Here are some highlights from Melissa & Daniel's wedding from Chapel Hill. The Carolina Inn is an awesome place for a wedding. The lighting is beautiful and the everything just works so well. I am looking forward to the wedding I have there in September. It is always nice to get some pose ideas at a location you can use again. This was my second time working at the Carolina Inn.

Let's Get Crazy

Things can get a little crazy sometime around the studio. We had fun yesterday showing off her fun side.

Looking for the light
During a location portrait session I am always looking for just the right light to us use during a portrait session. This afternoon I think I have found the perfect light ever but the bad thing is will be very hard to come by again.
We started the Ft Macon beach session early because of the upcoming storms in the area.I was pushing some but can see by the sky everything was looking great. The light was soft through long thin clouds and looking like I made the right call. All of a sudden the clouds started getting darker and much darker over the Ft Macon inlet area. It wasn't looking good as we were almost near the edge of the water to finish the session. Just then the temperature must have dropped 10 degrees as a cool wind started to blow. The light was just beautiful with half of the sky in almost complete darkness and the other half in soft light. It looked light a huge soft light was set up on the beach. It doesn't get any better but it also doesn't last long either. As I finished a handful of images not wanting to stop we had to go fast. You can see the sheets of rain across the inlet " time to go". We just made it back to the car before the rain came.
I didn't want to leave! You just don't get that kind of light control when children on the beach are doing well. It was the perfect storm for true portrait lighting. This is getting deep.

A group of photographers in Tarboro are presenting a photographic display at The Blount Bridgers starting tomorrow through the end of July. I would like to invite you to the openning tomorrow night at 5:30. I am looking forward to my first display of non portrait images. I have been getting into doing landscapes for sometime and I have six recent images in the show.
This image was taken in Wilmington while attending a wedding last year. One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to get out early in the morning to capture the local attractions. If you have time come by and visit the photo display.

Senior Portraits
We are getting ready to send out our senior portrait mailer next week. We have some new features for our sessions this season. Contact us for more information.

Here is a dessert for you to order the next time your are at On The Square. I was photographing some food for them and came across one of my favorites. One carrot cake gone!

Here is a special image of the Well on the Chapel Hill Campus. I was looking for an image online for some invitations and could not find one to order. I happen to be going through the area and captured my own. This image and others will be on display at The Blount Bridgers House in Tarboro throughout June & July for a photography display from local photographers. I am honored to be a part of the display so I will forward details on the dates. Hope you can attend.