Megan & Shepherd: Wedding
Looks and Love. Megan and Shepherd are a couple who Look at each other and you can feel the Love they have to each other, how no matter the storms surrounding them they are their own island of happiness together. The wedding itself took place at Vintage Villas in Austin, Texas on a day that [...]
Emily & Nathaniel: Star Hill Ranch
What a fantastic wedding to have the privilege of covering on a crisp October day at the beautiful Star Hill Ranch venue with two people clearly in love with each other. Emily & Nathaniel lit up the room when they look at each and smiles, hugs and kisses were shared throughout the evening. The details [...]
CG Arena: Commercial Photography
We have been working with CG Arena Group Fitness over the summer to upgrade and expand their imagery for marketing and advertising. Our second phase is in capturing their trainers with the same style of lighting and action that we covered in our first session. CG Arena’s color palette plays strongly on red which you [...]
Wedding Shoot for Blushing Veil at Dunvegan Keep – Sneaks! – Austin, Texas
Just finished loading up the 700 or so shots from today’s photoshoot put together by Ms. Kristie from Blushing Veil Events staged at Dunvegan keep and a few downtown. My co-shooter today was Mr. James Griffith. We had a great cast of talented models, willing volunteers, almost co-operative weather, fashionable stylists, wonderful hair and makeup, [...]
Erika and Arnold – Wedding Sneak Peaks – Domain Westin, Austin, Texas
Erika and Arnold tied the knot this past Sunday at the Westin in the Domain. Lovely and intimate day with friends and family from all over the globe. The Westin staff, especially Mona Lisa, were wonderfully accommodating to the photographer who wanted to use their lobby for some pictures. The surprise of the day was [...]
Noel and Denise Wedding Photos – Seguin, Texas – Weinert House
First up, let me say that Noel and Denise have been an absolute pleasure to work with. They have communicated their ideas and thoughts to me, and I strived to fulfill their vision. Second, their wedding was a blast! Third, Mike at the Weinert House and Colinda from Bloomer’s had the venue in great condition [...]
Seeing the Shot
I don’t know what you are thinking, but I can guess it’s not, “This guy should be in art school!”. My line drawing form is out of practice, but the point of my scribbles is that I drew this on printer paper the day before I went on to shoot this: This is my favorite [...]
Horse Portraits – Barn Mini-Sessions
Coming soon to a stable near you! This Spring I will be doing Horse Portrait Mini-Sessions at some local stables. Ramaker Stables for sure and Rolling Ridge because I have some fans out there too. Are there any blog readers that ride at a different barn/stable that would like AzulOx Mini-Sessions to appear? Oh, time [...]
Emily’s Bridal – San Antonio Bridal Photos
Emily’s Bridal Portraits went awesome Sunday’s in San Antonio. I was assisted by my longest-time friend, Russ. Emily brought along Kate. First off, the sky was beautiful, some wispy clouds, but otherwise blue. The wind continued my streak of Lubbock-like breeze patterns, hard and often. Undaunted, we set off on to the Deco District in [...]
Georgetown Seniors – Chelsey H – Part Two
Chelsey and I met up again at Ramaker Stables in Leader, Texas. We had about an hour to knock out some different looks and get a 17 hand horse named Bentley involved. No problem. We started in the Small Barn, not as new as the Big Barn, but more colorful and possessing more character. I [...]
Georgetown Seniors – Chelsey H – Part One
Started working with Chelsey after I talked to her from the Sunsets and Horses photos from last week. Said she might be interested in some Senior Portraits. I said, “Let’s do it!” We started at Cianfrani’s in the square at Georgetown, my favorite coffee shop. Met up with Chelsey and her mother and went over [...]
Schulz-Gallagher Wedding
Some friends of mine got married this weekend. These are the photos. The event was held at Shoreline Grill in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Feb 13th. Small Wedding, Big Emotions. More than one tear of happiness was shed. The full gallery is here Enjoy.
We are podcastin’ now!
Geoff “Ham” Hammond and I are now podcasting a 2x monthly show about photography in Austin. Our first episode is up at oxandham.com. In it, we talk about Cedar Allergies, When is the right time to hire a pro photographer?, and the World’s Greatest Dad T-shirts. I would tell you more, but then you wouldn’t [...]
We specialize in on-location portraiture utilizing natural and additional lighting. Our talents often place us at weddings, in front of high school seniors, with families as they gather, and endurance sporting events.