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Come & Get Your Daily Dose of Photography

Hi, I'm Racheal Pulver, and welcome to the Rae of Light Photography Blog.  I am a natural light photographer serving  Round Rock & Austin Texas and the entire Central Texas area.    I speacialize in Maternity/Newborn, Children/Family, and Couples/Engagement portraiture.  

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I remember a few years back, my brother Jason asked me "What is a blog?"   And the easiest and simplest way I could explain it to him was that "It's a journal."      So now that we've got that straight, here is my blog ~ the place where I will keep a journal of everything happening in my professional career to a few juicy tidbits of my personal life.   Here, my clients will find a few sneak peek portraits from their session and also any specials or promotions that I have to offer.  

Take a look around!  I have added a ton of new pages with loads of useful information.   Check out "The 411" tab at the top.     In the 411,  you can now book your session right here from the blog!   No more hassles - super easy!  Also you can find out what I'm up to this very minute by clicking on the "Twitter" tab.     Dont miss a beat by subscribing to my blog!   At the far right simply type in your email address and click on "Stalk the Blog" to receive instant updates each time I post new images.  And "Leave Some Love" if you like what you see in a post.

 

And the winner is……..

I totally intended on doing something spectacular with this announcement, but here it goes, it’s not fancy, but you get the idea. I put all the names in a bowl and had my 6 year old pick one. (he wasn’t as excited about this as I was hoping). I just couldn’t compete with the cartoons that were on the tv. :)

Big Announcement soon…..

I know my clients who had a session this past month in June are hitting refresh every couple of minutes waiting for the announcement of who won the 20×24 Free Canvas!

Winner to be announced soon, I promise!

July 1, 2009 - 5:28 pm ~Jen~ - You're such a tease!

I love this…..

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Just a pencil sketch of my oldest son and me. :) Makes me smile!

June 27, 2009 - 3:23 pm ~Jen~ - So joyful! Love the freckles!

June 28, 2009 - 9:36 am Gillian - I love it!! Something that can be cherished..! ♥

June 28, 2009 - 6:41 pm Tyjuana Hill-Smith - OH, I love this! Your son is quite handsome!

June 29, 2009 - 11:28 am Stacey Lund - Absolutely beautiful! What a great memory.

July 1, 2009 - 1:34 am Renee Whiting - Made me smile too :)

July 2, 2009 - 2:03 am Mel Chern - Such a happy image!

Great Session on the Guadalupe River

I LOVE my job….. seriously! Everything about it! What I love most is for a brief moment, I get a glimpse of each family’s life, love, and connection. I am welcomed with open arms and am witness to the most precious & cherished moments between family members. And luckily for me, I get to capture those cherished moments with my camera for the family to remember for years to come.

I had a session yesterday morning in New Braunfels on (or should I say “in”) the Guadalupe River. Beautiful place! As each click of my camera went off, I kept gasping out loud, sometimes even jumping up and down like a little girl, knowing I had captured a beautiful image.

Every year, this family comes to Camp Huaco Springs to get away and relax. I am so glad they asked me to come down & capture their family memories this year. Mom & Dad, thank you so much for an amazing session (and the delicious breakfast taco afterwards). YUMMY! Your children were a joy to work with!

Here are a few sneak peeks for you to enjoy!

Just love this one!!! Lil’ brother has the sweetest look on his face & I love how protective big sister looks.
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This lil’ man gave me these wonderful big grins all morning! Such a happy boy!
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We walked to the middle of the river to this little piece of paradise to capture this image. Too cute!

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Lovin’ the cowboy hat! I want one for myself!

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And lastly, this was one of the last shots of the morning, hand in hand, walking back to the river bank and back to camp.

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June 21, 2009 - 3:24 pm Patricia - I can't pick a favorite they are ALL SOOO cute!!!

June 24, 2009 - 12:06 pm evie - Seriously, these are adorable! Love the shot of them together in the crook of the tree!

June 24, 2009 - 2:49 pm Rhonda Imbeault - these are really really good. But that last one is AMAZING! That desrves to be the biggest canvas ever. WOW

June 24, 2009 - 5:58 pm Manuella - Awe how sweet and touching and I know they are going to cherish these when they get older. I so love that last one, it should be made into a huge canvas.

June 24, 2009 - 6:15 pm ~Jen~ - Beautiful as always! I LOVE that last shot!

June 25, 2009 - 6:22 am Jeannette Chirinos G - wonderful session love the colors and the kids are amazing beautiful

June 26, 2009 - 5:45 am Renee Whiting - These are absolute PERFECTION! Everything about them! The location, the darling kiddos, the colors, WOW!

June 26, 2009 - 3:47 pm Rae Pulver - Thanks ladies! I appreciate your wonderful comments!

June 26, 2009 - 10:08 pm Mary - These are beautiful. Gorgeous kids in a gorgeous setting. Love the light on their faces.

June 27, 2009 - 7:46 pm Shannon - oh my goodness! I am in love with that last one! Great captures! What a great location!

June 28, 2009 - 9:12 am Schona Kessler - What an awesome idea to get pics while vacationing. You did a wonderful job I love the river photos.

June 28, 2009 - 9:12 am Karen Johnson - What beautiful images you have captured Rae, and what a stunning place to capture them :)

June 29, 2009 - 11:29 am Stacey Lund - Love the location. These turned out great. I know the parents will love them. So many nice ones, I cannot pick a favorite.

June 30, 2009 - 1:02 am Ryan - I love them ALL, Rach!!!!!!! Awesome work!

July 2, 2009 - 2:02 am Mel Chern - WONDERFUL images...Great location!

Summertime….

…. and the livin’s easy…….

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June 19, 2009 - 1:00 am Stephanie D - oh how fun! love the colors!!!

June 19, 2009 - 1:05 am Mel Chern - Cute picture and what a CUTE little guy!!!

June 26, 2009 - 5:45 am Renee Whiting - Got to love some summertime fun!! Cute shot!!

June 29, 2009 - 11:30 am Stacey Lund - Nice picture! Cute little boy.

Introducing Oliver Lee ~ New Braunfels Newborn Photographer

I’m on a roll today; second post already!

I photographed this lil’ cutie about 2 weeks ago, and wanted to put together a slideshow of his portraits. Mom & Dad, thanks again for the opportunity to photograph your sweet baby boy! I was an honor. Enjoy!

June 17, 2009 - 8:51 pm Manuella - AWE, these are all so wonderful. Great job.

June 18, 2009 - 2:10 am Tyjuana Hill-Smith - PERFECT...the Baby, the pictures and the slideshow!!!

June 18, 2009 - 1:25 pm evie - BEAUTIFUL! I love the images and the slideshow was fantastic!

June 26, 2009 - 5:50 am Renee Whiting - Ok, we'll you've convinced me to try animoto again. Your slideshow looks great, as do the photos (of course!!)

June 29, 2009 - 11:30 am Stacey Lund - Great Job!

Featured ~ Austin Photographer

This has been a while, but I keep forgetting to post it! A few months ago I was asked by the manager of Hamilton Twelve here in Austin Texas if they could use some of my images from a wedding I photographed.

Here is the link to where my images where featured on their blog:

Hamilton Twelve Blog

Call them at (512) 264.1533 if you are interested in having your wedding/event there. It’s a beautiful place!

Such a Mess ~ Round Rock Child Photographer

My Lil’ Miss Teggies, she is such a mess!    She’s the sassiest lil’ thing and very vocal when things aren’t the way she likes them.    She’s 2 going on 12,  loves to play with my makeup, and can keep up with her two older brothers in a game of superheros.   She has put with with two haircuts from her brother Ashton, the last one leaving her with short bangs.     When she grows up, I think she is going to be a singer because everytime my hubby & I play rock band, she wants to be the singer.  She gets the bathroom stool, stands up on it in the middle of the livingroom and puts on a show for us all!

One this day, we went out to Mimi’s house - which, btw, is a great location for photo sessions.    And for the simple bride of a fresh tomato from the garden, she performed for me - giving me such sassy poses with her hands on her hips, to shy poses with her looking down.    God, I love her to pieces!   

(again, I played around with some different post-processing)

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My kind of girl, eating tomatoes right off the vine like an apple! She takes after her Momma on this one! YUM!

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June 16, 2009 - 3:23 am Renee Whiting - Oh she does have some sass doesn't she! Does she get it from her Mama??? She's adorable and these photos are perfect!

June 17, 2009 - 10:42 am Schona Kessler - Wow...she is amazing!

June 18, 2009 - 3:17 am Mary - She looks like a serious little spitfire. I can only imagine how much fun it must have been to capture all her little looks - and that great attitude. So cute!

June 24, 2009 - 6:18 pm ~Jen~ - Love this set! She looks like the best kind of handful!

June 29, 2009 - 11:32 am Stacey Lund - She's adorable! I love that little spunk in her. LOL Beautiful session.

Just havin’ some fun with photos!

There is something to be said about a great full color or black and white photo, but…… every now and then, I love to play around with some different post processing.

Here are just a few I’ve been playing around with lately.

 

DARK & MOODY
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FADED GRAIN
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WARM HONEY
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OLD NEWSPAPER
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SUNSHINE
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VINTAGE WHITE
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June 11, 2009 - 7:50 am Schona Kessler - OMG I love them all and there is no way to pick a fave..They all rock!

June 11, 2009 - 6:54 pm ~Jen~ - It's so much fun to play! These are all amazing!

June 12, 2009 - 3:42 am Tyjuana Hill-Smith - You must play more often... I love all of these!!!

June 13, 2009 - 3:42 am Gillian - They are all fabulous!! Especially love the faded grain and sunshine pp!

June 15, 2009 - 1:26 am Shannon - ooohhh! I love these!!! I love the faded grain and vintage white! Isn't it fun to play around with different processes sometimes:)

June 15, 2009 - 2:44 am Mary - These are drop-dead amazing. I love them all - but I think that sunshine girl might be my favorite!

June 15, 2009 - 3:37 am Jenny Jardine - Amazing, the processing on these is simply amazing!

June 29, 2009 - 11:33 am Stacey Lund - These are great! I love them all. You do amazing work.

Playdate ~ Round Rock Photographer

I met up with the most amazing, fun-loving kids this past Sunday. During our consultation, Mom told me she wanted portraits of her kids “being kids” - playing, running, having fun - what kids do best! We played ring-around-the-rosie, swung, and splashed in the creek. What a day! I had the best time. Here are just a few images from our playdate on Sunday.

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June 9, 2009 - 11:52 am Stacey Lund - These turned out awesome! You captured their moment.

June 10, 2009 - 2:04 am Jolie - These are beautiful! Great job!

June 10, 2009 - 10:29 am Katherine - These are fantastic, the colors are bold and beautiful and I love the naturalness of all of these images.

June 10, 2009 - 11:14 am Evie Curley - BEautiful, Rae! You definitely answered Mom's call on these because I see kids being kids and having fun in every shot. Love your ability to capture such natural expressions of joy!

June 10, 2009 - 9:19 pm Rhonda Imbeault - what fun! Love playdates. The kids are so relaxed and the smiles come so easy

June 11, 2009 - 1:49 am Mel Chern - Love the images. Your color and clarity are spot on!!! Great images capturing children very natural acting as children, the way they should be captured!!!

June 11, 2009 - 2:12 am Jeannette Chirinos G - what a wonderful pictures RAE love your light, love they were having some much fun and you capture them Beautiful work

June 14, 2009 - 11:55 pm Heather Georger - Love this session!!!! These are perfect memories to have of their little ones.

June 15, 2009 - 3:38 am Jenny Jardine - Beautiful! I bet mom loved these!