@DeadlyDoodles Instameet

Almost every weekend since February, I have spent time with creatives out in Dallas and I love it.  It's the greatest stress reliever for me after a week of craziness at work.  Now, I'm chilling with Trang, editing photos and watching "Abstract" on Netflix.  It's the ultimate chill day for me.

The Instameet today hosted by a creative named Drake (@deadlydoodles).  Drake was super chill and greeted every person that came to the meet.  Something that I haven't seen from organizers at other Instameet so kudos, Drake for making it a welcoming environment for everyone who showed up.

So, yeah, I didn't shoot much today but I was definitely hype to see a Mercedes-Benz G Wagon hit the scene as a prop!  I hope that you all enjoy the shots that I took around the big daddy Benz!

Amani

Man, I've been on a roll with blog posts for this month!  It's been a great month thus far and I'm hoping that it'll continue throughout the rest of the year!

Anyway, I'd love to fill you guys in on this fun shoot!  Ceejay, a coworker of mine and I were randomly talking while on break a couple weeks ago and he mentioned wanting to get some photos done with his daughter.  I told Ceejay that I'm a photographer and that if he had some free time, I'd love to hook him up with some photos!  So we did some coordinating and ended up doing a shoot on Easter Sunday!  His daughter, Amani was so fun to be around!  Her personality was shining brighter than a million suns!  I must pat myself on the back this time because I think I captured her personality perfectly!  Not only was she fun to work with but she didn't cry a single time!  Things really got going when we would walk to our next spot and she would hear a song come on and it's like the music gave her another burst of baby energy.  It was crazy and I'm super jealous that I no longer have the ability to get hype from any music for a photoshoot!

Can't wait to do work with them again!

Happy April!

Hey, everyone!  I hope you all are doing well and enjoying life to the fullest!  All is well in the great state of Texas.  The weather is great right now with a high of 82 degrees so I guess it's safe to say that spring time is in full swing!

Just thought I would share a few photos with you all showing what I have been up to since the Dallas InstaMeet post.  I'm still walking around and taking in as much of the city as possible because this place is huge!  I have been to Downtown Dallas so many times now that people that I met randomly walking around, I see almost every time I'm down there so that's pretty cool.

Anyway, a lot going on this month.  I'm working full time and on weekends, I'm out exploring and meeting new people.  And not to mention, my birthday is in a couple of weeks and I'll be hitting the big 23!  I accept money orders, checks, cash, Square Cash, Venmo, payment through Facebook Messenger, and gifts through Amazon! ;) 

Well, I hope everyone enjoyed their first week of April!  Also, check out yesterday's shoot with Kenny in the video below.

Just a little video I put together of yesterday's shoot with Kenny (@ayyy_itskenny) and Trang (@trangzillah).  I really need to invest in a rig so if anyone has any ideas on a good rig, let me know!

Dallas InstaMeet

So today, I took a really big step out of my box and met with a huge group of photographers from all over the DFW area... Wait, before I begin, calling the group "photographers" would be an complete understatement because these folks are true CREATIVES. When they see a shot that they want, they make it happen and they capture it well!  These folks have some of the most brilliant minds that I have seen in a long time.

Anyway, I found out about this Instameet via Instagram and thought that it would be a great idea to go and check it out.  This was an awesome way to get your follower game up on Instagram (P.S. follow me @lonwhlphoto) too!  I somehow ended up talking to this one guy and told him that I lived a little ways from Dallas so I'm not here often.  He asked me where I lived and he flipped out because he only lives about 10 minutes from me.  I'm hopeful that a really awesome friendships will come from this meet up.

Last week, I attended a march/rally that took place at the JFK Memorial in Dallas and today, we ended up stopping at the memorial again.  It was pretty cool to see that we had over 40 people come together for photography, music, laughter, and yes, freestyling.  Who would've thought that we would get a mini concert in the memorial?  I've noticed that the JFK Memorial is a place that brings a lot of people together, no matter the occasion.  The presence and atmosphere felt great and I felt like I was really starting to make friends in such an unfamiliar place.

Check out this video that I took of this raw talent!

I'm super excited for the next event and opportunity to go shoot with these amazing creatives.  I hope you all are ready to see my photography evolve!  I learned a lot in just a few hours so imagine the progress when it's warm outside and still daylight at 9pm.  I'm ready for the challenge. I'm ready for growth.  I'm ready for friendships.  I'm ready to be a creative.