Santos Girls

I recently got to do a photo shoot with my favorite little girls! :)

I really do adore them, so much. So when Bekah (their Mom) asked me to take some pictures of them, I was thrilled. (Secretly, I had been wanting to for a while.) They are so much fun, hilarious and a blast to hang out with! The photo shoot itself, was so much fun, for sure! :) I love these girls so much!

Lover Boy

I could just spend forever in those arms.

In fact, I think I will. :)

Clyde Prom '12

My sister attended her Senior Prom this year, and went with a pretty big group of people. And they all thought it would be fun (at least the girls, did.) to get someone to take pictures of all of them. After all, pictures are the most important part of prom, right? ;)

I enjoyed getting to capture a part of ya'lls special night! You all looked so handsome and beautiful! I hope you guys had a blast! :)

Dillon Sr '12

Dillon is a Senior at Clyde this year. I grew up with Dillon and his brothers and knew their parents from a while back too. I absolutely adored them. And Dillon's brother Baylon is one of the funniest, nicest guys I know.

And looks like Dillon has been taking right after him! His photoshoot was so much fun! Although the heat started getting a little too much to handle at one point, Dillon just went along with wherever I pointed us to, no questions asked! He made me laugh so much, it was hard keeping the camera still at some points! I was so glad that Dillon's mom asked me to do his pictures. It was definitely a great experience!

Dillon, thanks for being such a great trooper and sticking with this! I am so pleased with how your pics turned out, and I hope you are too!

Kallee Sr '12

Oh me, Oh my. Here we are. My little sister is graduating high school.

It really is surreal, yet such a relief. haha. Kallee's been ready to graduate probably since she first stepped foot into high school. So I'm excited that it's finally her turn.

Kallee, I'm so proud into the woman you have become and still are becoming. You're heart is so loving and your laugh is so contagious. I love being around you and am so honored to not only call you my sister, but my friend. I can't wait to see where these next few years take us!

We got to have a little Llama love, as well ;)

Mackenzie Sr '12

It's still a mystery to me when it was all of these little babies started growing up.

Kenzie has been a friend of my sister's for quite a few years, now. Luckily, she gave me the privilege of taking her Senior Pictures this year. I was thrilled and honored. I knew taking pictures of Kenzie would be an absolute blast, and I was right.

Kenzie is one of the most photogenic girls I've ever seen. No joke. She is absolutely beautiful, and I think you'll be able to see that, here.

Kenzie, I'm so proud of you and excited for you to start this new chapter in your life! Growing up doesn't always have to be hard, trust me. So have fun with it! :)

Braydon Mack

If you remember to one post back, I got to do Ciera's maternity pictures a few months ago! Well, now little Braydon is out and being loved on all day long!

Congrats Ciera! (:

Ciera Maternity

I've known Ciera since Kindergarden.

We were the best of friends throughout most of our school years. We lived down the street from each other and could take a (long) walk to each others houses to play. I would just get off the bus at her house almost everyday, too. Point is, we go way back. She was my very best friend, and she'll always have a place in my heart for that.

So, since we go way back, Ciera let me practice a little bit of my skills on her for some maternity photos! It's a win win ;) Ciera is expecting little Braydon sometime in October, and I know he will be spoiled and completely loved.

So happy for you Ciera! Hope you enjoy! (:

Introducing...Beauty Unveiled Photography.

I'm finally starting a photography blog.

So far, I've only posted my photography on facebook, mainly because I wasn't taking it too seriously and I wasn't sure how to actually blog photos, so I just stayed away.

But it's been on my heart lately, to start turning this thing into a photography blog, so here we go. Bear with me as I'm learning. :)


I will say a few things before we get started, though.
As of right now, I am considered a Junior in college, I suppose. I have been attending a junior college in my home town, finishing up my basics, because it was the best way to postpone actually having to choose something to do for the rest of my life.

Well, the past year or so has been really eye-opening. I've discovered that it's ok if I'm not going to school...it doesn't make me a failure. Which has given me SO much freedom. In fact, it's given me so much freedom that I am now no longer enrolled in college, and I'm ok with it.

 So, not having a degree in something doesn't give me a lot of room to find a career. Luckily, right now, I have a great job that I like and will keep until something else comes along. But I don't love it. It's not my dream. And I never thought I would actually get to have my dream..as a career. That just wasn't even a possibility in my mind. For a while, I was going to school, in the process of pursuing a career that I really had no interest in. I was pursuing it, because it would be stable, not enjoyable. I didn't even realize how messed up that was. It just seemed like common sense. Pursue something that will make you money and give you a stable life-style.

Well I hadn't even started pursing it fully yet, and I knew I was going to be miserable. But wasn't that life? Wasn't that the American Dream?

Well screw that. I finally had some friends talk some sense into me and tell me just how awful that sounded and how sad they were that they thought of pursuing my dreams was not even an option in my mind. Only then did I realize how much I had set myself up for a miserable life.

So, with all that being said, I am now starting to pursue photography as a career. I'm just now getting started, and I don't know much. But guess what? I love it. It really is a hidden dream of mine that I just now got to uncover. I don't have intentions of being a full-time photography for a few more years...just like any other career you need knowledge and experience. But that's what I'm gaining now. The experience. It's really scary. I'm not sure why...but it scares me thinking of how much there is the possibility of me failing at this and being stuck at a job that I just tolerate for the rest of my life. But I decided instead of fearing where this could take me, I'm going to start dreaming of where this could take me. It's much more fulfilling and cheerful, don't you think?

So it's an exciting step. And one that I'm happy to share with the blogging world out there. With that being said..I need lots of feedback. Lots and lots of it! Feel free..whether you know much about photography or not..maybe you like the photos better when they're colored and not black and white. Please, just share with me all your opinions. I take criticism very well..in fact I welcome it. And I enjoy encouragement even more ;)

And so, without further adieu, I introduce to you Beauty Unveiled Photography.  I look forward to sharing with you guys a little piece of my dreams with each post.

With love,
Bristee