Greg Owens Photography, Arkansas Wedding, Senior & Family Photography

El Dorado, AR Wedding Photography* Jennifer + Jesse Wedding Day

2012-01-06T12:26:00.000-06:00

Outdoor December weddings in Arkansas can be hit or miss with getting cooperation from the weather. When I met with the bride & groom early in the week everyone was predicting rain, but by Saturday those chances had dwindled to nothing and it was a beautiful day for Jennifer and Jesse to say their vows at the Granite Club in El Dorado.

The Granite Club owned by Richard and Vertas Mason is in the recently restored McKinney/O’Connor house located at the corner of E. Faulkner and N. Madison. While I have used the grounds of this house for a couple different shoots in the past, this was my first and hopefully not last opportunity to shoot inside as this place is really beautiful. Hats off to the Masons for keeping this El Dorado landmark alive.

I can remember my first job was working for Dale Shirey who ran Shireys Wag-a-Bag when I was 14 and we used to deliver groceries to Mrs. McKinney from time to time. I remember us pulling around back and having to use the basement entrance. Even back then this old house impressed me. As I got older and the years past by I would occasionally drive past this house and think of those days and was disappointed and saddened that place just looked vacant and run down. I had wrongly assumed no one was living there. Turns out Mrs. McKinney was still living there most of those years, but as she got older she felt safer staying there with the estate having and unkempt, vacant look to it. While I am not sure I agree with the thought process I guess I can see why someone might think this way. Anyway, it is nice to see this old home as gotten a facelift and is being used again as it provided a wonderful atmosphere for Jennifer and Jesses' wedding day.

Below are just a few of some of my favorite images from the wedding. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did working with this couple and their families. Some weddings I work it seems just like that...like work. Sort of a you’re the hired help now go do your job and thats OK. With Jennifer and Jesse though things were just different from the time we arrived. It was so laid back. Everyone made us feel so very welcome and an actual part of the event. It made working for these two that much more pleasant. I guess you might have noticed I used the term us when referring to working for them. I have to say a very special thank you to the beautiful and talented Amy Hough of Amy Hough Photography from Little Rock who came down to assist me on this one. It was a pleasure working with you Amy and thanks for saving me all those trips up and down the stairs!

Feel free to click the little icon at the bottom of this post and leave us a comment! We would love to hear from you. Oh one last thing take a minute to visit the Greg Owens Photography Facebook Page and give a click on the like button!

Engagement Photos, Shreveport, LA* Lauren + Austin

2012-01-05T22:28:00.002-06:00

Come March of 2012 Lauren & Matt will be coming back to El Dorado, AR to tie the knot, but until then I had the opportunity to join up with them in Shreveport, LA for an engagement session. While I have shot weddings in Shreveport, I have not had the opportunity do an engagement shoot there so I was really looking forward to seeing what Shreveport had to offer. I met up with Lauren and Austin at the Sci-Port Discover Center on just a perfect afternoon and from there we shot along the water front and moved to the downtown area. Wow, lots of really neat place to shoot amongst in this area. Looking forward to a bridal shoot with Lauren coming up in the next few weeks but you will just have to wait until after the wedding before I can post these!

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Children Photography, El Dorado, AR* Elia Children

2011-12-31T17:27:00.001-06:00

What a fun afternoon I had with these two beautiful children as we got together for some Christmas pictures for everyone. Sometimes photographing children can be a challenge as they have their own agenda and many times their ideas do not go along with what we as photographers would like. These two were amazing to work with though, oh they had their moments as all kids do, but those moments usually end up with the best pictures as you can see. Funny how when you get out of their (and your own way) kids will come up with awesome ideas on their own. The image with their cats is one of my favorite shots in quite a while. They did this all their own. The picture while not technically perfect is a perfect capture of their attitudes and ideas for that afternoon. Hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I did taking them.

Family Photography, El Dorado, AR* The Curl Family

2011-12-31T16:54:00.001-06:00

Well as the year draws to a close I really need to get caught up on posting some past sessions from this fall. Seems as the Holiday season rolls around it is all I can do to keep up with shooting, processing pictures, making Christmas Cards, taking orders and getting them sent off and delivered. So without further delay I would like to introduce the Curl family. We gathered up one afternoon to grab some family shots for a Christmas card. I was fortunate enough to do a studio session with them several years ago when Ashleigh was just a baby. It is amazing how fast these children grow up. Here a just a few of my favorites.

Thank You Ashleigh for showing lovely Rachel how to hold the softbox correctly!

Even the dog was willing to pose for me!

Nothing like little girls and their daddies.

Family Photography El Dorado, AR* Berglund Family

2011-11-13T17:17:00.001-06:00

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet up with theBerglund family and capture some family moments with them for acouple hours. What a great time we had! Trying to keep up with andcapture a 21 month old who has his own agenda can be quitechallenging, but I thought our results turned out nice. Thanks guysfor giving me the opportunity to work with you!

Arkansas Senior Photography* Morgan

2011-10-25T17:42:00.000-05:00

What an awesome time we had with this senior shoot. Morgan is a senior at Smackover High School in Smackover, AR. However we gathered up for this afternoon shoot in the downtown area of El Dorado, AR. After walking the streets for a couple hours I think we came away with some beautiful pictures. Then again with Morgan as your model it is hard to get a bad shot.

Senior Photography Arkansas * Kodi

2011-10-24T18:22:00.005-05:00

Here are a few from my fun senior shoot with Ms Kodi. Kodi is senior at Emerson High School in Emerson, AR. Emerson is located in southern Arkansas and home to the Purple Hull Pea Festival. You really should visit it sometime if you are ever down south.

We had several ideas for places and things to shoot, but I bet you can tell what she really wanted pictures of. The thing she is most proud of right now, her first car. I just wish mine had been as nice as hers, really I do, I had a Ford Pinto...You younger kids Google it. My parents put me in a rolling bomb. Hope you enjoy the pics as much as did getting to work with Kodi. Best of luck your Senior year!!

Portland, AR Wedding Photography* Jennifer + Matthew Wedding Day

2011-09-12T17:22:00.009-05:00

What a wonderful day was spent with Jennifer and Matthew in the small delta town of Portland, AR. I have lived in Arkansas all my live and had never heard of it, but what a nice little town tucked in the middle of some beautiful cotton fields.

This wedding marked my return to shooting in 2011 from a lengthy illness so it was extra special for me to be behind the lens working again. I can not go any further without a special thank you to my friend and fellow photographer Mark Arnold with MA FOTO for making the drive up from Dallas to help me shoot this one. As always great job!

What can I say about this couple other than truly awesome. Thanks so much guys for giving me the opportunity to capture your special day. I cannot tell you what a fun time we had. Also thanks for taking care of me with plenty of cold bottled water! Your families are wonderful and I can see why you guys turned out the way you did.

Below are a few teasers for you to enjoy while on your honeymoon. Here's to many years of happiness!!

El Dorado, AR Wedding Photography* Becky + Bobby Wedding Day!

2011-01-12T20:53:00.006-06:00

Just before Christmas I had the pleasure to shoot Becky & Bobby's wedding day. They are a truly awesome couple that I have gotten to know as well as worship with as we all attend WestSide Baptist Church in El Dorado. So it was extra special to get to ask to capture their wedding day. Becky is a teacher and it was cool to get to take a picture of a bride and few of her students who were able to attend you can tell they really love her. Congratulations guys as you start your lives together and may God always shine down upon you both!

Here are a few from Becky and Bobby's wedding day. Hope you enjoy!!

OK One of me at work with a beautiful bride!!

The teacher and some of her students.

Family Photography El Dorado AR* Cousins = Addison & Conner

2011-01-10T12:09:00.010-06:00

Took a few minutes during the Christmas break and was able to get a few pics of mine and my sisters kid together. (Hint mine is the cute one) They live a couple hours apart so they don't get to spend a lot of time together, but when they do everything is funny in their world.

Not your typical photoshoot with these two as they both kept making each other laugh and wanting to set up their own shots and poses. Truthfully those are always the best shots. Kids being kids!

Senior Portraits El Dorado, AR* Dylan Senior 2011

2011-01-05T21:58:00.015-06:00

Back in December had a wonderful senior portrait session with Dylan. Dylan will be graduating from El Dorado High School this year. While talking to Dylan and his mom I found out Dylan has many interest. Politics, Music and his car round out the top of his list so we tried to get a little of all that plus some extra for them to choose from.

Best of luck Dylan as you finish up your last year at EHS and move on to what I know will be great things!

Happy New Year!!!

2011-01-01T12:22:00.001-06:00

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope that 2011 brings you and family much happiness. If you made any resolutions for the new year...Well best of luck to you. Most of my resolutions seem to never stick, but once again I have made a couple for the new year.

One is to blog more and keep this part of my site up to date. As you may have noticed I just did an over haul to my blog site and made a few changes to my main web site as well. Seems like I get busy and forget to post my images to my blog. So 2011 will bring more posts and updates. I promise... Well until I get real buy again then, well all bets are off.

OK, my other resolution is one that I know many others have chosen as well...LOSE SOME WEIGHT....and start back on my afternoon walks. Man the older you get the harder it is to get weight off once you put it on. At 6'3" I can carry a little extra weight better than a lot of others, but I swear one more slice of Lemon Icebox pie and I will have to start buying those stretchy elastic waistband pants to wear. Uhhh yeah, that's a disturbing thought.

My other resolution is one I will keep to myself for now. If I succeed with it I will share it at a later time. For now this will be my secret.

OK, football is about to start and I think I will be a couch potato today and worry about that walking thing tomorrow...yeah, tomorrow sounds good to me. Happy New year everyone!! ......    Greg

El Dorado, AR Photography * Kayla + John

2011-01-01T12:04:00.000-06:00

Kayla contacted me wanting to set up a shoot with her and John. Kayla is a horse lover and wanted the shoot done in the fields and pecan orchards on the horse farm she used to work at and of course we had to have one of her favorite horses in several of the pictures. In fact Buddy followed us around most of the afternoon. Even in the pictures you can't see him, I can promise you he was close by. Sometimes to close and we would have to stop and move him.

Special thanks to my lovely lighting assistant, Anna for helping me on this shoot.

El Dorado, AR Engagement Photography : Jessica + Matt

2010-12-31T14:03:00.005-06:00

Meet Jessica and Matt they will getting married here in El Dorado in May of 2011. After getting off to late start (Sorry) we set out around downtown El Dorado for their engagment shoot. I actually enjoyed this late start as it gave me an opportunity to get some night photos which I really like. Looking forward to next May as I know Jessica will look absolutely geourous as a bride. Should be a fun day.

Little Rock Arkansas Photography

2010-12-31T10:24:00.003-06:00

Here are a couple of images I shot from the Arkansas Queen riverboat while covering the rehearsal dinner for Jennifer & JD. I don't do a lot of cityscape photography but really like the way these turned out. If you ever in Little Rock get a chance take the dinner cruise. It lasts a couple hours and is well worth the money spent.

Little Rock Wedding Photography * Jennifer + JD Wedding

2010-12-31T00:07:00.000-06:00

Well it has been far to long since I have posted anything. Not sure why other than neglect and it has been a busy year. Seeing that the year is almost gone and I had some time there are a few sessions I wanted to share with everyone from this past year.

These are a few from Jennifer and JD's wedding held in Little Rock, AR and what an awesome day it was. I was able to shoot this with my friend Mark Arnold who came up from Dallas, TX to lend me a hand.

Mandi Senior El Dorado High School

2010-04-06T21:09:00.004-05:00

What a fun shoot I had with Miss Mandi. She is so beautiful and has such a wonderful out going personality just full of life. She made my job way easy. Mandi thanks for being such a good sport and I am so glad you didn't break leg! OK a little inside joke there but I almost killed the poor girl during this shoot making her play in the fountain. You will have to see her gallery for those pictures! Here are just a few of my many favorites from our afternoon together.

Chase Senior Portraits Magnolia, AR

2010-03-27T18:45:00.007-05:00

Last week I had to opportunity to shoot with Chase who is Senior at Columbia Christian in Magnolia, AR. I have watch Chase grow up from the time he was around 8 yrs old or so and man has he grown up! Chase is not only a fine young man, but one heck of a basketball player. Pulling him out of the gym to get pictures was tuff! Congrats Chase on a great Senior year and much luck in all your future endevors!

Let's Cheer for Jordan

2010-02-07T21:26:00.004-06:00

Introducing Miss Jordan another El Dorado High School Senior that I had the pleasure of shooting this past week. With the El Dorado Wildcats coming off a state championship in football it was fun to get to shoot another cheerleader's senior portraits. Jordan brought along her boyfriend who is also a senior and played for the Wildcats for a couple shots. When he wasn't in the picture he made a great assistant and human light stand. Thanks Luke!!

Sara Senior Shoot

2010-02-07T21:16:00.004-06:00

Meet lovely Miss Sara. She is a senior at El Dorado High School and in love with the theater. So we wanted to capture a few theater style shots for her. I think we did awesome. I actually got to back into the EHS little theater for the first time in I guess 33 years. Oops telling off my age now. It really looked a lot smaller than I remember. Best of luck Sara as you head off to college and pursue your dreams!!

December Family & Kids Shoots

2010-02-07T17:02:00.006-06:00

Hey all, Can't believe it has been since Nov since I posted. I have got to get better at that, but Dec was a very busy month for Greg Owens Photography between shooting and family it seemed there was never enough hours in the day.

Below is just a taste of some of my Dec family shoots. Hope you enjoy!

New Website Launched

2009-11-19T22:15:00.004-06:00

Hey all, Sorry I haven't posted more but have been so busy finishing up a couple of wedding and trying to get everyone their pictures for Christmas cards. In the mist of all this I have also been frantically trying to get my new website launched.

I invite you to take look click here Greg Owens Photography I think it is so much nicer than the old site and should be easier to keep updated. Let me know what you think!

I hope during the Holiday to have sometime to give this blog a much needed face lift as well. Stay tuned for that.

Greg

Blues Traveler Rocks Musicfest

2009-11-03T16:41:00.005-06:00

Pretty slow in getting these posted due to lots of wedding work, but back at the first of October Blues Traveler came to El Dorado for Musicfest which is our yearly town festival. I have followed these guys music for many years so it was great treat to get them as well photograph them live. They did not disappoint as they rock downtwon El Dorado. Here a few from that night.

Jennifer + JD Engagements

2009-10-30T14:53:00.006-05:00

Got to make a trip to Little Rock, AR to spend a few hours with Jennifer and JD taking their engagement photos. It had rained practically all week, but Mother Nature was kind and gave us a break and provided us with a beautiful afternoon. We started out our shoot around the Clinton Library then finished up with a walk around the River Market area. Wonderful afternoon and really enjoyed getting to know these two. What a great couple!

Can't wait till I get to shoot their wedding next year. I know it is going to be a awesome day.

Cheers, Greg

Linsdey & Ian Wedding Day

2009-10-20T18:48:00.008-05:00

Let me introduce Lindsey and Ian. I had the honor of photographing their wedding day back On Oct 3 and what a great group this was. Without a doubt the funnest, wildest group of people I have ever worked with.

Their wedding was held at Froggy Level which is just outside of Magnolia, AR. The old homestead made for such a beautiful wedding and we got lucky and found a break in weather as it was perfect.

Here are just a few of my favorites from their day. Hope you enjoy them!

Anna Faith Turns One!

2009-09-26T12:17:00.005-05:00

What a cutie I got to shoot last week. This little one is turning one and mom wanted some pictures. Well to say it turned out messy is an understatement. She is so full of life and did not want to sit still for any of this picture taking business. Well that is until mom placed her Birthday Cake in front of her. What a time she had with it.

Cheers, Greg

Shannon + Michael The Wedding

2009-08-28T22:56:00.003-05:00

This past Saturday I had the honor of spending the afternoon with Shannon and Michael on their wedding day and what a great time we had. The wedding was held at Brister Baptist Chruch just south of Magnolia, AR with a reception held at the Magnolia Country Club.

I wish I had wedding like this every weekend as they were so great to work with. The wedding was one of the most beautiful I have photographed yet with tons of flowers and the most outstanding cake I have ever seen. Take a look at the picture of it. Now, would you call me a liar if I told you it was made a 14yr old young lady? Well it was and it tasted as good as it looks. I should know, as I was sent home with a container full of it along with several pieces of the grooms cake. Man, a piece of that wedding cake would sure be good about now while I edit pictures. Shame I ate all already.

Below are a just a few of my favorites I thought I would post up as I work on the rest of them. Hope you guys enjoy them. I wish you all the best!

Cheers Greg

Katey & Kevin Wedding Day

2009-08-24T18:27:00.006-05:00

Hey all, man it has been way to long since I posted. I apologize. It wasn't from lack of wanting to, but more a matter of time. I have several shoots I am finishing up and post those later.

Right now let me say what a great time I had at Katey and Kevin's wedding. Their wedding was held at First Presbyterian Church here in El Dorado, AR. With their reception at the First Episcopal Church, just a few block away.

On this shoot I was able to work with my friend Mark Arnold out of Dallas, TX. as he drove up to assist and shoot with me that day.

Katey and Kevin were such a pleasure to work with. I wish you guys many happy years together and if something happens we can always blame it on Becca... Ok a little inside joke there... Becca, bless her heart, was one of her bridesmaids that if anything was going wrong we blamed it on her...All Day Long. She was such a great sport thanks for putting up with me. You guys were great!

Cheers Greg

Here are a few of my favorites from the wedding day. Hope you enjoy

Shannon + Michael Engaged

2009-07-12T11:34:00.005-05:00

How lucky am I to be able to get all these great clients. Shannon & Michael will be getting married Aug 22nd in Magnolia, AR. I met them in the afternoon for a walk-a-bout around the square area of Magnolia to capture some engagement photos for them and wow did we get some awesome shots. I know I posted more than I usually do but couldn't decide on which ones to leave out. Can't wait for the wedding as I k now Shannon will look stunning in her dress. Should be a fun day! Hope you enjoy, Greg.

Aren + Merle Wedding Day

2009-07-05T19:39:00.008-05:00

I really don't know where to start with this one. This is for sure one of my favorite wedding I have shot so far and I am not sure why. Could be the beautiful bride, as everytime I get to shoot with Aren it just works. She is so good in front of the camera. Could be the wonderful city of Natchitoches, La as the backdrop. Then again maybe it was because I got make a new friend in Mark Arnold from Dallas, Texas who drove over to assist and 2nd shoot with me. Great guy with some very creative ideas with the camera. Or maybe it was how great everyone treated us all day. Both Aren & Merles families are just awesome. Thanks guys for making our job easy!

I was afraid just coming off a wedding the night before an having to leave here at 7:30 Sunday morning to cover Aren & Merle's day, I would be drained, but not the case. Way to much happening to even think of getting tired.

Anyway, Below are a few of my favorites from the wedding. If you care to you can view a slideshow I put together for them by Clicking Here. It has tons more images to view! Thanks for looking and be sure and leave some comments if you feel like it, just click the little comment link below the posts. Come on, I know you can do it!

Till next time!

Sharon + Eric Wedding

2009-07-04T23:48:00.002-05:00

My Memorial Day weekend was packed as I had wedding both on Saturday and Sunday before getting to enjoy the Holiday. As you can see I have really been behind on my postings here so trying to get caught up. I will post the Sunday wedding very soon.

Sharon and Eric both were from the South Arkansas area, but began their romance by chance meeting on the expressway in Dallas. What are the odds? Anyway, they returned home for their wedding in Camden at the Paradise in Bloom outdoor venue.

This was my first Africa American wedding and it was a blast. I was introduced to the custom of "Jumping the Broom. While there are several meaning to this African ritual this is the defination cloest to how it was explained to me. The "Jumping the Broom" is a ceremony in which the bride and groom, either at the ceremony or at the reception, signify their entrance into a new life and their creation of a new family by symbolically "sweeping away" their former single lives, former problems and concerns, and jumping over the broom to enter upon a new adventure as wife and husband.

I tried to stay a little more traditional on this wedding as this was the style preferred by them. I think I succeeded. Best of luck guys as you begin your journey together.

Cheers Greg

Katey + Kevin Engagement

2009-07-04T20:19:00.004-05:00

What a fun couple to get to work with. Katie and Kevin will be getting hitched on Aug 1st and I am blessed they have chosen me to capture their wedding day memories. Below are just a few of my many favorties from this shoot.

About three days after this Katey, her mother and I got together and had an awesome bridal shoot. Unfortunately I can't post any of these. Sorry Kevin, gotta wait till after the wedding to see them, but let me say she was stunning.

Cheers Greg

More Summer Fun

2009-06-25T19:55:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone, hope you all are staying cool, as summer has hit south Arkansas hard with temperatures reaching or exceeding a 100 every day this week. I have been buried behind this computer trying to finish up wedding pictures for some anxious brides, but decided yesterday I was going to take a break and do something with my girls. My oldest daughter and her husband have a boat so all of us along with my nephew loaded up and headed to the Ouachita River for a little boating/tubing action. It did me good to see these kids having so much fun. Hope you enjoy viewing the pics as much as I enjoyed being out with the kids for an afternoon. OK, enough of this, didn't I tell you I had wedding photos to be working on. I'm outta here for now.

Cheers Greg

Summer Fun

2009-06-21T21:13:00.007-05:00

OK something a little less formal here on this post. While most of us adults seem to dread the heat of summer, it seems to have the opposite effect on kids. Take a piece of plastic, add some water across it and well, you know what it's called...yep a Slip N Slide. My nephew is down visiting from Little Rock so he hooked up with my daughter for a little summer, Slip N Slide fun. I was sitting in the nice air conditioning and could not help but over here the laughter coming from our my window. I got up, grabbed my camera and had to grab a couple shots of them rocketing down the runway. Man to be that young again!

Check back as I will have some great wedding shots to post along with a father/daughter shoot soon.

Aren Bridals

2009-06-13T21:41:00.004-05:00

I had a fantastic bridal session with Aren. She is so beautiful and had such a fantastic attitude getting some awesome pictures was really easy. She had asked for some pictures of her in front of an old church and I had had this idea of a bride in afield in this old chair I had. We started out shoot at this little country church in Summerfield, La about a 35 min drive from El Dorado. We got what we needed there they headed back to the field which was located between El Dorado and Magnolia, AR. I am really glad there we no cops out that day as we were trying to beat the sun going down on us. If you would like to see Aren's engagement pictures click on the engagement link on the right hand side of the page.

Check back soon as I will be posting some images of Aren's wedding very soon.

Cheers, Greg

Kasey & Matt, Wedding Day

2009-06-13T21:15:00.004-05:00

Here are a few of my favs from the wedding of Kasey and Matt. Should have had these posted weeks ago but running so far behind right now with updating my blog. Their wedding was held at the Lakeview House in El Dorado. We were unsure we would get to have this wedding outdoors as it was raining nearly all day, but a little before wedding time the rain stopped and the wedding began. What a great time I had with these families. Kaseys family is from south Louisiana so I got to have a plate of some awesome Cajun food after the reception. A perfect end to a great day. Thanks guys, I had a blast.

Greg

I'm Still Alive :-)

2009-06-08T20:39:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone thought I might better jump in here and give a quick update as it has been over a months since I posted. Since that time I have been very busy keeping behind the lens with engagments, bridals and weddings.

In the last month I have had several out of town weddings, traveling to Camden, AR, Natchitiches, La then up to Dewitt, AR. Not to mention a couple weddings here in El Dorado. I have to tell you one thing I love about weddings is I get the opportunity to meet some really awesome families. All these families were so great to get to know and work with.

Alright Greg enough talk, where are the pictures??? OK, OK I am busy editing them and sorting out the good the bad and the ugly ones. Check back within a few days as I hope to have some posted soon. Until then everyone take care, drink plenty of water and remember to tip your waitress.

Cheers Greg!

Introducing Ali & Bill Hickman

2009-05-08T17:13:00.004-05:00

This couple was married April 25th here in El Dorado. There were scheduled to be married on the shore of West Lake behind a friends house. Well, just about 5 mins before time for Ali to walk down the aisle the rain started.

We ended up having to move everyone into the house and Ali came down the staircase instead of the aisle and was married there. The reception was held at West Side Baptist Church. Ali was really beautiful and I had a great time getting to shoot a few bridals before the ceremony. Best of luck Ali & Bill and thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to capture your day.

Christopher & Jennifer Wedding

2009-05-02T14:39:00.006-05:00

What a great time I had this one! Christopher & Jennifer were married in the Faith Chapel of First Baptist Church in Bossier City, La. on March 28th, 2009. It was an absolutely beautiful day although a little cool and windy out. I did learn something on this wedding, never book a hotel room by a railroad track. I swear trains came through about every two hours...ALL...NIGHT...LONG and yes they had to blow their horn just make sure I was a wake.

As you can see from the pictures the venue was just beautiful as well as the bride and groom. Thanks guys for giving me the opportunity to share this special day in you life. May God bless both of you each and every day!

Cheers Greg.

Prom Night Fatality

2009-04-17T20:41:00.003-05:00

OK, Not really. All the people you see are actors. This is presentation that was put on for the Magnolia High School Senior class. I am sure many others do this same skit, but in case you haven't heard of it I will brief you.

The story takes place on prom night a group Seniors decide to drink and drive and their fun time is cut short when they end up in a head on collision with a family. One teenage girl is killed and another child from the family vehicle dies.

During the skit the local ambulance service shows up, fire dept and even a couple gentleman from a local funeral home arrive to take her away in a body bag.

The skit is very moving. It was the first time I had seen it and being a father I even started to well up a bit when they zipped the bodybag up and carried her away.

It was our goal to bring awareness to drinking and driving and hopefully deter some of these kids from cutting short their life by getting behind the wheel after drinking.

Hope you enjoy!
Greg

My Little Girl Is Growing Up

2009-04-11T15:19:00.004-05:00

April 10th was my daughters 10th Birthday. For weeks she been trying to gather the courage to get her ears pierced, but could never quite go through with it. She had talked tome about and all I could say was well it can't hurt to bad as every lady gets them pierced at some time in their life. That sealed the deal with her. It was her Birthday and she was finally in "double digits" as she said, and was ready.

So, Mom scheduled an appointment with Charlies Corner here in town and off we went.Yes me to, you don't think I would miss a photo opportunity like this do you? I doubt I will be asked to go if she ever decides to pierce anything else on her body, God forbid! She had also called her grandmother and told her what she was going to do, well grandma beat us to the salon as she had to witness this milestone as well.

I kept waiting for her to back out or start crying and we all know us dads don't do well when crocodile tears start pouring from their daughters eye's, but she just sat down picked out the earrings she wanted and was ready. OK a few tears flowed right after the piercing, but she received a big hug and a kiss and some candy from one of the operators and all was great! Compliments to both young ladies that helped her through this you guys were wonderful!

Greg

Casey & Nic Engagements

2009-03-27T13:26:00.003-05:00

Here are a few from Saturdays shoot with Casey & Nic from Dewitt, Arkansas. They will tieing the knot on May 30 in Dewitt. I am so looking forward to shooting their wedding. It is going to be held in a Pecan Orchard. Should be a awesome time.
Cheers Greg

Aren & Merle E Session

2009-03-13T17:26:00.011-05:00

Last Sunday afternoon I had the most wonderful engagement session yet with Aren and Merle. These two are such a wonderful young couple and their love for each other really shows through. They will be getting married on June 6th here in El Dorado and I am so excited and blessed to be able to capture their wedding memories for them.

I have many more shoots coming in the next few weekends so hopefully will be posting and updating this blog quite often if times allows. Until next time!

Marla Baptism

2009-02-25T21:23:00.004-06:00

It's not often you get to photograph a truely special moment in a childs life, but a couple of Sundays ago I got to do just that when i was asked to photograph Miss Marlas Baptism. I have known Marla for several years and have had the opportunity to photograph her several times, but none were any more special than this. Here are a few from that Sunday morning. Cheers Greg

Tiffany & D.C. Wedding

2009-01-28T17:53:00.005-06:00

The 2009 wedding season began pretty early for me this year as I had the opportunity to shoot Tiffany and D.C.'s wedding at Wyatt Baptist church on Jan 9th.

As you can see the bride looked beautiful and her day went off without a hitch. She had the church decorated in black and silver decor. It looked really beautiful inside Wyatt Baptists new auditorium.

Best of luck to these two newlyweds as they begin their lives together and thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to capture your wedding day memories for you.

Greg

Hanna Senior Pictures

2009-01-22T19:30:00.004-06:00

Hey all, I would like to introduce Miss Hanna to you. She will be graduating High School this year. So last weekend Hanna, her best friend and her mom joined me to hit the streets of downtown El Dorado to see what we could do about getting her some senior pictures.

Being she is such a beautiful young lady with a great attitude, getting some wonderful pictures of her was really pretty easy.

Take a look at a few of my favorites from the shoot. I really had a hard time picking out just a few to show you, as there were so many really nice shots. Hope you enjoy and feel free to comment if you choose.

Check back later as I am finishing up going through my latest wedding so will be posting some from it very soon.

Cheers, Greg

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2008-12-23T22:50:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to take a moment and tell all my friends, family and clients that I hope you a have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hopefuly Santa will bring you everything you desire.

2008 was the first full year for gowens photography and it really has surpassed anything I could have hoped for. I love what I do and truely appreciate everyone that has given me the opportunity to capture what I hope will be many lasting memories in print.

2009 is shaping up to be even bigger than 2008 with about a half dozen wedding already in the books and other on the horizon. I am really hoping to get to do more senior shoots this year as I love working with young people.

Once again I hope everyone has a great holiday season and lets not leave Christ out of Christmas. Take care and I hope you continue to drop by as I will be posting new stuff as often as I can.

Greg Owens

Camp Fire Formals 2008

2008-12-23T22:34:00.001-06:00

I recently had the opportunity to take a few formals for this group of young ladies and their dates before they went to the 2008 Camp Fire Formal held right before Christmas each year. They were a great bunch of teens and a blast to work with. Hope I get to do more of these in the future. The first bunch is just a few of the formals pics, then we decided to have fun and take a few outside at night for something differnet. ENjoy...Greg

Tiffany & DC Engagements

2008-12-23T22:19:00.000-06:00

Tiffany and DC will be getting married on Jan 9th. I am really looking forward to shooting this wedding for them. It was cold as heck, but we managed to get through the shoot without suffering from frost bite. Well, I should say they made it through I got to wear a coat. Thanks for looking ... Enjoy Greg

Klobber Family Shoot

2008-12-23T22:09:00.000-06:00

December has been a busy month for family shoots. Here are few I did with the Klobber family. I really enjoyed getting to meet this great bunch, so friendly and easy to work with. Enjoy... Greg

Garner Family Shoot.

2008-12-23T21:40:00.000-06:00

In early December I had the pleasure of taking some family portraits of the Garner family and I must say what a great family they are. We had a wonderful time on this shoot. It was pretty cool out, but not unbearable. Here's a few of my favorites from the shoot. Hope you enjoy.....

Greg

Jennifer & Christopher Engagement

2008-11-11T15:56:00.000-06:00

Kinda slow on getting these posted, but a couple weeks ago I had the honor of shooting Jennifer and Christophers engagement photos. They will be getting married on March 28 @ First Baptist Church in Bossier City, La. Yes I am willing to travel for work. I really had a great time working with this couple on this shoot. I have know Christopher for several years but was my first opportunity to get to know his bride to be, Jennifer. She was such a trooper as we had to dodge a good many piles of cow manure and a couple of the largest Brama Bulls in order to get to a few of the shooting spots around the pond. We sent Christopher in first to see if they would charge since he was the qucikest and had the best chance of survival should they have turned into killer bulls. :-) Hope you enjoy the pics. Greg

Halloween Party

2008-11-02T09:36:00.000-06:00

On Halloween night we had a little get together here at our home with a few of our family, friends and their children. We had all sorts of creatures show up from an escapee from a mental institution to a mini Sarah Palin. Thanks to eveyone that came we hope you had a spooktacular time. We really enjoyed getting to visit with everyone and hope to see you next year. You know Brenda will want to do it again :-) Below are just a few of our guests. Greg

Miss Emily

2008-10-07T19:48:00.001-05:00

Got together with beautiful Miss Emily for a walk about Senior style shoot a couple Sunday afternoons ago an hour or so before sundown. I so enjoyed getting to know her and her mom. She is such a wonderful young lady. We walked all over the downtown area stopping to take pictures at many different locations. I think we got some beautiful images of her.

Hope you enjoy them and as always thanks for stopping by my blog. Check back soon as new pictures are added fairly often.....Greg

Kenny Wayne Sheppard - Musicfest El Dorado

2008-10-04T20:53:00.000-05:00

For us folks here in El Dorado the first weekend in Oct means time for Musicfest. Musicfest is our town festival that is held each year. We close up the town square have stages set up all over down town and music is theme from Friday evening till it closes late on Saturday night.

The 2008 festival brought in one of my favorite guitarist Kenny Wayne Sheppard. Since his Ledbetter Heights debut album I have been a fan of style of rock and blues. He put on a great show opening with a fantastic version of his song "Slow Ride" and closing it with one of the better versions of Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Chile" I have ever heard.

Here are a few pictures I was able to grab from the show. Hope you enjoy them.

Greg

EHS Football

2008-09-21T09:16:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, Thanks for dropping by. On Friday night Sept 12th I headed out to the EHS vs North Little Rock game and of course had to drag the camera along. What a fantastic night for football. Perfect weather, you can tell fall is creeping into the air. For me this was first as I have never attempted shooting a football game, but you know what it sure was fun! EHS ended up losing this game, a game they should have won. Here are just a few shots from the game I hope you enjoy.

Callie Senior Shoot

2008-09-15T18:00:00.000-05:00

On the Saturday morning of Sept 6th I hooked up with Miss Callie for a urban style Senior shoot in and around downtown El Dorado.

Callie is a Senior at Sheridan High School and plays on the ladies basketball team. She is such a neat young lady and was very fun to work with.

Best wishes Callie as you finish out your high school years! Greg

Happy 50th Anniversary

2008-08-31T19:07:00.001-05:00

Congrats go out to Harvey and Dorothy Owens on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. In case you were wondering these are two individuals that raised me to be the man I am. How they are still together after all the grief I gave them growing up I do not know. Well, yes I do. Lots of love between them. Very few couples last this long these days so this is quit an achivement.

Mom Dad...Thanks for everything and congratulations on 50 years.

Greg

Regan Family Shoot

2008-08-01T17:28:00.000-05:00

Here are a few of my favorites that I thought you might like to view from the Regan Family shoot I did Sunday evening the 27th of July.

Their little girl had just celebrated her first birthday. She is so cute and photogentic.

Claypoole Cunningham Wedding

2008-07-03T21:45:00.000-05:00

June 14th was a very special day for Ms. Claypoole and Dr. Cunningham. This couple was united in marriage at the First Baptist Church in El Dorado, AR. What a wonderful couple and First Baptist is such a beautiful church to get married in. What a thrill it must have been for her to have her grandchildren serving as flower girl and ring bearer. They were so cute as you can see by a couple of their pictures.

Cross/Perry Wedding

2008-07-01T12:56:00.001-05:00

On June 7th I had the honor of being able to photograph the Cross/Perry wedding at the Paradise in Bloom venue in Elliott, AR.

Paradise in Bloom is small outdoor wedding venue in the middle of the woods behind a home. The grounds at PIB are manacured so nice. The owner said she has over 300 Azalea plant and around 100 Crape Myrtle trees on her grounds. So beautiful now throw in a beautiful bride like Bridget and you have such a lovely setting.

ABout the only thing bad about this day was the heat. AT the time it was the hottest day of the year and so humid. The poor groom was soaked by the time the wedding was finished. Actually he was soaked while we were taking the pics before the wedding.

Here are just a few of the many I captured.

Introduction

2008-06-30T19:46:00.000-05:00

Well since this is my first entry into this blogging escapade I figure I might as well introduce myself. I am Greg Owens a photographer located in El Dorado, AR. What can I say. I love photography almost as much as my family which consist of a wonderful wife, one daughter, 22 and recently married and another daughter who will be going into the fourth grade come the fall.
Yep, I have them spread out. Kids help keep you young or drive you to an early grave I am not sure which.

What type of photography am in most involved with...People... I love photographing people. Senior's and Wedding Photography are a couple of favorites. With weddings there is all the beauty, grace and emotions that lend to many wonderful photo opportunities. Is shooting a wedding stressfull, you bet, hard work, sure, but oh so rewarding. With Seniors it is all about attitude. Leaving High School ready to step out into the world and take it by a storm. Such a wonderful time in their lives. In coming posts I will be putting up some work from my recent shoots. In the mean time you can visit my photo gallery