Lil' Sammy Boy & Miss G

How cute is he!? This little tyke is growing up soooo fast! He is turning into an absolutely DARLING little toddler boy....he was such a good little "photo subject". Keep checking back as i will be posting lots of new photo kids...and shoot me an email to schedule your kiddo/family photo shoot today...filling up fast and i am limiting my slots! More Soon! em

Oh and just found this pic of another of my "loyal clients" that i was playing around with and love how it turned out...well, no pic of this beauty could not be great! they have all girls and are all "knock outs"!

fun, obnoxious color!...

Yes, it's those famous emtannerdesigns faces again! I cant help

it they are so cute and make such fun photos! and of course it

helps their momma is probably my #1 client..just kidding...

two of my favorite little clients! they have the CUTEST personalities to photography!

another little fave of course! ha....well, most of the time!




one of my pretty "bff's"....liked this natural mommy pic...

Sue is naturally pretty so it works--although she'll probably kill me!


did a little tweaking but CJ's eyes REALLY ARE THIS BLUE!

just working on some "full-obnoxious-color shots"....obnoxious color...that's me-well, at least in decorating--usually more calm in photography going the b&w, sepia & vintage route but was playing with some color shots for my den--i have got to get MY pics on the walls one day! ha... and I am kinda liking them! Nothing can be too colorful...anyone who has been to the tanner home knows this...ha! Kris swears we reside in a big kindergarten room...Not sure my taste will "ever grown up". Hadly dress Henry up in his best get up....(well, actually it is her school uniform pants and button down w/haydn's tie)...how freakin' cute is this?! Is he a carbon copy of his daddy or what?...but he looks like Haydn too..cant really figure out how that is possible...Photo shoots are getting geared up and underway, so keep checking back for more fun stuff...i am getting better at updating in a timely manner. good night...time to catch nancy grace! I'm addicted!

Some of my cute little Fams!

Just editing proofs and wanted to share a few that I LOVED! Not much to say, just photo sharing. have a good one...I'm sure Ill post some new stuff tomorrow...well, if i can find time--this is gettin' crazy! ahhhh. later. em

the latest product....

just don't ask me how much it costs yet! ha. Just wanted to share the latest style art print that i have been wanting for myself for years and keep getting sidetracked..thanks to the collaboration of http://www.whiteballoonphotography.com/ and http://www.emtannerdesigns.com/ ...I got my butt in gear! We figured between the two of us there isnt much we can't offer! So call either of us (we are still separate companies but kind of joining forces if you will---we do have quite different styles as well...honestly, I would use on in the spring one in the fall to get a different look and feel...fun, huh? I mean i am hoping to get K to shoot my holiday pics bc i am interested to see what she sees and gets w/my kids that maybe i dont? Even though i do photography...everyone thinks i am nuts for using other photographers but it's really neat to see the different perspectives when you do this stuff yourself! Already a tad backed up...have like 5- 100 card orders to fill this week (LOVE my early peeps! as i cut, print, the whole 9 yards myself)....so if you are seeing an emtannerdesigns holiday card in the works for your family you'd better try and email me in the next couple of weeks...really NOT using the "limited" marketing scheme..my time IS limited these days...ha! More soon! Em

It's Fall Photo Shoot Time!...

I will be emailing all you "regulars" in the next week or so to book your session so check your calendars and see what works for you when you have a chance! Looking forward to another fall photography and holiday season yet a little nervous at the same time! Have not done ALL this madness during the holidays yet and the products are all doing overwhelmingly great! So....i have something a tad bit new and perhaps surprising in the works....hopefully I'll be letting you in on it soon but until then you can squirm! ha...we'll just call it "double trouble" for now! I crack myself up! even though I know there are only 2 people that are getting the joke..oh well...I guess that is what a blog is for---rambling nonsense...no one HAS to read it, right? Here is a DARLING little girlie I had a photo shoot with a couple of weeks ago! Loved her intensity bc it was REAL!...I'm not much of one to force looks or stage scenes...It's LIVE from emt..ha!

what does a twin pregnancy look like?...

NOT TOO PRETTY...For some wierd reason I have had several people who didnt know me when i was pregnant w/the twins...(even if you did most likely unless you came to me you didnt see me...my fat a** was laid up on the couch bawling hysterically over a baby story marathon everyday! ha. or calling Dr. Newton freaking out over stuff I saw on the show....i asked her questions that she had never seen...like, "what are the chances my babies will have shoulder dysplasia"...she would look at me like, "what the hell are you asking me that for"..ha!)ask me how the crap I carried twins and what i looked like... I love Dr. Newton, dont know how she got my paranoid butt through those 9 months! Anyway, I dug these pics up for a friend who had twins recently and thought they were hilarious so i thought i'd give you all your laugh for the day! Here goes it! Enjoy at my expense...

The Style Set may never be the same!...

okay the White Balloon fall fashion segment was today and it was HILARIOUS!!! turned out soooo cute...I love the little tyke laying on the ground crying at the beginning and then holding his little firetruck on the stage...it made it! soooo adorable! You can check it out at http://www.whiteballoonphotography.blogspot.com/ pretty darn cute and some definite "WOW" fall fashions! The clothing can be purchased at http://www.whiteballoon.com/... Here are a few of the pics i snapped while on the set...They all did really good and I think Hadly had a ball...she was still striking poses when the cameras werent rolling...

Baby Hutton Johnson is here!

I know lots of you have been keeping up w/our friends, David & Jill Johnson's baby...you can get all the details on their site www.caringbridge.org/visit/huttonjohnson ....I am just giving everyone the "quick version update"...Hutton arrived this morning (september 11th) and she weighed seven pounds and two ounces...which i think is great! pretty big baby under the circumstances! She was immediately given a pacemaker and a couple of other procedures were done..please everyone continue to pray for David, Jill, Hutton, Cooper, Mary Lawson, Mimi & Reagan as this will be a tough time for them all...Hutton is such a miracle baby making it to this point so i personally have a great feeling about her! If I am correctly understanding the next 6 hours is going to be a very crucial time for her...here is her first photo...she looks like such a big and healthy little girl! I think she looks lots like her brother but anyone who knows the family knows that ALL of the JOHNSON'S look exactly alike..ha! even david & jill to some extent so who knows who she'll wind up looking like! Anyway, it's pretty touch and go right now so please continue to pray that everything continues to go well and Jill and Hutton can come home soon!

oooh, it's HILDY MONTANA!...you have GOT to be kidding me!

the hero of the day

Okay, i am at my wits end! My poor sweet little client Kristin Corbett had called and we were discussing a tee design for MAYBE 2 minutes when Henry brought me his silo (from his farm) filled w/hair...i wanted to puke....not sure what choice words sweet little Kristin heard but i think she understood when i panic strickenly filled her in as i went to assess the damage...ONLY to find hildy w/preschool scissors sawing off more hair...Henry was the hero for the day...i swear had he not come to me she would be bald!!! she was going to town....i screamed, got off the phone and sat in the floor hysterically bawling as they just stared at me!...next, of course call my mom hysterical...telling her she MUST get over here now....only to get her pissed at me for being my dramatic self....reminding me that no one is sick or hurt so get over it! then call Kris on the golf course w/4 nine year old boys...cant hardly even speak and i am still screaming and yelping i am sooooo upset...and from him i get...em, calm down...it's not like she is blowing through a tube to communicate...big f'n deal...so next on the list was my most dramatic friend Kat...who didnt answer the phone....i knew she'd hear me out and understand! then Sum...the bf since age 3 who is just as dramatic...she is like ...oh i totally understand why you are crying...that is awful..bless your heart...so that gave me some closure...one person who could understand my anguish! so, then the pics came...it was a dark day at the tanner house but of course i realized one that MAYBE, JUST MAYBE i will laught at in the future...probably FAR into the future though! I swear my mother in law and i had not an hour before discussed how beautiful Hildy's hair was..that keeps ringing in my head...key word being WAS! poor thing....i am awful...i always say Hildy is so what ..and she says "pretty" ...now i taught her Hildy's hair is what...she starts to say "pretty" out of habit and changes it to "ugly"...it's sad but kind of funny....so there it is...my boy's have the good hair of the house right now!

Double your Bubble....

okay, this was HILARIOUS at the time...may not be able to explain...so my "biz partner" we'll call her...she's the one who makes me stop and think about cost efficiency and all the business stuff that doesnt just cross my mind all the time...so she finds the bubble wrap that i must order in order to wrap my lunchboxes and calendars "cost effectively"....so i come home and order exactly what she tells me (it's awesome to have someone just lay it out and say here's what you need to get where!!...and she's a smart cookie so i totally trust her)...sooooo i order it and they had said "oh you can just leave it here" bc honestly the biz has officially "outgrown" the tanner home!!! the hub would kill me if i move in one more stack of corrugated boxes or tees!!! anyway, long story short...it arrives at their biz on a TRANSFER TRUCK...we were doubled over laughing our butts off! it is stacked to the ceiling....Laura's response almost made me pee in my pants...she has this dry, funny humor....she walked in there and looked and says, " okay, that should be enough for about 2 calendars" and walked out...she CRACKS ME UP...i about died i was laughing sooooo hard....we threw Jason (the man behind the scenes that "makes it happen"...well when Laura tells him what to make happen..ha..just kidding J)...in the photo for a size marker...he's a normal size guy...not a shortie or anything too! looks like were shipping refrigerators doesnt it! my funky fridge...hmmm...theres an idea...ha!! just kidding!

Thought this ad turned out darling....

This is my great store in Houston, Petite Maison, just wanted to share her darling ads and if anyone is ever in the Houston area....this little store is a "MUST SHOP BOUTIQUE" ....!!