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Posted on December 7, 2010
I had this family in my studio this past summer when little Miss C was all brand new. See her here.
Last week her Mommy called and wanted a quick session for holiday cards. When we scheduled this shoot we could never have imagined just how “holiday” it would turn out to be.
For my non local readers, we do not get a lot of snow here in Raleigh, NC. It is even more rare to get snow before Christmas. Even higher odds to get snow an hour before a holiday portrait session. This was a real treat for us. The roads never got messy, we had beautiful fluffy flakes and the park had already scheduled sleigh rides that evening. Everything was perfect.
Look how much she has grown!
I wish this card has a “listen to this” option. The snow was falling and crunching under our feet. The horses were decked out in jingle bells. It was a beautiful day at the park.
And I would like to thank the staff at Oak View Historic Park. The let me take some shots of the family inside, which is usually not allowed. They were so nice to let us take pictured with the horses before they started the rides. Everyone has been so nice every time I have been out there. The park is just lovely. Here is a link to the park’s information. http://www.wakegov.com/parks/oakview/default.htm
Posted on November 23, 2010
I just can’t believe how beautiful the weather has been for these sessions. Here it is a few days before Thanksgiving and and we are still in the 70′s.
Blue skies, fall colors, lots of leaf piles, gorgeous families and 2 furry family members. I could not have asked for anything more.
The S Family.
These guys were rockstars!!!! Ready for anything. I loved their personalities. And little M……we are truly kindred spirits, his mohawk and my purple/violet hair.
Giving Mom and Dad some special attention here.
I love the color of this tree and the way the sun was shining through it was just beautiful.
At the end of the session, I could not resist having them play in this pile of leaves.
The D Family.
I had so much fun with these girls!! I have known their parents for a while. I see the girls every Halloween and I have seen them grow up in Christmas cards but this was the first time I have spent time with them. They are simply enjoyable kids to be around.
Mom with her girls and her furry baby.
The sisters.
Posted on November 17, 2010
The weather was perfect for the first holiday mini session. Well, unless you dressed in sweaters trying to make it look like fall weather. The cool fall weather is very late arriving this year!
This is the S family. I have not seen the youngest in a while and he has gotten do big! He had just woken up so he was not quite sure what was going on yet.
I love the hats and I love this family.
My daughter and their oldest had a great time playing after the shoot. She was sweaty, dirty and tired. The neighborhood is just not the same since they moved. 
We miss y’all!
Posted on November 2, 2010
It is time to think about your holiday cards and portraits.
Yep, the holiday season is right around the corner, can you believe it?
I am offering quick 30 minute mini sessions Sunday, Nov. 14th at Oak View Park.
For only $25.00 you can reserve your space and get a free 8×10.
The $25 can then be used towards your order.
Holiday cards, Christmas photo gifts, photo jewelry or just update portraits for your home.
Do you want more than 30 minutes? No problem!
Remember there are no session fees!
Posted on October 28, 2010
Every year since my daughter turned 2, my Mom has requested that her Grandkids get together for a family portrait.
This year we also had my Niece and nephew’s mom with us so they could also get their family portrait.
This is my beautiful niece. She makes my job easy because she never takes a bad picture.
My nephew. Very into clothes, hats, shoes, belts and looking cool.
My little diva being silly as usual. This is what she always does when there is a camera around.
The 3 of them together.
Brother and sister. I did not tell them to do this. They just get along really well.
Brother, sister and lovely Mom.
This was just a snapshot at the end of the night. I mentioned that my nephew loves looking and dressing cool. We finally let him wear his hat and eyeball necklace. This is apparently “cool.” My daughter completely adores her cousin and always wants to do what he is doing.
Posted on October 11, 2010
I want to apologize for being away from the blog so long. A lot has happened in the last few months, some things good, some things not so good.
So I took a little break but I have started back with a session of these adorable kids. The youngest is one of my baby plan kids. The other 2 are his cousins, a big brother and his sister.
We went out to Historic Oak View Park in Raleigh. This was a new location and I loved all of the white fences, the old buildings and porches. It is a beautiful place.
With this old porch, rocking chairs and handsome little guys, it seemed to be screaming to have that faded look.
I took this candid shot between locations. Little M with his Mom.
Big brother D
Spunky little Miss S.
I am so glad to be back!!! Stay tuned. There is a lot to come in the next few months!
Posted on July 24, 2010
Earlier this week I did Miss M’s one year photos. Then it as time to brave the heat and get some family pictures. We scheduled it for 6pm but it stayed 96 degrees the whole time. We went to the beautiful WRAL Gardens in Raleigh.
Daddy playing around between shots.
Mom and Dad just got engaged a few weeks ago. I was lucky enough to have been there and yes….he did get down on one knee!
I love how Miss M is posing in this one.
She is just so cute!
Whenever someone said “Hello” to get Miss M’s attention, she put her hand up to her ear like she was answering the phone. A very smart one year old!
Posted on July 9, 2010
I met the W family at 9am for their family session. When we got done at 10:45, it was already 90 degrees!!! I knew it was hot but I had no idea it had gotten that hot, that fast.
Little Miss R had her own ideas of how this session would go. She is 2 and was totally in charge!! I had to stop and laugh a few times because I remember my daughter being exactly the same way.
Right now she is in “Mommy Only” mode. I told her Daddy not to worry because around 3, my daughter switched to “Everything Daddy Do.”
Adorable Miss R.
This was the last shot of the day and we were all hot and tired. I thought adding this “Hazy Sunshine” photo effect was appropriate.
Posted on June 15, 2010
We just got back from our vacation to Kill Devil Hills in the beautiful NC Outer Banks. We discovered a little jewel of a motel last year and there was no doubt about where we would stay this year.
The Cavalier Motel started in 1949. It is the classic 50′s type motel with the “U” shape building layout with the pool in the middle of the parking lot. There are no key cards here but real keys with the classic big, plastic, diamond keychain. I forgot to take a picture of that for y’all.
The oceanfront rooms are ON the beach as you can see in the last picture in the collage below. They also have a great playground. We had breakfast on the porch each morning and you can’t beat the view from those chairs. You take 4 steps off the porch and your toes are in the sand. I told you that the rooms were ON the beach!
We were able to watch dolphins everyday and I did catch one picture of flipping out of the water and onto his back. I was on the porch so I was not too close to the water but I wanted to share it anyway.
My daughter LOVED the water as you can see from these pics.
This motel is family owned, friendly and clean but it is very old school! From the wood grain walls to the paper bath mat, so much of it is still just as it was in the 60′s but we love it. (Yes I said “paper” bath mat with a map pf NC places to see on it. I have not seen those since I was little! We now take our own bath mat just to make it feel a little more like home.)
http://cavaliermotel.net/
Check it out if you are planning a trip to the Outer Banks. Make sure you look at the tour/history section of the website. The last and only color picture is from the 60′s and it looks like what you will see today.
Posted on June 3, 2010
I love going to the Farmer’s Market and I proud that I have passed that onto my daughter. She loves walking around, looking and tasting…..well she really only will eat the cantaloupe and watermelon. But she does enjoy looking, touching and asking what things are.
I love cooking and there is so much inspiration to be found.
I love the colors, smells and textures of everything.
These will be used to make a Strawberry Trifle for a family reunion this weekend.
On this trip we were there to get some fruit, some freshly made salsa, a few flowers and Kathryn really wanted a cactus.
After looking for about 10 minutes, she finally picked the winning cactus.
Go out and support your local farmers!!!