OK, these senior sessions have me all fired up. They are so fun. Renna, my latest senior and a referral from Jordan(one of my other seniors), arrived on set in Clayton well-equipped. Her Mom’s large utility vehicle was a pseudo mobile closet. Can’t begin to imagine her own closet at home! What is it with...
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Saturday, September 27, 2008 Posted in Families
I have a great set of neighbors; Cathy and Steve. The type of people that are always there for you and giving of themselves without hesitation. Cathy acts and stands in as Mom’s helper quite often as I’m ducking out the door during a weekday to go on a shoot, run an errand, or...
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How do you stop a couple from looking into each other’s eyes. How do you stop a couple that won’t stop touching each other and kissing? The answer is you don’t. You wind ‘em up, let ‘em go, and document it. These two oozed love. You could feel the equal admiration for one...
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I’ve always been fascinated with the different decades and the fashion associated with them. I believe each decade holds within it fashion which translates into sexy even in the 1950′s. The stereotypical housewife, to poolside diva, to the woman behind the closed bedroom door; the look can translate to raw glamour. Good fashion can transform...
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Another former bride’s sister joins me for her Senior portrait session. It was balmy, but we weathered it out. Sweet, freckled-faced Katie was quite the ham as we traversed some of the local scenes of my hometown, Clayton under the 90 degree plus heat. She came armed with several cool outfit changes, and I got...
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I know, I know. It’s a fictitious word to describe the anxiety-ridden feeling of a 17 year old getting ready to graduate high school. Well, I’ve got Senioritis Picturitis, the excited feeling I’m having, with thoughts of photographing high school seniors. In one word: FUN! My second Senior subject is the sister of one of...
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She came to us on a whim. A trip to the flea market on a cold February day, the 5th of 1996 to be exact. We withdrew $175 from our savings account( a big pull on the pocket at the time) and questioned if we were doing the right thing. Would we be able to...
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Pay it Forward . . . I am giving away another wedding this year and this is going to be spectacular! One of my already booked 2009 couples is going to be the winner. So far, there are 5 entries. Names will be drawn on a random basis, out of the proverbial hat, and the...
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Many of you know that my philanthropic, wanna be self decided to give away my wedding photography services, with all images, and an engagement session to one lucky couple for 2008. Jennifer Autry and Chris McCord of Morrisville, NC were my lucky winners. Their inspiring love story was what won the contest. The idea came...
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