This little beauty was a natural!!!  Her parents took her to the Texas/Oklahoma Fair for the first time this past weekend.  I have to say, she did so good stopping and taking pictures when in reality she just wanted to ride the rides and I don’t blame her.  When I would ask her for a […]

Have you ever faced cancer, whether it was you or a loved one?  I have to say, most people know or have known someone who has had that dreadful C word told to them.  I happen to be one of those people.  My mom died when I was 16 of ovarian cancer and a few […]

 Why is photography so important to me?  As I sit here and try to remember how far back I loved pictures, it was a slow rewind of my life.  It was before cell phone cameras were in our pockets, so I believe it was after my mom died when I was 16.  My mom didn’t […]

When I started to add additional sites to my business, Pinterest was one of them!  How many times do we need ideas, recipes, arts and crafts and yes, even photo shoot ideas and go straight to Pinterest?  *raises hand*  I know I do and its helped me so much a long the way.  Not only […]

I recently did a poll on my business page on Facebook and asked,  “What are some fears when hiring a photographer and what are you worried about???”  76% of the people who voted said it was money, it was costs.  The next one that others were really worried about was time.  Its hard when you […]

You probably have heard or seen Square, the little white square card reader that goes at the end of your phone to where you can swipe a credit card payment anywhere you are.  Joyful Memories Photography now has easy access for you for any style of sessions, anywhere we are, to slide your card for […]

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 […]

When I decided to really do a transition for my business, I really thought of my clients and what they would want.  With my old packages that I offered, I kept it simple thinking that it would be easy to choose from. As I dove deeper, I thought if it was me who was going […]

Welcome to my blog!! Its been a long time coming!  First off let me introduce myself…my name is Rachel and I am the founder/owner of Joyful Memories Photography.  In 2008, I started to catch myself staring at professional pictures and so curious of how they artistically captured their pictures.  I had me a cheap small […]