It is our core passion Wedding photography. It is our core passion. “Core” passion. Get it? Apples…core…core passion? There’s nothing like a fruit pun to start your Thursday morning! Wedding and engagement photography is why we exist. It’s our passion and our mission and everything in between. It is our core business. It is our…

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Photography 101: Focus Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered eight of twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography 101: Aperture Photography 101: Depth of Field Photography 101: Shutter Speed Photography 101: ISO Photography 101: White Balance…

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Photography 101: Lighting Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered seven of twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography 101: Aperture Photography 101: Depth of Field Photography 101: Shutter Speed Photography 101: ISO Photography 101: White Balance…

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Photography 101: White Balance In January I began a series of posts called Photography 101 Back to Basics. Why? Because whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered five of the twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography…

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Tracey and Scott wedding surprise: One sneaky bride-to-be + One phony birthday party for the groom-to-be + One surprise wedding + One fantastic friend = Newlywed photos of the bride and groom at the Olde Towne Yacht Club in Beaufort on North Carolina’s gorgeous Crystal Coast When Scott and Tracey celebrated their most special of…

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The seashore, salty air, sand dunes, and shining sun – all reasons for a Crystal Coast celebration in Atlantic Beach last week. Oh yeah, and life…beautiful, wonderful, amazing life! Three years ago to the day, Allie received a bilateral lung transplant ensuring she would experience a lot more days like this one. If you’re like…

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This past weekend I happened to post a couple of photos on my personal Instagram account (@mikegothard) which mentioned I was logging some time photo shoot location scouting in preparation for several photo shoots over the next couple of weeks. A friend in the film industry messaged me asking if “location scouting” for a photo…

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The best photographs always leave something to the imagination; they leave us wondering and thinking and wishing and “What iffing.” It’s the same with a good book or an engaging film or a compelling poem. Anything that shows everything and leaves nothing to the imagination tends toward the boring and predictable. As human beings we…

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“To infinity…and beyond!” Okay, I confess…this post has absolutely nothing to do with Buzz Lightyear of Toy Story fame. But it does have to do with light years and light. Astronomers tell us that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of billions of galaxies in an astoundingly vast universe, each of which contains…

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Photography 101: ISO Light is an amazing thing. I once viewed Saturn through a telescope and was able to actually see its rings. I was looking at a planet that was 746 million miles away. How far away is that? Light travels at 186,000 miles per second or 670 million miles per hour. Traveling at…

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