dad/husband, collector of hobbies, family photographer

Oh hi, I'm Jason!

I love taking photos of people. There's just nothing like capturing the emotion, spirit, essence, and being of us strange and wondrous humans. So much so, that I decided to build a business off of it!

If you're interested, grab a snack and let's have a quick chat about little ol' me.

Faux Inspirational Self-Portrait by Jason Kyle Smith

Having kids changed my photography forever

I've been a dad since 2019, when my first kiddo was born. They say you're never quite ready to be a parent - and I knew this was going to be true - but boy does it hit you like a ton of bricks the first time around. I've never experienced more sleepless nights, stress eating, or more garbage can trips than that first year. But it also opened up a whole new appreciation for the world - one that included this beautiful gift that the world has never seen.

Within the first couple of weeks, I went from being a nature / whatever photographer to a baby photographer real quick. Let's just say, I wasn't the best. But when you have this new human that you just can't get enough of, you can't help but take photo after photo after photo. All that practice would quickly add up.

For their first Christmas, we decided to do some portraits of them for the holiday cards and this was really the catalyst that set everything forward. They were dressed in red, we had those little fairy lights that we let kiddo play with. It was quite the time.

When we finally printed those cards off though, and held the printed product in our hands... that's when the light bulb went off for me. Photographs NEEDED to be printed...

Claire smiling at Christmas
Please excuse the strange angle, I was learning :)

That's why prints are such a big deal in my mind and to my business

Prints are memories you can touch and hold; it's not just something that you remember in your head. That tactile sensation helps bring what you see or feel in your mind back into reality, if only for a short time.

Everyone should get to feel that joy.


Want to chat more about getting some fantastic prints of your family?

If you want some memories you can touch, I want to hear from you!