Angelica is such a sweetheart and a Survivor!  Her daughter Daisy saw the Stay Strong ad and entered her mom! I am going to put exactly what Daisy said when she wrote me I saw that you are giving away sessions to cancer patients. My mom is current on her last week of radiation. She […]

I got to meet Rebecca before we had our session because she agreed to go on a news documentary about the Stay Strong Movement.  I adored her!!!  Rebecca is such a genuine loving person and she is currently fighting the fight of her life.  Rebecca has stage 4 colon cancer. Rebecca was born on 05/07/1970 […]

Aaron and his wife Cynthia both wanted to share their story of losing a loved one, their fathers. Aaron ‘s dad Micheal Robinson was born on June 20, 1951 in  Quanah Texas .  He  was married almost 37 years and had a degree in electronics and welding and worked for Cryovac where he was head […]

Cynthia has been impacted by cancer because she has lost a loved one.  Cynthia lost her dad to Thyroid cancer on February 22, 2016.  Her husband and herself both have lost their dads and so they both were apart of our Stay Strong movement and wanted to share their stories of their fathers. Ronald Duarte  […]

This little boy was a ball of energy and had the silliest faces.  He was down for whatever I asked him though and did a great job.  Gabrielle wanted to add his own little spunk in each picture, but to me makes the best pictures and shows personality.  We had so much fun and of […]

Last Sunday, I got to meet this fun group of cheerleaders and take their individual and team pictures.  They were so much fun to meet and I loved watching how they picked the 2 poses that they wanted to do.  I wish I had all their energy and I loved watching how much they loved […]

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 […]

Did you know that Joyful Memories Photography has an Instagram!?!?!? Every photo shoot that we do we post to our Instagram page where you can save, push that heart and also comment on your pictures.  Make sure you go and check out our Instagram page, follow and see if you are on it or watch […]

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 […]

I have my clients come to me all the time wondering what to wear.  I think there is this confusion that everyone should match in pictures when that’s not sure.  What you want to do is match similar colors.  For example if its a fall session, maybe pick 3 to 4 warm colors like oranges, […]