Fashion’s Night Out 2012 (Late Post)

NorthPark Center, Dallas, TX

Promo Shoot with Brian McCoy

Downtown Dallas

Stem & Thorn Launch

http://stemandthorn.com/

chelstheinsomniac asked: I absolutely loooovvveee your photography!!

Thank you so much!!!!!

Sunset Shots

I wanted to capture some of this beautiful Texas sunrise. I put my 50mm to work to capture the horizon in a couple of fields. Enjoy.

-JAkX

Erykah Badu LIVE!

Granada Theater in Dallas, Texas

Another night, Ms. Badu gave us another high octane performance. Mind you this was my third time seeing Ms. Badu live in concert. The last was at The Door AKA the “big side” of Prophet Bar in Deep Ellum, and unfortunately, I couldn’t bring my camera that night. I got lucky at Granada and kept it close as we all took our usual places at the front of the stage. I was also able to snap a few shots back stage during set up.

The concert opened with Dallas’ own dynamic Hip-Hop Duo A.Dd+, who prepared the crowd and stage with high energy performance. Following that was an intermission that seemed to almost last for an eternity. Anxiously awaiting for Ms. Badu to grace the stage, everyone decided to either take shots, smoke in front of the entrance or roll up (which a hipster couple did front and center stage). All goes dark, with the powerful scents of cannabis, incense and sage filling the front end of the stage.

Badu finally blesses us with her presence on stage greeting us with her infamous “Sista’s how y’all feel? Brotha’s y’all alright?” Badu performed a more than generous set of songs even going back through a huge section of the “Baduizm Era” and medleys from just about every other album. It was at one point in the night I realized this was more than just another concert… For the first time, I heard Badu cover “Believe In Yourself” from “The Wiz”. It was as close to church as it could ever get at a Badu concert. It was as if the whole world stopped as she belted not just musical notes, but a blanketing spirit of encouragement, love, peace, energy and light… and yes I shed a tear ‘As I believe in you…’ No words could describe the feeling I had that moment… After that, all I felt was life in every sense of the word. Much love and light to my lady, Erica Abi Wright aka Erykah Badu.

Oh yeah… this time we went to Cafe Brazil afterwards.

-JAkX

Kendrick Lamar LIVE!

Club Trees in Dallas, Texas

I swear ScoreMore (promo team) had Trees packed like a can of sardines… We [Tommy, KoolQuise, Tone, Allison, JoonBug, Nychelle and ‘urbody else’] had to “worm and bust” to make our way to the front… After a blaze of great opening MC’s, Kendrick Lamar burned down the stage with his electrifying performance…

That night/morning after the concert, I was invited upstairs to the green room, and met Mr. Lamar and was able to capture this “after party” of sort. This entire night was nothing short of amazing… and then I got pizza after.

-JAkX

Collaboration with Ironic Productions

Model: Brendon Bell -The Clutts Agency
Stylist/Wardrobe: Landon Simpson -Conservative Circus

Ironic Productions; JKX Elite; JKX Collection ©2012

FUSION: Celebrating Frances Jaye’s Birthday
Featuring high-octane performances by : Choklate, Slakah the Beat Child & YahZarah
JKX Elite, JKX Performance Series ©2012

Now Introducing the JKX Collection

Model: Loren Kavo -The Campbell Agency
Stylist/Wardrobe: Ralph Boaz
JKX Elite; JKX Collection ©2012

We are excited to present the all new “JKX Collection” under the newly formed “JKX Elite” brand of JAkX Photography! Stay tuned for more.