Jalana Gomez Photography

09/01/2026

🍁Fall will soon be here! QUESTION, do we want a weekend of fall truck minis??

GOAL is to find the perfect fall trees for family sessions in October 🍂

09/01/2026

And my neck hurts if I sleep on the wrong pillow 🫣

08/31/2026

I don’t really know how to put this weekend into words yet. ❤️
I came to Texas wanting to learn. I wanted to level up, challenge myself, learn new things, and honestly… I wanted my work to be looked at and judged by someone who knows this world on a level that I don’t yet.
And I was NERVOUS. Like, really nervous. 😂
But Click Thompson was exactly the kind of person you hope someone you look up to will be. Friendly, personable, down to earth, and he held nothing back. He answered questions, shared what he knew and made you feel like you belonged there.
One thing he taught me that I know I’ll carry home is that not everything has to be perfect.
Not every movement has to be perfect. Not every foot has to make it into the frame. Sometimes the technically “imperfect” picture is the one that tells the story.
And that hit me.
Because I think sometimes I get so caught up in trying to make sure I’m doing everything right that I forget why I picked up a camera in the first place.
This weekend was a LOT. 😂 Three rodeos in two days. I am absolutely exhausted. But I got to shoot in places I’ve dreamed about, work beside other photographers and see how differently we all tell the same story. I got to talk with Trevor Brazile - The Official Fan Page, see Miles Baker and Ketch Weaver, meet people from The Cowboy Channel, and just be around a side of rodeo that we don’t really have back home in Alabama.
And there was one moment in the middle of all of it that I don’t think I’ll forget.
I just looked around.
And I prayed.
God, please don’t let this be my limit.

Don’t let this be the biggest thing I ever get to do.

Don’t let this be the last time I get to walk into places like this with a camera in my hand.

Please let this be the beginning.

Because rodeo in Alabama is different. Texas and the West have opportunities that we simply don’t have back home. And instead of that discouraging me, I think this weekend made me realize how much more there is out there if I’m willing to keep learning, traveling, pushing myself and going after it.
I came here nervous as hell and wondering if I was good enough to be here.
I’m leaving knowing I still have SO much to learn—and somehow that excites me more than anything.
Thank you, Click, for sharing what you know and for making this Alabama girl feel welcome in your world for a couple of days.
I’m tired. My body hurts. My camera has WORKED. 😂 My brain is full.
But my heart is even fuller.
I really hope one day I look back at this picture and realize this wasn't one of the biggest moments of my photography journey.
It was just the beginning. ❤️📸

08/28/2026

🖤✨ let’s rodeo!!!!

Cullman Photographers Learn From One of Rodeo’s Best

Cullman photographers Martha Needham and Jalana Gomez recently traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, for a photography workshop led by Click Thompson, a four-time PRCA Photographer of the Year and one of the most respected photographers in professional rodeo.

Originally from Virginia, Thompson has built a career capturing the intensity, movement and Western lifestyle of rodeo. His work has taken him across North America, including multiple appearances as an official photographer for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

For Martha and Jalana, the trip offered an opportunity to learn from a photographer whose work has helped set the standard for rodeo photography.

Sometimes the best way to grow behind the camera is to step outside your own backyard, learn from the best and bring those lessons home.

08/23/2026

Grateful that God allows me to do what I love✨📸

08/22/2026

Fairview Aggies vs. Westpoint Warriors 🏈🔥
You’ll find action shots, band, cheerleaders, fans & all the Friday night fun in the gallery! 📸
Link ⬇️ FREE to download! All I ask is that you share this post and follow Jalana Gomez Photography for more photography to come! ❤️

Photo collection by Jalana Gomez Photography

08/21/2026

Mama says I ain’t got no business on a football field… but they done gave me a sideline pass. 🤣🏈📸

First official game of the season!!! It’s gonna be warm. Don’t forget your quality H2O. 💦
Martha Needham