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Welcome to the New Blogsite

I'm so happy to welcome you to the brand new blog!! If you are a blog follower, take a look around and let me know what you think! If your new- this is where I'll post some of my most recent weddings and sessions, as well as things that are going on in my life. You can also check my website- taraswain.com for pricing and info about what I do, but be sure to check back to the blog regularly and hopefully you'll become a blog stalker! :)
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AboutTara Swain

Hi, I'm Tara! I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based in Paris, Texas. I love bright colors, a vintage, eclectic feel and whimsical ideas. My passions are weddings and child photography. My favorite color is green, my favorite movie is "The Man in the Moon," I'm NOT a morning person, I've been happily married for 6 years with a beautiful 1 year old little girl and I love to blog!!

Promo video

30.09.2008

So here it is! The video that Jess and I worked on.. well ONE of them anyway. We still have to finish hers!! Special thanks again to Haylee and Brett for being our AWESOME models for the shoot! You were wonderful!!

Also included some of my favorite shots from their shoot. Most of them are in the video too.


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  • Melonie: these are great! i love the one of them kissing with the sun! great job (01.10.08, 01:25PM)
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Brett + Haylee

29.09.2008

Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 7:00pm, Brett & Haylee were married!! It was a busy busy day! Very hectic and crazy, but it all ended in a beautiful wedding!!! Haylee made an absolutely STUNNING bride!! Everything was so beautiful! Congrats you guys!! Hope your having fun in CANCUN! I’m so jealous!!

(You will be seeing somemore of Brett and Haylee very soon!! They were our models for our new promo video that Jess and I are in the midst of making! :) )

Prettiest bouquet EVER! (Nikki’s flowers in Clarksville!)

I LOVE the ring shots!!

Favorite!!!

She was thrilled!

Check out those eyes!!!

YES- they ARE holding hands and skipping down the road. Their idea, not mine! ;)

LOVE the converse!

She was VERY excited! Can’t you tell?

  • Jess: You continue to AMAZE me! Groomsmen in the road, BEST PIC EVER!!! (29.09.08, 09:08PM)
  • Elise Dodson: omg girl. these pictures are so gorgeous :)
    i loveee the one with the ring in the flower. its amazinggg
    this makes me sooooo excited :D (29.09.08, 09:09PM)
  • Erica: sooooooooo beautiful; you did an amazing job; love love love it;

    ♥ (29.09.08, 09:47PM)
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JHicks Photography + Tara Swain Photography = greatness ;)

So…. this was a first- me photographing… a photographer!! My friend Jess came in from Louisiana and we spent the whole day having our own little workshop! It was SO much fun and we definatley taught each other a thing or two.

During our workshop (which by the way is now commissioned as JT Workshop 2008 ;) ) we were also able to take each others head shots. This was definitely an experience! I can SAFELY say.. I would MUCH rather be BEHIND that camera, rather than in front of it. In front of that camera, I was dumbfounded. It’s like trying to learn to write left handed, when you’ve been right handed your entire life. Jessica is a WONDERFUL photographer… but if she got one good shot of me, she has GOT to be the greatest photographer in the world! Because I can tell you that it was seriously a chore! haha! I definitelyhave a new respect for my clients!!! :)

We both got some shots with our Shootsacs, which we both LOVE. I’ve had mine for awhile, but had just gotten a new cover to add to my quickly expanding collection.. and Jess got her new Shootsac just in time for our little photo shoot! (My pics will come later…)

It was a full day.. including Jess seeing a Bois d’arc tree and horse apples for the first time.. (which she was SO excited about that I thought she might take a few home with her..), me stepping ON a horse apple and falling over backwards (Jess didn’t have her camera ready at that moment.. thankfully!!) and a lunch a La Familia! :) This is definately the beginning of an ongoing tradition now!

SO– here are just a few of some of my favorite shots of Jess from that day! She is currently working on her new awesome blog.. AND website, which I am VERY proud to say… will include a few of these shots! :) She has yet to unveil them, as she isn’t finished working on them.. but they ARE coming!

Opossum LOVES Jess!

  • Jess: Yes, we sure are GREAT together! (29.09.08, 09:08PM)
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