On my last day, I woke up and packed up my things, checked out of the hotel, and started saying my goodbyes to Texas as I drove to downtown Dallas. These awesome Houston-ites had traveled to Dallas, booked a night at the W hotel, AND booked a trolley ride for the session. Our very own trolley ride. I was SO impressed with Wendi’s planning and so excited to photograph them in their room. The W hotel always has something amazing up it’s sleeve.
Side note : Wendi had emailed me as soon as I announced that I was heading to Dallas, and told me that she had just shaved her head for St. Baldricks (breast cancer awareness). We decided she could rock a shaved head – and SHE SO DID. I am so impressed with her for this reason.
As soon as I met them I knew we would have a high energy, high personality session, and I jumped right into it. They were still very snuggly in their pajamas and had ordered room service pancakes which had arrived just before me. After I photographed them in their room it was time for a quick change and drive over to the trolley car for a tour around the city. I have been obsessed with trolley’s since my youth, when I fell in love with them in San Francisco. So this was an extra special treat for me.
It was really just a great way for me to end the trip, on a relaxing trolley ride with a really cool and funny group of people to get to know.
This weekend was so good for me in so many ways, and I look forward to doing more.
-Tara
Planning a San Francisco trip mid July, email me for details!
Wow, what a cool family! And she ROCKS that look!
I LOVE this family! I’ve been lucky enough to photograph them several times and I love all the details you caught that are so very….them. Truly beautiful!
What a great setting and what love you captured Tara. High fives!
What a great way to capture a family, you can really feel the love!!
These are so beautiful, Tara! Love how you always capture something a bit different. A trolley ride must have been awesome! I love them so when I lived in the Toronto area I would make sure to look at the map and see how I could jump on the Street Car as part of my transportation to get where I was going. Love your posts Tara, so happy you are enjoying your self!
This rocks!! I so loved these images and your short post about them!! Just awesome!!!
Love this session! The b/w in the hotel window w/ mom and dad kissing is just plain great.
loveloveloveLOVE this session. Yes. I just kept nodding my head at each and every one. LOVE!
You’re rockin’ Tara Whitney!!! Love what you do! Your photos DESCRIBE families in beautifully-designed compositions…
So glad you made it into Dallas proper — and onto the trolley! Lovely glimpses as always, Tara. Thank you for sharing. xo.
What a happy family. Love the snuggliness! Hope you come up our way one day!
i never questioned her shaved head- she owned it!! fabulous, fabulous shoot as always!
Did you create the b&w action? I love the depth of it! If not would you be willing to share where it is from? Thanks!
these are SO AWESOME tara!
beautiful people. beautiful shoot.
With your photos it is always the little things that just blow my mind…her bandaid on the shin, the crooked part, the mom’s tattoo. Those are real people.
LOVE the photos…LOVE that the little girl has a Jellycat stuffed animal that seems to go EVERYWHERE with her. My little ones have them too…and they looks just as tattered,worn and loved as hers…love those things…
wow I just adore these images I esp love the cow and cowboy art installation very cool indeed xxxx
What fun! Refreshing, too.
WOWWWWWW ive been following your blog for a while now and you are sooo talented, Its my DREAM to be photographed by you with my family in your quirky magical way. YOUR AMAZING, its on my bucket list! so let me know if your ever in AUS and/or you will be hearing from me when i get to america again:)
I love these pictures. I’m glad you mentioned that your client had booked the trolley. Having tried NUMEROUS times to take “real” pictures when we ride the trolley in NOLA only to spend my time yelling “hurry put the money in!” or “hurry grab that seat…oh, hell with it, go sit in the back” and then “THIS IS OUR STOP!!!”, I couldn’t figure out how you could get such wonderful pictures. Okay, so, in reality it was that she booked the trolley and you were taking the pictures, that’s how they were so good.
where did you get the western figurines for the curtains? I want to make a small valance for a vintage cowboy themed nursery :)