Smith Artisan Creative is the work of husband-and-wife team Donnie and Kerry Smith. We came to photography from different creative worlds—Kerry as an artist and educator, Donnie as a musician and visual storyteller—but we share the same belief: the best photographs do more than show how you looked. They remind you who you were, what you felt, and why the moment mattered.

Whether we’re celebrating a senior on the edge of what’s next, creating images that give a professional confidence, or documenting the people a family loves most, we build a thoughtful experience around the real person in front of us. No copy-and-paste sessions. No pressure to be anyone else.

Based in the Memphis area and serving the Mid-South, we create distinctive, honest photographs made to outlast the moment—and to become part of the story you keep.