A few weeks back, I was on campus with some spare time and my camera. Here are a few images from that day.
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Hello! I love the two photos of the flash of colors and movement and the one beneath it of the women with the feathers. REALLY cool.
~cassandra
I met up again with my friend Emilie to do some practice shooting. We didn’t have a plan or agenda, just hanging out, exploring and taking some photos. We passed over a railroad at one point and decided that it would be our location. 
We parked nearby and headed to the tracks. As we were walking, Emilie pondered the frequency of trains coming down the tracks. We assumed it only happened about once a millennium, so we picked our way down the track making images and having a good time.
So of course, after a few minutes we heard the warning bells from the railroad crossing begin to clang. A brief period of intense sprinting ensued as we moved all gear and accessories off the track. Needless to say, we kept off the track for the rest of the time.
I shot knowing I wanted to convert the images to black and white later, with moody and dark shadows. These three portraits are my favorite of the photoshoot. Thanks Emilie for the good time.
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Oh my gosh. I love love love that last photo. Emilie is gorgeous, and you are such a great photographer!
Josh! You are such an amazing photographer! I love the photos you took of Kate by the way. She looks stunning.
The area on Southern Congress know as SoCo is shopping district with a wealth of quirky shops and great places to grab a snack. I spent a bit of time exploring the area during some of my free time. Eventually, I got hungry and started looking for a place to grab something to tide me over.
I was attracted to this crepes stand.
I checked out the menu, the sweet side of course.
I stepped up to order.
I rang the bell.
This guy took my order. He recommended strawberries and Nutella.
A few minutes later, this appeared before me. It is, without a doubt, the prettiest thing I have ever seen on a paper plate… and the tastiest.
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Yummy. Can you send one to Dallas??
My sister got married a few weeks back. I was particularly excited about this. Aside from the obvious fact that my sister was getting married (congrats to Ash and Michael), a whole slew of family members were flying to the Houston area for the celebration.
This was good for a number of reasons. For one, I love getting to see my family. It is something that does not happen enough. For another, it means that good food is probably going to be present. But most importantly, family has a hard time saying no.
You see, prior to the wedding, I had concocted the evil plan to set up a mini studio and persuade (force) each family member to spend a few minutes acting goofy in front of the camera. All of the family was scheduled to come over to my parents house the day after wedding for dinner, so I found a space upstairs and built a portrait studio on location.
When I announced to the group that I would be coming around and stealing them away for individual portraits, I could see the fear and unease in their eyes. Every ounce of their being seemed to scream “We weren’t told about this! If I had known…..” But, we are family; and family has a hard time saying no.
So one by one, we headed upstairs. The next step of the plan was to have them look angry, clap their hands and scream. While this did create some memorable family portraits, it more importantly brought their real essence out; you can’t help but be genuine when you just got done screaming at the camera.
So I took everyone’s photograph. I had a good time doing it, and I think most everyone else did too… or at least they lied to my very convincingly. I came away with a slew of good images and since it was impossible to choose just one image for each person, I chose six instead. To see all of the rest of the images, click the link at the bottom of the post.
This is not however, a full set of my family. My sister and my new brother-in-law are absent, for good reason (honeymoon). A few cousins could not get away from work and we all missed them. Others had to head back home early after the wedding. Some family members have passed on and could only be present in spirit; they are sorely missed.
For all you Family reading this, thanks for being my family. Simple as that. Thanks.
Check out all the family portraits here.
You will be glad you did.
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What talent! What skill! What a motley crew! So much fun — and Josh, you are amazing!
Josh, dear . . . this IS a treasure trove! Such a great idea that I’m sure we would have dodged if we had even had a hint about your plan. I love every, single one . . . even the oldies! Thanks for all the thoughtful effort you devoted to capturing a lot of happy memories for “the clan.”
All images copyright Josh Brewster Photography 2011
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Stefanie - I LOVE this. I’m glad you posted it – otherwise you would not be the Frere I know and love! Boink and moo!
Patricia - Thanks for the slew of chuckles
Patricia - Thanks for the slew of chuckles.
Lindsay - My favorite photos are the first and last one! Love it!
CLAUDIA - hahahah very funny..well done!…made my day!:P
Stephanie - Your photography is amazing. And Your birthday shoot is hilarious, Its actually genius. I would love to get into dance photography there is just something about the beauty in dance that makes it so interesting.