So I had the pleasure of photographing the Blue Heart Foundation‘s 2021 graduating class a few weeks ago. According to their website, “[t]he Blue Heart Foundation offers a solid holistic mentoring program through adult and peer mentorship, that facilitates positive interactions, education, empowerment and emotional well being that is a critical part of their lives.” […]

Being pregnant is such an exciting and overwhelming time in your life, especially if it’s your first child. You want to do everything just right. However, you may not even know what to expect as your body changes to support this precious little life growing inside you. That is why I wanted to share this […]

So I had the pleasure of doing a North Park photoshoot with local model, Alexander Simone. I actually met Alexander through Instagram. We ended up meeting on Sunday hence the Sunday Funday title lol. I’ve shot in the North Park neighborhood a few times so when I went this time, we photographed at some of […]

So I had the privilege of photographing this amazing family back in February for a family photoshoot. When I tell you this family came ready to slay…bay-bay…READY TO SLAY. The mom actually found me on Google (yay SEO seems to be working lol). We communicated back and forth and she told me of her awesome […]

Who’s ready for a luxury maternity experience? I am so excited to now offer a luxury experience to my clients. I know you’re probably thinking, awesome…a luxury photography experience…what exactly does that mean? I’m so glad you asked lol. So on top of my normal fantastic service (yes, I’m tooting my own horn a little […]

So I had some fun this past weekend and did a thrift shop/retro photo shoot with Dacara (www.instagram.com/dacarabutmakeitvintage). This was a fun little photoshoot that I’ve had in mind for awhile. I met Dacara through Instagram and I absolutely loved her style. We decided to go to a local Goodwill for find the outfits. I […]

I often have a lot people ask me how do I stay motivated with a 9-to-5, small business, and family. Let me tell you, it is not an easy thing to do and I don’t always do it perfectly lol. That being said, I wanted to share some things I do to keep myself motivated […]

You may be wondering why you should book a maternity session. As you’re preparing for your new little one, you probably have a to-do list that’s a mile long! From getting the nursery ready to packing your hopsital bag, there’s just so much to do. You may think that maternity photos are just another item […]

Time for another blog post and today I want to talk about business lessons learned in 2020. 2020 has definitely been a challenging year for small businesses. There have been numerous shutdowns and a lot of people haven’t gotten the same amount of customers/clients that they had in 2019. Even though 2020 has been challenging, […]

In the famous words of Jay-Z, allow me to re-introduce myself lol. For today’s blog post I just wanted to re-introduce Black Queen Photography (and myself) at the start of 2021. Black Queen Photography is my photography business. I have had my photography business for a little over two years. Who am I you may […]