Discovering the Underground

Yesterday, my older brother and I went to downtown Houston in hopes of finding the underground. We did get a few good tips on how to get to the tunnels, but unfortunately, the hours of the underground are limited. (cue sad face).

We may or may not have walked into some buildings we weren't supposed to. But hey, awesome views!

Luckily, we were still able to go about Houston by taking some awesome pictures and just walking downtown.

Overall, it was a very productive day!

Marissa Lynn

Who is one of your mentors? What do you admire about them? What makes them unique and what have you learned from them?

So I meant to post this last friday, but the week I had was ridiculous. Funnily enough, this post will actually coincide with what happened.

I take pride in have two great photography mentors in my life, Kari and Jayne. I have known Jayne for a while longer than Kari, but these ladies are truly a great addition to my life. They are two very strong-willed women with thriving businesses and a new studio that's on the rise! Kari is married with a colorful 12-year-old of a daughter, and Jayne is married with three energetic monkeys! (They aren't really monkeys, just a phrase people!) They have dubbed me and the other interns their "minions" (despicable me) and teach us about photography and life in their own unique style.

For example, this past week I had the unfortunate issue of having to deal with legal problems in my business that will go unsaid, but they were there to help every step of the way. From frantic phone calls, and legal advice they kept me calm and read me through all the steps that were necessary I needed to take.

I learned that mistakes will be made, problems go hand-in-hand when owning a business, and people will try to get the best of you... No matter the relationship you have with them.

(Photo credit to whoever gif-ed this, and etc)

Ps. check out Tori's new blog post!

Love Always,

Marissa Lynn

Plaid, Lace, & Derng

Today I photographed two beautiful ladies as they modeled Derng. As a little background info, I used to work for the lovely lady that runs this company, and I absolutely ADORE her jewelry. 

Thank you to my lovely models Sami & Megan for their patience in the rain, and climbing through bushes and dirt! Also, the mosquitoes.. we can't forget the mosquitoes! 

Another thank you to Derng for their generous loan of jewels for this session! 

Hope you all enjoy!!

xx

Marissa Bee