What a session! I mean, really! Adam is full of surprised for his Alex. After having proposed to his fiancee at The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, Adam had bought a gift certificate for an engagement session with me as a for no reason surprise to Alex. Apparently, Alex has been a fan of my...
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Could this soon to be family get any cuter? I knew that I was in for more than an e-session when Jenny hired me for her pending August wedding at Preston Woodall House in Benson, NC. Having been proposed to by a scavenger hunt with messages in bottles, Jenny’s marrying a wonderful single father to...
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It was a random phone call which began my new relationship with Amanda, Mom to Baby Connor. Reinforces the point to always answer my phone. There were very few questions regarding the session. She just new that Baby Connor was already a Swank Baby. ; ) So we had our session with our little...
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Beverly is a second time Mommy-to-be and is just about the cutest little pregnant lady I’ve ever seen! She’s just glowy and beautiful and her little basketball belly on her petite frame is playing host to their new little baby boy to be due in late March. She came to me back in October and...
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When I met with Kim and Brian last year; I walked away from a great meeting and knew I really wanted their wedding. The theme was to be a Halloween goth wedding on Halloween night. It is truly my most favorite holiday, one in which I legally can transform into a kid again. This wedding...
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH – September 2009 The time has arrived. I had quite a pool of pictures to choose from this past month of sessions and weddings. Golly, I’ve been busy!!!! At any rate, I’d like to introduce to you my favorites for voting on this month. Simply subscribe to the RSS feed and...
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My love and labor and I’ve done it. I’m proud to introduce my space. My tangible 1200 sq.ft. space. Swank Photo Studio. The funny of this past year has once again been my name. Swank Photo No Studio was the butt of my jokes as naming myself that last June felt so funny since I...
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Candace approached me wanting a second engagement session. Not asking ‘why’ and just rising to the occasion we planned our urban session for downtown Raleigh. She had expressed that they had already had a more rural setting for their first session and were going for something different, with a different photographer altogether. I had a...
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Or at least we tried during our recent engagement session with Kim & Brian. A great prop nonetheless { love when my couple’s bring props or aspects of themselves to their sessions}. Couldn’t quite get enough lift to take her up, but it made for some cute pictures. And the pretty ominous sky gave way...
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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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