Help! Kids are in my wedding party! I will never forget the first wedding I photographed that included young children in the wedding party. It brought new meaning to the phrase, “Never a dull moment!” Fortunately, I had children of my own so I knew what to expect. Well, sort of. Several children were recently…

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A lot of us spent our childhoods reading comic books and playing superheroes – Superman, the Avengers, Captain America, Spiderman, Batgirl, Thor, the Fantastic Four. Maybe you still occasionally don a cape and mask but probably best to keep that your little secret. A peanut butter sandwich, some Tang, and a stack of comic books…

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It’s senior picture time again! Spring is just around the corner Easter is just around the corner Spring break is just around the corner Yearbook is just around the corner Homecoming is just around the corner Summer is just around the corner Graduation is just around the corner Whether you’re a senior breezing through your…

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I recently came across a book filled with some of the most amazing images I’ve ever seen of 1950s Hong Kong street photography. Called A Hong Kong Memoir, these photographs were captured by a teenager, Ho Fan, who arrived in Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1949. Armed with a simple Rolleiflex camera, he managed to…

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Photography 101: Aperture Photography 101 Back to Basics is a series of posts I’ve wanted to do for some time. Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. In addition to my other biweekly posts, each month this year I’m covering…

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Yes, it’s the middle of February. Yes, it’s not even Valentine’s Day yet. Yes, it’s 31 degrees outside this morning. Yes, it’s supposed to snow this weekend. Yes, it’s still the season of big coats, hot chocolate, and long underwear. Yes, the 2016 wedding season is just around the corner! Beginning in about a month,…

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As a wedding photographer, how to photograph reception details is one of the most overlooked tasks you will face on the bride’s special day. Though most of us work with a fairly detailed shot list, too often reception details get lumped in rather than discussed and determined beforehand, which can result in some rather embarrassing…

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Washington DC in February is about as dismal as it gets. Though it’s a rainy, messy February morning on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, I’ll take this over the US capital any day of the week. Below are a few photos to remind me just how wonderful we have it here on the Crystal Coast. If…

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Three sisters and a brother sounds like the title of a Hollywood movie, but in this case it was the title of a Northeastern North Carolina lifestyle portrait session a few years back. Amber, Ashley, Autumn, and Michael were all in town for one of Northeastern North Carolina’s mild Christmases. We met on a picture…

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