I love any wedding that gives me an excuse to see old friends, so Abigail and Cayden's wedding earlier this August was perfect! There is...

I stayed off social media and Netflix/other streaming apps for almost a year one time, and that year still is my favorite year of life so...

The night before a wedding day, I feel like I'm an athlete preparing for game day (not that I know what that's like - it's just what I...

I dropped out of grad school about seven or eight years ago. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​I decided that I could use the money I was spending on tuition...

I found out last night that a very dear, very young friend of ours, Sam Kirui, passed away peacefully in his sleep. It came out of...

When I show up on wedding day, the first thing I like to do (after checking in with the bride) is grab all the details, find somewhere...

I wrote this post a few days ago, at the end of my first week of self-employment, but had to go back and edit it. I found myself putting...

I think my adult life has consisted of fine tuning routines and making a series of adjustments until things are just right. My workflow...

We have a lot of things coming up over the next few months at Danielle Mayes: Films + Photos! 1. Halloween Mini Sessions 2. ...

Last week I got to shoot Anthony and Hannah's wedding at the beautiful dresser mansion in Tulsa. I knew it was going to be a fun day when...

I have a rare two-week window right now of absolutely no sessions, so I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to work on some personal...

I just delivered the last project that I had in my backlog! Every order is out. Every film is complete. And there is nothing left in my...

I’m so thankful that I got the opportunity to work with the Hall/Jackson/Kisler family again! I was able to be a part of Nancy (the...

A year ago today I made my first trip back to OKC after moving to Arkansas. I got up super early to leave, and was about a hour down the...

I am so excited to be living close to these three people again soon! It was so good to see them, and we had so much fun last week taking...

One of my favorite things about photography is that it gives me an excuse to see old friends again. Last week I got to hang out not only...

This weekend I got the chance to hang out with Samantha and Anna at the Alex Rose Photography Studio in Edmond. We loved the studio so...

A few months ago I started giving myself five-day challenges to do, just as mini experiments. I feel like five days is a manageable...

Our Capitol Hill family was able to end the year with family and friends, celebrating the marriage of two of the nicest people! Scott and...

I have realized just recently that I've been pretty lazy with my shooting and editing skills. I listen to tons of classes on CreativeLive...