This is my story about Kent Smith’s Noir Session…or what I think should be  renamed “The Noir Ultimate Experience!”   Before I tell you about my session experience, please allow me tell you a little  about myself. I am a 48 year old wife and mother of two. Despite the  “appearance” of confidence on the outside,…

There’s a stigma about turning 40. Personally, I’ve never felt better. I know who I am and I love that girl. It took me nearly 40 years but I finally found myself. I mean, I guess I always knew I was there, I just no longer feel lost. One evening back in December an ad…

So, 2020 has been a rough year for a lot of us, and for me it has been exceptionally difficult. Everything has been up and down and constantly changing. Not only had I been dealing with the isolation and lack of social life due to the pandemic, I went through a painful divorce. It left…

“….I have always known I was a pretty girl. However, I have also always been the girl who hates herself behind closed doors. I never thought I was thin enough, beautiful enough, smart enough, worth enough. The opportunity presented itself to have a shoot with Kent Smith Photography. My friends had been telling me for…

My name is ONeal, I am a mother to my three beautiful kids, I have an angel baby, a bonus daughter and two big ol fur babies. I work a full-time job and we are currently homeschooling —  I literally feel as if I’m one the busiest human beings in existence. To say the least, I…

I See Myself Differently Now I was 54 years old when I had these photos taken and I’ve lived life, let me tell you!  When I say that, I think of the meme that says at the end of your life you should be sliding into heaven sideways with a drink in your hand and…