From the Files

Tigie's Horses. Feb 2009 Marfa, Texas © Allison V. Smith

I woke up thinking about horses.

Pastel Lights

ISHI. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

ISHI. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Here are a few of my favorites from Sunday afternoon's shoot with ISHI. Inspired by their song Pastel Lights, I picked Gabriel Dawe's installation at the Dallas Contemporary as our first location. Thanks Gabriel & Dallas Contemporary for giving us permission to do so. Thanks ISHI for being so much fun to photograph. Team work=dream work!

Mazel Tov

Kramer's Bar Mitzvah. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Kramer's Bar Mitzvah. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Mazel Tov , Kramer!

portrait

John Mudd. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Same Story.
Different Camera.

On assignment

As seen in today's Wall Street Journal. A fun assignment I had a few weeks back photographing 2 Dallas women and their incredible clothing collection.  I'm not going to lie, I loved having an excuse to see how these fabulously, stylish women organized their closets. The Wall Street Journal ran a nice slide show here. Below a few of my favorites.

McQueen Jacket. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Ana's Shoes. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

The Eight Track Museum

Curator & Collector Bucks Burnett. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

The Eight Track Museum. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Curator & Collector Bucks Burnett. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Attention Eight Track Lovers: The one and only Eight Track Museum is about to open  in Dallas, Texas.

I first saw Buck's impressive 8 track collection at the Barry Whistler Gallery in Oct 2009. See Ben here.
Then last week I was assigned to photograph curator and collector, Bucks Burnett with his extensive collection in it's new home in Deep Ellum.

I added the Dallas Observer TAPEHEAD clip to my (slowly evolving) website. See here.
Read Pete Freedman's eight track story here.
And mark your calendars February 14, 2011, for the official opening of The Eight Track Museum.

editors note: I am a big fan of Bucks's.

So much so I named my beloved dog after him.

Troy's Dallas

Troy Aikman. February 2011. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

I photographed Troy Aikman on one of the darkest, rainiest days this month for USA Today. I told him the last time I photographed him was during the 1993 Super Bowl parade in downtown Dallas. I don't think  my lucky shot of him tipping his hat in a convertible made the paper because of the riot that ensued after the parade. See Troy's Dallas here where you'll see he proclaimed "Deep Ellum district has made a comeback." See you at the All Good, Troy!

I beg your pardon

Bentley's roses. 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Bentley's roses. 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Bentley's roses. 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

I photographed architect Bentley Tibbs and his extraordinary rose garden a few months back for the current issue of F!D Luxe. See more photographs here. I told Bentley that I should have a greener thumb as my great grandmother was an experienced gardner. She would have been a fan of Bentley and his roses. See my great grandmother below with 
Dallas First Men's Garden Club. 

Minnie Marcus & First Men's Garden Club of Dallas