Dear Veterans, Thank you for your service…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Kevin Falcon

Today we honor the men and women who serve in the military. I say “thank you” from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication and service to your country. Many of our military are separated from family and friends during their service to our country.

Because of your service to our country, I would like to offer a free portrait session to the families who have a member who is or has served in the Military. The session includes a free 8 x 10 print.

Here are the details: Contact us for a time to do an in-studio portrait of your family before he/she leaves. If already deployed, then let’s take a picture that you can send to your family member. We will provide you a digital file for emailing. Maybe you loved one is coming home for the holidays. Let’s plan a session while their home. You decide.

Remember, there is no cost for this service or no obligation to buy anything either. It’s just my way of saying thank you for all that you do.

Contact us to set up your family session. Have a great day!

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
~Elmer Davis

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PS - A little trivia for the curious. Veterans Day is actually the anniversary of what important event in history? For the answer, mouse over the word  –> Answer or click to be sent to Wikipedia for the long answer.

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Eric & Nya — A Walk in The Park | Pet Photographer | Falcon Photography

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Kevin Falcon

While on vacation in Washington, DC, Amy and I met up with our good friend Eric and Nya, his Rhodesian Ridgeback, for a walk in the park. As I recall, it was a rather warm, balmy August day and Nya was the happiest of us on the walk.

The story actually starts at Eric’s house where Nya was pacing around looking out the front door window in anticipation of the pending walk. Once in the car, I would swear that she had a smile on her face as we drove to the park. Once there, she was almost uncontrollable to get out of the car and start sniffing around. There are so many smells that dogs can smell that humans cannot detect and she put that sniffer to work smelling all the other dogs who came before her that day.

We had great fun spending time with Eric and Nya. She even performed a trick out how she could balance food on the bridge of her nose and then when commanded flip it up and catch it in her mouth. Amy had a peanut butter sandwich in her bag. What dog passes up peanut butter! Easy peasy for her to show us the trick, although I suspect she missed on purpose a couple of times to get more of that sandwich!!

Below is a video of some of the images. If you want to see the images, feel free to check out the Facebook album http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.53665347400.63372.53663947400&type=1 . Enjoy!


Eric & Nya on You Tube

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Football on Thanksgiving | Family Photographer | Falcon Photography

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Kevin Falcon

Thanksgiving. Family, food, and of course football. Nope. Not on the TV. The kind where you and your family team up against each other and enjoy an afternoon of fun in the backyard. Enjoy!

 

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Mr. Falcon Contest | Senior Photographer | Falcon Photography

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Kevin Falcon

Did You Say 830?

Yes. So 830 pictures later I put my camera away, left Jersey Village High School, and went home exhausted. A good four hours of taking picture in a darkened theater will do that to you. What was I doing you ask? I was taking pictures at the Mr. Falcon Contest, a boys beauty contest which is a major fund raiser for the senior class. This fund raiser is for their prom.

There were 26 contestants competing for the honor of being selected as Mr. Falcon. Only seniors are eligible for a nomination into the competition. I also took pictures for a calendar that was also part of the Mr Falcon contest.

Video 1 – Meet The Contestants

 

Video 2 – The Talent Competition

 

Video 3 – The Swim Suit Competition

 

Video 4 – The Formal Wear Competition

 

So there you have it. Four hours of taking picture wrapped up into less than 10 minutes. Aren’t you glad you waited for the video? Oh, if you were there and are interested in purchasing a picture from the event, click on over here to my online store for a review of the pictures and you can have some for your very own.

Did you like the videos? If so, drop me a comment below and share the love. Tell your friends at school so they can enjoy it too.

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The Boyds | Falcon Photography | Houston Portrait Photographer

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Kevin Falcon
A couple of weeks ago, my friends (and customer), Gene & Sissy asked me to take some portraits for their annual holiday card. I previously did a holiday card session for their family. You can see a few pictures from that session here. Their family consist of two fun dogs, Hogan & Dreyfus. Well for anyone who has tried to take pictures of children, you know it can be challenging to get their attention. Their attention span is very short. For a pet, it is even shorter and triple the difficulty of getting their attention in the first place. You have to also have triple the fun factor because just like kids, you never know what they are going to do during the session.

Below are a few of the outtakes from our session. I snapped a few shots as I was setting up to reacquaint the dogs to the camera and flash. Mostly they were oblivious to camera equipment. Hogan, the Weimaraner, was skeptical of me and my equipment. He sniffed me but wasn’t convinced that I was OK. Dreyfus, a Labradoodle, was very calm throughout the session. In fact, at some point, he became bored wondering when he could return to his nap (I think).

Setting up.

Organizing pets

Can you tell where the treat holder is standing?

Treats!

Getting bored . . .  need more treats!

The session went well although plenty of treats were used to gain the subject’s attention. Thanks for a wonderful session Gene, Sissy, Hogan & Dreyfus.

Perfect!

 

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Da Sneaux Run Away | Houston Family Portrait | Falcon Photography

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Kevin Falcon

What can I say, good things in life are to be enjoyed. Snow in Houston is a rarity and I sure hope that you enjoyed it ’cause it went as fast as it came. Personally I enjoy the beauty of it but really don’t care for the cold of it.

I got up early this morning and stepped out with the dogs to ‘do their business’ before breakfast and much of the snow had melted. It was a little depressing that we had such a short time with it but I also am thankful that all this didn’t happen during the work week.

Can you image the drive time in Houston if we had snow that stayed for a while. Whew! Thank goodness for small favors and good timing. That is just what this gift of snow was to me. Who knows maybe we’ll get another perfect storm and have another weekend of the fluffy white stuff. Enjoy

PS – To relieve any fears that the small brown fluffy thing on the ground was a live animal. You’re right if you think it is a stuffed toy animal. A bear to be precise who was unlucky to have been left outside and caught in the snow yesterday.

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