Carlan McBride

The Big One

2011-01-22T19:30:00.001-07:00

Yes, it's that time of year (or at least it was) when my family does our end of year portrait. My brother is an Aviation Officer in the Army. We decided to go with a military concept. How do you like the Blackhawk? Pretty cool, eh? Yea, we thought so too. There's something stirring about being next to these amazing pieces of machinery... it's making me yearn for my dreams of yonder to serve in the military. I think that ship has sailed. Well anyway, it was amazing being on the base and the everyone was so accommodating. Thanks to Colonel Stephens for pulling some strings and thanks to my Dad for sticking to his guns.. it really paid off :)

It was truly a memorable experience, I don't think any of us will forget it. We're proud of you brother!! I think this is our best family shot yet.

Man of the hour...

It's always nice to get a quick one of the fam..

Andrus Family

2011-01-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

So I've been in a photography break period but I couldn't pass on this cute family. They wanted an edgy look for their Christmas cards to go with the Skull Candy theme (dad runs the company). Love it, love it, love it!!

Baby Noah

2011-01-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

This is my darling little nephew, Noah Travis. He was born exactly one month after my Liam. He's very handsome and very spunky. My sister and I are so pumped that our little ones are going to grow up together... cousins are the best!

My beautiful sis Carrie...

Baby Liam Patrick

2011-01-21T23:30:00.000-07:00

Here's our little guy, the new member of the fam! Isn't he sweet? It's so much fun having a boy.. we're loving it. Nothing better than a newborn baby. We absolutely adore him... and Sophia is the BEST big sister imaginable.

He was born in July so these pics are a little outdated but I wanted to get them up before I post his 6 month photo shoot.

Miss Sophia and Miss Ruby

2011-01-21T17:07:00.001-07:00

Look at these cuties! Our sweetest little cousin, Ruby, moved to Alabama :( :( We miss them sooo much! ... so in honor of this we did a little cousins photo shoot so that they will always remember each other. Seriously, these girls kill me!! They are ridiculously cute together. Best cousins forever!!

By the way, all of the hair accessories seen in these photos are my by my great sis-in-law, Elyse Chamberlain... very talented girl and Ruby's mom.

This is my favorite of them..

Can you believe this? Don't worry, just a little 3 yr old magazine spread. It's almost scary, right?

Our Family Portrait

2009-10-26T23:22:00.012-06:00

Here's my family portrait for this year... such an ordeal that it can be done only once a year. Can you believe how huge my family is? It's so fun to have so many siblings, not to mention the BEST parents a girl could ask for. Oh, and did I mention my amazing sisters-in-law? My brothers-in-law are pretty great too. I'm really proud of my family.. check out how beautiful it is.

Holiday Cards

2009-10-19T22:44:00.000-06:00

My Holiday cards for 2009 are here! I've had many requests to see them so here they are. Don't you love these new designs? Check them out and see what you think... remember that colors, text and such can all be edited. Shown here are folded card designs but I can also make a custom flat card design for you.

This one is for the Ladies

2009-09-22T12:18:00.009-06:00

Warning: Huge post ahead. There were too many to choose from.

I must say, this session had to be one of my hardest, but it was worth it! Look how gorgeous these ladies are. Each one of them has her own unique style. It's a photographers dream to have subjects like this to work with... and can you believe that the woman with the blond bob is my Mom? Wow, I hope I look that fantastic at her age. All these ladies are part of my family - sisters, sisters-in-law and mom (minus two other beautiful sisters). Pretty good looking family, eh?

This session was done as a promotion of my new business model... fashion, editorial, couture.. and every session comes with hair and makeup, of course! What woman or teen doesn't want pictures like this? Everyone wants to feel like a supermodel for a day - to have images that look like they belong in a magazine. It can be hard to feel pretty with how busy and crazy life gets. On the bad days you can pull these images out and remember how fabulous you are!

Zwick Family... aka the next Jonas Brothers

2009-09-22T03:29:00.001-06:00

This has got to be one of my all-time favorite sessions. Never in my life have I seen boys this fashionable, confident and charming. Their skills in front of the camera could put supermodels to shame! They made my job easy. At their age they already have developed a sense of style and self. They idolize the Jonas Brothers... maybe that's where they're getting all these moves! I'm sure it doesn't hurt that they have a Mom with perfect style sense either. Little sis was sleeping for most of the session and we finally had to wake her up... big mistake! Note to self, never wake a sleeping toddler from a nap. Luckily we still got some great shots, even with all the scowls.

Fredrick Family

2009-09-22T02:27:00.001-06:00

It was my first time photographing this darling little family of toe heads (or at lease some of them!). I love these families with all blond children because I know this is what my family will eventually look like. I can't get over how beautiful the girls are! ..and their brother was so patient and helpful throughout. Mom came prepared with props and extra accessories which makes ALL the difference. Thanks for that!

Look how beautiful Mom is... it's no surprise she's had modeling experience.

Don't you love her smile?

MacFarlane Family

2009-09-22T01:48:00.001-06:00

Great session, was super easy. It's refreshing working with families with mostly older children... they actually stay where you put them! Mom is a film photographer and very talented. The kids were so natural - I love shooting other photographers families.

Rachel & Sammy

2009-09-21T21:39:00.009-06:00

Check out these teen model hopefuls. It originally started as a best friends session but turned into a "test" commercial shoot for JLife Haircare (amazing hair product, btw). I'm so happy with how the photos turned out.. these girls knew how to work the camera! Tell me, what 13-year old girls have photos of themselves like this?

I love the halo bands.. you're brilliant Kate!

Officially My First....

2009-09-20T15:18:00.004-06:00

post, that is.

I've been wanting to start a blog FOREVER but never got around to it... like so many other things in my life. Start photo blog, check. Now the challenge will be to keep up with my posts... fingers crossed!

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Carlan McBride and I'm a photographer, in addition to many other things (or so I like to think). I specialize in fashion and editorial styled portraits. I love to create and style images that look ready for a magazine spread.

For women who have always wanted to feel like a supermodel for a day (and lets face it, who doesn't?), teens who want the hottest high fashion pictures, models that need head shots for their portfolio, parents who want their childrens photographs to look like they belong in "vogue enfants" or families who want a striking portrait... just give me a call. I'd love to create art for you.

say hello to my family...