People ask me this all the time: "How do you run five businesses?"
Honestly? I don't think about it that way. I just make things. Every day. And the things I make happen to fall into five different brands.
The five
Erick Johnson Photography. Corporate and conference headshots. I show up at your event with a camera and a branded backdrop, and every attendee walks away with a professional headshot in their inbox. This is the one I'm pushing hardest right now.
Love Pic Love. Wedding and portrait photography. This is where it all started — over 20 years ago. I've shot hundreds of weddings across Dallas and beyond. My wife Alyssa and I actually met through this business, so it's personal in every way.
Johnson Home & Restore. Home repair and furniture restoration. Drywall, painting, fine finish carpentry, and my favorite — bringing old furniture back to life. Mid-century pieces, antique tables, cedar chests. If it's made of wood and it's been neglected, I want to fix it.
Love Wood Co. Mid-century modern lamps and home goods. Handmade. Every piece built by hand in the same shop where I do the restorations. Edison bulbs, live-edge wood, brass hardware. These are the things I make for the love of making them.
Hot Mom Studio. Tees, hoodies, beanies, mugs, tumblers — all mom-themed. This one is a family operation. I design and run the shop, Alyssa approves everything. We sell on Etsy. 24 products and growing. Our best sellers are the pregnancy announcement shirts and the "Hot Mom Era" tee.
The shop
Everything runs out of my spot in Oak Cliff. That's my shop. Same phone number for all five brands: 214-762-8330.
On any given day, there's a half-finished table on the workbench, lamp parts drying on the shelf, a camera bag packed for tomorrow's shoot, and Etsy shipping labels printing in the corner.
It's chaos. Beautiful chaos.
Why five and not one
Because I can't help it.
I'm a photographer who also loves woodworking. A woodworker who also loves fixing things. A fixer who also loves making art. A maker who also loves building products with his wife.
None of these businesses make sense together on paper. But they make sense together in me. They're all the same thing — taking something and making it better. A person's image. A couple's memories. A broken table. A raw piece of wood. A funny idea for a t-shirt.
The medium changes. The mission doesn't.
Why this site exists
I started EverydayErick because I wanted one place where all of it lives. Not five separate websites trying to sell five separate things. One place where I can share the process, the craft, the mistakes, the wins, and the daily reality of building things with your hands.
If you're a creative doing multiple things and people keep telling you to "pick one and focus" — this site is my answer to that. You don't have to pick one. You have to show up every day and make something. The rest figures itself out.
I make things every single day. This is the proof.
Find all five brands: erickjohnsonphotography.com · lovepiclove.com · johnsonhomerestore.com · lovewoodco.com · Hot Mom Studio on Etsy