Julia and Isaac

Beautiful day for a shoot last week, in a perfect setting. Lighting was awesome, coming in behind the subjects just right.

Only downside was injuring my knee at the beginning of the shoot. Luckily, the real loss of mobility was hours away!

Steve and Athena

As always, I love repeat customers. Steve and Athena wanted to work in a cross for their family Christmas card portrait. Confident that there was a cross at my family church, we arrived only to discover that it was only up during the Easter season!

A little research and time later, we finally did get some great shots of the kids in an outdoor setting with a cross. Here's a nice shot of the family at the first location.

Curtis and Mallory

Family portrait sessions are always fun. I love to see the families get dressed up in coordinating outfits, and see how excited they are to get started!

What was going to be a newborn photo shoot became a family shoot for the family of Curtis and Mallory. We got a great fall afternoon with great light for the shoot.

Here's a favorite from the day.

Candace and Tyler

On September 22, 2012 Candace and Tyler were married at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Lincolnton, NC. I was especially excited to cover their wedding as this was my biggest wedding to date. That, and we got such great bridal portraits.

The reception was held at a golf club in Marion, NC. It was a real challenge to get good pics there because it was so DARK there, but they came out just fine. Good equipment and knowing how to best use it.

Here's a favorite from the reception. Check out the rest in the gallery.

Dana and Josh

I was very glad to have been asked by Dana and Josh to be their wedding photographer! They were married on September 15th, 2012 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Mount Holly, NC, with the reception following in the fellowship hall at the church.

Here's one of my favorites from the day. Be sure to visit the Weddings galleries to check out the rest.

Nick's Graduation

Graduation pics on a black, white and brick backdrop. Nick is the nephew of one of my wife's long time employees. I was happy to do a graduation shoot for her.

Joy Kate and Nora

This summer, I did a family shoot for the Minister of Music at my church. We decided to do the shoot in front of the church (Christ Methodist in the Coulwood neighborhood of Charlotte). It's always a challenge shooting young kids, but we just let them be themselves and ended up with some terrific shots.

Candace Bridal Shoot

On August 10th, I had the priveledge to shoot a bridal portrait session with Candace. She wanted to shoot somewhere urban and untradtional, so we decided to do the shoot at the Mount Holly Citizen's Center. I'm glad to report that she loved the portraits! The wedding will be on Sept 22nd, so be on the lookout for the gallery sometime soon there after! Here's a favorite from the bridal portrait session.

30th High School Reunion

August 11th was my 30th high school reunion from Independence HS. Our reunion was held at the Marriott in Charlotte, NC. And, I was hired as the official photographer for the evening. Food, entertainment, old friends AND I got paid for attending. How cool is that? Well, the gallery is private, but I can at least share a picture of me and my wife. It was a great opportunity to practice shooting in lighting conditions similar to most wedding receptions, and my new Canon 24x70 lens didn't disappoint!

Steve and Shania's Wedding

I was recently hired to cover the wedding of Steve and Shania.

It was a small wedding, held at their home in NW Charlotte.
I was fortunate to have my friend Maggie assist as my 2nd shooter.
This is a practice I'm going to try to follow for as many of my
weddings as I can. To get more good shots, and as a bit of
insurance to make sure we get all the important shots that can't
be replicated.

I'm glad to report Steve and Shania loved the results!

10 Day old Samuel

Whenever someone I know has a baby, I always want to do a photo session with the new baby. When my neighbors had their new son, I was excited to have them ask me to take newborn portraits of their son Samuel. And though the gallery is private, they did let me share a picture for my blog.

Four Generations Family Shoot!

Some photography opportunities don't always work out like you think, at least right away. I was hired to shoot a "Mom and Sons Date Night" this summer at a local Chick-Fil-A. I sold a few prints, but nothing to big. Nice experience, and I met lots of terrific folks.

One family in particular liked the shot we took of their family, and wanted to get together during the Thanksgiving holiday to do a studio family shoot. Which is exactly the kind of lead I was hoping to get by working the Mom and Son Date Night.

We had a great studio shoot the day after Thanksgiving. Keep working at the things you love to do and good things will come of it!

Fall Family Shoots

This fall I had a few families contact me for family portrait sessions to take advantage of the cool weather and the changing fall scenery. I had just
scoped out two new locations near by that I was eager to try out. I'm glad to
report that both shoots went great!

Here are a couple of my favorites from those shoots.