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03.10.10

I have seen Dylan grow up from a lil kid to a senior in high school. It's crazy because it reminds me that I'm actually in my 30's! (If I remember correctly, I gave him and his older brother, Evan, swimming lessons!)

Thank you to Dylan and Mrs. Gail for coming out for a fun photo session with me for such a special milestone.

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Mrs. TTP:

yup, hes grown into a lovely, handsome man. love the one w the staduim in the back, YES!

(03.10.10)

mhairartist:

oh my! he has grown! love the one w the LSU stadium in the background!

(03.10.10)

Mrs. Gail:

Thanks for letting us lug you around LSU Tate! We had a blast! And yes, you did teach Evan & Dylan how to swim at your mom's pool. And when did I first meet you? You were a silly freshman at St. Amant High! "I knew you when" and now you're a mega photographer with awesome talent!! My fav is the stadium shot too because it suits Dylan to a T. Our family loves you, your beautiful wife and your sweet parents!

(03.10.10)

Tonya:

I love the pictures you took of Dylan! I have my favorites, but I love them all! Good work~

(03.20.10)

Catherine :

Dylan looks awesome! Of course LSU is everything to him! (:

(05.11.10)

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ELI'S BLUE EYES

03.02.10

I love baby Eli's blue eyes! This is Christian and Lauren's baby boy who is growing so big every week. Mom babysits him while Lauren's at work and today when she/Dad came to paint our new bookshelves - he just sat on the couch chillin' out to the max.

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shilpa:

oh... my. heart.

(03.02.10)

sarahtullier:

gosh, he is a DOLL. love the dimple too!

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kerri Clark:

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sheree:

OMG I love the 2nd one! he is such a happy content baby.

(03.02.10)

Angel:

He's a darling and Your so right. he's chilling to the max and Gorgeous gorgeous blue eyes.. Im envy of him .. he's gonna be a heartbreaker for the girls later in life :)

(03.02.10)

mhairartist:

hes GORGEOUS!?!?!?!

(03.03.10)

Michelle Ayers:

oh I love the blue eyes too!

(03.03.10)

Sandra Latiolais:

Tate, You do such a fab job with both of Lauren and Christians' children!!! This is my first time, without distraction, to peruse your site it for all of your expositions in that small eye of yours!!!! I'm sure I"ll be moved and moved!!! BTW, I'm Christian's aunt so I've seen a lot of Lola thru your eyes and never fail to be awed. Thanks from the entire family/

(03.04.10)

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Antonia from Rio

03.02.10

I had the pleasure of doing a session with Antonia (and some with her boyfriend, Pedro) in Rio during our vacation. Yep! I did a shoot, so I did work a tiny bit..... SHHH!

We had alot of fun and she wanted to do it at this gorgeous park, Jardim Botanico. We got to see the beautiful landscape while walking around through the session.

Here are some of my favorites. Thank you Antonia! (Your CD will be mailed off soon!!)

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tracy:

she's a natural beauty, very organic...love it! gorgeous pictures! :)

(03.02.10)

mrs. charles clark:

love it! Like the last one the best with the sun and all.

(03.02.10)

Antonia Rangel:

Thanks for the compliment, Tracy and Charles clark.

Tate, I loved these pictures and they were great! :)))

(03.02.10)

Cristina James:

Love it all and now you can say you had an international photo portofolio too. It is beautiful with the palm tree and all also I wanted to say that in the 9th picture with her boyfriend that guy looks a little bit of a young Tate.

(03.02.10)

Meggo:

LOVE the one with the palm leaves, river, and sun!! Its really cool to have some pictures taken at an exotic location!!! AWESOME JOB!

(03.02.10)

Mrs. TTP:

i think Pedro looks sorta like Tom Brady and its ironic because Tom Brady DID marry a Brazilian woman, Gisele LOL :) Gorgeous pixs, Antonia has such a contagious smile!!!!!

(03.02.10)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL

03.01.10

It's been one week since we got home from Brasil and we miss it! It's been wonderful being back home to our normal daily lives (we do have a good life, even at home! It's like a vacation every day with Sarah ;-D).

Before we left to Rio, we bought a Lensbaby to take some photos over our vacation and for me to have for work as well. It was so much fun, and just a tad bit too addictive! We kept shooting with it the entire way to Rio, AND our entire afternoon that Saturday. It's a wonderful toy to play with but we knew we shouldn't leave it on for the whole week or every damn shot we took would be all crazy and make you guys vomit after just a few!

We were way to trustworthy immediately taking so many photos - but we could feel tons of the locals really "watching" us - I figured it was because we were white, American, and all happy touristy..... and then a few people told us we should be careful with the camera which I figured was normal. Later that evening, I brought it to take photos of a street carnival that we attended and you could feel eyes burning into us! We then realized we couldn't have my fancy camera just hanging around and snapping away - so for the remainder of the week, we left it in our "bag" and used the tiny camera for most of the week! :-( We did take some snapshots, but not as much as we did with our smaller camera so this blog is the big "show" where we took alot with the fancy camera, and the lensbaby lens.

These are from the airports to the first day being in Rio in the early evening. We have tons more of photos to show but that will come soon!

Enjoy :-) Thank you again to everyone who voted for me and made this wonderful trip possible! It was a nice vacation away from work (the last one I took was years ago if you say "no work, no emails, no nothing" to me). Purple, Thank you for covering this trip - it was wonderful!!!

It was so ironic because this restaurant's name was La Maison (it's right outside the hotel we stayed at, and we frequently ate there) and our home's name is Maison Looziana! Fate!

More to come! :-)

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Radgabriella:

Wow!!!! Beautiful Pics and ya are so cute and fun!!! Thanks for sharing with us :o)

(03.01.10)

Eliyas Tafese:

I like how your creative with background and little blur....

(03.01.10)

Clint Picard:

Hey Tate! Wonderful pictures!!!!!! I am glad that you and Sarah had fun in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil!

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TTP's wife:

FUN TIMES :) That first day we were so overwhelmed! :) i sure am boob-licious, huh? *sigh*

(03.01.10)

QueenAlpo:

I love the one of Sarah checking out the guys walking by (including what looks like a wedgie dig). Perfectly candid, says so many things at once :-)

(03.01.10)

Kerri Clark:

Love it! Especially the pics of the ttp t-shirt. Looked like a fun vacation!!!! I think we're going to go one day!

(03.01.10)

brooke :

wow, very bright & colorful!?!? really neat pictures! it seemed very packed in rio, huh? did you meet other spring breakers from US? or are they all locals?

(03.01.10)

karina canady pedersen:

beautiful- and sarah, yes u'r boob-licious. i feel you ;)

(03.01.10)

tammy hennig:

wow, awesome pics tate & sarah! i'll have to try a lensbaby someday. they make great effects! i agree with queenalpo about the picture of sarah looking at the guys walking by. that's funny! when i was in paris last fall, my husband told me that someone was staring at my eos 20d camera while we were waiting in the line. he told me to be sure to keep it strapped around my neck the entire time. so i know the feeling. i'm glad that nothing had happened while you were there. looking forward to more pics!

(03.01.10)

Kate:

Wonderful pixs!!! i see Sarah checking out the guys walking by, heehee! On the beach, i was not sure if the women were topless or weren't they?

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Jennifer:

Whoa--beautiful pictures. What kind of lens did you buy? would love to buy it for my camera

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Amy:

Great pics! Love the one of Sarah watching guys walk by and the colorful headband! =) Fun times.... Looking forward to seeing more?! =)

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mhairartist:

OMG i wanna go jus so i can wear a thong!!!! the people there are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! colorful, too!

(03.01.10)

Meggo:

AWESOME pictures!! I want to go there! Looks like yall had a blast! It looks like that new camera makes everything look like its from a fishbowl???

(03.02.10)

Christine:

wow! beautiful pictures! the colors are gorgeous!

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pearly:

love the swimwear peoplr wearing there! tate- speedos in ur future?

(03.02.10)

alim Chandani:

great pictures! love the new look of how you take those pictures!

(03.02.10)

Georgann:

Love the vacation photos!! The city looks full of energy. What fun!!

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d.ducote:

OMG! Is EVERY male in Rio an absolute hunk?????

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margo young:

tate i love yalls pics! yall look like yall had a great time its so pretty there!!!!

(03.12.10)

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Christine & Craig Engaged!!!

03.01.10

Christine interpreted for a wedding I shot in Palo Alto two years ago, and I guess I made a good impression on her because she and Craig booked me for their wedding in NorCal this coming October! They wanted to get some engagement shots done, and I knew I wouldn't be in their area anytime soon so I let them know the unfortunate news. Next thing I know - they're saying they will fly into town for their shoot! How flattering - flying into town to get shot by me, how cool! They wanted to get them done as soon as they could so they flew in the day Sarah and I flew out for Rio! I met up with them in New Orleans and we shot around the Jackson Square & Pat O'Briens in the most awful rainy, freezing weather. I told C & C that it was so abnormal for Louisiana to have that sort of weather! (Same time as the "expected" snow....) - they both had such great spirits and we had an amazing shoot! We got tons of marvelous shots, and they got to check out New Orleans for their first time around the peak of Mardi Gras!

Check out Christine and Craig! Leave some comment love for them!

Thanks Christine & Craig!!!!!!!

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Kerri Clark:

OMG!!! They are DEDICATED! Goes to show how much of in demand you are!! :-) I'd have done the same thing. :-) Great pics and they are a lovely couple!! Congrats to them!!!

(03.01.10)

mrs TTP:

these are great- love the new orleans scenery- their happiness SHOWS!!!!!!! :) great pixs!

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Amanda Burgett:

awesome shoot!!!!

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Smitty:

LOL, this couple look like they're having a blast! LOVE the blue dress! LOVE the 2nd picture from the bottom, especially how she poses w her feet! :) Congrats to them!

(03.01.10)

Christine:

thanks tate!! these turned out beautifully and i can't wait to see the rest of them =) i'm so excited!! and we DID have a really great time =) thanks for showing us your neighborhood.

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Karen:

These are fabulous! Can't wait to see the rest!

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David:

NOGI HOGI & CROG CHOG - best pictures ever!

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Tate's Dad, Randy!:

Cute, fun-loving, in love, risk takers, etc. etc. Great shots in spite of the weather. Invite them back when the weather is nice. Can't image them having more fun tho. Cheers to you both, have a wonderful engagement period.

(03.01.10)

Nancy Plasschaert:

Beautiful texture! You guys looked like you had fun. What a great shoot.

(03.03.10)

Stacy Chapman:

These photos are amazing. Christine and I work together and you captured her personality beautifully. Thanks for sharing your talent with the world, one photo at a time.

(03.04.10)

kel:

i'm with smitty - 2nd from bottom is my fave - and the cute shoe pose got me :) like the brick archway, blue dress and looking-backwards-while-walking-away one too! beautiful, guys!!!!!

(03.04.10)

rymu:

congrats christine! you and craig look so happy! couldn't be happier for you two! beautiful pics!

(03.04.10)

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