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.

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.

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.

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!

Howard The Dog
Our dog Howard enjoyed his first time in the water. I had to drag him in but he loves to go fishing. Every time I would throw the fishing net he would jump on it to check the results. We didn't catch much but had a good time playing with the net. My man Tim Talley from Reidsville
( best photographer in the world) added the birds.

Back To The Beach
Now for my first beach portrait of the week. The wind was still blowing strong and the location was less then a mile away from where we are staying. Its going to be a two family session and we needed to finish on the family pier. When setting up a beach portrait the best time is starting at 7:pm in the evening light when the sun is soft and perfect. It was a rush to get everything in and the kids were excited to be on the beach but it was a full day.

On The Road
After the farm portrait in Oak City I was on the road to Swansboro to set up a portrait for three young family members that we have worked with for many years. Two of the kids are now married and mom wanted to sneak in a portrait of what I would call the originals. When I arrived to the house on the waterfront it was just beautiful. The wind had to be blowing 20 or 30 MPH. It was crazy. I found a small place between two houses while still seeing the water in the background. The family has many memories growing up at this location so that is why it was the perfect place for this portrait session. I was hoping this wind was not going to be around the entire week. I was now two for two and very please with my results as I headed to beach for my final portrait session of the day.

On The Farm
When doing a location portrait session I always like to arrive early so I can look around and check out areas for different groupings. It helps to check out the lighting in advance. When everyone was ready for the group I was happy with the clothing choices but I saw an area that needed a farm clothing look. At the end of the session I asked Grand dad and his Grand Son to change into working clothes for a
"real"farm image.

Beach Portraits

Our beach portrait sessions started out this week on the farm with the Purvis Family from the Oak City area. A great way to start off a full week of family portraits. The lighting and creative areas around a farm are always interesting.