I love this image from Stacey and Nigel’s wedding at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center that I shot back in October.  I remember driving to the Wildflower Center that afternoon and seeing literally thousands of butterflies in the air all along the way. And when I finally arrived, they were dancing all over the fields of purple wildflowers. It was magical. (Captured on Fuji Pro 400H film)

Tags: Austin, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, shot on film

An image of a bride’s bouquet on her wedding day at Green Pastures in Austin.

Tags: Austin, Details, Green Pastures

As the new year creeps up, I’ve been going through all of  the images that I shot in 2009.  This bridal portrait comes from Paulette and Doug’s wedding that I second shot with my friend Sherry of Sherry Hammonds Photography back in September.

Their wedding ceremony was at St. Austin’s Catholic Church and their reception was held at the fabulous Green Pastures — I can’t wait to shoot there again! Green Pastures is great little gem of a venue!

Tags: Austin

I probably enjoy designing albums as much as I love taking photos.  It all goes back to story telling… and what better way to tell a story than in a clean, simple, and elegantly laid-out custom album?

Here is Susan and Matt’s engagement album.  It’s a 20-page  5″x7″ (horizontal) flush mount album with a custom fabric cover; the actual photos are traditional photographic prints (C-prints) that are flush-mounted onto rigid pages.

And because all of the materials that go into it are of archival quality, this little album may very well become a family heirloom to be cherished and passed on to generations to come.

Tags: Austin, South Congress

Stacey and Nigel were married last month at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX.  It was an awesome event! Kudos to Stacey’s mom, Karen, for planning such an fantastic wedding! I had a load of fun shooting this one, and I still get a chuckle out of the photos from the photobooth.

To see more  images from this wedding and to order prints, head on over to Stacey and Nigel’s gallery.

Tags: Austin, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

A proper blog posting on Stacey and Nigel’s wedding day is oh so near… In the meantime, the proofs are online in the gallery and ready for your viewing pleasure!

If Ben snapped your picture in the photobooth, you may want to head on over to the Photobooth Gallery and check it out.  While you’re there, you should order an 8×10 for your mother. Afterall, Christmas is just around the corner.

Ben’s also got a blog posting with more ‘booth photos that you should go check out. I’m going to agree with Ben, the ‘booth was an awesome idea!

Me, all dressed up at Stacey and Nigel’s wedding. (Photo courtesy Ben Godkin)

Tags: Austin, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

What can I say about the Parker / Bowman’s? You guys rock my world. If a pack of wild dogs ate my family as a kid and I was left as orphan, I would have so wanted you to adopt me.  Come to think of it, I still want you to adopt me…

It was such a pleasure working with Jennifer (can I call you mom?) and her family, and I’m so honored that they chose me to capture the spirit of their close-knit family.

While I’m waiting for the adoption papers to go through, I thought I’d show some photos from The Parker / Bowman’s family photo shoot downtown Austin.   Enjoy!

If you’d like to see more photos from their shoot, head on over to the gallery.  (It’s password protected; but I’ll give you a hint: it’s Tiffany’s nickname.)

If you’d like to schedule your own photo session, contact me.  Skipping lessons are free!

Tags: Austin, Family Portraits, South Congress

The first time I met Angelica and Stroud was on the day of their family photo session. And when we showed up at the location that we had planned on, we found that it was being prepped for a wedding.  Yikes!  But sometimes plan B works out better than plan A; and a spot that I would have overlooked on any other day turned into the perfect backdrop for a perfect little family photo shoot… (added benefit: an awesome soundtrack to shoot to thanks to the bluegrass wedding band warming up).

Angelica and Stroud, I had such a good time hanging out y’all and photographing your little family! Thanks!

To see more images and to order prints head over to the gallery. (The password is Angelica’s son’s name.)

To schedule your own family photo shoot, contact me.

Tags: Austin, Family Portraits

I met up with Susan and Matt down on South Congress one fine crisp cool autumn morning not too long ago to shoot their engagement photos. It’s always funny when I first start shooting, because more than likely my subjects are a tad nervous. And I like to tell them that I’m a tad nervous too (because I usually am), and that it’ll wear off soon. Well, let’s just say it didn’t take long for these two to unleash the fire.

Without further ado, here’s Susan and Matt:

Thanks for the good times Susan and Matt! I can’t wait to shoot your wedding next May!

To view more images from Susan and Matt’s engagement session and to order prints, visit the gallery. (This gallery is password protected.  Hint: if you know Susan’s last name, well then… let’s just say you know the password.)

James Dvorscak is a fine wedding and portrait photographer based in Austin, TX.

Tags: Austin, South Congress

these two are dy-no-mite!  I couldn’t resist posting a sneak peek. stay tuned, more to follow in the coming days…

Okay, so a wimpy itty bitty puny little sneak peek simply will not do.  Not when you’ve got so many fantastic images to choose from. So, without further ado, I give you Leticia and Farhan’s engagement session (with special guest appearance by Leticia’s daughter and future flower girl, Camryn).  Hottt!

Y’all were an absolute blast to work with. I can’t wait to shoot your wedding next May!

You can view more images from this session and order prints in the online gallery.

Tags: Austin