Tara Swain Photography

My sweet girl, modeling for me…

(and M&M’s.)

Bulldog Tank by Vintage Lucy’s
Knit Hippo hat by 2 Crystal Chicks

I’ve been SO excited to get these on the blog. 1 week after the workshop I had a one on one with Megan, a photographer from San Angelo. She was interested in doing a styled wedding shoot, so I brought in Jessica of The Cotton Exchange, to help pull this together. When we first started talking about ideas, nothing really stood out.. then I told her that I had really been wanting to pull together a vintage circus styled shoot. Of course it would take a LOT of preparation.. so I didn’t know if we would be able to pull it together in time, especially with all the work that went into the workshop just the week before. Jessica loved the idea.. but was afraid of the same thing.. she said she would sleep on it and get back to me in the morning.. that next morning I had an email waiting for me in my inbox. I’m fairly certain she stayed up ALL night working on it too. :) She had pulled her style boards together and BLEW me away. She transformed it into a Water for Elephants/Vintage Circus concept that I absolutely FELL IN LOVE with. Jess knocked this one out of the park. We were able to incorporate a lot of my own items into this shoot.. along with a couple of Jessica’s vintage rentals.

A huge thank you to again to Gypsy Tails.. for making the trip to Paris again just a week later and the AMAZING job they did on “Boomer,” our prop/model. :) ..and another phenomenal job on Crystals hair and makeup by Tiffany P of Smokin Hot Makeup!! LOVE our ring leader tub painted by Dayna Ballard Signs!! ..AND of course a big thank you to our models.. who were perfect for this concept. I love this little family and they are always a pleasure to work with. :) A few favorites from the shoot…

Popcorn machine from The Huckleberry (it is still available for purchase AT the shop!)

It’s that time again! The Paris Downtown Assoc. Easter event last year was SUCH a success, we are really looking forward to it this year. Since we had such an awesome turnout last year, they have gone all out and made it even bigger!! (Huge thanks to our sponsors: Paris Texas Main Street and Paris Baby!) We have also improved on a lot of things.. like the wait time for the photo line. This year, rather than standing in line, you’ll come take a number and then you’ll be able to go and enjoy the other activities while waiting for your number to be called! Not only that, but our set up this year will include baby chicks AND baby LAMBS! :) I’m SO excited about that and the set up is going to be even cuter than last year. For the Easter photos it is $10/child and you’ll be able to pick up your disc from Paris Baby when they are complete. Like last year, your disc will include a print release which will allow everyone to make their own prints wherever you like, upload to Facebook, email to family and friends out of town, etc.

Last year we had the goodie bags and Easter egg decorating.. but this year we’ve added a bounce house, cotton candy and sno cones.. which will all be just $1 each! We will still be having the FREE Easter egg decorating and the kiddos will also receive a free goodie bag of candy.

Thank you to everyone who made last year such a success and we hope you’ll all join us this year as well! be sure and spread the word! If you are interested in volunteering your time for the Easter event, please contact the Paris Baby girls at: parisbaby@live.com