How can I get my child into modeling?
The agency route, the DIY route, and a list of reputable agencies across four cities.
Top 5 tips for beginners
What to watch out for before you spend time and money getting your child into the industry.
Child headshots
What makes a great headshot, and how often to refresh it as your child grows.
Flower Girl Inspiration for the Modern Bride
One of the things we love most about photographing kids is that they love anything creative and fun. We get the freedom to push the limits with hair,…
It takes a village – Anya’s Paris Trip
Parents book shoots with us for a variety of reasons – some are in need of updates for their child’s modeling portfolio, but we now get tons of parent…
NYC Recap with Taj Mirage
We are so used to being behind the cameras that it is rare that we have a great peek into the behind the scenes process of our shoots. We were thrille…
The Kids of Whokanda
“Maybe Christmas means a little bit more..” We’re often asked where we find inspiration in our photos – and the answer is everywhere! We find inspirat…
Jakayla and Layla
JaKayla and Layla are the daughters of very dear friends from our days in the Pacific Northwest. Our friend had been wanting to do an AfroArt style se…
Greetings from Kenya
So for those of you wondering where in the world we are now, we are currently wrapping up our week long tour of Kenya for our upcoming AfroArt book. I…
AfroArt: NYC
This past weekend we had a fabulous time in NYC. We were there for what was mostly a personal visit with my niece but took the opportunity to get in a…
Diamonds
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, so what better than a Diamond themed editorial? Nothing! Khynija and her mom traveled all the way from Flo…
Sketched Editorial
Doodle-bombing anyone?! We’ve always loved the style of doodle-bombing where you overlay doodles on an existing image. Jada is a fabulous little model…
Afro Art: London
It’s been almost 2 years since we’ve been back to London and we were SO excited to return again. As we did in 2016, London was the first stop on our i…
Floral Fantasy
We are in love with the creations by our creative friend Nikki Cade of Nikki Cade Studio in Dallas, TX. Her whimsy, colorful art pieces are a color lo…
Ava in New Orleans
This past weekend we had an opportunity to shoot in one of our favorite places – New Orleans! We love this city for so many reasons – the people, the…
Alia & Deangelo’s Fairytale Disney Dream Cruise Wedding
We’ve just spent the past week cruising to the Bahamas with Alia & Deangelo for their Disney Dream cruise wedding and had an absolute blast! We couldn…
Denim Editorial
What does a photographer you do when they have way too many jeans? Make a photo backdrop of course! Reg apparently had wayy too many old pair of jeans…
Dreaming in Color
At the beginning of the year, one of our New Year’s business resolutions was to do more creative collaborations with amazing people. We connected with…
Afro Steampunk Editorial
We’ve wanted to do a steampunk themed editorial shoot for a while now and finally got the opportunity for our AfroArt sessions in NYC. So in love w/al…
Leaders of the New School
With all of the divisiveness and craziness going on in the world today we started thinking about how our future generation will shape the country we’r…
AfroArt: LA Edition
For our AfroArt sessions in Los Angeles, we partnered with the extremely talented jewelry designer UniquelyWiredm for some custom jewelry pieces and b…
B-Girl
Sometimes the best shoots happen spontaneously. We literally made this session with little miss Zahra up while she was visiting us in our studio. Befo…
Isossy Children FW17 Sweat Collection
Had so much fun with these cool kids in Brooklyn for the recently launched Isossy Children FW17 Sweat Collection. Isossy’s edgy, sporty chic athleisur…
Kheris Rogers – Queen of Pearls
Soo this has been a whirlwind week. This past weekend we shared our shoot with the beautiful Kheris Rogers for Little Revolution Magazine. To our surp…
Irene’s Wish of a Lifetime
Last week we were able to work on one of the most special projects we’ve ever done. We were contacted by an amazing organization called Wish of a Life…
Father’s Day 2017
In the media, black dads often get a bad rep. Stereotypes of deadbeat fathers and single moms are becoming the norm and seem like a regular occurrence…
Fashion at the Fair
While in NYC a few weeks ago we spent a little time hanging out in Coney Island. This was our first time ever visiting this place and we felt like big…
A colorful family shoot
Whenever I want my dose of baby fever I always head over to check out Nailah Star’s page on instagram – she is seriously one of the cutest babies I’ve…
A Unicorn Themed Birthday Shoot
With 10 nieces and nephews, birthdays are a big deal in my family. My niece Peyton turned 5 this year and was SOOOO excited to have her unicorn themed…
A Southern Family Session at the Angel Oak Tree
If you’ve been following us for a while you have probably seen this family’s yearly photos. We’ve been capturing this family since 2011 and have so ma…
A fun Coney Island family photo shoot
If you’ve called in or submitted the contact form through our website you’ve probably heard from our friendly client management rep, Inger. Inger is a…
A blooming maternity story – Nakia & Tega
One of the things we love most about being photographers is the ability to be there to watch our families and kids grow. We started photographing Naki…
One year older, one year wiser – Kahran’s Birthday weekend
Wow, I can’t believe i’m 3 years away from the big 4-0! Where did the time go?! I had a fabulous birthday weekend spent in one of my all time favorite…
What to Wear to a Family Photo Shoot
Be comfortable The most important part of having good photos is dressing in a way that feels comfortable to you. If you don’t feel comfortable you’re…
Pastel Fun
Spring has us feeling giddy with all the bright colors, sunny days and blooming flowers returning into our lives. We wanted to celebrate this Easter h…
Kids Natural Hairstyle Inspiration
Sure, braids and beads are nice, but there are SO many more looks you can achieve with your child’s natural curls. We’ve compiled a few of our favorit…
What to Wear to a Portfolio Session
Usually right after booking, the first question we receive is “What should I wear?”. We wanted to provide a few styling tips and ideas to give you som…
Child Modeling: Top 5 Tips for Beginners
We are often asked about things to watch out for when trying to get into the child modeling industry. We see a lot of parents waste a lot of time and…
World Tour – Cuba
Ever since President Obama eased the restrictions on US travel to Cuba we knew that we wanted to one day visit a country that many US travels have nev…
World Tour – Ghana
The last stop on the first part of our tour was Accra, Ghana. Ghana was a country that I had spent some time in already during a study abroad during m…
World Tour: South Africa
After our whirlwind tour of Europe we decided to head to Johannesburg, South Africa. We had always been curious about South Africa and wanted to exper…
World Tour: Santorini
Our last European stop was Santorini, Greece. When we first started planning our world tour trip, I knew that Santorini was a MUST DO on the list. Fro…
World Tour: Italy
I’ve always seen photos of Venice and had visions of shooting near the gondolas. Reg quickly nixed that idea and let me know that he had no plans of g…
World Tour: Paris
What photographer hasn’t dreamt of shooting in Paris? The architecture, the shopping, pastries and more! We wanted to experience it all. Unfortunately…
World Tour: Amsterdam
The next stop on our world tour was Amsterdam! While we were planning for our trip we went back and forth trying to decide between Amsterdam and Italy…
World Tour: London
Our first stop on our world tour was London! This was such a great stop for us because we had so many amazing friends that we met along the way to hel…
Posh Peyton Fall/Winter 2017 Collection
Posh Peyton is known for their cool, modern fashion styles for kids. Their new fall/winter 2017 collection is sure to keep your kids at the top of the…
Inspiration: Afro Earth
We had an amazing time in Oakland, CA with all of the kids who signed up for our private Oakland/San Francisco sessions. For our creative sessions, mo…
A trendy holiday shoot with the Brown Family
The Brown Family were well overdue for family photos and wanted something unique for their holiday photos. With two mini models in the family we knew…
CreativeSoul World Tour Announcement
We’ve spent the last few years dreaming about this moment. Our dreams have always been bigger than the ATL… they’ve always been bigger than the US. We…
CurlyKids: Diner Friends
We always enjoy our campaigns with CurlyKids Haircare, a hair care brand specially developed for children with wonderfully curly hair. For this campai…
Keira: Accessory Editorial
Rich colors, melanin and some cool accessories were the inspiration for this fabulous creative shoot with mini model Keira. This shoot has become one…
Ether: Alter Ego Superhero
What eight year old boy doesn’t want to be a superhero? Little Ether had dreams of being a superhero for his birthday shoot so we had to make his drea…
2015 Year in Review
2015 in one word.. transformational. We never would have guessed that we would have had all of the amazing opportunities we’ve had this year. This is…
Child Modeling Tips: Editorial Session
Want a little more than the basic headshot or portfolio session? An editorial session may give you the creativity you’re looking for. Some of our clie…
Child Models: Portfolio Sessions
Ever wondered what our portfolio builder sessions are like? Yes, we will strive to get that perfect headshot to use for your portfolio but who needs a…
Child Modeling: Photographer Pet Peeves
Okay so we have several posts containing tips and best practices, but we had to dedicate at least one post to what NOT to do. Do not force your child…
Child Models: Personality vs. The Look
We hear this statement so many times: “People always tell me my child should be a model…” What many people don’t realize is that the look is only abou…