Two brides…best friends…weddings on the same day…the premise behind our recent Bohemian bridal styled photo shoot. Stay tuned for more photos next week, but for now below is a Bohemian brides sneak preview. Beaufort Photography Co. teamed up with a group of amazing models and wedding vendors to photograph these beautiful Boho brides on their…

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Jenn is the quintessential surfer girl. Born and raised Down East, she’s spent her whole life on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast. She knows the area like the back of her hand. Excited to get to photograph her in her element, we spent the early evening dodging storms and chasing light in Atlantic Beach. Our lifestyle…

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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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There is a 100 percent chance you’re reading this blog post right this second. And there is a 100% chance someone else is not. I’m a sucker for a good statistic. But statistics can be tricky things. It’s been said that a statistician is someone who stands in a bucket of ice water while he…

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They’re here! Our new Beaufort Photography Co. business cards  have finally arrived! While word-of-mouth will always be the most effective advertising in which a company can engage, having some quality print material exchanging hands around the world is a close second. Phase one of introducing ourselves to you as we make the Crystal Coast our…

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Model call for 1960s Bohemian wedding shoot. Beaufort Photography Co. is looking for a male and female model to participate in a styled 1960s West coast Bohemian surfer vibe wedding shoot (that’s a mouthful!). We’re teaming with several amazing local Crystal Coast vendors (Wedding Attire, Makeup Artist, Florist, etc.) for the ultimate Bohemian wedding shoot…

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On the road again this week. Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend. Blog posts will be sporadic and spontaneous this week as Beaufort Photography Co. makes our way through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. But I’m already homesick for the Crystal Coast and Carrot Island and Beaufort Inlet and Emerald Isle and…

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Do you ever stop to think about your window on the world? It’s Friday morning and as I’m writing this blog post a severe storm is blowing over the Crystal Coast. I’m watching it in front of the window that I look out a thousand times a day. While the storm only lasted about ten…

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Shooting action sequences is something you’re more likely to do at a sporting event or graduation ceremony or photographing birds in your backyard. However, I believe shooting action sequences has a place in wedding and engagement photography as well. I’m not sure when I began doing this but it seems at every wedding, engagement, or…

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