If you know my wife and I, you will know that we can’t wait to start a beautiful family of our own. Because of this reason I find such delight in spending time with my friends who have started families of their own. Words can’t express how much love I have for Darren and Lindsey and now that they have little baby Tovin, I am so happy that I have another Smitherman to pour some love on! Darren and Lindsey have a beautiful home in Denton, TX with tons of natural light pouring in through the windows and great wall decor that any photographer would love to capture.

I haven’t shot a family session in awhile and I am so happy that Darren and Lindsey trusted me 100% to tell their story. As we begin raising our family and get into our daily routines we can easily forget that there is a story that unfolds everyday. Our hours become days, days become weeks, weeks become months and before you know it a year has passed. As time goes by we change our routines and adjust accordingly, leaving the past behind us. How easy is it to forget how much a child has changed and grown, especially during their first year! I love being able to walk into a home and just hear these daily routines a family goes through and then tell that story through a camera.

Fast forward to 10 years down the road or even 20 years, wouldn’t you love to share with your child how much they enjoyed seeing you the minute they woke up from their nap? How about telling them the story of how they loved to pull books off the shelf and pile them all around and just start reading. Or telling them how much they loved the book “All of Baby Nose to Toes”. As a guy who is looking ahead to the future, I would love to have those memories to share with my own child. I wouldn’t want to ever forget those precious years that can go by in a flash. I want these tiny moments that may seem insignificant to become significant and remembered for my family.

With all that to say, I would love to tell the story of your family. Contact me if you would like to schedule your own family story session and we can chat more! Enjoy this session and make sure to vote for your favorites.

I had the chance to test out a beauty dish that has been sitting on my shelf for months because I got my hands on a new light called the CL-180 from Cheetah Stand. If you are a photographer and need something twice as powerful than a speedlight than I suggest you check it out. Thanks to my model Madeline Ward for hanging out with my while I played around with my new light. Enjoy my favorite shots from this shoot and vote for your favorites!

I am so excited to share this blog post with you! I had the pleasure of working with a new clothing boutique that just opened in Rockwall yesterday named Hallie B. Rockwall. I was inspired by a picture I found on pinterest and decided to create a large heart out of paper triangles. It was perfect timing for Valentine’s Day and the opening of this new store. I was so excited that Hallie was on board with my idea and wanted to provide all the clothing for the models and style them in the midst of the craziness of preparing to open her new store. Thanks so much to my friend Tracy Melton (Hair and Makeup Artistry) who provided the amazing hair and makeup for these girls. I also couldn’t have pulled together this shoot without my wonderful assistant Rachel Pivonka who helped me set up this backdrop for the shoot. My models for the shoot were Emily and Savannah and they both did a stellar job modeling these cute clothes and accessories. If you live around Rockwall you will HAVE to visit this store whenever you have the chance. Enjoy some of my favorite images from this shoot. Vote for your favorites and share away!

Going to end the year with the beautiful wedding of Justin and Stephanie Earl who were married at the Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas, Texas. It is so much fun being a Dallas Wedding Photographer because you get to see some amazing locations that I never knew existed! The Trinity River Audubon Center is such a unique and cool place to have an outdoor wedding ceremony in Dallas. It was filled with amazing places to shoot around every corner and the architecture of the main building is so unique and fun to capture. But before we get into the ceremony we will start with the beginning of the day where Stephanie got ready at the Omni Hotel in Dallas while Justin was getting ready at the ceremony location. Stay tuned the next couple of days for the rest of the wedding day! Make sure to share and vote for your favorite the images.

I love getting the opportunity to capture Day After Sessions, even when they aren’t technically the day after. It is such a fun and relaxing time to take some fun and creative pictures. Ghahre and Alison are most definitely the type of couple to deliver these types of photos. We met up at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas for our session and just spent our whole time laughing and coming up with some creative shots that had a mixture of sweet, serious, and funny shots. I believe both of their personalities came out in the session which is such a fun thing to see. They love to have fun together and do things like run, jump, and strike a pose. Enjoy these pictures and make sure to vote for your favorites.