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  • Welcome!

    Hi and thanks for stopping by the blog! I am a children's photographer based in Dallas specializing in newborns, babies, & children. I get to spend everyday doing what I love and working with incredible families. I am truly blessed and absolutely love what I do!

    The blog is where you'll find "sneak peeks" from recent sessions, as well as the most recent news and special announcements regarding Claire Smith Photography. Feel free to leave feedback and visit often. I love to hear your comments!

    ~Claire

Jackson {1}

Another fun morning at the park. Jack was super happy and gave us lots of smiles during our session. Mom & Dad have been so patient waiting on this sneak peek so I will get right to the pics of this cute boy.

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27 comments

July 6, 2010 - 6:49 am

Connie Fife - I love all of these! How are you ever going to choose!

July 6, 2010 - 7:23 am

Cindy Parrish - What a beautiful family. Jack’s smile is like the cherry on top of the cake.

July 6, 2010 - 9:49 am

Kelley Wideman - My cute boys!

July 6, 2010 - 9:52 am

Carolyn Hagen - Jack is so adorable – I can’t wait to meet him in person on Friday!

July 6, 2010 - 10:02 am

Krista - You capture the essence of Team Wideman — Matt, Kelley and Jack. It is great to see all the smiles! What a happy family. I also love all the lighting and natural background; it just makes everything look so bright and refreshing. – Krista

July 6, 2010 - 10:14 am

Mary - What a cutie pie! Miss you guys!

July 6, 2010 - 10:35 am

Christy K - So Great! He looks so happy in every one! Love the first pic -> he’s got such a devilish look on his face…

July 6, 2010 - 1:03 pm

Jennifer - Great pics! He is adorable!

July 6, 2010 - 5:38 pm

Jennifer Barefoot - SOOOO cute!!! I love his big smile!!

July 6, 2010 - 7:10 pm

Jill - Awesome pics!

July 6, 2010 - 8:37 pm

Paul - Great pictures! It looks like Jack is up to something quite devious in the first one.

July 7, 2010 - 5:45 am

Suzanne Irish - Matt and Kelley, I can’t believe how big Jackson is! He’s got such a great smile – reminds me of his Dad. Hopefully see y’all soon!

Love, Suz

July 8, 2010 - 6:24 pm

Yvonne - These are gorgeous! Love their outfit choices and all the color and emotion captured.

July 8, 2010 - 7:16 pm

Bryant family - Soooooo cute. Adorable family.

July 12, 2010 - 7:33 pm

Nana - Pictures in the park – Priceless! I loved these sneak previews and can’t wait to see the rest! See you all soon. Love, Nana

July 14, 2010 - 9:17 am

Amanda Burgett - Love the pictures! What a beautiful family!

July 14, 2010 - 2:14 pm

andi laine - gorgeous claire! all of your photos are! just subscribed to your blog so I can keep up with you. i love your work girl! hope to see ya again soon…

July 15, 2010 - 10:07 pm

Rebecca Whitaker - What darling photos…such a picture perfect family!

August 5, 2010 - 1:23 pm

Margaret - Beautiful pictures! Jack is adorable!

August 5, 2010 - 2:29 pm

Maxine - Kelley! Jack is so smiley!!! Beautiful pics! You all look wonderful! Hugs! :)

August 5, 2010 - 4:08 pm

Mindy Jordan - Wonderful pictures! What a handsome little man!!

August 5, 2010 - 4:10 pm

Trish - I can’t wait to see more pictures!

August 5, 2010 - 9:27 pm

Angela - Jackson will love that you made the effort to capture this time. Beautiful pictures!

August 6, 2010 - 4:01 am

Ashley E. - Adorable family pictures! Jackson is the star with his big smile and blue eyes:)

August 7, 2010 - 10:17 pm

Judy - Mr. Personality! What an adorable little guy and what a smile!

August 18, 2010 - 7:06 am

ashley - Precious session! I love the laughter and connections that you captured!

August 20, 2010 - 7:18 pm

Romy - These photos capture his smile so beautifully!

NAPCP Retreat

The organization NAPCP stands for National Association of Professional Child Photographers, and it is a wonderful community for us photographers to share and learn from one another. I am so blessed to be a part of this growing organization and have made so many sweet friends through it. Photographers, if you haven’t heard of NAPCP, be sure to go check them out here. And to all my clients, they’re working on a section dedicated especially for parents so I’ll let you know when that is ready!

Over the past few days, I have been in Napa for a NAPCP retreat. It was a wonderful experience and I learned a ton from the fabulous teachers and of course my fellow child photographers. Here are a few pictures from my trip…

Although I am most often behind the camera, there are times when I break out of my comfort zone;)Here are are some fun shots my friend Jenny took of me in the vineyards.

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3 comments

June 24, 2010 - 4:50 pm

Katherine - Love them ALL Claire!! Beautiful!!!

June 25, 2010 - 12:40 pm

Yvonne - Glad you had a good time! You’re just adorable!!!! Thanks for sharing images of yourself.

June 25, 2010 - 12:46 pm

Michelle Stone - how fun!! looks like ya’ll had a blast!!!

William {3}

I couldn’t wait to photograph this sweet boy, who just celebrated his 3rd birthday a few days ago. Due to the Texas heat that is officially here, we met early when the temperature was bearable and the light was perfect. It could not have been a more fun morning, and I can already tell William is going to make a wonderful big brother here in a few months;)

Thanks mom & dad for your patience in me getting this sneak peek up for you! And thank you for giving me the opportunity to photograph your beautiful family.

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11 comments

June 24, 2010 - 5:05 am

mary beth wagner - Those are so great!!! They could not be any prettier and he could not be any cuter!

June 24, 2010 - 5:34 am

NIcole Seanor - Love, love, love these pics! William is a natural star with that guitar! And, I love him patting the baby too!

June 24, 2010 - 8:36 am

Claire - Claire – we LOVE the sneak peek! Thank you for capturing such great expressions and shots of our family! Can’t wait to see the rest!

June 24, 2010 - 1:19 pm

Jacquelyn - He is so stinking cute!

June 24, 2010 - 1:57 pm

Megan - ADORABLE! I love these photos of William – they are precious!

June 24, 2010 - 2:14 pm

Jeanine Rougier Nguyen - All these pictures are beautiful.William is so cute and the family so happy.I love all of them.Good job.

June 24, 2010 - 5:19 pm

Liz Johnson - These are amazing – William is adorable and you all look great!!

June 24, 2010 - 6:39 pm

Lizzie Perry - Those are absolutely adorable!

June 24, 2010 - 7:53 pm

kinsey - awesome pics claire, as always! and congrats to the other claire…i didn’t know you were pregnant! :-)

June 28, 2010 - 9:57 am

Janice Raggio - How adorable!!! You all look wonderful. We love you so much and feel so blessed. Tom and Janice Raggio

June 30, 2010 - 7:59 am

Alissa Gearing - What a sweet, happy and handsome boy!! Those are adorable and great of the whole family!!

Slates {6 Days}

If you follow my blog, you’ve probably noticed I’ve had lots of newborns lately. I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way as they are one of my favorite subjects to photograph! Seeing God’s perfect creation in these tiny babies is something so precious to be able to witness.

This week I met the sweetest 6 day old boy. Slates was so good for us and it was a joy to finally meet his mom and dad and of course his grandma, who contacted me months ago to schedule a session for her new grandson. And if the abundant love and giddyness that was filling the house over this little guy weren’t enough, there was also some Southern charm in there too. Mom & Dad are grads from Ole Miss which happens to be my alma mater as well;) Hotty Toddy!

Congrats Mom & Dad on your precious baby boy. I had such a wonderful morning with y’all and loved every minute of our session together!

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19 comments

June 18, 2010 - 9:31 am

Blake - Little Slater…couldn’t be happier for y’all. I can already picture little Preston and him terrorizing the goats at the cabin.

June 18, 2010 - 9:38 am

Katie - Oh my goodness! How sweet is that precious smile! Love them!

June 18, 2010 - 9:40 am

Cindy Veazey - Oh my, he is so beautiful. What a blessing direct from God. He looks just like a little angel. Great pictures, but look what you had to work with. Thanks

June 18, 2010 - 10:48 am

Uncle David - Way to go!!!! Slates and Whitney he is a handsome young man. We can’t wait to see y’all.

June 18, 2010 - 12:14 pm

Kathy - Love the pictures,he looks like a little angle…soo sweet!

June 18, 2010 - 12:53 pm

anndy veazey - A lot of happy days and years ahead…He is truley a blessing from God..

June 18, 2010 - 1:16 pm

Morgan Lawrence - He is such a handsome littile man! Congradulations Slates and Whitney! Im sure baby Slates already has his LuLu wrapped around his finger!

June 20, 2010 - 5:31 am

Laura Weaver - Baby Slates you are precious! I can’t wait till I get to hold you, spoil you and get some of those sweet kisses I have heard so much about from your LuLu.

June 20, 2010 - 1:57 pm

Brooke - That’s just about the cutest little thing I’ve ever seen! I love them all and I can’t wait to see more!!!

June 20, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Laura - Claire…these are great! I LOVE looking at all your newborn photoshoots–and I love having a uber talented photographer friend:)

June 21, 2010 - 6:22 am

Dorothy Maddux - I can’t wait to hold Baby Slates! Congratulations!

June 21, 2010 - 9:20 am

Bobby - Baby Slates is the man!!! Good looking young man! I do agree with Blake, in a very short time he and baby Preston will be “Rulers of the Roost”. Jan and I are very proud for you both and can hardly wait to see you all. See ya soon!

June 21, 2010 - 1:21 pm

Wanda Carmichael - Enjoyed meeting you and look forward to seeing more pictures. He is truly precious and look forward to all the years to come. Lulu

June 24, 2010 - 12:21 pm

Lisa Bolton - He is so sweet and precious. The pictures are wonderful, but how could they not be with such a handsome little man… :)

June 24, 2010 - 1:45 pm

Francis Weaver - Congratulations to you two!

June 24, 2010 - 5:12 pm

charlymc - Congratulations Whitney and Slates! He’s beautiful.

June 27, 2010 - 11:18 am

Slates Sr. - The pictures look fantastic! We enjoyed meeting you Claire and look forward to seeing the rest of the pics.

June 27, 2010 - 8:06 pm

Kara Moreland - He is so beautiful! Congrats Whitney and Slates!

August 1, 2010 - 7:12 pm

Court - He is precious! Just like i knew he would be. :)

Wesley {8 Days}

I could’ve spent the whole day with this precious boy. He was so good to me and I think I heard him cry maybe twice the entire time I was there. I know his mom & dad are so excited for him to finally be here, and it is very clear that they are already completely smitten with their little guy. So…without further adieu, meet Wesley…

His mom had this verse up in his room and I thought it fit this picture perfectly

Congratulations mom & dad! Wesley is beyond adorable and I am truly honored that you chose me to capture your new little bundle of joy.

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31 comments

June 13, 2010 - 1:59 pm

shalonda - wow claire these shots are breathtakingly gorgeous! wonderful job friend!

June 13, 2010 - 6:01 pm

Jorie - What a total cutie! These pics are great!!

June 13, 2010 - 6:42 pm

sharon sears - So adorable. I remember his dad at this age. He looks just like him. What a lucky little boy to be born into this loving family.

June 13, 2010 - 6:48 pm

Jennie - AS CUTE AS CAN BE!! He is just precious!!!!!! I can’t wait to hold him!!

June 13, 2010 - 7:11 pm

Clayton - Great photos. Welcome Wesley!

June 13, 2010 - 7:36 pm

Christine Morris - These are adorable! Love the middle one the best and the verse one :)

June 14, 2010 - 3:23 am

Gina Dunn - What a precious baby and wonderful photographs to capture this special time that disappears in the blink of an eye.

June 14, 2010 - 5:34 am

Joanne - Candace & Jamie now you truely know what love at first sight is all about ! ! He is beautiful & can’t wait to meet him.

June 14, 2010 - 6:16 am

Christine - Beautiful! Newborns aren’t supposed to look this perfect you know! These are just over-the-top adorable.

June 14, 2010 - 6:37 am

Holly - Love these pics! He is such a doll!!

June 14, 2010 - 7:19 am

Justin - Wonderful pics, so handsome.

June 14, 2010 - 8:40 am

Alice - He’s SO tiny! and such an angel!!

June 14, 2010 - 8:45 am

Lauren - Wonderful photos! He’s precious!! :)

June 14, 2010 - 10:15 am

Holly B - What a handsome guy! The pics are wonderful ;)

June 14, 2010 - 1:35 pm

Amy - Amazing!!! What a beautiful little angel.

June 14, 2010 - 2:01 pm

Shirley Crofford - The pictures are more wonderful than I thought they would be, Cannot wait to see the rest of the pictures!!

June 14, 2010 - 2:12 pm

Jacqueline - I loved the poses. Wesley is adorable.

June 14, 2010 - 2:43 pm

Betsy - He is just beautiful! Thanks for sharing your special photos.

June 14, 2010 - 3:13 pm

Annette Powell - Wesley is just precious! A true gift from God!

June 14, 2010 - 3:32 pm

Kameron - Oh my GOSH!!! He is soo precious!!! I can’t wait to meet him!! Love all the photo’s!! Could not even pick which one I like best!! :-)

June 14, 2010 - 9:04 pm

Martha Mireur - Wesley is so precious and the photos are wonderful!

June 15, 2010 - 5:15 am

Denise Schlitt - Bring that baby to Northern Michigan

June 15, 2010 - 8:03 am

Julie - Absolutely precious! He looks so peaceful. I’m sure the two of you are enjoying this wonderful experience.

June 15, 2010 - 10:25 am

Charlcye & Darrell - He is certainly a precious creation by God and gave him to a very “Special Couple.” We are anxious to hold him! Pics are great.

June 15, 2010 - 3:39 pm

Larry & Lana Crofford - What a precious and perfect gift from God!! The photos could not be better!

June 17, 2010 - 12:42 pm

Yvonne - Love, love, love. These are wonderful. That last one was an instant favorite!

June 18, 2010 - 9:40 am

Sarah - He is ADORABLE and what wonderful pictures to capture the precious beginning! Can’t wait to meet him…congrats!

June 19, 2010 - 9:27 pm

Candace - I just love these… he’s a sweet little boy and I feel like he’s already looking different than at day 8! I’m so thrilled that Claire caught this stage of Wesley’s life!

June 28, 2010 - 8:15 am

Laura Powell - I LOVE the photos. The one in the pear box is super adorable!

July 1, 2010 - 2:29 pm

Diane Albright - There are no words to discribe how beautiful Wesley is, I would not beable to leave this darling bundle for a moment! Enjoy every second……

August 16, 2010 - 2:49 pm

Brooke - He’s SO cute. I have the cutest baby cousin ever!! :)