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Who I am . . . .

At heart, I am a kid.
At play, I am an artist.
At work, I'm giving a 100% of who I am to my art.
At home, I am a Mom and a wife and an accountant
and a nurse and a chauffeur and a cleaning lady
and a landscaper and an interior decorator and a chef.
I'm not perfect at it, but I work very hard at it everyday.

What you should know about me . . . . .
I'm entirely laid back and fun.
I like making people laugh.
I love a challenge.
My artistic eye and penchant for relating to people, I recognize and
embrace as my gift.
Being a photographer doesn't define who I am, but it certainly has
shaped the person I've become.
I'm a better person because of my photography and my clients;
my muses!

Am I wise? . . . . .
I've come so far and gained so much as a person by experiencing the
good alongside the bad.
I believe that in every obstacle or sticky situation in life, there is
an opportunity for growth in some way.
That a day not thinking about the future is a day neglected.

I am unique. I am close to my heart.
Bottomline, this is me!

Monthly Archives: April 2009

Just Jenna

It’s her again. This is now the third appearance of Jenna on my blog and she’s anything but ordinary. She first came to me by way of her engagement session. Then she came highly glammed up as one of my vixens. And here she is again, 3 months shy of her wedding date and looking...

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Knock-out Nicole

Well, my gorgeous May bride took me up on the option to host her bridal session at the newest venue in Clayton, NC Falcon’s Hamlet  which this past weekend also played host to the wedding of DJ Mike Morse and Lindsay Frahm. The gorgeous day, albeit blustery, proved to be a hair challenge, but in...

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Introducing Falcon’s Hamlet, and their first wedding.

The Falcon’s Hamlet, the ultra-exclusive brand new venue in Clayton, NC launched it’s first event yesterday and I was honored to be asked to document it for them. I was doubly honored that it also happened to be the wedding of Mike Morse and his bride, Lindsay Frahm. The event went off without a hitch...

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Party of 4, please!

Well, this was a Vintage Vixen first for me; party of 4. This gorgeous foursome came my way by the referral of Elaina, one of my Valentine’s Vintage Vixens. Elaina became a motivated advocate for my company sharing her album with her friends and associates and shortly after doing so had rounded up 4 of...

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A Long, long, long, romance coming!

Cherish and Christopher, or Greg as I prefer to call him (smile), have a story that dates back to preschool, WHOA! Cherish admits that even during the awkward adolescent years when she was as ‘skinny as a rail and he was as chubby as ever’ that they always caught each other’s glances and were attracted...

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John + Wayne not to be Confused with John Wayne

John and Wayne came to me by way of one of my husband’s co-workers, Karen. Got to love referrals! Our initial consultation was out at one of their favorite spots, Brixx Pizza at Brier Creek. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of them is ‘warm fuzzies’. You know, the type of...

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The Lady, the Ladybug, & the Violin

Well, this session truly was an honor for me. This brightly adorned chickadee drove a long 3 hour drive from South Carolina to have a session with me to commemorate her newly rekindled relationship with her violin. A grad student at Winthrop and also working had left Angela a little disconnected with her passion; her...

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