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The Golden Hour? What’s all this hype about? A few years ago, when I was diving head first into learning any and everything photography related, I kept running across the phrase “The Golden Hour”. It sounded absolutely magical and mystical and I couldn’t wait to shoot during this golden hour. Only…I wasn’t exactly sure WHEN […]

Meet The Chappell Family. Mom, Jessica, is a super talented local photographer out of Hertford, NC. You can find her work here. On March 10th, this wonderful family welcomed Ryland James into the world. He truly is snuggly, chunky and perfect in every way. And it was such an honor to be welcomed into this […]

A few weeks ago, I traveled back to my hometown of Roanoke Rapids, NC to photograph some of my favorite Halifax Academy students for their Prom. You might recognize Madison and Rachel, these two beauties are part of the 2016 KMP Senior Model Crew. We met up in Historic Weldon for these sessions….. The location, […]

Kelly and I are both self taught photographers who learned by trial and error, asking tons of questions and practicing like crazy!  We’ve had goof ups, cried tears and jumped for joy…. and we wouldn’t be where we are today without the help of other kind photographers in the industry 🙂 Fast forward to now, […]

Her name is Heather Decker. She is a Survivor. A Thriver. A Believer and a Woman with Gumption.  She was the first smiling face I saw when I entered into the doors of nursing school orientation. Naturally, I went and took the open seat beside her. We instantly clicked, sharing our life stories in a […]