I am so blessed to have photographed this wonderful little girl! We really had a great time trying out different things, and we had a lot of fun putting on her cute little outfits. Even on such a cold day she just has a twinkle in those big beautiful brown eyes of hers!

At the studio, we are being busy little elves getting everything ready for Christmas! We have closed our Christmas ordering but you can contact the studio for information on expediting a Christmas order, or even having one directly mailed for you. Just give us a call and leave a message if you have any questions!

Meanwhile, enjoy these photos full of holiday cheer ^_^

All I can say is WOW, what a gorgeous family!!! I had such a blast with this family out at the park, we did this session just at the perfect time where all the leaves were falling and the sunsets are gorgeous. This family was so easy to work with, and up for all my crazy ideas (you will see what I mean ^_~) I just love all the different shots we got from the family session and can't WAIT to see what they pick out!

This family was so super fun and relaxed! We had a great time getting some awesome christmas photos even if it was below zero out there (okay so not really but it sure felt like it)! The wagon is my new favorite toy because the kids love it and its so easy to play around with it (plus it fits in my car which is obviously a plus since i have to haul everything to our secret little park. :) I love workig with families like this because I love to capture those natural moments between mom, dad, and their kids. I like  to just let the kids take the lead for the shoot and that's easy to do when you've got such a fun family to work with. So enough already.. bring on the pictures! ;)

I think this last one is so funny. "S" was playing with me just fine, and its like she heard mommy and daddy laughing with each other and had to see what she was missing out on. hehe

When you see this cutie pie you will know what I mean! This guy will be a star player on some sports team one day, I better keep these photos around!!! ^_^ He is a little young to put all that pressure on him but oh my is he so cute! He has the cutest little expressions, bright blue eyes, cool hair, cool clothes, and just all around a fun little guy to run around in the park with!

Hey everyone!!! It has proven to be "Busy Season" the last couple of months and we are working hard to get everything done in time for Christmas!! I just wanted to send out a reminder post for those of you following the blog and the rss feed that tomorrow and this weekend is the last chance to order for the holidays! If your online gallery has expired already please contact me asap to have it back up online just for Christmas, there is a minimum order so please contact me for details. We will be placing our last order on Monday the 24th so please have all orders placed and paid for by this day to receive them in time for Christmas.

Until then I thought you might like to take a look at this sweet little newborn with his mommy!

Its hard to believe Halloween wasn't that long ago! Here are some sneak peeks that some of our mini session clients from Halloween have been waiting for! I just had to share these ^_^ There are so many cute ones I wish I could post them all!!

I had a really cool family session with G and his family! Through most of the session G and I just hung out and played while I happened to be taking pictures, ha! He didn't even ask where his parents were (they were at Carolina Coffee and Tea next door). It was a ton of fun! I don't typically do family sessions at the studio and this was kind of a cold day but we made it work and I just love how they turned out. Lisa this is for you!

I know you all have been waiting for these so patiently! :) During the state street festival a couple weeks ago Andrea and I had the wonderful opportunity to meet some really cool families and take pictures of their beautiful children. Here are some of the highlights from that day. I hope you enjoy!!!

I have so many favorite photos lately and I am so THRILLED to be able to put them on the walls of all the families. If you have done a photo shoot with me you know I get way too sentimental about them, ha! But there is no greater joy to know my hard work pays off in an exponential way.

So here are my sweet photos of a fun and energized little girl, full of smiles and ready to play! Mom says that little "C" has been asking about when she can play with me, that is when I swipe my hands "Mission Accomplished" hehehe! Seriously though I really do get so attached to my little subjects, and "C" is just one of those examples where I wish I could play with her every day! I can't wait to see what mom comes up with for her walls, these are gonna end up being some amazing wall art. (BTW, I wish I could post them ALL, I had an extraordinarily hard time choosing the sneak peeks... lets say we wound up with over SIXTY of these...!)

I know everyone has totally been enjoying all of Susan's Halloween Sneak Peeks, how AWESOME were those?! We had such a blast with the kids that day and I am so excited to show all of these off to the mommas!!! I hope you all enjoy!

I'm trying to finish up the Halloween pictures and I am just having too much fun going through them. I really think that Greensboro must have the most adorable kids in the nation!!! Seriously just look at them! hehehehe.. can you get any cuter than this???

I had the wonderful opportunity to work with this family again! This time I got to meet a new part of this family! I am so excited to show these off to them!! Enjoy ^_^

I had a blast working with this family. I've heard you never want to try and photograph kids and dogs at the same time.. but they were both fabulous. Plus mom and dad were so sweet and easy to work with.. putting up with all my craziness. hehe. I know you've been waiting for these.. so ENJOY!

How much FUN I had on Halloween with these kids? :) We totally had a blast. Pooh bear was soooo cute! She even brought along her own full size piglet (her mommy :). She was just having a ball rocking in that little rocking chair and eating some honey out of her pot.

I have two more adorable sisters for you! I just had sooo much fun with these two! Little handy Manny was helping us fix up all of the stuff around the studio that was broken and miss little Ladybug was cruising from flower to flower leaving a little bit of smile as she went. :)

This was definitely like a "Day in the Life" type of session. I got to hang out with the most fun, loving, and diverse family in Greensboro, ha! These guys were awesome, I had such a great time with them on the weekend out at their ranch-style property. I could not have asked for sweeter kids that loved each other every minute they could get and were happy to show the camera! Here are just a FEW of all the images we captured together...

and just for good measure... !! ^_^

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! for such a wonderful opportunity to be touched by a beautiful family. I had an amazing day with you guys and I just miss you all looking through these photos!!! I can't wait to see you all again.

I just love these sisters! They are just the sweetest little girls and we had so much fun making a witches brew and pouncing around like kittens!

I was so excited to see little A again! She is growing up and wants to be just like big bro! She really loved playing outside, we had a great time together! She was very sweet and cautious, but then we thought it'd be a great idea to jump off of the chair we had and all caution went out the window, lol!!! It was so much fun, here are some of the sweet and fun pics we captured together.

Little "M" was such a CUTIE! He has the biggest most beaufitul brown eyes and an even bigger smile.

When I tried to think of three words that described this wonderful family I met, I came up with life, love, and laughter! Not only was Sarah super-fun and spirited, her whole family was! Paul is one very lucky man, and we are so blessed to have snagged Sarah from Australia!! Hahaha!

Here are some of the great moments I captured while spending time with them during their wedding day.

Thanks so much Sarah and Paul for sharing this amazing day with us!!!

Something really neat that has happened in starting the studio is that I get lots of great kids! What I mean is, I hardly ever see a newborn, which is funny because that is a very common age to get portraits. I find most often my clients wait and bring their children once they are a little bit older and it works out perfectly! This way, together we capture personality, fun, character, bright eyes, and *crossing our fingers* a few smiles!!!! This is a great example of the perfect time to bring a new little baby.

I am SOOOOO excited about the new products at the studio, we still have a slew of stuff coming in but I couldn't resist taking photos of our new Image Boxes that will now be offered as a part of our Exclusive Packages when you come for your proofing session! If you pay close attention you will find in these images what our next product announcement will be about ^_~ Until then enjoy the new Image Boxes!!!

Here is another round of pictures from the party!!!

Ok so yeah I totally love my job. I get to write every blog with "I so had a blast with..." yet I don't know how else to start it! I really do just have such a great time and have so much fun really connecting with all the beautiful kids there are here in NC (and beyond!). There are few things I love more, this is truly my hearts passion.

I was given the opportunity to hang out for this portrait party, and yeah so I had my camera with me, hehehe. I wound up choosing 27 blog pics which is a bit much so I am thinking of splitting them up (and to think I left a lot of my favs out already).

Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts!!!

Stay tuned for part 2!!!

Here are some great sneak peeks from my very first family session for this fall. I just love the bright colors. They really express the bright personalities of those two little girls.. who by the way kept me on my toes! ;)

Little E was just a gem! She was so cooperative even in the middle of wardrobe changes. Ofcourse she was my best friend when I gave her that big sucker. :)

I just love love love how this photo session turned out!!! The colors are so perfect for the new season and little J and his momma were so much fun! Enjoy!!

Please note: Holiday Ordering Deadline is November 25th! Be sure to get everything in time for Christmas so you can share with everyone (and maybe show off a little too ^_~)

How awesome is it that Fall is here and Christmas is just around the corner. This is definitely my favorite time of the year! I love coffee and hot chocolate so I am very excited ^_^ I've been talking lately about new and exciting things going on at the studio and one of the first to release is our Christmas Card line! We are offering high-end designer cards for Christmas this year using our professional photos. Each card is made with high quality cardstock linen texture and will definitely dazzle the homes of all your families! This is definitely something everyone will be proud to display. Here is a Sneak Peek into our Christmas Card designs! We have are offering a mix of fun and funky colors, classic designs, and vintage textures.

First, we have our signature studio colors giving the ole' Red and Green a whole new twist this Christmas! You know how much we love bright and vibrant colors, so this was a definite must for the style we love.

I just love this time of year, especially now that we have a little one! The colors outside are getting more beautiful by the day, and the mornings are getting cooler, and the air is getting crisper. This weekend my hubby and I took RJ to a pumpking patch and he had such a great time riding the tractors, playing in the pumpkins and pine needles, climbing the hay bails, drivig through the corn maze, and ofcourse letting momma take a million pictures (okay well maybe not the last one hehehe)!

This was such a great little family to work with. Little "E" was just the sweetest little baby.  Her precious little baby feet  ended up in the shape of the heart, and it was so suitable to show her wonderful little personality. She was happy almost every minute of our shoot. Little "L" was so precious too. It took her some time to warm up to me, but by the end I think mommy could have left her play for the rest of the week! ;) I had a great time capturing some of their special moments together. 

I had so much fun with Tucker playing with him at the studio. I am so excited to get these Sneak Peeks out to my friend, Heather! She was so great in working with us seeing that it was raining!!! And Tucker was such a trooper, even after the poor guy sat down right into a puddle!

What a great time I had with Sydney and parents (who happen to be good friends of ours!!) I was very excited to finally get to take pics of this absolute beauty. Sydney has the most piercing blue eyes I have ever seen! She is so beautiful, just like her mommy!

So here is a big Sneak Peek full of pics:

So my little baby had his first birthday this past week. I just can't beleive he is already so grown! We had a little party at the house with some family to celebrate. He had a blast and was TOTALLY spoiled rotten ofcourse! ;)

I had SO much fun with this family. Can I just say that these were some of the sweetest kids I've ever seen. This lucky little boy had not one but TWO super sweet big sisters that adore him! He is one spoiled little guy! And his spirit, let me tell you! He was so friendly and so fun and a complete joy to be around! Thank you all SO much for sharing that time with me and letting me capture your sweethearts!

Busy busy busy! So much has been going on, it has been so exciting! I am looking forward to the coming holiday season and have started quickly booking through October and into November. If you're looking for children's portraits or family portraits during this holiday season contact us soon to check availability. I'm excited about the Christmas cards we will be offering this year, I will be releasing designs for those soon!

In the meantime check out this major cutie! J man is a little guy I would see every Monday just being his cute self so I was VERY excited to get to hang out with him this time taking pictures. So fun!!

Ally (as you can see by her cute little shirt ;) and her sister (who you shall meet later) met me at a party in the park this week. Ally was such a quite and sweet little girl. I tried my best to capture that reserved spirit in these pictures... I think for a moment she even let loose and gave me a smile or two as well!

This is little "J". She was one of the tutu models for a portrait party I just did. She shared her little tutu with the teddy bear (whom you shall see later ;). It's funny that she is small enough that it fit them both! Or maybe it is just my bear that is extra small? hahah." J" wasn't too happy to have me toating her around with that tutu on, but she did (thankfully) let me get some adorable pictures to share. Just look at that little tongue!

Its close to midnight (probably passed that by the time this is posted) and I am done with Day 2 of the Bald Head Island trip. It has been one BUSY day! I certainly am not using the word "vacation" anymore in describing this trip, ha! Especially since the only time I even saw the sand (let alone put a toe in it) was running back to the beach house in between two speakers, kicking off my shoes, and darting out onto the beach for some sunset shots.

That being said today has been AWESOME! I got to meet with Tamara Lackey and Laura Novak and ask all kinds of questions, and even got to shoot with Tamara! I was nudging my way around 15 or so other photographers all trying to get the children's attention, but still lots and lots of fun!!

So here was our lovely and most sophisticated Tamara (I know she will be using these as an avatar somewhere... come on who doesn't love Blue Steel?!)

Some snaps of the models...

This one was my favorite!!!

Now, for some shots of my brief romance with the beach and the setting sun...

Catch up with you soon!!!!

Little "A" was just the sweetest little one year old. She hasn't been walking long and so she stumbled around in the grass exploring. We had alot of fun playing together, and I really enjoyed snapping some adorable pictures of this precious girl. I was just drawn to those big brown eyes! How could I not be?? They are beautiful!!

As many of you know I left for a photography conference today at the beautiful Bald Head Island here in North Carolina! I am happy to say I have arrived!!! It is beautiful and the house is gorgeous. I can't wait to keep everyone updated with pictures. My husband is here with me and has been taking pictures of his own, some of me and the beach, and I have a few to share as well. So here is the story...

Here are some pics John took on the Ferry ride!

Horrible hair after the Ferry ride, here I am hanging out on the Tram to the house.

And here is our AWESOME house!!!

Here are some pics I took around outside.

More coming soon!!!!

Woohoo, fun fun fun! I love twin sessions and these guys were just great, look at these pieces of art they made!

I just seriously love these next two, the first makes me think of walking by a mirror and I just love the lighting in the second one!

Limited spots are available for our Mini Session party in honor of our new Associate Photographer, Susan Anderson!!! We will only open 6 spots for this party so if you want to snag one of these spots please send me an email with your name and phone number.

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I was SPOILED with "B". She is just too precious for words and she was bright eyed and happy almost the entire shoot! I just loved loved taking pictures of her and her mommy!!! Even when she was sad she was just adorable!

First let me start of saying that I am soooo very excited to be joining Andrea at her beautiful studio here in Greensboro! She has been such an inspiration to me and I am sooooo looking forward to our future together!!! We're going to be an awesome team.. so ya'll better watch out... we're armed and dangerous! ;)

I'd like to introduce you to two beautiful little girls who were dressed for a day out on the town (if you're a princess, which they truly are ;) . Little miss "T" and little Miss "M" were  beautiful models for me and not only did I get some gorgeous pictures of them, but they also gave me my first tour of downtown. How lucky am I?!

I am so so SO excited to announce a fabulous photographer joining me at the studio as an associate photographer. Not only is she super sweet, super cool, but she is a wild and crazy shutterbug like me! I can't wait to show her off to everyone and start booking for her now! As a client you will be able to receive the same products, the same props, and the same locations but with Susan you will be able to enjoy a comfy Associate Photographer pricing. As you know I book up really, really quickly so this is an opportunity for you to get those last minute shots when I am not available, with a photographer I know and approve.

In addition to all these great things going on at the studio, we are going to be hosting a FREE mini session in October with details to be announced soon. There will be a limited amount of spots left so keep an eye out in the next day or so for when we start opening up those spots. This will be a great opportunity to bring your kids out to meet us, get some fun and color pictures, with no session fees and special package pricing to order prints.

You will see Susan around right here on the blog, feel free to leave comments and welcome her!

And while you're waiting here are some Sneak Peeks for the beautiful "I" who I have a feeling will make a perfect actress one day!!! I better keep a hold of these pictures, haha!

I know you have been waiting for these, I couldn't wait to get them up... I may have more soon too, I just love this session!
No blog info today, just working hard on my BIG SECRET that is about to be revealed very soon ^_^

I was thinking about what to title the blog for this past week, and that is all that popped into my mind. I so badly wanted to update everybody with what is going on during the week but I just have had no time at all. And by no time, I mean I've been working 14-16 hour "shifts" every day for the last week! I think my son was starting to wonder who I was for the few minutes I got to see him this week, it is heartbreaking! All this hard work is going towards good though. I am hoping that what I am doing now will give me more time in the long-run to spend with my kids on a consistant basis. Work has just gotten crazy busy and with the holiday season coming up I am planning ahead so that I don't get too overworked (like 16 hours a day for the rest of the year O.O aaaah!) So pretty soon I have some really big announcements that I am so SO excited about and will be introducing you all to some new people ^_^

On for some Sisterly Love... Here are some Sneak Peeks for one of my many mommas waiting to see their cuties on the blog. I promise, for everyone else, they are coming! Like always I am working in order of the photo session so Baby Bug Diaper models, you're next!

I had such a blast at this portrait party, it was a TON of work but having these wonderful images to share was so worth it. I had a really hard time choosing the Sneak Peeks and I'm sorry I have to limit how many I show (I think 34 is a bit much) so I am going to do the best of all in one big post. Party ladies, I will have everything prepared for you to order prints for next week.

Darling little "A" was a perfect model for me!

A pair of the sweetest and cutest little boys you could hope for!!

Little "C"s expressions are to die for, check these out!!!

These will be especially dear to "P"s mom and dad. She was able to conquer her fears and let me take some awesome pictures!!! (The doggy didn't hurt either!!!) ^_^

These two just *CRACKED* me up!!! I loved these guys and they were so fun and spirited. Apparently they aren't too fond of Kimchi!!! That one really got them going ^_^

Last but not least "L" and "R" have some family style portraits.

Sorry I skipped somebody!!! This was little "M" who was a great sport there at the end of the shoot and tons of fun! I hope you all enjoy these ^_^

I was so excited when I was contacted by R for a shoot in Charlotte. The trip there was fabulous (we wont talk about the trip back though, lol). I loved the neighborhood they've moved into, everything was beautiful and their house was gorgeous and I know it will look gorgeous when finished. Now, just imagine their awesome house with some of these hanging on the walls!!!

Just look at his eyes, they are some of the coolest pools of deep ocean I've ever seen!

This one was so full of life, energy, and imagination, which I have *plenty* of behind the scenes, but I really enjoy this picture because it is that stillness of time (and a rare moment of seriousness).

And now for the third and newest little boy in this fabulous family... He wakes up later ;)

Okay, first a jolt of energy (I wont say I know what was *really* in these cups!! ^_^)... and then some intimate moments.

One for the scrapbook, and one for mom.

And one for the hallway!!!!

Last but not least... a naked baby appearance.

Whew! What a week, I have been completely absent on the blog and going full force on taking pictures this week (so I have a lot to catch up on I know!). I have about a million pictures to go through for this week, a couple tons of caffeine in my veins, and pretty much no sleep! Haha! I just can't get away from these cute little faces. I think I've taken pictures of like 30-40 people this week O.O

Well as I am up catching up on a lot, tweaking the blog a bit, and finally making a post, I thought I'd share a few pics with you! More coming soon.
I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

I have been getting tons of babies lately, woohoo! I am loving it (though not good for the momma in me, LOL!)

This was such a sweet family, and so loving, that always makes me feel great about a photo session! Not only that but when I was leaving later that day I was SO frustrated trying to get my printer to work (grrrr) that I was about to leave all flustered and angry until I got the SWEETEST email from momma M... and it just made my whole week!!!

So here are some Sneak Peeks for your eye candy enjoyment ^_^

What a precious and beautiful baby that I was given the chance to photograph! So small and sweet and cute! I instantly bonded with this family and their little one, can you believe she is just 10 weeks old?!?! I love her face, and when she opens those eyes... wow. Just beautiful. Here are some of my favorites!!! ^_^

My new best friend!! Little "A" was such a great little guy and I LOVE him for trying out some of my favorite "props". He did perfect! Even though it wasn't raining (there was still some wetness left over from a previous rain though) he was so fun playing with these boots and umbrella. But mom will now have to go buy a purple ball for him apparently (*wink!*). Hehe... here they are, enjoy!!!

I am so glad these ladies were able to come back on such a beautiful day for some photos! I am very excited to show off these Sneak Peeks for Momma!! All I can say is CUTE!!!!

I could just make a little storybook out of this! J was such a trooper and a fun little guy... and so willing to wait out the rain and still have fun and play! I had such a great time with J and his family and it was so neat to find out J's Momma and I were old schoolmates!!!! How neat is that?! ^_^

And I get just as excited to have awesome pictures of my little ones. I can't believe these turned out ok (from how they were behaving) but I am so excited every time I get more pictures of them. I am such a proud mommy! And Kate, these are just for you!!!!

A big family that is!!!

This was so much fun! This was a large family with their grandparents and all the grandchildren. We had a blast at the park running around after the kids. (*Thanks, Sis, for helping me on this one!*)

Here is a little peek from our time together, I wanted to post more but I held back ^_^.... a little.

A beautiful and super-sweet family! I hope you enjoy these pics, we had a blast playing ALL over the studio and State Street!!!

This was such a great idea, these two sisters got their two sets of children together for portraits. They had a ton of fun playing with each other while we all ran around outside to snap these photos!

This photo shoot is very close to my heart, these two boys are the sweetest things you could ever meet. Just being around them you can feel that they could move the world! This is one of those photo shoots I will never ever forget... Thank you, Trish, for this wonderful time I got to spend with your boys!

Like usual I am super busy but I am happy to present these Sneak Peeks to the L family!!! I can't wait for our next special photo shoot! :)

Well I sure had a bunch of that during this photo shoot!!! Check out this fun family...

Apparently Eva is 3 going on 16!!! She was hanging out with me over the weekend and actually LET me take some pics, what do you think of my little actress??

So then we went for a walk...

This is one of my favorites...

Too cool now, huh?

There she is!!!

Preparing for her first audition, my little actress!! ^_^

*Doin a dance* I am so excited to show momma these Sneak Peeks!!!! Little baby M is tooooo cute!!! I just wanna kiss his cheeks all over! K, I hope you enjoy these ^_^

We can't forget Momma K!! ^_^

Yay!!! I'm so excited to get these pics up from our studio session!!!! I absolutely LOVE these baby pics!

One of my all-time favorite babies!!!

I didn't get too many pictures of this super-cutie since we got our time cut a little short during the mini-session but hopefully I will be able to post some of the cute ones Amanda got while we were shooting! Here are the studio ones we did... How CUTE is this little girly?!?!

Another from the park series, and I KNOW mom has been waiting anxiously for these ^_^ I am so in love with these photos! I don't know if it was because she was SO sweet, or those blue eyes, or a mix of both but these are some of my favorites! I can't wait until our next photo shoot!!!

Another one of my favorites!!!....