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

I first met the Wight boys when their mama brought them to me for a 4th of July mini photo session. They are the sweetest and I just love their bright blonde hair. This time the Wight family booked another photo session with me for their family Christmas photos at Northwest Community Park. The entire family is so photogenic and they make my job so easy! Thank you to the Wight family for choosing me to be your family photographer. I look forward to any future photography sessi

Say hello to sweet baby girl Lauren. At 24 days "old" she was one of the oldest newborns I have worked with. No worries though because even if a baby if outside of the ideal 4-14 day old age range beautiful newborn photos are possible. Miss Lauren did give me a run for my money at times though. If she wasn't wrapped up snug she just wanted to be held by her mama, Marissa. Lauren is Marissa's first biological baby, but Marissa does have two absolutely wonderful bonus babies wh

Baby girl Lliana came to my studio when she was 10 days old for her newborn photoshoot. Due to her mama having another appointment I knew I wouldn't have as much time to work with and pose her so I was praying she was going to be very sleepy so that I could pose her easily and in a timely manner. With such relief Lliana was an angel! She was so sleepy her entire session and let me mold an pose her any which way I wanted. Her mama really wanted to make sure that we got family

The Leschisin Family is one of the great families who booked a fall mini photography session with me. It was chilly and breezy on the day go the photoshoot, but they toughed it out like champs! I first met this wonderful family when Allyssa was pregnant with baby Clark for her maternity photos last year. Since then I have now done 4 photoshoots for the Leschisins. They are so kind and easy going and I have loved watching Clark grow through his first year and accomplish all of

I first met Shannon on a local military wives page on Facebook. Her husband is Navy, mine Army. We planned on her wearing a few of my gowns for a mini maternity photo session. From the moment I met her and her husband at beginning of the session taking place at Northwest Community Park I adored them. Our personalities just clicked. She does some photography on the side so that gave us even more a little bit in common as well. From start to finish we were all just laughing at

Here at Melanie McCarty Photography I specialize in Maternity through the first year. I try to make things as easy as possible for my clients which is why I provide props, newborn outfits/headbands, and I also have over 20 maternity gowns available for rental to my clients (my collection is always growing). Clients tend to love this option so that they can wear a beautiful maternity gown at a fraction of the cost that they would pay to purchase one, especially since the chanc

When baby Dax came to visit me in my home studio for his newborn photo session he was 8 days new and oh so tiny at 5 lbs 12oz. It was a huge difference from the 10 lb newborn I had in my studio the week prior. Thats what I love about newborns and babies in general, they're all different and no two are the same (even twins). Dax was an AMAZING newborn to work with! He barely fussed one tiny bit, only ate once, and had the baby fingers that newborn photographers dream of. Belie

When I think of blonde hair blue eyes I envision someone who looks like Mallory. She's seriously so beautiful and absolutely glowing with her pregnancy. Mallory is expecting a baby boy and this will be her 4th baby. I know she doesn't like like it! Every maternity gown I put Mallory in she looked divine! We chose to do her maternity photoshoot at Northwest Community Park (yup that is by far my favorite location, especially for maternity). I can't wait to meet her baby boy and