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Welcome Get Shot By Tate!
Since you MUST know about me...... I'll talk about what kind of photographer I am. I'm the kid who hated traditional crap. I hated the concept of doing wedding photography. I wanted to do high fashion and naked people - and that WAS IT. Fast Forward to ten + years later....... I'm doing weddings, naked people (but it's always tasteful..... or at least I think it is) and I do SOME traditional stuff. I like to think my traditional stuff is twisted. Ok, it's not traditional. Call it what you want to call it, but I don't like the WORD - traditional. My wife does. She's twisted traditional. My work is my work. I don't like rules. It's hard for me to play by the rules when I'm doing photography. I think that's what keeps it so fun for me. I tell the parents of my senior shoots that I dislike cap and gown shots (was I supposed to do that?) but I still do them because I know they love those. ;-) I think you get the drift of what kind of photographer I am. I may think I'm way more radical than I am, but let me think I'm just ubercool and not traditional. Okay?
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The Fruchey Family!
08.17.09
I think this family is FULL of personality! Of course, I included a shot of the kids "getting ready for a shot" and their youngest DID NOT want to lay on her back in the grass - I love those kind of snaps! They're also VERY good looking with their mix of red, blonde, brown hair. We had a ball doing their session back in June.

Meet The Fruchey Family!

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Jennifer Guthrie:

awww! love it!! beautiful pictures!!

 (08.17.09)
TTP's wife:

so gorgeous- like really.

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Cheri Lynn Babin:

Wow their eyes are SO BLUE!! Love how you captured so many colors in one shot.
Oh, and I love the action shot in the grass.

 (08.17.09)
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Laurie's Two Girls
08.17.09
I have been photographing Laurie's two daughters, Christina and Madeline for the last 4 years every summer. I am having so much fun doing this for her and seeing the two kids growing up - getting older year after year!

I love how these came out.

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soho gets to meet so many people who come through my life for photos! :)

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Kids Everywhere
08.13.09
It's definitely been tons and tons of kiddos around me these days for photo sessions. I can't believe how much I've gotten to be so comfortable around babies, kids, spit up, and even smelly diapers (well, the diapers - I'm working on...... ) in the last few years. I am actually enjoying all the ups and downs of children sessions - you can't predict their moods, you can't say to smile on the dot and expect a REAL natural smile, some babies have colic, some are just plain NOT in the mood for photos, some are "finished" after 30 minutes of feeling fake.....

All that - it's SO fun! It's like a science experiment and I'm the research dude. I'm the big guy figuring out how to make it "all come together" for some delicious photos for my clients to enjoy.

In no relation to the comments made above - I had so much fun with these two separate sessions with a set of bro/sis - sis/bro. It was cool because these are two separate families,  nobody knows each other, and whatnot but I get to see a similar "love" that the older sibling shows towards his/her new sibling (both were newborns!).

I love my job.

Here's a preview of Nora and her new brother, Carter!

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And how here's Lil Clint with his newborn sister, Charli!

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Here's a rare shot of me with a client's kid! I actually thought to do it at this moment. I should make a habit of taking a snap of me with all these cool kids I shoot.
Tomorrow, I'm leaving for Jackson/Clinton, Mississippi for the weekend. I have two senior portrait sessions on Saturday along with two more in the afternoon, then one very EARLY session on Sunday morning - then we're zooming back (Sarah (the wife) and Whitney and her two girls are joining me for the ride/stay to the PARKERS!) for me to get back in time for a mama/kiddo session that late afternoon here at home!

My work never seems to end. It's definitely a fortunate place I find myself in - but man, I am SO behind on editing. It's so hard to force myself and I just don't want clients to get half assed edits..... Tomorrow, I am gonna get up EARLY and do some more editing!!!!!! Today was kind of a "wasted" day but not really... just "life errands" plus a fun sushi dinner with Jodi James.

You all have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!

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TTP's wife:

sooooooooooo good. i love the one of the newborn w smushed up ear :) they're all so good and you are sooo good w kids, it makes me want to have a ton of our own.

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Emily:

Awwww, sha! I can't wait to spoil Charli (Brian's her Parrin!)

 (08.14.09)
Mikkie:

OMG!!! Lil clint is fkn adorable!?!?! cant wait to meet Charli!

 (08.17.09)
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Violet Max Ray
08.10.09
Rose's daughter, Violet, is absolutely a GIRL. She's just adorable as you can see in the photos we did back in June. Can we all say it together? - ADORABLE!

Thanks Rose, for having me do these special photos!

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Violet's GLAMAUNT Sarah:

OMG, my cherie Violet! SIGH! Beautifuuuul. AND.. of course Rose is just as gorgeous. You did sooo good presenting that in your art. XOXO

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Gloria:

GORGEOUS! :)

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Rose:

OMG perfection as always!!! You are the best!

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AUSTIN SESSIONS
08.09.09
THANK YOU to all who had me do some sessions over the last few days while I was in Austin. It was tons of fun getting to do them - and especially around such a cool town like Austin. People have asked me, "why don't you move to Austin???" As much as I love Austin, I still have more love for my homestate - Louisiana. Austin is my "escape" when I need to head out somewhere that's still "closeby" and with so many friends moving there from allover the states - there's only MORE reason to go visit!!!!

Check out these shots from my sessions AND the last three are just random shots I took around the Taco Xpress restaurant on South Lamar.

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Here's some of the Taco Xpress shots....
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Austin, thanks for a great time and I look forward to my next visit already!!!!
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TTP's wife:

love 'em. i love austin too---- but i love louisiana more, too LOL. im due back for a visit in austin now though- lots of our friends that we love are moving there- so that's a good thing! :)

i loooove the 1 of brooke LOL...

loooove that last pix, i already know where i wanna put it.

and amanda snowberger looks amazing......

and OMG i LOVE that portrait of that couple w the guitar on the wall--- love the LOOK of it all.

frick, i love 'em all.

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Jasmine:

Seth and Carletta! I love the photo of you both! Frame it up!

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Carletta:

Austin is a great city :-) Love the picture of us !!! Look forward to see MORE ! Austin is a great city to visit and we look forward to see you again.. Thanks so much !

(08.09.09)
Carokoo:

The portrait with the guitar is Stevie Ray Vaughan. This shows that I haven't seen all of Austin yet! Tate and Sarah, come back and visit SOON!! :)

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Michelle:

LOVE the photo of Luke on Luke! Thanks for the preview, Luke's mom.

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Lacy:

Tate!!! It was so good to see you! Thanks for making us look cool, even though it was 100 degrees. You have such an amazing gift! By the way, I'm going to work on stealing that antique multicolored window pane from Homeslice for you!

 (08.10.09)
Jenn Joyce:

Hello I am a friend of Carletta from St. Petersburg, FL. She invited me to look at the picture that you took of her and Seth. Well that just peaked my interested so I began looking at the others that are on the site. The only thing I can say is WOW! You have such an amazing talent (which I am sure you are told often) but not only that it seems that each one shows the love of life you seem to have. I am truely in awe of the talent that God has given you! and Yes you are one lucky man to be able to have a job that you LOVE!! I can't wait to see all of the picts of Carletta and Seth!

(08.12.09)
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