Studio Life

2011-03-03T09:22:00.000-08:00

WE HAVE MOVED!!! Not very far away. Just a few clicks down the key board. Our new Blog is now linked to our website. Come over and visit.It has more images samples and the images are BIG!!.See you there.
www.billgoodeblog.com

2010-08-20T11:56:00.000-07:00

2010-07-24T20:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a look behind the camera of a location senior portrait.

2010-06-10T07:53:00.000-07:00

The flower setting on the center table was beautiful this past weekend at Rose Hill. It's the perfect place for a wedding. They always do such a wonderful job.

2010-06-10T07:23:00.000-07:00

Our recent wedding from Rose Hill last weekend.

2010-06-07T20:33:00.000-07:00

I like the way the whole bridal party is reacting to the brother of the bride. This was right before the posed group image but I like this one much better.

We were just about to leave the wedding when the bride & groom came back from a short ride in there getaway horse and buggy. The sky was beautiful and fading fast. I ran over to the driver and asked rather quickly to ride to the top of the hill " the sun is moving fast". As always when you are trying to work with the the bride and groom someone will always come over and want to talk. It happened then but I guess they noticed I needed the perfect prop so they handed them a couple of glasses of wine. Great choice! Good timing.

With only and hour before the end of the reception I had a chance to take the bride & groom away for a quick photo session.

2010-05-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

We are live!! If you are an iphone user now you can be in touch with all the Bill Goode Photography news. Our new iphone App is ready for download. It's FREE. The daily picture will show a new image each day, studio news, photography tip, sessions requests and more.
We are still adjusting the image display to make improvements so check it out. It's called " Portrait Art" and the best way to find it in the App store is search
Bill Goode. You can also give us a rating. We are looking forward to being more connected.

2010-05-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

Its was a beautiful wedding today and the best part was I had a chance to spend some time after the wedding with the bride and groom. We stopped at a couple of locations just having some fun capturing some very nice places in Rocky Mount.

In this part of the country you may have 20 min to get from the church to the reception. The pressure is on around here to make the images quick and get back before the mother of the bride gives you the evil eye. In other parts of the country like in the North you have a wedding at 2:pm and you start at the brides house doing the family images and if you are lucky its only a 20min ride to the church.

The church ends at 4:pm and they may have the reception at 6:pm so you take the bridal party, the bride and groom off somewhere exciting for pictures. In the South the most important pictures of day are taken within the shortest amount time of the day.

2010-04-25T07:43:00.001-07:00

What an awesome wedding. Working with Ellen & Hunter was a true pleasure. It was a beautiful evening. The rain showed up during the ceremony and quit just in time. Here are just a couple of my favorites taken right before we left for the reception. I will post more on Facebook and here in a couple of days.

2010-04-20T20:05:00.000-07:00

Here is a combination of clips from our last visit to Seattle.

2010-04-15T20:29:00.000-07:00

On Sunday the weather was so beautiful we were outside almost the whole day. This is such a great view overlooking Seattle.

2010-04-15T20:23:00.000-07:00

We had such a great trip to Seattle visiting the grandchildren and of course Ian & Lori. It was much colder then expected so Amy and I had to use some of Ian's jackets. I even had a pair of shorts with me. What was I thinking. It was in the 40's and 50's but very sunny and beautiful. The weather was perfect.
In the photo Sylvie is showing Jane a little slight of hand with a few magic tricks.

2010-03-24T21:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some high lights from our Easter Special. It was a lot of fun and we had the most active rabbits ever.

2010-03-09T19:00:00.001-08:00

Here is my updated video of a behind the camera look of a few beach portraits.

2010-03-04T19:18:00.001-08:00

This weekend in Raleigh during the Professional Photographers of NC convention I was honored to receive the Professional Photographers of America National Award. This prestigious award is given to an individual for their service to professional photography and their commitment and dedication in helping others to improve at their craft. I am truly humbled to receive this award. Thanks to my PPNC family. I pictured receiving the award from PPA president Louis Tonsimeire.

2010-02-25T04:13:00.000-08:00

Our Baby Growing plan captures the small details of your child's very important first year.

Studio Life

2010-02-16T14:03:00.000-08:00

Studio Life

2010-02-16T14:01:00.000-08:00

Amy and I enjoyed our visit with the grandchildren. Here are Sylvie, Lucas and Jane. This grandparent thing is going to be fun.

2010-02-09T19:59:00.000-08:00

This may be an exciting year for you when getting ready for an upcoming wedding. This special moment was captured on The Outer Banks last October.

2010-01-31T19:35:00.000-08:00

For three days only you can purchase a very special Valentine gift that will keep giving many years to come. We are offering 25% off portrait gift cards. For example a $100 gift card will cost $75. Contact us at the studio at 252-823-1383.
Instead of adding up on the calories why not think about a portrait gift card. This is one of most exciting program gift programs we do around Christmas so we are bringing it back for Valentines's Day. Sometimes we just don't have the time to create a portrait and get it back for Valentines gift giving so a gift cards is perfect.It can be used anytime.

2010-01-31T06:18:00.000-08:00

I'm in the middle of a project for the schools to create what I call "school art". Images like these will hang in the home office. I was in the school for a couple of days to come up with some stock photos to use. Here a few of them.

2010-01-31T06:14:00.000-08:00

On Sunday March 21st we are starting our very popular Easter Special. The live bunnies will be running wild for four days. Contact us for more information. It will be fun.

2010-01-31T06:10:00.000-08:00

This weekend has been so lazy with the "big snow".I was at one of Tarboro's favorite snow riding hot spots to capture what I call Snow Days. I wanted to create a kind of old fashion Snow Village look.

2010-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

I changed the slide show images on our website tonight so I wanted to post a few to share.Stop by and view some of our portrait samples.

2009-10-29T03:43:00.000-07:00

Only With a Camera!

Some of the most exciting portrait sessions include the family pet. I am more
of a dog person but when I am around someone who cares for horses it always amazes me to see how they connect and interact with such a large beautiful animal. A horse is like any other pet, just another member of the family. When you are planning to get everyone together you should include this most important family member. Over the years we have received many requests for capturing portraits including horses. Take the time this Christmas season to make a special memory.There is still time left to plan a beautiful family portrait for the holidays!

2009-10-24T06:38:00.000-07:00

Our last trip to visit Ian & Lori in Seattle we had a chance to walk the waterfront at the farmers market.

2009-10-22T19:28:00.000-07:00

It's going to be fun and we get to do this twice as much the next time very soon. We left Tarboro at 9:am and arrived about two hours before Hilliary gave birth to little Lucas. It was a flash back and a awesome moment.

We enjoyed passing him around

One of many " who let the dogs out"....

He was so alert for the first hour.

Mom & dad had a long night

He is weighing in at 8 lbs 12oz

We just arrived a couple hours before everything started to move along

2009-10-19T14:34:00.001-07:00

Great show by The Lost Trailers last night in Tarboro. I very much enjoyed the back stage look of how it all comes together.

2009-09-07T17:24:00.000-07:00

Start The Weekend
It was a wild few moments in the studio on Friday afternoon once we gathered the Sessoms grand children together. This is one of those sessions you get yourself up for. Children everywhere! They did great and the twins were fun once we got all the children in the same image. It didn't take long.

2009-09-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

Beach Portrait
Our last beach portrait of the season almost didn't happen because of the weather but we just made it. Little Connor was awesome as we made our way to the waters edge and out ran the rain. The light was soft but not that directional so I'm glad of the extra light I had on a stand to help punch up the highlights. I worked on this one throughout the weekend.

2009-08-05T18:35:00.000-07:00

Raleigh Art Class
Its been a great rewarding week in Raleigh learning to bring out best in my images. I am looking forward to taking the time to create local images of Tarboro so I can apply this new approach to the art of photography.Here are a couple of image I had in my file and had a chance to redo in class.

2009-07-30T18:11:00.000-07:00

2009-07-30T18:08:00.001-07:00

Our senior portraits are going strong right now and we are going to more places to capture the lifestyle of many of the seniors.

2009-07-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

We had a great time today with this little guy. He came back with a big laugh every time. This was one of those times when the baby was to good.

2009-07-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

Last Monday morning our friends were leaving early for the trip back to Burlington so here I am up at 5:30am. I took a look outside and the clouds were looking good for a beautiful sunrise. I headed over to the Crab Shack next to a couple of fishing boats a placw I knew the sun would come up right about the docks.

2009-07-25T20:48:00.000-07:00

Senior Portraits
We are in the middle of our senior portrait season right now. Today I enjoyed working with Mary Kate as we ventured through Fort Macon and the beach.

2009-07-13T07:40:00.000-07:00

High Lights from Courtney & Jim's wedding this weekend at Rock Springs.

2009-06-24T17:13:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-17T14:58:00.000-07:00

Let's Get Crazy

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

2009-06-14T20:04:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-10T17:09:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-05T13:32:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-04T19:49:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-06-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-05-31T08:54:00.000-07:00

It was a close call for Brendan and his boys as the "Justin Barnhill" land torpedo was on target to sink the canoe. They turned just in time but they were hit as they arrived on shore. The fun begins for Carla & Brendan as they start enjoying the road to a beautiful wedding in October. Great Pig picken Fun!

2009-05-16T04:48:00.000-07:00

A quick video for Stassa & Jon's wedding weekend. Yesterday was a fun day walking around downtown Asheville and spending some early time at the church capturing some beautiful moments.

2009-05-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

2009-04-18T21:37:00.000-07:00

We had the best time on the beach last summer during our beach portrait season. Here are some highlights from last year and some of my favorite images. Thanks to Tim Talley from Reidsville for working the video camera.

2009-04-09T05:36:00.000-07:00

Free facebook photos.
For the first time we are offering a special portrait session. How about getting a great facebook profile for free. Yup for free! On Monday April 20th located in Greenville, NC at The Hair Gallery and on Tuesday April 21st in our Tarboro studio it is free profile day. This will be a fun an exciting time to meet new friends and build our fan base on facebook. I am including a link in this informations to our Bill Goode Photography page. So come and be a fan and join us in the fun. It's free!

2009-04-03T11:21:00.000-07:00

More Peeps,
Ann Marie sent me a "big"Peep. Now I can retire my chicken and let the Peep fall off my head during the children sessions. Those of you who have been to the studio know what I am talking about. Easter is coming soon so get your egg coloring ready.

2009-03-30T15:51:00.000-07:00

Easter Special Day Two
It was wild and crazy today. Four 2 year old's in a row. Thanks to Graham & Gracie for giving me a set of Peeps as a special gift. I needed it. If tomorrow is like today we will be putting Ritalin in the skittles bags.

2009-03-29T17:30:00.001-07:00

Easter Special
Today was a great day for our Easter Special. I think I have the best rabbit ever. Everyone was asking what drugs we are using to keep the rabbit so still. We have two days left and every year one out of the three days is always a nightmare. I am keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow and the rabbits well fed.

2009-03-17T10:09:00.000-07:00

PEEPS Are Rolling In
My sister Ann Marie sent me a great Peep toy and pen along with the man him self Mr. Bill. My adopted son Richard (long story) filled the calling by sending me a case of yellow classic Peeps. Great and perfect timing because I was needing a fix. Richard They are already gone.

2009-03-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

Double Days

Here is the source of what could be a hard day! It's twin day. I had some excitement today with two sets of twins and two cousins. I think it is about Miller time right now. We really had fun creating beautiful images today. It was a normal Friday. Have a great weekend.

2009-03-11T09:33:00.000-07:00

Send Out Cards
This is the coolest thing since sliced bread. How about sending a thank you card, get well card or even putting you own photo on a card for around $1.30 including postage. Check it out. On the computer you can select your style of card, write a note and hit send. Someone else puts on the stamp and mails it for you.
I can give you a password for three Free cards if you want to check it out.

Go to www.sendoutcards.com/billgoode and check it out. Email me for the password for three free cards to send and do a test ride.

2009-03-09T06:00:00.001-07:00

Jr Miss This Weekend
We enjoyed a beautiful sunny weekend with Hilliary & Francois while Hilliary was helping to judge on the Jr Miss panel. Francois did state this as his first Jr Miss program he has ever attended and it would be his last. Everyone did a great job.

2009-03-09T05:50:00.000-07:00

Our New Video for CHildren

2009-02-23T18:14:00.000-08:00

Location Portrait.

I had a chance to create a portrait for long time friends Susan and Bill Fentress from New Bern, NC. I love the way their daughter Sarah was reaching out toward the family lab.

2009-02-22T18:45:00.000-08:00

PEEPS
We had tons of fun Friday shooting images for an upcoming newsletter showing my sweet love for Marsh Mallow Peeps. I don't know what started this idea but I will say no Peeps were harmed in the photo process of this session. A bunch were eaten!.
It took 30 boxes of Peeps and lots of paper towels to get those sticky birds off our hands. We are now ready for Easter. If you are a fan of Marsh Mallow Peeps you can go to the Peeps website and join the fan club or get a real life. As if I don't spend enough time on the computer.I think my all time favorite is the old fashion yellow bird Peeps. I do like the white snowman.
All I have to do is a row of Peeps in the morning and I am ready to fly.

2009-02-12T04:11:00.000-08:00

The Tarboro Snow
It has been a while since I had a chance to post something new on the blog. I have a new plan for some new blog images so I'll be here every other day.
We had some pretty and quick snow fall this year so far. A real southern snow fall is here one day and gone the next, just like all the bread at Food Lion. This is the park behind the studio we use for our family portraits.

2009-01-24T16:13:00.000-08:00

Kids Video

2009-01-09T08:14:00.000-08:00

Easter Special
The Easter Special is back. Every year after it is over we say " never again".Working with children and rabbits are always a surprise but fun. This year we want to change the set a little and offer more options on the price list so stay in touch. Last year I had a child ask me what the rabbit's names. I said that one is called "cash" and that one is called "flow". If you are not receiving our email newsletter visit the website and send us your address through the contact us page. Now booking appointments.Starting Sunday March 28th through Tuesday March 30th.

2009-01-05T20:30:00.000-08:00

2009-01-01T10:51:00.000-08:00

The Family Portrait
One of the greatest tricks I can perform is capturing our own family portrait every year. I planned it this Christmas since it may be the only time I will have all the kids and dogs in one room for a long time. It did take a number of takes but after throwing a few dog toys into the Christmas tree next to the camera and telling everyone to keep looking at the camera I think we got one I can use for the house.

The Worm was ready once I started setting up. It reminds me when I go into someones home and start setting up for a portrait session and begin moving chairs always one of the kids will sit in front like that is the the spot they will be.

2008-12-21T06:12:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas
We wish you the best for you and your family this holiday season. Merry Christmas. We have a connection with Santa. He came all the way to North Carolina for his official portrait.

2008-12-16T06:28:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

2008-12-16T06:16:00.001-08:00

THE VAN
I was glad to get my card back from a long stay in the shop because of a recall from GMC. After driving this van around for a week I started thinking about going to a few soccer games or maybe doing some car pooling just like back back in the old days. If you are in the market to buy a new car you should always think about the serves after the sale. You can't ask for a better dealer than Strickland Auto Group in Ahoskie, NC. I noticed a problem with my car on a Thursday and Charles Strickland had it picked up the next day and I was driving another care. In this business market this means so much.

2008-12-12T10:27:00.001-08:00

Senior Video Special

Check out the new video we can create from your session session and take advantage of this cool offer to all senior that have placed a package order. Use the video to post to your favorite online account page.

2008-12-07T10:54:00.000-08:00

Aspen Colorado

This weekend has been an adventure visiting brother Tom in Aspen for his 60th birthday. The last leg of my flight from Denver to Aspen was a little different. When we left Denver I thought we were not gaining altitude so shortly after we took off this loud noise was coming from the right side of the plane. The wheels would stay in the down position and we lost hydraulics. The pilot came on and said we have to turn around to Denver because of a warning light. We flew by the tower so they could see if the gear was ok. After landing they had to come pull us to the gate since the plane's wheels could not turn and after an hour we switch planes. By the time we finished boarding the second plane most of us in the back seats knew each other very well. It was an exciting ride. The airlines did an awesome job taking care of all of us during what could have been a bad deal.
I had a chance to take a heart pumping walk pasted the closed road at the beginning of Independence Pass on the outside of Aspen. At almost 10,000 ft this sea level guy's heart was pumping strong. Be back on sea level Monday.

2008-11-30T17:30:00.000-08:00

Back Home

We were glad to be back form a wonderful visit with Hilliary & Francois in Charleston over Thanksgiving. The road is always an adventure coming home after that weekend. When the kids were small we made many trips to and from New Jersey over this holiday and I don't miss that 10 to 11 hour ride with traffic. On a normal day it's not a bad ride but not the best time to go during Thanksgiving.
The dogs were glad we made it back so they could get back to the sofa. We enjoyed seeing our "grand dog Cooper" showing off his new Christmas outfit.

2008-11-24T06:32:00.000-08:00

The Ferry
Our Sunday was full as we started with some early morning Sunday school and then ducking our of church. We had to travel to Bayboro for a family portrait at 2:30.
After the session we took our first ride on the Minnesott Ferry to Havelock. It was a nice way to break up the drive since we were leaving there to Emerald Isle and then returning home to Tarboro in the same night.It was a long day.

2008-11-20T18:25:00.000-08:00

The Retouched Photo

One of my life long favorite shows as a kid was the Little Rascals. Back then who knew that my favorite ever was the one when Spanky would not have his "picture took". I live those days every now and then today. I love this clip when the photographer talks about retouching a photo.

2008-11-06T20:09:00.001-08:00

Fall Colors
On my way downtown this afternoon the late day sun was casting a beautiful light on WIlson street in Tarboro. I was coming from a location session and I'am glad I had my camera in the car. Tarboro is peaking out and on fire with fall colors right now.

2008-11-05T19:51:00.000-08:00

Take The Wheel

It was a awesome surprise to know my friend Steve Brittain was the pilot on our flight to San Francisco a couple of weekends ago. We had a an early flight from Raleigh to Charlotte and had just enough time to get to the other side of the airport to board our flight to San Francisco.I asked Steve if I could take the "yoke" for awhile ( fly talk) since I had a few hours on Flight Simulator what the heck. I really wasn't in the air when this shot was taken but It was exciting sitting in the drivers seat for a moment after we landed. Thanks Captain Steve!

2008-11-04T06:51:00.000-08:00

A Bill Goode music video from our trip to San Francisco last weekend.

2008-11-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

This guy was doing his thing as we came off the boat in Sausalito. One of the many creative homeless guys you will see in the Bay area

2008-11-01T17:20:00.000-07:00

Great Place to Eat
Here is one of those places you see in the God Father movie. We were in San Francisco last weekend for Ian's birthday and after a long shopping day downtown we ventured over to this little street in the corner of town. It had four different restaurants in such a small area. Total atmosphere with the seating outside and great food.I will get Lori to send me the address so I can post a link. It is a must see if you ever go San Fran.

2008-11-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

Trick or Treat
Friday before I sent out our November newsletter I wanted to include a little Halloween touch. We now have a portrait contest in progress to guess my favorite candy. The hint is the candy is soft and the original design was made into a bird. The website for the hint is this candy link. We are giving away a portrait session and 16x20 portrait. All you have to do is visit our website at BillGoode.com and write in the name of the candy company to have a chance.
I had a hard time climbing into that jar.

2008-10-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

THE MEAT
Here is a way to fix a great meal. For many years on Christmas Day our family would share family time with the Kent family in Tarboro. Jesse Kent would fix a standing roast covered in rocky salt and just a little Lea & Perrins for taste. This is the best ever!
A couple of days ago Amy purchased a eye round roast.When we were coming home today from Greenville she said it had to be fixed tonight or it would go bad. Let's rock salt it. It was awesome. The eye round is not as tender as a standing rib roast but it still had the flavor. Jessie's secret cooking tie is 12min a lb. A 4lb pound roast would cook about 45min at 500 degrees. When it's done you have to take it outside and crack it with a hammer to "release the meat". That doesn't sound good. I am looking forward to this weeks lunch. Try it.

2008-10-18T18:47:00.000-07:00

The Fair

We made it. Another hard working day at the NC State Fair. We got together with our friends Dean & Tracy Nance from Greenville SC around 3:pm. We were only there for three hours but it felt like a whole day.My good friend and awesome photographer from Raleigh Cindy Smith gave us her cow pass. With this pass we can drive in and park in the animal area for free. Like having a back stage pass.
I remember I said a long time ago never go on a Saturday. Now I know why. It was tight. I was able to still do a Cattleman's Rib Eye Sandwich, A London Broil Sandwich, A Funnel Cake, Share some Chips and two corn on the cobbs from Wild Bill's. The best corn on the planet. I even stood in line for a pizza but gave up. It was a full evening in many ways. To top it off Amy wanted a drink on the way home so I did a hamburger for the road. I am done! I should keep a set of paddles for my chest in the car.CLEAR! We had fun and it's a once a year stuff fest.

2008-10-17T07:39:00.000-07:00

Tarboro Website

I want to give you a chance to check out the new Tarboro NC website. I did a bunch of images for the site and it was producted by

Latham Jenkins // President
Circumerro Media
t. 307-733-8319 | c. 307-690-1642
http://www.circumerro.com

It should put us on the world wide map.

2008-10-17T07:22:00.000-07:00

Newsletter

We just sent out our fall newsletter and I have posted a sample. You may not be able to read it but if you did not receive it let us send you one. In it we have information about our Christmas Special starting Sunday November 16th and our outdoor portraits, in home sessions and a few examples on our designer Christmas cards. How about $50 toward a location portrait session? Its in there.
You may want to take advantage of the contest we have on the back. Just send in your email address to our website and have a chance to win a $75 gift certificate to On The Square in Tarboro. You can go ahead and jump in.Go to our website and select the contact us page. Enter your information and write " list" on the page. I am going to give it away next week.

2008-10-17T07:11:00.000-07:00

Rocky Mount Academy Seniors

Once again we picked the perfect day for working with the senior class of RMA. I always end with the group pose and has some fun getting them close together. Thanks to Rose Hill for offering us a beautiful location for this years seniors.To view some of the other groups visit our website at www.billgoode.com and select portrait proofing. The password is seniorgroups in small case letters.

2008-10-06T19:38:00.000-07:00

Beach Wedding

I enjoyed myself Saturday following Brittany around getting in her way as second shooter during a beach wedding for Ian's friends Ryan & Allison. I had a family beach session at 5:30 pm but had enough time to show up and make Britt nervous.

I was was having a good time just shooting a little from the outside but mostly playing with my video camera. I want to make a studio marketing video for Brittany and myself and I thought this was perfect timing since I was on the coast anyway for another reason. It was a beautiful wedding. The day could not have been any better. Brittany loves this kind of beach wedding since her and Nick were married about a year ago on the beach. More and more people are searching interesting locations now to celebrate their wedding and the Crystal Coast is one of the most popular area in NC.

2008-10-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

Big Cake

I have enjoyed playing around with my new phone and the photo features it has. Nothing I love better then a new toy. I am now sending images back and forth to the kids whenever I can so last Friday night we had a few friends at the house. Amy went crazy and used our special mixer my sister gave us for the first time. The cake was "big" is all I can say. I had to shoot a pictures and send it to Ian since he loves big cake.

Ian and Lori sent me back a pic of them getting ready to cook a big meal all the way in San Francisco. The digital world does help the miles get a little closer.

2008-10-05T19:30:00.000-07:00

Early Morning

The last few times we were on the coast I have been wanting to get up early and do some sunrise images. This morning Howard and The Worm had the early morning call and had me up at 5:30.

These images are from this morning.

2008-10-05T19:25:00.000-07:00

Beach Portrait

The real reason for going to the coast this weekend was to capture what may be my last beach session of the season. I would love to do all the beach sessions in the fall because the sun is lower in the sky and the light is just beautiful. This was an awesome session and the light was perfect.

2008-10-05T19:12:00.000-07:00

Great Weekend

I was looking forward to this weekend because It was going to be a dry run for the State Fair. Yes I am talking about Funnel Cake. Nothing like it and this weekend at the Crystal Coast Seafood Fest I was going to jump in. Of course rule number one. Never put on a black shirt when you are planing to eat funnel cake so I was ok.

2008-09-23T18:59:00.000-07:00

Charleston SC

One of my favorite images form Charleston is of John & Jessica Kent.After the service we stopped by the Battery area before the reception and had some fun creating some beautiful moments.

When Amy and I are on a road trip my favorite thing to do is hit the street early in the morning to capture the views from the area. Here are a few images from Charleston this past weekend.

Charleston for the weekend...

We spend a great weekend with Hilliary and Francois in Charleston and can't wait to return. Amy and I left Friday morning and enjoyed our first evening doing dinner at the house. Saturday we visited the Charleston street market and I had one of my favorite things in the world. Funnel cake! It was really the french type. (Benn-yas) I will let you get the spelling but you know what I mean.
We then captured Hilliary & Francois going through some tennis lessons.Of course those of you that know tennis will understand the difference of a 4,4.5 or 5.0 level player. Francois is in the upper 4's and plays a mean game of tennis.Sunday we did the carriage tour thing and a brunch with some of the best shrimp & grits on the planet.Charleston is a beautiful place with such a history. You need to plan a visit.

2008-09-18T18:18:00.000-07:00

The Winner Is
We got the news today that The Evening Telegram newspaper in Rocky Mount has voted us number one in the area for photography studios. It is exciting to have the PR in that area. I am going to run an ad in the awards issue thanking everyone so I came up with this idea. I would jump in the air. Like a jump for joy! I felt kind of stupid holding a remote control trying to take my own picture.
When you advertise all you need is to get the attention anyway you can. I say if people are saying good things or bad things I will take all the word of mouth advertising I can get. Thanks Rocky Mount for giving us the good words.

2008-09-16T17:25:00.001-07:00

The colors were beautiful along the roadside this time of the year. The tree are starting to show a hint of color change as the Fall season is just around the corner.

We had a chance to ride around over the weekend and take some pictures of the country side.

This is Amy in Linville Caverns on the bridge over the bottomless pit. We were the only ones on the tour.

Boone Weekend

Amy and I spend Sunday through Tuesday in Boone after a wild wedding weekend doing Cassie Stone's daughters wedding in Wilkesboro NC. We had a great getaway. We have not been in the mountains in a long while. I love this photo of Katie & Nick. I tried to make everyone move around them as they locked into a kiss.

2008-08-30T19:59:00.000-07:00

Beach Portraits
The setting sun was beautiful tonight and the light was soft and just perfect as I spent time with Riggs family from Greenville NC. The kids did not waste time getting into the water at the end of the session.

2008-08-23T13:11:00.001-07:00

Sometimes things get a little crazy in the middle of a portrait sessions when you work with a 2 year old and 5 year old.Some of the best images happen within the first 10 minutes of the session. After that its down hill.

2008-08-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

The Family

Sometimes the best family shots are the ones that happen when your not ready. We were all together as a family last weekend on the coast. We tried to get a family portrait with dogs and all but now I know how hard it is on the other side of the camera. I will have a better image for this years Christmas card.

A long Day

2008-08-21T12:52:00.000-07:00

Sherry Price from Greenville was here today and she is in our Baby Growing Plan. Her 6 month old little girl was having a good time and making some very funny motions with her hands. I will have a bunch of new photos coming this week and I look forward to sharing my own family portrait we captured last week when we were all together on the coast.

2008-08-19T09:06:00.000-07:00

OK - It can be announced! This Saturday August 23rd is a WORLDWIDE Photowalk! And we're part of it In Rocky Mount, NC Chris Barns has been selected to host the walk in this area and it will be an exciting time to walk and share! Part of his responsibilities however is to promote the devil out of this thing, so sign up today as it is limited to 50 participants. And heck, IT'S FREE!!! go to the Photo Walk Link for more information.

2008-07-31T18:53:00.000-07:00

Ian & Lori
We are looking forward spending time with Ian & Lori next weekend as they make a long awaited visit from the west coast.We should have all four kids home for the weekend so It may be the only time I can get them together before Christmas. Guess what? I am looking for a photographer so I can get a real family portrait of my own family. We have not had a family group photo since the weddings so It's time.We will even have Hilliary & Francois's dog Cooper along with Howard & The Worm. The last posed group was me setting the self timer and running into the pose.I hope to share the new pose with everyone right after it is complete.

2008-07-31T18:11:00.000-07:00

Family Reunion

This past Sunday afternoon Amy and I traveled to Sunset Beach to photograph the
VanNess Family from Reidsville,NC. This family has been gathering for a yearly reunion for more than 32 years. Grand dad is now 93 years old and made it to beach for this group pose.You may not be able to see it in the photo but the wind must of been
blowing more than 20 mph.The only place to pose 45 people was on the beach access road behind a huge sand dune.
We are still getting requests for beach portraits for the Fall season.
August is family month so keep on the look out for some really cool offers for family portraits. You need to be on our email mailing list to get the information first hand so please contact me today so we can keep in touch.

2008-07-10T14:30:00.000-07:00

The Garden

We had a great time in the garden today. The flowers are still look beautiful. I just love following a little one around with a hand full of flowers. You never know know what will happen.Visit our website to view more samples of our work. We had a big time last week doing our beach portraits so I am going to try and post a bunch over the weekend. Amy and I will be attending a wedding on Saturday of a close friend. It will be strange not to be taking the pictures but I am looking forward to not feeling guilty going to the food line. It should be fun watching someone else sweat.

2008-07-09T19:30:00.000-07:00

Tarboro Beach

If you don’t want to pay the high gas prices to drive to the beach why not try “Tarboro Beach “ for a fun beach style portrait.
It’s been so long since we set up this portrait program (because who wants to remove 10 bags of play sand from the studio the next day).
We have had a number of requests to bring back our in studio children’s beach portrait beach special. The dates are Sunday August 3rd and Monday August 4th. Our very own Brittany Thompson-Wright will be our lifeguard behind the camera capturing all the fun in the sun (or maybe under the lights).
We will be sending post cards out within the next week but you are the first to know. Call today for an appointment while the best times are available. The packages prices will be posted to the web site under the price section on Monday. See you on the beach!