photoshoots

from the archives: early photography portfolio

Circa 2012: I shoot portraits, travel, events, and little bits of every day of life, in both film and digital, ever since I could afford to develop rolls of film at the 1 hr photo store.

sister + brother — Sister and brother, from a family portrait session

latifah, in b+w — Latifah Phillips, Page CXVI: in concert at the Prophet Bar in Dallas, 09/27/12. See more from this show here

dallas farmers market : berries — In season berries, Dallas Farmers Market

best friend. — Senior portrait session, historic downtown McKinney Square

more than basic — Self portrait, painted digitally with color

riette — Sister, from a family portrait session

caleb + grandpa — Child and grandfather, at play

baby — Baby feet, from a newborn portrait session

Maternity Photos at Sunset

It’s a wonder this photoshoot even happened, one day AFTER my friend’s due date, and in the middle of a quarantine period (ah, 2020). So, we shot them socially distanced in her backyard during the most beautiful Texas sunset.

This friend is a superhero mama. Her baby was almost 11 pounds y’all.

Cobillas Family Photos at the Dallas Arboretum

What a treasure to get to photograph this family over the years. Such a dreamy couple to shoot engagement photos for, which you can see here, and now what a joy to spend a day at the Dallas Arboretum with all our kids and put such a fun family photoshoot in the books.

Uptown Dallas Senior Photoshoot

Shooting Brandon’s senior photos felt like a model shoot and we joked about submitting a portfolio to GQ. Proud of this young man—almost called him a kid since I’ve known him since he was 2! We found a bunch of fun locations in the Dallas Arts District and Klyde Warren Park. Thanks to big sister Sarah for her Pinterest boards and planning, this couldn’t have turned out so well without her.

Savi & Eli Engagement Photos | Martins Mill, Texas

My sister Clara and I did an engagement photoshoot for Savannah and Elijah in Martin’s Mill, Texas in November 2016. The very first time I saw this land (especially the pine tree-lined driveway) I wanted to do a photoshoot. I’m so glad we got to take photos of Savi and Eli! May the Lord bless your marriage and your life together.

Enjoy this sampling of photos.

Easter at Stonepoint Church

A few weeks ago I served at my church, Stonepoint Church in Wills Point, Texas, taking photos of the Easter service on the WP campus. Here are a few of my favorite photos. So blessed to be part of this church!

golden hour portraits

Of my sister Clara.

These photos just happened, really. We were outdoors on a late afternoon, in the backyard, just talking. Then it was like “the light is beautiful… your eyes are beautiful… wait, let me grab my camera.” I had some expired Fujichrome film loaded in my 35mm SLR, so that’s what I shot with.