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I'm so happy to welcome you to the brand new blog!! If you are a blog follower, take a look around and let me know what you think! If your new- this is where I'll post some of my most recent weddings and sessions, as well as things that are going on in my life. You can also check my website- taraswain.com for pricing and info about what I do, but be sure to check back to the blog regularly and hopefully you'll become a blog stalker! :)
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AboutTara Swain

Hi, I'm Tara! I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based in Paris, Texas. I love bright colors, a vintage, eclectic feel and whimsical ideas. My passions are weddings and child photography. My favorite color is green, my favorite movie is "The Man in the Moon," I'm NOT a morning person, I've been happily married for 6 years with a beautiful 1 year old little girl and I love to blog!!

I’ve had the honor of being asked to be one of the 3 chosen photographers to speak at Seniorologie Texas Tour!! The official dates and details were announced a couple of nights ago so now I can spill the beans! I was very excited when I received the email from Leslie (the girl behind Seniorologie) ..and humbled to have this opportunity and really looking forward to meeting tons of new friends and photographers. :)

A little more info about the workshop tour.. (taken directly from the Seniorologie website):

The Seniorologie Tour is a workshop dedicated to the study of senior portrait photography. If you have ever wanted to learn the ins and outs of senior portrait photography from some of the top senior portrait photographers, this is the workshop for you!! This workshop is two days full of information from senior portrait photographers Amii Wroblewski, Tara Swain, Courtney DeLaura and Leslie Kerrigan. They will each share their specific strengths and share with you things such as how to interact with seniors, posing tips, social media techniques, marketing and much more!

The workshop will include learning from these speakers and practicing what you learned with styled photo shoots! These photo shoots will give you a chance to experiment with different lighting situations, posing and more. You will be able to put to use the things you learn from these amazing photographers while you are at the workshop and even get some one-on-one instruction as you shoot!

The Texas Seniorologie Tour will be held at the beautiful Nylo Hotel in Plano, Texas. The Resort has plenty of beautiful places for our scheduled photo shoots, spacious meeting spaces for the learning portion and stunning accommodations for each attendee.

There are only a limited number of seats available so make sure you grab a spot before they fill up! All you have to do to reserve a seat is put down a non-refundable retainer of $200 by June 1st!! AFTER June 1st, the retainer amount is a larger amount. Read more about the workshop and find out how to register and grab your seat HERE.

Address:
8201 Preston Road
Plano, TX
75024
Map and Directions

Start Date: October 21, 2012
End Date: October 23, 2012

Start Time: 9:00 am
End Time: 5:00 pm

There is ALSO an opportunity to win a seat at this workshop tour for FREE!! You heard me right. To enter the video tour seat giveaway, all you need to do is create a 1 minute or less video of yourself expressing why YOU want to attend The Seniorologie Tour Texas. Upload the video to vimeo or youtube and send us the link via email to info@seniorologie.com, post the link on the Seniorologie Facebook page or Tweet the link to @seniorologie using the hash tag #seniorologietourtexas. All video links must be sent in by Friday, May 25 at 11:59 p.m. The top three finalists will be chosen and announced Monday, May 28 and the fans will then be allowed to vote on their favorite video. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, May 31 and winner will be announced Friday, June 1. To read more about this GO HERE.

AND to celebrate the announcement of the SENIOR workshop, here are a few sneak peeks from a Senior session I’m working on right now. :)

  • TiffanyP: She looks gorgeous!!!! Can't wait to see the full post & ofcourse for seniorologie <3 (17.05.12, 03:08PM)
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I’m so in love with every aspect of this session. First off, Miss Cambria is too sweet for words. Her mama did SUCH a good job of picking out her outfits for her session and we had a LOT of fun. :) I narrowed it down as much as possible.. ;) but it’s still a huge post. Here are a FEW favorites.

  • Kristen Soileau: This is four shoots all in one! You truly out did yourself. Beautiful (16.05.12, 02:24PM)
  • Amber Fox: You are really good! I just love the energy and vibrancy of all your images. Truly inspirational and stunning photos!!!! (16.05.12, 02:38PM)
  • Ashley Krizka: Absolutely amazing! =) (16.05.12, 03:55PM)
  • Kristi Hoskins: Beautiful!! You always have the most fun shoots! I love love LOVE your props and style! (16.05.12, 03:57PM)
  • MARCIA: I agree..her Mom did a great job with her outfits! This is a great session..love the light, props, etc. ..You are a great photographer Tara! (16.05.12, 11:13PM)
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I traveled to Dallas a few weeks ago to shoot Liz and Ben’s beautiful wedding at the Old Red Museum! Wendy of Birds of a Feather did a fantastic job at all of the details and everything came together beautifully. Liz looked like an old Hollywood movie star! A few favorites from their wedding..

Venue: Old Red Museum Weddings
Design and Coordination: Birds of a Feather
Florist: Fleurs de France
Bridal cake, cupcakes, favors: Sugar Bee Sweets
Groom’s cake: Red Raspberry Cakes
Catering: Jim Lee Events
DJ: LeForce Entertainment
Linens: BBJ Linen

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