This just in: right along with co-ed baby showers, couple’s maternity portraits are totally trending right now!

Enjoy reading a little from our 30-Over-30 Photoshoot Interview with Dana! After Dana (from Beaumont, TX) had her royalty-themed photoshoot in March, I couldn’t wait to share her thoughts in this interview! She is exquisite person, with a heart of gold, and I’m in love with the portraits we made together. The Interview AK: Dana, […]

In this brief video I share my #1 tip for styling children !Now, if you’re going for a very fashion/avant garde look, or a themed portrait, this may not apply – but when you’re trying to style your children for a “Forever” portrait for the wall, and you want to go classic, start here!

One of my favorite things is getting to photograph families not once, but multiple times, as they grow and evolve into legacies….

  This is the second time I’ve gotten to photograph this sweet beauty! From Norway, Davina is a foreign exchange student living with friends until the summer (see Jonathan and Melinda Dade’s family portrait here!). I had a test shoot today with a wonderful MUA and when we couldn’t find any models last minute, I […]

When Angel contacted me to schedule her family portraits I knew right away she was going to be a ton of fun to photograph. Check out their two Christmas card photos at the end! Would you ever do a family photo in your Christmas Eve pajamas? 

I was sure she would say no, but I had to try, so I asked if she would model for me and to my astonishment and delight she said yes in the prettiest English accent I’ve ever heard. 

Sometimes headshot and personal branding isn’t supposed to be suit-and-tie, all buttoned up, clean shaven. Sometimes they are supposed to look like you got up and walked of the Art of Manliness blog and sat down in a photo studio. 

“There’s a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begin.”

Is there even anything better than a baby at Christmas? 

Even though the majority of the portraits I take are now in my new Georgetown photography studio on the square, I still relish the chance to do a lovely “Lifestyle” shoot with a family or newborn. 

What makes a lifestyle shoot different from a studio shoot? A few things…