Meet the Team

Get to know Houston photographer Taryn Melgoza

Hello friends!  I’m Taryn, the owner and creative mind behind Taryn Melgoza Photography. I’m a native Texan, born and raised in the Houston area, and a Texas A&M graduate, whoop! Photography was a dream that turned into a reality when I picked up my first DSLR camera in 2009 and began photographing close family and friends. What started as a hobby became a passion and then turned into a successful portrait business going on for 10 years!

I’m a mommy of THREE fun-loving children, Jensen (9), Penelope (7), and Ledger (4) whom you will see frequently on my blog or Facebook page, and a wife to my high school sweetheart, Andy. I am known for my use of natural light to create dreamy sun-drenched images and my ability to make timeless works of art of your newborn baby. I have a passion for soft, muted colors, lace, texture, and all things vintage.

Here are a few random, *yet important* details about me:

–I am a former Procurement Specialist (corporate America), turned Algebra teacher, turned Professional Photographer. I’ve done a little bit of everything and I can say with complete confidence, THIS is what I was meant to do

–I’m an animal lover. We have several animals that deserve to be listed individually: a 17-year-old blue heeler named Sydney-Sue (we call her old lady these days), an adopted Lab-Terrier mix named Greta-Lou who is 8, and a brand new blue heeler named Luna who is just over a year old (she’s our pandemic dog and I’m so glad we added her to our family!), and a citrus bearded dragon named Oscar who is just over a year old.

–I can bake/decorate a mean cupcake and have a weakness for eating all kinds of dessert

—I sing and help lead worship for our church, Redeemer Church in Manvel

–I love to exercise and would consider myself a runner.  I have completed two marathons, several half marathons, a century bike ride, and a Half Ironman race. These days I just run for fun and to stay in shape.