As a military family the 4th of July is important to my family and myself. That is why patriotic minis I am a little extra excited for. Usually I do a model call for the promotional add whenever I have mini sessions. But not for these. This time I wanted to use my son. Many people think that because I am a photographer that I have "so many great photos of my kids". Well think again lol. My kids are just like any other. They're extra stinky when it comes to mom. Usually it is

While empowering, boudoir photo sessions can be nerve wracking! For years my hair and makeup artist has done hair and makeup for dozens of my boudoir clients. Each and every boudoir session she has told me about how she wants to book a boudoir shoot for herself. "Someday I'll do it", "When I get in better shape I really want to", and "Okay next time I'll probably do one" (she didn't). But regardless of me thinking and telling her how beautiful she was, she just wasn't ready,

See this little chunk? He's my little chunk. This is Emmett, my youngest son. As a cake smash photographer I see so many themes. I started planning Emmett's cake smash session when he was about six months old. I went though many themes before I decided on one. So, so, so many themes! I thought I was set in stone on a Candy Land theme, but then about 2 weeks before I did his session I decided on Lumberjack. Not sure why, but the theme was just calling to me. Honestly I think

This is Maddison, be careful because she will steal your heart! I know she stole mine. I first met Maddison's mom Jolie when she was pregnant with her. She booked a maternity photoshoot and newborns with me. Jolie was radiant during her maternity session and when I met Maddison for her newborn session she was just as radiant as her mama. I have loved seeing Maddison grow from being in her mommy tummy, to newborn, to now her cake smash! Burgundy. Burgundy is the theme with thi

Hey everyone! For those who don't know me I am Melanie McCarty and I am a professional portrait photographer based out of Fort Worth, TX. Frequently my clients either send me pics of what they have chosen for family photos or they don't know where to even start and ask me what they should wear. I decided that I should write a blog with a few tips and tricks on what to wear to your session to make your family photos that much more of a success. If you follow these guidelines y

The traditional first birthday photoshoots are done by babies getting messy by digging into a yummy cake. With Finley we did things a bit differently. I first met Finley at her newborn session one short year ago. I adored both her and parents right away. A few months later The Clancy family returned to me for their Christmas mini session. It's then that Finley's mom brought up the idea of a BBQ smash instead of a traditional cake smash for her first birthday the upcoming June