Toni Parvin

Princess T {DFW Children's photographer}

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Thu, 01 May 2014 17:38:00 +0000

I do not blog enough. I literally only blog about 2% of what I do. Need to work on that. Isn't this girl sweet? I love a princess dress that doesn't scream DISNEY. I got in a few beautiful dresses for my clients and can't wait to photograph them all. Swoon...

Gabi Senior Pics 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:55:00 +0000

What a beauty:)

For the love of light!

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:21:00 +0000

I love to shoot at this location. The light is always wonderful. I'm so eager for the grass and trees to come to life but the light covers a multitude of sins.

Ok mom, enough!^^^^

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:33:00 +0000

I love finding cute outfits on Etsy. This little jean jumper is adorable. Would look so cute layered with a tailored jacket as well. Possibilities are endless.

FALL

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 03:30:00 +0000

Fall is coming...

BORED HOUSE WIFE

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:31:00 +0000

Watch the water! Doing the dishes is never fun. Try wearing some pearls and bright red lipstick!!! haha

Look close!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:07:00 +0000

I'm so excited about this image. It's not bad considering this is my first one to make. I wanted the image to have a 50's vibe. This was taken in an old home of ours and the vintage setting is too perfect. I applied a cross processed tone to complete the feel of this. This is a still picture with isolated parts moving. While still photos are my passion, I do want to get my feet wet with video. I'm putting together a video of my family and hope to share it soon! Be blessed! My beautiful model was such a sport. Love her outfit (all her own), and I think she plays this part so well. Gorgeous girl....

Life 365

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:08:00 +0000

I started a new project on January 1 and decided it would be a 365 day project. I have so far posted 34 pictures on facebook and surprisingly am on track. I will update my blog soon so that you can see my progress. I'm calling it Life365. Instead of worrying about posting beautiful portraits I've decided to just post everyday life. I don't want the project to seem overly staged and for me to get beat down trying to keep it up. This is just simply life.

DAY 1

The kids playing "nicely" together. As a mom, how could I not take this? My sweet kids, Olivia 6 and Harrison 5!

Very Pinteresting...

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:40:00 +0000

For a crafty person like me, Pinterest is so much fun. It never ceases to amaze me how simple little projects can sometimes be my favorite. This one is so easy. Paint the inside of a mason jar with your choice of acrylic paint. Voila! Easy.

Around the globe {DFW Children's Photographer}

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:10:00 +0000

Who would have thought of broken globe would look cute in pictures? Olivia did.....

Summer!

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:51:00 +0000

Summertime fun! It's hard to believe summer is over half way over. It sure goes quick. These images were the result of boredom. I got some fun pictures out of the kids and they, of course, got CANDY. Go figure.

I never grow tired of this lens.

Ocean eyes [DFW Children's photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:30:00 +0000

I love this kids eyes. They remind me of the ocean. There is a turquoise hue to them that is just fantastic to photograph! What a looker he is!

writing 101

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:36:00 +0000

I used to journal everyday. I journaled all thru my pregnancies, cancer & travels. Now I look back and see the last entry date was nearly 2 and a half years ago. Shameful...

Project 3/52

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:22:00 +0000

Whoa, I'm really behind. Not a surprise but also not too hard to catch up. I was feeling a little discouraged today, decided to call my mom and she gave me a nice gentle kick in the bum (she's one of the only humans on earth I allow to do this). I decided to carry my camera around all day and see what there was to capture. The theme for week 3 is WHITE SPACE or negative space. This refers to the negative space surrounding your subject. I do not take a lot of nature pictures because people are usually my favorite subjects. However, sometimes I forget how beautiful and delicate God's work is. I absolutely love dandelions even though they are weeds and since Spring has sprung early I was able to capture these beautiful blooms growing at the park today. Thank you God for your beauty.

Harrison [DFW Children's photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:00:00 +0000

He's so cute. The end.

Spring is coming early! [DFW Children's photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Once again, Texas weather never ceases to amaze me. We have had the most mild winter I've ever experienced in my 10 years of living here. This day was no exception as were up to 80 degrees! 80 degrees! The Bradford Pear trees are blooming for crying out loud. I couldn't resist getting the camera out and snapping a few pics of the kids in their new duds. So we enjoyed the weather and was soaking up all the beautiful sunshine. Spring is here a little early.

24x36 Canvas of the below pic should be on my doorstep in next few days:)

Guest room gets an update!

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0000

I have wanted to have a nice guest room for a while now but unfortunately I struggle with making concrete decisions. What colors? What style? What furniture? Blah blah blah. I finally stuck with a style (shabby chic comfortable) and with the good help of my designer friend I am starting to see my room come together. My friend has pushed me to make decisions and commit to the process and I'm really excited to see the final result. There is still a few more things to be done, another table by the green chair, a floor lamp behind the green chair, custom curtains, Euro shams and dust ruffles. Plus a couple more pictures to hang and little personal touches but it is looking just like I envisioned a room looking! Andria has proven to me that it's good to have an interior decorator help to make decisions! I've been fortunate to have her help! The pictures were shot at 5 o'clock, so the sun was blaring thru with all kinds of harsh lights but this gives a good idea how the room will turn out! I love it and can't wait for a guest!!!

Below picture shot with my fisheye lens. I had to dust that lens off b/c it rarely sees the light of day!:)

Week 2/Project 52

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:02:00 +0000

Week 2's theme was 'Responsibility' (I'm a little late posting this). Of all my responsibilities, the greatest of them is being a mom. It is the most rewarding and difficult job in the world. Children are a gift from God, and I believe that we are entrusted to raise them right. So my pictures below are my greatest gift (Harrison didn't show up in the pics but he's included in my mind:). They bring indescribable joy to my life and I'm thrilled to have the responsibility of raising them. Olivia is learning how to make Pink Lemonade Pound Cake that we found on Pinterest. Oh how I love that site. I'm hoping our cake turns out good.
By the way, these photos were simply edited with Paint the Moon's 'simple pop' action. I turned the action down to 15%. :)

Looks good, right?! :)

Project 1/52

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:08:00 +0000

The theme for week 1 is 'Sharing or Natural' and while I would love to catch my children actually "sharing" something with each other, that isn't likely (at least not this week). This was definitely not planned and the pictures were taken moments before my light was gone but nonetheless I want to get this weeks theme done. I decided to go with the theme 'natural'. As a mom, I make PB&J's many times a week. I took a small bite of my son's sandwich this morning and the jelly tasted artificial. I read through the laundry list of ingredients on the back and had a light bulb moment........!!! Why not make my own? So I did and it tastes amazing. It can be used as a jelly or sauce. It would be divine on toast and more divine on ice cream. I used up the rest of the blackberries I had purchased a couple of days ago. The ingredients I put into mine are blackberries, white wine (don't worry, the alcohol is totally cooked out), balsamic vinegar, sugar, lime juice and corn starch (to thicken). Oh, and a pinch of salt!!! That's it. All natural and no hard-to-pronounce ingredients. I have never made a jelly preserve before but this was super easy and fun to create and I feel good knowing what I'm putting in my kids mouth. Yum. And yes, I still have my Christmas tree up as evidenced by the below pic. It's the last thing to take down and put up in the attic! Blessings.

Store bought vs. homemade!

52 week Project

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:08:00 +0000

I know I haven't blogged lately and part of that is due to the holiday madness and the other part is laziness. However, as New Year's resolutions are on the swing I figure I will try to be more diligent with my blogging. In an effort to challenge myself I've decided to participate in the 52 Week Project. I love the idea of challenging the creative part of myself. As a photographer it is important to keep the right side of my brain bursting with ideas. This blog is not accompanied with a picture but a post will be done soon so that I keep up with the weeks and not get behind. I hope to spark some creative juices in myself and maybe even inspire you to challenge yourself as well:)

Blessings to you in the new year!

Gorgeous R Family [DFW Family & Children photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:28:00 +0000

I had been eyeing this green couch for a long time and finally got it. I LOVE it and what a beautiful family to make the photo complete. These kids are hilarious and what adorable parents. I love my "job".

Um, my personal favorite. Brother & Sister:)

God Bless! Psalm 91

Beautiful Abby! Senior 2012! [DFW Senior Photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:26:00 +0000

I love to shoot seniors! You can have fun with them and they are usually up for anything. We were all over the metroplex taking pics. Luckily the weather was cooperative and we got that gorgeous sundown light. I love how the pics in the green dress turned out. I think she's a beautiful girl inside & out. Good luck on your future, Abby!

Happy Fall Ya'll! [DFW Children's Photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:32:00 +0000

My sis-in-law mentioned a scarecrow costume idea to me and it sounded too cute to pass up. I figure that since Olivia is 5 years old it is going to start being harder every year to have a "say" on her attire. So I went with the scarecrow theme and had to take pictures of it. I bought the crows at Michael's and was happy with how realistic they looked. Olivia didn't want to have anything to do with it when she first saw them. I had to convince her they were fake and she finally touched one. Harrison decided to be a transformer this year. He had a rat and ninja sword with him as well. Luckily the rat didn't make it into any of the pictures. I hate that thing. Happy Fall to everyone!

God Bless!

A tree full of butterflies! [DFW Children's photographer]

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:56:00 +0000

Well I'm lucky enough to have a sliver of property tucked away that has ample room for kids to run around and have fun. There is an old white house on it that was built in 1890. The pasteur has an old car sitting on it from the 30's, not to mention the goats, dogs and beautiful trees. It really is beautiful and probably one of my favorite places to take pictures. There is about a 30 minute period everyday that the light is dripping like dew from the heavens. Was that a little dramatic? ha. As many times as I've been at this house I didn't notice until this shoot that the tree we were taking pictures by is full of butterflies. I'm talking hundreds of them. At first I started to throw a fit when bugs were flying around me. Then I noticed that it was butterflies and I relaxed. It's the one bug I allow in my personal space thank you very much. So my son once again didn't feel like rocking the camera. Thanks Olivia for taking up the slack. AND, isn't her personality hilarious? She's so much fun!

Practicing cheerleading:)

yup.

chasing butterflies

beautiful light. sun bokeh:)

"mom, I'm so over this"

Hope everyone has a blessed weekend. Psalm 91

Burlap, Pumpkins & Ribbons Oh My!

noreply@blogger.com (Toni Parvin) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:31:00 +0000

It's about this time every year that I get the itch to decorate for Fall. I went up in my attic and took a look at my decor and had a 'ho hum' moment with my options. I know it sounds fussy but I was sick of the same old cheesy Hobby Lobby pumpkins that I put out every year. Then just the other night my good friend Mei left me a gorgeous pumpkin on my door step. It was decorated with beautiful ribbon, twigs (I'm sure from her backyard), burlap, & vintage knick knack pieces. It also smelled like Fall. A mix between apples, carmel & cinnamon. It sparked something in me to want to decorate and leads me to this morning's project. Now, this might be a goofy project to you depending on your mad skills with a sewing machine. However, just getting my machine threaded is a major accomplishment for me. Ha.
The other day I went to the Farmer's Market and me & the family picked out pumpkins to decorate. But my table was missing something......so in an effort to not go to the store AGAIN I decided to use up some burlap material that I had laying around and make a table runner. Now, this is totally elementary for sure but I am proud to have made something that I actually like and will use. So here is some pictures of this morning's project. Don't laugh.

So this is my scrap material that I started with. I measured my store bought table runner and went from there.

My little starter machine. I think we were both dreading me getting on this again.

I folded the length of the sides in 1" and pressed them.

I sew'd a straight line. I know...

Of course, the bobbin goes out again. We get into a fight and I win this time.

Fold & press the ends in 1"

you guessed it.....sew it shut.

The bobbin & I get in another fight.......he wins. I was going to add ribbon across the bottom for added detail but never could make amends with my bobbin. Maybe next time:)

And voile'......my table is pretty.

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