Journal

Notes from Dallas

Where to shoot, what lasts, and how to get ready. Written from behind the camera.

26 October 2026 Golden hour in Dallas, month by month Sunset times in Dallas for every month, the 1 November 2026 clock change, blue hour and summer heat, and how a Dallas photographer plans sessions around them. 26 October 2026 How the Church lost the arts Made to Make, part two. The Church once made the greatest art in the world. So why does "Christian movie" now sound like a warning? A look at what we gave away. 19 October 2026 Fall engagement photos in Dallas When fall colour really turns in Dallas, where to shoot it, the Autumn at the Arboretum dates, and what to wear, from a local Dallas engagement photographer. 19 October 2026 The first person filled with the Spirit was an artist Made to Make, part one. Who was the first person in the Bible filled with the Spirit of God? Not a prophet or a priest. A craftsman named Bezalel. 12 October 2026 The best photo locations in Dallas Where to take couples and engagement photos in Dallas, from a local photographer who shoots here: the light, the heat, parking, crowds and the park rules. 12 October 2026 Timeless vs trendy: photographs you will still love in thirty years A Dallas wedding and couples photographer on what makes photos last: light, colour, posing, wardrobe and editing, and which trends are worth the risk.