Posts Tagged ‘Lifestyle Portrait’
a holiday at the sea
C. S. Lewis wrote, “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are…like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too…
Read MoreBeautiful Crystal Coast morning
Beautiful Crystal Coast morning George Burns once commented, “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family…in another city.” Not so for the Curkins and the Browns on June 8, a beautiful Crystal Coast morning. These families exude a happiness that truly defines the meaning of the word “family.” Their laughter with (and at) one…
Read MoreBrothers and sisters and cousins, oh my!
Brothers and sisters and cousins, oh my! There is nothing as unpredictable and exciting as photographing brothers and sisters and cousins, oh my! One never knows what will happen when you get them together. No people on the face of the earth can love, hate, care for, and despise each other as much as brothers…
Read MoreFinal 2016 photo shoot
Final 2016 photo shoot Final 2016 photo shoot was a blast! I’ve shot Jadranka several times this past year. It’s always a joy. It was also good to finally meet her brother, Lukas, a fellow photographer. The week before Christmas the Crystal Coast experienced some of its coldest temps of the year. And 36 degrees…
Read MoreShooting action sequences
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…
Read MoreThree sisters and a brother
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…
Read MoreA Crystal Coast Autumn
A Crystal Coast autumn comes alive. Rainbow colors blanket the trees. Lawns resemble patchwork quilts. It’s as if the trees are wired with electricity and someone suddenly flips the switch. Leaves. Few words conjure as vibrant an image of childhood autumn days as this one. Growing up in southeast Tennessee meant our summers were green…
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