have booked all Saturday sessions for the year.  If you are planning on coming in this season please call soon to book your appointments.  We still have plenty of weekday sessions available so no need to freak out just yet!  If you want to be added to the Saturday wait list please let us know and we will try to squeeze you in!

Give us a shout at the studio (713-942-2272) and bring on the Holiday cheer!

Here is how all this wackiness will work. 

When:  From 2 until 9 PM on Halloween day (That's Friday, October 31st)

Where:  Halloween Portraits will be taken inside Hip Hop Lollipop:  Located at 6207 Edloe. 

How Much:  Each person in the picture must provide a new children's book to donate to the Hermann Children's Hospital Library or pay $5.00. 

What you get:  Aside from the warmth in your heart from helping children, you also get a 5X7 super creepy portrait per person in the portrait.

Now how about that BLOOD?  Well we also hooked up with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center to collect blood donations from 4 to 8 PM.  Here is the cool part. ----->  If you donate blood we will give you a $100 Danny Clark Photography gift certificate for your use any way you like.  (This certificate has no cash value and can only be used towards services and retail products at the studio.  Can not be exchanged for cash-- Legal stuff we gotta say) and a discount coupon to Hip Hop Lollipop.  If you plan on giving blood, please call us at the studio to schedule a time. 713-942-2272.

Help us meet our goal by filling every 15 minute slot available.

This is going to be a lot of fun, so bring out the family in their cutest, scariest, silliest costumes you can find.  And you never know.  We just might give a little something extra for the best costume of the night. 

To get the full detail flyer please check out THIS CREEPY LINK.  Its printable so feel free to pass it around!  Have fun and give for a wonderful cause.

First up was this ridiculously cool site called My Baby Rocks.  One item I was in love with was this 80's boom box throwback. 

Just thinking that this was my version of an ipod growing up cracks me up.   But that is not the end of it.  If your a Star Wars Fan like the rest of the world than Mark Ecko has got you hooked up this winter.  Check out his entire line of Star Wars Couture.  I must say, the Storm Trooper and Boba Fett hoodies are the baddest!

That's all the coolness I have found thus far.  Keep on keeping on everyone!

The Blessing of the Pets service is held outdoors in the courtyard.  James and I hung out watching all the dogs and cats walking around.  Even the Houston Police Department showed up for a Blessing too!

These guys were ultra cool.  James just about wet himself so I asked if we could take a picture with the horses.  James didn't want to get too close but.

Once the Choir came out I headed over to get a couple images of Whitney. 

She looked a little nervous but we were proud to see that she was front and center!

I told her I wanted her to stop growing but she just turned away like I was embarrassing her.

When the service begins everyone with a mobile pet parades the courtyard.  This was pretty funny watching the chaos of dogs, cats and horses.

Some of the pups were enthusiastic about their photos being taken.

 I found a pretty good place to stand during the service.  It was a beautiful weather and loads of fun. 

I caught a blog stalker taking my photo while I was taking photos of Whitney. 

Whitney did a great job singing.  She was proud of herself and we were too.

The Allen girls waltzed in with beautiful smiles and wonderful personalities!

Little Miss Ari was melting everyone around her with those beautiful big brown eyes.

Chunk Alert!  Whitney was a chunky little one like this when she was a baby.  Calleigh is such a sweet little thing with the coolest family.  Her brother Dax helped me take these pictures too.

These two little princesses are always a lot of fun to photograph!  Abigail is the bomb with her daredevil self standing on the stool.

A couple more little sisters came by to enjoy in the dance off.  These two girly girls were so different it was cool.  The younger sister, Samantha was an enthusiastic poser.

Stella had the most beautiful curly hair and stunning blue eyes.  I tried to explain to her that I have naturally UNcurly hair but she was not very amused. 

Towards the end of the day we had back to back Reagan's join us.  The first Reagan was quiet, sweet and subdued.  She was an experienced ballerina and knew how to be poised. 

The second Reagan that joined us was a ball of fire!  She was ready to have her picture taken and couldn't be sillier.  Her mom and dad had just as much fun watching her dance around as I did photographing her.  I think this was the only image taken of her not moving or talking. 

That is all for right now.  There are lots more to get to but I will have to update this post later.  Hope everyone that came had a great time!

Impromptu is located right on the corner of Bissonet and Morningside.  Denise stopped in one day and came out with some hilarious file folders that I used in a clown session.  They would make a great coworker or boss's gift.  After that I just had to go in there to see what else they had.  That is when I had the pleasure of meeting the proprietors, Barbara Feig and Mollie Gremillion.  These two ladies are the coolest and truly love what they have put together.  If you were wondering where the name, Impromptu came from, it basically represents the nature of their spare of the moment decision to design an eclectic, distinct gift and accessory boutique.

Impromptu offers a number of items that are made by local artists, as well as a few out of town artists too.  One hot item they carry is DePetra handmade jewelry. 

They also carry a bunch of great pottery that is locally made by Ann the Potter.

Even our Houston dog lovers can find something to buy at Impromptu.  I thought these collars were pretty slick. 

In order to stay a little greener, there are these great recycled leather bags that are made in Italy.  I thought they were joking when they said the leather was recycled. 

If your looking for the perfect card, than this would be the place to shop.  They have a huge selection of cards and stationary that will definitely keep you laughing. 

Each item and artist has a unique story about their piece and how the ladies of Impromptu came to find them.  Everything in the store is there because Barbara and Mollie see something special in the artist or the work.  From the David Webb handmade block prints to these crazy little packs of tissue paper, Impromptu has everything an art lover needs.

If you are looking for a place to get a hostess gift, teacher gift or a unique item for the hard to buy person, Impromptu should be your destination.  The art is beautiful but the hospitality and smiles of Barbara and Mollie are priceless.  Be sure to tell them we sent you!

Impromptu is located at

2358 Bissonnet (at Morningside and Bissonnet) 
Houston, TX 77005
713-807-9696
http://www.impromptuhouston.com/

I love meeting couples that have been together for a long time (even if I don't speak the language).  I wanted to know all about their wedding and the fun that they have had.  These two kids have been married for 37 years!  I think that is pretty cool especially when I found out that their wedding had almost 1000 people!  Talk about a party!

I think these two images tell the rest of the 13,504 days they have loved together. 

I'm sure when they got married they would never have thought that in 37 years they would be in Houston for one of the worst hurricanes ever.  But it is just one of those things that makes hanging with you spouse that much better.

Keep on rockin the love Ibrahim and Munibe we are glad you are here!

These guys working were all business.  The tree crew was form Florida.  I didn't bother them at all.  These guys looked tired and they had plenty more trees to cut down.

The electric crew was from Iowa.  They too were pretty tired of climbing the light poles.  Apparently our part of the city is unique in that way.

Luckily behind my neighbors house there is an empty lot.  They were able to get their bucket truck in there to get some of the work done.  It takes almost 2 hours per pole to fix.  I couldn't imagine the number of these that had to be repaired in our part of town.

Thanks guys for getting in there and getting the lights back on! 

Basically what happened was their roof ripped off the front of the building and then was tossed into the back.

Once the water starts to come in the ceiling just caves. 

The biggest damage was done in their production rooms.  This is where images are worked on digitally and then prints are mounted, framed and packaged.  Almost everything in the rooms were soaking wet.  The insulation was everywhere and didn't make the cleanup any easier.

The roofing metal was tossed to the back yard and basically cut into this set of trees.

Doing everything you can to save your equipment in critical.  It can always be replaced but it is not something you want to deal with.  Most of this stuff was drying out but it has lost a significant amount of life in the long run. 

Overall Trish and Adam were in good spirits.  They are grateful they made it through the storm and are ready to get back to work making families happy with beautiful images.