The Buzz of Dallas Texas

Buzz Interviews Kristen Bullard of Full Bloom

I grew up in Newport, Arkansas, a small town in Northeast, Arkansas. There was a reputable florist in our town named Purdy’s that always gave excellent customer service. I watched how the owner, Mr. John Purdy, would say, “I will personally see to it your order is taken care of.” When he said that, it made me feel like he appreciated my business and I was important. I have always remembered that and use it frequently now because every customer deserves excellent service and every customer IS very important to me. I also had two classmates,twins, that had a successful…

Buzz Interviews Janet of Shot by Janet

I purchased my first DSLR camera in 2010 for my photojournalism course. There, I learned a lot about lighting and manual shooting. After the semester, I didn't really pick up my camera up "professionally" until around 2014, for graduation shoots. It wasn't until 2019 that I decided to purchase another camera and starting doing maternity sessions. In order to build up my portfolio, I was doing a lot of free shoots to try to build a clientele up. One year later, a hobby of mine has turned into a small business. I owe it all to those who refer me,…

Buzz Interviews Angela Webb of Angela Webb Photography

It has always been a dream of mine to own my own magazine. Growing up, I had a lot of single parent household, yet ambitious group of friends. My plan was to tell their story and get them exposure because I felt people needed to hear their story. Also, like any other person standing in the check-out line at the grocery store, I enjoyed the creative images and reading editorials about upcoming people and A list celebrities in magazines. As I was making the decision throughout college of what I wanted to do, photography was just a hobby. I purchased…

Buzz Interviews Yaasameen Garrett of Nazeerah Love Boutique

When I was 16 years old, I decided that I was tired of asking for money. I wanted my own money on my own terms, but my parents informed me that we were leaving Florida and moving to Texas. I then thought well I don’t want to start a job then have to quit, so like any normal teenager I decided to start my own business. I knew absolutely nothing about starting a boutique, except that you needed a name, clothes, and some form of way to communicate with the world to buy your items. So in June of 2013,…

Buzz Interviews Charlotte Kindred of Charlotte Kindred Photography

It all started at church, really, I’ve always enjoyed photography, since I was very young and received my first Kodak camera for Christmas, But a few years ago, I became fascinated by the images of the services and events that were shared on social media by my church. There was something about the joy and emotion that was captured in those images that just tugged at me and pulled me in. It was then that I became serious about photography. I wanted to be able to create images like that, images that made others feel something. I know that might…

Buzz Interviews Ezra Jones of theFstate

In 2015, was unhappy with my current status in life and decided to pursue more of my passions in life. In my pursuit a discovered a fashion show that was to take place. The fashion show was entitled Insta Runway. I located the contact information for the show and emailed the production team. The assistant producer for the show read my email and exclaimed to the lead producer that they had to take a look at it. After the lead producer read it they contacted me and we scheduled a call. Upon receiving the call we had over a 3…

Buzz Interviews James Merritt of Deaf Clothing

The story behind Deaf Clothing starts 10 years ago. When I went to college, I was really an introvert. You would only see me out with friends, then i'd be the one that kept to myself. Music is what helped me break out of my shell. I decided to become a DJ. During the same time I made this decision, I became a homeless college student living out of a Motel 6. Half of the time I didn't know where my next meal would come from. All of my friends were thriving and I was stuck, so I went into…

Buzz Interviews Jen Cox of Nowhere I Would Rather Be

I recently quit my job in Minneapolis and moved to Dallas. I started my new Instagram page and Pinterest to collect content from my adventures in order to build captions, ideas, and content into a blog. My first goal was to go everywhere, be everywhere. Networking in a new city was my first challenge! I’m a pretty outgoing person and have always been successful making friends in new cities. I studied abroad three times (twice in undergrad, once in grad school) and worked in London as a Program Director for a study abroad program. I’ve always been excited by looking…

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Buzz Interviews kelsey shoemaker of kelsey shoemaker photography

There is such a natural feeling about being behind a camera and visually creating something amazing. For me, that feeling has carried with me through my journey as a photographer. From the beginning, I knew it was going to be my passion because it brought a creative outlet and brought genuine joy. Before making any strict decisions on my life, I knew that I didn't want whatever career I chose to be restricted to a desk and a chair. I wanted to be able to have freedom with my job and have fun while doing it. Now, as an eight-year-old,…

Buzz Interviews Tara Wilson-Mugabe of 4ClaimedRoots

I was in a place of exploration. I wanted to know more about my heritage. I discovered that I am 17 percent Indigenous American and 83 percent Sub-Saharan African. My next desire was to learn to sew. I signed up for classes and studied for more than a year. In my sewing journey I decided to begin to make my own creations to sell. I use African, Indigenous American and American fabrics. So far, it’s been a hit. Continue Reading Meet Tara Wilson-Mugabe of 4ClaimedRoots