Fun kids photography McAllen Texas

McAllen, Texas · Rio Grande Valley

Bring me
your chaos.
I'll make it
art.

Family portraits. Women's portraits. Kids who won't sit still. Studio sessions designed to actually look like you. Fun, editorial, a little bit rebellious. Always real.

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The philosophy
01

This is personality.
This is memory.
This is what goes
on the wall.

To every mom who's ever apologized for their kid making faces during a session — don't.

Your kid being extra, dramatic, goofy, wild? That's the image you'll cry over in fifteen years. The toothless smile. The attitude. The braces. The funny kid. The one who can't sit still. The princess. The "all boy" boy. Your beautiful and most important creation.

I'm not here to line you up against a wall and count to three. I'm here to photograph the moment your daughter wraps her arms around you and makes that little movement — because she feels loved and protected. That is something you can't rush.

NOT
TYPICAL
ANYTHING.

  • 01 Families who don't do boring, stiff, forced-smile portraits.
  • 02 Women who are ready to see themselves the way everyone else already does.
  • 03 Kids who are extra, dramatic, funny, and full of personality.
  • 04 Professionals who need to look as good as they perform.
  • 05 Anyone who wants images that look like they belong in a magazine.
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We're not taking ourselves too seriously here — but we are taking how good you look very seriously. A little bit rebellious. A little bit editorial. A little bit magazine. A little bit raw. But always you."

How it works

EVERYTHING HANDLED.
NOTHING LEFT TO YOU.

01

Connect

A personal phone call, then an in-studio consultation to plan your art work, your look, your mood, and yes, your wardrobe. We figure out everything before you ever step in front of the camera.

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02

Session

Fully guided. Hair and makeup can be included. Fun, efficient, and designed to pull out the real laughs — not the posed ones. You show up. We take care of everything. Yes, including the kids.

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03

Cherish

Custom wall art and heirloom albums — designed for your actual home, not a box in your closet. Not stuck in the cloud somewhere on your phone although you do get amazing shareable digital files. We install everything. Your family lives on your walls. Not lost on a phone.

🖼️
Nicole Gates — McAllen Portrait Photographer
The only full-service studio in the RGV
Your photographer

HI,
I'M NICOLE.

I practice on myself so you don't have to. I'll try anything, look ridiculous, fix it, and figure out what actually makes people look amazing. Because when you come in, we are not taking ourselves too seriously — but we are taking how good you look very seriously.

I photograph the CEO, the woman, the soul. The families that are loud and beautiful. The kids who are "all boy." The princess. The teenager being dramatic. The mom who hasn't been in a photo in "I don't even remember the last time" because she's worried about her weight or always the one taking the photos.

I'm ready for all of them. And I'm ready for you and yours.

Nicole Gates
Portrait Artist · McAllen, Texas · RGV's Only Full-Service Studio Let's Work Together
6+
Years in Business
5.0
Google Rating
RGV
Only Full-Service Studio