Today was awesome. I am pooped!

For some reason all week I was super excited about these bridals, even on the way the anticipation grew and I had a good feeling. The McNay Art Museum was beautiful, even driving in I was seeing spots I wanted to shoot. The only thing more beautiful than the McNay was Crystal! Take a look….

Here are some of my favs from the day, but it was so hard to choose!!

Be sure to check out all the photos in the gallery below!! :) I recommend full screen!

  1. 10 / 15 / 09 4:35 am

    Shy, these are bloody superb. The sun through the clouds is exceptional!

    Jon:
  2. 10 / 15 / 09 7:45 am

    These are awesome Shy!

    Sweet Caroline:
  3. 10 / 15 / 09 9:56 am

    the 5th ‘sunset’ photo – wow. loving the light!

    kat - rock n roll bride:
  4. 10 / 15 / 09 11:27 am

    Love them! she’s got gorgeous eyes

    Katmandu:
  5. 10 / 15 / 09 12:27 pm

    Fantastic work Shyann. Number 19 in the gallery is nothing short of a work of art!

    Phillip Allen:
  6. 10 / 15 / 09 1:38 pm

    Beautiful bride, beautiful photos.

    Monika:
  7. 10 / 15 / 09 2:01 pm

    Oh my goodness! These are beautiful!

    Vanessa:
  8. 10 / 15 / 09 5:15 pm

    Wow wow wow.. those first two images are breath taking!

    Vida:
  9. 10 / 15 / 09 5:17 pm

    Yup. You outdid yourself on this one, Shy. My favorite work to date of yours… Can’t wait to see what you do next!

    Shari DeAngelo:
  10. 10 / 15 / 09 5:20 pm

    What a great job! The bride looks gorgeous! Absolutely stunning! Sooo beautiful!!!

    Victor Saidov:
  11. 10 / 15 / 09 5:46 pm

    I absolutely love the very first photograph, next to that single image I don’t think that the other previews really belong.

    The slide show is captivating.

    Wonderful job, you controlled the photo’s perfectly.

    Kevin Ford:
  12. 10 / 15 / 09 6:05 pm

    I would like to switch eyeballs with her. Is that weird? AWESOME pictures. The black and whites are done really well :)

    Becca:
  13. 10 / 15 / 09 6:13 pm

    love the way you brought out the vibrant colors and made such great use of shapes and textures… VERY impressive!

    Eric:
  14. 10 / 15 / 09 6:43 pm

    Beautiful images, great colors, great work!

    Jason Richards:
  15. 10 / 15 / 09 7:03 pm

    I so love the poses.

    Ghene Snowdon:
  16. 10 / 15 / 09 8:20 pm

    The last one has a lovely dreamy quality. Very nice.

    Monika Szczepaniak:
  17. 10 / 15 / 09 9:04 pm

    Shy, these are just gorgeous. Love the modern romance feel!

    Kyle:
  18. 10 / 15 / 09 9:16 pm

    Wonderful! I love the high key image. Those eyes are awesome.

    Geoff Poitras:
  19. 10 / 15 / 09 9:21 pm

    ooh~ I love these! the first one really caught my eye… cuz of HER eyes! beautiful blog, too! :)

    Yuri:
  20. 10 / 15 / 09 10:03 pm

    Great job, Shyann! My favorite is the second one in the slideshow, but her eyes and eye lashes are so amazing in every shot.

    Twin Cities Photographer Sarah McGee:
  21. 10 / 15 / 09 10:41 pm

    Wonderful the first one is my fav!

    Tabitha McCausland:
  22. 10 / 15 / 09 11:48 pm

    You are amazing… what an artist!! I love the sunset silhouette… just stunning!

    Lisa:
  23. 10 / 16 / 09 12:19 am

    A modern work of art. Stunning photos

    Brad Ross Photography:
  24. 10 / 16 / 09 12:51 am

    Holy Crap!! These are simply stunning!!

    Mark:
  25. 10 / 16 / 09 1:35 am

    wow, I can’t even pick a favorite, all of them have awesome light and posing, and the variety is really great!

    Brett Maxwell - Grand Rapids:
  26. 10 / 16 / 09 1:35 am

    Shy–It was so fun being being there and watching your skills. You are exceptional and I will totally tell people about you. I can’t wait to see your work at the wedding.

    MaryAnn:
  27. 10 / 16 / 09 1:46 am

    Thanks MaryAnn!!! Also thanks for being my impromptu assistant as well! Can’t wait for the wedding, see you soon! :)

    Thank you everyone else for your awesome comments too.

    Shyann:
  28. 10 / 16 / 09 2:08 am

    These are gorgeous, Shy! The sunset shot is incredible and I love the lines in the third one.

    Lara Eichhorn:
  29. 10 / 16 / 09 2:37 am

    The 1st 2 images of this set are AMAZING! I love the high key look in those shots.

    Stefano Choi:
  30. 10 / 16 / 09 2:38 am

    Awesome work as always!! Loving the sunset images especially!!

    Robb Duncan:
  31. 10 / 16 / 09 3:15 am

    The images are amazing!

    Tony Kieu:
  32. 10 / 16 / 09 3:32 am

    What a gorgeous portrait session! I absolutely love the first one in this post. Also your blog is so pretty. :)

    Charlotte Geary:
  33. 10 / 16 / 09 3:39 am

    these are just to good Shy! I love the second one most though

    David Redding:
  34. 10 / 16 / 09 7:24 am

    Gorgeous bridal session. The eyes in the first shot are amazing and the textures in the third shot are really so beautiful, perfect for black and white.

    Timothy E Kaldas:
  35. 10 / 16 / 09 12:26 pm

    Drooling! Love this set!! Great job. =)

    Stephie Joy:
  36. 10 / 16 / 09 12:27 pm

    The haze in there first image does it for me, great composition. The whole session is very beautiful

    PIICX:
  37. 10 / 16 / 09 1:21 pm

    I like this set a lot. She’s really pretty and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dress like that. On a side note…. is that “Sharing is Sexy” thing a plugin?

    Thomas Lester:
  38. 10 / 16 / 09 1:29 pm

    Wow, your photography is gorgeous Crystal! Love how you use light and your poses rock.

    Gina:
  39. 10 / 16 / 09 4:30 pm

    Oh my those eyes are captivating. Great process for the first image…those eyes just pop right out of the screen and scream for you to look. Beautiful capture of such a wonderfully beautiful young woman.

    Kim Mendoza:
  40. 10 / 16 / 09 6:10 pm

    The bride in the fog is just awesome.

    Jessica:
  41. 10 / 17 / 09 5:36 am

    Great work Shy! Love her eyes in the first shot…

    Ben Godkin:
  42. 10 / 17 / 09 12:23 pm

    love them. that silhouette shot is ART.

    Toni:
  43. 10 / 17 / 09 3:12 pm

    Girl you have some mad skills.
    I love them all, I can’t pick a favorite.

    Melissa Lawler:
  44. 10 / 19 / 09 8:03 pm

    What a stunner! (Great photos too) :)

    Rowan Timothy Sims:
  45. 10 / 22 / 09 6:01 am

    Superb location and beautiful work, Shy. My favourites are the 2nd, 3rd and 5th.

    Lisa:
  46. 10 / 24 / 09 3:07 pm

    Shy, these are great! I love the first one best because of her eyes.

    Natalie Gibbs:
  47. 10 / 26 / 09 7:52 pm

    Wow! What a great site you have. Those images are amazing! I especially LOVE the very first one.

    Cathy Empey:
  48. 10 / 28 / 09 2:44 pm

    Wonderful images! Your work is absolutely amazing!

    John Morgali:
  49. 11 / 03 / 09 4:34 pm

    Yep, these are amazing too!

    Kristi Wright:
  50. 03 / 24 / 10 9:54 am

    mmm, these are incredible Shy! Love that fog!

    Joseph Yarrow:
  51. 05 / 21 / 10 2:05 pm

    Gorgeous! Love the soft hazy processing.

    Emily:
  52. 06 / 09 / 10 12:12 am

    Great first photo to wow your visitors. Beautiful work.

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  53. 12 / 04 / 10 9:33 pm

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  55. 01 / 14 / 11 10:03 am

    The first two are my favs. Her eyes. The flare. Superb!

    dan:
  56. 09 / 04 / 11 8:24 pm

    Amazing! really nice photography here :-)

    richard p walton:
  57. 09 / 12 / 11 5:40 pm

    You capture her beauty along with the sunset is amazing. Good job!

    James - NYC wedding photographer:
  58. 02 / 06 / 12 9:26 pm

    Amazing session with the bride. Great variety of shots. I love it! I’ll continue to watch your blog. :-)

    François Hogue photographe: