Make Good Art – North Dallas Photographer Mandy Hornbuckle

We went on a semi-vacation last week. I say “semi-vacation” because most vacations also include taekwondo in some way for us – my husband Jack was competing at a national tournament in Orlando, but after that we headed to the Destin area to visit with Jack’s uncle and his girlfriend for a few days. They are lovely hosts. And this is a pretty lovely place.

The beach is a rather lovely host as well.

I made friends with a bird.

I’m not really used to taking pictures of scenery over photos of people. But I’ve been learning a lot from photographers who do a lot of scenery photos, like James Brandon and Mike Mezeul (two of my many photography-crushes), and capturing scenery photos really makes you work on some technical aspects of photography that you don’t necessarily think about while you’re shooting people. It’s a nice challenge. And it’s an artsy challenge, which I don’t do enough of. I mean, “make good art” is in my tagline. Maybe I should make some good art, you know?

Plus, this isn’t exactly Texas. I mean, there are things I love about where I live, but I don’t find it particularly inspiring. Mountains? Yes. Beach? Yes. Flat Dallas nothingness? No.

And since a few friends have asked (hi Angela!), this last photo of the beach is available for watermark-free hi-res download from here if you want it. Happy Thursday!

(Also, in case you were wondering, this video is where my “make good art” axiom came from. I love this speech so hard.)

To book me for a North Dallas senior session, family portraits, newborn or kids’ pictures, product shots, bridal portraits, events, “real life” session, or any other photography needs, visit me online at my Hornbuckle Creative website! And if you haven’t already liked Hornbuckle Creative on Facebook, you can do that here!