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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 […]

There is nothing quite as miraculous and beautiful as witnessing the birth of a baby. And when that baby happens to belong to your brother, it makes it that much more emotional and beautiful. Stephanie and Jason gave me the incredible honor of photographing the birth of baby Alyssa. Alyssa’s birth was relatively smooth as […]

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 […]