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{big boy?} – dallas/fort worth newborn photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:57:47 +0000

Shooting a newborn this close to my own due date was a little scary to schedule…this little man wasn’t even due until later this week! Mom and I have been emailing about his “size”and how they’d be inducing early because he was measuring so “big.” It meant that I wouldn’t have any trouble getting him before my own due date, and I was psyched to head to their house this morning.

You can imagine my surprise when the “big” boy turned out to be barely 7 pounds! Sweet little Brandon was an angel…slept the entire session and totally indulged me. What a great treat for me as a photographer! Thanks mom and dad for having me out today – he is perfect.

{heaven…} – dallas/fort worth wedding photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:14:09 +0000

Now we all know that MZP doesn’t do a lot of weddings, and that’s because I only do them for referral clients. Meaning the bride or groom needs to know someone I know (a personal friend of mine, a client, etc). Earlier this spring I was contacted by Kristin (whose sister has worked with a local photographer that knows me) about shooting her wedding to Gabe in April. This April…specifically, last Sunday. They were engaged in January and the Pastor they wanted to marry them has a crazy busy schedule…I mean running a church of over 15,000 members keeps a man busy!

Lucky for Kristin and Gabe…I don’t usually shoot on Sundays! And after meeting with Kristin, her mom, and her sister I was thrilled when they selected me to shoot the big day! I had some amazing help from my second shooters, a gorgeous sunny, blue sky day, and seriously all the prettiest people on the planet gathered for this event!

Kristin and Gabe aren’t even home from their honeymoon yet, but I know they’ll be excited to find their images waiting for them when they return! And I couldn’t very well talk all about this wedding without showing off some favorites!

{family} – dallas/fort worth family photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:09:11 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting a family this evening, who is so full of life and laughter it made the session so easy! They are friends with the family featured in the post below – and I love when I get the chance to meet friends of my clients – there is always an instant connection!

What I loved most about this session was that they brought their dog *and* they wanted a family session with their teenage son. I don’t get that often enough, but certainly this time in life is just as important to capture as the moments of early childhood.

We traveled through the Botanical Gardens and then onto the Stockyard to take advantage of the light. G family, I hope you all love these as much as I do! Can’t wait to edit the rest of your session!

Joey. The most adorable dog (after my own, of course)

There is nothing quite like a true expression from a teenage boy…and this guy was hilarious!

My most favorite way to capture a couple…

{15 days} – dallas/fort worth newborn photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:32:32 +0000

I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with 15 days old Rory. At a little of six pounds she is so petite…and super sweet! It was so much fun capturing images for her first official photoshoot!

The blog is going to be be busy this week – I can’t wait to share all these cuties with you!

{11 days} – dallas/fort worth newborn photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:27:10 +0000

A little introduction of the newest MZP baby planner! Meet Mister D, you’ll recognize his older brother who I’ve photographed for the last two years. He was a great help today, in a record 1 hour newborn session. Mister D was just perfect! You’ll be seeing a lot more of this little one over the next year…

{put another candle…} – dallas/fort worth baby photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:28 +0000

Another sweet baby planner has turned one!! I can’t believe how much he has changed since I saw him for his 6 month session…such a little man, totally on the go, bright blue eyes, and this incredible smile! Love! He and his big sister totally had me running and working today…I love those type of sessions…the ones where mom and dad ask at the end, “I sure hope you got something.” And then I get to write sneak peeks like this…and say, “You better believe it…”

Happy birthday Mister R!!

big sister, Miss M

he fell down while running…it was one of the few seconds he stopped, and I got this…ADORE!

{surprise} – dallas/fort worth baby photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:38:04 +0000

I got a call a while ago from an aunt who wanted surprise her sister and brother in law with pictures of their daughter (her niece) for the holidays. I thought it was so sweet, and of course, agreed to do the session. We had our session this morning, and little Miss K could not have been cuter…seriously, can you believe those blue eyes?!?!

If you know this little one or her parents…SHHH…we don’t want them to know before Christmas! Thanks Aunt A and Grandma (special thanks to Grandpa, too…I hear he had a rough night!)!!

{sunrise} – dallas/fort worth engagement photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:46:08 +0000

I love sessions where the clients are up for anything, totally understand my wacky ways, and let me do whatever I want!! Sunrise on the deck of a parking garage…kisses and whispers in the middle of downtown…giggles and some heavy leaning in an alley…using an old adandoned warehouse for some funk…you get the idea! Plus, Kelly got up this morning to have her hair and makeup professionally done before the shoot…this girl meant business, and these two totally rocked it!

Meet Kelly and Robert. In January I’ll be capturing their wedding, but today I had the pleasure of documenting their love…so, stinkin’ cute together! Thanks for the laughs…I hope the cake tasting was yummy!! Can’t wait to see you all again soon!

sunrise…

isn’t the light devine?

seriously, so pretty!! Kelly’s makeup artist did a fabulous job!!

this forehead to forehead shot has become an MZP e-session signature…love it!

the alley – the light was great, and for my photog friends this was shot at 1.6 *swoon*

love the details…how they hold eachother’s hands when they think I’m only taking pictures of their faces.

and finally, a shot of their shoes…such an important accessory and these two nailed it!

Hope you love them…talk soon!

{life of the party} – dallas/fort worth newborn photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:23:05 +0000

Sweet baby Jack didn’t want to miss a moment of the action – sleeping meant he might miss out! Thank goodness his mom and dad were extra sweet too – taking time to help me get him all calmed down between poses. At ten days old, he is my birthday buddy…we were born on the same day!!

Isn’t he just the cutest little guy?!?

{roadtrip} – dallas/fort worth child photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:28:29 +0000

This morning I had the chance to meet the cutest 6 month old boy, who came all the way from Houston to see his extended family! Mom contacted me a while back about doing a family session for them while they were in town, because some of their other family had recently had pictures done with me…how could I possibly turn down those big brown eyes and sweet ringlets?!?!

I also got some great help today from this little man’s grandparents…thank you! Grandpa is a photographer – and it was awesome to talk shop with him! Thanks for doing all the crazy faces and dances behind me…it meant I didn’t have to!

Enjoy your party this weekend…I am sure the family is going to be head over heels for sweet L!

{7 days} – dallas/fort worth newborn photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:21:33 +0000

Meet Will. He is the newest member of a family that I love to photograph! A year ago I captured his big sister on her first birthday…then in May his aunt got married…and in June I met his cousins!

Yesterday, Will was amazing for his first photo session…slept like a dream, and only cried once. I could not believe the hair on his head, dark, thick and perfect! Thanks to grandma for helping me out, and to big sister for agreeing to get in a few shots with her sweet baby brother. Hope you love these mom…

{happy birthday ashton!} – dallas/fort worth children’s photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:04:54 +0000

I love this kid! I was lucky enough to get the chance to photograph him twice last year…and I was so excited when mom called to get his three year pictures done! He has grown up a ton, he doesn’t look like a baby at all anymore…he is definitely a boy now! And this fall he’ll become a big brother – I can’t wait to meet the newest family member!

Um, somebody got some freckles…

{transition} – dallas/fort worth children’s photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:24:59 +0000

Spent the morning with a fun family roaming around the train station in Grapevine! This family has such a cool connection – you can totally see the love between them all. So awesome! Mom really wanted to capture this time in her son’s life, at 10 he’s not a little kid anymore, but isn’t really a young man either. I adore photographing children at this age – they love being in front of the camera and their personalities really shine through!

And they dressed themselves so well…I am really loving linen and brown this summer…totally relaxed and not fussy at all. Thanks so much for coming out today, it was great to finally meet you all!

{a lot of love} – dallas/fort worth children’s photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:36:09 +0000

If you follow the blog, you know Sami…my adorable babyplanner who is about to turn ONE {gasp!}! Her mom took a Bradley class from the mama of today’s kiddos…what a fun referral for me! Mom has five kids, 10, 7, 5, 3, and 9 mo – seriously the best behaved bunch! It was a lot of fun to scoot around downtown with you all today…hope the rest of your day off from school was great!

Joe

David

Sophie

Johnny

Stephan

{kick off} – dallas/fort worth children photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:31:51 +0000

What a great way to kick off an insanely busy weekend of sessions…this 8-year-old is all spunk! Love her! She was in town for spring break all the way from North Carolina to visit family, and I was thrilled when dad asked for a session! I love her smile – and those freckles are to die for!! Thank goodness for a break in the rain today…

Keep checking the blog all weekend – I have sessions with several seniors ’09 plus I’m shooting all my senior ’10 reps on Sunday! So fun!

{thirteen} – dallas/fort worth photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:08:51 +0000

At just 34 weeks these sweet little ones entered the world, and still two weeks shy of their due date I got the amazing honor of photographing them! This brother – sister team spent thirteen days in the nicu and have now been home thirteen days…just one fun fact I learned today! They also have the most amazing nursery, I asked if I could move in…and I was only half-way kidding!

Thanks mommies for an amazing session…I can’t wait to capture the first year of their life (and hopefully many more beyond that…)

{with grace} – dallas/fort worth photgrapher – melissa zihlman

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:17:20 +0000

Meet Miss L, a gorgeous three-monther with the most curious expressions. She was so alert and interested in what was going on throughout that session! What a doll! Thanks mom for asking me out to photograph her, you can certainly tell how much she is loved!

{little wonder}

admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:12:21 +0000

You might remember the cute little twin girls I photographed earlier this year…well meet their friend Miss B. Totally spunky, and totally two!! It was a lot of fun to chase her around, and it is amazing how a bribe of fruit snacks can work wonders even at this age. She has the bluest eyes and the sweetest face…here’s a little sneak peek for mom and dad!