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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 […]

Meet Whitney & Parker. This sweet couple will be tying the knot this November down in Morehead City, NC and I’m so incredibly honored to be traveling down there to photograph it. We met up this past fall on the gorgeous Outer Banks, NC and they absolutely 100% rocked their engagement session. They are SO sweet to each […]

Join us for our 3rd Make it Click:Photography Shootout Hosted by: Katie Myrick (Katie Myrick Photography) and Kelly Parnell (Photos by Kelly) Date: June 4th 2016 Time: 12pm- 6pm Location: Roanoke Rapids, NC I was emailing a wonderful photographer last week and realized that our response (below) to her email was exactly the description we […]

Getting the opportunity to cross paths with AMAZING families is a HUGE perk of being an Outer Banks Photographer. I met up with this beautiful family for an extended family session on the beautiful beaches of Corolla, NC. We walked right down the steps of their beautiful cottage and down to the ocean. Celebrating a first birthday, […]