Category Archives: Family

van, dani, and family | wilmington nc family photographer

Talking to Dani prior to their session, she told me that she loved the unplanned moments captured in an image.  I feel the same.  I read a quote once by William Albert Allard in “The Photographic Essay” – “I think the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation, I don’t find photographing…

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My Pretty Little Baby | Wilmington NC newborn photographer

You may have heard me say a time or two (or three or four) that I love to create images capturing your family’s love and connection with one another.   Every single session, every single time – this is my goal, this is what makes my heart sing as a photographer and is part of…

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a simply mini-session at topsail beach is a’comin | topsail island beach photographer

If you follow me HERE then you may have read THIS interview in which I talk about my favorite time of day for sessions.  I am extremely picky about finding good light in my sessions because I wholeheartedly believe that two things make a session – that sweet little family of yours just being themselves…

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Simply Snuggles, Limited Edition Mini Sessions | Wilmington NC child photographer

My favorite subject to shoot is connection – yes, connection.  It is not tangible, but it is very much real.  Children are brilliant at displaying connection because for the most part, who they are in real life is who they are at a photo session.  I will go a step further and say one of…

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of love, light, and film: red | wilmington nc photographer

I read in Parenting magazine that the age in which kids can tie their shoes is getting older and older, but the age in which they can navigate technology is getting younger.  Sounds about right for our house.  I am also guilty of buying velcro shoes for my 6 year old to make the whole…

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