As far as I can remember, I have always had a young heart.  My mom actually put me a year ahead when I was young, because my birthday was in October and back then I believe you couldn’t start school if your birthday was after September.  Since I was in daycare and they already had […]

Have you ever gotten professional photos done and realized afterwards that certain poses or places that you smiled at the camera wasnt in your gallery?  Its because every photographer depending on the location, the sun and the pose is what will or not be delivered.  I personally have shot sessions and almost the whole area […]

The other day I was loading my pictures onto my desktop computer and when I start to do other things on there it tends to go slower, so I just jumped on the husbands laptop to do what I needed to do.  I signed into my social media site and while I was over there, […]

This beautiful pregnant woman is Janae.  Janae and I went to High School back in the day and we haven’t seen each other since, but kept in touch through Facebook.  I want to share a little bit of her story without getting into too many details, but Janae is married and has 3 precious girls!  […]

I talked before on how much photography means to me and how important it is to capture “right now”.  Well my husband is alot similar in the same way.  Its not natural for him to pick up a camera or to snap a picture in the moment, but I know its not second nature for […]

What does Success mean to you?  Sit back and really think about that.  Is it being rich?  Is it being the best parent possible?  Is it making your dream come true?  Every single person looks at success differently and I think they should.  If someone that you know looks or seems successful, then don’t be […]

You may or may not have caught on in previous posts and on Joyful Memories Photography website when speaking I have said, “we” and then have changed it to “I”.  Joyful Memories Photography is a team of my husband and I.  Even though you may see my face more and I’m the founder behind the […]

Welcome back!! For you to get to know your photographer, I thought of nothing better than to just share with you who I am.  My name is Joy Rachel and I go by my middle name Rachel (moms doing).  I was born in Dallas Texas back in 1985 and moved to Wichita Falls when I […]