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Welcome to my world where the little moments in life are just as beautiful as the big occasions, I hope you enjoy the photos posted here.

My name is Shelly Porsch Chetty. I am based in Houston, Texas and available for corporate photography assignments, individual and group portraits, special events, sporting activities, birthday parties, family gatherings and more. Most of my work takes place outdoors or using natural and existing light where my subjects are free to be themselves. I will come to your home, your favorite park, school, church, work-site -- you name it. Evening and weekend appointments are available.

We WILL have fun, and I guarantee your satisfaction with the results. Just contact me at shellychetty@spccreative.com or call 281.773.7465 for more information.

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Shelly's Photo Blog 2008 : This gallery is a melange of my photographic styles as well as a look into my daily life. I try to capture something new every day or else to find something that fits the day. It's a great excuse to carry my camera with me more often than not, and it allows me to stop and take those pictures that need to be taken.

To see what 2007 looked like, click on this link: http://spccreative.smugmug.com/gallery/2958746_n6VBs#238075802

Shelly's Photo Blog 2008

This gallery is a melange of my photographic styles as well as a look ...

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PRSA Excalibur Awards : Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Houston Chapter Excalibur Awards June 12, 2008 at Houston Junior League

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May 28, 2008

Backyard Plumeria

"We see things, not as they are but as we are." Anais Nin 1903-1977

I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well. Psalm 139:14

April24, 2008

There has to be something pithy to say about a bucket full of well-used baseballs, but I don't know what it would be. Maybe it's just late and my brain is turned off. Still, I love this shot for a computer wallpaper or background art.

June 9, 2008

Slide

As with every other sport I've photographed, the first time out is usually a bit of a bust with oodles of lessons learned for next time, and a few decent images. I had some time to kill this weekend before my equine portrait session, so decided to see what I could do with the events that were going on in the arena. I could watch these riders all day long . . . They are amazing and their animals are absolute works of art.

July 6, 2008

Passion Flower

"Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place." -- Ice T, The Ice Opinion

March 12, 2008

You Never Know Who is Watching

It is officially springtime around here. Yesterday afternoon I saw a cardinal fly out of one of our vines and thought it would be so neat to find a nest and watch for babies. We've enjoyed several generations in the past few years but never have seen them until they ventured down to the feeder.

Very carefully I poked my head into the bushes and started looking, trying not to disturb anything I might find. As I leaned back to move to another area, this is what I saw. Not one, but three ribbon snakes, and they were about 18 inches above where my head had been. (I still can't believe that I didn't jump and scream. What WAS I thinking?)

They even had the good manners to sit and wait for me to get the camera, switch to the macro lens, and come back outside. I took about a dozen photos with different settings before they decided they'd had enough and slipped away. I'm sure I'll see them again but probably not all at one time like this.

If there was a bird nest in this area, I'm afraid the outlook for babies is not so good. Maybe the bird was just resting and will find a better place to raise a family. I certainly hope so.

May 15, 2008

Lollipop Power!

Maybe this is why my little walker decided to take off in yesterday's photo. Mommy and Daddy give him healthy food. The photographer brought candy. I've probably ruined him for life with his very first sugar buzz, but we'll do anything for a good shot.

Here are the rest of the images from his session. This little guy is so adorable that it would be hard to go wrong.
http://spccreative.smugmug.com/gallery/4938106_Jj6PJ#295304066_Eod5d

June 21, 2008

It's officially summer on Planet My Back Yard. Come on in. The water's fine.

This is my first planet ever, and I sure had fun making it. It is mostly water! Note that the plumeria has been retrieved. So far it's still green.

July 14, 2008

ME!

Here's a HUGE salute to each of you who turns out wonderful SP's over and over. That's so much harder to do than it looks, and I'm asking -- BEGGING for your advice and suggestions!
(not that I plan to make the SP thing a regular event, but it is a skill I need to improve)

I had my lights and backdrop set up, and was waiting for people to come in for headshots, so I decided to play around a bit. First because autofocus would have picked up on the backdrop, I put a big cardboard sign on my stool and focused manually on that. Then I used my timer and ran around to try and put my face in the right place. It would have been comical to watch, and when someone walked in I jumped up and said I was "playing with my lights." That part was kind of embarrassing, but not too much. I don't get embarrassed like I used to.

This is a pretty serious crop because I was about out of the frame anyway. There was nothing more to leave in at the top left, and I've become a fan of very tight headshots.

I've never considered myself very photogenic and now have decided that I probably don't wear enough makeup, but I kind of liked this one because I look happy and not too goofy.

Ran it through several different filters before I picked this one with a friendly glamor/faded effect. It is what it is -- and that's my Picture of the Day and I'm a stickin' to it.

May 2, 2008

Staying up too late tonight playing! Technically it's May 2 anyway.

I've always wanted to create a composite photo like this one, and finally had the opportunity at a recent senior portrait shoot. She was a great sport about experimenting.
We took these at the elementary school that she attended, so it should be special to her. We had been shooting on the playground earlier.

May 3, 2008

Good Morning!
Add a little peanut butter for protein and honey to help it slide down. A big cold glass of milk too. Coffee? Well that started before sunrise. Ready for a busy Saturday.

June 1, 20087

We happened upon a watermelon and banana eating competition at the beach this weekend. A nice sized crowd gathered to watch, but it took some time and effort to recruit four people with enough spirit to take the challenge. The young man closest to the camera won. His prize . . . McDonald's Gift Cards.

"The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and have fun." Phillip Lopate

June 23, 2008

Meet Grace

Grace will soon be a mama, and I plan to make regular house calls to check on her progress. If all goes well, we'll create a little gallery for her and I'll tell more of her story as time goes on. To protect what privacy she has left, that's about all the information I care to share at this time.

Oh . . . I looked her up and I think she's a Killdeer.

June 4, 2008

Daylilies in the Morning

It was still early when I shot this, and the blossoms opening for the day had not yet reached their potential. With the previous day's spent blossom still hanging on and at least four or five days of potential promise in coming buds, the daylilies spoke to me.

They really didn't speak. Actually, they sang "This is Your Life" by one of my favorite bands, Switchfoot. It's a very special song to me because it was one of the elements that encouraged me to make some important changes in my own life.

Part of the lyrics go like this:

yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
yesterday is a promise that you've broken
don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes
this is your life and today is all you've got now
yeah, and today is all you'll ever have
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes

this is your life, are you who you want to be

this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

yesterday is a kid in the corner
yesterday is dead and over

this is your life, are you who you want to be

this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

May 12, 2008

Flower pots in chicken wire

March 31, 2008

An afternoon of senior pictures, and oh my goodness did we have fun. It was WAY too hard to choose one image for the day, but this is a fun shot for starters. More to come soon,

February 15, 2008

Valentine's Tulips.

See . . . I told you my baby loves me!

June 20, 2008

This is NOT what they mean by water gardening!

We had a little weather yesterday. A line of thunderstorms brought heavy winds and 1 and 1/4inches of much-needed rain within about 30 minutes. There was even a bit of hail -- something I thankfully haven't seen in a long time.

We were protected from any serious damage, but I had to laugh when I found this four foot tall plumeria sitting upright, pot and all, in the bottom of the pool. No need to water this one today.

"Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation." Kin Hubbard 1868-1930

May 20, 2008

Sqiggles

My little reptilian buddy from March 12 http://www.spccreative.com/popular/1/264947975_ngG2K#264947975_ngG2K came back to see me again. This time he was alone.

We had a serious conversation where I told him he as welcome in my yard but that I would appreciate it if he didn't startle me so much every time he showed up. He responded and said that he'd play fair if I would, reminding me that he was more afraid of me than I was of him,

"Yeah," I said. "I've heard that one before."

"Well -- it's true," he told me. "By the way, would you please keep that Siamese Cat in the house? He's really scary."

We left each other with an understanding -- We both know where the other lives and we both get a kick out of making the other jump.

For a skinny guy, (no bigger around than my little finger) he sure is long. Had to be at least two feet or longer.

For a citified country girl, I sure am -- you fill in the blank.

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