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What to Wear for Your High School Senior Portraits; A Guide for the Guys

Jul 01, 2024

Whether your session is in Dallas or Denton, urban or county, there is options for it all! Hey there senior guys! It’s senior portrait time! As you prepare for your high school senior portraits, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is what to wear. Your photos will capture a milestone moment and you’ll want to look your best. But most importantly you’ll want to represent YOU and your style, think of yourself now, just ...

Tips for choosing a High School Senior Portrait Photographer!

Jun 12, 2024

Tips For Choosing a High School Senior Portrait Photographer Senior year is an important year! You want to make sure your senior portraits go smoothly and tell YOUR story! But finding the right photographer may feel like a chore, it doesn't have to be! Here are five tips to guide you in selecting the senior portrait photographer that is right for you:Quality Matters: Look for photographers whose portfolio reflects high-quality images that resonate ...

the Project Beauty

Jan 27, 2022

Free YourselfBe Yourself Free yourself, BE yourself! Project Beauty is about letting go of those insecurities, just be your real self, free from makeup and filters, free to stand strong and believe that you are enough as you are, that you are worth it, that you are beautiful inside and out! Project Beauty is a nation wide movement that began in 2017 by the amazing Photographer, Thomas Nguyen. Project Beauty sends a powerful message to help free girls from the idea that ...

Sweet 16 Birthday Photos with Kate, Cake Smash Photos Aren't Just For One Year Olds!

Jul 08, 2020

The one year birthday milestone is usually celebrated with some sort of cake just for the birthday boy or girl. A single little cake that the little one can do with as he or she wishes. Usually it is grabbed by their little hands and shoved into their mouth, making a mess every where. Of course this makes for great photos! Lately, the trend has been for other birthday milestones to take part in this fun celebration! 16, 18, 21, 30, 40, 50 and higher birthdays all are so ...

Lake Dallas High School Class Of 2020 Varsity Baseball Player/Mom Group Photo

Apr 02, 2020

Lake Dallas High School Class Of 2020 Varsity Baseball Player/Mom Group Photo February in Texas is when all of the excitement begins for high school baseball. Tryouts are over, teams have been formed, booster club meetings held and tournament play is underway. During this time I had the opportunity to meet with the the beautiful moms of the Lake Dallas Varsity Baseball Class of 2020 for their individual and group photos with their players.There's a special excitement ...

Unicorn Donuts & Cafe of Denton Made For A Great Photo Shoot!

Feb 10, 2020

Where can go you go to surround yourself in pink, eat delicious donuts, play board games and snuggle with a giant unicorn? Unicorn Donuts & Cafe in Denton is where! It's right next to Beth Marie's Ice Cream near Unicorn Lake! The cute little cafe is bright pink and made for the perfect back drop! Macie rocked it in purple and pink. Lyric brought the sass and Kate made our hearts melt when she wore the heart shaped sunglasses. I brought ...

Lake Dallas High School Senior Trevor Lindsey Making Waves

Oct 21, 2019

Back in August Trevor and his mom came into my studio for their Mother/Son photo for the Lake Dallas High School football program. We chit chatted about the upcoming season and his upcoming senior year. When I asked him about senior photos and his vision for them he thought for a split second and then his face lit up! He explained how he would love to be in his cap and gown and be on his wake board. Seeing how his face lit up when he talked about it I knew we HAD to make it happen! ...

It's a family thing....

Aug 24, 2019

This kiddo of mine has been making videos ever since he got his first iPhone! What started as still animation has turned into full blown videos with use of a Canon 7D, a Canon 7DM2 and his DJI Drone. I personally love what he does. He is funny and creates amazing images! Check out this video and all of his other videos on his Youtube channel... "RMVIEL" Hopefully this is just the beginning of things to come from him! Great job, Ryan McConnell, making ...

Friday Night Lights

Aug 19, 2019

Can you believe it is THAT time of year already? It's hotter than heck here in Texas but that doesn't stop Friday night lights from happening! I just love me some high school football and this year I have the pleasure of working the sidelines of the Lake Dallas Falcons in Lake Dallas, Texas. Each home game you will find me down on the side lines amongst the young men dressed in Kelly Green. It's fun on the sidelines, being amongst them all- ...

Southern Trinity with Stephanie Cullum

Aug 12, 2019

Over the past few years I have had the pleasure of working with Stephanie Cullum, owner and creator of Southern Trinity Apparel located in Denton, Texas. Stephanie's love of the US Flag, her faith and her home state of Texas was once a doodle that then became a design that was translated onto T-shirts. And so Southern Trinity Apparel was born. Stephanie's vision is now a trademarked brand of shirts, hats, and other apparel, being sold across the South. Her plan is to grow the ...