Caitlyn Leiataua - Photography + Design

The Ericksons :: Wedding Photography

2012-01-18T07:49:00.000-08:00

Congrats again newlyweds :: Haley and Matt. You are guys are precious, and I'm so glad you thought of me to take your wedding pictures and capture one of the greatest days of your life. Thank you.

[ The Ericksons ] - SNEAKPEEK!

2012-01-07T07:55:00.000-08:00

We'll be making the full wedding post in the next couple weeks!

SNEAKPEEK :: Erickson wedding!

2011-11-27T11:36:00.000-08:00

I had the honor of taking the pictures at Matt & Haley's wedding yesterday!
*It was absolutely beautiful.

Here's a little preview of what's to come!

Ashley :: Portraits

2011-11-24T14:33:00.000-08:00

A post to celebrate Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this holiday?

Here we go! We did a little shoot while on our camping trip to Martin Creek Lake! So fun.

***Thanks Ash, for thinking of me to take your pictures...

& a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of you!

We're still here!

2011-11-09T13:41:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the unplanned blogging hiatus. (Well, that's a fun word...)

We're still here, we're still shooting, and we're still doodling.

[ Martin Creek Lake State Park // Camping trip 2011 ]

More to come! :)

Addison :: Newborn Portraits

2011-11-01T17:49:00.000-07:00

Way overdue to post the pictures of this precious angel, Addison.
Love this baby!

DOODLE OF THE WEEK :: #4

2011-09-17T20:18:00.000-07:00

A late doodle in the week, but better late than never!

So, I've had phones on the brain lately.
I want a new iPhone.
I talk on the phone a lot, for work mostly, but a lot.
Phones, phones, phones.

Other inspiration this week ==> :: THIS picture & THIS song ::

DOODLE OF THE WEEK :: #3

2011-09-07T22:19:00.000-07:00

This week, we're remembering September 11, 2001.

It's crazy that it has already been 10 years since.
+ I found all of these newspaper clippings I had saved from just days after.
[Most were dated 9/15/01.]

DOODLE OF THE WEEK :: #2

2011-09-01T20:23:00.000-07:00

[ DOODLE BRIEFING ]

For those of you that don't know, every Sunday I teach a group of three & four year olds for my church. Recently, with the end of summer and the start of a new school year, my class has doubled as new families have moved into our area. This last Sunday was so great -- I now have six adorable kids in my class, and I'm loving it, and they were my inspiration this week.

I sat there on Sunday looking at these six little gems while they were snacking and coloring and thought to myself: "I wonder what will they be doing in 20 years..." SO, I decided to paint their future selves -- and here they are.

I doubt they'll actually be like this, but it was a fun thing to think about them as adults.

I sure love these little sunbeams. [Where will you be in 20 years?]

{DOTW} tonight!

2011-09-01T07:00:00.000-07:00

The rest of this weeks DOODLE will debut tonight! [Here's a little sneak-peek!]

*****We're flashing to the future with this week's DOODLE, so, come back later!

Wednesday.

2011-08-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

**Just a random treat for you, my friends.

[Enjoyed all the moments filled with laughter today.] Happy middle of the week!

DOODLE OF THE WEEK :: A New Series from CLP+D

2011-08-23T21:48:00.000-07:00

Yay, get excited my friends:
I've created a new series, coming to you weekly!

Ladies and gents, presenting:

Every week we'll be presenting a new doodle just for you!

Featuring hand drawn/painted pages from my ~~sketch~~ doodlebook.

**Happy week one!

[CLICK TO ENLARGE]

[ AND ]

Next week's Doodle of the Week {DOTW} will feature: WATERCOLORS!

Marissa :: Portraits

2011-08-19T21:17:00.000-07:00

I've known this girl since we were little kids,
so naturally, I was super excited to take her pictures. Here's Marissa:

[I pretty much love your face Marissa,

& I'm SO glad I got to see you while you were in Dallas.]

*STAY TUNED* :: for the rest of Baby Addison's portraits session, Pt. I! Hasta!

SNEAKPEEK // Baby Addison :: Newborn Portraits

2011-08-16T18:55:00.000-07:00

**Can't wait for you to see the rest of this shoot.

[What a cutie-pie. Love this baby!]

Claire :: Children's Portraits

2011-08-11T22:15:00.000-07:00

----->> One of my favorite photo subjects, my little sister, Claire. [Love you, sister!]

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+ SOON TO DEBUT, MORE CUSTOM DESIGNED WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

[Congrats again Rachel & Cody -AND- Haley & Matthew!]

+ THE REST OF MARISSA'S PORTRAITS SESSION!

[SEE YOU SOON!]

SNEAKPEEK - Marissa :: Portraits

2011-08-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

SO GLAD I got to see one my oldest friends while she was in town.

[It was so good to see your beautiful face, Marissa!]

Stay tuned for the rest of this 10-minute quickie shoot we did. **YES! We literally only shot for 10-minutes, it was a race against the sun!

Graphic Design Lovelies

2011-08-03T09:01:00.000-07:00

[Don't forget - you can CLICK on any image to enlarge!]

Some of my freelance graphic design work! Happy Wednesday everyone.

SNEAKPEEK // Claire :: Children's Portraits

2011-08-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

I promise not to let months go by before we meet again! Stay tuned for the rest of this series.

The Marstella's :: Family Portraits

2011-08-02T19:51:00.000-07:00

I just love this bunch, meet: the Marstella family!
I'm so glad they asked me to take their family portraits, what an honor! Enjoy!

Thank you again Natalie, Aly & Danny, Chase, Haley, Mason, and Taryn! You guys are seriously the best!

And a little announcement:

CLP+D will be covering the photography of Haley's wedding this November!**

We're beyond excited! [And you should be, too!]

Expecting Photoshoot

2011-08-02T17:18:00.000-07:00

Just a few of my favorites. There are so many!

MORE 1920s

2011-04-09T08:15:00.000-07:00

To tide you over until the rest of the pregnancy shoot photos are done,
I'll give you more of the 1920s shoot I did, also w/ Melanie. Enjoy!

[Photography/styling/hair & makeup done by CLPD]

Any comments, suggestions, and feedback welcomed! I'd love to know what you think.

Did you see the preview for the pregnancy photos we took? If not, check out the post before this one [scroll down a tad], and stay posted for the rest of Part I/Pregnancy shoot, featuring the lovely lady above.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

Well, hello there!

2011-04-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hello people.

Many updates to make, I've been a busy-bee designing & doing some photoshoots! [Always a good time, I love my job!]

Here are a couple previews to tide you over until I'm able to post all of these lovelies.

PREGNANCY SHOOT w/ Melanie:
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There's a lot more to come of this shoot, this was only from Part I of her pregnancy shoot!

BABY ANNOUNCEMENT for Alex & Brett's new arrival:

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The colors are a tad askew on the screen, they're a lot less neon.

[AND no, my tag is not actually ON the announcement.]

CLICK on the images to make them bigger.

On other notes, I'm getting business cards printed soon, lemme know if you want a few to pass around to your friends. [It'd be much appreciated!]

Stay tuned for further updates...really! :)

Tea for two...

2011-02-05T15:28:00.000-08:00

... and two for tea.
A little baby Michelle, Full House reminisce for ya.

The first photo of my teacup series.

Have you all been staying warm, in this crazy Dallas weather? Hope so.**

More to come.

The Pyne Kids

2011-01-26T20:33:00.000-08:00

After doing Kayley's graduation pictures, I was called to do the rest of their 3 kiddos.

What an honor! Check out these cuties.

[ Andrew ]

[ Lindsey ]

and last but not least,

[ Amy ]

Thank you Pyne family for letting me take your kids pictures. You guys are grand, I had a ball!

Kayley

2011-01-25T22:23:00.000-08:00

Sorry folks. It has been a while. I 'set up shop' on Facebook. You should head over and join the crowd ... a lot of new stuff has been posted there.

Here's some of the latest. LOTS to post in the next few days!

Super fun shoot with Ms. Kayley Pyne. She'll be graduating high school this spring 2011!

Erin

2010-11-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Here are a handful of Erin's college graduation portraits.

CONGRATS, girl!

{ Remember, you can click on images to make them larger!!*** They look more clear when they're bigger. }

1920s SHOOT - w/ Melanie

2010-11-12T18:38:00.000-08:00

AND there's still more. Updates, updates!

2010-11-12T10:42:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few shots of the hopefully anticipated 1920s photoshoot I did with Melanie.

I did her hair, makeup, and styled her clothing for the shoot. It was SO much fun.

There are more to come of this shoot in the next couple weeks.

Enjoy! I'm doing a graduation portrait shoot this weekend, so there's even MORE to come! :)

SNEAKPEEKS

2010-11-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

THIS WEEK ::

+ The Adams' family portraits
+ Erin's graduation portraits
+ Melanie's 1920s photoshoot
+ & very long overdue family portraits of the Webb family

I Heart Macro

2010-10-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

I love Macro/shallow depth of field "focused" pictures. I think they're beautiful, and mysterious. Here's what I got (!):

Oh, Baby

2010-10-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

While in OKC, I met the cutest baby ever, Lucy Paige!

Gosh, she is adorable.

Side note to her parents: I've told many people the "HAHAHA Bill" story. She's precious! Thanks again for letting me crash! :)

Trip to OKC

2010-10-13T15:48:00.000-07:00

Fun, fun trip to Oklahoma City. More to come.

Sequence Sneak Peak

2010-10-07T09:19:00.000-07:00

Another from the 'Evidence of Time' assignment.

This is just a little sneak peak, but stay tuned ... I'll be posting the full shoot from the sequence soon!

2010-10-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

Second post for today. Two-timing ... in this case it's a good thing. I've got a bunch of pictures to share with you guys, slowly but surely!

This assignment was a mix of different picture "topics". The topic for this picture was emphasis on color. {In this instance - it's my favorite color, to be exact!}

As always, vote below, tell me whatcha think! Thanks!

CLL P+D

2010-10-05T09:53:00.000-07:00

From a previous assignment, meant to focus on long exposures called "Evidence of Time".

It's a bummer that it's now getting too cool outside to swim in the pool anymore. It was a great summer, Mr. Pool. See you in 7-ish months!!! {Can't wait.}

Updates

2010-10-01T13:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been so terribly long since my last post.

Here is a handful of some of the pictures I've used for my assignments this semester. Overall, I've really been enjoying the class. {Lots of great practice to help me familiarize myself with the more technical side of things.}

Last, but not least:

Comments? Questions? Your feedback/tips/whatever are always appreciated!

Let me know what you think! More posts to come soon!

CLL P+D

Gone Cowboy

2010-07-10T07:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been so sporadic in posting pictures... some software updates to make & what not - minor setbacks! :) Anyway, here's one to tide you over 'til I can crank out some of the recent photos I've taken!

I've got a few photo projects I'm doing this summer, self-enthused projects, that I'm pretty excited about. So stay tuned for those in the next couple months. Contact me for booking!

Lemme know what you think, vote below! And stay tuned!

Dragonfly

2010-06-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

Today in the pool, we had some visitors. If you point your finger tips up, they land on your fingers! Here's one of our little friends... I may have named her Justine... but just maybe. :)

Taterkins

2010-06-16T13:52:00.000-07:00

: : Taterkins : :

Round two for today? Shall I go for a round three - we'll see!

Donut Love

2010-06-16T09:25:00.000-07:00

To make a long story short, my sister LOVES donuts... and animals. While they seem unrelated, one day they will be related when her dream of opening a donut-shop/veterinarian clinic opens. You just wait and see! lol, While you wait for your precious-pet to be seen by Dr. Claire, you can snack on some delicious-donuts - she has perfected the idea.

: : Donut Love : :

So, here's to my little sister... and to the donut depicted that I wish I could be eating right now. Blimey!

Farewell for now.

Chain Lengths

2010-06-15T08:59:00.000-07:00

Hello folks. Wondering about my title today? Well... it's all about the picture below. Today's featured picture:

Here's your picture for today. Hoping to make it a habit to share a photo or two (or more) with you everyday. So, here's to today.

BTW, did you download the FREEBIES from my last post? Because you should!!! They're awesome. (If I do say so myself.)

Contact info is to the right; there are personalized invites available & currently designing more now -- so, stay tuned! (& thanks for stopping in - you're the best!)

FREEBIE + More...

2010-06-14T01:17:00.000-07:00

Here is the pink-inspired invite freebie for you to use at your leisure. If you do download it, let me know what you think in the comments.

The specific "Pink Party" has been altered to fit the needs of a wider group. In keeping with the oh-so-girly pink invite, I saw it fit to become a baby shower invite. So...

...download the long anticipated pink-FREEBIE here. AND, I guess, since you had to wait so long... get a blue-FREEBIE here. Once you've clicked one/or both of the "heres" - scroll down just a tad, click 'Download Now' in the blue, wait a few seconds and your download begins. Easy as that.

: : : : : : : : : : : :

On another note, here is a picture to keep you otherwise entertained:

It's one of my very favorite pictures I took during my studying of light and experimenting. I'm just now going through a bunch of these photos - more to come!

Until next time... and it could be later this day -- exciting! :) As always, thanks for the visit.

The Duh Family

2010-06-07T18:23:00.000-07:00

This is a very LONG overdue post. I promise I'm not making empty promises -- so, also this week, the Pink Polka-dot FREEBIE as I've already mentioned (see last post).

Anywho, here they are. It was hard to pick which ones to use, there were 100+ usable pictures of this oh-so-darling family.

The photographer's favorites ::

It was truly a pleasure to photograph this fabulous family, hopefully the opportunity presents itself again one day. Until next time folks.

Pink Party; stay tuned for the FREEBIE

2010-06-02T09:15:00.000-07:00

I was paid (in forms of love) to design my little sister's 11th birthday invitation.

She wanted a "pink party"... all things pink.

I'll be posting this without the filled in info later in the week, available for you to download and use. Also, expect a few minor changes... it will not have my sister's name and I'll adjust it so that it will still be an invitation, but if you're not looking to "think pink" it will still be feasible for your occasion.

Let me know what you think below and a happy June to you all!

Updates:

2010-05-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

I appreciate your patience during my personal semi-redesign, should be back up here in the next couple weeks.

Here are some pictures to tide you over. Happy May and belated Mother's day to all the mommies out there!

Stay tuned for The Duh's family pictures in the next couple of days. They're a treasure.

Sheila

2010-03-29T22:10:00.000-07:00

More graduation portraits!

The Brown Family

2010-03-17T09:18:00.000-07:00

Last fall I had the privilege of designing Aly's wedding invites.

What a special occasion! Congrat's to the newlyweds.

These were in their chosen colors:

Out of the Dallas area and worried about getting your order? Thank goodness for email. Aly was out of state in Utah so we emailed back and forth; in the end, I emailed her the final three invites so she could have them printed at her leisure. Fast and easy -- the way to go!

Brennan

2010-03-16T17:36:00.000-07:00

Brennan's high school SEN10R graduation portraits!

Here are just a handful.

More to come!

Claire

2010-02-13T11:20:00.001-08:00

One of my main recurring photo subjects, my little sister Claire.

Here are some different shots of her, all available to you as well; just an email away. See email/contact information to your right.

Always more to come, stay tuned.

Welcome to my new photography/design blog!

2010-01-27T20:31:00.000-08:00

I'm so glad you were able to come visit my new photography/design blog.

Please, view older posts, view new posts and enjoy you're time. And by all means, stay as long as you'd like.

Here are some teasers:

Thanks again for stopping by, and as always, please come again!