Fatherhood
Perfect
A sick baby, a rough night, a list I haven't touched — and a perfect morning anyway.
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Photographer · Woodworker · Restorer · Builder · App Developer · Musician
I make things
every single day.
Six brands. One shop in Oak Cliff. No days off. This is the creative life behind everything I build — from conference headshots to hand-turned lamps to wedding stories to furniture brought back from the dead.
I never set out to run five businesses. I set out to make things. A photograph. A table. A lamp. An app. A moment that matters. Somewhere along the way, the making became the mission. Every day I wake up and build something — with my hands, with my camera, with my family. This site is the proof. Not the portfolio. The process.
— Erick Johnson, Dallas TX
The journal
Everything I'm making, writing, and learning.
The work
Different brands, same hands.
Every one of these started because I couldn't stop making things. Click through to see the portfolios, the products, the process.
Erick Johnson Photography
Corporate & conference headshots. The station that emails you back.
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Love Pic Love
Wedding & portrait photography. Twenty years. Documentary. No posing.
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Johnson Home & Restore
Home repair & furniture restoration. Built to last.
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Love Wood Co.
Mid-century modern lamps & home goods. Handmade in Dallas.
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Hot Mom Studio
Tees, hoodies, mugs & more for moms who own it. By Alyssa.
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Milk Monster
A calm, shared baby tracker. Log feeds & sleep, synced live across every caregiver.
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