Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 11:51AM 
Way back in June, Lauren, Bryan and I set out to the country to take some engagement portraits. We headed out to Chappell Hill, Texas for the afternoon and evening, and had a great time together. Bryan is a long time friend of mine, so it was really neat for me to be able to do this for them.
Merry Christmas, everyone! I'll be posting lots more from 2010 in the weeks to come...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:03PM 
A couple of weeks ago I posted about my trip to Chappell Hill, TX. It was a beautiful day, perfect for photos. I spent the morning photographing Kate and Garner's engagement portraits, and then took the Jameson's family portrait in the afternoon. I photographed their portrait on their beautiful farm. Here are several of my favorites.
Have a Happy New Year, everyone! Chris Bailey Photography will be closed Thursday, December 31st and Friday, January 1st.
Chappell Hill Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 2:48PM 
One of the tintypes we took in front of Kate's family's home. The tintype process is a 19th century photographic process where pictures are exposed onto sheet metal. Check out my blog for some more information about tintypes.
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I headed to Chappell Hill, TX to photograph some engagement and family portraits. Chappell Hill is a beautiful little town located near Brenham, TX (home of Blue Bell Ice Cream!). Kate's family lives a short walk from downtown, so we started photographing at their beautiful, historic house, then walked down the street into town. We had beautiful weather, and even took a couple tintypes! I thought the historic setting was a perfect reason to bust out all of the tintype gear! Kate and Garner did a great job staying still and not blinking for the 6-8 second exposures!
We were only able to take a couple quick exposures inside this church before we had to leave. I wish we could have spent a bit more time taking photos inside, but there was a meeting scheduled to take place while we were there, so we took what we could get! The church, located downtown, is a historical landmark, and is more or less the original structure, with very few changes since it was built.
The first tintype exposure, a bit over-exposed. Because the "film speed/ISO" of a tintype is so slow, you can't accurately meter the light of a scene like you would with a normal camera. Trial and error is the best way to get a correct exposure.
Kate's family's home is absolutely gorgeous. After purchasing the home they did an incredible job restoring this piece of Texas history.
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