I’m 38 years old.

Started photography in 2007.

Everything is major when it comes to accomplished photographer, graphic artist, local philanthropist and make up artist Steven D. Hill. By applying the perfect combination of vision, talent, and dedication he has become internationally recognized in his field. He is known for his innovation, exceptional quality, and the care and thought he put into every piece of his work. It doesn't take much to see that he has an innate gift for creating beauty.

In college, Hill took courses in fashion design and makeup for the stage, but it wasn’t until after graduation that he discovered his talent for photography. Other than skimming through a photography how-to book he saved from High School, he’s completely self-taught. Hill has already made a name for himself in the local fashion community through his work on both sides of the camera.

Hill takes the principles he learned from design communication and color theory and translates that to what he sees through his camera lens. His specialty is shockingly fashion-forward imagery with splashes of supersaturated color contrasted to moody monochromes. “I believe the interactive media side of my studies taught me how to better understand composition and how to communicate through design,” he says. “It’s my art. I really enjoy creating art and capturing it through the lens of a camera, using the unique forms of light to create an amazing photograph. Just like a painter, it takes tools to produce a great image.”

Hill says that his photography is his way of expressing his artistic creativity through the power of a digital process. He describes his photographic style as the foundation of fashion, pop culture and media combined — a twist on fashion and photography. His interest in makeup, however, came years before he ever thought about looking through a lens. “I watched my mother in the bathroom as she prepared for her day,” he says. “I have always felt the power behind what she was doing.”

That inspiration led him to the path he’s on today. “I admire the fact how you are able to recreate the appearance of someone. How the smallest amount of color can make the pupil appear different; how lining the eye makes it pop.“Adding false lashes changes a person 50 percent,” Hill says. “It just shocks me how people feel once I do my job as a makeup artist. It’s lovely to hear people say, ‘You just made my day, only because you made me feel beautiful.’”

It’s clear he has a flair for the unusual. His style ranges from showcasing models who look like they’re wearing no makeup at all to avant garde uses of color and texture to create an otherworldly, super-glam aesthetic. He continues to evolve and learn new aspects of both his complementary crafts, while continuing to showcase them in tandem. There’s still room for him to grow and though doors have been shut in the past for the artist, his perseverance will surely find them opening faster than ever. Back In 2011 - 2015 , he had the pleasure of working with Grammy Award Winning recording artist Erykah Badu, but that’s just the beginning of the climb for this artist whose aspirations have him dreaming really big.

His ultimate goal, he says, is “to become internationally known.

What I find most rewarding about being a creative?

Being able to express yourself freely without limitations.

What matters to me th most?
Being able to be me at the same time providing quality and professional services.

Professional Credits: Erykah Badu, DeDe McGuire, D Magazine Cheryl Magazine, Today Show, The Dallas Weekly, The Dallas Voice, All World Beauties and Man of Distinction, South Dallas Cultural Center, Krave Magazine, ExceptioNail Magazine, Toni & Guy, For Beauty Sake, Kim Dawson Modeling Agency, Vogel Alcove, IMOC Productions, Drema Dream Productions, American Manicure School of Art, LLC, Project Beauty DFW, El Centro College Fashion Design Program, Texas Bearings of Dallas, CEOMom Magazine, RDA Pro Mart, Voyage Dallas Magazine, Waxahachie High School, Abounding Prosperity, Inc., White Rock Lake Weekly, Casa View Pawn Shop and more.